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"Husband and wife, they were both of noble and wealthy families in Nicomedia. Adrian was the governor of the Praetorium and a pagan, and Natalia was a secret Christian. They were both young, and had lived in wedlock for thirteen months in all before their martyrdom. When the wicked Emperor Maximian visited Nicomedia, he ordered that the Christians be seized and put to torture. There were twenty-three Christians hidden in a cave near the city. Someone handed them over to the authorities and they were cruelly flogged with leather whips and staves, and thrown into prison. They were then taken from prison and brought before the Praetor for their names to be noted. Adrian looked a these people, tortured but unbowed, peaceful and meek, and he put them under oath to say what they hoped for from their God, that they should undergo such tortures. They spoke to him of the blessedness of the righteous in the Kingdom of God. Hearing this, and again looking at these people, Adrian suddenly turned to the scribe and said: 'Write my name along with those of these saints; I also am a Christian.' When the Emperor heard of this, he asked him: 'Have you lost your mind?' Adrian replied: 'I haven't lost it, but found it!' Hearing this, Natalia rejoiced greatly, and, when Adrian sat chained with the others in prison, came and ministered to them all. When they flogged her husband and put him to various tortures, she encouraged him to endure to the end. After long torture and imprisonment, the Emperor ordered that they be taken to the prison anvil, for their arms and legs to be broken with hammers. This was done and Adrian, along with the twenty-three others, breathed his last under the vicious tortures. Natalia took their relics to Constantinople and there buried them. After several days, Adrian appeared to her, bathed in light and beauty and calling her to come to God, and she peacefully gave her soul into her Lord's hands." (Prologue)

Welcome to The Testing Room where four of the gaming industry's best consultants (to never consult on a game) get together to talk about the games this week. This week Christian and Alex prep for FFXIV Evercold, we talk about the 2XKO news, Travis finishes RE9 and talks about his VGBC strats, Preston talks about Lanterns and Christian gives his impresions on Gears of War E-Day beta and more! Don't forget to send comments and questions to testingroompod@gmail.com or comment down below. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitch @ twitch.tv/testingroomlive and listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts!#gaming #videogames #videogame #bookclub #videogamebookclub #podcast #retrogaming #games #sega #playstation #xbox #nintendo #anime #discussion #critique #fps #jrpg #actiongames #platformer #fightinggames #2XKO #Lanterns #ffxiv #gearsofwareday

"Bassa was the wife of a pagan priest, but she was secretly a Christian and brought her sons up in a Christian spirit. Her husband hated her for her faith, and handed her over to the judge for torture, together with her sons. After harsh torture, her sons were beheaded (it is thought, in Edessa in Macedonia). Bassa was filled with joy to see her sons thus gloriously finish their martyr's course for Christ, and herself went with yet greater desire from torture to torture. When she was thrown into the sea, angels appeared to her and took her to an island in the Sea of Marmara, where she was slain with the sword under Maximian. Thus holy Bassa was in a twofold manner made worthy of the Kingdom of Christ: as a martyr and as the mother of martyrs." (Prologue)

"He was an officer, a tribune, in the Roman army in the time of the Emperor Maximian. A Syrian by birth, he served in his native land. When the Persians attacked the imperial Roman army, this Andrew was entrusted with the command in the battle against the enemy — whence his title: commander, strateletes. A secret Christian, although as yet unbaptised, Andrew commended himself to the living God, and, taking only the cream of the army, went to war. Before the battle, he told his soldiers that, if they all called upon the aid of the one, true God, Christ the Lord, their enemies would become as dust scattered before them. All the soldiers, fired with enthusiasm by Andrew and his faith, invoked Christ's aid and attacked. The Persian army was utterly routed. When the victorious Andrew returned to Antioch, some jealous men denounced him as a Christian and the imperial governor summoned him for trial. Andrew openly proclaimed his steadfast faith in Christ. After harsh torture, the governor threw Andrew into prison and wrote to the Emperor in Rome. Knowing Andrew's popularity among the people and in the army, the Emperor ordered the governor to set Andrew free, but to seek another occasion and another excuse (not his faith) to kill him. By God's revelation, Andrew came to know of this imperial command, and, taking his faithful soldiers (2,593 in all) with him, went off to Tarsus in Cilicia, where they were all baptised by the bishop, Peter. Persecuted here also by imperial might, Andrew and his companions withdrew deep into the Armenian mountain of Tavros. There in a ravine, while they were at prayer, the Roman army came upon them and beheaded them all. Not one of them would recant, all being determined on death by martyrdom for Christ. On the spot where a stream of the martyrs' blood flowed down, a spring of healing water sprang forth, healing from every disease. The bishop, Peter, came secretly with his people and buried the martyrs' bodies in that same place. They all suffered with honour at the end of the third century and were crowned with wreaths of eternal glory, entering into the Kingdom of Christ our God." (Prologue)

"Brothers in both the flesh and the spirit, they were both zealous Christians, and stonemasons by craft. They lived in Illyria. Some pagan prince set them to build a pagan temple. It happened during the course of their work that a fragment of stone splintered off and flew into the eye of the pagan priest's son, who was watching the building work with curiosity. Seeing his son blinded and bleeding, the priest shouted at Florus and Laurus and tried to thrash them. Then the holy brothers told him that, if he would believe in the God in whom they believed, his son would be restored to health. The priest promised. Florus and Laurus prayed to the one, living Lord with tears and made the sign of the Cross over the child's stricken eye. The child was healed instantly and his eye became whole as it had been before. Then the priest, Merentius, and his son were baptised, and they both very soon suffered for Christ in the flames. But Florus and Laurus, when they had finished the temple, put a Cross on it, called together all the Christians, and consecrated it in the name of the Lord Jesus with an all-night vigil of hymns. Hearing of this, the governor of Illyria burned many of these Christians by fire and had Florus and Laurus thrown alive into a well, which was then filled with earth. Their relics were later discovered and taken to Constantinople. These two wonderful brothers suffered for Christ, and were glorified by Him, in the second century." (Prologue)

