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Is transgenderism a mental disorder? Is transexualism a delusional pursuit? Is sexual identity a cultural value arbitrarily assigned at birth? This is the topic of today's discussion. My first experience with a person seeking transexual modification was as a private practice marriage counselor in Idaho, back in the early 1980's. This fellow was seeking an official diagnosis of transexualism as required by the state in order to proceed with surgical procedures. He had been denied certification by other psychologists and was hoping I would provide him with the needed diagnosis. One session was enough for me to deny his claim. Why? After hearing his story, it turned out that his wife had recently decided she was a lesbian and no longer wanted to have sex with him. In order to save his marriage he decided to have his genitals surgically removed so he could “become a woman” to save their marriage. Though motivated by love for his wife, this reason would not qualify him for surgery under any transgender or transexual definition. I can tell you he was plenty pissed off by my refusal to go along with his plan. By definition, a transgendered individual is one who identifies with a gender incongruent with their body. They prefer dressing in clothing usually associated with the “other” gender and purposely minimize their secondary sexual characteristics. They may prefer engaging in activities more popular with the “other” gender. Population estimates of transgender persons has jumped from an historically steady 0.6% of the total population as of 2016 to 1.0% of the population surveyed in 2025, with young people ages 13-17 now accounting for 3.3% of the general population. Transexual is defined as taking the extra step of body modification through surgery or hormones to bring the body into closer congruence with self-identity. It is estimated that 25% to 30% of transgendered individuals now undergo body modification, up from an estimated 10% to 15% in the early 2000's. What accounts for this rise in trans identity? Is it merely a rise in societal acceptance that grants the freedom to declare one's identity publicly as many claim, or is there another, more gnostic, interpretation of this phenomena? Let's consider this carefully. Many gnostic texts suggest that the spiritual plane is gendered and populated by male and female entities, which gives rise to tidy mythological pantheons of male and female gods. However, I question the meaning of the term “gender” as it applies to the aeonic realm. At least one important book of the Nag Hammadi makes no mention of gender in the spiritual realm, and that's the Tripartite Tractate upon which this gnosis is based. [I take that back. Actually, there's one mention of the fallen Aeon being as one stripped of their masculinity, but that's more a statement of overall loss of integration and power arising from the fall.] Everything I'm sharing with you today is based upon the Tripartite Tractate and the logical conclusions that arise from that book. Yes, the terms “Father” and “Son” are assigned to the originating consciousness out of which our consciousness flows, but the meaning of those terms has nothing to do with sexual attributes or form. Neutral names like “Source” and “Offspring” would do as nicely but lack the personal relatability of family and the familiarity of traditional names. Sexual orientation and activity only applies to us creatures here in the Deficiency for purposes of reproduction. The portal between the ethereal and the so-called material cosmos requires a mechanism for fruiting the 2nd Order Powers arriving from the Fullness. Sexual activity is primarily responsible for populating the 2nd economy for all creatures above the level of bacteria, amoeba, fungi, and some plants and invertebrates. It would seem that the rules for fruiting changed from asexual to sexual as the complexity of the 2nd Order creatures arriving on the planet changed from smallest to largest. The Aeons are not male and female. They are fully integrated units of consciousness. What we call male identity and female identity reflect our lack of integration of our complete identity, or what Jung referred to as the lack of self-actualization of our animus and anima. In other words, our essential identities are neither male nor female but both. So identifying with either is actually a deficiency that represents incomplete individuation hampered by overidentification with the physical form. Male identity is misclassified as belonging to a man's soul identity, or what we here at Gnostic Insights call “ego” identity. The same goes for female identity. Remember, all 2nd Order Powers share the same One Self consciousness that flows unimpeded from Above. What distinguishes us is our ego identity—our self-identified name, position, place, and duty. The same goes for the Aeons. The Aeons share their One identity with the Son as fractals of the Son, and are distinguished from one another by their self-identified egoic position within the hierarchy of the Fullness of God according to name, position, place, and duty. Like the Aeons, we encompass and embrace the full anima/animus spectrum within our ego identity. But down here, physical and material forces act upon our bodies and influence self-identity as either male or female. In reality, we are equally both. Furthermore, the memes we pick up here from our childhood experiences, especially childhood sexual trauma, can affect our gender identity. The Son is the Father's only direct emanation. The Son is a monad, not a dyad or syzygy. Even though we call this monad the Son, it is not a male figure. The Son is a fully realized individual representing all aspects of the originating Source. The Son is the singular embodiment of the ALL. The Totalities of the ALL are the full expression of the diversity of the Son. The Totalities of the ALL are not self-aware; they are fully identified with the ungendered Son. The ALL is called the “aeon of the Aeons.” During the act of singing glorious praise to the Father, this “aeon of the aeons” produces a limitless variety of Aeons that occupy the Fullness of God. The Aeons of the Fullness are fractal iterations of the ungendered Son. The Aeons self-sort themselves into a hierarchy of unique positions, ranks, and duties within the Fullness. Their job is to continue giving glory to the Father through song. The Aeons do not reproduce sexually. They combine with other Aeons and sings songs of glory to the Father all together within these various combinations, which produces fruit from their comingled glory. And during the giving of glory, the Aeons dream of Paradise. We 2nd Order Powers are the fruit of these Aeons dreaming of Paradise. We enjoy making love the same way the Aeons enjoy giving glory together. In our fallen world, we 2nd Order Powers manifest as only two sexes for the purpose of reproduction. Self-assigned gender identity is irrelevant to the end goal of biological reproduction; male plus female are required. Love is not confined to sexual activity or reproduction. Love is love and we are all full of love that flows like an unending stream from the Father through the Fullness. Love is not limited to sex, reproduction, or gender identification. Now we move on to a consideration of reincarnation and its implications for transgender confusion. We've talked about reincarnation in prior episodes. If you would like to review those, the links are in the transcript to this episode, so if you are listening to an audio podcast, please visit the Gnostic Insights website where all previous episodes are posted, or view this transcript at the Cyd Ropp Gnostic Reformation Substack. [Revisiting Reincarnation] [Reincarnation, Research, and Gnosis] Reincarnation provides an excellent counter-argument to transgenderism, so let's consider the logic of this together. We do not necessarily reincarnate as the same gender from lifetime to lifetime. Therefore it follows that our ego's memory houses all of our prior gender identities. What we take for our gender identity is usually associated with the body we are currently inhabiting. A person may identify with their previous life's gender and carry those memes strongly forward into this incarnation. It is not an error to notice those gender-identified memes and behave accordingly. The error is thinking this current body needs to conform to that previous meme chord that we call gender. Confusion arises from thinking one is born into the wrong body or telling a child they are born into the wrong body. No. We are born into the most perfect body possible for our current incarnation. We are sent into this fallen world by our aeonic parents with our full cooperation. We forget our mission once we are here. We forget why we are here and who we really are, just as the Demiurge did. The error is thinking we know better than the Fullness from our fallen perspective down here who we are and what body we should be wearing. “Tomboy” girls and so-called “effeminate” boys are just that. There is no need to make the body conform to the previous life's body. There is a reason to inhabit the body one is born into. Perhaps lessons to be learned by living a lifetime in a less familiar body configuration. Remember, our talents are gifted by our aeonic parents, just as our DNA comes through our earthly parents. A female who is gifted with so-called “masculine” traits is not masculine. The words masculine or feminine are misnomers of our gender-obsessed, fallen culture. Here's a chart of so-called masculine and feminine traits drawn up by an AI at my request. The AI noted that, “Personality traits are often categorized as masculine or feminine, though it's important to note that these traits exist on a spectrum and can be present in anyone, regardless of gender.” And, indeed, you can see by the chart that a well-balanced, integrated personality would display both types of traits as needed, regardless of sex. Trait Type Communication Masculine: Direct, assertive Feminine: Empathetic, nurturing Emotional Expression Masculine: Reserved, independent Feminine: Expressive, relational Leadership Style Masculine: Authoritative, task-oriented Feminine: Collaborative, inclusive Conflict Resolution Masculine: Competitive, confrontational Feminine: Cooperative, harmony Decision Making Masculine: Decisive, risk-taking Feminine: Reflective, consensus-building Problem Solving Masculine”: Analytical, logical Feminine: Intuitive, holistic Self-Perception Masculine: Self-reliant, confident Feminine: Community building, supportive Offering my own experience as an example, this unit of consciousness that is known as Cyd is often miscategorized by others as exhibiting so-called masculine traits in academic and workplace settings. Yet, at home, I skew much more toward the “feminine.” That's probably why I enjoyed running a large bed and breakfast for several years, because both types of traits make for an efficient yet caring innkeeper. Growing up, I was considered a “tomboy,” preferring wrestling and sports to playing with dolls and trying on make-up. My pixie haircut displays my lifelong disdain for futzing with hairdo's, curlers, and hair products. My mother was a glamorous woman, a real girlie-girl that forever tried to force me into pink and ruffles while I preferred jeans and hoodies, much to her frustration. Again, I don't think that any of these distinctions have one whit to do with gender. It never even crossed my mind that I should be a boy. Rude people from time to time have suggested I “come out” as gay and join the alphabet community. No thanks. No need. I am not confused. I am who I am. Knowing who you are, your aeonic inheritance and lifetimes of experience, transcends the tidy categories the culture would like to cram us into. The categories become irrelevant. We carry our fixed, God-given personalities along with our self-identity egos with us from lifetime to lifetime, adding and subtracting memes and meme chords like gender identity as we go. However, our initial personalities were formed by Aeons giving praise together in various combinations. Eventually we reach our final resting place. That resting place is not the silence of decomposing flesh in the grave. We have occupied countless bodies and forms throughout our lifetimes. We have left those bodies behind every time. We are not confined to those vessels of flesh and bone that sicken and die. Our One Self spirit and ever-evolving ego carry on. We either return to the next, most perfect body for our unit of consciousness to inhabit, or we stay in the higher ethereal plane occupied by Aeons and 2nd Order Powers who have left behind the material cosmos and the confusion that arises in the Deficiency. We will remain recognizable by ourselves and others. Our ego identification is not dependent on our gender or appearance; we have occupied so many different bodies in so many different incarnations that there is no way our identity is anchored by a single material form. Like Christ and the 3rd Order of Powers, we will all be recognizable to those who know us, irrespective of appearance or sexual traits. Like the Aeons, our ego is tied to our mind, our words, our rank in the overall system of the Fullness. “Each of those who glorify has his own station, rank, dwelling place, and place of rest, which is the glorification he brings forth.” [Tripartite Tractate verse 70] “For each of the aeons is a name corresponding to each of the Father's qualities and powers. Since he exists in many names, it is by mingling and through mutual harmony that they are able to speak of him, by means of a richness of speech. Thus, the Father is a single Name because he is One, but nevertheless innumerable in his qualities and names.” [verse 73] Just be who you are without labels or gender identification. Embrace your self-identity irrespective of how you present to others as long as it is true to your aeonic, God-given Self and ego. Drop those confusing and unnecessary cultural memes that weigh down your soul. Our God Above All Gods is not the author of confusion. Gender confusion is just another demiurgic ploy to throw you off track and keep you down. The Father's will is strong and clear and uplifting. The path of discovering gnosis and self-actualization is not through the labyrinths of despair and self-doubt. And it is certainly not through a surgeon's scalpel. Turn your eyes up to the Fullness and within to find true self identity and acceptance. This article is not meant to criticize but to uplift divergent individuals like myself. God blesses all of us. Onward and upward. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Stripe Credit Card *Choose your item *Item A - $10.00Item B - $25.00Item C - $50.00Total$0.00Submit

