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Description: What happens when the faith you were raised with no longer fits? Join us as we explore faith deconstruction and what it looks like to hold on to what matters while letting go of harmful narratives. Our guest, Mary Katherine Backstrom, knows this journey well. Once rooted in evangelical certainty, her world began to unravel—her marriage, career, and faith all shaken. In her raw and hilarious memoir, Not That Wheel Jesus, MK shares what it was like to question everything, wrestle with purity culture's impact, and walk through the grief of lost certainties. As she puts it: “I walked through the rubble, I danced in the fire pits with my friends, and I've emerged into this quiet post-apocalyptic space where I can hear my own voice.” Whether you're navigating your own faith shift or just curious, this conversation will resonate. And don't forget—you can leave us your thoughts at jenhatmaker.com/podcast! Thought-provoking Quotes: “Everybody I speak to that's been on a growth journey of any sort—spiritual, emotional, whatever—you get to a point where you realize that confidence comes from not knowing everything and being at peace with what you can't figure out.” – MK Backstrom “It felt like I was looking at my life and feeling  like there's so much loss here, especially my sexuality. My church robbed me of joy. And that's the opposite of what was promised. Once I realized I participated in that behavior, I was able to make amends.” – MK Backstrom  “When I walk into that [church] space, it feels like going into a home where a child experienced abuse. I don't know that that's going to leave my body for a very long time. And it doesn't mean that I'm never gonna go back, but I also listen to myself better now and I'm not going to go somewhere where my body feels like it's on fire.” – MK Backstrom “My body is still responding to everything it's experienced for 40 years in the church. And I'm finally getting to the place where I'm starting to understand what my baseline feels like.” – MK Backstrom “If there is a God worth worshiping and there's a life worth living, those things can stand up to your big questions. No God is so fragile that your human curiosity is going to break this to pieces. No problem is so big in your life that you're not gonna get up and keep moving. There's a lot of freedom after the fear. Trust the process, ask questions.” – MK Backstrom Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Holy Hot Mess: Finding God in the Details of this Weird and Wonderful Life by Mary Katherine Backstrom - https://amzn.to/3ZV5GAi Not That Wheel, Jesus!: Stories From a Faith That Went Off-Road in the Best (and Worst) Possible Ways by Mary Katherine Backstrom - https://amzn.to/45KbY9v Rachel Held Evans - https://rachelheldevans.com/ Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans - https://amzn.to/4lxKkRY Dallas Willard - https://dwillard.org/ Sarah Bessey - https://www.sarahbessey.com/ Sex MeCourse - https://shop.jenhatmaker.com/products/sex-101 Dr. Celeste Holbrook - https://www.drcelesteholbrook.com/ Guest's Links: Website - https://www.mkbackstrom.com/ Twitter - https://x.com/mkbackstrom Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MKBackstrom TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@marykatherinebackstrom Substack - https://marykatherinebackstrom.substack.com/ Connect with Jen!Jen's Website - https://jenhatmaker.com/ Jen's Instagram - https://instagram.com/jenhatmakerJen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/ Jen's Facebook - https://facebook.com/jenhatmakerJen's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker The For the Love Podcast is presented by Audacy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most of us would prefer that God prevented us from suffering or quickly removed us from danger. Hear a story that gives evidence that God sometimes delivers His people through trials rather than from them. Learn more on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg. ----------------------------------------- • Click here and look for "FROM THE SERMON" to stream or read the full message. • This program is part of the series ‘A Study in Daniel, Volume 1' • Learn more about our current resource, request your copy with a donation of any amount. Helpful Resources - Learn about God's salvation plan - Read our most recent articles - Subscribe to our daily devotional Follow Us YouTube | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter This listener-funded program features the clear, relevant Bible teaching of Alistair Begg. Today's program and nearly 3,000 messages can be streamed and shared for free at tfl.org thanks to the generous giving from monthly donors called Truthpartners. Learn more about this Gospel-sharing team or become one today. Thanks for listening to Truth For Life!

Most of us would prefer that God prevented us from suffering or quickly removed us from danger. Hear a story that gives evidence that God sometimes delivers His people through trials rather than from them. Learn more on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/163/29

Most of us would prefer that God prevented us from suffering or quickly removed us from danger. Hear a story that gives evidence that God sometimes delivers His people through trials rather than from them. Learn more on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/163/29

In our Religion Block we hear from a caller who asks why God can denounce empty and pious platitudes from Christians who refuse to actually help the needy, while he himself rarely seems to show up in times of trouble. In response we suggest that perhaps God only helps the poor by means of his people, and that he neither afflicts nor heals anyone directly (which is why Dietrich Bonhoeffer insisted that the best thing for a Christian to do is to live as though God does not exist).