Welcome to The Testing Room where four of the gaming industry's best consultants (to never consult on a game) get together to talk about the games this week. This week Preston talks Marvel Tokon, Christian talks about Desktop Explorer, Alex tries out Avatar, Alex and Christian hang out in the Ozarks, Travis beats Mixtape, and more! Don't forget to send comments and questions to testingroompod@gmail.com or comment down below. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitch @ twitch.tv/testingroomlive and listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts!#gaming #videogames #videogame #bookclub #videogamebookclub #podcast #retrogaming #games #sega #playstation #xbox #nintendo #anime #discussion #critique #fps #jrpg #actiongames #platformer #fightinggames #marveltokon #desktopexplorer #mixtape #avatarlegends

Der Road Diner Simulator: Prologue liefert einen vielversprechenden, wenn auch naturgemäß kurzen Vorgeschmack auf das, was Gastronomie-Fans in der Vollversion erwarten könnte. Visuell setzt der Titel direkt ein Ausrufezeichen: Für ein Simulationsspiel präsentiert sich die Spielwelt in einer überraschend starken und detaillierten Grafik. Besonders gelungen ist der Einstieg. Statt trockener Menüs führt eine charmante Story als roter Faden durch das Tutorial, sodass man die grundlegenden Spielmechaniken mühelos erlernt. Die gestellten Aufgaben bleiben dabei recht simpel und eingängig, was für einen sehr angenehmen Spielfluss sorgt. Allerdings ist der Appetitanreger schnell durchgespielt. Zurück bleibt ein großes Fragezeichen hinter der Langzeitmotivation.

After walking with Jesus through the Gospels, we now stand at the threshold of Acts—Luke's deliberate bridge between what Jesus began to do and teach and what He continues to do through His people. In these opening verses the risen Lord prepares His disciples, promises the Holy Spirit, and gives the church its enduring mission: Spirit-empowered witnesses from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. Join us as we lean into the prologue of Acts and discover how the same Jesus who ascended still works today—through the promised Spirit, supernatural power, and ordinary believers like us.

Luke follows the conventions of Greek historical writing by opening his Gospel with a specific style of prologue, unique in the Bible. From it we learn much about Luke himself and his audience. We will continue with Zechariah and the announcement about John the Forerunner. Music attribution: "Galway" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

These holy martyrs suffered victoriously in the year 305 (Prologue) or 288 (Great Horologion), during the reign of Diocletian, who visited Nicomedia to stir up a persecution of Christians there. Anicetas, one of the city governors, presented himself before the Emperor, boldly confessed his Christian faith, and denounced the worship of the idols. Anicetas was subjected to a series of cruelties: his tongue was cut out, but he miraculously continued to speak; he was thrown to a lion, but it refused to attack him; then he was savagely beaten with rods until his bones showed through his wounds. His nephew Photius, seeing his endurance of all these trials, ran forward, embraced his uncle, and declared to the Emperor that he too was a Christian. The Emperor ordered that he be beheaded immediately, but the executioner, raising his sword, gave himself such a wound that he died instead. After many tortures, the two were put in prison for three years, then brought out and cast into a fiery furnace, where they died, though their bodies were brought out of the flames intact.   Saint Anicetas is counted as one of the Holy Unmercenaries.

Luke follows the conventions of Greek historical writing by opening his Gospel with a specific style of prologue, unique in the Bible. From it we learn much about Luke himself and his audience. We will continue with Zechariah and the announcement about John the Forerunner. Music attribution: "Galway" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Welcome to The Testing Room where four (sometimes 3) of the gaming industry's best consultants (to never consult on a game) get together to talk about the games this week. This week Preston and Christian talk about (no spoilers) seeing the new Spiderman movie, Travis talks about his next game after Crimson Desert, Dragonsword Awakening, Christian talks more about Mina The Hollower, more Halo Campaign Evolved prequel missions impressions with Preston, and more! Don't forget to send comments and questions to testingroompod@gmail.com or comment down below. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitch @ twitch.tv/testingroomlive and listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts!#gaming #videogames #videogame #bookclub #videogamebookclub #podcast #retrogaming #games #sega #playstation #xbox #nintendo #anime #discussion #critique #fps #jrpg #actiongames #platformer #fightinggames #yasminesf6 #dragonswordawakening #halocampaignevolved #denshattack

"Born a pagan in Persia in the time of the Emperor Constantine, he came to know the Christian faith as a young man, forsook his paganism and received baptism. He was so enchanted with the true Faith that he left all worldly things and became a monk in a monastery near the town of Nisibis. He lived among the brethren for some time, then withdrew into silence, going to Archimandrite Urbel, of whom it is said that, for sixty years, he never ate anything cooked. Urbel made him a deacon, but, when he wanted to make him a priest, Dometius fled to a distant mountain and settled in a cave there. He attained such perfection through fasting, prayer, vigils and meditation that he was able to heal the sick. When Julian the Apostate came to that place, he heard of Dometius and sent men to wall him up alive in the came, with two of his disciples. Thus died this saint of God, in 363, and went to the Kingdom of God." (Prologue). The Great Horologion says that Dometius and his disciples were stoned to death.

Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce Quinlan, Hunt Athalar, Ruhn Danaan, Lidia Cervos, and the novel's most pivotal character arcs, relationships, and world-building. We explore Sarah J. Maas's use of symbolism, mythology, foreshadowing, narrative structure, and character development while examining the book's biggest themes—including fate, power, identity, sacrifice, love, and redemption. Whether you're searching for a House of Flame and Shadow recap, Crescent City theories, Sarah J. Maas Easter eggs, Maasverse connections, ACOTAR crossovers, or in-depth literary analysis, this season is your complete companion to one of the most talked-about fantasy books of the year. In this Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks episode, we're sharing listener thoughts, uncovering hidden clues and “breadcrumbs” from House of Flame and Shadow, and diving into fan theories that connect across the Crescent City series and the wider Maas universe. This episode contains spoilers for the full ACOTAR series, Throne of Glass series, and all Sarah J. Maas interviews. Sponsor: Vionic Use code BOOKTALK at checkout for 15% off your entire order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.vionicshoes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you log into your account. 1 time use only. Share your thoughts for a chance to be featured! Submit them at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠booktalkforbooktok.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a future mini-episode or exclusive Patreon discussion. Support the Show:  Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/booktalkforbooktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Etsy Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us on Social: Instagram: @BookTalkForBookTok TikTok: @BookTalkForBookTok YouTube: @BookTalkForBookTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laurent Ballesta est plongeur (aquanaute) de l'extrême. Ce naturaliste, photographe et explorateur est bien connu des auditeurices de BSG. Nous avions réalisé une série avec lui sur sa redécouverte du Cœlacanthe (un poisson qu'on croyait fossile) et du mystère Mérou : ___Seul on va plus vite. Ensemble on va plus loin.___Laurent Ballesta n'aurait pas pu réaliser ses exploits sans son équipe, au sein d'Andromède océanologie. Il l'a fondée en 2008 avec Pierre Descamp. Un 3e associé, Florian Holon, les a rejoint. Bien connue pour avoir organisé les explorations baptisées “Gombessa”, Andromède est un aussi un labo et un bureau d'étude.Le projet le plus remarquable et structurant d'Andromède est la sauvegarde des herbiers de Posidonies, une plante à fleur et à fruit, qui ne pousse qu'en Méditerranée. Cette fascinante plante verte est retournée vivre sous l'eau alors que ses ancêtres en étaient sortis des millions d'années auparavant !!!Les posidonies, qui poussent très lentement, sont des nurseries et un bienfait pour tout le Vivant autour elles. Mais ces reines oubliées souffrent beaucoup des ancrages des bateaux.Pour y remédier, Andromède a développé une appli gratuite pour tous les plaisanciers et navigateurs RESPONSABLES qui s'impliquent dans le respect du Vivant.___L'appli DONIA est un “Waze de la mer”. Gratuite, permet aux plaisanciers, plongeurs, pêcheurs et à tous les amoureux de la mer, d'échanger des informations tout en contribuant à protéger les écosystèmes marins sensibles.Elle permet de connaître la nature des fonds (et ainsi de ne pas jeter l'ancre au beau milieu d'un herbier de posidonies. En plus, DONIA offre de nombreuses autres infos utiles aux gens de la mer : météo, profondeur, outils de navigation, cartes marines, sites de plongée, ports, mouillages, échanges d'infos d'utilisateurs, photographies sous-marines …DONIA renforce la solidarité des marins en partageant des infos sur les dangers en mer (obstacles, accidents, méduses, alerte SOS …).DONIA contient des outils de navigation (flèche de prédiction, waypoints et outils de mesure, tracés de navigation) et de sécurité en mer (pack alarmes dérapage, emmêlage et collision). DONIA intègre les données AIS (Automatic Identification System) des navires provenant du réseau AISHUb.Le module DONIA Mooring permet en outre de réserver des bouées et des coffres d'amarrage.___On aime ce qui nous a émerveillé … et on protège ce qu'on aime.___Découvrez tout l'univers Baleine sous Gravillon, et Mécaniques du Vivant sur France Culture.___Nous réalisons des émissions audio et vidéo pour et avec vous.Nous vous accompagnons pour créer votre podcast. Nous proposons des conférences et animons des tables rondes.Nous cherchons des partenaires :contact@baleinesousgravillon.comHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Dive into our literary analysis of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, the long-awaited third novel in the bestselling Crescent City series. In this season, we break down House of Flame and Shadow through an academic lens, using our combined 13 years of literary training to analyze Bryce Quinlan, Hunt Athalar, Ruhn Danaan, Lidia Cervos, and the novel's most pivotal character arcs, relationships, and world-building. We explore Sarah J. Maas's use of symbolism, mythology, foreshadowing, narrative structure, and character development while examining the book's biggest themes—including fate, power, identity, sacrifice, love, and redemption. Whether you're searching for a House of Flame and Shadow recap, Crescent City theories, Sarah J. Maas Easter eggs, Maasverse connections, ACOTAR crossovers, or in-depth literary analysis, this season is your complete companion to one of the most talked-about fantasy books of the year. Spoilers: This episode contains full spoilers for House of Earth and Blood, House of Sky and Breath, as well as the entire ACOTAR series (A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Wings and Ruin, Frost and Starlight, and A Court of Silver Flames). Any other books or larger Sarah J. Maas universe theories and connections will be discussed in a separate Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks episode. Chapters Summary: Bryce Quinlan finds herself imprisoned beneath the Night Court's mountain, mistrustful of the Inner Circle and determined to protect her secrets. In Midgard, the Hind kneels before the Asteri, masters she despises, all the while fooling them of her intentions to destroy them. Tharion fights for the Viper Queen while Ithan struggles to convince his friends that the mer is in need of saving. In the Asteri's dungeons, Hunt, Ruhn, and Baxian find dark humor and unexpected brotherhood, while Ruhn refuses to hear Lidia's truth, choosing pain over understanding. The question we ask ourselves this week: Given the publishing gap between Sky and Breath and Flame and Shadow, do these opening chapters sufficiently reorient us to where we are at in the Crescent City series? How does what the opening achieves differ from fan expectations prior to the book's publication? Sponsor: Vionic Use code BOOKTALK at checkout for 15% off your entire order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.vionicshoes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ when you log into your account. 1 time use only. Share your thoughts for a chance to be featured! Submit them at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠booktalkforbooktok.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a future mini-episode or exclusive Patreon discussion. Support the Show:  Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/booktalkforbooktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Etsy Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us on Social: Instagram: @BookTalkForBookTok TikTok: @BookTalkForBookTok YouTube: @BookTalkForBookTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raindrops keep falling, and falling, and falling on my head. Welcome to the kickoff episode for the Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Games Club. Enjoy our first dive into DS2 with a crew of Super NPC Radio favorites and newcomer to the format, Matt Apodaca. Show Notes Super NPC Radio – Patreon - Discord-  Bluesky – Instagram – Twitch Matt Apodaca - Get Played podcast - Bluesky Charlie Mihelich - Baywatch Watch podcast - Bluesky - Instagram July Diaz: Bluesky Nick Costanza: Bluesky Jeremy Schmidt - VGACS - Bluesky Conner McCabe - Call Me By Your Game - Bluesky - Instagram

