Podcasts about pilgrims

On today's Flyover Conservatives Show, we sat down with historian Bill Federer for a two-part Christmas holiday special unpacking the true history of St. Nicholas and the origins of many beloved Christmas traditions. In Part 1, we trace St. Nicholas from real-life ministry and persecution to stockings, “Xmas,” December 25th, and how Christmas customs formed across Europe. In Part 2, we explore why the Pilgrims and Puritans rejected Christmas, how Dutch “Sinterklaas” shaped modern Santa, and how culture, literature, and advertising reshaped the story over time.On today's Flyover Conservatives Show, we sat down with historian Bill Federer for a two-part Christmas holiday special unpacking the true history of St. Nicholas and the origins of many beloved Christmas traditions. In Part 1, we trace St. Nicholas from real-life ministry and persecution to stockings, “Xmas,” December 25th, and how Christmas customs formed across Europe. In Part 2, we explore why the Pilgrims and Puritans rejected Christmas, how Dutch “Sinterklaas” shaped modern Santa, and how culture, literature, and advertising reshaped the story over time.TO WATCH ALL FLYOVER CONTENT: www.theflyoverapp.com TO WATCH ALL FLYOVER CONTENT: www.theflyoverapp.com Follow and Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFlyoverConservativesShow Follow and Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFlyoverConservativesShow To Schedule A Time To Talk To Dr. Dr. Kirk Elliott Go To To Schedule A Time To Talk To Dr. Dr. Kirk Elliott Go To ▶ https://flyovergold.com▶ https://flyovergold.comOr Call 720-605-3900 Or Call 720-605-3900 ► Receive your FREE 52 Date Night Ideas Playbook to make date night more exciting, go to www.prosperousmarriage.com► Receive your FREE 52 Date Night Ideas Playbook to make date night more exciting, go to www.prosperousmarriage.comBill Federer is a nationally known historian, speaker, and bestselling author who documents America's historical and faith foundations through his American Minute work. He has written numerous books on U.S. history, culture, and worldview, and is recognized for connecting overlooked historical events and primary-source references to present-day issues. Federer is also the author of There Really Is a Santa Claus: The History of Saint Nicholas and Christmas Holiday Traditions and other works available through AmericanMinute.com.Bill Federer is a nationally known historian, speaker, and bestselling author who documents America's historical and faith foundations through his American Minute work. He has written numerous books on U.S. history, culture, and worldview, and is recognized for connecting overlooked historical events and primary-source references to present-day issues. Federer is also the author of There Really Is a Santa Claus: The History of Saint Nicholas and Christmas Holiday TrSend us a message... we can't reply, but we read them all!Support the show► ReAwaken America- text the word FLYOVER to 918-851-0102 (Message and data rates may apply. Terms/privacy: 40509-info.com) ► Kirk Elliott PHD - http://FlyoverGold.com ► My Pillow - https://MyPillow.com/Flyover ► ALL LINKS: https://sociatap.com/FlyoverConservatives

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On today's Flyover Conservatives Show, we sat down with historian Bill Federer for a two-part Christmas holiday special unpacking the true history of St. Nicholas and the origins of many beloved Christmas traditions. In Part 1, we trace St. Nicholas from real-life ministry and persecution to stockings, “Xmas,” December 25th, and how Christmas customs formed across Europe. In Part 2, we explore why the Pilgrims and Puritans rejected Christmas, how Dutch “Sinterklaas” shaped modern Santa, and how culture, literature, and advertising reshaped the story over time.On today's Flyover Conservatives Show, we sat down with historian Bill Federer for a two-part Christmas holiday special unpacking the true history of St. Nicholas and the origins of many beloved Christmas traditions. In Part 1, we trace St. Nicholas from real-life ministry and persecution to stockings, “Xmas,” December 25th, and how Christmas customs formed across Europe. In Part 2, we explore why the Pilgrims and Puritans rejected Christmas, how Dutch “Sinterklaas” shaped modern Santa, and how culture, literature, and advertising reshaped the story over time.TO WATCH ALL FLYOVER CONTENT: www.theflyoverapp.com TO WATCH ALL FLYOVER CONTENT: www.theflyoverapp.com Follow and Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFlyoverConservativesShow Follow and Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFlyoverConservativesShow To Schedule A Time To Talk To Dr. Dr. Kirk Elliott Go To To Schedule A Time To Talk To Dr. Dr. Kirk Elliott Go To ▶ https://flyovergold.com▶ https://flyovergold.comOr Call 720-605-3900 Or Call 720-605-3900 ► Receive your FREE 52 Date Night Ideas Playbook to make date night more exciting, go to www.prosperousmarriage.com► Receive your FREE 52 Date Night Ideas Playbook to make date night more exciting, go to www.prosperousmarriage.comBill Federer is a nationally known historian, speaker, and bestselling author who documents America's historical and faith foundations through his American Minute work. He has written numerous books on U.S. history, culture, and worldview, and is recognized for connecting overlooked historical events and primary-source references to present-day issues. Federer is also the author of There Really Is a Santa Claus: The History of Saint Nicholas and Christmas Holiday Traditions and other works available through AmericanMinute.com.Bill Federer is a nationally known historian, speaker, and bestselling author who documents America's historical and faith foundations through his American Minute work. He has written numerous books on U.S. history, culture, and worldview, and is recognized for connecting overlooked historical events and primary-source references to present-day issues. Federer is also the author of There Really Is a Santa Claus: The History of Saint Nicholas and Christmas Holiday TrSend us a message... we can't reply, but we read them all!Support the show► ReAwaken America- text the word FLYOVER to 918-851-0102 (Message and data rates may apply. Terms/privacy: 40509-info.com) ► Kirk Elliott PHD - http://FlyoverGold.com ► My Pillow - https://MyPillow.com/Flyover ► ALL LINKS: https://sociatap.com/FlyoverConservatives