Is transgenderism a mental disorder? Is transexualism a delusional pursuit? Is sexual identity a cultural value arbitrarily assigned at birth? This is the topic of today's discussion. My first experience with a person seeking transexual modification was as a private practice marriage counselor in Idaho, back in the early 1980's. This fellow was seeking an official diagnosis of transexualism as required by the state in order to proceed with surgical procedures. He had been denied certification by other psychologists and was hoping I would provide him with the needed diagnosis. One session was enough for me to deny his claim. Why? After hearing his story, it turned out that his wife had recently decided she was a lesbian and no longer wanted to have sex with him. In order to save his marriage he decided to have his genitals surgically removed so he could “become a woman” to save their marriage. Though motivated by love for his wife, this reason would not qualify him for surgery under any transgender or transexual definition. I can tell you he was plenty pissed off by my refusal to go along with his plan. By definition, a transgendered individual is one who identifies with a gender incongruent with their body. They prefer dressing in clothing usually associated with the “other” gender and purposely minimize their secondary sexual characteristics. They may prefer engaging in activities more popular with the “other” gender. Population estimates of transgender persons has jumped from an historically steady 0.6% of the total population as of 2016 to 1.0% of the population surveyed in 2025, with young people ages 13-17 now accounting for 3.3% of the general population. Transexual is defined as taking the extra step of body modification through surgery or hormones to bring the body into closer congruence with self-identity. It is estimated that 25% to 30% of transgendered individuals now undergo body modification, up from an estimated 10% to 15% in the early 2000's. What accounts for this rise in trans identity? Is it merely a rise in societal acceptance that grants the freedom to declare one's identity publicly as many claim, or is there another, more gnostic, interpretation of this phenomena? Let's consider this carefully. Many gnostic texts suggest that the spiritual plane is gendered and populated by male and female entities, which gives rise to tidy mythological pantheons of male and female gods. However, I question the meaning of the term “gender” as it applies to the aeonic realm. At least one important book of the Nag Hammadi makes no mention of gender in the spiritual realm, and that's the Tripartite Tractate upon which this gnosis is based. [I take that back. Actually, there's one mention of the fallen Aeon being as one stripped of their masculinity, but that's more a statement of overall loss of integration and power arising from the fall.] Everything I'm sharing with you today is based upon the Tripartite Tractate and the logical conclusions that arise from that book. Yes, the terms “Father” and “Son” are assigned to the originating consciousness out of which our consciousness flows, but the meaning of those terms has nothing to do with sexual attributes or form. Neutral names like “Source” and “Offspring” would do as nicely but lack the personal relatability of family and the familiarity of traditional names. Sexual orientation and activity only applies to us creatures here in the Deficiency for purposes of reproduction. The portal between the ethereal and the so-called material cosmos requires a mechanism for fruiting the 2nd Order Powers arriving from the Fullness. Sexual activity is primarily responsible for populating the 2nd economy for all creatures above the level of bacteria, amoeba, fungi, and some plants and invertebrates. It would seem that the rules for fruiting changed from asexual to sexual as the complexity of the 2nd Order creatures arriving on the planet changed from smallest to largest. The Aeons are not male and female. They are fully integrated units of consciousness. What we call male identity and female identity reflect our lack of integration of our complete identity, or what Jung referred to as the lack of self-actualization of our animus and anima. In other words, our essential identities are neither male nor female but both. So identifying with either is actually a deficiency that represents incomplete individuation hampered by overidentification with the physical form. Male identity is misclassified as belonging to a man's soul identity, or what we here at Gnostic Insights call “ego” identity. The same goes for female identity. Remember, all 2nd Order Powers share the same One Self consciousness that flows unimpeded from Above. What distinguishes us is our ego identity—our self-identified name, position, place, and duty. The same goes for the Aeons. The Aeons share their One identity with the Son as fractals of the Son, and are distinguished from one another by their self-identified egoic position within the hierarchy of the Fullness of God according to name, position, place, and duty. Like the Aeons, we encompass and embrace the full anima/animus spectrum within our ego identity. But down here, physical and material forces act upon our bodies and influence self-identity as either male or female. In reality, we are equally both. Furthermore, the memes we pick up here from our childhood experiences, especially childhood sexual trauma, can affect our gender identity. The Son is the Father's only direct emanation. The Son is a monad, not a dyad or syzygy. Even though we call this monad the Son, it is not a male figure. The Son is a fully realized individual representing all aspects of the originating Source. The Son is the singular embodiment of the ALL. The Totalities of the ALL are the full expression of the diversity of the Son. The Totalities of the ALL are not self-aware; they are fully identified with the ungendered Son. The ALL is called the “aeon of the Aeons.” During the act of singing glorious praise to the Father, this “aeon of the aeons” produces a limitless variety of Aeons that occupy the Fullness of God. The Aeons of the Fullness are fractal iterations of the ungendered Son. The Aeons self-sort themselves into a hierarchy of unique positions, ranks, and duties within the Fullness. Their job is to continue giving glory to the Father through song. The Aeons do not reproduce sexually. They combine with other Aeons and sings songs of glory to the Father all together within these various combinations, which produces fruit from their comingled glory. And during the giving of glory, the Aeons dream of Paradise. We 2nd Order Powers are the fruit of these Aeons dreaming of Paradise. We enjoy making love the same way the Aeons enjoy giving glory together. In our fallen world, we 2nd Order Powers manifest as only two sexes for the purpose of reproduction. Self-assigned gender identity is irrelevant to the end goal of biological reproduction; male plus female are required. Love is not confined to sexual activity or reproduction. Love is love and we are all full of love that flows like an unending stream from the Father through the Fullness. Love is not limited to sex, reproduction, or gender identification. Now we move on to a consideration of reincarnation and its implications for transgender confusion. We've talked about reincarnation in prior episodes. If you would like to review those, the links are in the transcript to this episode, so if you are listening to an audio podcast, please visit the Gnostic Insights website where all previous episodes are posted, or view this transcript at the Cyd Ropp Gnostic Reformation Substack. [Revisiting Reincarnation] [Reincarnation, Research, and Gnosis] Reincarnation provides an excellent counter-argument to transgenderism, so let's consider the logic of this together. We do not necessarily reincarnate as the same gender from lifetime to lifetime. Therefore it follows that our ego's memory houses all of our prior gender identities. What we take for our gender identity is usually associated with the body we are currently inhabiting. A person may identify with their previous life's gender and carry those memes strongly forward into this incarnation. It is not an error to notice those gender-identified memes and behave accordingly. The error is thinking this current body needs to conform to that previous meme chord that we call gender. Confusion arises from thinking one is born into the wrong body or telling a child they are born into the wrong body. No. We are born into the most perfect body possible for our current incarnation. We are sent into this fallen world by our aeonic parents with our full cooperation. We forget our mission once we are here. We forget why we are here and who we really are, just as the Demiurge did. The error is thinking we know better than the Fullness from our fallen perspective down here who we are and what body we should be wearing. “Tomboy” girls and so-called “effeminate” boys are just that. There is no need to make the body conform to the previous life's body. There is a reason to inhabit the body one is born into. Perhaps lessons to be learned by living a lifetime in a less familiar body configuration. Remember, our talents are gifted by our aeonic parents, just as our DNA comes through our earthly parents. A female who is gifted with so-called “masculine” traits is not masculine. The words masculine or feminine are misnomers of our gender-obsessed, fallen culture. Here's a chart of so-called masculine and feminine traits drawn up by an AI at my request. The AI noted that, “Personality traits are often categorized as masculine or feminine, though it's important to note that these traits exist on a spectrum and can be present in anyone, regardless of gender.” And, indeed, you can see by the chart that a well-balanced, integrated personality would display both types of traits as needed, regardless of sex. Trait Type Communication Masculine: Direct, assertive Feminine: Empathetic, nurturing Emotional Expression Masculine: Reserved, independent Feminine: Expressive, relational Leadership Style Masculine: Authoritative, task-oriented Feminine: Collaborative, inclusive Conflict Resolution Masculine: Competitive, confrontational Feminine: Cooperative, harmony Decision Making Masculine: Decisive, risk-taking Feminine: Reflective, consensus-building Problem Solving Masculine”: Analytical, logical Feminine: Intuitive, holistic Self-Perception Masculine: Self-reliant, confident Feminine: Community building, supportive Offering my own experience as an example, this unit of consciousness that is known as Cyd is often miscategorized by others as exhibiting so-called masculine traits in academic and workplace settings. Yet, at home, I skew much more toward the “feminine.” That's probably why I enjoyed running a large bed and breakfast for several years, because both types of traits make for an efficient yet caring innkeeper. Growing up, I was considered a “tomboy,” preferring wrestling and sports to playing with dolls and trying on make-up. My pixie haircut displays my lifelong disdain for futzing with hairdo's, curlers, and hair products. My mother was a glamorous woman, a real girlie-girl that forever tried to force me into pink and ruffles while I preferred jeans and hoodies, much to her frustration. Again, I don't think that any of these distinctions have one whit to do with gender. It never even crossed my mind that I should be a boy. Rude people from time to time have suggested I “come out” as gay and join the alphabet community. No thanks. No need. I am not confused. I am who I am. Knowing who you are, your aeonic inheritance and lifetimes of experience, transcends the tidy categories the culture would like to cram us into. The categories become irrelevant. We carry our fixed, God-given personalities along with our self-identity egos with us from lifetime to lifetime, adding and subtracting memes and meme chords like gender identity as we go. However, our initial personalities were formed by Aeons giving praise together in various combinations. Eventually we reach our final resting place. That resting place is not the silence of decomposing flesh in the grave. We have occupied countless bodies and forms throughout our lifetimes. We have left those bodies behind every time. We are not confined to those vessels of flesh and bone that sicken and die. Our One Self spirit and ever-evolving ego carry on. We either return to the next, most perfect body for our unit of consciousness to inhabit, or we stay in the higher ethereal plane occupied by Aeons and 2nd Order Powers who have left behind the material cosmos and the confusion that arises in the Deficiency. We will remain recognizable by ourselves and others. Our ego identification is not dependent on our gender or appearance; we have occupied so many different bodies in so many different incarnations that there is no way our identity is anchored by a single material form. Like Christ and the 3rd Order of Powers, we will all be recognizable to those who know us, irrespective of appearance or sexual traits. Like the Aeons, our ego is tied to our mind, our words, our rank in the overall system of the Fullness. “Each of those who glorify has his own station, rank, dwelling place, and place of rest, which is the glorification he brings forth.” [Tripartite Tractate verse 70] “For each of the aeons is a name corresponding to each of the Father's qualities and powers. Since he exists in many names, it is by mingling and through mutual harmony that they are able to speak of him, by means of a richness of speech. Thus, the Father is a single Name because he is One, but nevertheless innumerable in his qualities and names.” [verse 73] Just be who you are without labels or gender identification. Embrace your self-identity irrespective of how you present to others as long as it is true to your aeonic, God-given Self and ego. Drop those confusing and unnecessary cultural memes that weigh down your soul. Our God Above All Gods is not the author of confusion. Gender confusion is just another demiurgic ploy to throw you off track and keep you down. The Father's will is strong and clear and uplifting. The path of discovering gnosis and self-actualization is not through the labyrinths of despair and self-doubt. And it is certainly not through a surgeon's scalpel. Turn your eyes up to the Fullness and within to find true self identity and acceptance. This article is not meant to criticize but to uplift divergent individuals like myself. God blesses all of us. Onward and upward. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Stripe Credit Card *Choose your item *Item A - $10.00Item B - $25.00Item C - $50.00Total$0.00Submit