Welcome to The Testing Room where four of the gaming industry's best consultants (to never consult on a game) get together to talk about the games this week. This week Preston and Travis give their Mortal Kombat II review, Alex gets some more retro games, Christian and Alex talk about their impressions on Halo Campaign Evolved prequel missions impressions, and more! Don't forget to send comments and questions to testingroompod@gmail.com or comment down below. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitch @ twitch.tv/testingroomlive and listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts!#gaming #videogames #videogame #bookclub #videogamebookclub #podcast #retrogaming #games #sega #playstation #xbox #nintendo #anime #discussion #critique #fps #jrpg #actiongames #platformer #fightinggames #avatarthefightinggame #mortalkombatIImovie #halocampaignevolved

If you care about leveling up your reading life, don't miss this deep dive into the most powerful and lesser-known iOS apps that turn your device into a book-lover's playground. Discover why your iPhone might just be the ultimate reading companion, from audiobooks to custom libraries and beyond. Apple Books app features, usability, audiobooks, and reading goals Refining ebook library organization, user guides, and personal reading habits Customizing reading experience: themes, fonts, line guides, and accessibility Apple Books for audiobooks versus dedicated apps like Audible Audible app exploration: usage stats, features, series tracking, and purchase changes Prologue app connects to the Plex library for personal audiobook streaming Spotify for audiobooks and comparison with Audible exclusives Storygraph tracks reading progress and integrates with Kobo eReaders Libby app for digital library borrowing of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines App Caps: Make-roscope keychain microscope Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

If you care about leveling up your reading life, don't miss this deep dive into the most powerful and lesser-known iOS apps that turn your device into a book-lover's playground. Discover why your iPhone might just be the ultimate reading companion, from audiobooks to custom libraries and beyond. Apple Books app features, usability, audiobooks, and reading goals Refining ebook library organization, user guides, and personal reading habits Customizing reading experience: themes, fonts, line guides, and accessibility Apple Books for audiobooks versus dedicated apps like Audible Audible app exploration: usage stats, features, series tracking, and purchase changes Prologue app connects to the Plex library for personal audiobook streaming Spotify for audiobooks and comparison with Audible exclusives Storygraph tracks reading progress and integrates with Kobo eReaders Libby app for digital library borrowing of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines App Caps: Make-roscope keychain microscope Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

If you care about leveling up your reading life, don't miss this deep dive into the most powerful and lesser-known iOS apps that turn your device into a book-lover's playground. Discover why your iPhone might just be the ultimate reading companion, from audiobooks to custom libraries and beyond. Apple Books app features, usability, audiobooks, and reading goals Refining ebook library organization, user guides, and personal reading habits Customizing reading experience: themes, fonts, line guides, and accessibility Apple Books for audiobooks versus dedicated apps like Audible Audible app exploration: usage stats, features, series tracking, and purchase changes Prologue app connects to the Plex library for personal audiobook streaming Spotify for audiobooks and comparison with Audible exclusives Storygraph tracks reading progress and integrates with Kobo eReaders Libby app for digital library borrowing of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines App Caps: Make-roscope keychain microscope Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: cirasync.com/ios

If you care about leveling up your reading life, don't miss this deep dive into the most powerful and lesser-known iOS apps that turn your device into a book-lover's playground. Discover why your iPhone might just be the ultimate reading companion, from audiobooks to custom libraries and beyond. Apple Books app features, usability, audiobooks, and reading goals Refining ebook library organization, user guides, and personal reading habits Customizing reading experience: themes, fonts, line guides, and accessibility Apple Books for audiobooks versus dedicated apps like Audible Audible app exploration: usage stats, features, series tracking, and purchase changes Prologue app connects to the Plex library for personal audiobook streaming Spotify for audiobooks and comparison with Audible exclusives Storygraph tracks reading progress and integrates with Kobo eReaders Libby app for digital library borrowing of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines App Caps: Make-roscope keychain microscope Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

If you care about leveling up your reading life, don't miss this deep dive into the most powerful and lesser-known iOS apps that turn your device into a book-lover's playground. Discover why your iPhone might just be the ultimate reading companion, from audiobooks to custom libraries and beyond. Apple Books app features, usability, audiobooks, and reading goals Refining ebook library organization, user guides, and personal reading habits Customizing reading experience: themes, fonts, line guides, and accessibility Apple Books for audiobooks versus dedicated apps like Audible Audible app exploration: usage stats, features, series tracking, and purchase changes Prologue app connects to the Plex library for personal audiobook streaming Spotify for audiobooks and comparison with Audible exclusives Storygraph tracks reading progress and integrates with Kobo eReaders Libby app for digital library borrowing of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines App Caps: Make-roscope keychain microscope Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: cirasync.com/ios

If you care about leveling up your reading life, don't miss this deep dive into the most powerful and lesser-known iOS apps that turn your device into a book-lover's playground. Discover why your iPhone might just be the ultimate reading companion, from audiobooks to custom libraries and beyond. Apple Books app features, usability, audiobooks, and reading goals Refining ebook library organization, user guides, and personal reading habits Customizing reading experience: themes, fonts, line guides, and accessibility Apple Books for audiobooks versus dedicated apps like Audible Audible app exploration: usage stats, features, series tracking, and purchase changes Prologue app connects to the Plex library for personal audiobook streaming Spotify for audiobooks and comparison with Audible exclusives Storygraph tracks reading progress and integrates with Kobo eReaders Libby app for digital library borrowing of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines App Caps: Make-roscope keychain microscope Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: cirasync.com/ios

If you care about leveling up your reading life, don't miss this deep dive into the most powerful and lesser-known iOS apps that turn your device into a book-lover's playground. Discover why your iPhone might just be the ultimate reading companion, from audiobooks to custom libraries and beyond. Apple Books app features, usability, audiobooks, and reading goals Refining ebook library organization, user guides, and personal reading habits Customizing reading experience: themes, fonts, line guides, and accessibility Apple Books for audiobooks versus dedicated apps like Audible Audible app exploration: usage stats, features, series tracking, and purchase changes Prologue app connects to the Plex library for personal audiobook streaming Spotify for audiobooks and comparison with Audible exclusives Storygraph tracks reading progress and integrates with Kobo eReaders Libby app for digital library borrowing of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines App Caps: Make-roscope keychain microscope Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: cirasync.com/ios