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Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Kumbh Chronicles: Feast of Trust in the Heart of Pilgrims Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2025-12-26-08-38-20-hi Story Transcript:Hi: कुम्भ मेले की धूम-धाम चारों ओर फैली हुई थी।En: The hustle and bustle of the Kumbh fair had spread all around.Hi: तंबुओं की कतारों के बीच से होकर तीर्थयात्री आवाजाही कर रहे थे।En: Pilgrims were moving to and fro through the rows of tents.Hi: चारों तरफ मंत्रों की गूंज और धूप की सुगंध वातावरण में समाई हुई थी।En: The echo of prayers and the fragrance of incense filled the atmosphere.Hi: हर कोई इस महोत्सव का हिस्सा बनकर प्रफुल्लित हो रहा था।En: Everyone was delighted to be part of this grand festival.Hi: इसी मेले के केंद्र में, एक विशेष आयोजन की तैयारी चल रही थी - एक सामुदायिक भोज।En: At the center of this fair, preparations for a special event were underway - a community feast.Hi: विरें बहुत ही मेहनती और जिम्मेदार इंसान था।En: Virendra was a very hardworking and responsible person.Hi: वह इस भोज का आयोजन कर रहा था।En: He was organizing this feast.Hi: उसकी एक ही चाहत थी, कि सब कुछ सुचारू रूप से चले और हर तीर्थयात्री को भोजन मिले।En: His only desire was for everything to run smoothly and for every pilgrim to receive food.Hi: उसके बगल में मीरा थी, एक समर्पित स्वयंसेवक।En: Beside him was Meera, a dedicated volunteer.Hi: उसका काम लोगों में सहयोग और समझ को बढ़ाना था।En: Her job was to foster cooperation and understanding among the people.Hi: वहीं तुझ, एक कुशल रसोइया, अपने व्यंजन कौशल को दिखाने के लिए उत्सुक था।En: Nearby was Tush, a skilled cook, eager to showcase his culinary skills.Hi: "हर काम को समय पर करना है," विरें ने कहा।En: "Everything has to be done on time," Virendra said.Hi: उसकी आवाज़ में चिंता साफ झलक रही थी।En: The concern was evident in his voice.Hi: "हमारे पास हजारों लोग होंगे।En: "We will have thousands of people.Hi: सब कुछ ठीक से होना चाहिए।En: Everything must be perfect."Hi: "मेरे मुस्कान के साथ बोली, "हम सभी मिलकर काम करेंगे, तो सब कुछ ठीक होगा।En: Meera replied with a smile, "If we all work together, everything will be fine."Hi: "तुझ ने अपने रसोईघर में झाड़ू लगाते हुए कहा, "मैं हर किसी के लिए लज़ीज़ भोजन तैयार करूंगा।En: Tush, sweeping his kitchen, said, "I will prepare delicious food for everyone."Hi: "लेकिन समस्या यह थी कि तीर्थयात्रियों की संख्या लगातार बढ़ रही थी।En: But the problem was that the number of pilgrims was continuously increasing.Hi: भोजन और समय की व्यवस्था करना कठिन होता जा रहा था।En: Managing the food and schedule was becoming more challenging.Hi: तभी, मेंले में घटनाएँ अचानक से घबराहट में बदल गईं।En: Suddenly, the calm of the fair turned into anxiety.Hi: भीड़ अचानक नौबत पर आने लगी।En: The crowd started overwhelming the situation.Hi: विरें बहुत तनाव में आ गया।En: Virendra became very tense.Hi: उसने सोचा, "अब हमें दूसरों की मदद लेनी होगी।En: He thought, "Now we will need help from others."Hi: " उसने अपनी सोच बदली और आसपास के तत्पर स्वयंसेवकों की मदद स्वीकार कर ली।En: He changed his mindset and accepted help from the ready volunteers around.Hi: जल्द ही, मीरा और तुझ ने तीव्रता से काम करना शुरू कर दिया।En: Soon, Meera and Tush began working with urgency.Hi: मीरा ने समूहों को व्यवस्थित किया और सभी को दिशा-निर्देश दिए।En: Meera organized groups and gave directions to everyone.Hi: तुझ ने अपनी रसोई के पेशेवर तरीके से भोजन तैयार करने के लिए अतिरिक्त हाथों की मदद ली।En: Tush took the help of extra hands to prepare the meals professionally.Hi: तमाम चुनौतियों के बावजूद, प्रत्येक व्यक्ति ने एकजुट होकर स्थिति को संभाल लिया।En: Despite all challenges, everyone came together to handle the situation.Hi: तीर्थयात्रियों का दिल से स्वागत हुआ, और सभी को प्रेमपूर्वक भोजन परोसा गया।En: The pilgrims were welcomed wholeheartedly, and everyone was served food with love.Hi: अंततः, सफलता का श्रेय सभी को मिलता है।En: Ultimately, the credit for the success went to everyone.Hi: विरें ने सीखा कि दूसरों पर विश्वास करना और टीमवर्क क्या मायने रखता है।En: Virendra learned what it means to trust others and the importance of teamwork.Hi: यह सामुदायिक भोज वास्तव में हर एक के लिए अद्वितीय अनुभव रहा।En: This community feast was truly a unique experience for everyone.Hi: सबके चेहरे मुस्कुराहट में थे, जब विरें ने संतोष की सांस ली।En: Everyone's faces were lit with smiles as Virendra sighed with relief.Hi: कुम्भ के इस नज़ारे में, आयोजन की सफलता ने सबके दिलों को खुशी से भर दिया था।En: Amidst the scenic view of the Kumbh, the success of the event filled everyone's hearts with joy.Hi: और यहीं, उनके दिलों में एक नई शुरुआत और विश्वास का दीपक जल उठा।En: And there, in their hearts, a new beginning and a lamp of trust was lit. Vocabulary Words:hustle and bustle: धूम-धामpilgrims: तीर्थयात्रीtents: तंबुओंfragrance: सुगंधunderway: चल रही थीdedicated: समर्पितvolunteer: स्वयंसेवकfoster: बढ़ानाcooperation: सहयोगculinary: व्यंजनconcern: चिंताevident: स्पष्टurgency: तीव्रताoverwhelming: नौबत पर आने लगीtense: तनावmindset: सोचaccept: स्वीकार करनाdirections: दिशा-निर्देशprofessionally: पेशेवर तरीके सेwholeheartedly: दिल सेultimately: अंततःtrust: विश्वासcommunity: सामुदायिकfeast: भोजunique: अद्वितीयsatisfaction: संतोषscenic: नज़ारेjoy: खुशीlamp: दीपकbeginning: शुरुआत

