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Guten Morgen! Die Sommerzeit bringt wichtige personelle Weichenstellungen – national wie international. In Berlin muss die CDU/CSU-Fraktion nach dem Rücktritt von Jens Spahn einen neuen Vorsitzenden wählen. Da Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz amtierende Regierungsmitglieder wie Thorsten Frei, Alexander Dobrindt oder Nina Warken favorisiert, dürfte die Entscheidung eine Kabinettsumbildung auslösen. Für den neuen Fraktionschef wird es von entscheidender Bedeutung sein, die interne Geschlossenheit zu wahren. Zugleich richtet sich der Blick nach London. Merz und Vertreter der EU gratulierten dem neuen britischen Premierminister Andy Burnham. Nun gilt es, auf dem Kensington-Vertrag aufzubauen und die enge Partnerschaft weiter zu festigen. Während Kater Larry gelassen seinen siebten Regierungschef erwartet, müssen die Akteure in beiden Hauptstädten zügig Handlungsfähigkeit beweisen.

Es sind schwierige Zeiten für die Wissenschaft in den USA. US-Präsident Trump setzt bei der Krebsforschung, den Universitäten und der Wissenschaft allgemein den Rotstift an. Zudem wurde das wichtigste Beratergremium in Sachen Wissenschaft, das National Science Board, entlassen. Viele Forschende warnen nun vor den drastischen Konsequenzen dieser Kürzungen. Doch warum greift die US-Regierung die Forschung so fundamental an? Als Grund wird ein politischer Feldzug genannt: Die Universitäten gelten in den Augen der Regierung als Nest für den Vokismus, und Professoren werden sogar als Feind bezeichnet. Welche fatalen Auswirkungen das auf die traditionsreiche Grundlagenforschung hat, zeigt der Blick in die Geschichte. Denn bahnbrechende Technologien wie der Laser oder das GPS basieren auf staatlich geförderter Forschung, die nicht sofort wirtschaftlich profitabel sein musste. Nun droht eine Abschottung, während China strategisch investiert und die USA bei den Forschungsausgaben bereits überholt hat. Heutiger Gast: Leonid Leiva Ariosa, Wissenschaftsredaktor NZZ Host: David Vogel [Exklusiv für dich als Podcast-Fan: 7 Tage NZZ-Digitalabo geschenkt. Unverbindlich testen. ](https://probeabo.nzz.ch/podcast?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=0726_NZZCH_Podcast)

Seit dem Brexit ist es ein Kommen und Gehen in der Downing Street 10. Dort, wo auch Kater Larry, der offizielle «Chef-Mäusefänger» daheim ist. Nun zieht mit Andy Burnham der neue britische Premier ein. Was muss Kater Larry über seinen neuen Mitbewohner und die Welt über den neuen britischen Premier Andy Burnham wissen? ____________________ Habt ihr Fragen oder Themen-Inputs? Schreibt uns gerne per Mail an newsplus@srf.ch oder sendet uns eine Sprachnachricht an 076 320 10 37. ____________________ In dieser Episode zu hören: - Sascha Zastiral, freier Journalist, London ____________________ Links: - Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office https://www.gov.uk/government/history/10-downing-street#larry-chief-mouser-to-the-cabinet-office ____________________ Team: - Moderation: Reena Thelly - Produktion: Lea Saager - Mitarbeit: Peter Hanselmann ____________________ Das ist «News Plus»: In einer Viertelstunde die Welt besser verstehen – ein Thema, neue Perspektiven und Antworten auf eure Fragen. Unsere Korrespondenten und Expertinnen aus der Schweiz und der Welt erklären, analysieren und erzählen, was sie bewegt. «News Plus» von SRF erscheint immer von Montag bis Freitag um 16 Uhr rechtzeitig zum Feierabend.

Viele Künstler wurden in der NS-Zeit ausgegrenzt, vertrieben und ermordet. Nun erinnern Opernhäuser mit einer digitalen Plattform "Verstummte Stimmen" an sie. Basis dafür ist die gleichnamige Ausstellung.

Der Parc Ela in Graubünden ist ein Paradies für Wildbienen. Gleich mehrere seltene Arten summen dort durch die Luft. Nun ist mit der Senf-Blauschillersandbiene eine weitere hinzugekommen. Der Parc spricht von einer kleinen Sensation. Weiter in der Sendung: Sommerserie «Netzwerke» der Regionaljournale: Ein Netzwerk soll dabei helfen, dass Kleinstberufe wie Bauwerkstrenner, Küfer oder Orgelbauerin auch in Zukunft bestehen bleiben.

Porsche intensiviert das Fahrerlebnis aller Taycan-Modelle mit dem neuen E-Shift-System, das mit virtuellen Gangwechseln und noch emotionalerem Electric Sport Sound sorgen für eine intensive Verbindung zwischen Fahrer und Fahrzeug. Zudem steht für das Topmodell Taycan Turbo GT mit Weissach-Paket erstmals auch direkt ab Werk ein Manthey Kit mit tiefgreifenden Modifikationen bereit.  Darum geht es diesmal!Zum neuen Modelljahr intensiviert Porsche das Fahrerlebnis aller Taycan-Modelle: Das neue E-Shift-System mit virtuellen Gangwechseln und der noch emotionalere Electric Sport Sound sorgen für eine intensive Verbindung zwischen Fahrer und Fahrzeug. Für das Topmodell Taycan Turbo GT mit Weissach-Paket steht ein Manthey Kit mit tiefgreifenden Modifikationen bereit, auf Wunsch erstmals auch direkt ab Werk. Power und Drive!    Porsche bietet seit Längerem für zahlreiche GT-Modelle Manthey Kits für die Rundstrecke an. Nun wird das Angebot erstmals auch auf einen Elektro-Sportwagen ausgeweitet. Das neue Manthey Kit mit umfangreichen Aerodynamik-, Fahrwerks- und Antriebsoptimierungen steigert die Performance des Porsche Taycan Turbo GT mit Weissach Paket nochmals deutlich. Auf der Nordschleife des Nürburgrings erzielte Lars Kern damit unlängst eine neue Bestzeit für Elektrofahrzeuge der Oberklasse.  Das Manthey Kit ist entweder als Nachrüst-Satz oder auch direkt ab Werk erhältlich. Auch in puncto Effizienz erreicht der Taycan eine neue Bestmarke: Für die heckgetriebenen Modelle stehen nun besonders rollwiderstandsarme Sommerreifen zur Verfügung. In Kombination mit der Performance-Batterie Plus ermöglichen sie erstmals bis zu 700 Kilometer WLTP-Reichweite. Damit wird der Taycan langstreckentauglicher denn je.Fahrspaß für alle Sinne: neue E-Shift-OptionMit der neuen E-Shift Option wird das Fahrerlebnis in allen Taycan auf Wunsch noch emotionaler, intensiver und multisensorisch erlebbar. Alternativ zum Automatik-Modus können Fahrer über die Paddles des GT-Sportlenkrads zwischen insgesamt acht virtuellen Gängen wechseln. Die Gangwechsel werden dabei realitätsnah simuliert: Spürbare Schaltrucke, ein gangspezifisches Schleppmoment – vergleichbar mit dem umgangssprachlich als Motorbremse bezeichneten Verhalten eines Verbrenners.Alle Fotos: © 2026 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.    Diesen Beitrag können Sie nachhören oder downloaden unter:

Ein ehemaliger Aargauer SVP-Politiker soll lebenslang ins Gefängnis, verlangt die Staatsanwaltschaft. Sie wirft ihm unter anderem mehrfachen versuchten Mord, Vergewaltigung oder sexuelle Handlungen mit Kindern vor. Der heute 57-Jährige ist seit Herbst 2023 in Untersuchungshaft. Weiter in der Sendung: · Die Stadt Aarau will die beiden Stege zur Zurlindeninsel neu bauen. Sie sollen breiter werden, weil immer mehr Velofahrer und Fussgängerinnen die Brücken über die Aare benutzen. Nun lanciert die Stadt einen Architekturwettbewerb.

In den 1990er-Jahren hatte fast jedes Kind etwas von Diddl. Nun kehrt die Kultmaus zurück. Der Diplom-Psychologe und Marktforscher Jens Lönneker sieht darin eine "Sehnsucht nach den guten alten Zeiten und Produkten". Von WDR 5.

Im Tegelbach sind hunderte Fische und Flusskrebse gestorben, weil Abwasser in den Bach gelangt war. Nun ist klar, dass die Bioenergie Frauenfeld, eine Tochterfirma der Zuckerfabrik, dafür verantwortlich ist. Weitere Themen: · Der Regierungsrat Appenzell Ausserrhoden spricht knapp 120'000 Franken aus dem Kulturfonds für vier Projekte. · Bündner Highline-Sportler Ramun Tomaschett trainiert beinahe ununterbrochen für die Weltmeisterschaften.

Die Aargauer Staatsanwaltschaft fordert eine lebenslange Haftstrafe gegen einen ehemaligen SVP-Grossrat: Dieser soll seine damalige Partnerin und deren Tochter betäubt und mehrfach vergewaltigt haben. Nun stellen sich Fragen, wie die Gemeinde- und Kantonsbehörden mit den Opfern umgingen. Weiter in der Sendung: · Bei der 100. Ausgabe des Aarburger Wasserfestes gibt es erstmals kein Feuerwerk. Der Regen der vergangenen Tage habe zu wenig Feuchtigkeit gebracht, sagen die Behörden. · Etappensieg vor Gericht für den Aargauer Heimatschutz: Es geht um den Altbau des Kantonsspitals Baden, allerdings nur um einen Nebenentscheid. · Die Aargauer Turner stellen einmal mehr den Kern des Kunstturn-Teams für die Europameisterschaft Mitte August in Zagreb. · Auch Kleinstberufe vernetzen sich gerne, zeigt der heutige Beitrag zur aktuellen Sommerserie.