It's the word you hope you'll never hear when you're in your doctor's office - cancer. Recently, though, there's been a beautiful four-letter word that may go with that ugly word. It's the word "cure." At least they're hoping so. The possible breakthroughs have to do with one of the greatest killers of women - breast cancer. But the discoveries may turn out to open up ways to cure other cancers, too. This entirely new approach to fighting cancer - one that has so far shown promising results in lengthening the lives of terminally ill cancer patients has been described as "attacking cancer at its genetic roots." The gene is called HER-2, and it produces this protein on the surface of our cells that ultimately helps accelerate that abnormal growth that becomes cancer. Scientists have developed a treatment that attacks this genetic malfunction that causes some cancers. One researcher offers hope to millions who have cancer or may develop cancer when he puts it this way, "If we understand what is broken in the malignant cell, we might be able to fix it." They're calling this one of the hottest areas of cancer research, and it makes sense - stop the cancer by stopping its genetic root. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Curing Cancer of the Heart." Now you may be one of the blessed people like me who when you hear about cancer, you can say, "Well, not me so far." I wish I could say that about the cancer that infects every single one of us - the deadliest cancer there is. You might call it heart cancer. It's that spiritual cancer in the human heart that causes so much hurt, guilt, shame, and brokenness. The Bible calls it sin, with the middle letter "I." We were created by God to live life His way. According to the Bible, we've all said, "No. No God's way. My way." That's the root of our deadly spiritual cancer. And it is always terminal. No matter how religious or how nice we are, God makes it clear, "the wages of our sin is death" (Romans 6:23) - that's death as in being eternally cut off from God, from His life and from His love. This is the spiritual cancer that devastates our self-respect, our family, the people we love - and that's the ones we hurt the most. It takes away our inner peace, and it destroys our eternity. And like mankind's battle against physical cancer, the battle against this disease of "me" has been going on for a long time. Our word for today from the Word of God comes from Romans 7:15. "What I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate I do." Sound familiar? That's our losing battle against the dark disease in our heart. The writer of these words is desperate for a cure, and he asks, "Who will rescue me from this body of death?" (Romans 7:24) Just like us, he's found no cure that can get at the root cause of all the dark things that come out of us. Then comes the announcement of the breakthrough, as this fellow-sinner asks, "Who will rescue me?" He answers, "Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord!" Jesus has pioneered the cure for this spiritual cancer that has seemed so unstoppable, so incurable. He shed His blood on the cross, absorbed all the sin, all the punishment, and attacked the root causes of the actions and the attitudes we hate - and He broke the power of sin by taking all its punishment. So many people - maybe even people you know - have opened their lives to Jesus and they have found forgiveness and moral victory that is changing their lives and their homes. And it's within your reach today if you will say, "Jesus, I'm trusting you to be my savior for my sin." You know our website is all about beginning to win the battle by beginning a relationship with Him. It's ANewStory.com - I hope you'll go there today. The disease of me is a ravaging spiritual cancer and it's terminal. But the cure is within your reach. The only reason you would go one more day still dying is if you refuse to reach out to Jesus for this cure He paid for with his life.

With rising violence in Mexico, is it time that the US military steps in? To quote Michael Scott, "No God please no!"Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/PeterZeihanFull Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/should-the-us-military-invade-mexico

There are clear prophetic declarations made in the book of Kings that are fulfilled, some during the time of Joshua and some in the future. Similarly, we have clear declarations from the Lord and we should heed them.

There are clear prophetic declarations made in the book of Kings that are fulfilled, some during the time of Joshua and some in the future. Similarly, we have clear declarations from the Lord and we should heed them.

Are false gods real demonic forces or just the imagination of pagans? What makes Jesus different?