In this episode, Ayana reflects on the theme of courage throughout 2025, a nearly quiet revolution. Ayana emphasizes that true courage involves facing truths and embracing imagination. She shares personal stories of how courage became more than just a word, evolving into a rhythm and a way of being. Ayana highlights that courage is not a solitary act but a relational and collective practice, urging listeners to find courage in truth and imagination as they move forward. Onward into 2026! Happy New Year!"Roar" original artwork by Jarrett Terrill

Preaching: Mike RothMuch is wrong with the world and it breaks our hearts. We feel discouraged. We feel overwhelmed. We feel hopeless. Our Advent sermon series, Held by Longing, will plumb the depths of our sorrow. But then, we'll keep going. We'll follow the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures in considering how our discouragement, overwhelm, and hopelessness can, like the North Star, hold us in light that guides us onward. Onward, to participate in Divine Love, which is capable of making all things new.Pearl Church exists to express a sacred story and to extend a common table that animate life by love. A primary expression of our sacred story is the weekly sermon. If our sermons inspire you to ponder the sacred, to consider the mystery and love of God, and to live bountifully, would you consider supporting our work? You can donate easily and securely at our website: pearlchurch.org. Thank you for partnering with us in expressing this sacred story.

 Un dernier Café avec Frédéric avant les FêtesJ’aimerais te parler et échanger sur l’actualités, des commentaires, des stratégies sur l’agilité d'affaire, l’innovation technologique et le leadership ouvert, libre et décentralisé.Un Café avec Frédéric (UCAF) Ça inclue aussi des histoires de succès d'entrepreneur, des fails fast, get up faster. On va aussi se parler du Club des Citoyens Responsables, Nomad digital, AI Craftman, de DeFi, Real Bitcoins, Renaissance de notre vivre ensemble et différents.Joins toi à moi avec un bon café, LIVE le Premier Vendredi du mois enrte 9h ou Midi, heure de l’Est.Ce mois-ci, simplement un épisode spécial, pour dire aurevoir à 2025 et avec elle LindkedIN et Melon App de Streamlab. On fait de la place pour Onward 2026!On jase aussi de l’achat de la Manitobaine Online (OBS) par la Québécoise CGI, et du passage de Agile vers l’IA, mais avec la force d’Entreprise Scrum.Intro Musique de Jonna JintonMore goodness from her HERE!Buy my Guests and me a Coffee to Warm us our Hearts ☕️Want to Watch this Episode in Video?

From Toy Story to Elio this is the COMPLETE Pixar Theory This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/super for 10% off your first month. It's been over 13 years since we first posted The Pixar Theory… and since then Pixar has released a LOT of movies. So today, we're doing the impossible: one single UPDATED Pixar Theory that connects every Pixar feature film from Toy Story all the way through Elio into one massive timeline. We'll break down the key turning points that shape the universe, how human memory is the hidden fuel powering the entire Pixar world, how magic and belief connect movies like Brave, Onward, Coco, Inside Out, and Monsters, Inc., and why Elio might finally help explain one of the biggest Pixar Theory mysteries of all time… Where do the Cars come from? Huge shoutout to Jon Negroni, who originally introduced the Pixar Theory to the world.  Jon's Blog :: https://jonnegroni.com/2013/07/11/the-pixar-theory/ #SuperCarlinBrothers #Pixar Written by: J & Ben Carlin Edited by: Ethan Edghill & Isybelle Christley Production Assistance: Kat Stine

Welcome to "Onward! A Rose City Podcast"; a place for all your Portland Thorns, Portland Timbers, 107IST, Timbers Army, & Rose City Riveters news, along with stories of our club and culture's history plus a look into the future of soccer support in Portland, Oregon.   ON THIS EPISODE! PTFC Chat: PTFC Post Season has begun and more! LINKS! regiMENTAL Food Fight Run for the 107IST Board GiveGuide - Blanchet House Adidas Pass Featured Partner: Lazy Days Brewing Supporting Trans Rights Donation Drives Ticket Exchange Facebook - Discord Have a ticket to donate? Send it to ticketdonation@107ist.org 107ist.org

Pueblo Seed & Food Co. is a family-run organic farm and seed enterprise rooted in deep stewardship of land, seed, and community. Established in 1996 and now operating on irrigated acreage near Cortez, Colorado, the company grows a wide diversity of certified organic crops—open-pollinated seeds, chile peppers, varietal garlic, vegetables, legumes, and heritage grains—selling them as seeds, fresh produce, and handcrafted foods through their Seed & Bakehouse retail space. Their mission centers on renewing and strengthening community resilience by stewarding healthy seeds and food, guided by regenerative, biodynamic, and conservation farming traditions that honor both plant genetics and human stories.As winter approaches, Pueblo Seed & Food Co. invites its community to celebrate the Winter Solstice Fundraiser on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at their downtown Cortez Bakehouse. This festive gathering not only marks the seasonal turning point with music, hands-on milling and baking, and holiday shopping, but also serves as a kickoff to their exciting new initiative—the Pueblo Seed & Grain Hub, developed in partnership with the Onward! Foundation to expand regional capacity for drought-tolerant grain and legume production. Join in the spirit of the season with whole grain cookies, community, and support for food and seed security in the Southwest. By Paige Sparks.Watch this story at www.durangolocal.news/newsstories/growing-community-culture-and-climate-adapted-crops This story is sponsored by Choice Building Supply and The LOR Foundation.Support the show

We're back with another episode of Why Are We Still Doing That? This week, we're tackling the topic of quitting's close cousin: Changing Your Mind.If quitting makes people squirm, changing your mind about a decision seems to send the whole system into a meltdown. We've been trained to treat our decisions as final, even when new, credible information shows up. We're conditioned to think that being "belligerently resolute" is a virtue, but that is simply choosing to not grow.Here's the truth: Changing your mind isn't confusion, it's clarity. It's a smart, fluid move that shows you are paying attention. Real progress comes from being open to new information, not from sticking to a fixed stance.In this episode, we dismantle the culture that fears the "flip-flopper" label and make the case for mindful, informed evolution.You'll hear:Why changing your mind about a decision isn't confusion, it's clarity… And one of the smartest moves you can make.Kent's "mind share" on having an attitude of gratitude for being able to help people, and Caanan's thoughts on end-of-year "best of" lists.How the fear of being called a "flip-flopper" (especially in politics) teaches us that we aren't allowed to evolve, which discourages personal growth.The crucial difference between being flaky and mindfully changing your mind when new information shows up.Why being "belligerently resolute" is not a virtue but is, in fact, an inability to grow.The crucial value of perspective and why an inability to take in new information in any area of your life stops growth.How to apply this fluidity to big life decisions, like a new career track or a move, to avoid a larger long-term disaster.Our recommendation for the psychological thriller After the Hunt, and how it forces you to consider a character's "myriad perspectives".If you're holding onto a decision or path simply because you think you're "locked in," this episode is for you. We're giving you permission to embrace the clarity that comes from changing your mind.Onward and Inward,Caanan and Kent