Joshua 2:1-24 [1] Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there. [2] And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.” [3] So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country.” [4] Then the woman took the two men and hid them. So she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. [5] And it happened as the gate was being shut, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you may overtake them.” [6] (But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.) [7] Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan, to the fords. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate. [8] Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof, [9] and said to the men: “I know that the LORD has given you the land, that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of you. [10] For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. [11] And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. [12] Now therefore, I beg you, swear to me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father’s house, and give me a true token, [13] and spare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.” [14] So the men answered her, “Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.” [15] Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall. [16] And she said to them, “Get to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you. Hide there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward you may go your way.” [17] So the men said to her: “We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear, [18] unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you bring your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household to your own home. [19] So it shall be that whoever goes outside the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we will be guiltless. And whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head if a hand is laid on him. [20] And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be free from your oath which you made us swear.” [21] Then she said, “According to your words, so be it.” And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet cord in the window. [22] They departed and went to the mountain, and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but did not find them. [23] So the two men returned, descended from the mountain, and crossed over; and they came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all that had befallen them. [24] And they said to Joshua, “Truly the LORD has delivered all the land into our hands, for indeed all the inhabitants of the country are fainthearted because of us.”

Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz hat den zurückgetretenen Unions-Fraktionshef Spahn für dessen Informationspolitik kritisiert. Er habe die Partei und die Fraktion erst sehr, sehr spät über alles in Kenntnis gesetzt, so Merz im ZDF. Mit mehr Zeit hätte man alles in Ruhe besprechen können, aber die Zeit habe es nicht gegeben. Dass die Elternschaft über eine Leihmutter aus den USA eine solche Empörung auslöse, habe er aber nicht erwartet, so Merz. Nun wolle er sich mit CSU-Chef Markus Söder besprechen und relativ bald über eine Nachfolge entscheiden. In Berlin kursieren mehrere Namen: Kanzleramtschef Frei, Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt, Gesundheitsministerin Warken und CDU-Generalsekretär Linnemann könnten demnach den Unionsfraktionsvorsitz übernehmen. Merz denkt nach eigenen Worten auch über eine Regierungsumbildung nach.

Ende März hatte Melanie Hasler überraschend den Rücktritt vom Bobsport erklärt. Nun ist klar, die Aargauerin wechselt in die Leichtathletik und will es im Weitsprung an die nationale Spitze schaffen. Weiter in der Sendung: · FC Aarau gewinnt die Hauptprobe vor dem Meisterschaftsstart gegen den Bundesligisten 1. FC Union Berlin mit 2:1. · Nach einem Einbruch in eine Wohnung in Wettingen im Aargau hat die Kantonspolizei am Samstag einen 14-jährigen Kosovaren vorläufig festgenommen.

Trinity Anglican Seminary is built on the same daily prayer rhythms you practice every time you hit play. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer. Weekly Eucharist. It's a place where chapel and classroom aren't two separate worlds, they're one. Whether you're pursuing a degree or exploring a certificate in Anglican studies, come experience being formed in community around study and prayer at Trinity. Learn more at tas.edu/dailyoffice.Morning Prayer for Saturday, July 18, 2026 (Proper 10; Macrina, Nun and Teacher of the Faith, 379).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 451 Samuel 91 Corinthians 16Click here to support The Daily Office Podcast with a one-time gift or a recurring donation.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Trinity Anglican Seminary is built on the same daily prayer rhythms you practice every time you hit play. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer. Weekly Eucharist. It's a place where chapel and classroom aren't two separate worlds, they're one. Whether you're pursuing a degree or exploring a certificate in Anglican studies, come experience being formed in community around study and prayer at Trinity. Learn more at tas.edu/dailyoffice.Evening Prayer for Saturday, July 18, 2026 (Eve of Proper 11; Macrina, Nun and Teacher of the Faith, 379).Psalm and Scripture readings (60-day Psalter):Psalm 46Ezra 62 Timothy 1Click here to support The Daily Office Podcast with a one-time gift or a recurring donation.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to access the text for the Daily Office at DailyOffice2019.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Der deutsche Politiker Jens Spahn und sein Mann sind Eltern geworden, mit Hilfe einer Leihmutter. Das ist in Deutschland verboten und auch Spahn hatte sich in der Vergangenheit gegen Leihmutterschaft ausgesprochen. Nun musste er deswegen den Vorsitz der Unionsfraktion im deutschen Parlament abgeben. Alle Themen: (00:00) Intro und Schlagzeilen (01:22) Unionsfraktionschef Jens Spahn tritt zurück (06:15) Nachrichtenübersicht (12:11) Ein Juwelier beschäftigt Italien (15:22) Das japanische Parlament regelt die Kaisernachfolge (21:38) Die andere Seite der Gewalt in Dschenin im Westjordanland

Der deutsche Politiker Jens Spahn und sein Mann sind Eltern geworden, dank einer Leihmutter. Das ist in Deutschland verboten und auch Spahn hatte sich in der Vergangenheit gegen Leihmutterschaft ausgesprochen. Nun musste er deswegen den Vorsitz der Unionsfraktion im Bundesparlament abgeben. Weitere Themen: Ein verurteilter Juwelier in Italien sorgt für heftige politische Debatten. Der Mann ist zu einer langjährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt worden, weil er auf Räuber geschossen hatte. Zwei von ihnen kamen ums Leben. Rechte Parteien fordern seine Begnadigung und sehen Notwehr, die Linke spricht von Selbstjustiz. Japans Kaiserhaus kämpft mit Nachwuchsproblemen. Deshalb hat das Parlament ein Gesetz auf den Weg gebracht, das die Thronfolge durch die Adoption von Männern sichern soll. Frauen bleiben weiterhin ausgeschlossen. Journalist Martin Fritz ordnet ein.

Guten Morgen! Die Bundesregierung will Steuerbetrügern künftig schneller auf die Spur kommen. Neue Ermittlungsstrukturen und moderne Datenanalyse mit Künstlicher Intelligenz sollen dabei helfen. Für Aufmerksamkeit sorgt auch der Kurswechsel Deutschlands bei einem geplanten Manöver der „Koalition der Willigen“. Erst hieß es, Berlin werde nicht teilnehmen. Nun prüft die Bundesregierung eine Beteiligung. Und in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern stellt ein Waldbrand die Einsatzkräfte vor eine besondere Herausforderung. Nicht nur die Flammen sind gefährlich – auch Weltkriegsmunition im Boden erschwert die Löscharbeiten.

Parkplätze in Städten sind knapp und oft teuer. Deshalb werden Gratis-Besucherparkplätze immer wieder zweckentfremdet, was zu Streit führt. Nun hat das Bundesgericht in einem wegweisenden Entscheid präzisiert, wer als Besucherin oder Besucher gilt. (BG-Urteil: 6B_829/2025) Weitere Themen: Auf Sportereignisse werden Milliardenbeträge verwettet, auch auf die 104 Spiele der Fussball-WM. Besonders beliebt sind Prognosemärkte wie Kalshi oder Polymarket. Obwohl sie keine Wettanbieter sein wollen, nutzen sie rechtliche Schlupflöcher. Mehr als eine halbe Million Reisende nutzen jeden Tag den Zürcher Hauptbahnhof. Neben dem täglichen Betrieb wird seit Jahren an verschiedenen Orten gebaut. Zurzeit wird der Nordtrakt für 45 Millionen Franken saniert. Ein Baustellenbesuch.

Welche Social Media-Plattform versammelt eigentlich die größten Demokratiebefürworter? Nun, die Antwort wird euch überraschen. Apropos überraschen: Wir machen einen Deepdive in die Welt der Whistleblower, müssen uns die Roben anziehen und wissen etwas über europäische Algorithmen. Ha! Und Lebensbeichten gibt es auch noch. Wheeeeee! ➡️ Bloomberg über den KGM-Prozess und ihre Rolle: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-07-03/google-and-meta-lost-a-landmark-trial-to-kaley-but-kept-her-as-a-user ➡️ Die New York Times - Twitter wäre in dieser Woche 20 geworden: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/technology/twitter-x-20-years.html ➡️ Gavin im “Browser History”-Podcast über Twitter: https://gavinkarlmeier.de/t/84uetk ➡️ Mit der "Haken Dran"-Community ins Gespräch kommen könnt ihr am besten im Discord: http://hakendran.org ✔️ Jetzt abstimmen für den Grauen Haken 2026 und den Goldenen Haken 2026 - am besten per Mail an grauerhaken@hakendran.org

Dank des KI-Booms wurde Siemens Energy zum Börsenstar. Nun benennt sich der Energietechnik-Konzern um und richtet sich neu aus. Was CEO Christian Bruch plant und worum es beim Geheimprojekt „Voyager“ geht, darüber sprechen in diesem Podcast Host Sarah Heuberger und Franz Anko-Hubik, Redakteur des manager magazins. Weiterführende Links: Wer folgt auf CEO Roland Busch?: Wie Siemens sich „Optionen“ für Busch-Nachfolge schafft Umbau beim Dax-Überflieger: Rendite oder Trennung? Wie Siemens Energy den Druck auf seine Sparten erhöht „Project Voyager“ betrifft 17.000 Mitarbeiter: Siemens Energy bereitet Mega-Abspaltung vor Sechs Jahre nach der Abspaltung: Siemens Energy will mit neuem Namen Millionen sparen Zum manager magazin Abo Der Tag – Die Wirtschaftsnachrichten als Newsletter Das manager magazin fasst den Tag für Sie zusammen: Die wichtigsten Wirtschaftsnachrichten im Überblick. Täglich ab 18:00 Uhr. Hier geht es zur Anmeldung! Host: Sarah Heuberger (Redakteurin manager magazin)Gast: Franz Anko-Hubik (Redakteur manager magazin)Schnitt, Mixing/Mastering: Felix KleinProduktion: Nele Geiger, Sven Bergmann+++ Alle Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier. Die manager-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Seite verantwortlich. +++ Alle Podcasts der manager Gruppe finden Sie hier. Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie bei manager+. Jetzt drei Monate für nur € 10,- mtl. lesen und 50% sparen manager-magazin.de/abonnieren Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung.