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Braving Oslo's Spring: Sibling Bonding Amidst Family Turmoil Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-05-28-22-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Solen skinte varmt inn gjennom de høye vinduene i kjøkkenet hos Lars.En: The sun shone warmly through the tall windows in Lars' kitchen.No: Det var en typisk vårdag i Oslo.En: It was a typical spring day in Oslo.No: Trærne utenfor huset hadde fått friske, grønne blader.En: The trees outside the house had sprouted fresh, green leaves.No: Gaten var stille, men lyden av barn som lekte med små flagg fra dagen før kunne høres fra avstand.En: The street was quiet, but the sound of children playing with small flags from the day before could be heard from a distance.No: Det var dagen etter 17. mai, Grunnlovsdagen, en dag fylt med glede.En: It was the day after 17. mai, Constitution Day, a day filled with joy.No: Men for Lars og Ingrid lå en tung sky over denne våren.En: But for Lars and Ingrid, a heavy cloud hung over this spring.No: Ingrid dukket opp i døråpningen.En: Ingrid appeared in the doorway.No: Hun var alltid drømmeren, konstant med tankene et annet sted.En: She was always the dreamer, constantly with her thoughts elsewhere.No: Men i dag var hun annerledes.En: But today she was different.No: Hennes øyne var triste, og hun bar tyngden av foreldrenes separasjon på sine skuldre.En: Her eyes were sad, and she bore the weight of their parents' separation on her shoulders.No: Lars, hennes eldre bror, var allerede ved kjøkkenbordet, med ferskbrygget kaffe og nybakt brød.En: Lars, her older brother, was already at the kitchen table with freshly brewed coffee and freshly baked bread.No: "God morgen, Ingrid," sa Lars stille.En: "Good morning, Ingrid," said Lars quietly.No: Han visste hun hadde det vanskelig.En: He knew she was having a hard time.No: "Vil du ha noe?"En: "Would you like something?"No: "Ja, takk," svarte hun, og satte seg ned.En: "Yes, please," she replied, and sat down.No: Kjøkkenet var fylt med en varm duft av nybakt brød.En: The kitchen was filled with the warm scent of freshly baked bread.No: Det var et sted for trygghet, men i dag føltes det ikke slik for Ingrid.En: It was a place of safety, but today it didn't feel that way for Ingrid.No: "Hvordan har du det?" spurte Lars, mens han helte kaffe til henne.En: "How are you?" asked Lars, as he poured her coffee.No: "Jeg vet ikke," svarte Ingrid ærlig.En: "I don't know," Ingrid replied honestly.No: "Alt føles så opprørt.En: "Everything feels so unsettled.No: Jeg bare lurer på hva som skjer med oss nå."En: I just wonder what will happen to us now."No: Lars var stille et øyeblikk.En: Lars was silent for a moment.No: Han så ut på de grønne trærne utenfor og hørte barnelek og latter i bakgrunnen.En: He looked out at the green trees outside and heard children playing and laughing in the background.No: Han ønsket desperat å beskytte Ingrid, men visste at han måtte være ærlig med henne først.En: He desperately wanted to protect Ingrid, but knew he had to be honest with her first.No: "Ingrid," begynte han, "det er vanskelig for meg også.En: "Ingrid," he began, "it's hard for me too.No: Jeg er også redd.En: I'm also scared.No: Men vi er sammen i dette.En: But we're in this together.No: Uansett hva som skjer med mamma og pappa, så har vi hverandre."En: No matter what happens with mom and dad, we have each other."No: Ingrid, som hadde holdt tårene tilbake, begynte å gråte.En: Ingrid, who had been holding back tears, began to cry.No: "Jeg føler meg så alene," sa hun, stemmen brøt.En: "I feel so alone," she said, her voice breaking.No: Lars reiste seg og la armen rundt henne.En: Lars stood up and put his arm around her.No: "Du er ikke alene," sa han lavt.En: "You're not alone," he said softly.No: "Vi vil finne ut av dette sammen.En: "We will figure this out together.No: Vi kan besøke dem hver for seg, snakke med dem.En: We can visit them separately, talk to them.No: Men først må vi huske at vi har hverandre."En: But first, we have to remember that we have each other."No: Ingrid tørket tårene.En: Ingrid wiped her tears.No: Det var første gang på lenge hun følte seg litt mindre alene.En: It was the first time in a long time that she felt a little less alone.No: "Takk, Lars," sa hun.En: "Thank you, Lars," she said.No: "Jeg skal være modig, med deg."En: "I will be brave, with you."No: De satt sammen, i det koselige kjøkkenet, omgitt av vårens håp og de varme solstrålene.En: They sat together in the cozy kitchen, surrounded by the hope of spring and the warm sunbeams.No: De tok spede skritt fremover, støttet av hverandre.En: They took tentative steps forward, supported by each other.No: Selv om verden var i endring, hadde de funnet en ny styrke i hverandre.En: Even though the world was changing, they had found new strength in one another.No: Da de reiste seg fra bordet, visste de at de hadde startet en ny reise.En: As they got up from the table, they knew they had begun a new journey.No: En reise som ville kreve styrke, men med vissheten om at de hadde hverandres rygg uansett hva som skjedde.En: A journey that would require strength, but with the certainty that they had each other's back no matter what happened.No: Det var en ny vår, en ny begynnelse, og de ville klare det sammen.En: It was a new spring, a new beginning, and they would make it through together. 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What happens when life's pressures tempt us to seek the help of "lesser gods"? In this sermon, we move from the end of 1 Kings to 2 Kings and see how King Jehoshaphat's compromises and King Ahaziah's idolatry led to devastating consequences. But God intervenes in all of our desperate moments to offer opportunities for repentance rather than judgment. Most importantly, we see how Jesus perfectly walks with God where these kings failed. Listen now and be inspired to choose God's voice over the false promises of shortcuts!

ATTENDEESDaniel Olney, no god, Keith Rollins, ĀthmaanAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the planning and execution of Wavelength (debut album by) no god. Discuss the four realms of Avatar in relation to emcees. intro and outro by andrew

❖ Today's Bible reading is Psalm 14: www.ESV.org/Psalm14 ❖ To read along with the podcast, grab a print copy of the devotional: www.crossway.org/books/in-the-lord-i-take-refuge-hcj/ ❖ Browse other resources from Dane Ortlund: www.crossway.org/authors/dane-c-ortlund/

Here's what I have come to believe. God has blessings planned for your future that you don't even know about yet. God is actively initiating blessings. His blessings are not an afterthought. They are not the results of leftovers from someone else's blessings. No God has designed plans to bless your life. Main Points:1. Have you ever experienced a blessing from God that you weren't expecting? I'm sure you have. Maybe you thought, “Wow! I didn't see that coming.2. As you navigate these challenges of life, it's here that you see the goodness and mercy of God. In sickness, he provides strength, peace, healing, and recovery. In the family, he provides forgiveness, restoration, peace, and guidance. In financial struggles, he makes a way where we couldn't see a way.3. Psalm 23 calls for faith and a belief in the goodness of God. Will we trust Him? Let's choose to believe that his goodness and mercy are following us every day. Today's Scripture Verses:Psalm 23:6 - “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.”Quick Links:Donate to support this podcastLeave a review on Apple PodcastsGet a copy of The 5 Minute Discipleship JournalConnect on SocialJoin The 5 Minute Discipleship Facebook Group

For many, the idea of God just doesn't add up. Whether for logical, emotional, or experiential reasons, atheism has become a default setting, especially in the modern West. But what does a world without God actually ask us to believe? And what are the strengths and limitations of that view? This week is an open exploration of the worldview that says, “There's no one out there… and that's okay.”

