Podcasts about patiently

James - Practical Wisdom - James 5:7-12: There's a few things that we all have in common, no matter who we might be. This week, our passage in James is going to touch on two of them: waiting and suffering. All of us have had to spend time waiting...at the doctor's office, in line at Superstore, at the bus stop, for your coffee at Starbucks, Disneyland, for the washroom at a hockey game. And everyone has experienced trouble at some point in their life...loss of a job, a fight with a friend, an unexpected illness, financial hardship, trouble with your kids, being blamed for something we didn't do. We've all experienced these things. James has something to say that might help us navigate these things with more patience and purpose and open our eyes to new perspectives on waiting patiently. Come and hear how God invites us to look ahead to give us greater hope for today. And bring a friend! 

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

A version of this essay was published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/shadow-warrior-west-asia-hostilities-will-resume-again-only-question-is-when-13903341.html West Asia is again on the boil. Well, to be precise, it has been on the boil for a very long time, but we have the additional spectacle of the Iran-Israel war. Despite the ceasefire, which I hope does hold, there is a lot here that should concern all of us based on the geopolitical and geo-economic fallout.There are at least three issues of interest: the geopolitics, the war tactics, and the impact on the rest of the world. GeopoliticsIt would be fair to say that much of the turmoil in the region dates back to British (and to a lesser extent French) meddling in the 20th century, for instance the Sykes-Picot Act, or the antics of TE Lawrence. Britain's broader actions—contradictory promises (Balfour), repressive mandates, oil-driven interference, and botched withdrawals—sowed division, resentment, and conflict that shaped the region's 20th-century chaos. Many of these issues, like sectarianism in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, persist today.The nations Britain created with arbitrary lines marked on a map made no sense because they ignored ethnic, tribal, and religious realities, sowing seeds for future conflicts. Indians know all about this: the same sort of random map-making in the Indian subcontinent led to extraordinary misery (the Radcliffe Line, created in just five weeks, created East and West Pakistan with little attention paid to ground realities, using outdated maps and census data).The British Deep State (let us call it Whitehall for short) has lost much of its clout, but it has been leading the American Deep State by the nose in what I referred to as a “master-blaster” relationship. And the latter has a rather clear SoP: there needs to be constant wars to feed the Military Industrial Complex, and so they will arrange for wars, which will lead to a complex money-laundering operation, with petrodollars being whitewashed through the IMF etc and ending up in the coffers of Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Palantir, and friends. It is notable that one of President Trump's main claims to fame in his first Presidency was that he scrupulously avoided going to war, in sharp contrast with his predecessors over the last several decades, all of whom had started or indulged in one war or the other. It appears that this time, though, the US Deep State has managed to co-opt Trump into its warmaking agenda, which, incidentally does not disqualify him for a Nobel Peace Prize: see Kissinger or Obama.What has happened in this 12-day war is that it became a stalemate, for all practical purposes. Neither Israel nor Iran can fully defeat the other, as neither has the resources to continue. A good metaphor is a boxing match, where evenly matched pugilists are both exhausted, covered and blinded with blood, and can hardly stand on their feet. The referee calling a halt is a blessing for both of them.Iran has, for years, shouted hair-raising slogans about obliterating Israel, although it is not clear how much of this was rhetoric, considering Uncle Sam's support for the latter makes the latter quite powerful. This sloganeering was supplemented by proxy allies, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, all of whom have been capable of mischief. Plus there is the nuclear bomb.Israel set out to tame Iran on all these fronts. Their goals were to deprecate, if not destroy, Iran's nuclear capability, defang the proxies, and impose a regime-change on the country. Let us remember the Stuxnet incident of 2010 when a computer virus was introduced into the Iranian centrifuges that are used for uranium enrichment, causing many of them to disintegrate. The assaults on Nataz, Fordow and Ispahan (much like Israel's raid on Iraq's Osiraq reactor long ago) were intended to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program altogether.With the US' help, it appears as though there has been serious damage to Iran's weapons capabilities, although there are rumors that 400 kg of highly enriched uranium was smuggled out just before the bunker-buster strikes via B-2 bombers on the fortified, underground sites. Among Iranian proxies or force-multipliers, its so-called Axis of Resistance, Hamas has been severely degraded, with top commanders eliminated (notably Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh) and its tunnel network in Gaza largely inoperable. Hezbollah leader Hasan Nazrallah and several key aides have been targeted and killed. The Houthis have escaped relatively unscathed, although the Americans were bombing them.On the other hand, it may not be possible to effect regime change in Iran. There seems to be a standard playbook of so-called ‘Color Revolutions', wherein a ruler is replaced by someone close to the West through what is portrayed as a “popular uprising”. The Ukraine Maidan Revolution that placed Zelenksy in power, the Bangladeshi coup that brought Yunus to power, and the “Velvet Revolution” are examples.But one of the earliest examples was the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran that overthrew Mohammed Mossadegh in 1953 and brought Shah Reza Pahlavi back to monarchical power. And the reason: Mossadegh had nationalized the Iranian oil industry, and freed it from the clutches of British Petroleum. The 1979 coup by the mullahs succeeded because the Shah was unpopular by then. Iranians, despite widespread opposition to Khameini, probably don't want the Shah dynasty back, or for that matter someone else chosen to rule them by outsiders.There was also a fairly strange set of events: just as it is said the Iranians were allowed to spirit their uranium away, the Iranians seem to have given notice of their attacks on US bases in Qatar etc. (allowing the US to move their aircraft and