Christian is on his way! Glad he found the parchment. What will happen next?Scriptures we will be looking at today:Micah 5:2Micah 5:4–5Micah 7:18–19Nahum 1:7Nahum 1:15Habakkuk 2:4Habakkuk 3:17–18  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Where are Faithful and Christian going? Let's find out today!Scripture we will be looking at today:1 Corinthians 1:302 Corinthians 5:18–192 Corinthians 5:171 Corinthians 15:222 Corinthians 4:61 Corinthians 2:7–8Matthew 1:18-25 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

What will happen with Faithful today with his trial? will he be able to get away?Scriptures we are looking at today:Romans 1:1–4Romans 3:23–24Romans 5:8–10Romans 6:23Romans 8:3–4Luke 1 : 68-80 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

What is Vanity Fair? Listen for the description after the scripture reading. There is a lot to unpack there!Scriptures we are reading today:Acts 4:12Acts 13:23Acts 2:29–36Acts 3:18–26Acts 10:36–37Acts 4:33Luke 1:57-67Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Now that Christian is Faithful how will the story continue? Let's find out!Scripture we will be looking at today:John 1:1–3 & 14John 1:4–5John 1:9 & 29John 3:16–17Luke 1:49-56 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

What a scary fight Christian had with Apollyon yesterday. Will Christian's journey get easier today? Let's find out!Scriptures we will be looking at today:Matthew 2:2Matthew 2:6Luke 1:39-48Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Now that Christian has his armor will he need to use it? Let's find out today!Here are the scriptures we will be looking at today:We've made it to the New Testament!Matthew 1:21Matthew 1:22–23Mark 1:1Mark 1:2–3Mark 10:45Luke 1:26-38Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Christian may finally get some rest. Let's see what happens next!Scriptures we will be looking at today:Zephaniah 3:14–15Zephaniah 3:17Haggai 2:6–7Haggai 2:9Malachi 3:1Malachi 4:2Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

The 2 people from the town of Vainglory seem like trouble. Let's see what happens next!Scriptures we are looking at Today:Daniel 2:44Daniel 7:13–14Daniel 9:24–26Hosea 11:1Hosea 2:19–20Hosea 13:14Joel 2:28–32Joel 3:16  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Christian reaches Hill Difficulty. How will he handle this hill? Let's find out!Scriptures we will be looking at today:Amos 9:11–12Amos 9:13–15Obadiah 1:17Obadiah 1:21Jonah 1:17Jonah 2:9Jonah 3:10Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Christian and Hopeful are in a very hard place. Will they be able to get out? Let's find out today.Scripture we will be looking at today:1 Thessalonians 1:9–101 Thessalonians 5:9–102 Thessalonians 2:16–171 Thessalonians 4:16–172 Thessalonians 1:11–12,1 Thessalonians 5:23–24Luke 2:11-21Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

What will happen now with Christian? He is coming upon the wall of Salvation and the cross.Here are the scriptures we will be looking at today:Jeremiah 23:5–6Jeremiah 31:15Jeremiah 31:31–34Lamentations 3:22–23Lamentations 5:21Ezekiel 34:23–24Ezekiel 36:26–27Ezekiel 37:26–27  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Christian is back on track and on the way to The Interpreter's house. What will happen next?Here are the scriptures we will cover today. Have you memorized one yet?Ecclesiastes 1:2Ecclesiastes 3:11Ecclesiastes 12:13–14Isaiah 7:14  Isaiah 9:6–7Isaiah 11:1–2Isaiah 40:3–5Isaiah 53:4–6Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Christian has strayed off the path because he listened to Mr Worldly Wiseman. What will happen next? Who will he meet on his journey? Will he get to the Wicket Gate?Scriptures we are looking at today:Job 9:33Job 19:25–27Psalm 2:7Psalm 22:1, 16–18Psalm 72:11, 17Proverbs 8:22–31Proverbs 30:4Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

What will happen with Christian now that he has met Mr Worldly Wiseman? Will he stray off the path to the Wicket Gate?Scriptures we will cover today:Ezra 1:3Ezra 9:9Nehemiah 1:6Nehemiah 2:5Nehemiah 8:10Esther 4:14Esther 8:17Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Day 3 of our journey finds Christian needing Help.Scripture we will cover today.1 Samuel 2:10 2 Samuel 7:12–14, 161 Kings 9:5 2 Kings 11:1–3 1 Chronicles 17:11–142 Chronicles 13:5 2 Chronicles 21:7Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Some of the townsmen come after Christian. Will he turn back and go to the City of Destruction? We shall see.Scriptures we are looking at today:Joshua 1:13, 15Judges 2:16Judges 13:5Ruth 3:9Ruth 4:14Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Thanks for tuning in! It's December 1st, and Christian will now begin his adventure.Listen for these words - "What shall I do to be saved?"Today you will open day 1 on your calendar when instructed.Here are the scriptures we will cover today:Genesis 3:15Exodus 12:5-7Leviticus 16:21-22Numbers 21:8-9Deuteronomy 18:15Deuteronomy 30:6Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Greetings All!We are excited to have you listen to the Pilgrim's Progress. This is an introduction to what is to come. See you later for now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Did Christian and Hopeful get themselves into something they cannot get out of? I can't wait to find out.Scriptures we will be looking at today:Galatians 4:4–5Galatians 2:20Ephesians 2:14–16Ephesians 1:7Philippians 2:5–7Philippians 2:9–11Colossians 1:15–16Colossians 1:19–20Luke 2: 1-10Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Where will this adventure take Christian and Hopeful next? Let's find out today!Scriptures we are looking at today:Titus 2:11–141 Timothy 1:152 Timothy 3:16–171 Timothy 2:5–62 Timothy 1:9–10Titus 3:4–6Luke 2:22-38Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Christian and Hopeful are on their way! What will they encounter today?Scriptures we will be reading today:Philemon 1:15–16Philemon 1:18–19Hebrews 2:14–15Hebrews 4:14–16Hebrews 9:12–14James 1:18James 4:7–8James 5:15–16Matthew 2:1-7 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