Send us a textArranged by Becky Fischer using music generated by SUNO AIFor Becky's children's video series POWERCLUB KIDS. This song was used in the episode THE SECRET MYSTERIES OF HEAVEN found at https://buff.ly/xtDuyKTLyricsYou deserve the glory and the honor And we lift our hands in worship As we praise Your holy name You deserve the glory and the honor And we lift our hands in worship As we praise Your holy name  [Chorus] For You are great, You do miracles so great There is no one else like You, there is no one else like You  For You are great, You do miracles so great There is no one else like You, there is no one else like You  [Verse] You deserve the glory and the honor And we lift our hands in worship As we praise Your holy name You deserve the glory and the honor And we lift our hands in worship As we praise Your holy name  [Chorus] For You are great, You do miracles so great There is no one else like You, there is no one else like You  For You are great, You do miracles so great There is no one else like You, there is no one else like YouVisit us at:Our Website and Online Store - www.kidsinministry.orgOur Youtube Channel - Becky Fischer - YouTube Facebook - @beckydfischer Contact us at office@kidsinministry.org701-258-6786

Episode #268 of 15 Minutes and a Big Idea. A Podcast by The Mended Collective. In this episode, we examine 1 Corinthians 8:4-6. Big Idea: There is No God, but One 1) Idols are Nothing 2) There are many so-called gods 3) There is one God and One Lord Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/15bigidea/?view_public_for=110691360592088 The Mended Collective: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSlUSkU2N0UEy4Bq1HgpFEQ Email: 15bigideapodcast@gmail.com Theme Music: "Advertime" by Rafael Krux

Pastor Gus Brown

In an age where we seek transcendence in circuits and salvation in algorithms, this manifesto reclaims the soul from the shadow of the screen. Drawing from Marshall McLuhan's vision of digital communion and reinterpreting it for a world in crisis, this work argues that the machine cannot offer divinity—only reflection. What we find in our technologies is not a god, but ourselves: fractured, forgotten, and yearning to be whole. This is a call to turn the mirror of the machine into a portal of truth—not to worship what it shows, but to awaken through it. A meditation for our time, this piece invites us to recover our lost identity and remember the sacred within the self.

Atiya Husain's No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge and Terrorism (Duke University Press, 2025) uses the FBI Most Wanted lists to rethink theoretical relationships between race and Islam in the United States. Husain traces the genealogy of wanted posters and how theories of the “average man” informs the use of photographs and its accompanying descriptions on most wanted posters. To probe this pattern further, she closely considers the activism and Islam of Black revolutionary Assata Shakur and her addition to the FBI Most Wanted Terrorist List in 2013. Shakur was the first woman added to this list and joins Muslims, who are oddly not racialized in the descriptions on the poster. This peculiar pattern forces us to contend with how race as a category oscillates between racelessness and race, and therefore reveals the categorical limitations of the discourses of racialization of Muslims. It is here that the work of Black Studies scholars, such as Sylvia Wynter, offers us necessary conceptual pathways forward. This book will be of interest to anyone thinking about race, Islam, and terrorism, surveillance or security studies, and Black Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Atiya Husain's No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge and Terrorism (Duke University Press, 2025) uses the FBI Most Wanted lists to rethink theoretical relationships between race and Islam in the United States. Husain traces the genealogy of wanted posters and how theories of the “average man” informs the use of photographs and its accompanying descriptions on most wanted posters. To probe this pattern further, she closely considers the activism and Islam of Black revolutionary Assata Shakur and her addition to the FBI Most Wanted Terrorist List in 2013. Shakur was the first woman added to this list and joins Muslims, who are oddly not racialized in the descriptions on the poster. This peculiar pattern forces us to contend with how race as a category oscillates between racelessness and race, and therefore reveals the categorical limitations of the discourses of racialization of Muslims. It is here that the work of Black Studies scholars, such as Sylvia Wynter, offers us necessary conceptual pathways forward. This book will be of interest to anyone thinking about race, Islam, and terrorism, surveillance or security studies, and Black Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Atiya Husain's No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge and Terrorism (Duke University Press, 2025) uses the FBI Most Wanted lists to rethink theoretical relationships between race and Islam in the United States. Husain traces the genealogy of wanted posters and how theories of the “average man” informs the use of photographs and its accompanying descriptions on most wanted posters. To probe this pattern further, she closely considers the activism and Islam of Black revolutionary Assata Shakur and her addition to the FBI Most Wanted Terrorist List in 2013. Shakur was the first woman added to this list and joins Muslims, who are oddly not racialized in the descriptions on the poster. This peculiar pattern forces us to contend with how race as a category oscillates between racelessness and race, and therefore reveals the categorical limitations of the discourses of racialization of Muslims. It is here that the work of Black Studies scholars, such as Sylvia Wynter, offers us necessary conceptual pathways forward. This book will be of interest to anyone thinking about race, Islam, and terrorism, surveillance or security studies, and Black Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Atiya Husain's No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge and Terrorism (Duke University Press, 2025) uses the FBI Most Wanted lists to rethink theoretical relationships between race and Islam in the United States. Husain traces the genealogy of wanted posters and how theories of the “average man” informs the use of photographs and its accompanying descriptions on most wanted posters. To probe this pattern further, she closely considers the activism and Islam of Black revolutionary Assata Shakur and her addition to the FBI Most Wanted Terrorist List in 2013. Shakur was the first woman added to this list and joins Muslims, who are oddly not racialized in the descriptions on the poster. This peculiar pattern forces us to contend with how race as a category oscillates between racelessness and race, and therefore reveals the categorical limitations of the discourses of racialization of Muslims. It is here that the work of Black Studies scholars, such as Sylvia Wynter, offers us necessary conceptual pathways forward. This book will be of interest to anyone thinking about race, Islam, and terrorism, surveillance or security studies, and Black Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