Parkplätze in Städten sind knapp und oft teuer. Deshalb werden Gratis-Besucherparkplätze immer wieder zweckentfremdet, was zu Streit führt. Nun hat das Bundesgericht in einem wegweisenden Entscheid präzisiert, wer als Besucherin oder Besucher gilt. (BG-Urteil: 6B_829/2025)

Weniger Schulden, ein tieferer Steuerfuss und kein einziges Sparpaket - so bilanziert der Zürcher Finanzdirektor seine Amtszeit auf einem Sommerspaziergang. Besonders erwähnenswert sei, dass die ganze Wirtschaft im Kanton in dieser Zeit mehr gewachsen ist, als die Ausgaben des Kantons. Weitere Themen: · In immer mehr Gemeinden darf nicht mehr grilliert oder Feuerwerk abgebrannt werden. Nun auch in Winterthur und Uster. · Bob Dylan kommt nach Zürich. Der 85-jährige weltberühmte Musiker tritt am 1. November im Hallenstadion auf. · In der Sommerserie aller Regionaljournale zu Netzwerken geht es heute um Fussball. Vor über 30 Jahren haben Migranten aus dem Kosovo in Zürich den FC Kosova gegründet. Heute gibt es den Club immer noch und die erste Mannschaft spielt in der ersten Liga. Der FC Kosova ist ein wichtiges Netzwerk und neben dem Fussball ein Ort der Begegnung.

Hermann Hesse ist ein weltberühmter Autor, weniger bekannt ist er als Maler. Nun sind Aquarelle, Gouachen und Zeichnungen von ihm im Fruchtkasten im Kloster Ochsenhausen zu sehen.

Gold und Silber sind seit Monaten in Korrekturmodus. Nun kommen beide an wichtigen Unterstützungen an und gleichzeitig korrgiert der US-Dollar. Kann dieser Umstand ausreichen, um das den beliebten Edelmetallen wieder Aufwind zu verleihen? Wieland Arlt, CFTe und Präsident der IFTA geht dieser Frage in dieser Ausgabe von Fast & Forex dar.

Wegen SBB-Bauarbeiten am Bahnhof Herrliberg gilt bei den Verkehrsbetrieben Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) für fünf Wochen ein Sonderfahrplan. Nun zieht VZO-Direktor Joe Schmid eine positive Bilanz. Die zusätzlichen Kosten übernimmt der ZVV. Ab 16. August gilt wieder der normale Fahrplan. Weitere Themen: · Nach zwölf mutmasslichen Magen-Darm-Fällen hat die Pfadi Wädenswil ihr Primarschullager in Disentis (GR) abgebrochen. Das Lager der Jugendlichen und Leitenden wird fortgesetzt. · Gegen den mutmasslichen Schützen von Regensdorf läuft ein Strafverfahren. Die Staatsanwaltschaft beantragt Untersuchungshaft wegen Schreckung der Bevölkerung und Sachbeschädigung. · In der Zürcher Gemeinde Winkel soll bei einem römischen Gutshof ein Freilichtmuseum entstehen. Der Regierungsrat hat dafür über zwei Millionen Franken bewilligt. Der Kantonsrat muss noch zustimmen.

#371 – Autotelefon-Autorätsel: Welches bislang günstigste Modell einer Markenwelt ist dieser Tage sang- und klanglos eingestellt worden und erhält (erstmal) keinen Nachfolger? Kleine Ergänzung: Die Langversion kam auf 4,92 Meter. Nun ja, soll man da jetzt traurig sein oder das besiegelte Ende feiern? Wir bleiben heute etwas nutzfahrzeuglastig und sprechen über unsere gemeinsamen Erfahrungen im Ford E-Transit Custom Sport (als Kastenwagen), wundern uns über die Themenauswahl bei den AMS-Kollegen und begrüßen die Idee einer belgischen Autobahn-Vignette. Hosts: Paul-Janosch Ersing, Michael Blumenstein // Wer lesen kann, ist klar im Vorteil? Zumindest unsere Podcast-Hörer*innen wissen Bescheid und können sich auf https://www.autotelefon-podcast.de auch regelmäßig mit dem geschriebenen, bunt bebilderten Wort auseinandersetzen. Jede Woche neue automobile Themen zum Nachlesen & Betrachten!

Mit höheren Parkgebühren will Innerrhoden dem Overtourism im Alpstein entgegenwirken. Nun wird die Forderung laut, dass die Preise im Winter wieder gesenkt werden sollen. Weitere Themen: · In St. Gallen wird die Praxis der Stadt kritisiert, Privaten Gsrtenbesitzern Bäume zu schenken. · Wie ein gutes Netzwerk das eigene Berufsleben verändern kann.

Die asiatische Hornisse breitet sich im Kanton Zürich sehr schnell aus und wird somit für die einheimische Biene zu einer immer grösseren Gefahr. Nun ruft die Stadt Zürich die Bevölkerung auf, Primärnester der fremden Hornissenart konsequent zu melden. Weitere Themen: · Der Bau eines Fussballfelds mit Kunstrasen verzögert sich in Zollikon. · In Winterthur haben so viele Menschen am Programm Active City mitgemacht wie noch nie.

Harry Potter und das Ende von UmbridgeEs ist eine denkwürdige Folge, die wir da aufgenommen haben. Denn ohne es wirklich mitzubekommen, haben wir in dieser Stunde vorerst das Finale von der Großinquistorin Dolores Umbridge. Denn Hermine lockt sie in den verbotenen Wald, mit der Aussicht auf "DIE WAFFE!". Aber was machen wir denn eigentlich im Wald? Denn zu Grawp gehen wir nicht! Stattdessen macht Hermine einfach einen Höllenlärm und hofft darauf, dass die Kreaturen auftauchen auf die sie gehofft hat. Und da kommen sie auch: Zentauren, die beim Bogen Training leider nicht aufgepasst haben und die Sehne konstant angespannt haben.Nun geht's ab, denn die Zentauren finden die Anwesenheit der Menschen gar nicht witzig. Aber hey, Dolores Umbridge ist Untersekretärin und Hochinquisitorin. Das muss doch für was gut sein, oder?Wie dieser Schlagabtausch ausgeht, und wie umbridge ihr Ende für dieses Buch findet, das erfahrt ihr in der neuen Folge.Viel Spaß beim Zuhören.Hier geht's zu unserem Whatsapp-Kanal: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbB8C00CRs1obJUivo2ZWir haben auch eine Patreon-Seite!Schaut doch mal vorbei, es gibt Bonus-Episoden, Sticker und andere aufregende Dinge! Besucht uns auf den sozialen Netzwerken, unserer Webseite und erzählt euren Freunden von uns! Vielleicht haben die ja auch Lust auf einen Harry-Potter-Podcast!Patreon: www.patreon.com/happypotterDiscord: discord.gg/QpJfFSXY73Facebook: www.facebook.com/happypotterpodcastInstagram: @happypotterpodUnd wir haben jetzt auch Playlists mit unseren Lieblingssongs:Martins Playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IBxDsPVm1UdNBiW2QkgEJ?si=rU6HLkoFQfGGjvab8g8yEQ&pi=e-bKuIHap7RWCuSophias Playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kuOP0TujMhrqOWzLwUH1O?si=9LIZkc2nQTOajHPaqpP_RA&pi=e-tc6w0NgQRo-WSirius Black empfiehlt diesen Podcast! (Munkelt man.)Wer das liest, ist bezaubernd.