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.” — Steve JobsDan Martell is author of acclaimed book ‘Buy Back Your Time,' an angel investor, and thought leader to 10M+ social media followers. In his early years, Dan faced addiction and jail time, but made an extraordinary turnaround. Today, he's recognized as a guiding light for entrepreneurs worldwide, assisting them in building thriving businesses while strengthening their mindset.Dan is also a proud husband and father of two.In the last two years, Dan's public profile has skyrocketed, and he reveals the secrets to that growth in this episode.In this episode:• The inspiring words that turned Dan's entire life around.• How to build a life that gives you energy.• The secrets to a happy marriage and household.• The most important skills your children need to succeed.• How to upgrade your career for more time, money, and freedom.This might be the most value-packed episode of the Win the Day podcast ever released.Let's WIN THE DAY with Dan Martell!_Episode links:

Watch on Youtube In this fascinating interview, I was delighted again to speak to accomplished fund manager Laurence Hulse of Onward Opportunities, and hearing his views on the below 13 stock ideas. 00:00 Equity outlook for 2026 07:35 Pebble Beach Systems 14:10 ITIM 19:50 Fintel 23:15 Synectics 28:00 MPAC 35:45 Audioboom 46:50 The Mission Group 53:15 Mincon 59:50 Alumasc 66:05 Springfield Properties 73:50 Angling Direct 81:15 Likewise 88:25 3 favourite stock ideas for 2026. Pebble Beach Systems, Mincon and RentGuarantor #PEB #ITIM #FNTL #SNX #MPAC #BOOM #TMG #MCON #ALU #SPR #ANG #LIKE #RGG ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow us: X (Twitter): https://x.com/VOXmarkets LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vox-markets/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@voxmarkets Listen to our podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-vox-markets-podcast/id1569138869 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1noGnZw4hFfNgspb4puAlX Learn more: https://www.voxmarkets.com

Join us for Week 4 of Messy Miracles as Pastor John speaks on the importance of having a faith forward focus.

Preaching: Ben ConachanMuch is wrong with the world and it breaks our hearts. We feel discouraged. We feel overwhelmed. We feel hopeless. Our Advent sermon series, Held by Longing, will plumb the depths of our sorrow. But then, we'll keep going. We'll follow the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures in considering how our discouragement, overwhelm, and hopelessness can, like the North Star, hold us in light that guides us onward. Onward, to participate in Divine Love, which is capable of making all things new.Pearl Church exists to express a sacred story and to extend a common table that animate life by love. A primary expression of our sacred story is the weekly sermon. If our sermons inspire you to ponder the sacred, to consider the mystery and love of God, and to live bountifully, would you consider supporting our work? You can donate easily and securely at our website: pearlchurch.org. Thank you for partnering with us in expressing this sacred story.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1398 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: December 13, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Mike Nikolich, N9OVQ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:40:54 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1398 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: KSLV-II Mission Deploys 13 Satellites, Including New Amateur Radio Payloads 2. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 3. ARRL: FCC Allocates 60-Meter World-Wide Amateur Band Approved at WRC-15; Continues Amateur Use of Four Additional 60-Meter Channels, and Updates 420 MHz Coordination Info 4. ARRL: ARRL To Host 2026 HamSCI Workshop At Central Connecticut State University 5. ARRL: ARRL 10-Meter Contest This Weekend 6. ARRL: Help Someone Get Their First Ham Radio License By The End of 2025 7. ARRL: Deadline Approaching: Apply Now For The 2026 ARRL Foundation Scholarships 8. ARRL: The Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association 1936 Net Will Host Its Annual AM Night 9. ARRL: Registration Is Open For The 2026 Sessions Of The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Tech 10. ARRL: Pre-Registration Is Open For The ARRL Student Coding Competition 11. ARRL: Christmas Eve 2025 Is A Great Opportunity For Radio Transmissions From Vintage Equipment 12. First HamTV Transmission From ISS Since 2018 13. New Club Station And Callsign Approved By Jordanian Amateurs 14. RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service Ends In Vermont 15. Battle Of The Bulge Anniversary To Be Marked By Special Event 16. Youth On The Air Camp Application Period Opens 17. Six Santa Christmas Station Are On The Air From Dutch Amateurs 18. Smartphones In The UK To Receive Direct To Device Satellite Service 19. QSL Dot Net Founder Alan L. Waller, K3TKJ, SK 20. ARRL: Spokane County Amateurs Hold Weather Ground Truth Event 21. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Convention Listings 22. AMSAT: Registration is open the the 25-26 European Astro-Pi Challenge 23. AMSAT: Optical communication systems test the limits of FCC authority 24. FCC: FCC Closes more than 2000 inactive proceedings 25. TvT: China will host International Telecommunications Union World Radio Conference 2027 26. ARRL: The 2024 ARRL Annual Report promotes, protects, inspires, and educates amateurs 27. ARRL Orlando HamCation Award winners are announced 28. ARRL: The league encourages amateurs to send a holiday RadioGram 29. Short range UHF radios in Germany face new restrictions Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will have yet another update on his Bald Yak Project. This time he presents a segment he calls, "Choices and Software Flexibility". * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, is here with another brand new edition of A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us all aboard The Wayback Machine to the mid 1920's as amateurs were rapidly coming to appreciate that there was something strange and unexpected about the shorter wavelengths. Clearly, it was time to press on downward, but their hands were somewhat tied by the lack of an allocation in this unused, unexplored territory. This is Part Two of an episode titled, "Onward, Downward" ----- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go." — William FeatherIn this minisode, we'll go through a 5-step plan to finish the year strong—and set you up to make 2026 your best year yet.Onward,JamesPS —⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We just passed 10M+ views on YouTube! ⁠Join 23K+ other subscribers on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Preaching: Ben ConachanMuch is wrong with the world and it breaks our hearts. We feel discouraged. We feel overwhelmed. We feel hopeless. Our Advent sermon series, Held by Longing, will plumb the depths of our sorrow. But then, we'll keep going. We'll follow the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures in considering how our discouragement, overwhelm, and hopelessness can, like the North Star, hold us in light that guides us onward. Onward, to participate in Divine Love, which is capable of making all things new.Pearl Church exists to express a sacred story and to extend a common table that animate life by love. A primary expression of our sacred story is the weekly sermon. If our sermons inspire you to ponder the sacred, to consider the mystery and love of God, and to live bountifully, would you consider supporting our work? You can donate easily and securely at our website: pearlchurch.org. Thank you for partnering with us in expressing this sacred story.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1397 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: December 6, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by ordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, N9OVQ, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:42:09 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1397 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Registration Is Open For The 2025–2026 European Astro Pi Challenge 2. AMSAT: Optical Communications Systems Test the Limits of FCC Authority 3. AMSAT: REALOP CubeSat To Test Hard Drives For ADC System 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. WIA: What Has 5000 Batteries and Floats? 6. WIA: NASA Deep Space Antenna Suffers Rotation Damage 7. FCC: FCC Extends Dates For Comments On Transitioning Voice Telephone Services To All IP 8. FCC: FCC Closes More Than 2,000 Inactive Proceedings 9. FCC: FCC Urges Action After Obscene Material Airs In Hack 10. TvT: China To Host International Telecommunications Union World Radiocommunication Conference '27 11. ARRL: Space Sailors Seeking Download Help From Ham Radio Operators 12. ARRL: The 2024 ARRL Annual Report: Promote, Protect, Inspire, Educate 13. ARRL: Orlando HamCation Award Winners Announced 14. ARRL: Teachers Institute Telethon Raises Over $23,000 15. ARRL: Send A Holiday Radiogram 16. ARRL: Radio Amateur Society of Norfolk, Virginia Awarded $12,000 Grant 17. ARRL: Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, Is Getting Ready For A Very Personal Auction 18. ARRL: HamSci Is Seeking Monitors For Upcoming Meteor Scatter Experiments 19. Short Range UHF Radios In Germany Face New Restrictions 20. Two Silent Keys: John Walker, ZL3IB and Ganesh Subramaniam, VU2TS 21. Radio Transmissions And Aurora's Are Linked 22. Students Face The European Space Agency Challenge Of Computing In Space 23. Woman Lost In Bangladesh Is Assisted By Indian Amateurs 24. ARRL: Pacificon 2025 picture album is now available on line 25: Upcoming RadioSport Contest Listings and Regional Convention Listings 26: Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report. 27. RSGB: The Radio Society of Great Britain is looking for a Volunteer Accessibility Champion 28. AMSAT: SO-124 is nearing the end of orbital life 29. FCC: FCC deletes 21 obsolete rules and regulations 30. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Board of Directors election results are announced 31. ARRL: ARRL VEC has now completed processing most of the backlog 0f 2500+ license applications 32. ARRL: December is Youth On The Air Month (YOTA) 33. ARRL: Santa Net 2025 Is Now On The Air 34. RSGB: UK Regulator takes steps to ensure disabled amateurs are not excluded 35. FCC: FCC says hackers have hijacked US radio STL using Barix IP to send fake alerts Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will propose a few solutions when you are Having Problems With Logging. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more.. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, is here with another brand new edition of A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us all aboard The Wayback Machine to the mid 1920's as amateurs were rapidly coming to appreciate that there was something strange and unexpected about the shorter wavelengths. Clearly, it was time to press on downward, but their hands were somewhat tied by the lack of an allocation in this unused, unexplored territory. This is Part One of a two part episode titled, "Onward, Downward". ----- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