personnel), and, strangest of all, a social media post by Trump that appeared to approve sanctions-free Iranian supply of oil to China!Thus there are some pantomime/shadow-boxing elements to the war as well, and some choreography that is baffling to the impartial observer. Geopolitics is a complex dance.War tacticsThe Israeli assault on Iran started with shock and awe. In the first phase, There was a massive aerial bombing campaign, including on Natanz. But more interestingly, there was a Mossad operation that had smuggled kamikaze drones into a covert base near Teheran, and they, as well as anti-tank missiles degraded Iranian air defenses. Mossad also enabled successful decapitation strikes, with several top commanders and nuclear scientists assassinated.This phase was a big win for Israel, and reminded one of the continuing importance of human intelligence in a technological age. Patiently locating and mapping enemy commanders' movements, managing supply chains and using psychological tactics were reminiscent of how Mossad was able to introduce the Stuxnet worm, and use pagers as remote explosive devices. In the second phase, the two were more evenly matched. Israel's Iron Dome was unable to deal with sustained barrages of Iranian missiles, as no anti-missile system can be more than 90% effective. Both began to suffer from depleted stocks of arms and ammunition. Thus the metaphor of two grievously wounded boxers struggling to stay on their feet in the ring. It took the bunker-busting US B-2 bombers in the third phase to penetrate deep underground to the centrifuges, but there is still the possibility that Iran managed to ship out its fissile material.We are now in a fourth phase: both parties are preparing for the next round of kinetic warfare.The lessons here were once again the remarkable rise of UCAVs or drones as weapons of war, and the continued usage of high-quality human intelligence. It is rumored that Israeli agents had penetrated to high levels in the Iranian military hierarchy, and there was allegedly a high-level mole who was spirited away safely out of Iran.Both of these are important takeaways for India. The success of India's decoy drones in the suppression of Pakistani air defenses will be hard to repeat; the Ukrainian drone strike against Russia's strategic TU-44 and other strategic bombers, which were sitting ducks on the ground, shows us what drones can do: India has to substantially advance its drone capability. India's counterintelligence and human intelligence suffered grievous blows when various personalities, including a Prime Minister, a Vice President, and the head of RA&W all turned hostile, with the result that India's covert presence in Pakistan will have to painfully recreated again. Perhaps India also does not have a policy of decapitation strikes. Should it?Impact on the rest of the world, especially IndiaIn general terms, it's hard to declare an outright non-loser in this war, except possibly China, because it is the one player that seems to be quite unaffected: its saber-rattling on Taiwan continues unabated. Russia lost, because it had been viewed as being an ally of Iran; it was unable to do much, enmeshed as it is in the Ukraine mess. Israel and Iran both came out, in the end, looking weakened, as neither could deliver a fatal blow.The US got kudos for the B-2 bombers and the bunker-busters, but it is not entirely clear if there was some kind of ‘understanding' which meant that Iran is still not that far away from being able to build its nuclear bomb. Indians will remember how President Reagan winked at Pakistan's efforts to nuclearize with Chinese help, and issued certificates of innocence.Pakistan in particular, and the Islamic Ummah in general, took a beating. Instead of expressing Islamic solidarity with Iran, it turns out Pakistan was quite likely opening up its air bases for possible US strikes on Iran. That would explain why Indian strikes on Pakistan's Nur Khan air base alarmed the Americans, who may have been bulking up their presence there partly as a way of opening a new front against Iran.None of the other Islamic powers, with the possible exception of Turkey, paid more than lip service to Iran's troubles, which was interesting to note. The Sunni-Shia schism holds. The worst outcomes were averted: the nightmare scenarios, in order of seriousness, would have been a) World War 3, b) nuclear bombs being dropped on one or more of the belligerents, c) a broad war in West Asia, c) the closing of the Straits of Hormuz and a serious spike in energy prices.From the point of view of a nation like India, it demonstrated, yet again, that superpowers have their own rationale of amoral transactional relationships with other countries. India, as an aspiring superpower needs to internalize the fact that foreign policy is the pursuit of war by other means, and there are only permanent interests, not permanent friends. Instead of the highfalutin' moralizing of the Krishna Menon and Jawaharlal Nehru days, what India needs is the pursuit of its own national interests all the time.In this context, both Israel and Iran are useful to India. There is a billion-dollar arms trade between Israel and India (and Israel long ago offered to destroy Pakistan's Kahuta nuclear reactor with India's help, but shrinking-violet India refused). Today India is Israel's biggest arms buyer, with products ranging from Phalcon AWACS to Barak missiles to Harop and other drones, with Hermes 900 drones co-produced in India and exported to Israel.As for Iran, India's investment in Chabahar port is a strategic counter to China's CPEC and Gwadar port in Pakistan. It enables India to avoid Pakistan in its trade to Afghanistan and Central Asia. It is also a node on the International North South Transport Corridor, using which India can connect to Russia and Europe. It cuts time and cost of shipping to Europe by 30% as compared to the Suez Canal. India has invested more than a billion dollars in Chabahar.Besides, India used to be a big customer for Iranian oil, but that has been cut to near-zero from 20+ million tons a year because of US sanctions on Iran. If and when sanctions are lifted, India will have an interest in buying Iranian oil again. India has interests in both Israel and Iran, and it should continue to maintain its good relations with both. Nevertheless, West Asia remains a tinderbox. Hostilities will resume again, the only question is when. Iran will not give up on its nuclear ambitions, and as with Pakistan, some nuclear power will proliferate to it sooner or later, quite possibly China. The grand ambition to topple Iran's mullahs is not likely to come to fruition. Israel will continue to be beleaguered. Status quo ante, after the current round of noise dies down.2075 words, 1 Jul 2025The AI-generated podcast in Malayalam from notebookLM.google.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe

Monday, June 30, 2025

Pastor Joey ColeJames 5:1-12

Friday, June 27, 2025

In this Best of: episode of the Live: Calvary Church podcast, the message centers on the virtue of patience, drawing from James 5:7-12. Pastor Hanscom explores how patience is both a challenge and a necessity, especially as we wait for God's timing and Christ's return.  Listeners are reminded that enduring trials with patience leads to spiritual maturity and a deeper relationship with God.

Is it taking longer than expected to recieve what you've been praying for? You may be in a season of waiting, but most importantly, growth. In this solo episode, Lauren shares what she's been learning in this season that's been requiring extra patience.  You'll hear about: learning during the messy middle of experiences,  the importance of properly managing your current opportunities in order to be ready for more when it arrives,  how if feels to be in a season of practicing patience,  character development,  the hero's journey,  trusting the process, and  listening to God for direction.  Let's Connect! @lauren.e.will @ipwomanpodcast imperfectlyphenom.com

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Patiently and faithfully serving others is a tangible way to express your love and your devotion to God.

The Liberty Yell is back with Episode 116! In today's episode, joined by TLY's own Derek Gunn, the range boys dive into different topics as we all patiently await the draft in 14 days.   - More draft previews - Tocchet's comments on Michkov - Michkov's rookie team announcement - Summer of 2025 talk - Trade rumors - Cup talk - And a lot more!

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David's example of waiting patiently in the years before he became king show us the importance of patience and faith in inheriting God's promises.

Big Idea: Our sureness of Christ's return gives us endurance…

Patience is deeply tied to waiting on God's timing and faith in God's character. It requires strength, courage, and stillness. God offers hope, rescue, and redemption to those who trust His Son, Jesus.