Atiya Husain's No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge and Terrorism (Duke University Press, 2025) uses the FBI Most Wanted lists to rethink theoretical relationships between race and Islam in the United States. Husain traces the genealogy of wanted posters and how theories of the “average man” informs the use of photographs and its accompanying descriptions on most wanted posters. To probe this pattern further, she closely considers the activism and Islam of Black revolutionary Assata Shakur and her addition to the FBI Most Wanted Terrorist List in 2013. Shakur was the first woman added to this list and joins Muslims, who are oddly not racialized in the descriptions on the poster. This peculiar pattern forces us to contend with how race as a category oscillates between racelessness and race, and therefore reveals the categorical limitations of the discourses of racialization of Muslims. It is here that the work of Black Studies scholars, such as Sylvia Wynter, offers us necessary conceptual pathways forward. This book will be of interest to anyone thinking about race, Islam, and terrorism, surveillance or security studies, and Black Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security

Atiya Husain's No God but Man: On Race, Knowledge and Terrorism (Duke University Press, 2025) uses the FBI Most Wanted lists to rethink theoretical relationships between race and Islam in the United States. Husain traces the genealogy of wanted posters and how theories of the “average man” informs the use of photographs and its accompanying descriptions on most wanted posters. To probe this pattern further, she closely considers the activism and Islam of Black revolutionary Assata Shakur and her addition to the FBI Most Wanted Terrorist List in 2013. Shakur was the first woman added to this list and joins Muslims, who are oddly not racialized in the descriptions on the poster. This peculiar pattern forces us to contend with how race as a category oscillates between racelessness and race, and therefore reveals the categorical limitations of the discourses of racialization of Muslims. It is here that the work of Black Studies scholars, such as Sylvia Wynter, offers us necessary conceptual pathways forward. This book will be of interest to anyone thinking about race, Islam, and terrorism, surveillance or security studies, and Black Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Year C – Third Sunday in Lent – March 23, 2025 Pastor Megan Floyd Luke 13:1-9 Isaiah 55:1-13   Grace and peace to you from God, our Father, and from our Lord, Jesus Christ, who, together with the Holy Spirit, long for us to live fruitful lives full of abundance. Amen. *** I learned a long time ago that… I can't tell the difference between a trombone and a baritone… or an oboe and a clarinet. Now, if I'm looking at them, then yes, I can tell them apart and would even agree that they sound different… but the quality of their different sounds is not overly distinctive to my ear… so I struggle to tell them apart based on sound alone. It's just not something I have much experience with. I discovered this… tragic failing of mine back in college when I had some elective courses to fill, and I thought it would be fun to take …the History of Jazz. I thought I was taking a history class… I enjoy history… But it was not so… it was apparently a music class disguised as a history class. And I almost failed… A big part of the class involved listening to classic jazz pieces and identifying the parts of the music… not only the instrument but the artist… based on the way they were playing. I was way out of my league. But over the course of the semester, I was able to train my ear just enough to scoot by… and I also think the professor had mercy on me. I know there are people out there who are naturally gifted with hearing and can pick up on subtle differences in sound… but I think most of us have to be trained to do that… …and if we want to keep that skill and build on it, well… then we need to practice. It's very similar to our ability to recognize God's presence in our lives… and to truly listen to God's word in such a way that it shapes our lives toward fruitful living. We have to be taught… trained to recognize God through word and action… and we have to return to God every day… to practice. *** The prophet Isaiah tells us this week to “Seek the Lord while he may be found, call up him while he is near.” It's part of this beautiful invitation to come to the banquet… all who thirst… and all who hunger… Come! Eat and drink… it's all freely given, and it is so much better than the junk food you had before… the stuff that did not satisfy… come… and eat what is good! No one is turned away! The Lord is near… and wants you to truly live! This must have been incredible for the Israelites to hear… it was likely written around the time of Israel's return from the Babylonian exile, around 538 B.C.E. Can you imagine? Returning home after being exiled… returning to God after hardship and struggle… and hearing God's promise anew that God's love covers all. God proclaims… “Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live.” Listen. Train your ear to hear… Listen to God's word… and hear the promise that is spoken over you. Listen… so that you may live! And to those who have wandered away… to those who have chosen or stumbled onto the wicked and unrighteous path… let them also listen… and hear God's promise… so that they might also return to God… and God will have abundant mercy on them. Listen… so that you may live! Your God, who loves you, wants you to have the fruitful and flourishing life that you were created to have… God wants your life… to bear good fruit… and through God's word, we are given all we need to achieve it. But we must listen… and return daily to God's word… to practice our hearing. *** There are just a few problems with all this… For starters, this open invitation to all is… well… pretty open… but we humans sure do like exclusivity… we like the V.I.P. treatment… so we struggle with the idea that everyone is invited to this banquet. Also, we like to think there is a hierarchy of sins… but that's our invention… God doesn't seem to play that way. God's offer of compassion and mercy doesn't seem to have the qualifiers that our human systems want to place around everything. And furthermore… sure… God wants us to live a fruitful life… but that's harder for some… for all sorts of reasons… with lots of stumbling along the way. Even if we ignore the fact that many of the struggles some people face are due to the sin of human systems that are designed to keep them down and struggling… Most human… societies or even families… eventually want to give up on those who struggle with bearing good fruit… And yet, like the fig tree in our Gospel passage from Luke 13, God seems determined to give us more chances… to give us more time… to nurture us, and help us grow… God is determined for us to train our ears to hear… to listen… so that we may return to our Lord and live the fruitful and flourishing lives God created us to live! God comes to us in our pain and our struggle… and says… have mercy… give it another year… let us nurture this beloved child and give her more time… Because… thankfully…mercifully…  God's thoughts are not our thoughts… and God's ways are not our ways. Through the prophet Isaiah, God declares that God's love will not be denied… no obstacle is greater than God's word! For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout… So shall my word be… it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it. For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace! God is near to you now… and longs for you to incline your ear and listen to the promise found in God's word… to hear that word and repent, so you might return to the Lord, your God, every day. *** Both Isaiah and Luke emphasize the urgency of our repentance… but to be clear… this isn't a transactional experience… Repentance… returning our heart and mind to God… is not a quid-pro-quo… it is not a trade we make with God… we are not trading our remorseful apology for God's grace and forgiveness. Our repentance… is an act of faith… It's an acknowledgment of how much we need God's grace, and it communicates our trust that God hears us, knows us to our core, and still loves us. God offers us grace and forgiveness… and our repentance allows us to receive these gifts… receive them, but not hide them… God's gifts are meant to be shared. Our repentance is an act of faith that opens the way to a life that bears good fruit. …it acknowledges that when we return our hearts and minds to God, and truly listen to God's word with ears that are trained to hear… it will shape us… it will shift our hard-heartedness into compassion and patience… our cruelty into mercy and kindness… and our indifference into empathy and love. Compassion… patience… mercy… kindness… empathy… and love… are signs of a fruitful life… the kind of flourishing that God created us to live. *** But even if we are not quite there… even if we stumble and are not quite as compassionate or loving as we ought to be… God, who is near, tells us to practice our training. Give it a little more time… return to God now and incline your ear to God's word that guides us back to fruitful living. Don't wait until you have it perfect… don't wait until you think you are worthy… return now. God is not waiting for us to figure everything out… not waiting to bestow grace upon us until we have shed all questions and doubt. No… God is already here, speaking to us… speaking a word of light into our darkness… a word of love into our suffering… and so we train our ear to listen, to hear God's word. Like the talent of distinguishing a trombone from a baritone… we learn to distinguish God's word based on the good fruit it produces, both in us and through us. And we return to the Lord daily to be nourished by God's word… and trust that God's word, which is sent out with joy, will not return empty but will be led back in peace. Listen… so that you may live! Amen.