Welcome to The Testing Room where four of the gaming industry's best consultants (to never consult on a game) get together to talk about the games this week. This week Christian and Preston get hands on Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game and Marvel Tokon Beta, giving their impressions. Alex gets some more retro games, Christian starts up Mina the Hollower, Preston hypes up Denshattack, Travis finally finishes Crimson Desert, and more! Don't forget to send comments and questions to testingroompod@gmail.com or comment down below. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitch @ twitch.tv/testingroomlive and listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts!#gaming #videogames #videogame #bookclub #videogamebookclub #podcast #retrogaming #games #sega #playstation #xbox #nintendo #anime #discussion #critique #fps #jrpg #actiongames #platformer #fightinggames #avatarthefightinggame #marveltokon #denshattack

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Prologue of The Hork-Bajir Chronicles, part 22.5 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series. Summary: Before there were six Animorphs fighting a battle on Earth, there was a war between Hork-Bajir, Andalites, and Yeerks. But more than that, there was the story of Dak Hamee, a Hork-Bajir "seer", Aldrea, the daughter of disgraced Andalite Prince Seerow, and Esplin 9466, an ambitious Yeerk. Their decisions will affect not just their own futures, but the fate of entire species... Thanks for listening! Don't forget to support the official Animorphs audiobooks! This one is especially was well-done in my opinion! I was so impressed with all the narrators doing the gravelly Hork-Bajir voices, it's very taxing on the voice! SO sorry that this took extra time to release! I was going out of town earlier this week, but I was completely prepared by recording the first couple chapters ahead of time so I could work on/post them while I was away....then I had to go and ruin it by being completely inconsistent in how I pronounced Jara Hamee's name in the prologue! I kept flipping between Jah-rah and Jair-uh, my goodness. Got back last night, rerecorded eight lines, and here you finally go! If you like this podcast and want more, you can find me on Blue Sky @renagail.bsky.social, Instagram @renagail_narrator, or on my website: RenaGail.com. You can also find my professional audiobooks on Audible: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Rena+Gail Find out more at https://animorphs-aloud.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-e25a8c for 40% off for 4 months, and support Animorphs Aloud.

“One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.” — Psalm 27:4 Few passages in St. Isaac the Syrian can be as easily misunderstood as this one. Read superficially, it can sound severe, even offensive to modern ears. His warnings about women, nuns, relatives, and young companions may appear to reflect suspicion toward persons rather than wisdom about the spiritual life. Yet such a reading overlooks both the monastic setting in which Isaac writes and the deeper concern that governs every line of his counsel. Isaac is not teaching that women are a source of evil, nor is he diminishing the goodness of family or friendship. Throughout his writings, his attention is never fixed upon others as dangers in themselves. His gaze remains fixed upon the heart and its extraordinary capacity both for communion with God and for subtle distraction. The repeated refrain of this passage reveals its true center: “lest your heart be chilled from the love of God.” This is the thread that binds together everything he says. The heart, once awakened to divine love, must be protected, not because God is fragile, but because we are. Human desire is easily dispersed. Our attention becomes fragmented. Emotional attachments, conversations, familiarities, anxieties, ambitions, and countless innocent occupations can gradually occupy the inner sanctuary that belongs to Christ alone. Rarely does this happen through great acts of rebellion. More often it happens through slow diffusion, until the fire quietly burns less brightly than before. For this reason Isaac begins, not with avoidance, but with humility. Refuse no lowly task. Judge no one. Consider yourself accountable for another's fall. Hide your spiritual struggles. Seek only one wise and God-fearing confidant. Live quietly. Every one of these counsels gathers the heart inward. They free it from the endless outward movement of self-assertion and return it to the simplicity of standing before God. His counsel regarding relationships belongs within this same ascetical vision. He is writing to monks who have embraced a radical vocation of celibacy and solitude, where even legitimate human affections must be carefully ordered lest they become substitutes for the all-consuming love of Christ. His language reflects the rigor of that calling and the assumptions of his own historical and monastic world. It should not be detached from that context or mechanically applied to every Christian life. Yet beneath these historically conditioned expressions lies a spiritual principle of enduring importance. Every disciple of Christ must ask what quietly draws the heart away from its first love. For some, it may indeed be disordered relationships. For others, it is success, constant activity, endless news, resentment, comfort, or the subtle desire to be admired. The forms differ from person to person, but the interior movement remains the same. Anything that gradually occupies the deepest affection of the heart risks cooling the love that belongs to Christ. Isaac's asceticism is therefore not an asceticism of fear but of love. He is not constructing walls around the monk because the world is unclean. He is protecting a flame. The one who has begun to taste the sweetness of communion with God discovers that there is nothing more precious than preserving that intimacy. Every act of vigilance becomes an expression of love. Every renunciation becomes the joyful refusal to exchange what is eternal for what is passing. Paradoxically, this vigilance does not diminish our capacity to love others. It purifies it. Detached from possessiveness and emotional need, the heart becomes capable of a deeper tenderness, one that seeks the good of the other without making the other the source of its life. The more wholly the heart belongs to Christ, the more freely it can belong to everyone else. This is where Isaac is leading us. Not toward fear of the world, nor toward suspicion of human relationships, but toward that simplicity of heart in which nothing is loved apart from God and everything is loved within Him. Only such a heart remains truly free. Only such a heart can receive every person as gift without ever losing the Giver. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:01:53 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: Page 215 paragraph 5 00:09:59 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: https://www.philokaliaministries.org/post/a-new-book-from-city-a-desert-press 00:14:47 Maureen Cunningham: How do I find Christina the Nun I was telling a friend 00:15:00 John ‘Jack': ❤️ 00:15:26 James Hickman: Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041226.cfm 00:15:37 Adam Paige: search "Nun Christina" on Amazon 00:15:40 Ambrose Little: Hi, Ren! 00:15:52 Ren Horcher: Reacted to "Hi, Ren!" with ❤️ 00:18:31 Bob Čihák, AZ: P 215, #5, second paragraph 00:21:52 Bob Čihák, AZ: Reacted to "Hi, Ren!" with ❤️ 00:35:13 Aaron: What would ‘linger' and ‘gaze'? Do those terms have different meanings? 00:35:32 Aaron: What would ‘linger' and ‘gaze' mean?* 00:37:06 David Swiderski: A spiritual director I had always said when you stop seeing Christ look away back towards him 00:38:19 Bob Čihák, AZ: P 215, #5, second paragraph 00:39:29 Rebecca Thérèse: I've spent a lot of time travelling alone in Morocco wearing Muslim clothing so I would not stand out. Muslim men do not look directly at women who they are not related to. This felt a little unusual at first but eventually I felt very respected by it. They listened very attentively to me and were very helpful but they never looked at me at all after the first glance. (Moroccan women looked at me and would also touch my hands and my clothing). 00:40:33 Rebecca Thérèse: The attitude of Muslim men is that they do not have the right to look at women. 00:53:04 Aaron: What does St. Isaac mean when he says ‘one who is poor in his place of dwelling' ? 00:54:40 John ‘Jack': One of my very closest confidants is a dear freind who has Glioblastoma Brian cancer 26 years ago, was given 24 hours to live.  He's had 7 years of Hama radiation abs a lobotomy, he's one of the most sincere followers I know, and makes a wonderful confidant as he has a HORRIBLE memory as he literally only has about 1/2 a brain, he's a beautiful man 00:55:31 John ‘Jack': I love him dearly 00:55:34 James Hickman: Unless a side fall and die 00:55:43 James Hickman: Seed 00:59:49 Maureen Cunningham: Wow he looks perfect 01:11:46 James Hickman: We can judge those we are closest with, for the tempter wants to trap us in that familiarity 01:15:48 Maureen Cunningham: Seem the world hate Christians we can easily join in 01:15:48 Adam Paige: I found Fr Charbel's upcoming volume as a Kobo e-book, and you can read a 26-page preview (Author's Note and Prologue): https://kobo.com/en/ebook/the-monastic-heart-and-the-future-of-the-church 01:17:44 Rachel: Yes! So beautiful 01:18:19 Ben: Anna: These paragraphs are heavy and my inclination is to turn away from them as something for someone else. 01:18:24 James Hickman: Will this be an audiobook? 01:19:16 Sr Barbara Jean Mihalchick: For me it's shades of novitiate training... 01:20:41 John ‘Jack': Be plucky 01:21:00 Joan Chakonas: Books are the deposit of the faith- essential 01:22:12 Joan Chakonas: I think where would we be without all of these pages of wisdom? 01:25:25 David Swiderski: Thank you Father may God bless you, your mother and Ren and her husband 01:25:28 Rebecca Thérèse: Thank you☺️ 01:25:34 Art: Thank you! 01:26:08 Rachel: Thank you! 01:26:08 Aaron: Thank you Father 01:26:11 Gwen's iPhone: Ty