Musician Errol Cooney, an acclaimed guitarist, musical director, songwriter and producer, joins us on The Kelly Alexander Show this week. Errol has worked with some of the biggest names in music including Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Andra Day, Quincy Jones and Beyoncé and is also a member of the band Legally Blynd. His film work includes contributions to A Star Is Born and Disney/Pixar's Onward. In this episode, Errol shares his early beginnings in music, his lifelong connection to the guitar and the moment that helped elevate his career to the next level. He explains the differences between being a guitarist and serving as a musical director and what he's learned from collaborating with world-class artists. Errol also talks about meeting Janet Jackson for the first time, what makes her such a unique and powerful performer and his favorite Janet song to play on tour. We also discuss life on the road, how challenging it can be to transition back to home life after touring, what goes into creating film soundtracks and the advice he has for up-and-coming musicians. Enjoy the conversation and thank you for listening to The Kelly Alexander Show.   Follow The Kelly Alexander Show  YouTube: youtube.com/kellyalexander  Instagram: @kellyalexandershow  TikTok: @kellyalexandershow

Hey Now Cabalists! The 2025 Secret Cabal fundraiser is live on Kickstarter now! Jump over and snag volume 2 of the zine, some Secret Cabal swag, and support the show while you're doing it. Today the Founders get into some of the awesome games they've been playing, including Shackleton Base, Onward, Kluster, Nevada City, Clank! Legacy 2, and feature Speakeasy from Vital Lacerda and Eagle-Gryphon Games. Then after Stevie S takes over the newsman duties for Tony, the gang takes a bunch of questions from listeners. Shackleton Base: 00:13:03, Onward: 00:21:30, Kluster: 00:31:54, Nevada City: 00:39:48, Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated Darkest Magic: 00:46:22, Speakeasy Review: 00:56:18, News with Stevie S: 01:34:53, Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:19:40. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/ and Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/. Support the Cabal on Kickstarter now! https://www.thesecretcabal.com/kickstarter

We kick off the midway point of the week with some fun and excitement! Onward!

We're back with another episode of Why Are We Still Doing That? – and this week, we're asking a question that comes up every year as the calendar winds down: Why are we still waiting for New Year's resolutions?For a culture obsessed with grit, commitment, and self-improvement, we have a strange, collective habit of putting off the very things we know would benefit us right now.If you're serious about making a change, real progress starts the moment you decide it's worthwhile, not on some arbitrary date determined by the Earth's orbit. Yet, we let the concept of "New Year, New You" become a massive pressure cooker, leading to analysis paralysis and the fear that if we don't succeed perfectly, we've failed (or worse, lied to ourselves).In this episode, we unpack why waiting is just a delay tactic and make the case for a lighter, more fluid, and immediately satisfying approach to change.You'll hear:Kent's "mind share" on the current national increase in anger and how to choose to be a positive force in the world (hint: it's not toxic positivity).Why waiting for a New Year's resolution is often just a form of procrastination and a tool for delaying change you fear.The damaging idea that if you don't follow through on a plan exactly as you intended, you've lied to yourself – and why that mindset guarantees failure.Why change should be fluid and fun, allowing you to "dabble," iterate, and test-and-learn without committing to a four-year plan.The crucial value of knowing your personality type to determine your most optimal approach to change.A brief musing on the power of upbeat music and a look at our favorite end-of-year books that are heavy on topic but essential reads.If you're holding onto something you know you want to start, but you're waiting for January 1st, this episode is for you. We're giving you permission to stop waiting and start moving.Onward and Inward,Caanan and Kent

Hallie Hoffman is a career federal prosecutor, former General Counsel of the DEA and Criminal Chief of the Northern District of California. She knows how the justice system really works behind the scenes. Hallie explains why justice moves slowly, what breaks when massive institutions have to scale, and how individual agents and prosecutors drive the most meaningful cases. She shares lessons from prosecuting everything from the largest corporations to a prime minister of Ukraine, reflects on her leap into biotech entrepreneurship, and offers a clear-eyed view of the crime and public safety challenges ahead. Despite decades spent confronting the worst human behavior, Hallie remains an optimist — grounded in the extraordinary public servants who continue to protect and serve. — For a deeper dive into these insights and more, be sure to listen to the full episode of the Onward podcast. Have questions or feedback about this episode? Drop us a note at  Onward@Fundrise.com. Onward is hosted by Ben Miller, co-founder and CEO of Fundrise. Podcast production by The Podcast Consultant. Music by Seaplane Armada. About Fundrise  With over 2 million users, Fundrise is America's largest direct-to-investor alternative asset investment platform. Since 2012, our mission has been to build a better financial system by empowering the individual. We make it easier and more efficient than ever for anyone to invest in institutional-quality private alternative assets — all at the touch of a button.  Please see fundrise.com/oc for more information on all of the Fundrise-sponsored investment funds and products, including each fund's offering document(s).  Want to see the specific assets that make up and power Fundrise portfolios? Check out our active and past projects at www.fundrise.com/assets.