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Spring Renewal: Lars's Journey to Vote with Confidence Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-03-15-22-34-01-no Story Transcript:No: Det var en klar, solrik dag i mars.En: It was a clear, sunny day in March.No: Små flekker av snø smeltet rundt Oslo Samfunnshus, hvor folk gledet seg over de første tegnene til vår.En: Small patches of snow were melting around the Oslo Samfunnshus, where people were rejoicing at the first signs of spring.No: Lukten av våt jord og spirende påskeliljer fylte luften mens folk samlet seg for viktige gjøremål.En: The scent of wet earth and budding daffodils filled the air as people gathered for important tasks.No: Lars, en middelaldrende mann med bekymrede øyne, ankom samfunnshuset i Oslo denne dagen.En: Lars, a middle-aged man with worried eyes, arrived at the Samfunnshus in Oslo that day.No: Han bærte på en liten mappe med papirer.En: He carried a small folder with papers.No: Lars hadde alltid tatt sin borgerplikt på alvor, men i det siste hadde bekymringen for hans helse skyggelagt hans forberedelser til den kommende lokalvalget.En: Lars had always taken his civic duty seriously, but lately, concern for his health had overshadowed his preparations for the upcoming local elections.No: Ola, en vennlig sykepleier, ventet på ham ved inngangen.En: Ola, a friendly nurse, waited for him at the entrance.No: "Hei, Lars!En: "Hi, Lars!"No: " sa Ola med et smil.En: said Ola with a smile.No: "Velkommen til helseundersøkelsen.En: "Welcome to the health check.No: Ingrid er allerede inne og venter.En: Ingrid is already inside and waiting."No: "Inne i det varme lokalet satt Ingrid, en ung kvinne med besluttsom stemme og vennlig vesen.En: Inside the warm premises sat Ingrid, a young woman with a decisive voice and kind demeanor.No: Hun så opp fra skjemaene sine.En: She looked up from her forms.No: "God morgen, Lars!En: "Good morning, Lars!No: Klar for en liten sjekk før valget?En: Ready for a little check-up before the election?"No: "Lars nikket mens Ola førte ham inn i undersøkelsesrommet.En: Lars nodded as Ola led him into the examination room.No: Rommet var lyst og rent, med vinduer som slapp inn sollyset og ga et håpefullt skinn.En: The room was bright and clean, with windows letting in sunlight that gave a hopeful glow.No: "Jeg håper alt er i orden," sa Lars stille, mer til seg selv enn til de andre.En: "I hope everything is okay," said Lars quietly, more to himself than to the others.No: Ingrid tok frem stetoskopet sitt.En: Ingrid took out her stethoscope.No: "Bare slapp av, Lars.En: "Just relax, Lars.No: Dette går bra.En: This will go fine.No: Det er viktig å ta vare på helsen din.En: It's important to take care of your health."No: "Lars prøvde å roe seg mens Ingrid målte blodtrykk og puls.En: Lars tried to calm himself as Ingrid measured his blood pressure and pulse.No: Tankene hans dreide seg om resultatene.En: His thoughts revolved around the results.No: Hvis han hadde dårlig helse, ville han måtte vente på behandlingen og kanskje bli forsinket med å avgi sin stemme.En: If he was in poor health, he would have to wait for treatment and perhaps be delayed in casting his vote.No: Etter noen minutter med stille konsentrasjon la Ingrid ned utstyret.En: After a few minutes of quiet concentration, Ingrid set down the equipment.No: "Alt ser fint ut, Lars.En: "Everything looks good, Lars.No: Ingen grunn til bekymring," sa Ingrid muntert.En: No need to worry," said Ingrid cheerfully.No: "Du er klar til å stemme når valget kommer.En: "You're ready to vote when the election comes."No: "Lars pustet dypt, lettet.En: Lars took a deep breath, relieved.No: Takket være denne lille sjekken følte han seg nå tryggere.En: Thanks to this little check-up, he now felt more secure.No: "Takk, Ingrid.En: "Thank you, Ingrid.No: Nå kan jeg gå og stemme med lett hjerte," sa Lars og smilte bredt.En: Now I can go and vote with a light heart," said Lars, smiling broadly.No: Da han forlot samfunnshuset, så han Ola igjen.En: As he left the Samfunnshus, he saw Ola again.No: "Lykke til med valget, Lars!En: "Good luck with the election, Lars!No: Husk, hver stemme teller.En: Remember, every vote counts."No: "Lars svarte med et bestemt nikk.En: Lars replied with a determined nod.No: Han sinnet var roligere nå, og han følte seg klar til å møte valgdagen.En: His mind was calmer now, and he felt ready to face election day.No: Snøen fortsatte å smelte rundt ham, en passende metafor for hans smeltende bekymringer.En: The snow continued to melt around him, a fitting metaphor for his melting worries.No: Han hadde møtt frykten sin og funnet styrken til å gå videre.En: He had faced his fears and found the strength to move on.No: Når han vandret hjemover gjennom Oslos gater, hadde Lars ikke bare bekreftet sin helse, men også sin vilje til å være en del av samfunnet han var så stolt av.En: As he walked through the streets of Oslo on his way home, Lars had not only confirmed his health but also his willingness to be part of the community he was so proud of.No: Han hadde endret seg litt denne dagen, litt sterkere og litt tryggere.En: He had changed a little that day, a bit stronger and a bit more confident.No: Valget i seg selv var kanskje ikke stort, men for Lars var det en personlig seier.En: The election itself might not have been large, but for Lars, it was a personal victory.No: Han var klar til å la sin stemme bli hørt.En: He was ready to let his voice be heard. Vocabulary Words:clear: klarpatches: flekkermelting: smeltetrejoicing: gledet segscent: luktbudding: spirendegathered: samlet segcivic duty: borgerpliktovershadowed: skyggelagtupcoming: kommendeelections: valgnurse: sykepleierentrance: inngangencheck-up: sjekkexamination room: undersøkelsesrommetdecisive: besluttsomdemeanor: væsenequipment: utstyrrelieved: lettetsecure: tryggdetermined: bestemtmetaphor: metaforfears: fryktenstrength: styrkenconcentration: konsentrasjonpremises: lokaletvote: stemmebroadly: bredtwillingness: viljevictory: seier