Welcome to The Testing Room where four of the gaming industry's best consultants (to never consult on a game) get together to talk about the games this week. This week Alex gives us his early impression on Black Flag Resynced, Christian shelves Saros, Preston talks about his love for Terra Tech Legion, Travis dips his toes into Black Desert and more! Don't forget to send comments and questions to testingroompod@gmail.com or comment down below. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitch @ twitch.tv/testingroomlive and listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts!#gaming #videogames #videogame #bookclub #videogamebookclub #podcast #retrogaming #games #sega #playstation #xbox #nintendo #anime #discussion #critique #fps #jrpg #actiongames #platformer #fightinggames #assassinscreedblackflagresynced #saros #terratechlegion #magicthegatheringtcg

In Episode 38, DDSWTNP talk to John Duvall, a major scholar of DeLillo, author of a 2002 reader's guide to Underworld, and expert especially on how DeLillo's 1992 novella “Pafko at the Wall” became, five years later, the Prologue, “The Triumph of Death.” In examining the 1951 Giants/Dodgers game and the Soviets' bomb test, we discuss with Duvall in great detail the issues of race and racism in the portrayal of fourteen-year-old Cotter Martin, winner of the struggle for Bobby Thomson's home run ball, as well as the major difference made by DeLillo's change of the very last word of “Pafko” in Underworld: “It is all falling indelibly into the now”? Or “into the past”? Throughout this episode, Duvall gives us a rare critical glimpse at DeLillo as editor of his sentences and scenes. He speaks also to the mythologizing effects of baseball, what it means to aestheticize politics in DeLillo's representations, DeLillo's relationship to E. L. Doctorow's work, and the competing visions of ideology and history embodied in FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and metafictional radio man Russ Hodges. Not only that, but Duvall has several intriguing, “paranoid” stories to tell about his correspondence with the author and how it's possible his interpretations of “Pafko” in a 1995 journal article might have directly influenced some of DeLillo's revisions as he shaped it into Underworld's opening. Other topics in this probing discussion include how DeLillo fits in with conceptions of Fredric Jameson's postmodernism and Linda Hutcheon's historiographic metafiction, his claims about his art in “The Power of History,” and the motifs of “The Triumph of Death” that set up the 700+ pages to come. For a profile of John Duvall's scholarship and teaching, see https://www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/john-duvall.html Stay tuned for a series of guest episodes on Underworld to come in the next few months! Texts mentioned and discussed in this episode: Don DeLillo, “Pafko at the Wall.” Harper's (October 1992): 35-70. —. Pafko at the Wall: A Novella. Scribner, 1997.  —. “The Power of History,” New York Times Magazine, September 7, 1997. https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/books/090797article3.html John N. Duvall, “Baseball as Aesthetic Ideology: Cold War History, Race, and Delillo's ‘Pafko at the Wall.'” Modern Fiction Studies 41.2 (Summer 1995): 285-313. —. Don DeLillo's UNDERWORLD. Continuum Contemporaries Reader's Guide. 2002. Mark Osteen, ed. “Notes.” Don DeLillo, Mao II and Underworld. Library of America, 2023. p. 1038. David Remnick, “Exile on Main Street [interview with Don DeLillo].” New Yorker, September 7, 1997. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/09/15/exile-on-main-street-don-delillo-profile-remnick