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07/12/2026 Rev. Jacob Kim   No King in Israel: A Series in the Book of Judges (Part 3) The Lack of Discipleship to Apostasy Judges 2: 6-23 The Death of Joshua 6 When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. 7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the Lord had done for Israel. 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110 years. 9 And they buried him within the boundaries of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. 10 And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel. Israel's Unfaithfulness 11 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. 12 And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the Lord to anger. 13 They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. 14 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. 15 Whenever they marched out, the hand of the Lord was against them for harm, as the Lord had warned, and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress. The Lord Raises Up Judges 16 Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the Lord, and they did not do so. 18 Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. 19 But whenever the judge died, they turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. They did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways. 20 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice, 21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, 22 in order to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their fathers did, or not.” 23 So the Lord left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

Introduction: I Will Doubt... (Numbers 13:1-14:38) If I Am Paralyzed by MY CIRCUMSTANCES . (Num 13:25-33) If I Choose the Comfort of MY PAST . (Num 14:1-4) Romans 6:20-21 - For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. If I Tune Out GODLY COUNSEL . (Num 14:5-10a) James 1:22-25 - But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. If I Follow the CROWD . (Num 14:10b-38) Sermon Notes (PDF): BLANKHint: Highlight blanks above for answers! For Our Example: Ancient Warnings for the Church Today - Do Not Be Doubters Taylor Brown Download Audio Transcript 00:48Well, please turn your Bibles to Numbers chapter 13. Numbers chapter 13.00:55Now, as you turn there, I have a question for you. Have you ever been sent on a spy mission?01:02Really, nobody. I was sent on a spy mission in college. Do you want to hear about it?01:09All right, so in college, I worked for a pet sitting service. I would walk dogs, feed cats, and stay at people's houses while they were on vacation. And one day, my boss asked me to come into her office, and she sat me down for story time. Apparently, she had a client who was a local celebrity, who I won't name here, but this guy was having romantic troubles, to say the least. He and his girlfriend couldn't even be in the same room as each other anymore. And so he asked her to move out and take her stuff with her.01:45And I thought to myself, okay. Interesting, but what does this have to do with me? My boss told me, well, our client doesn't want to go to the house to see if his girlfriend has left or not. He wants one of us to do it. He's going to pay us to do it. And you're the only guy on my payroll, and I don't want to ask the women to do it. Don't worry, you're not breaking and entering. We have his garage code. We have his permission. I know this is a lot to ask, but I'll pay After a lot of reassurance, I would not be arrested or stabbed.02:20I drove over to this guy's house, and I sat on his street for a while.02:25Just like, what am I doing?02:27And there was no car in the driveway.02:30So I eventually get the courage to get out of my car, walk up the driveway.02:34I peek into the garage.02:35It's empty.02:38Type in the garage code.02:40Slip in.02:41And I just keep yelling out, hello, hello.02:44Don't worry.02:45I'm not a burglar. Your boyfriend sent me over. I don't know if that would have really been helpful. Or not. I don't really know. It's what I said. I was really nervous. I wasn't getting sneak attacked or pepper sprayed. But it became very clear that the woman was not there. But here's the problem. All of her stuff was still there. So I had to go back to my boss and our client with a bad report. The woman is gone, but her stuff ain't.03:15I knew that my boss and my client would not be very happy with this bad report from my spy mission. This morning we are studying a biblical spy mission. Twelve Israelite spies are sent on an important assignment and most of the spies come back with a report that won't make Moses or God himself very happy. In my case, I simply reported what I saw all those years ago.03:45But when it comes to the Israelite spies, the unfaithful Israelite spies, they report what they wanted to see. They report what they saw through the eyes of fear when they should report on what they saw through the eyes of faith. These unfaithful spies experience doubt. And at its core, doubt is distrust in the character, purposes, and promises of God. They allow doubt to cloud their vision and make their decisions for them.04:23What about you? You may not be a spy like me, but can you relate to the 10 unfaithful spies at all? Do you ever experience doubt? Do you ever look at your life through the eyes of fear instead of the eyes of faith?04:46Do you ever allow doubt to cloud your vision and make your decisions for you? We are taking a short pause on the book of 1 Corinthians to focus on the books of Exodus and Numbers. This is the second week of our latest series for our example, Ancient Warnings for the Church today. Ancient Israel's history of disobedience should be studied for the sake of our obedience.05:16today. Throughout Exodus and Numbers, the Israelites set negative examples for us to avoid, and God provides warnings that we should not ignore. Last week, we studied the golden calf incident at Mount Sinai, and we received the warning to not be idolaters. This morning, we will receive another warning from God. Do not be doubters. Do not be doubters.05:45You know, heeding this warning, listening to this command from God may be a tall order for some of you. We live in such a stressed out and anxious culture where worry is normalized and excused. Everyone is worried about something. Politics, gas prices, the economy, house projects, young children inside the home, grown-up children outside the home.06:15the home, personal appearance, public opinion, the list is endless. You know, worry and doubt are not just problems out there. Worry and doubt are problems in this room. The outside culture has invaded the church. Many professing Christians are just as stressed out and worried as the unbelievers around them.06:45of faithful dependence upon God, we can so often be negative examples of disbelief in God and his plans for our lives. Maybe your worry is obvious to everyone around you besides you. Maybe you justify your worry in saying, well, I can't help it. This is my personality type. There's nothing I can do. Or maybe you are very well aware of your anxiety.07:15The doubts pile up in your mind, and you don't know what to do next. You don't know how to handle this serious issue. Thankfully, no matter where you fall on the spectrum of doubt, the Lord tells you what to do next in His Word. In Numbers chapter 13 through 14, the Lord calls you to avoid the negative examples of the 10 unfaithful Israelite spies, and He calls you to follow the positive of the two faithful spies. In these chapters, God shines a light on the potholes and pitfalls that will trip you up and cause you to fall into doubt. So before we continue, let's go to the Lord and ask for his help. Please pray for me. I will faithfully proclaim God's word and I will pray for you that you will faithfully receive God's word. Father, you have never once given us a reason to doubt you.08:18But we come before you today to acknowledge that we doubt you all the time.08:23We worry, we stress, we give ourselves over to anxiety.08:30Father, we repent of this and we ask for your help to change.08:35May you use your word to transform us.08:39May you use your word to remind us of your past faithfulness.08:44So the Israelites have escaped slavery in Egypt. They were delivered from the Egyptian army and they passed through the Red Sea. Last week we learned they survived their horrible act of idolatry at the base of Mount Sinai.09:14of disobedience, they're finally at the edge of the promised land. They made it. This journey was a lot harder than it needed to be, but they're finally here. It's like when you're driving on vacation in bumper to bumper traffic and your kids are arguing the whole time. The trip was really painful, but it's going to be worth it, right? The trip's going to be worth it. The destination is going to make all that worth it, right?09:44of the Israelites. Not so much when it comes to the Israelite family vacation.09:50They botched the trip to the promised land, and they're about to botch the trip into the promised land.09:58Twelve spies are sent to spy out the land, scope out the enemies that occupy it, and bring back a report.10:05Before they head out, Moses gives them a pep talk in chapter 13, verse 20.10:10He says, be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land. As you discussed, only two of the spies listen to Moses. Only two of them are of good courage and bring back a good report. Ten of them are cowards and they bring back a very negative report. These men choose to travel down the path that leads to doubt. And their path to doubt is the same exact path to doubt that you and I willingly walk down all the time.10:45So what is the path to doubt?10:49There are four attitudes and actions that will lead you to doubting the Lord and His good purposes for you.10:56So on your outline, I will doubt if I am paralyzed by my circumstances.11:02I will doubt if I am paralyzed by my circumstances.11:10Let's read verses 25-27 of chapter 13.11:36It flows with milk and honey. And this is its fruit. So far, so good, right? The first section of this report seems faithful. They give a positive description of the land. It's flowing with milk and honey. They even obey Moses' command and bring back some of the fruit of the land. Good job, guys. Well, this thumbs up is about to turn to a thumbs down. Very quickly, this report goes off the rails in verses 28 through 29.12:06However, that's when it goes wrong. However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large, and besides, we saw the descendants of Anaknir.12:19The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negev.12:21The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country.12:25And the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the Jordan.12:31They're doing great until that, however, changes everything.12:38Yes, the land has a lot of flocks.12:40It has a lot of fruit.12:42It's a great land.12:44But the people there are really scary.12:47They are freakishly tall.12:48They have huge cities with massive walls.12:51They are way too strong.12:56There are enemies everywhere.13:00The unfaithful spies overshadow the goodness of the land with their however talk.13:07They downplay God's good gift to them, and they overhype the obstacles in their way.13:14You and I are great at this kind of however talk as well.13:19You think to yourself, yeah, I should be more present at home and engaging with my kids.13:24However, I'm just so exhausted when I get home.13:27I have nothing left to give.13:31Oh, I know I should take part in the New Testament reading plans that they're doing at Harvest. However, I'm just way too busy to commit to something like that. Maybe whenever life slows down. I should lead my family in devotions. However, I don't really know what I would say. I don't really know what I would do, so I'm just going to avoid that. I know I should share my faith and tell people about Jesus. However, I'm an introvert.14:00And it really makes me uncomfortable to do that. However talk leads to doubt. Doubt leads to disobedience. And disobedience leads to a denial of the blessings that God wants to give to you. A voice of reason cuts through their however talk in verse 30. Caleb, one of the faithful spies, speaks up for God and tells the truth. He calls people to action. Look at verse 30. But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, let us go up at once and occupy it for we are well able to overcome it. The unfaithful spies