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May 18, 2025Patiently Sitting on the Edge of Your Seat: Hopeful Living in a World Condemned to FutilityRomans 8:18-39Michael Cole preachingClick here to listen

One of the dominant themes in St. Peter's epistle is to bear wrongs patiently, for it is a grace. Bearing wrongs patiently is one of the spiritual works of mercy. We must do this because it is the will of God; it is a means of our sanctification.

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Devotion : Waiting Patiently / Psalm 40 by Community Lutheran Church

Passage: 2 Peter 3:11-18 Speaker: Samuel Hignett Series: The Last Words Of A Dying Apostle Video: https://youtu.be/OP0HQHIF_M0

4/27/25 Rev. Clint Smith Sermon Direct Link Stand Firm, Pray in Hope, Wait Patiently (2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5) We all need encouragement. The Apostle Paul gave thanks for and encouraged the believers in Thessalonica as they ... Read More The post Stand Firm, Pray in Hope, Wait Patiently (2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5) appeared first on Town Creek Baptist Church.

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Celebrating the seven-year anniversary of Shark Theory, host Baylor Barbee reflects on his journey and redefines the essence of his podcast. With over 1,250 episodes listened to in more than a hundred countries, Baylor invites listeners to revisit the foundational principles that drive the show. Setting the stage for a new era in the podcast, he emphasizes the importance of personal growth and the relentless pursuit of one's true potential. Throughout this episode, Baylor underscores the significance of developing a "killer instinct," drawing parallels between the natural behavior of sharks and personal ambition. He challenges listeners to abandon the exhausting "hustle culture" rhetoric, advocating instead for a balanced, forward-moving mentality. By channeling the patient progressiveness of sharks, individuals are encouraged to focus on meaningful objectives, avoiding distractions from less important pursuits. Baylor illustrates how honing this mindset empowers individuals to seize the right opportunities with vigor, ensuring personal and professional triumphs. Key Takeaways: Embrace a mindset of "patient progressiveness" to advance toward your goals consistently without burning out. Develop a keen focus on meaningful opportunities, ignoring distractions from less important pursuits. Prioritize quality over quantity by dismissing good opportunities for truly great ones. Adopt the shark mentality by subtly, yet powerfully, attacking opportunities when they align with your goals. Consistently move forward, even on challenging days, to ensure the continued pursuit of your dreams. Notable Quotes: "It's imperative that you're able to look back at yourself and laugh because in the beginning of anything, you're going to do some pretty stupid stuff." "We have to be patiently progressive in pursuit of what we want." "We have to be sure that we're ignoring the good and focusing on the great." "Patient, not in a hurry, not just pedal to the metal. Because you think about if you put a pedal to the metal in a brand-new car, you're going to go fast, but your engine is going to burn out so much faster." "Unlike other fish who catch the bait and stop, a shark attacks with force, attacks with power."

Something I desire and, more importantly, need is more patience! Now I know what you're thinking, “I know all about patience! I've heard this before!” But if you're thinking this…that is exactly the point. It is through patience that God really begins to teach us lessons and blesses us! With patience, we reach new levels in Christ that we never would without it! Let's work on our patience together.  Focus: Psalms 37:7  All Verses Covered: Psalms 37:7, Luke 4:5-6, James 5:7,8,10-11  Original Air Date: April 10, 2025  Watch the Facebook Live Video here: https://www.facebook.com/JMSBible/videos/675096495020509/  We have bible studies via Zoom every Monday at 7 pm Central Standard Time. Here is the meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86546164133?pwd=R3IwVTdJN3E1Wm1kU2JNOU1ZZlVJdz09  Access all of our messages: https://www.jmsbible.com/messages  Got a topic you want us to cover in our Facebook live streams? Fill out our form here: https://www.jmsbible.com/requests. We go live every Thursday evening at 6:30 pm central time. Join us LIVE on our Facebook page to ask questions and get live answers! Even if you disagree with something we say, mention it to us so we can see what the scriptures say!  If you have any questions about a specific scripture or topic and would like for us to discuss it on our Facebook live streams, please contact us at https://www.jmsbible.com/contact. We are open to any and all questions or concerns.  If you would like to donate, our CashApp tag is $JoyStorm12. Thank you for all of your support!  Joy in the Midst of the Storm Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JMSBible/

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Host Chez Filippini talks with Deacon Andy and Kate Grosmaire about how they met, Dcn. Andy's conversion to the Catholic faith, the heartbreaking story of their daughter Ann's death and how their faith led them to forgive her killer. 