Endings are tough. But they tell us a lot about what a storyteller, or a company, values.Guest Starring:Alexei Toliopoulos as George LucasPatrick Tomasso as J.J. AbramsJosh Boerman as Bob IgerAndrew Levins as Adam DriverChristian Byers as Chris Terrio You can and should subscribe to Charlie's newsletter Queertrash.We have a Patreon if you want to support future episodes of the show, and get monthly bonuses. Matt Smith can always email me at goingroguetansy@gmail.comPlease jakonka responsibly.CLIPS Star Wars Episode IV: A New HopeRogue One: A Star Wars StoryStar Wars Episode VII: The Force AwakensStar Wars Episode IX: The Rise of SkywalkerThe Skywalker LegacyCharlie Rose's 2015 Interview with George Lucas I will not be linking it on account of the foghorn.The Art of the Cut Episode 28: “Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker” Editor Maryann Brandon, ACEHappy Sad Confused: Oscar Isaac Vol. IIMUSICFanfare and Prologue from Star Wars Episode IX,  Farewell & The Jedi Steps from Star Wars Episode VII - John WilliamsThe Mandalorian - Ludwig Goransson “Cut Trance”, “Screen Saver”, “Space Jazz”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “Hiding Your Reality”, “Groove Grove”, “Clean Soul”, “Crypto”, “Monkey Spinning Monkeys”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Thunder Dreams”, “Magic Forest”, “Leaving Home”, “Martian Cowboy”, “The Chamber”, & “On The Shore”Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)“Suspended Animation” & “It Ain't Over Til The Bossa Nova” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com“Sneaky Snooper”, “Atlantis”, “Deep Space” & “Act Three” by Jason Shaw - Audionautix.com"In Somniloquy"  by James Richardson (kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk)“Mars” from Holst's The Planets, as performed by USAF Heritage of America BandLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In the premiere episode of The Ghost in the Shell, we dive into Episode 1: "PROLOGUE + SUPERSPARTANi." As Public Security chief Daisuke Aramaki leads a high-stakes raid, he encounters the enigmatic cybernetic operative Motoko Kusanagi, whose extraordinary abilities leave a lasting impression. Recognizing the growing threats in a technologically advanced society, Kusanagi proposes the creation of a new elite task force to the Minister of the Interior—a decision that will shape the future of Public Security Section 9.Join us as we break down the episode's action, explore its cyberpunk themes, discuss the introduction of its iconic characters, and examine how this opening chapter lays the foundation for one of anime's most influential franchises.#GhostInTheShell #MotokoKusanagi #Section9 #DaisukeAramaki #Cyberpunk #CyberpunkAnime #AnimePodcast #AnimeReview #AnimeDiscussion #AnimeRewatch #MasamuneShirow #Otakuology #SeinenAnime #ClassicAnime #TheGhostInTheShell

We begin a new series on the American Revolution! North America was a contest for the ambitions of European Powers. After the Seven Years War, the British would emerge victorious and would seize large areas from France and Spain, but was left with crushing debt. Parliment's solution was to tax the American Colonies.    PLEASE LEAVE A RATING AND REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS!  Flash Point History YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPHx Leave some feedback: flashpointhistory@gmail.com Follow along on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ Engage on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx

Listeners! We begin book 3 of the Mistborn Trilogy! What's Eland been up to? What's MARSH been up to? And more importantly, WHAT'S PHILEN FRANDEU BEEN UP TO!?!?!?!Check out the ‘My Sister Made Me a Playlist' on Spotify. We add a new song for each episode. It's a goodie, but a weirdy:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77hQBLCkPkYfrJumuTKDik?si=e830442622f94efc

"Holy Julitta was of noble birth. She was widowed young, and left with a newborn child, Cyricus. She lived in Iconium, a city of Lycaonia, and was a very devout Christian. She had her son baptised immediately after his birth and, when he was three years old, instructed him in the Faith and taught him to pray insofar as a child of that age is capable of learning. When Diocletian launched a persecution of Christians, much innocent blood was shed in the city of Iconium. Julitta took her son and hid from the wrath of the pagans in the town of Seleucid, but things were no better there. Julitta was arrested as a Christian and brought to trial. Seeing Julitta so courageously proclaim her faith in the Lord Jesus, the judge, to distress her and make her waver, took the child in his arms and began to kiss it. But Cyricus shouted: 'I am a Christian; let me go to my mother!', and he began to scratch the judge, turning his face away from him. The judge was furious, threw the child to the ground and kicked it, and the child rolled down the stone steps and gave his holy and innocent soul to God. Seeing how Cyricus suffered before her, Julitta was filled with joy and gave thanks to God that her son had been counted worthy of the wreath of martyrdom. After harsh torture, Julitta was beheaded, in the year 304. The relics of Ss Cyricus and Julitta have wonderworking power to this day. A part of the relics of these saints is to be found in Ochrid, in the Church of the Holy Mother of God, the Healer." (Prologue. In the Prologue, the name of Cyricus is spelled "Cerycus." It is changed here for consistency with other sources.)

He, along with his wife Priscilla, is mentioned in the book of Acts and in St Paul's Epistle to the Romans. He and his wife were Jews who moved to Corinth when the Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews from Italy. They were working as tentmakers in Corinth when they met and worked with St Paul, also a tentmaker by trade, who brought them to faith in Christ. From that time onward they worked diligently to spread the Gospel of Christ. The Prologue says that they died at the hands of pagans, the Great Horologion that the circumstances of their repose are unknown.