are dumping gasoline on the fire and fueling the fear of the people. The Israelites must respond in a loud panic because Caleb has to shut them up. He says, shush them so that they will listen to them.15:00And Caleb says, guys, let's stop talking and let's start going. We will defeat them. This is Caleb's epic movie moment. He is rallying the troops like William Wallace and Braveheart or Theoden in Lord of the Rings. If this were a movie, the epic music would blast. They would all raise their swords and storm the promised land. Happy ending. Is that what happens?15:30Now, the response to Caleb's epic speech is more however talk. The unfaithful spies ratchet up. They intensify their bad report in verses 31 through 33. Then the men who had gone up with him said, we are not able to go up against the people for they are stronger than we are. A.K.A. they are stronger than God.16:01So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out saying the land through which we have gone to spy out is a land that devours its inhabitants and all the people that we saw in it are of a great height and there we saw the Nephilim the sons of Anak who come from the Nephilim and we seem to ourselves like grasshoppers and so we seemed to them. In verse 27 They mix in a positive description of the land. It's flowing with milk and honey. In these verses, they are straight negative. Now on second thought, the land isn't so great. Actually, it's a terrible place that will destroy us, that will devour us, and the people there are way too strong. We will lose if we go. What is their problem? Why are they saying these things?17:00making a bad decision you'll say and do just about anything to carry that out you'll exaggerate you'll lie you'll steamroll over others who disagree with you never underestimate the power of fear and its ability to distort your perception of reality the unfaithful spies are paralyzed by what they saw in the promised land and they are too and do what God said.17:35Can you relate to the ten unfaithful spies at all?17:40Do you ever exaggerate your problems?17:44Do you ever catastrophize your life?17:49Do you feel paralyzed by your circumstances right now and unable to move forward?17:56Maybe you are paralyzed by the difficult circumstances of your marriage right now.18:01Your marriage hasn't been good for months, maybe even years, and you've given up hope that it will ever change, so you just sleepwalk through life.18:11Maybe you are paralyzed by the difficult circumstances of your children not really caring about Jesus, constantly disobeying you, and you've just given up.18:23You doubt that things will ever change. So you wave the white flag. Maybe the difficult circumstance you are paralyzed by right now is a relational strain in your life. You and a family member haven't talked for a long time. Whenever you're in the same room, there's a lot of tension. And you doubt that it will ever improve. So you stop doing your part in reconciling the relationship. Maybe you are paralyzed by the difficult circumstance of a very hard decision that you need to make very soon. And you think to yourself, there's no way there will be a positive outcome to this, so it doesn't really matter what I decide. You're paralyzed. You don't know what to do, so you decide to do nothing. You decide to disobey the Lord. And please hear me, I know that many of you are going through an intense season of suffering. Some of which I know, some of which I don't know. You're experiencing loss, isolation, sickness, deep wounds in your family. The hits keep on coming and you don't see an end in sight. I do not want to minimize your pain, but I do want to maximize your view of the Lord. You will continue to be paralyzed by your circumstances until you choose to focus on the God who is far greater and far stronger than your circumstances. You may have been thrown for a loop by what happened to you, but God wasn't. Instead of being paralyzed by the immensity of your problems, be encouraged by the immensity of your God. When you have a small vision of God, your problems seem unbelievably out of control.20:27But when you have a big vision of a big God, your problems are teeny tiny in comparison.20:34Small God, big problems.20:36Big God, small problems.20:38Do that with me.20:39Small God, big problems.20:42Big God, small problems.20:45Remember, I will doubt if I am paralyzed by my circumstances.20:50Secondly, I will doubt if I choose the comfort of my past. I will doubt if I choose the comfort of my past. The day after a presidential election is a fascinating social experiment, isn't it? Does the losing side really respond with grace and poise? Almost never. You turn on the TV, no matter who wins, no matter who loses, there is a temper tantrum.21:20There's upset feelings. There's even crying. People threatening to leave the country, which never actually happens. I've never seen that. People actually follow through on that. The Israelites react to this bad report in a very similar way at the beginning of Numbers 14. Look at verses 1 through 4 of chapter 14. Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.21:50The whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt, or would that we had died in the wilderness?21:56Why is the Lord bringing us into this land to fall by the sword?22:00Our wives and our little ones will become a prey.22:03Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?22:08And they said to one another, Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt.22:15Wouldn't you know it, it's pity party time.22:18The Israelites are feeling bad for themselves. Do you see yourself in this response at all? I know that I do. I had a very bad reaction a few weeks ago. I had a very long and frustrating day, and I just wanted to go to bed. Anybody else, has that ever happened to you? You're just like, I'm just done with this day. I want to start over fresh tomorrow. And I thought to myself, you know what, I'm just going to fill up my water bottle, just in case I'm thirsty in the middle I'm going to go to bed. So I fill it up to the brim. It's a pretty big water bottle. Here's the problem. I didn't tighten the lid. So when I go to grab it, it spills over the entire counter. It goes down into all the drawers and it goes back behind the oven. And I just sit there and be like, what just happened? The water was everywhere. It took me 20 minutes to clean it up. I had to pull the oven out and dry behind there. And then you see all the stuff that's under your oven, which is really gross. So I'm scrubbing. I'm vacuuming. I'm doing all that. I have to pull all the drawers open and towel them dry. All of our pans are soaked. All of our bread bags are soaked. I'm fuming. And I go up to my bedroom and I tell my wife all about it. I have a very bad reaction. I say, why does this stuff always happen to me? I'm like a magnet for annoying and embarrassing stories. And then I proceeded to list all the embarrassing things that happened to me recently.23:47Like getting hit by an uninsured DoorDash driver. Who else has that happened to? Breaking my foot on stilts. Who else has that happened to? If you don't know that story, take me to Chick-fil-A sometime and I'll tell you all about it. But anyway, I'm going through this list and I finally finish my monologue. And my wife says, nothing. And she looks at me with the look that only a wife can have.24:17This water incident was not ridiculous. My response was ridiculous. Even more than that, my response was ungodly and wrong. The Israelites' response in this passage is ridiculous. It's ungodly. It's wrong. They grumble and complain against their leaders. They grumble and complain against God. They even accuse God of pulling a cruel prank on them.24:45Oh, God only brought us out of Egypt so we could die here. He did that to kill our children. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense, guys. God did all that just to zing you. Right. It's ridiculous. Foolish thinking leads to foolish behavior. I don't want to focus too much on their grumbling because we're going to talk about their complaining more at the end of this series. The Israelites not only complain and make accusations, They also openly rebel against God. And they start a mutiny. They refuse to enter the promised land. And they say, we're going back to Egypt. They want to go back to slavery. Why would they want to do that? Why would the Israelites want to go back to slavery? Because it's familiar. Because it's comfortable. Because there are no surprises.25:46They know what to expect from day to day. A life of bondage is more comfortable than a life of trusting God. And the same is true for Christians today. This is why in times of trial and uncertainty, you are the most tempted to go back to who you used to be and what you used to do before Jesus Christ saved you. You are the most tempted to slip back into your old sinful patterns.26:16And Paul warns against this temptation in Romans 6, 20-21. He says, For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at the time from the things of which you were now ashamed? What good did it do you? For the end of those things is death. There is no upside to sin. There is no benefit to going back. It is pointless.26:46You will be disappointed when you slip back into your old self. When you slip back into your old sinful patterns. It's like watching a movie that you used to love when you were a kid, but now it does nothing for you. Just turn it off and move on. It's like slipping into an old jacket that used to fit you so well in high school or college, but now it's way too loose, it's way too tight. Take it off, throw it in the trash, and wear something that's fits who you actually are now.27:20I could spend the rest of this sermon listing off all the sinful patterns you are tempted to slip back into.27:26But that's pointless because you know exactly what sinful pattern you are tempted to slip back into.27:35Maybe you're feeling that itch right now.27:39Maybe you've scratched that itch already and you're feeling that urge yet again.27:46Well, please consider the answer to these two questions with me. When has sin ever helped you? What's the answer to that question? Never. When has sin ever been the right solution to your problem? Not even once. Going back to your past sin will only hurt you and it will never help you. It will only amplify the fears and doubts that you're already experiencing.28:14experiencing. Sometimes it feels like the current of temptation is impossible to resist.28:20But that's not true.28:22Don't just give up and go back.28:24Instead, by the grace of God, by the power of the Holy Spirit, dig in and move forward.28:31Be honest with a Christian friend or family member.28:36Talk to me or one of the elders after service.28:38We would love to pray for you.28:39We would love to give you the counsel that you need.28:43Listen to the warning of this passage. I know that many of you just need to hear from the Lord. You don't have to go back. You don't have to do this. Do you believe that? You don't have to go back. You may feel like you have to give in to your sin, but you don't. You don't have to do this. You I will doubt if I am paralyzed by my circumstances. I will doubt if I choose the comfort of my past. I will doubt if I tune out godly counsel. I will tune out if I tune out godly counsel. At this point, most of the Israelites are packing their bags and typing the address for Egypt in their GPS. They are ready to go.29:43But there are four men who are willing to stand in the gap and go against the grain of this insanity. And two of these men are the faithful spies, Joshua and Caleb. They speak up and give godly counsel. In chapter 14, verses 5 through 9.30:13and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, the land which we passed to to spy it out is an exceedingly good land.30:22If the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.30:30Only do not rebel against the Lord.30:33And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bred for us.30:37Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us.30:41Do not fear them. Caleb is two for two with the inspiring speeches. And this time Joshua, his friend, backs him up. You think, okay, maybe this time the people will listen. Maybe this time they will respond in faith instead of doubt. Look at their response in verse 10. Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Once again, you just want to reach the Pages of Scripture and shake them by the shoulders. Why won't you listen? Why do you keep disobeying? Why do you keep doubting? Those are great questions. Let me answer those questions with questions of my own. Have you ever not listened to God's Word in the past? Have you ever closed your Bible after reading it and not done what it said?31:41Have you ever not lived out what you were called to in a faithful sermon? Have you ever tuned out godly counsel from a wise Christian friend? I see a lot of nodding heads. I hear some yeses. But why? Why didn't you listen to God's word? Why did you tune out godly counsel? Because you thought you knew better than God. You trusted yourself.32:11when you should have trusted him. That godly counsel from a solid Christian friend wasn't what you wanted to hear, so you chose to go with your own way. You chose to follow your own advice. Like mold, doubt thrives in the darkness. Doubt will continue to spread in your heart and your mind if you do not willingly expose yourself to the light of God's word. But here's the thing.32:41It's not enough to just buy a lamp and put it in your living room.32:46What do you need to do next?32:49Turn it on.32:50That's the only way you can experience the illuminating power of the lamp.32:54You have to do something.32:56This requires action.32:58It's the same with God's Word.33:00It's not enough just to have the Bible on your nightstand, on your bookshelf.33:05You have to actually do something.33:07You have to actually read it.33:10It's not even enough just to read the Bible. It's not enough just to come every Sunday and hear the Word. You have to actually do something with it. You have to actually have action and follow through. You have to live in obedience to it to truly experience the life-giving power of God's Word. The death-destroying power of Scripture. This requires you doing what it says.33:40I stole it from the Bible. Listen to James.33:45But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.33:48For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in the mirror.33:55For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.33:59But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.34:11The Israelites hear what God has to say, but they do not do what God says. They are hearers who forget and not doers who act, so they forfeit God's blessing. Are you a hearer who forgets? Or are you a doer who acts and receives God's blessing? Could it be that you are so worried, anxious, and filled with doubt because you know a lot this book, but you're not doing a lot with this book.34:46Your knowledge of Scripture is very high, but your obedience percentage is very, very low.34:55I have to tell you, that's a very destructive place to be, and you do not want to stay there.35:01If you stay in that position of knowing a lot, but not doing what the Bible says, you will doubt that God knows what He is doing.35:09You will doubt that God loves you. You will doubt your salvation. You will not have an assurance of your faith. This is why so many believers do not believe in the truth of the gospel, not trust that they have an assurance. They're not living in obedience to Scripture. They're not enjoying that close fellowship that comes with doing what God says. You know the Bible, but don't live it out. You will doubt.35:39It's just a matter of time.35:43I will doubt if I am paralyzed by my circumstances.35:47I will doubt if I choose the comfort of sin.35:50I will doubt if I tune out godly counsel.35:53And finally, I will doubt if I follow the crowd.35:58I will doubt if I follow the crowd.36:04Israel is about to treat Joshua and Caleb like human pinatas.36:08They're about to stone them.36:11Then in chapter 14, verse 10, God shows up on the scene himself and stops the whole thing, and he takes Moses aside for a personal conversation.36:22It's very similar to what we studied last week in Exodus chapter 32.36:26Once again, God tells Moses, I'm going to destroy this rebellious people and start over with you.36:33Once again, Moses pleads for mercy.36:37And once again, God responds that plea for mercy and chooses to save the Israelites. God answers Moses' request, but there will be consequences. There will be consequences for the doubters, and there will be blessing for those who remain faithful. Let's look at these consequences and blessings in chapter 14, verse 20 into 38. I know it's a lot, but please stay with me.37:07But truly, as I live, as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord, none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the test these ten times, and have not obeyed my voice, shall see the land that I swore to give to their fathers, and none of those who despise me shall see it. But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring him to the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it.37:37Now since the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valleys, turn tomorrow and set out for the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea. And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron saying, How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against me? I have heard the grumblings of the people of Israel which they grumble against me. Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you. Your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness.38:07who have grumbled against me. Not one shall come into this land where I swore you, where I make you to dwell, except Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun. But your little ones, who you said would become prey, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have rejected. But as for you, your dead bodies shall fall in the wilderness, and your children shall be shepherds in the wilderness 40 years, and shall suffer for your faithlessness. And for the last of your dead bodies lies in the wilderness.38:38According to the number of the days in which you spy out the land, 40 days, a year for each day, you shall bear your iniquity 40 years, and you shall know my displeasure. I, the Lord, have spoken. Surely this I will do to all this wicked congregation who are gathered together against me. In this wilderness they shall come to a full end, and there they shall die. And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him, by bringing up a bad report, the man who brought up a bad report of the land died by a plague before the Lord. Of those who went out to spy the land, only Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive. Let's cover the consequences first. The older generations who doubted and grumbled will never see the promised land. They will die in the wilderness. And along the way they'll have to wander for 40 years.39:37One year for every single day the spies were in the land. The younger generations will see the promised land, but they have to wait for 40 years. So if you are 19 when this happened, how old will you be when you see the promised land? 59 years old. These are the consequences for doubting the Lord. These are the consequences for caring about public opinion more than God's definitive word.40:06These are the consequences for following the crowd instead of following the Lord. But there is blessing for those who follow the Lord instead of follow the crowd. God says only two of the spies will not die. Only two of the spies will see the promised land. Joshua and Caleb. These men remain faithful when everyone around them is faithless. They choose to trust when everyone else doubts.40:37Why? What makes them so special? Well, God tells us. God says it's about Caleb. He has a different spirit than the rest of the Israelites. He says he follows the Lord fully. What does that mean? It means that Caleb does whatever God says, no matter what. When it's easy, when it's not so easy, when it seems impossible.41:10He only cares about what God says. He doesn't lick His finger and try to figure out which direction the wind is blowing. He is willing to stand out as different. He refuses to blend in and be like everybody else. Do you have a different spirit than the non-believers around you? Do you have a different spirit than the non-Christians at work, your non-Christian neighbors? Or do you look just like them? Do you follow the Lord fully, or do you follow the Lord half-heartedly? I said at the beginning of this message that many Christians look just as anxious, stressed out, and worried as the non-Christians around them. Is that you today?42:08If that's you, you can have a different spirit today. You can follow the Lord fully today. You can bring all of your cares, all of your intrusive thoughts to God, and His perfect peace will guard your heart and your mind today. You can cast all of your anxieties on Him today because He cares for you today. And every other day after that, you can make a change today.42:36I really don't want you to mishear me. Please listen carefully.42:40You will experience doubt. You will experience worry. You will experience fear.42:47These are just the realities of living in a fallen world. But you do not need to be controlled by these things any longer. You don't need to be worried all the time. Do not sentence yourself to a life of stress.43:02It may be a badge of honor in this sinful culture, but it will not be rewarded in heaven. Being worried all the time may seem normal by this world's standards, but it is not normal by heaven's standards. Do not follow the crowd and willingly travel down the path to doubt any longer. Be on guard against the four attitudes and actions that will lead you down the path to doubt.43:31You will doubt if you are paralyzed by your circumstances. You will doubt if you choose the comfort of your past. You will doubt if you tune out godly counsel. And you will doubt if you follow the crowd. The Lord is so faithful in giving us what we need to fight against doubt. He has given us His word. He has given us prayer. He has given us His people.44:01and he has given us the Lord's Supper. You may be wondering, how does communion help me to fight against doubt? Every single time we share in this meal together, we are rejecting the lies of this world and we are proclaiming the truths of God's word. Every single time we take part in this meal together, we are rejecting the lies that Jesus is just a made-up fairy tale or some moral teacher who has nice things to say 2,000 years ago. We are proclaiming that Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord. We are rejecting the lies that we're not sure what happens after you die, or there are multiple ways to God. No, instead, we are proclaiming that Jesus Christ is the only way, the only truth, and the only life. We are rejecting the lies that God doesn't care about us. We are proclaiming that God is our Father, and He adopted us through faith in His Son.45:00We are rejecting the lie that we could ever be good enough to earn God's love and we are proclaiming that in Christ we are loved by God. We are accepted by God. We are forgiven. We are made new. Every single time we share this meal together we are rejecting the lies of this world and proclaiming the unshakable truths of heaven. What better way is there to fight against doubt than that? Our communion servers and our worship team can now make their way forward.45:31You do not need to be a member of Harvest Bible Chapel to take part in the Lord's Supper, but you do need to be a member of the family of God. There are some of you in this room who do not have faith in Jesus Christ. You doubt what the Bible says about who He is and what He has done. If that's you, I encourage you to stay seated. I encourage you to consider where your doubt has led you. Doubting Jesus has only led to misery, heartache, and pain. I implore you today to be done with doubt and to place your trust in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. If you are a born-again believer in Jesus, in a few moments you will walk down one of the center aisles and come receive the elements from one of our servers. You will go back to your seat and wait until we take the Lord's Supper together. You can come as you are ready. Small Group DiscussionRead Numbers 13:1-14:38What was your big take-away from this passage / message?Why has worry become such an acceptable sin in the church? What do you tend to worry and stress about the most?What circumstances are you paralyzed by and how can you begin to move forward?What biblical command or godly counsel do you need to apply to your life right now?BreakoutPray for one another.