In 2019 I posted an article to my new Gnostic Gospel blog called, If All Are Redeemed, Why Not Be Sinful? And I'd like to share that with you today. One of the big heresies of Gnosticism is that all Second Order Powers are redeemed by Christ and all will someday return to the Paradise of the Fullness. Yay! Everyone's going to Heaven! No one is going to hell, not even the Fallen angels. What joy! This seems to fly in the face of Christian orthodoxy that promotes the idea that only those humans who confess a belief in Jesus as the Christ will make it into Heaven, and those who don't believe in Jesus will go to an eternal damnation of suffering in hell. Conventional Christianity states that Jesus came to save humanity, but only those who acknowledge Jesus as the only Son of God and invite Him into their hearts will be saved. This is the basis for all evangelism and all churches that follow the Nicene Creed, which is to say, all Christian churches, whether Catholic or Protestant. This is why Christians are so keen on saving souls. They don't want you to suffer for eternity in hell. The Gnostic Church begs to differ with that common interpretation of Christ's mission. According to the books of the Nag Hammadi library, all of creation will be redeemed and returned to the Fullness and the Father's home in Heaven. All of creation, everyone and everything, will be made clean and pure and holy by the end. As they say, it'll all be good in the end, and if it's not good yet, then it's not yet the end. Gnosis refers to the ability to use reason and logic to arrive at spiritual truth. So, let's think together about this idea of Christ and redemption and who does or does not go to Heaven. First, if Christ's redemption were a matter of your belief, then Christ's mission of salvation would be limited to what you believe. In other words, you would be the one holding the power of salvation, not Christ. Does that make any sense to you? Are you the one who redeems or is Christ? Can you see how making your belief central to redemption actually limits the power of Christ? Can you see how that makes sinful humans more powerful than the mission of Christ's redemption? Limiting Christ to your belief, it seems to me, is the greater heresy than simply trusting Christ to accomplish the mission. It is Christ's job to redeem humanity, not yours. Second, according to Gnostic texts, all creatures great and small will be redeemed. This means that all creatures are going to Heaven. My dog has never professed a belief in Jesus as the Christ, yet my dog is going to Heaven. The fishes in the water, the birds in the air, the insects, the forest animals, all Second Order Powers are redeemed by Christ. It is the job of the Christ to redeem creation, irrespective of creation's ability to confess that fact. Do you think that only good dogs go to Heaven? Or nice fishes? Maybe only herbivores? Perhaps only parrots who can say, Jesus saves! Once we concede that it is only the Christ that can redeem, then what is the point of leading a virtuous life? Why not sin up until the end, have all kinds of fun, and then waltz into Heaven without repentance? Repentance, by the way, means to feel sorrow and regret. Are we allowed to sin willy-nilly with no negative consequences? An even more profound question is, why were we created in the first place? According to the Tripartite Tractate, the Second Order Powers were created in order to rescue the Fallen Aeon known as Logos. The most perfect and complete of the individual Aeons, Logos crowned the top of the aeonic hierarchy. This single Aeon consisted of all the attributes of the good and perfect Fullness rolled up into one individual. And as you know by now from listening to the first eight episodes of Gnostic Insights, Logos had fallen from the Fullness and smashed to smithereens in a lower dimension. The broken bits of Logos scattered into space, forming our material universe along with a host of powers and personalities, including demons, evil djinn, and archons. Logos imagined he could build the Paradise dreamt by the Fullness because he understood all of the plans and possessed all of the necessary talents. However, without the willing support of the Fullness, Logos was unable to give proper glory to the Father. As he reached for the Father, Logos stumbled and fell, shattering himself to bits. Because the isolated glory of Logos was inadequate to the task, everything he produced as a result of that effort fell disastrously short. Where there had been unity with the Son and with his brethren in the Fullness, now there was a division and a turning away. The undiluted will expressed by the Fullness was splintered because Logos, “could not bear to look at the light but looked at the depths, and he faltered.” That's verse 77 of the Tripartite Tractate. Going on to verse 78: “What issued from his presumptuous thought and his arrogance—[by the way, that's another word for ego]—what issued from his ego had existed from something that was itself deficient. And because of that, what was perfect in him left him and went upward to its own in the Fullness, leaving the sicknesses behind in the darkness.” The material space of our universe is known as the deficiency and the imitation in Gnosticism, and it was initially populated by nothing but the lost and fallen shadows of the pleroma of Logos. The part of Logos that stayed behind in the deficiency was his ego, which came to be known as the Demiurge. The fallen ego of Logos was not hated by the Father or the Aeons of the Fullness. The fallen was mourned as lost, as a prodigal son or daughter is mourned by the parents who still love them. The Fullness loves the Fallen and only wants the ego of Logos to be restored to the Fullness. The Second Order Powers were sent into this dimension for the purpose of engaging the Fallen Demiurge and helping it to return home. However, as the Second Order Powers entered this earthly dimension, they were immediately plunged into a never-ending battle with the Fallen. Due to the law of mutual combat, we temporarily forgot our Father in Heaven and our mission of engagement and rescue. We were all infected with a host of fallen influences and fell into lifetimes of fear, regret, lust, and rage. As the Tripartite Tractate puts it in verse 84, “The two orders fought against each other, struggling for command with such a result that they were engulfed by forces and material substances in accordance with the law of mutual combat. And they too acquired lust for domination and all the other passions of this sort. And, consequently, empty vain glory pulls them all toward the desire of lust for domination, and not one of them remembers what is superior or confesses it.” We humans are Second Order Powers infected with many, many fallen influences that blind us to our true natures and our mission. These negative influences prefer the deficiency to the Fullness. These negative powers of the Fall represent the opposite of the All and of all that makes us truly happy and fulfilled. The survival reflex of the imitation requires the Second Order Powers to be miserable and lost, because misery loves company. They influence people to fight against each other rather than fight and resist the evil fallen. Our lives become an endless and fruitless quest to find happiness through selfish pursuits. All you have to do is pop into Facebook or Twitter to find evidence all over the place of these fruitless pursuits that appear to cause happiness, but actually cause misery. At this point in the Gnostic story, the Father and the Aeons of the produced a superior new entity, a Third Order Power called the Christ. It became the mission of the Christ to help the Second Order Powers remember and love the Fallen so that the Fallen could be redeemed. Love is the only power that can redeem the Fallen. Why, then, was a Third Order Power needed to accomplish the task that the Second Order Powers were sent to accomplish? Why populate creation with well-meaning but ignorant and confused Second Order Powers? Why not just send in the Christ to accomplish the redemption of fallen Logos in the first place? What is our function and purpose other than bumbling around in never-ending war with the Fallen? Because the Fallen Logos must be loved and redeemed one fallen piece at a time. Imagine if the original body of Logos resembled a human form, like we might picture an angel in Heaven looking something like us. Now, imagine that the heavenly body of Logos in the Fullness was comprised of the blueprint for every single potential body that would ever come to life in the imitation down here after the Fall. Imagine the body of Logos falling from an immaterial dimension, that being the Fullness or Heaven, and crashing and breaking apart into a lower, slower, thicker dimension, our material universe, and spilling out the blueprints for the material universe. Moreover, our personal stories, the drama that each human life enacts, are also stories of the Fall, stories that need redemption. Every life tells stories of falls and redemption, temptation and overcoming, despair and triumph, and every time an archonic influence is defeated and stripped from your personal life, part of Logos is redeemed. When we live a virtuous life, we are following the principles of the Father and the Fullness in Heaven, and we are participants with Christ in redeeming the Fall of Logos. When we live a sinful life, we are succumbing to the demons of the Fall and contributing to the chaos and despair of the deficiency. And I made up a chart with the values of the imitation or the deficiency on the left, and they are called on the left, and the values of the Father and of the Fullness on the right. And the left is the material, downward pull of the deficiency, and the right is the upward, psychical and spiritual pull of the values of the Father and the Fullness. This chart appears in this particular post, and I know I've said this chart to you before in prior episodes of the Gnostic Insights, so let me just briefly hit a few of them. If you're living on the left, if you're, quote, enjoying a sinful life, and it's not actually enjoyment, because joy does not come from the left side. Joy only comes from the right. The most that you can hope for, if you're living on the deficiency side, is a imitation of joy, which we generally call happiness. But as I believe you know by now, happiness is a never-ending pursuit, and we are often reaching for happiness—oh, let's go here, let's go there, let's buy this, let's buy that, let's eat this, ooh, let's have that, ooh, hey, let's do this drug. You see, everything promises this joy. Sometimes it brings you temporary happiness, but it never fulfills, it never brings satisfaction, never brings satisfaction. Pursuit of material gain always brings more and more desire for more and more material gain. So the values on the left that the sinful are pursuing, these are called vices, and they are such things as impatience, lust, greed, selfishness, cruelty, ruthlessness, anger, resentfulness, rude, obstructionist. (And what I mean by obstructionist is this. Have you ever known someone who, no matter what someone else proposes to do, they go, nah, that'll never work. So an obstructionist, they're like a naysayer, that's what that means. They're wet blankets, they're always pulling down good suggestions. That's what obstructionist means.) Despair, depression, sloth or laziness, chaos, disorder, thoughtless action, greed, envy, arrogance, fear, confusion, gluttony. These are values or vices on the material side of the ledger, and these are the things that generally are promoted in social media, strangely enough. The values on the right actually are virtues that are part of our aeonic inheritance from the Fullness of God, and they are such virtues. Well, you know they say that God is love, right? So love is the number one virtue. Patience, generosity, graciousness, mercy, forgiveness, welcoming, obedience, respect, cooperation as opposed to obstructionism, free choice, hopefulness, joyfulness, truthfulness, industriousness, order, prudence. Prudence, by the way, means knowing what to do at the right time. Logic, charity, kindness, empathy, humility, loyalty, justice, courage, remembrance. These are values on the right side, and you can hear as I read down these values of the right side that these are the types of things that lead to true loving connections between human beings. They are not the kind of thing we generally see on social media, by the way, and we kind of rarely see them in actual walking-around life as well. But this is the goal, is to live on the right side of the ledger, to enact those principles rather than to chase after the emptiness of the vices on the left side. The values of the Demiurge lead to isolation and despair. The values of the Fullness lead to peace and joy. Now, back to my article. Because we are in actuality children of the Fullness, we can only be truly happy when we act out of love, that is, out of virtue. When we forget our place in the Fullness of God, we operate out of ignorance and are subject to the evil influences of the Fall. The Fall can only produce misery, fear, rage, and lust. Never love, never happiness. No good ever comes from rage. No good ever comes from fear. Here is the reason we strive to lead a virtuous life, because only virtue can make you happy. All else leads to despair and depression, because, as they say, the wages of sin is death. And that's what that means. The imitation does not bring happiness. Despite a world full of false promises, vice can only bring ignorance and suffering, isolation and despair. When you dwell in vice rather than virtue, your life is part of the problem and not part of the solution. The Christ brings redemption and remembrance of the Father and the Fullness, one bit, one piece of the Fall at a time. Every time you resist evil and turn a bad habit into a good habit, you have redeemed a piece of the Fall. When you redeem all of your bits and pieces, you will be fully redeemed and regain your home in the Fullness. When all Second Order Powers have accepted the remembrance and the redemption of Christ, then Logos will be fully redeemed and this material universe can pass away. At that point, Paradise, with all of the love, peace and happiness that is implied, will be fully restored. The end goal of redemption is return to the Father's abode, that Paradise dreamed by the Fullness, where there is no death, no disease, no disappointment and no deficiencies, that Paradise where Christ is King and peace reigns supreme, and there is only cooperation, fellowship and true love. In Paradise there is nothing but life, so all the grass is green and flowers blossom endlessly and every soul that has ever lived lives happily forever after with their friends and their families. The Christ will leave no one behind to condemnation and hell. What kind of unholy savior would that be? From a previous article, I wrote, “Thus the called will condemn evil and will turn away from the rage that has consumed them, and they will be healed as they acknowledge that they have an origin of their existence, and they desire to know what that is that exists before them.” The Tripartate says in verse 132, “And even those who were brought forth from the desire of lust for domination, having inside them the seed that is lust for domination, will receive the recompense of good things if they have worked together with those who are predisposed toward good things, and provide they decide to do so deliberately, and are willing to abandon their vain love of temporary glory so as to do the command of the Lord of glory, and instead of that small temporary honor they will inherit the eternal kingdom.” So what this is saying is that you have to step away from ego, you have to take your pleasure-seeking ignorant side off the throne of your personality, and allow the indwelling of the Fullness to reside on the throne of your personality. You can turn your vices into virtues whenever you run across them. Awareness is always the first step, and then you put it into action. Okay, I'll confess something to you. I have a short temper myself, and I often lose my temper even with strangers on the street. It's a kind of a bizarre phenomenon. So I'll be walking along, and I'll see something that makes me angry. Like, for example, someone smoking a cigarette, and they don't put it out, and they just flick it thoughtlessly out into the bushes. I walk up to that person, I go, Who do you think you are? Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Who's going to pick that up? What if you burn down the place? Are we supposed to look at your cigarette butts? Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I get angry at total strangers. Okay, this doesn't do any good. I realize this is not a good thing. This is actually a vice and not a virtue. This righteous indignation is the thing that captures the do-gooders of the Second Order Powers into that endless rage, and the war that never ends. We can't win the battle through anger or through na-na-na-na-na. It doesn't work. We have to love these people. I'm trying to figure out how I might approach a person who flings a cigarette butt down in the street with love and kindness and compassion, but I can't figure out yet how to do that, and so I'm just going to stop getting in fights with strangers on the street. And that's been my mission for about the last two years, is to stop having random encounters of righteous indignation, step back, breathe, give praise to God, and go on. I think at some point I will have the wisdom to know how to engage people that would otherwise enrage me, but at the moment I don't quite have that. So that was my confession. Perhaps you are struggling with some other kind of thing. So remember, you have to just drop the thing when you notice it's bad. Drop it. Stop it. These are called vicious cycles in psychology. Just stop doing it. Just stop it. Don't worry about the consequences. The consequences are worse when you do engage in that vicious thing. So just stop it. Whatever it takes, just don't do it. And the more you stop yourself from the bad behavior, the easier it is to embrace the other side of the ledger. You will shift over to the other side once you stop doing that thing on the left side. You cannot grab onto that virtue as long as you embrace the vice. On to verse 133 of Tripartite. “As for those of the imitation who embrace the darkness and deny the light, even they will obtain direct vision so that they will no longer have to believe only on account of a small word produced by a voice that this is how things are. For the restoration back to that which was is a single restoration, even if some are exalted because of this economy, having been set up as a cause for things that happen, unfolding numerous physical forces, and taking pleasure in them, they, angels as well as humans, will obtain the kingdom, the confirmation, and the salvation. [Verse 136 promises,] these too will be provided with dwelling places where they will dwell eternally after they have renounced the downward attraction of deficiency and the power of the Fullness has pulled them upward on account of the great generosity and the sweetness of the preexistent Aeon.” And that is the end of the article from 2019 and the original podcast from May of 2021. Over the past several years I have turned my mind from outrage and righteous indignation as best I can, even as our society has plunged into more and more division and outrage. It is easier to see now than ever before the uselessness of operating out of anger and rejection. Anger cannot produce good results because anger is a vice, not a virtue. Only love can turn hearts around. Onward and upward! And God bless us all. If you are finding these Gnostic Insights helpful to your understanding of Gnosticism, please contribute to the cause. This will be helpful to bringing the word to more people. Thank you! Please Donate