THEME - No God, No Dignity; DOGE Successes; The Left Shrinks; No Free Speech in Europe; Israel by Barak Lurie

What WAS I by NATURE? This is a dark and dreary subject, for I was in a sad state, and had acquired a sad character.My heart was fearfully depraved, my nature was totally fallen. All within was spiritually dead, and all without was unholy. The creature was loved and served, and the Creator was neglected and despised. Sin was my element. Satan was my master. The world was my Heaven. I had no good desires, no holy aspirations, no redeeming qualities.I was a rebel against God's government, and a traitor against God's crown!I would have destroyed God if I could, and blotted His name out of creation! The language of my heart and life was, "No God for me!" My heart was filled and fired with enmity against Him, and at times I could have cursed Him to His face!I hated His law.I despised His gospel. I abhorred His people. If I could, I would have crushed His cause! How astonishing that such a wretch was allowed to live! How astonishing that God had not crushed me by His power, and sentenced me to Hell! But, O the patience and the sovereign grace of God! He bore with me. He loaded me with His benefits.He determined to win me with His love. Nevertheless I sinned yet the more, and provoked Him with my ungodly conduct. O how surprising that I am not in Hell!Surely there are many already in Hell, who were never such great sinners as I have been! But, the Lord is good, ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all who call upon Him. He put a cry into my heart, He listened to that cry, and made me a new creature in Christ Jesus. He unveiled my enormous wickedness before the eyes of my mind, which filled me with confusion, despondency and shame. He laid me in