Seit mehr als zehn Jahren lebte und forschte Lydia Möcklinghoff in Brasilien. Nun ist die Zoologin bei einem Flugzeugabsturz im Pantanal gestorben. Zur Erinnerung stellen wir ein Ein-Plus-Gespräch mit ihr in Auszügen noch einmal in unseren Podcast-Feed. Dräger, Utz www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Plus Eins

Jude Bellingham ist der Matchwinner und England steht im Halbfinale der Weltmeisterschaft. Der Traum vom ersten WM-Titel seit 1966 lebt weiter. Die Mannschaft von Thomas Tuchel bewies im Viertelfinale gegen Norwegen Moral, drehte nach einem Rückstand die Partie und setzte sich nach Verlängerung mit 2:1 durch. Jude Bellingham bewies mit einem Doppelpack einmal mehr seine Extraklasse und führte die „Three Lions“ nahezu im Alleingang zum Sieg.Nun wartet auf England die wohl größte Herausforderung des Turniers. Im Halbfinale trifft das Team von Thomas Tuchel am Mittwoch um 21 Uhr in Atlanta auf Titelverteidiger Argentinien. Der amtierende Weltmeister setzte sich im Viertelfinale in Kansas City mit 3:1 nach Verlängerung gegen die Schweiz durch. Dabei reichte den Südamerikanern eine insgesamt durchschnittliche Leistung, um den Einzug in die Runde der letzten vier perfekt zu machen.Wie immer begleiten wir euch täglich durch die Weltmeisterschaft – mit den wichtigsten Ergebnissen, spannenden Geschichten, Eindrücken aus den Stadien und allem, was ihr rund um das Turnier wissen müsst. Viel Spaß mit der Folge!Alles wichtige zur WM und der deutschen Nationalmannschaft gibts hier:https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/fifa-wm-2026Alle Live- und Audiostreams zu den WM-Partien findet ihr hier: https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/fifa-wm-2026/alle-livestreams-zur-wm-2026,stream-uebersicht-100.html(00:00) Intro (00:43) Argentinien im Halbfinale, Schweiz raus(07:40) England besiegt Norwegen

We spend a lot of time making different calculations. We think about what's going to bring us the greatest benefit, what's going to produce the best outcome, and what will help us accomplish the most. That's a good approach when it comes to our physical lives, but when it comes to avodat Hashem, there is a different rule. Our job is not to calculate what we think will accomplish the most. It is to do exactly what Hashem asks us to do and trust that His calculations are infinitely greater than ours. Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian brings out this lesson very clearly in the first of this week's two parashiyot. In Parashat Matot, Hashem tells Moshe Rabbeinu to go to war against Midyan, and immediately afterward he would leave this world. Rashi, quoting the Midrash, points out the greatness of Moshe Rabbeinu. Even though he knew that fulfilling this command would bring about his own death, he did not hesitate for a moment. He fulfilled Hashem's command with joy and without delay. Rabbi Lopian notes that we find what appears to be a different approach by Yehoshua bin Nun. Hashem also commanded Yehoshua to wage war and conquer Eretz Yisrael, and after that mission was complete, his life would come to an end. Chazal tell us that Yehoshua delayed the war, and as a result, he lost ten years of his life. Rabbi Lopian explains that Yehoshua had the best of intentions. He knew Moshe Rabbeinu's prophecy that after Moshe died, the Jewish people would eventually stray from the proper path. Yehoshua understood that as long as he remained alive, it was considered as if Moshe was still alive, because Chazal teach that as long as a student lives, it is as if his rebbe is still living. Indeed, the Jewish people remained loyal to Hashem throughout Yehoshua's lifetime, and only after he died did they begin serving avodah zarah. Yehoshua therefore made a calculation. If he delayed the war, he would live longer, and Klal Yisrael would remain on the proper path for a longer period of time. It seemed like a wonderful calculation. Moshe Rabbeinu could have made the very same calculation. He could have thought, "If I delay the war against Midyan and remain alive longer, I'll continue leading the Jewish people, and they too will remain on the proper path." But Moshe Rabbeinu did not make calculations. Hashem told him to do something, and he did it immediately. In the end, Yehoshua's calculation accomplished just the opposite of what he intended. Instead of gaining years, he lost ten years of his life, and consequently, the Jewish people strayed from the proper path earlier than they would have had he fulfilled Hashem's command immediately. Moshe Rabbeinu, on the other hand, only gained. Because he fulfilled Hashem's command without delay, the prophecy that the Jewish people would stray from the path was postponed until after Yehoshua's passing. Hashem fulfilled the prophetic words אחרי מותי כי השחת תשחיתון to mean not only after Moshe's death, but after the death of his faithful student as well. By trusting Hashem, Moshe accomplished far more than he ever could have by making his own calculations. Very often we also make calculations when it comes to Torah and mitzvot. We say, "I know I should give tzedakah, but first I want to become more financially secure." "I know I should spend more time learning Torah, but right now I need to build my career." "I know I should do this mitzvah, but maybe if I wait a little longer, it will work out better." Our job is not to calculate how Hashem's commands will produce the best results. Our job is to do what Hashem wants now. Hashem, Who sees the past, present, and future all at once, has already made every calculation. Living with emunah means recognizing that Hashem's calculations are infinitely greater than ours. If we do our job by fulfilling His will with joy and without delay, trusting that we only gain by listening to Him, then we will fulfill our mission in this world properly. Shabbat Shalom

Das EU-Parlament stimmt für die Einführung eines per App verfügbaren, digitalen Gelds in Europa. Nun wird weiter mit den 27 EU-Staaten verhandelt – einige Streitpunkte sind noch offen.

US-Präsident Donald Trump will der Ukraine ermöglichen, selbst Patriot-Flugabwehrraketen herzustellen. Bis die ersten eigens produzierten Raketen zum Einsatz kommen, dürfte es jedoch mehrere Jahren dauern, sagt Fabian Hoffmann von der norwegischen Militärakademie in Oslo. Die weiteren Themen: · Die Hitze in der Schweiz hält an. Unter den hohen Temperaturen leiden nicht nur einige Menschen, sondern auch Gemüse und Früchte. SRF 4 News-Redaktorin Reena Thelly hat auf dem Marktplatz in Basel mit Landwirten und Verkäuferinnen gesprochen und wollte wissen, was die Hitze mit dem Gemüse und den Früchten anstellt, die auf unsere Teller kommen. · Das Gastgeschenk für die Staats- und Regierungschefiinen und -chefs am Nato-Gipfel in Ankara sorgt derzeit für Aufsehen. Gastgeber Recep Tayyip Erdogan liess den Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern einen Revolver mit eingraviertem Namen überreichen. Thomas Seibert ist freier Journalist in der Türkei und ordnet ein, was Erdogan mit dem Geschenk bewirken wollte. · Noch vor Kurzem hatte Stephan Kandelhardt keinen Schweizer Pass. Nun ist er gewählter Gemeinderat von Oberweningen ZH und engagiert sich für seine Gemeinde. Zürich-Reporter Can Külahcigil hat ihn zu einem Fest für Politikerinnen und Politiker begleitet und mit ihm über seine besondere Geschichte gesprochen.

In Mittelbaden kam durch Untersuchungen ans Licht, dass auf einer Fläche von 127 Quadratkilometern Böden und Grundwasser durch PFAS verseucht sind. Die Ursache ist PFAS-haltiger Kompost, der auf den Feldern verteilt wurde. Nun testen Forschende der Uni Stuttgart dort neue Methoden, um die hartnäckigen Ewigkeits-Chemikalien im Boden zu reduzieren. Astrid Meisoll im Gespräch mit Professor Claus Haslauer, Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Wasser- und Umweltsystemmodellierung

Die Instrumente sind noch nicht mal abbezahlt, schon schlägt das Hype-Barometer aus. Little Grandad aus London machte sich im UK schon einen Namen als gute Live-Band. Nun erscheinen die ersten Aufnahmen und das Barometer zittert weiter. Ihr neuster Song schafft's heute in die Sounds! Top 5 Playlist.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Villain-Venice-Steampunk-Adventure-Expanded/dp/B0GYVW1ZM3?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE REVIEW This title was released in June 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 July 2026, and on general sale after this date. The Meddling Monk and the Meddling Nun are stranded on Earth with a broken TARDIS and find themselves involved in a series of odd escapades, each more onerous than expected. But the greatest challenge is still to come... Monky Puzzle An international jigsaw competition has come to town. Do the Monk and the Nun have time to compete before the arrival of a very special guest? There's only one way to find out. What could possibly go wrong? Monky About What's it all about? Well, it's a Big Finish finale so there's bound to be explosions, and chases with perhaps a starry cameo and a threat to all life on Earth. What could possibly go wrong?

Bob and Monét welcome Nick Smith and discuss whether they'd do drag outside of work, revisit the time Bob put Nick in drag, and debate Katy Perry vs. The Nun. They also talk about Gayle King addressing the Oprah lesbian rumors, what they'd do if a partner wouldn't let them into their house, and which opinions Nick has held since he was a kid. Plus, Jacob recalls a prank he played on Bob, they teach Nick about meth, and Monét shares a personal encounter. They also discuss whether they all have distinctive voices and plan the perfect movie role to finally win Queen Latifah an Oscar.