 Why Being Hard on Yourself is Killing Your Success(Inspired by Ed Mylett & Neuroscience)1. Your Worst Enemy is You    The Mistake: Negative self-talk like "I'm not good enough" or "I always mess up."    The Science: Self-criticism spikes cortisol (stress hormone), shutting down creativity and problem-solving .    Fix It: Talk to yourself like you would to a best friend. Example:        "I messed up that presentation." → "I'll improve next time. What's one thing I did well?"2. Confidence is a Skill (Not Luck)    The Lie: "Confidence comes from never failing."    The Truth: Confidence comes from preparation.        Golden Rule: For 1 minute on stage, train for 1,000 minutes (Ed's 10,000-hour principle) .        Action: Master one small skill this week (e.g., eye contact, storytelling).3. Name Your "Demons" to Tame Them    Your mind has "voices": The Perfectionist, The Complainer, The Fearful Child.    Strategy:        Notice negative thoughts ("Ugh, I'm so stupid").        Label them: "Ah, there's The Hyper-Critic again."        Thank them: "Thanks for sharing, but I've got this."    Why It Works: Naming emotions reduces their power by 50% (UCLA study) .4. Forgive Faster Than Anyone Else    Stock Traders' Secret: The best forgive mistakes instantly—no dwelling.    Try This:        Drop a glass? "I forgive myself."        Bomb a meeting? "What's the lesson? Onward."    Ed's Hack: "Speed of forgiveness = Speed of success."5. Gratitude Overrides Negativity    1,000 Thank-Yous a Day: Floods your brain with serotonin (joy chemical).    Example:        "Thank you for this coffee."        "Thank you for the traffic—extra podcast time!"    Result: No mental space for self-hate.30-Second Action Plan    Pause: Next time you screw up, say: "I'm human. What's the lesson?"    Label: Identify one negative thought today (e.g., "The Imposter Syndrome").    Gratitude Bomb: Text someone "Thank you for ______." Right now.Key Quote"Self-love isn't earned—it's the baseline. You wouldn't starve a plant for growing crooked. Don't starve your soul for being human."Your Turn: Which "demon" (Perfectionist, Critic, etc.) will you disarm today? Why This Works:    Brain Rewiring: Self-compassion activates the prefrontal cortex (problem-solving) .    Success Proof: Top performers like Joel Bauer and traders use these exact tools.Bonus: Try *"The 5-Second Rule"* (Mel Robbins): When negativity hits, interrupt it by counting *"5-4-3-2-1—STOP."* Then replace it with gratitude.

Preaching: Mike RothMuch is wrong with the world and it breaks our hearts. We feel discouraged. We feel overwhelmed. We feel hopeless. Our Advent sermon series, Held by Longing, will plumb the depths of our sorrow. But then, we'll keep going. We'll follow the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures in considering how our discouragement, overwhelm, and hopelessness can, like the North Star, hold us in light that guides us onward. Onward, to participate in Divine Love, which is capable of making all things new.Pearl Church exists to express a sacred story and to extend a common table that animate life by love. A primary expression of our sacred story is the weekly sermon. If our sermons inspire you to ponder the sacred, to consider the mystery and love of God, and to live bountifully, would you consider supporting our work? You can donate easily and securely at our website: pearlchurch.org. Thank you for partnering with us in expressing this sacred story.

To celebrate our 50th episode we look back on our best picks of the past, but also prepare for what we should cover ahead. A poll of Castaway Bay TV shows will decide a future episode, as will Katie picking a show Abby hasn't seen, and vice versa. We are in the business of finding hidden gem episodes, but we've noticed listeners like to hear about hidden gem shows, as they tend to be our MOST popular episodes. If you have a hidden gem show we've never heard of drop us a line at the email below. Onward to the next 50 episodes!Did we get it right or wrong? Drop us an email at mustseeIMDB@gmail.com and tell us all about it.

2:09:18 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009), decades, new TV, Onsug personality Peter Bernard passed away last month, 209, The Midnight Citizen concludes with episode 300, Dopapod, Amarok by Mike Oldfield (1990), endings, the dripping faucet, next day, Are We Not Drawn Onward To New Era, […]

2:09:18 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009), decades, new TV, Onsug personality Peter Bernard passed away last month, 209, The Midnight Citizen concludes with episode 300, Dopapod, Amarok by Mike Oldfield (1990), endings, the dripping faucet, next day, Are We Not Drawn Onward To New Era, […]

We're back with another episode of Why Are We Still Doing That?—and this week, right before the stress of the holidays hits, we're asking a fundamental question: Why are we staying miserable?We've spent the last few weeks talking about quitting and staying loyal to things that don't serve us , but now it's time to focus on your absolute non-negotiable right to protect your own peace. We're done with passive misery and letting external forces dictate our mood and steal our joy.This episode is all about diving into the tools you need to build resilience, choose fulfillment, and finally, confidently say yes to what serves you and no to what doesn't.In this episode, we unpack why we constantly let external forces steal our joy and what happens when you decide to take control of your experience by "curating your life".You'll hear:The damaging effects of the platitudinal old-school message that you "owe" family everything and must "make the holidays work".The concept of curating your life—looking at your time and energy as an art exhibit where you are the selective curator.Tools rooted in positive psychology that help you flourish, including how to re-work your sense of obligation and experience more positive emotions.All that, along with the breaking news that we're claiming the title of "Joyologists" (no, not really) and our suggestion for a worthwhile practice to start this holiday season: a gratitude journal.If you're dreading the holidays, or if you're constantly letting situations or people steal your peace, you'll want to give this listen. We want you to set yourself up for a better holiday season and a better year ahead.Onward & Inward,Caanan and Kent

“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” — Ralph Waldo EmersonLet's recap the most powerful moments of the Win the Day podcast in 2025!Hopefully, like me, you've learned a lot, but most importantly you've taken ACTION on what you've learned.If you missed the recap for the first half of the year, check out Episode 244.What's your favorite tip? Leave a comment to let us know.Onward,JamesPS —⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We just passed 10M+ views on YouTube! ⁠⁠Join 23K+ other YouTube subscribers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike Bird is the Wall Street editor for The Economist magazine and is the author of The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset. Mike returns to the show to discuss the conclusion of Abenomics, the origins of land as an asset, the surge in housing prices during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the unsuspecting story of Wolf Ladejinsky, how housing impacted Japan's lost decade, the modern history of land in China, and much more. Check out the transcript for this week's episode, now with links. Recorded on November 4th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack: Macroeconomic Policy Nexus Follow David Beckworth on X: @DavidBeckworth Follow Mike on X: @Birdyword Follow the show on X: @Macro_Musings Check out our Macro Musings merch! Subscribe to David's new BTS YouTube Channel  Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:27 - Abenomics 00:04:32 - Motivations for The Land Trap 00:7:58 - Land as a Different Kind of Asset 00:14:55 - COVID-19 Housing Prices 00:20:42 - Land as an Enduringly Important Asset 00:24:34 - Wolf Ladejinsky 00:37:14 - Japan from 1980s Onward 00:47:28 - Land in China 00:56:36 - Henry George 01:00:42 - Outro

A lesson that reminds us that from beginning to end, we need the Gospel; we need to behold Christ and Him crucified, knowing that the grace that saved us also sustains us on the journey to glory. The sermon centers on the enduring truth of justification by faith alone in Christ alone, emphasizing that salvation is a gift of grace entirely dependent on Christ's finished work, not human effort. Drawing from Galatians 3, it confronts the persistent temptation to add works or self-reliance to faith, warning that such deviation—whether from external false teachers or internal pride—amounts to spiritual foolishness and a betrayal of the gospel. The preacher underscores that the Christian life begins and continues by the Spirit through faith, illustrated through the Galatians' own experience of receiving the Spirit, enduring persecution, and witnessing miracles—all by hearing with faith, not by law-keeping. Ultimately, the message calls believers to daily fix their eyes on Christ crucified, recognizing that the same grace that justifies also sanctifies, and that the gospel is not only for the beginning of faith but for the entire journey of life.

Man, this week was a whirlwind. Greg and I kicked things off running on 3.5 hours of sleep, fresh off the trip to Hack Your Health in Tampa. Between the travel, the steakhouse meat sweats, and a heavy training day, everything felt a little heavier than normal — but we still got after it.The event itself was awesome. I sat on the food addiction panel, which was packed again this year — standing room only. The panel lineup was solid, and we all wished we had more than 40 minutes because that topic deserves way more depth. Robin even mentioned maybe bumping us to a bigger stage next year.We recapped the whole Tampa weekend — Whole Foods runs, hanging with Bill and Christina, early-morning workouts with Danny Vega, Mike Mutzel, Jonathan Shane, and others. I left midday Saturday to swing by Dom D'Agostino's place, tour his property, chainsaw fallen trees, and hit an outdoor lift before meeting back up with the guys for Brazilian BBQ.Back home, we're gearing up for Thanksgiving week — a short but heavy workload. We've got team training on the new software and a big wave of packaging to prep for.The big announcement: We're launching the Tallow Nootropic Brick with Keto Brainz — dropping this Sunday at noon Central. Full serving of nootropics, whey-based, no nut butter, and honestly… The tallow version blew the original cacao version out of the water.On the homestead front, I might finally get my truck back after replacing basically the whole front end — and yes, I went ahead and upgraded to a lift and bigger tires because, why not? We're also adding pigs to the farm this week, so I've been building shelters and prepping electric fencing. Super excited for Rigel to have real daily responsibilities; chores build discipline, character, and work ethic.And then… the spicy teaser: We've got nine pallets of extremely high-end gear in transit from Canada — the best bags and accessories I've ever used. The import duties were insane, like “could've bought a car” insane, but we're committed to offering the best when we relaunch apparel in early 2026. It's going to be a full lifestyle line, not just T-shirts.We wrapped up talking travel, camaraderie, and why it's great to be surrounded by people who just get the lifestyle — early gyms, Whole Foods runs, cooking at the Airbnb, no explanations needed.Another solid week, another packed episode. Onward.Greg Mahler is also a lifetime natural bodybuilder, and can be followed on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ketogreg80/Register For My FREE Masterclass: https://www.ketobodybuilding.com/registration-2Get Keto Brick: https://www.ketobrick.com/Subscribe to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/42cjJssghqD01bdWBxRYEg?si=1XYKmPXmR4eKw2O9gGCEuQ

This week's podcast covers everything from the heights of the sky to the depths of the ocean. My guest is Paul Barnard from MathWorks, where we dive into one of my favorite subjects: Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Paul and I discuss the major software development hurdles for AAM vehicles, the advantages that a modular software approach offers these designs, and how engineers are working to synchronize simulation models with actual flight data. This week, I also look into SEACLEAR, an EU project that utilizes a team of autonomous robots to collect waste from the ocean floor.