The sixth of the seven Penitential Psalms is Psalm 130 which was commonly recited as God’s people made their way to worship in the temple in Jerusalem. The penitent’s patient waiting considers the tension between the depth and depravity of their sin and the hope of the Lord’s promised deliverance.

Worship - April 6, 2025“Lenten Psalms: I waited patiently for the LORD… ” - Psalm 40Associate Pastor Eric Beckman

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(Family Visitation)I. The Urgent CommandII. Our Only StrengthIII. The Eternal PrizeScripture Reading: Hebrews 11:32 - 12:13Text: Hebrews 12:1, 2Psalter Numbers: 109, 339, 66, 30

Patiently Run the Race (Family Visitation)I. The Urgent CommandII. Our Only StrengthIII. The Eternal PrizeScripture Reading: Hebrews 11:32 - 12:13Text: Hebrews 12:1, 2

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Today, Pastor Jack teaches that we need to decide to be like Christ in our own personal growth, and in our concern for the salvation of others. As Christians, we have to decide today to be obedient to all of what God has commanded us to do. The post Patiently Enduring In The Last Days – 2B first appeared on Pastor Jack Hibbs.

Today, Pastor Jack teaches that when our hearts wait with excitement for the Lord's return, it shows others the true nature of the Gospel of Christ. We may not be treated well in this life, but our reward is coming soon. The post Patiently Enduring In The Last Days – 2A first appeared on Pastor Jack Hibbs.

Today, Pastor Jack teaches that riches create a false security, but if money is viewed correctly, you will be generous. When we promote the kingdom of God with what we have, everyone benefits. The post Patiently Enduring In The Last Days – 1B first appeared on Pastor Jack Hibbs.

Today, Pastor Jack teaches that the world's situation is a spiritual one, and we need to be alert to the real dangers of life. Do we love money and riches more than we love Christ? The post Patiently Enduring In The Last Days – 1A first appeared on Pastor Jack Hibbs.

James 5:10-11

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“Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door! For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.” (James 5:7­–11 NLT) Being patient is a lost art. Once upon a time, we used to get music on something called an album. We would wait for the album to arrive in our favorite record store. When we got it home, we would lay it on what was called a turntable. We would put a needle into the grooves of the album and listen to it while we pored over the lyrics that were printed inside the album cover. Getting and listening to music was an experience that required some patience. Then new technology came along in the form of the eight-track machine. You could have one in your car and listen to music on the go. Next came cassette players and then compact disc players. Listening to music became more convenient and required less patience. Today you can just download everything and get it immediately. You don’t even have to get a whole album. You can get just the song you actually like. And that’s the way most things work today. If you want to get something, you don’t have to go to the store and search for it. You can use Amazon Prime and get same-day delivery. You don’t have to go out to get your food; you just call Uber Eats. Everything comes quickly. So when we read James’ instruction to “be patient,” it’s almost an alien concept. But it’s the way God wants us to approach the reality of Jesus’ return. That can be a challenge sometimes. Living in this world as believers can be difficult. We get tired and frustrated as we see our culture trending in ways that defy God’s will. So we look to the Lord’s return with anticipation, because it means our work here will be done and our eternal reward will begin. James encourages us to maintain our eager anticipation—like a farmer eagerly anticipates rain or a kid eagerly anticipates Christmas morning. But more importantly, he encourages us to remember that God’s timetable is perfect. The longer Christ’s return is delayed, the more opportunities unbelievers will have to hear His Good News and give their lives to Him. That’s good news for us, too, especially if we have family members or other loved ones who haven’t yet accepted Christ as Savior. Our patient work in their lives must continue while we eagerly anticipate the Lord’s return. — Listen to the Greg Laurie Podcast Become a Harvest PartnerSupport the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James 5:7-12 This week we consider the virtue of patience. Patience is really something that we can all struggle with at different stages of our lives. It is not always natural for us to have great patience. And the more pressure that surrounds us, the more patience is required. But what does it really look like for a Christian to have patience? Are we talking about being patient while our food is cooking? Or patience when our package hasn't arrived in the mail? No. There's a much greater way to test how we're doing with patience - How we treat one another in the church. Listen this week as we consider why patience is so critical to our faith, and why its absence may indicate that we need to be saved.

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