Eine rote Karte an der Fussball-WM wird zum Politikum. US-Stürmerstar Folarin Balogun wäre eigentlich gesperrt für den Achtelfinal. Nun darf er am Dienstag doch antreten. US-Präsident Trump persönlich soll FIFA-Präsident Infantino darum gebeten haben. Die weiteren Themen: · Russland hat in der Nacht erneut Angriffe auf die ukrainische Hauptstadt Kiew geflogen. Mindestens sieben Menschen seien gestorben, teilen die ukrainischen Behörden mit. · Im Süden Europas wüten mehrere Waldbrände. Die Feuerwehrleute kämpfen in Portugal, Spanien, Griechenland und Frankreich gegen die Flammen. · Easyjet könnte bald verkauft werden. Die britische Fluggesellschaft meldet, man habe einem Übernahmeangebot des US-Investors «Castle-Lake» «im Grundsatz» zugestimmt. · Fussball-WM: Norwegen wirft Rekordmeister Brasilien aus dem Turnier. England den Gastgeber Mexiko. · Tennis: Belinda Bencic ist am Grand-Slam-Turnier in Wimbledon im Achtelfinal ausgeschieden. Sie verlor gegen die US-Amerikanerin Coco Gauff in drei Sätzen.

In seiner zweiten Amtszeit rechnet Donald Trump ab. Er verwandelt das Justizministerium in ein Werkzeug der Vergeltung, während er Anhänger und Verbündete begnadigt. Es ist unklar, ob sich der Rechtsstaat davon erholt. Trump macht keinen Hehl daraus, dass er auf Vergeltung aus ist. «Ich wurde gejagt, von sehr schlechten Menschen, aber jetzt bin ich der Jäger», sagte er im Mai. Trump, der erste US-Präsident der angeklagt und verurteilt wurde, sieht sich selbst als Opfer einer instrumentalisierten Justiz. Nun richtet er das mächtige Justizministerium seinerseits gegen seine Gegner. Er hat die traditionelle Unabhängigkeit der Bundesstaatsanwaltschaft aufgehoben und fordert die Strafverfolgung jener, die er zu seinen Feinden zählt. Verbündete, die verurteilt wurden, begnadigt er – auch jene, die am 6. Januar 2021 das Kapitol in Washington stürmten. «Es ist niederschmetternd, den Niedergang des Rechtsstaates mitansehen zu müssen», sagt Andrew Weissmann, der jahrelang ein führender Bundesstaatsanwalt war. Trump schafft eine Blaupause dafür, wie Präsidenten Strafverfolgungen für ihre Zwecke einsetzen können. Die Schutzmechanismen, welche Staatsanwälte von politischer Einflussnahme abschirmen sollten, haben sich als zu schwach erwiesen. «Wenn rechtsstaatliche Regeln einmal verletzt wurden, ist es schwierig, den Geist wieder in die Flasche zu bringen», sagt John Jones, ein ehemaliger Bundesrichter.

Centuries before Hollywood dressed it in a nun's habit, the demon Valak prowled the pages of forbidden grimoires as a winged boy astride a two-headed dragon, commanding legions of serpents to do his bidding.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources):https://weirddarkness.com/valekREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/24s8nzb9FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Although Valak is depicted in the films "The Nun" and in “The Conjuring 2” as a habit-wearing spirit, the real demon appears as a child riding a two-headed dragon — at least according to a 17th-century demon-hunting manual. (The Reality Behind The Demon, Valak) *** The Vatican is one of the most well-guarded areas in the world. But if rumors are to be believed, all that security isn't only to protect the pontiff… but some dark, disturbing secrets… and a machine that could change everything we know to be true. (The Vatican's Secret Machine) *** We'll look at that time a force field was accidentally created at a 3M plant. (3M's Accidental Force Field) *** In 1872 George Wheeler met and married May Tillson in Boston. He made a home for May and her younger sister Della, first in New York, then in California. Along the way, George fell in love with young Della and when she planned to marry someone else he was faced with a dilemma: he could not marry her himself and he could not bear to see her wed to another. The solution he chose pleased no one. (Thus She Passed Away) *** In the 1800s scientists and doctors needed cadavers to study human anatomy and practice their skills. To help accommodate the need, it was made legal to sell dead bodies. What could possibly go wrong? (The Unsettling Anatomy Act)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:16.547 = Show Open00:03:31.777 = The Reality Behind The Demon Valak00:11:37.807 = The Unsettling Anatomy Act ***00:24:33.689 = 3M's Accidental Force Field00:34:11.149 = Thus She Passed Away ***00:44:01.086 = The Vatican's Secret Machine00:53:13.339 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Reality Behind The Demon, Valak” by Gina Dimuro for All That's Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/43vu356n“3M's Accidental Force Field” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3vvnwbpv“Thus She Passed Away” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yyztmnat“The Unsettling Anatomy Act” by SM for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8vdns9“The Vatican's Secret Machine” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8kxxz8(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: December, 2021This episode of Weird Darkness moves from a centuries-old demon mistaken for a nun, through the Victorian trade in stolen corpses and a force field that appeared inside a 1980 factory, to a San Francisco trunk murder and a Catholic priest who claimed to have built a machine that could film the past.It opens with the demon Valak, who reaches modern audiences through The Nun and The Conjuring 2 as a pale, nun-robed figure but appears in the 17th-century grimoire Clavicula Salomonis Regis, or The Key of Solomon, as the 62nd spirit: a boy with angel's wings riding a two-headed dragon, commanding a legion of serpents and an army of thirty demons while hunting snakes and hidden treasure. The nun costume was the invention of director James Wan, who reshaped a vision the medium Lorraine Warren described to him — a swirling hooded figure carrying female energy — into a holy icon turned against her Catholic faith. Warren and her husband Ed, the demonologists who rose to fame after the 1976 Amityville investigation, reportedly met a spectral hooded figure at the Borley church in southern England, where lore held that a nun had been bricked alive in the convent walls after an affair with a monk. The Key of Solomon, which lists the seventy-two demons King Solomon was said to have vanquished, sat on the Vatican's Index librorum prohibitorum until the Church abandoned that list of prohibited books in 1966, though copies kept turning up in the hands of Catholic priests.From there the episode turns to the Anatomy Act of 1832, the British law that legalized dissecting unclaimed bodies from workhouses and hospitals to end the grave-robbing of the resurrectionists, yet instead built an organized corpse trade across Victorian England. The twelfth-century St. Bartholomew's left wicker baskets beneath its King Henry VIII gate for body dealers to fill, while a Liverpool Street express known as the "dead train" carried sealed funeral wagons of stacked corpses toward Cambridge. Deepening the trade, the New Poor Law of 1834 confined the destitute to workhouses whose officials profited from selling the dead, and in 1858 the master of St. Mary Newington workhouse, Alfred Feist, was caught funneling pauper bodies to Guy's Hospital through the undertaker Robert Hogg, who staged fake funerals and collected double payment. Anatomists prized the bodies of fetuses and children, keeping their skulls intact — only one of fifty-four specimens in a Cambridge collection had received a craniotomy — and the public's dread boiled over in Manchester in 1832, when a grandfather opened the coffin of a three-year-old who had died at the Swan Street Cholera Hospital and found a brick where the boy's head should have been.Next comes a stranger kind of dread, set in the summer of 1980 at a 3M plant in South Carolina, where workers slitting twenty-foot-wide polypropylene film at a thousand feet per minute walked into an invisible wall they could not push through. The static-charged field, which one worker measured past the limit of a 200-kilovolt handheld electrometer, pulled people toward it so strongly they had to back away on foot, swallowed a passing fly, and by one account could have held a bird in its grip before vanishing as abruptly as it formed. Managers reproduced the effect the next morning under lower humidity, and the plant production manager reportedly said he didn't know whether to fix it or sell tickets; later accounts claim a researcher who published on the phenomenon was contacted by NASA and federal agencies before the grounding fault was corrected and the field never returned.The episode then moves to a true-crime case in San Francisco, where around midnight on October 20, 1880, George A. Wheeler walked into a police station and confessed to strangling his sister-in-law Della Tillson and packing her body into a trunk in their room at 23 Kearney Street. Wheeler had fathered two children with Della, both of whom died, while her sister — his deaf wife, May — lived across the hall posing as his sister-in-law, and the arrival of the miner George Peckham, who hoped to marry Della and take her to Sacramento, drove Wheeler to kill rather than let the two leave together. He told reporters that Della sat in his lap and asked him to end her life, that she died with her head on his shoulder, and his defense of hereditary insanity failed across two trials, the second forced by a California Supreme Court ruling over improperly admitted testimony from a book on medical jurisprudence. On January 23, 1884, five thousand people gathered outside the jail, entrance tickets sold for ten dollars apiece, and Wheeler — newly drawn toward Catholic conversion under Father Cottle — kissed a crucifix, commended his spirit, and dropped to a broken neck.The episode closes inside the Vatican with Father Pellegrino Ernetti, an Italian priest, exorcist, and musical scholar who claimed in the 1950s to have helped build a device called the Chronovisor that could see and hear the past. Ernetti said a team of twelve anonymous scientists, among them the physicist Enrico Fermi and the rocket engineer Wernher von Braun, tuned the machine to a speech by Mussolini, then Napoleon, a Roman market under Emperor Trajan, a Cicero oration, and a 169 B.C. performance of Quintus Ennius's lost tragedy Thyestes, which he said let him publish its full text. When the magazine La Domenica del Corriere printed a Chronovisor image of Christ's face on the cross on May 2, 1972, it was soon matched to a mirrored photograph of a wood carving by the sculptor Cullot Valera, and Ernetti — who said the machine was too dangerous to exist and had been dismantled and hidden — left behind no device, no named living witnesses, and a 1993 presentation to four cardinals whose contents were never disclosed.