Will Christian and Hopeful listen to Atheist? Let's find out today!Scriptures we will be looking at today:1 Peter 1:18–202 Peter 1:10–111 Peter 1:3–52 Peter 3:181 Peter 2:21–242 Peter 1:3Matthew 2:8-15 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

How will the story conclude today? Let's find out.Scriptures we will be reading today:1 John 4:9–101 John 5:11–122 John 1:3–43 John 1:11 1 John 1:71 John 3:8Matthew 2:16-23Luke 2:40 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

What a journey we have been on!Today we will be looking back on that journey together and remembering all of the twists and turns we met along the way. We will also be getting a little bit of a behind the scenes look at the cast of this production of The Pilgrim's Progress.Thank you all for listening!Here are the scripture we will be looking at today:Jude 1:24–25Jude 1:1Revelation 5:5–6Revelation 12:5Revelation 21:6-7and, pretty much the whole first and second chapters of Luke, and the second chapter of Matthew.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-truth-talks-podcast/exclusive-content

It's Christmas, and just past Hanukkah, and in recognition of that, Episode 183 of the A is for Architecture Podcast, is a conversation with architect, photographer and writer Gili Merin, about her extraordinary and exquisite book, Analogous Jerusalem, which came out with Humboldt Books earlier this year.  In Analogous Jerusalem, Gili explores how the sacred topography of the Jerusalem of the pilgrim—particularly the Via Crucis or Stations of the Cross —has been analogically recreated across Europe. Combining essays and a photographic travelogue Gili argues that these "analogous" Jerusalems often surpass the original in their materialisation because, freed from the geopolitical conflicts and material constraints of the "real" city, they permit of a spiritual purity that connects the pilgrims more deeply to the Jerusalem of their imaginations, the Jerusalem that should be. We discuss a little of this, and how Christianity displaced Jerusalem's holiness to distant landscapes, creating sites that foster devotion, introspection, and community. Indeed perhaps, through the words and the abundant, beautiful images of shrines, routes and holy places of the way Jerusalem's holiness has been reconfigured elsewhere - everywhere - the book itself is an invitation to readers to embark on their own "virtual pilgrimage" without leaving home.Gili currently holds a post-doc position at TU Wien and is a senior researcher at the Geneva University of Art and Design or HEAD. She can be found on her website, on Instagram and LinkedIn. She's been and done quite a lot in her short years, so with a quick google will find you a lot of stuff.+Music credits: ⁠Bruno Gillick Image credits: Main – Gili Merin, Book cover - Francesco Spallacci

WANT TO HAVE THE CAMINO ALL TO YOURSELF? If you've been contemplating a winter pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, this episode is for you. But even if you haven't been thinking about walking in the winter, this episode may still be for you – especially if you are worried about getting blisters or becoming injured and not being able to finish. In this episode, you are going to meet Sarah from Seattle who is going to tell you all about her first winter Camino on the Francés route. She also shares about her second winter pilgrimage, which will be on the Camino Mozárabe. You may discover a winter pilgrimage is exactly what you've been longing for. READY FOR SOME SHORT ANSWERS TO YOUR CAMINO QUESTIONS? Here's where to find me on social media in video format: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nancyreynolds-CaminoExperience/shorts  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCaminoExperience  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecaminoexperience/  Tik Tok: Nancy @ the Camino Experience   #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

The Fourth week of Advent is here! This episode Amy, Vicky, and Br. Travis will journey with the Magi from Matthew 2:1-12. Thank you for joining us this Advent season, it has been a great gift! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas season and a blessed New Year! We'll be back soon! If you'd like to read the Strenna Introduction, use this link to read with us https://archive.sdb.org/Documenti/Rettor_Maggiore/strenna/2026/Strenna_2026_Presentazione_en.pdf Thanks for being here with us! If you want more episodes likes this one, subscribe to join in on the fun! For more information about the Salesian Family please visit: https://salesians.org https://salesiansisters.org https://www.instagram.com/sym_bosco/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SalesiansofDonBosco https://www.facebook.com/salesianym https://www.salesianlaymissioners.org https://www.tiktok.com/@salesiansofdonbosco?lang=en  