Welcome to The Testing Room where four of the gaming industry's best consultants (to never consult on a game) get together to talk about the games this week. This week remember the food we got working at restaurants, Alex secretly pre-orders Black Flag, Christian finishes Pragmata, Preston gets into expert mode in Star Fox, Travis talks Time Splitters mod, HL2 RTX Project and more! Don't forget to send comments and questions to testingroompod@gmail.com or comment down below. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitch @ twitch.tv/testingroomlive and listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts!#gaming #videogames #videogame #bookclub #videogamebookclub #podcast #retrogaming #games #sega #playstation #xbox #nintendo #anime #discussion #critique #fps #jrpg #actiongames #platformer #fightinggames #steamnextfest #pragmata #halflife2 #restaurantworker #starfox #timesplitters

In this episode, we begin our summer book study on Friendship in the Lord by Fr. Paul Hinnebusch, OP. We focus on the foreword and prologue and reflect on the difference between prudence and fear, the ways we self-protect in relationships, and our longing for authentic communion. We also talk about what it means to love without possessing, how to receive others as a gift, and why friendship is a foretaste of heaven.    Other Resources Mentioned: Friendship in the Lord Study Webpage Small Group Discussion Guide   Announcement: If you'd like a copy of Friendship in the Lord, you can buy your copy from Ave Maria Press (or Amazon).   Journal Questions: How do I self protect and hide myself in my relationships? When have I felt embarrassed by my own need for friendship? Do I allow people to be free in my relationships? How has a friend failed me and how have I failed a friend?   Discussion Questions: How do you define good friendship? How have your friendships brought you closer to the Lord? How is God inviting you to bring your relationships into closer communion with God? When have you experienced possessiveness in your friendships? What hopes and desires do I have for my friendships?   Quotes to Ponder: "A true friend is a sort of icon of God, an other through whom the Lord's kindness and mercy shine in a manner that binds up and anoints our brokenness." (Forward to Friendship in the Lord, Fr. John Burns, xv)    "As Fr. Hinnebusch says so well, "What a Christian friend wants above all else for the loved one is his or her communion with the Lord. The one I love, my wife, my husband, my friend, belongs first of all to the Lord. And in that sense, I am only the friend of the Bridegroom. He alone is true Spouse of each and every human heart. He must increase, while I must decrease."" (Forward to Friendship in the Lord, xvii)   "A friendship is two lives joined in love and lived as one. But friendship in the Lord is never two people closed in upon themselves. Each of the friends is fully open to the Lord and open to other friends in such a way that the friendship is always part of a larger community. The Christian community is a cluster of many friendships knit together." (Preface to Friendship in the Lord, xix)    Scripture for Lectio: "Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly.  But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,     and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us."  When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife,  but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus." (Matthew 1:10-25)   Sponsor - Ascension: For the first time in more than 50 years, the Church in the United States will begin praying with a new translation of The Liturgy of the Hours starting in 2027. This long-awaited update marks a historic moment in the life of the Church and offers the opportunity for a renewed encounter with her daily prayer. Chosen by the USCCB as one of the official publishers, Ascension has carefully crafted an edition designed to serve the Church's prayer for generations. Every detail has been thoughtfully considered to provide exceptional readability, lasting durability, and beauty worthy of this sacred tradition. Ascension's Edition features: Original commissioned artwork rooted in Catholic Tradition Top-of-the-line typesetting to maximize readability Custom Ascension Serif typeface to support extended prayer Durable Smyth-sewn binding and premium materials crafted for daily use Availability in multiple formats to support individual prayer needs Available in both Standard and Large Print formats, with three cover materials to choose from, The Liturgy of the Hours, Second Edition may be preordered as individual volumes or as the complete four-volume bundle. Volume II will begin shipping on January 1, 2027, in time for use beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2027. Experience the beauty of the Church's daily prayer in an edition thoughtfully crafted to support prayer for generations. Preorder The Liturgy of the Hours, Second Edition at www.AscensionPress.com/Abiding.   Timestamps: 00:00 Ascension 01:32 Intro 02:19 Welcome 07:06 Scripture Verse and Quote to Ponder 08:32 Becoming an Icon of God 10:21 Self Protection in Relationships 12:40 Adult Friendships Must Be Cultivated 15:11 One Person Cannot Satisfy All Our Desires 19:55 Christian Community is a Cluster of Friendships 23:39 The Temptation to Possess 27:42 Closing Prayer

She was a model of the Christian married life: she rose at midnight for prayer, she gave to the needy without reserve, and she bore and raised the holy Symeon of the Wonderful Mountain (May 24). Having foreseen the hour of her death, she reposed peacefully in 551, and was buried near the pillar of her son Simeon. After her death, she appeared many times to teach and to heal the sick. The Prologue tells the following story. After her funeral, the abbot of St Simeon's monastic community kept a lamp burning at her grave, intending that it be kept burning perpetually. But after awhile, the monks grew forgetful and allowed the lamp to go out. The abbot became ill, and St Martha appeared to him and said 'Why are you not lighting the lamp on my grave? Know that the light of your candles is not needful to me, because God has made me worthy of His eternal, heavenly light, but it is needful for you. When you burn a light on my grave, you urge me to pray to the Lord for you.'

"Born in Asia and educated in Constantinople, he went into the army after completing his studies and became an officer. Reading the Holy Scriptures, he came upon the Saviour's words: 'If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow Me' (Matt. 19:21). These words made such an impression on him that he sold and gave away all that he had, and went off to the desert. After long asceticism and striving for purification, he founded the community of the 'Wakeful Ones' (Acoemetae) with a special rule. According to this rule, the services in the church continued day and night in unbroken sequence. The brethren were divided into six groups, each having its appointed hours of day or night to go to church and take over the reading and singing from the previous group. He travelled a great deal over the East, bringing people to faith in Christ, disputing with heretics, working miracles by God's grace and growing old in the service of the Lord Jesus. He finished his earthly course in Constantinople in the year 430, where his relics revealed the miraculous power and glory with which God had glorified His holy servant." (Prologue)

With war looming, a knight sets his eyes on a plot of land in the Médoc. A brief prologue introducing the history and origins of this iconic Bordeaux First Growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are three pairs of Unmercenary Physicians named Cosmas and Damian. The two commemorated today were brothers from Rome. Though they inherited great wealth, they gave most of it to the poor and needy, only setting aside enough for themselves to devote their lives to the service of Christ. As Christian physicians, they freely performed their healing services for men and for beasts, asking the healed only to believe in Christ in thanks for their healing. They ended their lives in martyrdom. According to the Prologue, they were summoned before the Emperor Galerius, who interrogated them and commanded them to worship the gods. The brothers refused to do so, but to show the truth of the Christian faith, they healed the Emperor of a grave infirmity. At this he proclaimed the truth of Christianity and released them. But a doctor and a former teacher who envied their reputation lured them into the countryside on the pretext of collecting herbs, then killed them.