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Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: From Tradition to Twist: A Christmas Dinner Evolution Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2024-12-25-08-38-19-no Story Transcript:No: Det var julaften, og en magisk stillhet lå over fjellene i Kvitfjell.En: It was Christmas Eve, and a magical silence lay over the mountains in Kvitfjell.No: Ingrid pustet dypt inn den friske fjelluften og så på snøen som glitret som diamanter utenfor vinduet i den koselige hytta.En: Ingrid took a deep breath of the fresh mountain air and looked at the snow sparkling like diamonds outside the window of the cozy cabin.No: Inne i hytta, der treveggene var pyntet med julepynt, knirket det svakt i gulvbordene.En: Inside the cabin, where the wooden walls were decorated with Christmas ornaments, the floorboards creaked softly.No: Varmen fra peisen fylte rommet, og det var en ro og harmoni i luften – en perfekt kveld for en uforglemmelig familiemiddag.En: The warmth from the fireplace filled the room, and there was a sense of peace and harmony in the air – a perfect evening for an unforgettable family dinner.No: Ingrid, en dyktig kokk og matkunstner, sto på kjøkkenet med julesangene som svakt bakteppe.En: Ingrid, a skilled chef and culinary artist, was in the kitchen with Christmas songs softly playing in the background.No: Hun elsket tradisjoner, men i år ønsket hun å eksperimentere litt.En: She loved traditions, but this year she wanted to experiment a bit.No: Hun hadde brukt dager på å finpusse både tradisjonelle og nye oppskrifter.En: She had spent days refining both traditional and new recipes.No: "Ribbe, pinnekjøtt og lutefisk," mumlet hun, mens hun så over de tradisjonelle rettene.En: "Ribbe, pinnekjøtt and lutefisk," she murmured, as she reviewed the traditional dishes.No: Men hun ønsket å tilføre dem en liten vri – kanskje en appelsinsaus til ribben eller tranebærkompott til pinnekjøttet.En: But she wanted to add a little twist to them – maybe an orange sauce for the ribbe or cranberry compote for the pinnekjøtt.No: Oskar, Ingrids bror, og Lars, deres bestefar, var dypt knyttet til de tradisjonelle rettene.En: Oskar, Ingrid's brother, and Lars, their grandfather, were deeply attached to the traditional dishes.No: "Hva er galt med den vanlige maten?" sa Oskar prøvende.En: "What's wrong with the usual food?" Oskar said tentatively.No: Ingrid møtte blikket hans, og en usikker følelse krøp inn.En: Ingrid met his gaze, and a feeling of uncertainty crept in.No: Hun visste at familien hennes elsket de tradisjonelle smakene, men drømmen om å skape noe nytt og spennende var sterkere enn frykten for avvisning.En: She knew her family loved the traditional flavors, but the dream of creating something new and exciting was stronger than the fear of rejection.No: Hun bestemte seg – hun skulle lage begge deler.En: She decided – she would make both.No: Tradisjonelle retter som familien elsket, og i hemmelighet, de nye rettene med hennes kreative vri.En: Traditional dishes that the family loved, and secretly, the new dishes with her creative twist.No: Men ville de gi dem en sjanse?En: But would they give them a chance?No: Kvelden skred frem.En: The evening progressed.No: Fyr i peisen hvinte lett, og duften av jul fylte hele hytta.En: The fire in the fireplace crackled softly, and the scent of Christmas filled the entire cabin.No: Ingrid var nervøs da hun satte begge settene med retter på bordet.En: Ingrid was nervous as she set both sets of dishes on the table.No: "God jul," sa hun med et lite håp i stemmen.En: "Merry Christmas," she said with a little hope in her voice.No: Familien satte seg, klare til kveldens festmåltid.En: The family sat down, ready for the evening's feast.No: Lars så skeptisk på de nye rettene.En: Lars looked skeptically at the new dishes.No: "Hva er dette?" spurte han med en knurrende mage.En: "What is this?" he asked with a rumbling stomach.No: Ingrid forklarte forsiktig hvordan hun hadde lagt til små justeringer.En: Ingrid explained gently how she had made small adjustments.No: Lars tok en dyp pust, mens Oskar virket nysgjerrig.En: Lars took a deep breath, while Oskar seemed curious.No: "Vi får vel prøve da," sa han til slutt.En: "Well, we might as well try," he finally said.No: De tok forsiktig litt av både det kjente og det ukjente.En: They cautiously took a bit of both the familiar and the unfamiliar.No: Til Ingrids store lettelse bredte det seg et smil over Larse ansikt.En: To Ingrid's great relief, a smile spread across Lars's face.No: "Dette er annerledes, men godt!" sa han, og Oskar nikket enig.En: "This is different, but good!" he said, and Oskar nodded in agreement.No: Snart var samtalene rundt bordet fylt med entusiasme, og flere små latterutbrudd hørtes idet tradisjon møtte fornyelse.En: Soon, the conversations around the table were filled with enthusiasm, and several small bursts of laughter were heard as tradition met innovation.No: Ingrid pustet lettet ut og kjente på en nyvunnet selvtillit.En: Ingrid breathed a sigh of relief and felt a newfound confidence.No: Hun hadde klart å bruke sine kokkekunnskaper til å skape noe nytt uten å miste essensen av julens tradisjoner.En: She had managed to use her culinary skills to create something new without losing the essence of Christmas traditions.No: Middagen endte med enighet; familien bestemte seg for å inkludere noen av Ingrids nye retter i fremtidige sammenkomster.En: The dinner ended with a consensus; the family decided to include some of Ingrid's new dishes in future gatherings.No: Ingrid så ut over bordet, fylt av kjærlighet og tilfredshet.En: Ingrid looked around the table, filled with love and satisfaction.No: Julens budskap var klart: Tid sammen var den beste ingrediensen i ethvert måltid, uansett om smaken var ny eller gammel.En: The message of Christmas was clear: Time together was the best ingredient in any meal, whether the taste was new or old. Vocabulary Words:magical: magisksilence: stillhetmountains: fjellenebreathed: pustetsparkling: glitretcozy: koseligecabin: hyttacreaked: knirketfloorboards: gulvbordeneharmony: harmoniunforgettable: uforglemmeligculinary: matkunstnerexperiment: eksperimentererefining: finpusserecipes: oppskriftermurmured: mumletdishes: retterattached: knyttettentatively: prøvendeuncertainty: usikkerhetrejection: avvisningtwist: vriscent: duftenskeptically: skeptiskcurious: nysgjerrigrelief: lettelseenthusiasm: entusiasmeinnovation: fornyelseconfidence: selvtillitessence: essensen

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