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Episode 87 Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold Mark McGuinness reads and discusses ‘Dover Beach' by Matthew Arnold. https://media.blubrry.com/amouthfulofair/media.blubrry.com/amouthfulofair/content.blubrry.com/amouthfulofair/87_Dover_Beach_by_Matthew_Arnold.mp3 Poet Matthew Arnold Reading and commentary by Mark McGuinness Dover Beach By Matthew Arnold The sea is calm tonight.The tide is full, the moon lies fairUpon the straits; on the French coast the lightGleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!Only, from the long line of sprayWhere the sea meets the moon-blanched land,Listen! you hear the grating roarOf pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,At their return, up the high strand,Begin, and cease, and then again begin,With tremulous cadence slow, and bringThe eternal note of sadness in. Sophocles long agoHeard it on the Aegean, and it broughtInto his mind the turbid ebb and flowOf human misery; weFind also in the sound a thought,Hearing it by this distant northern sea. The Sea of FaithWas once, too, at the full, and round earth's shoreLay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.But now I only hearIts melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,Retreating, to the breathOf the night-wind, down the vast edges drearAnd naked shingles of the world. Ah, love, let us be trueTo one another! for the world, which seemsTo lie before us like a land of dreams,So various, so beautiful, so new,Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;And we are here as on a darkling plainSwept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,Where ignorant armies clash by night. Podcast Transcript This is a magnificent and haunting poem by Matthew Arnold, an eminent Victorian poet. Written and published at the mid-point of the nineteenth century – it was probably written around 1851 and published in 1867 – it is not only a shining example of Victorian poetry at its best, but it also, and not coincidentally, embodies some of the central preoccupations of the Victorian age. The basic scenario is very simple: a man is looking out at the sea at night and thinking deep thoughts. It's something that we've all done, isn't it? The two tend to go hand-in-hand. When you're looking out into the darkness, listening to the sound of the sea, it's hard not to be thinking deep thoughts. If you've been a long time listener to this podcast, it may remind you of another poet who wrote about standing on the shore thinking deep thoughts, looking at the sea, Shakespeare, in his Sonnet 60: Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,So do our minutes hasten to their end; Arnold's poem is not a sonnet but a poem in four verse paragraphs. They're not stanzas, because they're not regular, but if you look at the text on the website, you can clearly see it's divided into four sections. The first part is a description of the sea, as seen from Dover Beach, which is on the shore of the narrowest part of the English channel, making it the closest part of England to France: The sea is calm tonight.The tide is full, the moon lies fairUpon the straits; – on the French coast the lightGleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay. And as you can hear, the poem has a pretty regular and conventional rhythm, based on iambic metre, ti TUM, with the second syllable taking the stress in every metrical unit. But what's slightly unusual is that the lines have varying lengths. By the time we get to the third line: Upon the straits; – on the French coast the light There are five beats. There's a bit of variation in the middle of the line, but it's very recognisable as classic iambic pentameter, which has a baseline pattern going ti TUM, ti TUM, ti TUM, ti TUM, ti TUM. But before we get to the pentameter, we get two short lines: The sea is calm tonight.Only three beats; andThe tide is full, the moon lies fair – four beats. We also start to notice the rhymes: ‘tonight' and ‘light'. And we have an absolutely delightful enjambment, where a phrase spills over the end of one line into the next one: On the French coast the light,Gleams and is gone. Isn't that just fantastic? The light flashes out like a little surprise at the start of the line, just as it's a little surprise for the speaker looking out to sea. OK, once he's set the scene, he makes an invitation: Come to the window, sweet is the night-air! So if there's a window, he must be in a room. There's somebody in the room with him, and given that it's night it could well be a bedroom. So this person could be a lover. It's quite likely that this poem was written on Arnold's honeymoon, which would obviously fit this scenario. But anyway, he's inviting this person to come to the window and listen. And what does this person hear? Well, helpfully, the speaker tells us: Listen! you hear the grating roarOf pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,At their return, up the high strand,Begin, and cease, and then again begin,With tremulous cadence slow, and bringThe eternal note of sadness in. Isn't that just great? The iambic metre is continuing with some more variations, which we needn't go into. And the rhyme is coming more and more to the fore. Just about every line in this section rhymes with another line, but it doesn't have a regular pattern. Some of the rhymes are close together, some are further apart. There's only one line in this paragraph that doesn't rhyme, and that's ‘Listen! You hear the grating roar'. If this kind of shifting rhyme pattern reminds you of something you've heard before, you may be thinking all the way back to Episode 34 where we looked at Coleridge's use of floating rhymes in his magical poem ‘Kubla Khan'. And it's pretty evident that Arnold is also casting a spell, in this case to mimic the rhythm of the waves coming in and going out, as they ‘Begin, and cease, and then again begin,'. And then the wonderful last line of the paragraph, as the waves ‘bring / The eternal note of sadness in'. You know, in the heart of the Victorian Age, when the Romantics were still within living memory, poets were still allowed to do that kind of thing. Try it nowadays of course, and the Poetry Police will be round to kick your front door in at 5am and arrest you. Anyway. The next paragraph is a bit of a jump cut: Sophocles long agoHeard it on the Aegean, and it broughtInto his mind the turbid ebb and flowOf human misery; So Arnold, a classical scholar, is letting us know he knows who Sophocles, the ancient Greek playwright was. And he's establishing a continuity across time of people looking out at the sea and thinking these deep thoughts. At this point, Arnold explicitly links the sea and the thinking:                                     weFind also in the sound a thought,Hearing it by this distant northern sea. And the thought that we hear when we listen to the waves is what Arnold announces in the next verse paragraph, and he announces it with capital letters: The Sea of FaithWas once, too, at the full, and round earth's shoreLay like the folds of a bright girdle furled. And for a modern reader, I think this is the point of greatest peril for Arnold, where he's most at risk of losing us. We may be okay with ‘the eternal note of sadness', but as soon as he starts giving us the Sea of Faith, we start to brace ourselves. Is this going to turn into a horrible religious allegory, like The Pilgrim's Progress? I mean, it's a short step from the Sea of Faith to the Slough of Despond and the City of Destruction. And it doesn't help that Arnold uses the awkwardly rhyming phrase ‘a bright girdle furled' – that's not going to get past the Poetry Police, is it? But fear not; Arnold doesn't go there. What comes next is, I think, the best bit of the poem. So he says the Sea of Faith ‘was once, too, at the full', and then: But now I only hearIts melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,Retreating, to the breathOf the night-wind, down the vast edges drearAnd naked shingles of the world. Well, if you thought the eternal note of sadness was great, this tops it! It's absolutely fantastic. That line, ‘Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,' where the ‘it' is faith, the Sea of Faith. And the significance of the line is underlined by the fact that the word ‘roar' is a repetition – remember, that one line in the first section that didn't rhyme? Listen! you hear the grating roar See what Arnold did there? He left that sound hovering at the back of the mind, without a rhyme, until it came back in this section, a subtle but unmistakeable link between the ‘grating roar' of the actual sea at Dover Beach, and the ‘withdrawing roar' of the Sea of Faith: Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, Isn't that the most Victorian line ever? It encapsulates the despair that accompanied the crisis of faith in 19th century England. This crisis was triggered by the advance of modern science – including the discoveries of fossils, evidence of mass extinction of previous species, and the theory of evolution, with Darwin's Origin of Species published in 1859, in between the writing and publication of ‘Dover Beach'. Richard Holmes, in his wonderful new biography of the young Tennyson, compares this growing awareness of the nature of life on Earth to the modern anxiety over climate change. For the Victorians, he writes, it created a ‘deep and existential terror'. One thing that makes this passage so effective is that Arnold has already cast the spell in the first verse paragraph, hypnotising us with the rhythm and rhyme, and linking it to the movement of the waves. In the second paragraph, he says, ‘we find also in the sound a thought'. And then in the third paragraph, he tells us the thought. And the thought that he attaches to this movement, which we are by now emotionally invested in, is a thought of such horror and profundity – certainly for his Victorian readers – that the retreat of the sea of faith really does feel devastating. It leaves us gazing down at the naked shingles of the world. The speaker is now imaginatively out of the bedroom and down on the beach. This is very relatable; we've all stood on the beach and watched the waves withdrawing beneath our feet and the shingle being left there. It's an incredibly vivid evocation of a pretty abstract concept. Then, in the fourth and final verse paragraph, comes a bit of a surprise: Ah, love, let us be trueTo one another! Well, I for one was not expecting that! From existential despair to an appeal to his beloved. What a delightful, romantic (with a small ‘r') response to the big-picture, existential catastrophe. And for me, it's another little echo of Shakespeare's Sonnet 60, which opens with a poet contemplating the sea and the passing of time and feeling the temptation to despair, yet also ends with an appeal to the consolation of love: And yet to times in hope my verse shall stand,blockquotePraising thy worth, despite his cruel hand. Turning back to Arnold. He says ‘let us be true / To one another'. And then he links their situation to the existential catastrophe, and says this is precisely why they should be true to each other: for the world, which seemsTo lie before us like a land of dreams,So various, so beautiful, so new,Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain; It sounds, on the face of it, a pretty unlikely justification for being true to one another in a romantic sense. But actually, this is a very modern stance towards romantic love. It's like the gleam of light that just flashed across the Channel from France – the idea of you and me against an unfeeling world, of love as redemption, or at least consolation, in a meaningless universe. In a world with ‘neither joy, nor love, nor light,' our love becomes all the more poignant and important. Of course, we could easily object that, regardless of religious faith, the world does have joy and love and light. His very declaration of love is evidence of this. But let's face it, we don't always come to poets for logical consistency, do we? And we don't have to agree with Matthew Arnold to find this passage moving; most of us have felt like this at some time when we've looked at the world in what feels like the cold light of reality. He evokes it so vividly and dramatically that I, for one, am quite prepared to go with him on this. Then we get the final three lines of the poem:We are here as on a darkling plainSwept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,Where ignorant armies clash by night. I don't know about you, but I find this a little jarring in the light of what we've just heard. We've had the magnificent description of the sea and its effect on human thought, extending that into the idea of faith receding into illusion, and settling on human love as some kind of consolation for the loss of faith. So why do we need to be transported to a windswept plain where armies are clashing and struggling? It turns out to be another classical reference, to the Greek historian Thucydides' account of the night battle of Epipolae, where the two armies were running around in the dark and some of them ended up fighting their own side in the confusion. I mean, fine, he's a classical scholar. And obviously, it's deeply meaningful to him. But to me, this feels a little bit bolted on. A lot of people love that ending, but to me, it's is not as good as some of the earlier bits, or at least it doesn't quite feel all of a piece with the imagery of the sea. But overall, it is a magnificent poem, and this is a small quibble. Stepping back, I want to have another look at the poem's form, specifically the meter, and even more specifically, the irregularity of the meter, which is quite unusual and actually quite innovative for its time. As I've said, it's in iambic meter, but it's not strictly iambic pentameter. You may recall I did a mini series on the podcast a while ago looking at the evolution of blank verse, unrhymed iambic pentameter, from Christopher Marlowe and Shakespeare's dramatic verse, then Milton's Paradise Lost and finally Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey. ‘Dover Beach' is rhymed, so it's not blank verse, but most of the techniques Arnold uses here are familiar from those other poets, with variations on the basic rhythm, sometimes switching the beats around, and using enjambment and caesura (a break or pause in the middle of the line). But, and – this is quite a big but – not every line has five beats. The lines get longer and shorter in an irregular pattern, apparently according to Arnold's instinct. And this is pretty unusual, certainly for 1851. It's not unique, we could point to bits of Tennyson or Arthur Hugh Clough for metrical experiments in a similar vein, but it's certainly not common practice. And I looked into this, to see what the critics have said about it. And it turns out the scholars are divided. In one camp, the critics say that what Arnold is doing is firmly in the iambic pentameter tradition – it's just one more variation on the pattern. But in the other camp are people who say, ‘No, this is something new; this is freer verse,' and it is anticipating free verse, the non-metrical poetry with no set line lengths that came to be the dominant verse form of the 20th century. Personally, I think you can look back to Wordsworth and see a continuity with his poetic practice. But you could equally look forward, to a link with T. S. Eliot's innovations in ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' and The Waste Land. Eliot is often described as an innovator in free verse, which is true up to a point, but a lot of his writing in that early period isn't strictly free verse; it's a kind of broken up metrical verse, where he often uses an iambic metre with long and short lines, which he varies with great intuitive skill – in a similar manner to Arnold's ‘Dover Beach'. Interestingly, when ‘Dover Beach' was first published, the reviews didn't really talk about the metre, which is ammunition for the people who say, ‘Well, this is just a kind of iambic pentameter'. Personally, I think what we have here is something like the well-known Duck-Rabbit illusion, where you can look at the same drawing and either see a duck or a rabbit, depending how you look at it. So from one angle, ‘Dover Beach' is clearly continuing the iambic pentameter tradition; from another angle, it anticipates the innovations of free verse. We can draw a line from the regular iambic pentameter of Wordsworth (writing at the turn of the 18th and 19th century) to the fractured iambic verse of Eliot at the start of the 20th century. ‘Dover Beach' is pretty well halfway between them, historically and poetically. And I don't think this is just a dry technical development. There is something going on here in terms of the poet's sense of order and disorder, faith and doubt. Wordsworth, in the regular unfolding of his blank verse, conveys his basic trust in an ordered and meaningful universe. Matthew Arnold is writing very explicitly about the breakup of faith, and we can start to see it in the breakup of the ordered iambic pentameter. By the time we get to the existential despair of Eliot's Waste Land, the meter is really falling apart, like the Waste Land Eliot describes. So overall, I think we can appreciate what a finely balanced poem Arnold has written. It's hard to categorise. You read it the first time and think, ‘Oh, right, another conventional Victorian melancholy lament'. But just when we think he's about to go overboard with the Sea of Faith, he surprises us and with that magnificent central passage. And just as he's about to give in to despair, we get that glimmering spark of love lighting up, and we think, ‘Well, maybe this is a romantic poem after all'. And maybe Arnold might look at me over his spectacles and patiently explain that actually, this is why that final metaphor of the clashing armies is exactly right. Friend and foe are running in first one direction, then another, inadvertently killing the people on the wrong side. So the simile gives us that sense of being caught in the cross-currents of a larger sweep of history. With all of that hovering in our mind, let's go over to the window once more and heed his call to listen to the sound of the Victorian sea at Dover Beach. Dover Beach By Matthew Arnold The sea is calm tonight.The tide is full, the moon lies fairUpon the straits; on the French coast the lightGleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!Only, from the long line of sprayWhere the sea meets the moon-blanched land,Listen! you hear the grating roarOf pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,At their return, up the high strand,Begin, and cease, and then again begin,With tremulous cadence slow, and bringThe eternal note of sadness in. Sophocles long agoHeard it on the Aegean, and it broughtInto his mind the turbid ebb and flowOf human misery; weFind also in the sound a thought,Hearing it by this distant northern sea. The Sea of FaithWas once, too, at the full, and round earth's shoreLay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.But now I only hearIts melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,Retreating, to the breathOf the night-wind, down the vast edges drearAnd naked shingles of the world. Ah, love, let us be trueTo one another! for the world, which seemsTo lie before us like a land of dreams,So various, so beautiful, so new,Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;And we are here as on a darkling plainSwept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,Where ignorant armies clash by night. Matthew Arnold Matthew Arnold was a British poet, critic, and public intellectual who was born in 1822 and died in 1888. His father was Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School. Arnold studied Classics at Oxford and first became known for lyrical, melancholic poems such as ‘Dover Beach', ‘The Scholar-Gipsy', and ‘Thyrsis', that explore the loss of faith in the modern world. Appointed an inspector of schools, he travelled widely and developed strong views on culture, education, and society. His critical essays, especially Culture and Anarchy, shaped debates about the role of culture in public life. Arnold remains a central figure bridging Romanticism and early modern thought. A Mouthful of Air – the podcast This is a transcript of an episode of A Mouthful of Air – a poetry podcast hosted by Mark McGuinness. New episodes are released every other Tuesday. You can hear every episode of the podcast via Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts or your favourite app. You can have a full transcript of every new episode sent to you via email. The music and soundscapes for the show are created by Javier Weyler. 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Sam Pilgrim est ancien pilote de VTT slopestyle et aujourd'hui créateur de contenu qui comptabilise près de 3,5 Millions d'abonnés.Quand on voit les vidéos parfois déjantées de Sam, on aurait presque oublié qu'il a fait partie des tous meilleurs mondiaux en Slopestyle et qu'il a même été saché champion du Monde du circuit FMB en 2013Aujourd'hui, Sam consacre son temps à la création de contenus et partage ses idées les plus incroyables, non sans rappeler aux jeunes qu'il a encore quelques tricks dans le sac et qu'il peut encore leur montrer comment on fait du vélo.Pendant cet échange, il nous partage:• Ce que le public ignore souvent à son sujet• Son parcours et ses débuts dans le freestyle VTT• Comment il réussit à rester un rider “core” tout en créant du contenu fun et accessible• La manière dont il trouve ses idées de vidéos• Sa vision et ses conseils pour faire grandir une audience en ligne• Les clés pour lancer et faire vivre une chaîne YouTube aujourd'huiUn immense merci à Shifter qui sponsorise cet épisode d'En Roue Libre Podcast. 

  Our dear, dear sister and really co-founder of Christian Car Guy Theater went to her graduation to be with the Lord November 14, 2025. So happy for her as she is experiencing the title of her book, "Hi From The Sky On The Road To – Happily Ever After". We at the Christian Car Guy Show and especially Christian Car Guy Theater have a giant hole in our hearts as it was Ann's Joy and enthusiasm that started us rolling into full-on Theater episodes and kept it going even after her health had taken her memory. I actually recorded with her October 10th, 2025 days before she had the stroke that took her to heaven on November 14th. Her heart for the Lord was truly her life, she did countless prayer meetings, phone prayer you name it, volunteered and worked for her church, wrote her amazing book, recorded and helped produce amazing projects from TV film and radio. I met her shortly after she moved to North Carolina from Hollywood, where she had been the Founder of Christian Actors Co-op with an amazing career in Show business including a regular on Adventures in Odyssey. She had just written her book in 2013 and I was at the Christian Chamber Luncheon in Charlotte where she lived and she introduced herself and her book so I had her on my show Kingdom Pursuits, shortly there after, clearly a divine appointment. Joy came out of every word every thought of Ann, it was a connection I'm sure neither of us would have guessed where it would lead God was doing a miracle in both our lives. Somewhere about a year later I worked on a radio show idea for the folks with Hobby Lobby, a radio show drama about their traveling Bible museum at the time, Passages was the name. I loved doing radio theater and I especially loved that it could reach the next generation for Jesus. Hobby Lobby didn't like the show and I was devastated. So devastated I cried out to God. He responded with, "Robby, you have a radio show, (Christian Car Guy), and you program it, do a theater episode if you want that for children or child like hearts." I took the idea and ran with it doing the first episode of Christian Car Guy Theater – Lazy Sammy Starter. Ann was listening the day it aired and she called me. She told me she loved it and would I write her into another episode. I was thrilled and within a few weeks she and I recorded Silly Sally Serpentine. Ann (Now French Fender, and many more) was so excited she began to share what she was doing with her friends, Ellen Kennedy (Gracie Gas Tank), Burt Rosenburg, (So many different parts) and Chris Van Cleave (Cramer Crankshaft and our Sheriff), all actors, and Ellen an amazing writer, as was Ann. Ann, Ellen and I began to meet on the phone and together we wrote the many, many more episodes. The Theater began to have a life of its own adding cast members weekly, with Ann promoting the show to all her Actor Co-op friends as well in Hollywood. Soon we had Brian Habicht, (Randy Radiator and Deputy Eustace) and even Jesse Corti, (of Beauty and the Beast Fame). That Christmas we decided to take on a full Christian Car Guy hour with the 12th Episode – "A Christmas Carol-la". This year marks the tenth Christmas it has played being the second most downloaded episode ever of The Christian Car Guy Radio Show. Many, many episodes eventually with Jesse's talent in 2020 we began the series on The Pilgrim's Progress we called Plymouth's Progress. However we never completed it as Ann began to lose her abilities to use the computer, get the scripts out etc.. God to the rescue again as Ellen got the idea to do short easy episodes just featuring Ann, Ellen called – "Famous Fairy Tales" in February 2024. She didn't need a script and I would record her over the phone simply giving her a line and she would say it back to me… She loved it and it brought her Joy back very time. God was there for Ann even when she couldn't remember, why I was calling or what we were doing, she would brighten up like the gifted actress she is whenever she had a line. Those are very cherished memories for me and I have some sound bytes of that I'll share in today's show…. PLUS Ellen and Burt will be live with us, Bob Young and some recorded tributes from other member of the cast… Don't miss it…. WE LOVE YOU- ANN!!!

ShownotesIn the Finale episode of Season 5, Andrea and Jennifer share their own journeys of hope. Through personal pilgrimages and reflecting on the jubilee year, the ladies share new hopes for Christmas, lessons from grief and ways they're moving into 2026. Watch the video of this episode on WCAT TV presents the Mourning Glory S5 E15 Pilgrims of Hope with Andrea Bear and Jennifer ThomasPrayer from St. Teresa of Calcutta“The fruit of silence is prayer.The fruit of prayer is faith.The fruit of faith is love.The fruit of love is service.The fruit of service is peace.”ScriptureThe Prophecy of Simeon, Luke 2:25-35Jesus Presented in the Temple, Luke 2:22-38 John 15:4-5 Links5 Minute Prayers Around the Advent Wreath by Lisa M. HendeyThe Christmas Star From AfarThe Giving Manger (mentioned by Andrea)Word of the Year EpisodesS4 E19 While We WaitS4 E1 Picking Up the PiecesS2 E20 Where Do We Go From Here?WCAT RadioJubilee Year of HopeSt. Thérèse of Lisieux Relics Tour 2025Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of LisieuxMeđugorjeThe Seven Sorrows of Mary RosaryS4 E15 A Near-Death Encounter with Joelle MarynSt. Simeon's Church, Zadar, CroatiaJournaling QuestionsWhat “pilgrimages” have you been on this year, or in other words, what journeys have you taken where you have grown closer to God?Why do you think God has us travel to seek him? What is he trying to show us in the journey?Jennifer talked about several destinations where she could find St. Therese. Has there been a Saint that has been showing themselves to you? What can we learn from their example that we can apply to our life?How can grief also be a pilgrimage of hope? What is God trying to show us in our journey through grief? As you prepare for Our Lord's coming and the closing of this jubilee year of hope, what ways has God shown you not to give up hope? If you are new to the podcast, to be sure to follow us on Instagram or Facebook @mourningglorypodcast or check out our website, www.mourningglorypodcast.com where you'll find links to all of our episodes with shownotes, links to resources like books and articles, even prayers. We'd also love for you to check out our private online community, which you'll find linked on our website.

In today's episode we opine about our fun with wind this week while we taste TWO Chardonnay's from Maryhill Winery - one is an every day Chardonnay and the other is a Reserve Chardonnay. Is the reserve worth the extra money? Tune in and find out (or go pick up both of these and taste through them for yourself). #HappyFriday! #ItsWineTime! #MerryChristmas! #Cheersing Wines featured this episode:2023 Maryhill Chardonnay ($13 at Fred Meyer)

The latest part in our Pilgrim's Progress series.

The latest section of The Pilgrim's Progress.

The descendants of the tribe of Zebulun are notable for their shipbuilding and mining skills.  Many of them settled in Holland and from there spread out to Indonesia, the West Indies and America.  They played a great role in preserving and propagating the Bible in print and fighting for religious freedom. Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during live broadcasts. Follow @Pastor_Scott on Twitter and visit her official Facebook page @Pastor.M.Scott. Download Pastor Scott's "Understand the Bible" app for iPhone, iPad and iPod at the Apple App Store and for Android devices in the Google Store. Pastor Scott can also be seen 24x7 on Roku and Amazon Fire on the "Understand the Bible?" channel. ©2025 Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D. All Rights Reserved

"Roger Williams was one of the most important formative figures for the doctrine of religious liberty in the 1600s. Williams believed in the absolute authority of the Word of God and it was his source book for faith and life. He did not ground his views of soul liberty in Enlightenment ideals or a general liberalism, like Thomas Jefferson would do in the next century. He was not a rationalist or utilitarian but a man possessed by the Scriptural doctrine of a regenerate church, headed by Jesus Christ." For more information about CBTS, go to CBTSeminary.org

"Roger Williams was one of the most important formative figures for the doctrine of religious liberty in the 1600s. Williams believed in the absolute authority of the Word of God and it was his source book for faith and life. He did not ground his views of soul liberty in Enlightenment ideals or a general liberalism, like Thomas Jefferson would do in the next century. He was not a rationalist or utilitarian but a man possessed by the Scriptural doctrine of a regenerate church, headed by Jesus Christ." For more information about CBTS, go to CBTSeminary.org

Join Rosalynde Welch for an interview with Dr. Kristian Heal. Reading scripture is one of the fundamental spiritual practices of Latter-day Saints. Dr. Heal shows how scholarship on the Bible can enrich our understanding of the ancient book that connects us to other faith traditions across the globe. We talk about what biblical studies is and is not; its gifts and its challenges for believing readers of the Bible; and what Latter-day Saints scholars, with our understanding of the Book of Mormon and modern scripture, can add to the discussion. These are the kinds of questions we hope to advance in coming years with the Institute's Bible initiative.

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In 1620 the Pilgrims arrived in a land already shaped by centuries of Native history. For the people who lived there, the Wampanoag, it was Patuxet—a place with its own stories, its own politics, and, as the Pilgrims soon learned, a complicated history of encounters with Europeans.In this episode Lindsay is joined by David Silverman, professor of history at George Washington University and author of This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving. He helps us imagine the arrival of the Mayflower from the Wampanoag point of view—what they saw, what they feared, and what choices lay before them.Be the first to know about Wondery's newest podcasts, curated recommendations, and more! Sign up now at https://wondery.fm/wonderynewsletterListen to American History Tellers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting wondery.com/links/american-history-tellers/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.