With new students in tow for education on Mundos, the crew stops by on Medina Station for a little field trip. Abraxas' Precipice is an actual play of The Expanse Roleplaying Game by Green Ronin Publishing. based on the novels by James S.A. Corey. It airs live on Wednesdays at 6pm PST on twitch.tv/onlyplaywizards Get more Abraxas' Precipice: linktr.ee/abraxasprecipic Abraxas' Precipice GameMaster: John Bultena linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards Abraxas' Precipice players are: Donna Prior (they/them) as Myrtle Cooper linktr.ee/Danicia Michael C. Hsiung (he/him) as Gorman the Squid instagram.com/michaelchsiung Scott Mitchell (he/him) as Zyne Barleaux instagram.com/smitchell22 Cal Garrett (they/them) as Frankie Walker linktr.ee/calgarrett

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." — Winston ChurchillWelcome to our annual holiday gift guide!These are the items that have made the biggest impact on my life throughout the year, and I know they'll do the same for you or for someone else if you're giving them as a gift.What made the biggest difference in your life this year? Leave a comment to let us know.Onward,JamesPS —⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We just passed 10M+ views on YouTube! ⁠Join 23K+ other subscribers on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor

On this week's episode, Lee is joined by members Kinsey Bartlett and Lani Moore about their involvement with Onward. As staff member and involved student, Kinsey and Lani have been deeply impacted by the ministry of Onward and each has a unique story to tell of how God is at work here in Auburn and around the world through their partnerships. Onward's leadership has been friends of Grace Auburn since our founding in 2018. We love their ministry and the way they serve our city, campus, and the nations for the glory of God. For more info on Onward, visit their website: https://www.followonward.com/

Joel and Steve did TTBB #1 on 5/16/2020, so welcome to their 5 Year Anniversary Rerun!! They will be back with you shortly, but in the meantime they would like to convey their gratitude to TTBB Nation for listening and to all of the past (and future) guests for their time and insight. Onward!!   Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. Joel and Steve also now have a Discord server - TTBBPodcast.  There's... not a lot happening on it, but there Could be... #TootYourHooter #TimeFlies   https://www.youtube.com/@TTBBPodcast https://www.instagram.com/tryingtobebetterpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/ttbbpodcast.bsky.social    

Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” —  Alice WalkerRoma Van der Walt, MSc, is a sport scientist, former pro athlete, and one of the leading voices in the future of female physiology.As the founder and CEO of Vitelle, Roma is building the first scalable health intelligence platform designed specifically for women—translating complex physiology into actionable insights for sport, clinical care, and preventive health.With a background that spans elite competition (including seven years representing Germany in the pentathlon), humanitarian work at the UN, and digital product design, Roma brings a rare systems-thinking approach to women's health.Her mission is to finally close the data gap in how female biology is understood and supported across every stage of life.In this episode:• The biggest myths about performance, recovery, and hormones.• How to design your daily routine for strength, energy, and longevity.• Why female health data is still shockingly underused.• Why closing the data gap could change everything.

This is our NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE.Synopsis:A man joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by "hunters" hired to kill them.DREW TAYLOR is a reporter for The Wrap. He has written for The New York Times, Vulture, Vanity Fair, The Playlist, and Collider. He also wrote The Art of Onward, which gives an inside look at the making of the 2020 Pixar film. The book is available to purchase here. He also co-hosts a weekly podcast about animation called Fine Tooning, which is available on all podcast platforms.Twitter: @drewtailoredInstagram: @drewtailoredPodcast: Light the FuseOne Heat Minute ProductionsWEBSITE: oneheatminute.comTWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPodsMERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productionsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome to "Onward! A Rose City Podcast"; a place for all your Portland Thorns, Portland Timbers, 107IST, Timbers Army, & Rose City Riveters news, along with stories of our club and culture's history plus a look into the future of soccer support in Portland, Oregon.   ON THIS EPISODE! PTFC Chat: Thorns and Timbers are in the playoffs and both teams are facing San Diego! Support Blanchet House Soccer Sunday at Legends and more! LINKS! regiMENTAL Food Fight Rose Haven - William Temple House - APANO Run for the 107IST Board GiveGuide - Blanchet House Adidas Pass Featured Partner: Two Rivers Mortgage Supporting Trans Rights Donation Drives Ticket Exchange Facebook - Discord Have a ticket to donate? Send it to ticketdonation@107ist.org 107ist.org

Hang onto your slipcases, because Blake Howard and critic and podcaster Drew Taylor discuss the provocation and conflict of David Cronenberg's A History of Violence. A History of ViolenceIn David Cronenberg's subtly provocative film, one of his most celebrated, all is not as it initially seems. In his first of many collaborations with the director, Viggo Mortensen delivers a highly nuanced performance as Tom Stall, a small-town husband and father who is hailed as a hero when he kills the would-be perpetrators of a violent robbery. But how did this ordinary family man dispatch them with such skill? Working with an exceptional cast that also includes Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt, Cronenberg slyly deconstructs the mythos of the American action hero, posing elemental questions about identity, human nature, and the violence that we both abhor and can't look away from.DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURESNew 4K digital restoration of the international cut, supervised by director of photography Peter Suschitzky and approved by director David Cronenberg, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackOne 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special featuresAudio commentary featuring CronenbergNew interview with screenwriter Josh Olson, conducted by writer-producer Tom BernardoExcerpts of Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen in conversation at the 2014 Toronto International Film FestivalActs of Violence, a documentary on the making of the film, featuring behind-the-scenes footageThree featurettesDeleted scene with commentary by CronenbergTrailerEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by critic Nathan LeeNew cover by Connor WillumsenDREW TAYLOR is a reporter for The Wrap. He has written for The New York Times, Vulture, Vanity Fair, The Playlist, and Collider. He also wrote The Art of Onward, which gives an inside look at the making of the 2020 Pixar film. The book is available to purchase here. He also co-hosts a weekly podcast about animation called Fine Tooning, which is available on all podcast platforms.Twitter: @drewtailoredInstagram: @drewtailoredPodcast: Light the FuseSupport:  JOIN THE ONE HEAT MINUTE PATREON FOR AS LITTLE AS $1 A MONTHFollow the hosts:Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website Alexei Toliopoulos - Twitter & The Last Video StoreSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

“I don't need to change the world overnight. I'm going to change the world over the next 50 years." — Jensen HuangNvidia CEO Jensen Huang built a trillion-dollar company on a simple philosophy: win today so you can play again tomorrow. In this minisode, we unpack his viral insight about why executing flawlessly on simple plans beats chasing perfection, and how this approach transforms both your business and your daily life.Onward,JamesPS —⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We just passed 10M+ views on YouTube! Join 23K+ other subscribers on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This is our NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE.Synopsis:A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary.DREW TAYLOR is a reporter for The Wrap. He has written for The New York Times, Vulture, Vanity Fair, The Playlist, and Collider. He also wrote The Art of Onward, which gives an inside look at the making of the 2020 Pixar film. The book is available to purchase here. He also co-hosts a weekly podcast about animation called Fine Tooning, which is available on all podcast platforms.Twitter: @drewtailoredInstagram: @drewtailoredPodcast: Light the FuseOne Heat Minute ProductionsWEBSITE: oneheatminute.comTWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPodsMERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productionsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We would like to thank our advertisers for our podcast: This episode is brought to you by Gold Co! Get up to $10,000 in FREE silver when you go to https://DineshGold.com. Don’t wait - The time to invest in gold and silver is now! In this episode, Dinesh considers the plight of Christians who are targeted and tortured by Islamic militant groups in Nigeria. Dinesh reveals how the daughter of a founder of Hamas found Jesus through her dreams. Nick Matau, a Navy veteran and activist, joins Dinesh to talk about the biblical context for prophecies concerning Israel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.” — Will RogersJoe De Sena is a New York Times bestselling author, fitness icon, and the founder of Spartan—a global movement that's transformed 15M+ lives through its world-renowned endurance events and lifestyle programs.After a successful corporate career, Joe left it all behind to pursue a more meaningful mission: to get 100 million people off the couch. What started as a few races in Vermont has exploded into a global fitness phenomenon, with over 1M+ participants across 40+ countries every year.Joe has personally completed more than 50 ultra-events, even completing 14 Ironmans in a single year. He now trains others to build mental toughness, embrace discomfort, and live with purpose.In this episode:• How to strengthen your mindset through physical challenges.• The daily discipline behind elite performance.• Why modern life makes us soft — and what to do about it.• How to build a healthy, loving, and resilient family.

⁠Vote for us in the Fourth Annual Signal Awards!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2023/shows/craft/best-sound-design⁠ The voyage of The Invenios Expeditions may be complete, but new horizons await. Join series creator Christof Laputka, producer Robin Shore, and composer Luke Allen as they share behind-the-scenes memories and reveal what's next from Leviathan Audio Productions. The adventure is far from over! Want to keep sailing with us? Join us at patreon.com/leviathanchronicles to unlock exclusive content and get ad-free access to our entire catalogue. To discover more podcasts set in The Leviathan Universe go to leviathanaudioproductions.com or follow us social on media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices