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In this episode of The Reformed Brotherhood, Tony Arsenal and Jesse Schwamb dive deep into the intersection of pop culture, entertainment, and the Christian life. They explore how Christians can engage with leisure and media in a way that glorifies God, applying biblical principles like those found in 1 Corinthians 10:31 and Ecclesiastes 3. The hosts emphasize the importance of balancing Christian liberty and holiness, while also recognizing the practical role of rest and recreation in human flourishing. Through personal anecdotes and theological insights, they provide listeners with a framework for discerning entertainment choices, encouraging believers to enjoy God's good gifts without compromising their faith. Key Takeaways: Entertainment is a Gift from God: Leisure and entertainment, when approached rightly, are part of God's common grace meant to refresh and restore us. Biblical Principles for Consumption: 1 Corinthians 10:31 reminds Christians that all activities, including entertainment, should glorify God. If an activity cannot do so, it may be unlawful. Christian Liberty and Prudence: Decisions about pop culture often fall under the domain of Christian liberty, constrained by wisdom and prudence rather than legalistic rules. The Importance of Rest: Rest is not just about recharging for productivity; it is a God-given means of worship and human flourishing in its own right. Guarding Against Sinful Influences: Christians should be cautious of consuming media that promotes sin, as it can subtly shape their worldview and lead them astray. Personal Convictions and Context Matter: What is permissible for one believer may not be wise or beneficial for another, depending on individual struggles and contexts. Recreation Should Point Back to God: Whether through beauty, creativity, or storytelling, entertainment can lead Christians to worship God when consumed with discernment. Entertainment as a Gift from God Tony and Jesse emphasize that entertainment, when properly enjoyed, is a part of God's common grace. This means that activities like watching a movie, playing a video game, or reading a novel are not inherently sinful but can serve as vehicles for rest and refreshment. Drawing from Ecclesiastes 3, they highlight that God has ordained seasons for both work and rest. True rest, they argue, is not about escaping responsibilities but about enjoying God's gifts in ways that glorify Him and restore our energy to serve others. When approached with discernment, even "secular" forms of entertainment can reflect God's creativity and goodness. Applying Biblical Principles to Entertainment The hosts discuss how 1 Corinthians 10:31 provides a litmus test for media consumption: "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." This principle challenges believers to ask whether their entertainment choices align with God's glory. For example, content that promotes or glamorizes sin—whether through violence, sexual immorality, or blasphemy—should give Christians pause. However, they also note that some depictions of sin in fiction can serve a redemptive purpose, such as illustrating the consequences of sin or the beauty of redemption. The key is to thoughtfully evaluate whether the media being consumed inclines the heart toward holiness or pulls it away from God. Christian Liberty and Prudence Tony and Jesse stress the importance of Christian liberty in deciding on entertainment choices, while cautioning against legalism. They explain that Christian liberty does not mean a license to sin but rather the freedom to make God-honoring decisions in areas where Scripture does not provide explicit commands. Prudence and wisdom must guide these decisions. For instance, a particular TV show or game may be permissible for one believer but harmful for another, depending on their personal struggles or circumstances. This underscores the need for self-awareness and reliance on the Holy Spirit to discern what is spiritually beneficial. Quotes: "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. If we cannot glorify God in an activity, it's likely unlawful for us as Christians." – Jesse Schwamb "Recreation is not just about recharging for productivity; it has its own value in glorifying God and enjoying His good gifts." – Tony Arsenal "Every story worth telling reflects, in some way, the greatest story ever told: redemption through Christ." – Jesse Schwamb Full Transcript: [00:00:30] Introduction and Episode Overview [00:00:30] Jesse Schwamb: Welcome to episode 457 of The Reformed Brotherhood. I'm Jesse. [00:00:37] Tony Arsenal: And I'm Tony. And this is the podcast where sound doctrine meets brotherly love. Hey brother. [00:00:44] Jesse Schwamb: Hey brother. So we're in a whole series of little one-off conversations, all kinds of things that just pop into our head, or we've had on a list somewhere that we thought, you know what? [00:00:55] Jesse Schwamb: Someday we should talk about that. And I think we've got another great. Conversation coming up on this episode, we're gonna get into a little bit about how Christians should interact with and consume pop culture maybe, and especially things like entertainment. And I know that there are gonna be people out there thinking, wow, these guys are gonna do what reform people always do. [00:01:15] Jesse Schwamb: They're just gonna come out into their lawn, they're gonna shake their fists angrily at the sky, they're gonna yell at the birds. It might not be that way, loved ones, but you're gonna have to wait. We're gonna talk about it. It's gonna be good. We're gonna get after it. We all do it. Everybody loves a bit of a to consume pop culture. [00:01:31] Jesse Schwamb: Is it possible it might be somewhat of a gift that God has given us? Who knows? Maybe it is, maybe it's not, but we'll get to that. But first, let's affirm with or denying against something in the world. So what have you got for us on this episode, Tony? [00:01:45] Tony's Frustrating Customer Service Experience [00:01:45] Tony Arsenal: I'm gonna keep mine super short. It was a frustrating customer service experience, uh, that I had today. [00:01:52] Tony Arsenal: In general, I, I have, uh, Comcast or Xfinity Internet in general. I'm actually very pleased. Their service. Um, I, I actually find them to be responsive. Um, I've managed to get a decent price. I don't have Comcast television, so that's probably part of it. Um, but I, my cable modem. Slash router, which I've had, I don't know, probably for like eight years. [00:02:13] Tony Arsenal: Um, it finally died, so I bit the bullet and bought a brand new one. And those man, those things have gotten expensive and um, you know, it's supposed to be a super easy installation. You plug it in, you do the little thing on the app and it didn't work. So I had to connect with customer service through the app, and. [00:02:30] Tony Arsenal: It seemed like everything was going fine. And then all of a sudden I get a link in my text message and the lady who's chatting with me on the thing says, well just, just scroll down and click on where it says accept and then hit okay. And I was like, that seems sketchy. So I read it and she was, she had sent me a link to change my internet service. [00:02:51] Tony Arsenal: Uh, she was giving me a 90, an $80 promotional price for the first year. Uh, but then it went up to $140 after the first year. Wow. So I went back to the chat app and I said, I'm sorry, I, I must have miscommunicated something. I don't need to change my service. I just need to activate my modem. She said, oh, no, no, you're not changing your service. [00:03:11] Tony Arsenal: And I said, no, I, I definitely am. She goes, let me explain this to you. And she went through and tried, like, she went through and she's like, your speed is this and you're paying this. And I said, and I said, with all due respect, I'm not stupid. I can see that you're trying to change my service and I'm just not interested. [00:03:27] Tony Arsenal: And I had to fight with her for like 10 minutes before I finally said, just activate my modem, please. I'm not interested. Full stop. So I, I guess I'm just denying. I get, I get it. Like, you gotta try to upsell. I used to be in sales. I don't have any problem with you trying to upsell. I, I don't even necessarily have a problem with you trying to be clever and like, you know, intentional about how you upsell. [00:03:48] Tony Arsenal: Like there are ways that you can do that without being deceptive. This was just deceptive. So I'm not denying Comcast. I'm pleased with my service. I'm denying this particular person and this really just underhanded tactic. It was really, really upsetting. I mean, [00:04:02] Jesse Schwamb: there is nothing like good customer service, right? [00:04:04] Jesse Schwamb: I mean, the converse of that is what a blessing it is, and it's kind of a lesson to all of us and how we treat one another. That is whether we're providing the service or we ourselves are consuming it. It is just such a blessing. It's like so easy and so light when you get somebody who really wants to help you. [00:04:21] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. Yeah, for sure. And. You know, I would not have changed my service, but I can imagine that somebody who was looking and was interested, if she had just said straightforwardly, like your internet that you have is far slower than the modem that you're, you're installing, right? Um, we can get you a faster internet speed and give you a, a large discount for the first year. [00:04:42] Tony Arsenal: Are you interested in that? I think a good portion of people would just say yes. Even if they didn't think it through, they would just say, oh yeah, sure. Faster speed, less money. They, they wouldn't think it through. That's not deceptive. If you present an option, honestly, to a consumer and they take it and they didn't understand the terms, that's not deception. [00:04:58] Tony Arsenal: That's on them as the consumer for not thinking through what they're purchasing. This was just straight out, like, don't read it, just click on it, it's fine. Totally underhanded, deceptive. Um, and, and you know, I work in. Sort of a kind of customer service and I just can't imagine ever doing something that shady and calling it customer service. [00:05:15] Tony Arsenal: I was, I was very disappointed. [00:05:17] Jesse Schwamb: But I mean, everybody has customers, right? Yeah. Everybody has somebody they're responsible to, and everybody has people to whom they should be responsible in the kind of care. Whatever you provide to somebody, whether it's your family, it's in your church, it's in your job, so, right. [00:05:30] Jesse Schwamb: I like that. It's a good reminder because again, there's nothing like walking away from experience and being like, wow, that was so easy, or that person was so good to help me. Yeah. Or like they really got me to the end that I was looking for and they did it and I felt better afterwards than I did before I called. [00:05:43] Jesse Schwamb: That should be like our goal, like what does great look like in every interaction that we can have with somebody. [00:05:48] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. Jesse, what are you affirming or denying tonight? [00:05:52] Jesse's Affirmation: The Plana App for Plant Care [00:05:52] Jesse Schwamb: I'm going back to the app. Well, and by that was a really weird saying of just, I'm gonna affirm with another app. So I really love a good house plant, but I'm no good at the house plants. [00:06:02] Jesse Schwamb: I really like the way they look. It's a lot of pressure with house plans. Maybe people feel this way. Maybe you've not purchased a house plant or been like, I can't be that person. So here's something that I can confirm with for you. Loved one, it's a app called Plana. It's a Swedish plant care app, and it's designed to help both like novice people like me and I guess really experienced plant owners keep their house and garden plants healthy, which I know sounds super boring, but hear me out on this. [00:06:27] Jesse Schwamb: This is what's cool about this. It offers smart, personalized care reminders for things like watering, fertilizing, misting, repotting, and it has all these things where if you, there's paid subscription for this as well, which I do not have, but I looked at all the options. There's some super cool things like you can use your phone to sense where your plan is sitting, how much light it's getting to really tell you, is this the right spot for my plant? [00:06:49] Jesse Schwamb: Because you know, like some plants are like, we need partial sunlight and partial shade and afternoon sun and direct sun, and you need to water me, but not too much and not so often, but just the right amount. It's a lot of pressure. So it's got all these fun features in it, including like an AI doctor. So you can take a look or a picture of your plant rather, and not only will it describe what plants you have, of course, but it will help you say like, Hey, this thing is not healthy. [00:07:08] Jesse Schwamb: Here's what you should do. So the plant app is, might be your foray into feeling more confident about having some greenery in your house. [00:07:16] Tony Arsenal: Yeah, I, um, I could kill a plastic plant. I could kill like a fake plant, uh, without trying, uh, but I might check this out. You, you've seen my, my home. You've been here? [00:07:26] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. Um, my, my house is, it's a, a mobile home and so it's, it's just one long line and it's situated like almost directly east, west. So I get direct sunlight over the top of the house pretty much the entire day. And we have really beautiful, um. Violet cone plants and some other like lilies on one end of the house, um, that the previous owner planted. [00:07:46] Tony Arsenal: They're very beautiful, but um, they just get baked in the sun and there's gotta be something that can be done to sort of help them through this. Maybe it's more water or something like that. So maybe I'll check this out and see if that can help. 'cause they're not, they're not doing great. Um, they, they didn't bloom very well this year. [00:08:00] Tony Arsenal: Mm-hmm. And I'm, I'm wondering if it might be, I dunno, it's been kind of dry, um, this part of the year, more than usual, so I'll check that out. That sounds like a good recommendation. There's a couple of different apps. This one sounds good. [00:08:10] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah, it's, there's certainly a lot of stuff that you can get free in it. [00:08:14] Jesse Schwamb: Of course, they want to upsell you like you just talked about. They're, no, no, they're no Comcast, but they definitely would like you to purchase all their other features, and I bet for the right person, it's totally worth it. But I feel so much more confident now. Mainly just the watering. If you surprised how like much pressure. [00:08:30] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah, like aloe plants and also I'm learning the names of my plants finally, which makes me feel more connected. This, this is, listen, this is like the app to help you take dominion in your house over house plants, which sounds like the lowest form of taking dominion, but honestly still shows how complex and complicated life can be and how God has made everything in this really wonderful way. [00:08:52] Jesse Schwamb: So I'm feeling more empowered to love my plants and to hopefully keep them growing. I was gonna say for generations, but I doubt that I'll be passing on links, plants for generations, but hopefully getting just lots more greenery into our living spaces, which is always super fun. [00:09:06] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. Yeah. I, I, um, I would like to have more plants, but I just, with between toddlers and dogs and my ability to kill anything green that is in my home, uh, I don't think it would be good. [00:09:19] Tony Arsenal: That's your, your sister who is My wife does a good job with plants, but even the, yeah, she does, even, even that the plants die just because they're around me. I'm not sure what it is. I have like a, I hear it, listen, an aura of some sort that just kills plants. [00:09:32] Discussing Christians and Pop Culture [00:09:32] Jesse Schwamb: It's, it's difficult sometimes to grow in soil, which is, I, one of the things I presume Christians often feel like when they're in the culture and when, mm-hmm. [00:09:41] Jesse Schwamb: Do. Do you like that segue? We're so good with this. I do. And when you are consuming, let me say pop culture, or you find yourself in a place where you want entertainment and you want to rest, and I think if you're a Christian for any length of time, you start to ask yourself, okay, so what's my place in all of this? [00:09:59] Jesse Schwamb: And what's interesting when I thought about this topic, which you graciously put forward for us, was that I think several times we've mentioned kind of cultural things often in the affirmation and denial section. Yeah. Where we've. Maybe come hard alongside something and said, this seems good. And other times we've definitely said, this seems very, very bad. [00:10:17] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah. But we've never really had just a pretty honest conversation about, okay, so how does the Christian discern, what is the Christian's role in making that discernment? And how can we, like our house plants grow and flourish in that kind of environment to such a degree that we are actually bearing fruit by the power of the Holy Spirit. [00:10:36] Jesse Schwamb: And yet, of course, separate. From that culture in which we still find ourselves. [00:10:41] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. Yeah. And I, you know, I think it bears saying, um, much of popular culture, media, whatever it might be, a lot of it is going to be a matter of Christian prudence and liberty. And I think it's important to say that because I think, you know, we'll talk about, we'll probably talk about like principles we use to try to determine whether we, you know, individually or, or whatever. [00:11:04] Tony Arsenal: We're going to watch something or listen to something, but. The, the Bible doesn't say like thou shalt, and I'm gonna say this example, and it's a little bit ironic because this is actually a show that I think is pretty black and white. But it, it's not like the Bible says, thou shalt not watch Game of Thrones. [00:11:20] Tony Arsenal: Right. Um. Right. Like thou shalt not. Listen to, I don't know who the kids are listening to. Britney Spears like tells you when The last time I listened to popular music was, is Britney Spears is the name on my mind. But like thou shalt not listen to, I dunno, Paramore, I don't know name. Name your pop culture band. [00:11:37] Tony Arsenal: The Bible doesn't give us explicit instructions about specific bands. Movies, shows, insert, pop, you know, novels, whatever it might be. It does give us some wisdom principles. And then of course, there's God's moral law, uh, but even God's moral law does not. Necessarily apply directly to every pop culture choice we might make. [00:12:04] Tony Arsenal: So I'm sure Jesse and I don't have identical opinions. I'm gonna guess that our thoughts are probably pretty close just because, you know, we're influenced by the same people and we, we are running in the same broader theological circles, but they're probably not identical. There are probably things that Jesse would watch that I'd go, oh, I don't know if that's such a great thing for me. [00:12:22] Tony Arsenal: And there's probably things I would feel comfortable with that Jesse might say, eh, I'm not so sure about that. This is usually a matter of Christian liberty constrained by Christian prudence and wisdom. So before we get into any of the nitty gritty or any specific talk of anything particular, I wanna get that out there because yes, we have to be wise, we have to. [00:12:44] Tony Arsenal: Apply God's law, but we are not able to bind other people's conscience and you are not able to bind other people's conscience based on your own particular opinion about something or your own interpretation of how the Bible is to be applied to a particular decision. Um. You know, again, you can speak into a situation. [00:13:03] Tony Arsenal: You, especially if you have a relationship with someone, you can say, Hey, I don't think this is healthy. I don't think this is in conformity with God's law, but at the end of the day, that is between that Christian and God as to whether or not they are applying God's law appropriately and, and in to an extent, and to a great extent between them and their elders. [00:13:21] Tony Arsenal: Right? The elders have a, a different role of authority in a, in a Christian's life than other Christians do. And [00:13:27] Jesse Schwamb: it might be worth saying as we begin that we're kind of talking about this, I think in part because we all feel that pull to consume pop culture, and what I kind of teased at the beginning is this idea, is it possible that, I think we're really speaking about consuming that in a kind of a way of entertainment of like rest and relaxation. [00:13:45] Jesse Schwamb: Principally there. There are other reasons I think as well, and that might be to edify, to educate, but I think principally when we feel this compulsion to say, well, I like you, just give great examples. Listen to music, watch a sporting event, watch tv, read something fiction or nonfiction. I think what we're after there is this idea that we want to rest and that understanding that entertainment is a part of the rest that God intends for us to enjoy from our labors is by itself, full stop, a legitimate thing. [00:14:13] Jesse Schwamb: So the question is. A little bit more nuanced. Where is that line? You already gave, I think a pretty good example of something that you and I would agree on would say that that's a bridge to fight across. Don't watch that thing, right? Yeah, do something else. But the question is how did we get to that place in making that judgment? [00:14:28] Jesse Schwamb: And is there a place in there where we would say, well, the Bible is an explicit about, let's say certain medium or even like specific things within that medium that it is outspoken enough that we ought to say. No, we will not do that. So I think this is what we're after in part, is this proper use of entertainment involving, of course, analyzing worldviews, appreciating elements of beauty and creativity, acknowledging reflections of truth. [00:14:53] Jesse Schwamb: But that also that in some way, all of this is God's gift to us. That while the Bible does not give us a great deal of explicit statements about how believers are to view entertainment, there is much we can draw out to scripture by way of good and necessary consequence to borrow language from somewhere else. [00:15:10] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. [00:15:11] Applying Biblical Principles to Entertainment Choices [00:15:11] Tony Arsenal: And I also think too, like this is a question that often is presented as very simple and very like cut and dry, but it can be a lot more complicated than you think. And here's an example, and we don't have to get into this particular example, but let's do it. You know, I think a lot of times people, um, will take the example of blasphemy. [00:15:32] Tony Arsenal: Right, and a show that is, or a, a video game, whatever it is, content that is intentionally blaspheming, God is something that at a bare minimum, Christians should be very wary of participating in and consuming just because it, it's something that openly dishonors God is probably not something Christians should be eager to participate in or to consume, but. [00:15:56] Tony Arsenal: Um, there, there are instances where a, a show or a, a video game or a book contains a fictionalized blast swimming of God that actually may serve the greater purpose of glorifying God. So if you think of like, um. Think of a, a book or a a movie where there is a character who is a non-Christian, and over the course of the book, they are shown to be blaspheming God, and then they experience a conversion. [00:16:24] Tony Arsenal: And the purpose of the, the purpose of the book is to glorify God through this conversion redemption story. That it character in that fictionalized universe is blasphemy God within that universe, right? Or within that fictionalized story. But the purpose of that blasphemy is actually to serve the greater purpose of glorifying God. [00:16:46] Tony Arsenal: So that's not to say that automatically anything like that gets a pass, right? That can be done well, that can be done poorly. That can be done in a way that actually glorifies God. It can be done in a way that doesn't actually hit the mark. But it's not as simple as to say, this character in this show. [00:17:00] Tony Arsenal: Engaged in blasphemy. Therefore, we should never consume that show. We have to do some actual thinking and some actual analysis of what's going on in order to. Understand whether or not it actually is violating God's law. Now there are probably some things, um, you know, like graphic sex scenes. There's really no reason, um, for Christians to feel drawn to shows that contain that. [00:17:25] Tony Arsenal: Again, this is, this is, um, I, I, at this point in my life and I, in earlier periods in my life, I might have been more black and white on this. I am not here to tell you what you can and can't watch. That's not my role. I'm not the Holy Spirit. I'm not your pastor. I'm not any of the persons or people who have an obligation to tell you what is or isn't, right? [00:17:46] Tony Arsenal: Like I'm not that person. But I cannot think of personally a reason why a Christian would, would need to, or should ever participate in like enjoying a show that contains graphic sex scenes. Um. The people making those have to sin in order to make those scenes right. So there are, there are things we should consider. [00:18:12] Tony Arsenal: Are kind of always off board, right? It's always off board to do physical harm to somebody in the service of making a movie, right? So if you have a movie where people are, are actively trying to hurt each other in order to produce the film, I'm not sure that we should participate in that. I wouldn't feel comfortable if I knew that was going on in a film. [00:18:28] Tony Arsenal: I don't, I don't, you know, again, other Christians might, and we can have a conversation about that, but we have to think about those things. Do the actors. Do the people who are creating the content, do they have to sin in order to create it? If that, if the answer is yes, we as Christians, I think should be extremely, extremely wary of, of even watching or consuming those things. [00:18:49] Tony Arsenal: So those are the kinds of questions and situations that I think need to be list like thought about as we approach pop culture. But I also think, Jesse, you know, you made the point to that. Popular culture, entertainment broadly is a gift from God for us to enjoy. Right? And it's okay to enjoy it. It's okay for us to participate in that. [00:19:09] Tony Arsenal: You know, we're not, we're not the people who are gonna say to you like, well, you know, every minute you spend, uh, reading, I don't know, uh, reading will of the many, every minute you spend reading Will of the many you could spend witnessing to people, right? So therefore, you should never read Will of the many or The Hobbit or whatever it might be. [00:19:27] Tony Arsenal: Um, but we should think carefully about what we consume, how much of it we consume, when we consume it, all those are questions that the Christian needs to ask themselves. [00:19:35] Jesse Schwamb: I agree. I think the broad test here is actually not that difficult to comprehend. It's probably more that we sometimes hesitate to apply it because we're afraid of what it might mean for the stuff that we're consuming. [00:19:46] Jesse Schwamb: So again, like ceasing from our work in order to rest holds us together like that, that is something that God gives us as a pattern relaxation that we should take joy in. It must be the right amounts of lawful entertainment or consumption of all of this stuff in pop culture, but it is there. I think like even God gives it our own cultures as a means for us to find that kind of rest and to find some comradery and solidarity even with those in whom we interact and live with. [00:20:13] Jesse Schwamb: I think all of that's fine. Like you've said, it gets a little tricky when we start thinking about, well, where is that appropriate line? What is our conviction? But I think part of the problem with that is that we might not be seeking out conviction for ourselves. We not be asking because we hate to find that there is conviction in things that we're watching because there's gonna be a lot of things'. [00:20:31] Jesse Schwamb: That society's gonna be preoccupied with for entertainment for its own sake. And again, it's an indicator that everybody, men and women, even children, are seeking rest from the burden of their work and that rest is okay. Even that itself, like you're saying, Tony, it's interesting. I think so much we're gonna come back to is this idea of it. [00:20:47] Jesse Schwamb: Is, are we redeeming what we're doing in this process? Are we being not just thoughtful about discerning, adjudicating, or interrogating what we're watching and listening and reading, but as we do it, are we thoughtful people? Are we seeing the themes even in those joyous things that we find as entertainment that draw us back to the goodness of God that explains something about the world he's created or his own character finding? [00:21:10] Jesse Schwamb: Of course, that in every story is just a reflection of the greatest story ever told. Like, yeah, all of those themes, all the things we are drawn to that we gravitate towards. That move us. All of those things still come from God. And so therefore, even our entertainment can serve this purpose of not just alleviating our minds and bodies from the burden of ongoing labor in a fallen world, but can also draw, draw us back to God's common grace and his particular grace for his people who are always sinners. [00:21:34] Jesse Schwamb: So here's the the first test. I think it's the most simple one. And everybody's gonna throw their listening devices at the wall because it's the one that's the most straightforward. It's the one you might've been thinking you're gonna get to eventually, and let's just get it out of the way. I don't say that because it's not worthwhile. [00:21:49] Jesse Schwamb: I say it because it's exactly the kind of worthwhile test that we should apply, and it applies perfectly in every situation. And that's the Apostle Paul setting out in one Corinthians 10 31. Here it is. This is like. You know, top 20 reform verses whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. [00:22:07] Jesse Schwamb: So the beauty of this is I think just first pass, first blush, top of the house. If we cannot engage in an entertaining activity in such a way as to glorify God, then it's just unlawful. And by way of contrast, if you can, then we're justified in viewing it as a gift of God's common grace. I, I just throw it out there to start with. [00:22:26] Jesse Schwamb: I, I think that it's not that we found that this particular test has been tried and left wanting, but rather we haven't tried it very well. Oftentimes. Yeah. At least for my own sake. And instead we say, well, the Bible just isn't clear. But if you're, watch your point, Tony. If you're watching something that is gratuitous in any way, and you stop and say. [00:22:44] Jesse Schwamb: Am I glorifying God in the consumption of this? I think it's really difficult to make a strong argument that in some way you are actively, not just passively and saying like, well, it's okay and there's gonna be a redeeming story plot in here somewhere, I hope. But are we actively, whenever, whenever we're doing or we're consuming these things, are we actually glorifying God? [00:23:02] Jesse Schwamb: Is God glorified in. What's happening with my mind, my thoughts, my body, my eyes, my conversations, how this shapes me, how this changes my worldview. If we have to answer that God is not glorified there, then to my view, it's unlawful. And I think also in the eyes of the Apostle Paul. [00:23:19] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. [00:23:20] Personal Convictions and Christian Liberty [00:23:20] Tony Arsenal: And you know, I think something that is important to, um. [00:23:24] Tony Arsenal: Comment on and think about when we sort of apply that test, that test really has more to do with what's going on in our heart. Yes. When we are consuming any particular part, you know, any particular media than it necessarily has to do with the media itself. I think there are some things, um, that. Just cannot be consumed to the glory of God. [00:23:46] Tony Arsenal: Right? You can't watch pornography to the glory of God, like you just can't do it. Um, you can't, you can't watch people murder each other for, you know, to the glory of God. But the vast majority of things that are out there, um, the, the, the question you're asking is not primarily grounded in the content itself. [00:24:07] Tony Arsenal: It's, it's grounded in. What the content does to us and in us and how we process it. And I think that's why I, you know, I always wanna say for most things, this goes back to Christian Liberty and. Christian Liberty is not a license to sin. It's, it's a freedom to, um, to obey, right? It's a freedom and it's a range of possibilities to obey God in different ways, in different situations, rather than some tightly constrained, tightly restricted behavioral code, right? [00:24:39] Tony Arsenal: There is a law. God gives us a law. We talked about this at length when we did the 10 commandment series. He gives us a law, but this law is a set of 10 principles for godly living. Not a, an exhaustive list of do this, don't do that. Right? So the seventh commandment, you know, for media. Is this inclining my mind towards chastity and purity of thought, right? [00:25:02] Tony Arsenal: For those of us who are married, is this likely to, um, create a barrier in my relationship with my wife, or is this likely to enhance the relationship I have with my wife? Is this. Particular thing I'm doing, this video game that I play, is this likely to draw my attention away from my children when they need me? [00:25:19] Tony Arsenal: Or is it something that I have that is likely to increase my ability to pay attention to my children? Or am I able to properly balance the demands that my children have and the needs my children have while I still play this video game, just as an example. So we can still use those 10 principles to help guide us, but the way that those. [00:25:38] Tony Arsenal: The way that the law is applied to these questions and how it is, is gonna be unique, I think almost, almost across the board for things. It's gonna be unique to each individual, right? One person may be able to, yeah, like my big thing and I like, okay, I'm just gonna put this out there. I'm just gonna lay myself bare here. [00:25:55] Tony Arsenal: If I could say that I have one actual real addiction in life, it's probably World of Warcraft, and I know that sounds probably really silly, but even me saying and saying the phrase World of Warcraft, in my mind I'm like, could I figure out a way that I could go back in and play that game? Like they call it World of Warcraft for a reason. [00:26:14] Tony Arsenal: It is super addictive and it's very easy to fall back into it. I'm sure there are people out there who can perfectly just fine, could manage their life of having children and a wife and a job and, you know, service to the church and still play World of Warcraft for a couple hours a week or, or an hour every night and still be just fine. [00:26:33] Tony Arsenal: I cannot do that. If I subscribe to World of Warcraft, it will imbalance my life such that something that God is calling me to, that I know God is calling me to, is going to be pushed out of the way for that. So for me. I cannot fulfill my obligations and participate in that particular element of pop culture. [00:26:52] Tony Arsenal: And I think there's probably something like that for most of us. Again, someone else may be able to do that just fine. There are probably many people who can do that just fine. That's a problem in my own heart. And the way I address that is by saying, this is just not healthy for me, so I'm not gonna do it. [00:27:05] Tony Arsenal: And whether that's a TV show or a a book series. I know people who won't read certain books because they get so immersed in it and it sort of like shapes their worldview in really unhealthy ways. They just won't pick up a particular set of novels or a particular book series. Um, you know, I've told this story that I, I don't remember where I was flying. [00:27:24] Tony Arsenal: Um, it wasn't. I must have been flying to Minnesota. That's the only place I've traveled by air for quite a long time. Um, I stopped in the, the bookstore, the, you know, the, the souvenir store, whatever. And I forgot a, I forgot a book at home of all the people to forget a book. And I was like, you know, there's this big hub lu about Game of Thrones and you know, maybe the book is better than the show. [00:27:43] Tony Arsenal: And like, you know, I can control what I'm imagining and it's easier for me to skip over parts and nobody is having to make graphic sex scenes. Even if they're sort of portrayed in the book. I can maybe do this. I got like. A chapter and a half into the book and was like, I can't, this is not healthy for me. [00:27:57] Tony Arsenal: It's not helpful. It doesn't glorify God. It's not true. It's not noble, it's not honorable, it's not worthy of praise. Right. I'm just gonna, and I just threw the book away. I spent like $15 on a book and then I just threw it in the garbage. Um, and I don't say that to like prop myself up as some bastion of self control. [00:28:10] Tony Arsenal: That's just in that moment I made the right decision. But there are things like that, that you are gonna have to look at your own self to say, I cannot participate in this, even if someone else might be able to. I personally cannot. And I think that's really the more the question we need to ask then. Are there universal principles that say, I can't do A, B, or C? [00:28:30] Tony Arsenal: It's really about my heart in the moment and how my heart is affected by a given thing. [00:28:36] Jesse Schwamb: Much like the 10 Commandments. This whole conversation in the scriptural, I think admonishment here is very much about freeing us up to enjoy freedom, to have joy in these things. It's not about just saying, well, here's a list of things that you can't do. [00:28:51] Jesse Schwamb: Isn't that unfortunate? Everybody else can do them, but you can't enjoy them. Instead, Scott saying like you're talking about Tony, no put to death all these evil, selfish things that are in your life that actually destruct. And instead, enjoy entertainment and pop culture in such a way that not only glorifies him, but does truly refresh you so that you're not drawn back into patterns of selfish behavior or sinful thinking, or all kinds of, you know, sexual frivolity that's going to lead your mind and your body and your heart astray or into places that you'll end up getting hurt. [00:29:25] Jesse Schwamb: I think. The beauty of this is it just provides us with a way to think and discern about the stuff that we're consuming so that we're ensured. Then it's fulfilling the right purpose that God has for in our lives, and that's freeing. When you get to a place where the scripture says like, here's the way walking it, then you know that you can walk confidently and you can enjoy that very thing. [00:29:46] Jesse Schwamb: One great example, I think that sit on both sides, we can talk about in some ways how there's like a, a lack of, or like kinda a, a moral perspective with certain types of medium of expression. One of those I think famously is, is music. Luther famously said, musical performance is principle among the entertainment that God has graciously given us to enjoy in life. [00:30:06] Jesse Schwamb: And yet who hasn't been part of either music that has been absolutely refreshing, absolutely life-giving, absolutely calming and beautiful in the same way that like David played before King Saul when he was distressed. And maybe you've had this experience where there's some kind of soothing melody that was just a bomb to your soul and your condition in that state. [00:30:25] Jesse Schwamb: And then also. On the other side, who hasn't listened even to some really catchy music that's been filled with like sexual perversion, misogyny, violence themes that at the end of it, you may have enjoyed the beat, but it's, it's just left you kind of feeling gross. And disgusted. Yeah. Even with yourself for enjoying it. [00:30:45] Jesse Schwamb: I, I think that's what we're after here is like to be freed up to enjoy this kind of entertainment in a way that it is truly the gift that God has given rather than something that enslaves us. And I'm gonna argue that it often does. Not because it's just addictive, though. [00:30:59] The Influence of Entertainment on Our Lives [00:30:59] Jesse Schwamb: It can be, but because it does actually influence us deeply and, and I think one thing is clear is that all the things we're talking about here that's present in entertainment, and I'm talking all the way back to things like athletic performance, all of this beauty and creativity, art expressed both in film literature and in music, that all of those things God has given us for our good and for his glory. [00:31:22] Jesse Schwamb: So he wants us to enjoy them. But sin is of course gonna take all those things and pervert them and twist them in such a way that they no longer become life-giving or become life taking. The problem is they take life incrementally and on the margin. Yeah. And so that you rarely feel that that's going on. [00:31:37] Jesse Schwamb: You rarely sense the divide of the chasm that's creating in your thought patterns, in the way that you interact with people, even the way that you interact with God until, not that it's too late, but that's, you wake up and you think, my goodness, how far have I gone from what I think this is really intended to be in my life? [00:31:52] Jesse Schwamb: Then maybe addiction does crop up in such a place that you're like this. This has gone too far. But I think, again, like many things in life, when God says no, what he's saying is, do not hurt yourself. I know better. I want you to enjoy these things. So I see this as like our opportunity to like empower to come with the scriptures, bearing full weights on what we consume, not because we need more laundry lists of things to avoid, but because we need direction on what is best to sink our entertainment time and resources into. [00:32:20] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. And I, I think that's a good, um, that's a good, maybe a next test right? [00:32:25] Balancing Time and Entertainment Choices [00:32:25] Tony Arsenal: Is we only have a finite amount of time. We, we, and, and I'm not even just talking about like in general, we have a, I'm, I'm talking about like we have a finite amount of discretionary time. We all have commitments, we have jobs, we have families, we have church commitments, we have friends that we wanna maintain relationships with. [00:32:43] Tony Arsenal: The amount of time we have to just like sit down and consume pop culture is limited no matter, no matter who you are. Some people have more, some people have less. Um, we can consume. Ev, every time we say yes to one thing, we're saying no to another thing, right? There is, um, there is popular culture or content out there that absolutely is encouraging, right? [00:33:05] Tony Arsenal: And absolutely is going to enhance your life, and it's going to enhance your piety and your devotion to God, right? And I'm not just talking about like Christian content. There's decent Christian content out there. There's decent Christian films, there's decent Christian music, there's decent Christian fiction writing. [00:33:22] Tony Arsenal: Um, there's probably even decent Christian video games, although I haven't run into them, I'm sure they're out there. Um. But that's not even what I'm talking about. [00:33:30] Finding Value in Non-Christian Content [00:33:30] Tony Arsenal: There there are, there are non quote, non-Christian, um, right there. There's General grace. Common grace works out there that will, they'll, they'll make you smarter. [00:33:41] Tony Arsenal: It will make you healthier. It'll help you enhance your life. It'll help you enjoy your world more. It'll help you enjoy and see the beauty in God's creation. More I've, I've commented, um. At length, and this isn't necessarily pop culture, although it kind of bridges the gap a little bit. I've commented at length on how beneficial in my life, Ryan holiday's, writings have been. [00:33:58] Tony Arsenal: Right? Right. That's what he doesn't get everything right. There are some things he gets very wrong, um, but. I, I read, um, Ryan Holiday's, stoic. Stoic Works, and I wouldn't say he's a scholar of stoicism. He's more like a modern day stoic philosopher. I read his works and I benefit from him. It makes my life better. [00:34:17] Tony Arsenal: It makes my devotion to God better. It makes my piety better. It makes me a better husband and a better father, and a better employee just in general. It makes me a better person. Not because Ryan Holiday is some special thing, but because he seems to have tapped into common grace principles that other writers haven't, I have a choice. [00:34:33] Tony Arsenal: You know? Do I wanna read that or do I wanna read some? Um, and don't get me wrong, I enjoy manga, but like, do I wanna read some. Meaningless, pointless manga that is just the same story over and over again with different animation. You know, some people might find that the reading the manga is the right thing for them and that enhances their life. [00:34:51] Tony Arsenal: Right? But for me, I've had to make that calculation. I only have so much time. I only have so much time to read. Um, and, and this is might be a shock to people. There are times where I'll have the decision between reading a theology book and. Being caught up on my reading in Daily Stoic, I most often will take time to read the Daily Stoic instead of reading something. [00:35:10] Tony Arsenal: For example, I'm way behind on Daily Devotion or Daily Doctrine by Kevin De Young Way Behind, but I'm not behind on, on Daily Dad or daily Stoic from Ryan Holiday. That's not because one, one thing is better than the other necessarily, but what I need in my life and what God is calling me to. The writings by di by Ryan Holiday right now are more effective in a, in accomplishing those tasks and into shaping me into who I believe God wants me to be. [00:35:37] Tony Arsenal: So that's the other question we have to ask is what? [00:35:40] The Importance of Rest and Leisure [00:35:40] Tony Arsenal: What is the most beneficial thing for us at the moment? It could be some sort of mindless cotton, candy entertainment. There's nothing wrong with that. This isn't, this isn't me saying like find, this isn't like hustle culture for pop culture. Like sometimes you just need to veg out and do something that doesn't require any brain power, and that's what God is, is giving you as a gift for your rest and your re recuperation. [00:36:04] Tony Arsenal: Sometimes it's a hard hitting. Heavy theology. Sometimes you need to sit down and read some Bob Ink again, not that that's pop culture, but I think the broader principle applies. Maybe you need to sit down and read some Turin, or maybe you need to like scroll Instagram for a little while and watch funny cat videos, right? [00:36:19] Tony Arsenal: All of those things are good things. They're all gifts from God in the proper proportions and at the proper time, and that's why this can be such a complicated question is because we have to have a good, robust. Honest reflection of who we are and what we need in order to make these, these decisions. Um, and it really is about what do we need in the moment? [00:36:37] Tony Arsenal: What is God calling us to? What is the wise thing to do right now, the wise thing to consume right now? Um, and, and I think that's a good test. Is this the most effective thing and accomplishing in my life what needs to be accomplished, right? That could be all sorts of goals, but is this the most effective thing to accomplish that at my life right now? [00:36:57] Tony Arsenal: If so, and it's not sinful, and then have at it enjoy. You know, I think those are the kinds of questions we need to ask, and I don't think we often ask that. I think we are often passive. And neutral in decisions about what we're gonna watch for pop culture. We're driven by what is the most popular thing on Netflix? [00:37:15] Tony Arsenal: What does the algorithm recommend for us? Or what is being talked about at work? Or what do I have on hand? What do I have easy access to? Um, I think we need to be more active and intentional in our decisions on this towards those ends. [00:37:29] Jesse Schwamb: Right on. And there's no accounting for taste, right? I mean, part, part of time we get caught up in that, so we'll just say, well, maybe what I'm experiencing, because I'm a Christian, I'm trying to process this, has to do more about like particular medium or the taste or the type of genre or something. [00:37:44] Jesse Schwamb: I'd encourage us to not get too caught up in that. I think what you're saying is really, really helpful. The idea here I think is more about embracing the fact that we don't have to be productive all the time. And that we don't have to be, and I use this with great love like puritanical in the sense that, you know, well, if Jonathan Edwards didn't laugh and the Lord sakes that was inappropriate, then I shouldn't either. [00:38:05] Jesse Schwamb: And by virtue of that fact, then I should really have this incredible puritanical work ethic where even when I'm at home or every second that I have, I should be reading something. And if I'm gonna read something, it should be productive. Or if I'm watch tv, it should be something kinda documentary. I need to learn and fill my mind and make use and redeem every second of that time. [00:38:18] Jesse Schwamb: What if part of that redemption. Is enjoying entertainment for the way that God intended it to be, and that when he makes beauty and creativity and artistic expression, and again, we're presuming that this is the right amount of a lawful entertainment, that all of those things are for their own enjoyment because they point back to the creator. [00:38:40] Jesse Schwamb: Just by themselves. Like there doesn't have to be an ulterior motive. You don't have to justify it. You don't even have to feel guilty about it. That in fact, because we're contingent beings and therefore we have limited energy supply and unlimited amount of time and space, that all those things com continue to propel us towards some kind of desire for a lawful entertainment that leads us into rest. [00:39:02] Jesse Schwamb: Even as you're saying Tony, if that's rest for 10 or 15 minutes before, it's the next thing to feel this compulsion instead. To have to again quote unquote redeem. That time by being super productive is I think a fool's errand because we are as much made to work as we are made to rest. And in that rest, I think sometimes we actually find for some of us an easier time identifying and worshiping God in that risk. [00:39:26] Jesse Schwamb: Because in our work, we are busy in our work and we often get caught up in our work thinking all of our work is all of us. And so we rest and we find enjoyment in something. We take a walk, we listen to a beautiful piece of music. We spend some times just conversing about nothing with friends. We sit outside and enjoy beverages together that something happens sometimes in that space. [00:39:46] Jesse Schwamb: We're in the pause of that in the fact that there is beauty that seemingly is without productive purpose, even though I'd argue there is one. It's just hidden behind it and we fail to see it. We are drawn to the fact drawn to say, God, are you not good? For all of your gifts. And of course he's good in our gifts of work. [00:40:02] Jesse Schwamb: He's also good in our, our gifts of rest. But he's given us this gift as a form of entertainment in our own pop culture for us really to enjoy. But you're right, if we get it twisted such that we consume too much of it, or if we misapply that, I think we're just gonna live a less abundant life. So again, like the task here is not, don't do any entertainment. [00:40:23] Jesse Schwamb: Get all, get away from all the entertainments. Like what? Like your point, Tony, I, and I've heard Christian say this, I think there can be a brow beating here where it's like, well, couldn't you have used that time more productive? Like they had a couple more minutes, like maybe you really should have prayed harder or. [00:40:38] Jesse Schwamb: Maybe you should have read that other chapter in the Bible. Maybe you should gone back through your genealogies again and read those because you know that you don't read those particularly well. Or maybe you should have studied this thing or that thing. And instead is there a kind of worship that truly gives itself over to resting in God in the form of appreciating entertainment as he's created it for us to give us that kind of rest? [00:40:59] Jesse Schwamb: I would say yes. It's just that we often don't talk about it and sometimes we do talk about it. It's hard to bring it up 'cause you're gonna. You're gonna feel guilty. Like, can you imagine somebody saying to you, you know what? I'm just finding so much rest these days in this, uh, little game on my phone that I get to play. [00:41:15] Jesse Schwamb: You would be like, you, you might, if you're, if you're like, you know that person, well, you might be like, that's weird. I guarantee though, if that happened to me, I'd walk away and then when I was with my wife later, I'd be like, let me tell you what this weird thing this person said. You know what I mean? [00:41:27] Jesse Schwamb: But what, what, yeah. We need to think more like that. Not as a liberty to forsake or abdicate responsibility, but instead to actually be well rested for the responsibility in the task, the good works that God has created for us. [00:41:42] Tony Arsenal: Yeah. Yeah. [00:41:42] Personal Experiences with Entertainment [00:41:42] Tony Arsenal: And maybe here's like a concrete example is, um. You know, I, um, I work at a local hospital and my job is relatively intense. [00:41:53] Tony Arsenal: Um, in terms of emotional investment, I'm a patient relations supervisor, so I, I'm in charge of the department that hears all of the complaints from patients, which means we often hear some really frustrating stories about people's healthcare, and it can be very emotionally draining. And so I also, um, I also ride the bus home now. [00:42:15] Tony Arsenal: My, my vehicle is broken right now. Hopefully we're gonna get fixed soon, but I ride the bus home and for the first couple, I don't know, for the first week that I was riding the bus, I was like, I gotta use this time. I gotta read something. I gotta make sure I'm doing that right. And what I've learned actually is if I just take the 45 minutes that I'm on the bus and waiting for the bus and I just sort of zone out and play Pokemon Go. [00:42:39] Tony Arsenal: By the time I get home, I'm ready to engage with my kids better. I'm ready to engage with my wife better. I'm less likely to feel, uh, just drained and tired because I'm actually letting my brain sort of reset and I'm building that buffer. So something as simple as like. Playing a relatively mindless game on my phone for a half hour, 45 minutes while I ride the bus and wait for the bus, um, helps me to fulfill my obligations as a father and a husband in a more present way. [00:43:09] Tony Arsenal: Again, like if you wanna ride the bus and you wanna read a fiction, or you wanna do theology, like that's on you, that's your decision to make. But. I know people who would say to me, um, you really should be using that time for something more productive than playing Pokemon Go. And, and yeah, maybe like, maybe there are times that I should be more productive and maybe there are times that other people should be less productive. [00:43:32] Tony Arsenal: Like I think that's kind of what we're getting at here is. Productivity or spiritual growth or pi, like those categories are, each of those are good categories. Like productivity is not a bad thing. Um, personal devotion is certainly not a bad thing. [00:43:47] Jesse Schwamb: Yes. [00:43:47] Tony Arsenal: But it's not the only thing. And we also, I think we act as though our lives can be this sort of like perfect integrated balance when really like we have to be able to sort of recognize that. [00:44:02] Tony Arsenal: Sometimes doing nothing has its own utility. Like that feels like a weird thing to say, but I I, I'm with you here and, and maybe this is kind of how we bring the episode down to an end is I do think. There is this, obviously the Sabbath principle, the rest principle. Um, but God also gives us rest in these other small ways. [00:44:25] Tony Arsenal: Sometimes not so small, but small ways in the rest of our life. And I don't think that we should bear any shame or guilt or feel like we're less Christian because we take advantage of or make use of those. Those sort of like smaller opportunities to rest and you know, recreation is recreation. Like that's, that's that etymology is not a false etymology. [00:44:49] Tony Arsenal: That's where the word comes from. And it's because we often need to do these sort of leisurely things in order to be able to then go back and put forward the effort that we need. And the other thing just, I feel like we're tying. Leisure to the ability to produce in a way that may actually also be unhealthy. [00:45:09] Tony Arsenal: Leisure is not necessarily the ends, the means to being able to be productive. Right? Leisure serves its own purpose. It has its own use, its own way to glorify God. Yes, it does enable us often to be able to come back and put our nose to the grindstone, but we shouldn't just think about it as like, well, this is just, this is just my recharge period. [00:45:30] Tony Arsenal: We don't think about sleep that way. I don't think we think about sleep in, in a fashion of saying like, well, I've gotta sleep so that I can just get up and go to work the next day. And productive. I think we recognize that our bodies need to rest and there's a blessing and a joy in being able to close our eyes and sort of drift off and have dreams and rest, and that our body recuperates itself, I think we should think of leisure in a similar sense, and recreation and pop culture all kind of play into that. [00:45:53] Jesse Schwamb: I think that's right on. I mean, it's one of those things where we're certainly not saying that there isn't rest in prayer and in daily worship and consuming and studying the scriptures, there's certainly a rest in all those activities too. In some ways, I think we're presuming that we are trying to incorporate a balance into our lives, and that part of that balance is just rest for its own sake. [00:46:12] Jesse Schwamb: The enjoyment of that and when you're truly, I think, enjoying that rest, whatever it is, one we do not long feel guilty because we have processed. And pass everything to the sve of the scriptures and say, this is glorifying to God is for my goodness, for his glory. So therefore there's no, as it were like condemnation for me in this because I have a clear conscience about it. [00:46:31] Jesse Schwamb: And then in addition to that, it does provide us with perhaps, again, that lovely contrast between working hard and then having. Some period of which we are abstaining from that work and from that labor. And in so doing we find different ways to please and to worship God. We find that we see his character reflected in different ways. [00:46:49] Jesse Schwamb: And so in that way too, it reminds us that we are, like I said before, like completely contingent, we get tired, we get exhausted. Like there's only so much the mind can do and so much it can handle. And so by. Willingly accepting and leaning into that, not again, in a way that takes us away. We use as liberty to say, well, I, you know, I really should spend some time before the Lord in prayer. [00:47:10] Jesse Schwamb: I really should spend some time in, in daily particular worship, but you know what? I really need to rest instead. Like of, of course, that itself, we should be convicted about, uh, because then we're using entertainment such a way to distract us. Suppose this. Way from God rather than toward him. But the Bible is so clear, like you're saying, Tony, that there's all these seasons in life and the more I think about those seasons, the more I wonder if we tend to treat them too discreetly. [00:47:34] Jesse Schwamb: And in these two, like, kind of like prolonged periods, what if a season is for an hour? What if a season is for a day? What if a season is for five minutes? So famously, of course, when we have the teacher writing. Ecclesiastes chapter three, some of these famous words, I think we just fail to take them to heart. [00:47:51] Jesse Schwamb: Listen to this beautiful contrast, and I think it really fits in with what we're saying here about the, the ability to rightly consume entertainment and pop culture in such a way that it is glorifying to God and our understanding of it in our application of how it gives us true rest. So it writes things like this. [00:48:09] Jesse Schwamb: There's a time to kill and the time to heal. A time to break down, a time to build up, a time to weep, and a time to laugh, A time to mourn and a time to dance. A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together. A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing a time to seek and a time to lose. [00:48:26] Jesse Schwamb: A time to keep, and a time to cast away. A time to tear. A time to sow, a time to keep silence and a time to speak, a time to love, and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. So it's very clear that God has given us, I think all of these wonderful things to enjoy as part of his character, as demonstrations of the fact that he is a God who is loving and love always leads to giving. [00:48:51] Jesse Schwamb: And so he gives us beauty in arts. In music, in literature, in screen, and of course then we should recognize because those are things from God and we ought to that. Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Heavenly Father who is above that. It is the prerogative of the devil to twist and bend those things in such a way that we feel to see them as God's gifts and said, see them as our rightful consumption. [00:49:12] Jesse Schwamb: Such a way that enslaves. Changes our mindset, pulls us farther away from God. So I think part of it's just going into everything with the pun intended, with eyes wide open. So hopefully some of these tests have been helpful. I think people probably have, because like you said, Tony, there's a lot of Christian liberty here and maybe some point. [00:49:29] Jesse Schwamb: Well, I was gonna ask you like what's I, I'm not gonna ask you this because I know you're gonna ask it back to me, but like what would be maybe something you consume that others might be able. Ooh. Um, but I don't want you to ask that back to me. We could do that. We could do that if you want to. [00:49:42] Tony Arsenal: Um, yeah, let's, let's do that in a future episode. [00:49:43] Tony Arsenal: I think that'd be fun. Well, we'll [00:49:44] Jesse Schwamb: save that for another time. So everybody keeps listening. [00:49:46] Encouraging Community Engagement [00:49:46] Jesse Schwamb: But I think one of the things that we should be encouraging our listeners to do, the people who are part of the reform brotherhoodhood, is come hang out online. In this place called Telegram, which is just a chat messaging app and we have a little corner, a protected corner of the world. [00:50:00] Jesse Schwamb: There is a group of people who are like-minded listening to our conversations and participating in their own. And the way they participate with us is you can message in the app, they've got a bunch of channels of different topics, so you can get there by going to t.me/reform brotherhood. I bring this up now, not just to advertise as usual. [00:50:17] Jesse Schwamb: Because we want you to come be a part of this, but I would love to hear from others because we have a channel in there that's just about the conversations we're having on the podcast. Come share some of the practical things that you use, the tests that you have, the conversations that you bring forward to help you discern what kind of pop culture you're consuming. [00:50:37] Jesse Schwamb: Yeah. Don't just take our word for it. Let's hear what the Holy Spirit. How he is leadi
Fruit de la iniciativa conjunta entre l'Agrupació de Balls Populars i la fundació Ave Maria, avui a les sis de la tarda es presentarà el 'Ball de gitanes amb diversitat', el resultat d'un projecte que vol fer un pas endavant cap a una festa més inclusiva, més humana i més representativa d'allò que som com a poble, en paraules de la pròpia entitat. N'hem parlat amb Katia Plana, que ha viscut tota aquesta experiència de ben a prop, com a voluntària de la Fundació. L'entrada Avui es presenta el Ball de les Gitanes amb diversitat. En parlem amb Katia Plana ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.
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Tramp najavio da će Jermenija i Azerbejdžan potpisati mirovni sporazum. Vučić poručuje da će parlamentarni izbori biti "pre zakonskog roka". Zvaničniku Vlade Srbije Igoru Popoviću zabranjen ulazak na Kosovo. Novinarka Nataša Miljanović Zubac puštena na slobodu nakon saslušanja u Tužilaštvu BiH.
C dans l'air l'invitée du 4 août avec Plana Radenovic, journaliste police-justice à RTL, auteure de "Depuis l'enfer gris, Lettres de Redoine Faïd" (éditions Michalon).Émission présentée par Salhia Brakhlia.À Vendin-le-Vieil, dans les Hauts-de-France, 69 détenus ont déjà été transférés dans la prison de haute sécurité. Ils seront 100 d'ici au 15 août. Parmi eux, les profils les plus dangereux du pays :terroristes, narcotrafiquants, figures du grand banditisme. On y retrouve Mohamed Amra, Salah Abdeslam, Redoine Faïd, ainsi que plusieurs chefs de la "DZ Mafia", un réseau de trafic de drogue très actif à Marseille, impliqué dans des règlements de comptes. Les transferts s'effectuent sous très haute sécurité, parfois par hélicoptère, depuis l'attaque du péage d'Incarville en mai 2024, qui a coûté la vie à deux agents pénitentiaires.Le personnel a été spécifiquement formé. À Vendin-le-Vieil, 250 agents encadrent les 100 détenus, soit un dispositif de surveillance sans équivalent en France. Brouilleurs de téléphonie mobile, filets anti-hélicoptère, hygiaphones, surveillance renforcée dans les cours : tout est pensé pour éviter toute communication avec l'extérieur et prévenir les tentatives d'évasion. Ces détenus conservent leurs droits fondamentaux : accès aux soins, possibilité de recours judiciaires. Comme Redoine Faïd, certains dénoncent un régime carcéral très strict : isolement prolongé, déficit de lumière naturelle, menottage systématique. Ce dernier a saisi la justice pour contester ces mesures, qui a d'ailleurs ordonné un assouplissement de son cadre d'incarcération, dénonçant des mesures " contraires à la dignité de la personne humaine".L'objectif de cette prison de haute sécurité est de mieux répondre à la montée du narcotrafic, devenu omniprésent sur le territoire. L'OFAST (Office anti-stupéfiants) alerte dans son dernier rapport : la France ne connaît plus aucune "zone blanche" face à l'offre de drogue. Dans le même temps, la surpopulation carcérale bat des records : au 1er juillet 2025, on comptait 84 951 détenus pour seulement 62 509 places. Le système pénitentiaire français est-il à bout de souffle ? Quelles sont les conditions réelles de détention dans ces établissements ultra-sécurisés ? Et qui sont ces détenus classés "ultra-sensibles" ?Plana Radenovic, journaliste police-justice à RTL, nous expliquera qui sont les détenus incarcérés à la prison de haute sécurité de Vendin-le-Vieil et fera le point sur leurs conditions de détention.
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La Senda de Camille con Mayayo: Travesía de montaña en Pirineos 109k. Radio Trail Mi Senda de Camille es la historia de una ilusión cumplida: No fue como la soñé de primeras, ni siquiera acabé sano y salvo, pues tengo el aductor roto y habré de purgar los errores cometidos. Pero a pesar de ello, valió la pena esta aventura vivida en tres días y dos noches por un Pirineo salvaje, siguiendo los pasos del último oso nativo de estas montañas, que desapareció allá por 2010. Sígueme para revivir esos 109 kilómetros juntos. Comenzamos en el Col de Somport (1.631 m) con las primeras luces del alba y un aire cargado de promesas y tormentas. El primer día fue un pulso constante entre la calma y la tensión: 40 km y D+1 700 m nos llevaron por el Circo de Aspe majestuoso, el espejo turquesa del Ibón de Estanés (1 988 m) y el rumor de botas en el RefugioLizara (1 540 m) Los truenos del Collado de lo Foratón (2.106 m) nos empujaron a buscar valle abajo elcalor del Gabardito acogedor. Cuando por fin la Selva de Oza (850 m) nos envolvió con su bosque centenario,sentí que Camille, el último oso pirenaico, aún susurraba por esas hayas. El segundo día fue la etapa reina: 37 km yD+2 000 m de pura intensidad. Del arrullo verde de Oza ascendimos a la brecha aérea del Paso de Anzotiello (1.845 m), con el vacío latiendo a cada lado. Desde allí, la belleza cruda de la Plana de Diego y las Foyas de Gamueta marcó el descenso hasta el Refugio Linza (1.610 m), donde el Petrechema (2.360 m) se alzaba severo, prometiendo desafío para la tarde. La subida al Collado de Petrechema, entre rocas y nubes, fue un acto de fe; y el descenso al Llano de Ansabere (1 600 m), un bálsamo de pastos, queso y silencio roto por marmotas. El Circo de Lescun (1 200 m), con sus cascadas y casas de piedra, nos condujo al Camping Lauzart (885 m),donde el cuerpo se rendía pero el alma sonreía. La última jornada fue distinta, más íntima: 32 km y D+1 300 m con la carga de un aductor roto y el cielo cargado de tormentas. Renunciamos al trazado alpino por el Refugio Arlet y tomamos el fondo del valle, dejando que nos llevara hasta Urdos (840 m) donde el Camino de Santiago ofreció un susurro de recogimiento antes de afrontar el repecho final al Col de Somport. Allí cerramos el círculo tras tres días, dos noches y 109 km de recuerdos tatuados en el alma. Mi fisioterapeuta, días después, aun no entiende por qué no paré todo al romper el aductor. Yo tampoco me entiendo a veces… pero en aquel momento no era consciente de la rotura y seguir adelante era lo que el corazón pedía. Hoy no me arrepiento de ello, aunque de repetirse quizá mis decisiones fueran otras. Y es que, para mí la Senda de Camille (o cualquier otra gran travesía de montaña) no se mide en kilómetros ni desniveles; se mide en los recuerdos de que me deja para siempre y en la fuerza que te deja dentro para volver a buscar montaña. Y de esa, hoy tengo más que nunca. ¿Te vienes a la próxima? #carrerasdemontaña #radiotrail
La Senda de Camille con Mayayo: Travesía de montaña en Pirineos 109k. Radio Trail https://go.ivoox.com/rf/151895578Mi Senda de Camille es la historia de una ilusión cumplida: No fue como la soñé de primeras, ni siquiera acabé sano y salvo, pues tengo el aductor roto y habré de purgar los errores cometidos. Pero a pesar de ello, valió la pena esta aventura vivida en tres días y dos noches por un Pirineo salvaje, siguiendo los pasos del último oso nativo de estas montañas, que desapareció allá por 2010.Sígueme para revivir esos 109 kilómetros juntos. Comenzamos en el Col de Somport (1.631 m) con las primeras luces del alba y un aire cargado de promesas y tormentas. El primer día fue un pulso constante entre la calma y la tensión: 40 km y D+1 700 m nos llevaron por el Circo de Aspe majestuoso, el espejo turquesa del Ibón de Estanés (1 988 m) y el rumor de botas en el Refugio Lizara (1 540 m)Los truenos del Collado de lo Foratón (2.106 m) nos empujaron a buscar valle abajo elcalor del Gabardito acogedor. Cuando por fin la Selva de Oza (850 m) nos envolvió con su bosque centenario,sentí que Camille, el último oso pirenaico, aún susurraba por esas hayas. El segundo día fue la etapa reina: 37 km yD+2 000 m de pura intensidad. Del arrullo verde de Oza ascendimos a la brecha aérea del Paso de Anzotiello (1.845 m), con el vacío latiendo a cada lado. Desde allí, la belleza cruda de la Plana de Diego y las Foyas de Gamueta marcó el descenso hasta el Refugio Linza (1.610 m), donde el Petrechema (2.360 m) se alzaba severo, prometiendo desafío para la tarde. La subida al Collado de Petrechema, entre rocas y nubes, fue un acto de fe; y el descenso al Llano de Ansabere (1 600 m), un bálsamo de pastos, queso y silencio roto por marmotas. El Circo de Lescun (1 200 m), con sus cascadas y casas de piedra, nos condujo al Camping Lauzart (885 m),donde el cuerpo se rendía pero el alma sonreía. La última jornada fue distinta, más íntima: 32 km y D+1 300 m con la carga de un aductor roto y el cielo cargado de tormentas. Renunciamos al trazado alpino por el Refugio Arlet y tomamos el fondo del valle, dejando que nos llevara hasta Urdos (840 m) donde el Camino de Santiago ofreció un susurro de recogimiento antes de afrontar el repecho final al Col de Somport. Allí cerramos el círculo tras tres días, dos noches y 109 km de recuerdos tatuados en el alma. Mi fisioterapeuta, días después, aun no entiende por qué no paré todo al romper el aductor. Yo tampoco me entiendo a veces… pero en aquel momento no era consciente de la rotura y seguir adelante era lo que el corazón pedía. Hoy no me arrepiento de ello, aunque de repetirse quizá mis decisiones fueran otras. Y es que, para mí la Senda de Camille (o cualquier otra gran travesía de montaña) no se mide en kilómetros ni desniveles; se mide en los recuerdos de que me deja para siempre y en la fuerza que te deja dentro para volver a buscar montaña. Y de esa, hoy tengo más que nunca. ¿Te vienes a la próxima? #carrerasdemontaña #radiotrailConviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radio-trail-carreras-de-montana-mayayo--4373839/support.
Es un programa que tracta temes d'actualitat que principalment han estat notícia durant la setmana. On hi participen tertulians que en algunes ocasions algun comptem amb algun especialista de primer nivell dels temes que tractem. En un format fresc cercant la màxima pluralitat i llibertat de càtedra de tots els participants. podcast recorded with enacast.com
Fill de mestres, nascut a Castelló de la Plana, criat després entre Manacor, Santa Maria i el barri d'El Terreno de Palma, Biel Mesquida va trobar en els llibres l'antídot contra una realitat gris i limitada i la inspiració en una vida atzarosa que va ser determinant en la seva manera d'escriure i d'entendre el món. Si ens vols proposar alguna entrevista ho pots fer enviant un correu a aire@ib3radio.comSegueix-nos a: https://linktr.ee/aireib3
Club Tennis Plana d'en Berga Flash és el podcast que resumeix l'activitat de l'entitat esportiva vallenca fundada el 1976. Conduït per Chechu Romero.
¿Tu vida es plena o solo se siente ocupada y vacía al mismo tiempo? En este episodio de La Vida Dura y Yo con Mis Locuras, Dey y Gery conversan con Sergio Cazadero, experto en comportamiento humano, sobre cómo la dopamina, la falta de propósito y la crianza sin intención pueden llevarnos a vivir en piloto automático.
Sara De Santis ha 28 anni, è torinese di nascita ma da due anni vive a Castellón de la Plana. Se oggi abita in una città di mare fino a ieri sconosciuta, è perché è riuscita a modellare strada facendo i suoi sogni, per farli rientrare nello spazio delle sue possibilità.Cresciuta in una famiglia in cui “tutto è di tutti”, per lei il denaro è un concetto astratto: «Alle medie, se avevo un euro lo spendevo tutto in Goleador». Finita la scuola di grafica, Sara inizia a lavorare in un'agenzia torinese, dove la paga bassa e il mobbing la portano al limite della sopportazione. Decide allora di trasferirsi a Londra, con il suo compagno. E qui il lavoro da barista diventa «un allenamento a vivere senza superfluo». Tornata in Italia a causa del Covid, Sara apre la partita IVA e inizia a lavorare come illustratrice. Il sogno è tornare a Londra, la città dove ha vissuto i mesi più belli della sua vita, ma vivendo della sua professione.Ci riesce, ma nel giro di quattro mesi si accorge che «avere uno stipendio italiano e vivere a Londra è una delle cose più infattibili del mondo». Londra, poi, non è più la città che lasciato tre anni prima. O forse è lei che è cambiata. «È stato difficile accogliere una Sara che aveva bisogno di calma, di bel tempo, di relax, di spiaggia».È così che Sara e il suo ragazzo dirottano verso la Spagna. La meta dei sogni è Valencia, ma è troppo cara. E allora, ancora una volta, modella il sogno per poterlo realizzare, e sceglie una città di mare a un'ora da Valencia che costa la metà.«C'è una frase che dice Luca Gotto che amo, che dice sii fiume non essere roccia. Mi recrimino tante cose, mi sento sempre sbagliata, però una cosa mi sento proprio di averla fatta giusta che sono sempre stata fiume».
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09 28-05-25 LHDW Windows 2: Hay cerca de 2 millones de españoles que cree que la tierra es plana, ¿Son conspiranóicos? o simplemente están desinformados
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Aquest mes de maig, Badalona torna a omplir-se de música i emocions amb un dels esdeveniments més esperats de les festes de Maig: el concert de la Banda Simfònica de Badalona. El pròxim 17 de maig a les 20 h, la plaça de la Plana serà l'escenari d'una nit màgica on es combinaran melodies clàssiques amb un exquisit sopar de gastronomia local. En parlem amb Miquel Arrué, director de la Banda Simfònica de badalona podcast recorded with enacast.com
Pendant trente ans, de 1988 à 2018, Dino Scala, surnommé "le violeur de la Sambre", a commis plus d'une cinquantaine de viols et agressions sexuelles dans le Nord et en Belgique. Écoutez Margaux Mathieu, son avocate de Dino Scala, et Plana Radenovic, journaliste au service police-justice de RTL. Ecoutez L'invité pour tout comprendre avec Yves Calvi du 14 mai 2025.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Pendant trente ans, de 1988 à 2018, Dino Scala, surnommé "le violeur de la Sambre", a commis plus d'une cinquantaine de viols et agressions sexuelles dans le Nord et en Belgique. Écoutez Margaux Mathieu, son avocate de Dino Scala, et Plana Radenovic, journaliste au service police-justice de RTL. Ecoutez L'invité pour tout comprendre avec Yves Calvi du 14 mai 2025.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
In this episode, UC Today host Kieran Devlin sits down with Steve Forcum, Director of Marketing and Program Management at SIPPIO, to explore how the company is helping UC channel partners navigate today's evolving market.As economic uncertainty grows and traditional UC sales slow, SIPPIO offers a compelling blueprint for partners to drive growth, tap into new verticals, and simplify voice deployments across Microsoft Teams and Zoom. If you're a UC channel partner looking to stay ahead, this is one conversation you don't want to miss. What if you could turn Teams or Zoom into a seamless calling experience without complex integrations or added costs?In this insightful video, Steve Forcum reveals how SIPPIO empowers channel partners with the tools, knowledge, and flexibility to do just that—while scaling faster and smarter.Tapping into untapped UC potential – Why the unified communications market isn't saturated, and how SIPPIO helps partners find “white space” opportunities with customers who already have platform licenses but no calling planA smarter go-to-market strategy – From vertical-specific campaigns to demand-gen kits, SIPPIO gives partners ready-made tools they can brand and deploy instantlyThe SIPPIO Partner Exchange advantage – Learn how this marketplace expands reseller access to Operator Connect, shortens the sales cycle, and connects customers with the right partners based on location and specializationSales velocity meets e-commerce – Discover how the SIPPIO Store gives partners a customizable online storefront to accelerate quoting and streamline UC sales with automation
María Santos repasa más noticias del sector. 1.- España y China han sellado un nuevo protocolo de exportación que permitirá aumentar el envío de carne de ave española a este mercado asiático. Han señalado que China es un gran demandante de carne de ave y otros productos relacionados con escasa capacidad de comercialización en otros mercados. Según el nuevo protocolo, el MAPA será el responsable de la inspección y cuarentena de la carne de ave que se exporte desde España a China y de la expedición de los certificados sanitarios veterinarios de exportación. En 2024, España exportó a China productos agroalimentarios por valor de 1.864 millones de euros, con un saldo comercial positivo de 253 millones de euros. 2.- El sector pesquero español, representado por Cepesca, ha trasladado este martes al comisario europeo de Pesca y Océanos, Costas Kadis, su inquietud ante el doble discurso de Bruselas sobre la pesca europea, según informa en un comunicado. En concreto, el presidente de Cepesca, Julio Morón, ha transmitido al comisario su inquietud por la brecha entre sus mensajes y las acciones de la Dirección General de Asuntos Marítimos y Pesca (DG Mare) de la Comisión Europea (CE), un desfase que "está sembrando desconcierto y alimentando el temor a que, pese al cambio de discurso, se mantengan políticas que amenazan la supervivencia de las flotas y las comunidades costeras de Europa". En el encuentro que ha tenido lugar en Madrid, la flota española recordó a Kadis los asuntos que considera prioritarios para corregir el rumbo actual del secto pesquero. 3.- El presidente de la Federación de Arroceros de Sevilla, Mauricio Soler, ha trasladado este martes que el sector podrá sembrar el cien por cien de las 36.000 hectáreas de arroz con las que cuenta la provincia de Sevilla, exponente del cultivo de este producto a nivel regional. Gracias a que la comisión de desembalse de la Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir (CHG) que ha decidido aprobar un volumen máximo a desembalsar de 363 hm3 para el riego del arroz, correspondiente al 91,6% de su dotación máxima y que se incluye en el volumen total a desembalsar de 1.200 hm3. Esto se produce tras unos años difíciles en los que en 2022 se sembró sólo un 30%, mientras que en 2023 no se pudo cultivar por resultar incompatible la dotación autorizada con el cultivo y en 2024 se hizo en un 67%, como ha recordado el órgano dependiente del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico. 4.- La Asociación Empresarial de Fruta de Catalunya (Afrucat) cifra los daños provocados por la granizada del pasado 19 de abril, que afectó especialmente en la Plana de Lleida, en torno al 8% de la producción potencial de la zona, lo que supone unas 75.000 toneladas menos de cosecha, según informa en un comunicado este martes. Las especies más afectadas serían el albaricoque, con un 13% menos de cosecha (2.000 toneladas); la pera, que podría llegar a perder entre un 12% y un 15% de su producción (unas 20.500 toneladas) y el melocotón y la nectarina, con entre un 6% y un 8% de pérdidas (39.000 toneladas), entre otras. "Catalunya tendrá fruta suficiente para abastecer a nuestros mercados. Aun así, los daños dependen mucho de la zona concreta en la que se ubique la plantación y hay muchas fincas donde el granizo ha afectado al 100% de la producción.
Las nueve, ocho en Canarias. Última hora en la linterna. Exposito, Cope, estar informado. A esta hora la actualidad del día pasa por varias claves que tienes que conocer. Primera, te lo hemos contado hace unos minutos, ya ha sido controlado el incendio de un edificio en Castellón de la Plana. Hace nada, sobre las 8:30, la alcaldesa de Castellón, Begoña Carrasco, ha confirmado que no hay que lamentar daños personales de gravedad. Bueno, han sido cuatro atenciones sanitarias, nada más. Dos quemaduras muy leves, una en una mano, otra en un brazo. A una señora la hemos tenido que atender también ...
L'alcaldessa i regidora d'urbanisme, Aurora Carbonell, i el portaveu del PSC de Sitges, Luis Miguel Garcia han anunciat la inscripció de dos solars de Sitges en el registre de la Generalitat per fer habitatge públic. Es tracta d'un solar a Vallbona (Les Botigues) on s'hi podran construir uns cinquanta habitatges i un altre solar a la zona de la Plana, al carrer del Mestre Manuel Torrens, on es preveu la construcció de dos cents habitatges més. En el cas de Vallbona ja hi ha promotor per a la construcció que podrà gaudir dels avantatges que ofereix la Generalitat per aquells que formin part d'aquest Pla 50mil habitatges i l'Ajuntament haurà de buscar ara promotor per a encarregar-li la construcció dels habitatges HPO del solar de La Plana. L'anunci forma part de l'acord al que van arribar PSC i govern en l'aprovació dels pressupostos per al 2025. L'entrada L’Ajuntament inscriu dos solars al Pla 50.000 habitatges de la Generalitat per construir habitatge públic ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.
Comencem pel final. Si teniu un mínim de traça a l'hora de tocar piano, i teniu ganes de passar una bona estona amb els residents de l'hospital, cada dia -inclosos dissabtes i diumenges- de 10 a 12h i de 16 a 18h, teniu l'oportunitat de tocar el piano que l'associació 'Pianos Vius' ha instal·lat al vestíbul de l'edifici històric de l'hospital de Sant Joan. Aquest piano vertical, perfectament conservat i afinat per l'empresa Jorquera, ve d'una família de Terrassa i té una història molt bonica que ens ha explicat Vicky Plana. Si us hi atreviu, només us heu de posar en contacte amb l'hospital per demanar dia i hora. L'entrada Un piano al vestíbul de l’hospital, obert a tothom. Us atreviu a tocar-lo? Aquesta és la bonica història que ens explica Vicky Plana ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.
Fem la prèvia esportiva d'un cap de setmana que ens porta, entre d'altres, el desplaçament que farà la UE Sitges per jugar al camp del Catllar. El Bàsquet Sitges té la seva particular "final" davant el Nou Bàsquet Olesa i el CP Subur Sitges vol redreçar el seu rumb en el partit que l'enfrontarà al Riudoms a Pins Vens. Avui parlem amb Randy Parra, jugador del Bàsquet Sitges, i amb "Pato" Melvin, presidenta del Sitges Hockey Club, que el passat cap de setmana va poder estrenar el nou camp de La Plana amb un torneig familiar. L'entrada ESPORTS (la prèvia): una nova final per al Bàsquet Sitges. La UE Sitges juga a El Catllar i el CP Subur Sitges vol canviar la dinàmica davant el Riudoms. El Sitges Hockey Club trepitja, per primer cop, el nou camp a La Plana ha aparegut primer a Radio Maricel.
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Vlada Srbije ćuti o podršci ministarke desnici u Nemačkoj uoči izbora u toj zemlji. Države regiona moraće da sprovedu svoje reformske agende do kraja 2027, kako bi dobile sva sredstva evropskog Plana rasta. Za godinu rada, pojedini poslanici Skupštine Crne Gore jedva da su progovorili u plenumu.
Jure Knez je že večkrat omenil, da podjetja ne bo prodal, dal pa je možnost zaposlenim, da sodelujejo v lastništvu podjetja. Knez je pravzaprav glasen zagovornik solastništva zaposlenih v podjetjih. Kaj to sploh pomeni? Na TedX Ljubljana je govoril o vrednotah – zmernost, pripadnost poštenost, medsebojna pomoč, zaupanje in spoštovanje. Kako lahko te prenesemo v svet investiranja? Epizoda je objavljena tudi na Youtube Money-How Friends je mini serija pogovorov s sogovorniki o osebnih izkušnjah z investiranjem. Namenjena je podpornikom finančnega podkasta Money-How preko Youtube članstva. Pridruži se nam tudi ti.
Ángels Barceló se encuentra en una plaza de Madrid con un invitado misterioso. Va cargado con bolsas de la compra y entre la fruta y el pan sorbresale un pez cadavérico, con ojos saltones y dientes afilados. Es un libro. Y su dueño, Jorge Plana, editor, traductor y librero especializado en literatura de terror, fantasía y ciencia ficción.
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Po sinočnjem obsežnem požaru na območju podjetja Plana v industrijski coni Tezno v Mariboru so danes na prizorišču kriminalisti, ki ugotavljajo vzroke požara. Zgorelo je sedem skladiščnih šotorov, v katerih je bilo več tisoč palet plastičnih izdelkov. Gasilci so požar ponoči uspeli pogasiti, v intervenciji je sodelovalo 230 gasilcev s 60-imi vozili iz gasilske brigade in prostovoljnih gasilskih društev. V oddaji tudi: - Na volitvah na Kosovu se zmaga obeta vladajoči stranki premiera Kurtija, na volišča množično tudi Srbi. - Kulturni ministri Zahodnega Balkana na Goriškem o lažjemu vključevanju v Unijo s pomočjo kulture. - Švicar von Allmen svetovni prvak v smuku, Hrobat odstopil, ostali brez presežka.
El Convidat d'Aires del Conflent són uns convidats i les tres cinquenes de la família Plana, Gil el pare, Lissandre i Florentí els fills. Gil és fill de Prada amb ell parlem de la seva infància, de la seva implicació d'uns vint anys als Pessebres dels Pastorets del Conflent, de la seva catalanitat consolidada per la participació regular a la Universitat Catalana d'Estiu i també de la seva feina actual com a urbanista.
El Convidat d'Aires del Conflent són uns convidats i les tres cinquenes de la família Plana, Gil el pare, Lissandre i Florentí els fills. Gil és fill de Prada amb ell parlem de la seva infància, de la seva implicació d'uns vint anys als Pessebres dels Pastorets del Conflent, de la seva catalanitat consolidada per la participació regular a la Universitat Catalana d'Estiu i també de la seva feina actual com a urbanista.
El Convidat d'Aires del Conflent són uns convidats i les tres cinquenes de la família Plana, Gil el pare, Lissandre i Florentí els fills. Gil és fill de Prada amb ell parlem de la seva infància, de la seva implicació d'uns vint anys als Pessebres dels Pastorets del Conflent, de la sevacatalanitat consolidada per la participació regular a la Universitat Catalana d'Estiu i també de la seva feina actual com urbanista.
El Convidat d'Aires del Conflent són uns convidats i les tres cinquenes de la família Plana, Gil el pare, Lissandre i Florentí els fills. Gil és fill de Prada amb ell parlem de la seva infància, de la seva implicació d'uns vint anys als Pessebres dels Pastorets del Conflent, de la seva catalanitat consolidada per la participació regular a la Universitat Catalana d'Estiu i també de la seva feina actual com a urbanista.
El Convidat d'Aires del Conflent són uns convidats i les tres cinquenes de la família Plana, Gil el pare, Lissandre i Florentí els fills. Gil és fill de Prada amb ell parlem de la seva infància, de la seva implicació d'uns vint anys als Pessebres dels Pastorets del Conflent, de la seva catalanitat consolidada per la participació regular a la Universitat Catalana d'Estiu i també de la seva feina actual com a urbanista.
The Birth of PlanA: Turning Science into Business ActionIn 2017, Lubomila Jordanova founded PlanA with a simple yet powerful mission: to translate climate science into actionable business strategies. At the time, awareness of climate change and related regulations was minimal. “The science was there, but it wasn't translated into a business KPI,” Jordanova explained. This gap inspired her to create a platform that aligns decarbonization with corporate growth, proving that sustainability and profitability can coexist.From humble beginnings—think pie charts recommending energy-efficient lightbulbs—PlanA has grown into a comprehensive decarbonization and policy alignment software. Today, it supports over 1,500 companies, helping them cut emissions by an average of 8% annually.Leveraging Data and AI for DecarbonizationPlanA's software is powered by a massive dataset, analyzing over 20 million data points monthly. It offers businesses a clear roadmap for sustainability, calculating the return on investment for every action. What sets it apart? A focus on implementation, not just analysis.“The real transformation happens after you get the data,” Jordanova emphasized. The platform enables businesses to collaborate across departments, ensuring actionable changes that drive tangible results. When data is missing, AI fills in the gaps, predicting accurate environmental metrics based on industry benchmarks.The Carbon Bubble: A Financial and Environmental CrisisOne of the most pressing topics Jordanova discussed was the concept of the "carbon bubble," where fossil fuel companies are overvalued due to unsustainable practices. “Legislation is changing fast, and climate change is already coming at a high cost,” she said, citing Hurricane Milton's $40 billion impact as an example.PlanA works with financial institutions to prepare for this transition, offering decarbonization financing and helping clients reduce reliance on unstable, overvalued assets. The goal? To ensure businesses remain resilient in an increasingly regulated and environmentally conscious world.Sustainability Beyond Compliance: Driving InnovationBeyond compliance, PlanA is about creating a sustainable business culture. The platform helps companies not only meet but exceed regulatory requirements like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). By aligning corporate strategies with sustainability goals, PlanA transforms sustainability from a compliance exercise into a driver of innovation.“Being good to the planet often means being good for your bottom line,” Jordanova noted. Companies like BMW, BNP Paribas, and Chloe are already reaping the benefits of this approach, saving costs while improving environmental performance.PlanA's journey is a testament to the power of innovation and perseverance in tackling global challenges. By turning climate science into actionable business insights, Lubomila Jordanova is paving the way for a greener, more sustainable future—one company at a time. Find Lubomila on:LinkedIn: Lubomila JordanovaTwitter/X: @PlanAearth Find Ben on:LinkedIn: Ben CostantiniTwitter/X: @bencostantini--Be sure to follow Sesamers on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X for more cool stories from the people we catch during the best Tech events!
En lo profundo del vasto Océano Índico, oculto bajo las aguas tumultuosas y secretos milenarios, se encuentra el eco de un continente que nunca debió ser olvidado: Lemuria. Según antiguos relatos esotéricos, este lugar fue el hogar de una civilización gloriosa, espiritualmente iluminada, y guardiana de conocimientos que podrían cambiar el curso de la humanidad. De acuerdo a estos relatos los lemurianos, como se les llama, no eran simples habitantes; eran visionarios, capaces de manipular energías que la ciencia moderna apenas comienza a comprender. Sin embargo, su mundo perfecto fue arrasado por cataclismos inimaginables, dejándonos solo fragmentos de su leyenda en mitos, sueños y libros canalizados, pero ¿Esta historia es cierta? ¿Cuál es su origen dónde surge?
Agharta, era descrita como un reino subterráneo escondido bajo la superficie terrestre; indicando que su entrada está en el polo norte; y vinculada con la teoría de la tierra hueca, ha sido el centro de teorías esotéricas que la vinculan con un refugio espiritual y tecnológicamente avanzado; donde incluso hay dinosaurios y otros seres mitologicos.
Resumen de noticias de la mañana de LA NACION del 5 de noviembre de 2024
Ecoutez Les trois questions de RTL Petit Matin avec Jérôme Florin et Marina Giraudeau du 17 octobre 2024.
Un caso real anónimo de un paciente de nutrición fue el de un hombre de 40 años que padecía obesidad debido a una dieta basada casi exclusivamente en alimentos procesados. Su ingesta diaria de comida consistía en alimentos empaquetados, precocinados y bebidas endulzadas. Sorprendentemente, hasta su café de la mañana era instantáneo y estaba cargado de azúcar, ya que prefería las versiones "listo para beber" con sabor a caramelo o vainilla.En consulta, se realizó un análisis detallado de su dieta y se descubrió que consumía aproximadamente 150 gramos de azúcar al día. Esta cantidad es tres veces más de lo recomendado por la OMS, que sugiere un límite de 25-50 gramos de azúcar añadida diaria para una dieta saludable. La mayor parte del azúcar provenía de bebidas azucaradas (refrescos, café endulzado, jugos procesados) y snacks como galletas, barritas de cereales, y postres empaquetados.Estrategia de cambio progresivoDado que cambiar una dieta basada en alimentos procesados de golpe puede ser abrumador y difícil de mantener, el enfoque fue hacer modificaciones graduales. Aquí está cómo se implementó el cambio:Semana 1-2: Reducción de bebidas azucaradasSe comenzó por sustituir las bebidas altamente azucaradas, como los refrescos y jugos, por opciones más saludables. Se le sugirió empezar con agua con gas con rodajas de limón o infusiones sin azúcar. Para su café, se le propuso usar café molido sin aditivos y sustituir las versiones endulzadas por leche o alternativas vegetales sin azúcar añadida.Semana 3-4: Control de snacks procesadosSe le animó a reducir el consumo de snacks como galletas o barritas procesadas y reemplazarlos por alternativas naturales, como fruta fresca (manzanas, plátanos, fresas) y frutos secos sin azúcar. Al principio, aún permitía una pequeña cantidad de su snack habitual para evitar una sensación de privación extrema.Semana 5-6: Transición a comidas caserasPara sus comidas principales, comenzó a preparar comidas sencillas en casa, como ensaladas, verduras al vapor, y proteínas magras (pollo, pescado, huevo) en lugar de platos congelados o ultraprocesados. Se le enseñó a leer etiquetas y elegir opciones con menos azúcar y sodio en caso de comprar productos envasados.Semana 7-8: Introducción de carbohidratos integralesReemplazó los carbohidratos refinados (pan blanco, pasta, arroz instantáneo) por versiones integrales como pan de centeno, pasta integral y quinoa. Se introdujo la preparación de porciones adecuadas y equilibradas, y se le enseñó a añadir verduras en cada comida.Semana 9 en adelante: Refinamiento del planA medida que se acostumbraba a los nuevos hábitos, comenzó a notar cambios en su energía y apetito. La cantidad de azúcar diaria se redujo drásticamente a menos de 50 gramos, provenientes en su mayoría de fuentes naturales como frutas y lácteos no endulzados. También notó una pérdida de peso progresiva y mejoría en su digestión.ResultadosEl paciente perdió peso de manera sostenida a lo largo de varios meses y, lo más importante, logró mantener los cambios a largo plazo, gracias a que las modificaciones fueron graduales y adaptadas a su estilo de vida.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/comiendo-con-maria-nutricion--2497272/support.
Ok, let's start with the elephant in the room. Why am I talking about life insurance on this show? You may think – BORING with a capital B or next podcast! I am asking you to open your mind and listen in. To be a brave woman at work and in your life, I am a firm believer you need to have a solid financial foundation and an understanding of your finances. This includes insurance. You will also hear in the show that I am passionate about this topic because it hit my family, and my mother, directly. I grew up in a middle-class family in the 80's. My mom and dad worked hard to give me a great childhood. Then, my dad was diagnosed at 40 years old with cancer. Two to three years later, the cancer came back after remission and was terminal. My dad ended up passing away at the early age of 48. My dad didn't have enough life insurance, so my mom continued working 2 jobs until her late 50s to provide a life for my brother and me. I don't want you to go through something similar. And while this story is not meant to scare you, it is meant to get your attention. By having enough life insurance on yourself and your loved ones, it frees up the power of choice if something unforeseen were to happen to you or someone else in your family. When I met my guest, Danielle Burch, today, I knew I needed to have her on my show. She also geeks out on life insurance and has seen her fair share of situations like my mom's. During our conversation, Danielle and I chatted about:How Danielle entered the world of insuranceWhy women need to have life insurance as part of their financial planA high-level overview of the two major types of insuranceThe flexibility of insurance in comparison to a 401(k) plan where many of us have our retirement dollars goingThe differences between group insurance through work and individual insurance policiesAnd unbiased resources we can turn to learn more about insurance.Join us as we dive into a topic that is often overlooked. One disclaimer about today's podcast is that Danielle and I are not financial advisors or insurance agents. We are not referring individual products and services to you. This podcast should be taken as educational. Please speak with a trusted financial advisor or insurance agent to determine the best course of action for your situation.
My guest on this episode is the newly crowned United States Amateur Champion, Josele Ballester from Castellon de la Plana, Spain. As you would imagine, Josele has been on quite the media blitz as of late. Lots of questions about the final match at Hazeltine against Noah Kent and his legion of Iowa fans. We did speak about the match, but we also dove into his start in the game in Spain, what ultimately made him decide to play college golf at Arizona State, and the other amateur accomplishemnts on his resume that played a huge role in his success at this year's U.S. Amateur. There is a lot of great information in this episode, I really enjoyed speaking with Josele and I'll see him throughout the college season now that Arizona State has moved to the Big 12 Conference. Josele Ballester - Arizona State Men's Golf Elite Amateur Golf Series - Official WebsiteThe Back of the Range - All Access The Back of the Range Collection at Imperial SportsCOUPON CODE: BOTR15 for 15% your entire purchase!Subscribe to The Back of the Range Subscribe in Apple Podcasts and SPOTIFY!Also Subscribe in YouTube, Google Play , Overcast, Stitcher Follow on Social Media! Email us: ben@thebackoftherange.comWebsite: www.thebackoftherange.com Voice Work by Mitch Phillips