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Big Idea- The entire universe is held together by self-giving love- Everything in scripture is relational. And it must be read in that context to be understood correctly.- Sin is PRIMARILY the destruction of relationships. Not individual moral failures.- The emphasis of scripture is that holiness leads to love in relationships. - Community doesn't make us holy. The Spirit of God gives us holiness, which expresses itself as loving community. - The fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5) are all about relationships. Questions- Does it feel easier to follow Jesus if your purpose is to just love people?- Read Galatians 5:22-23- Try resetting your idea of "sin." Think about this list being the only things you need to worry about pursuing. How would that change your spiritual life? - Will you ask the Holy Spirit to give you more fruit? - What would look different tomorrow if you had more? - Will you try opening up to someone? - Will you try sending a text to someone in your group to try being better friends? - WE NEED YOU TO BUY IN AND DO THIS WITH US
Journey Together, Episode 3 from February 21, 2021Big Idea: "Trusting Jesus reorders the priorities in our relationships."Philippians 1:27-2:4 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)Questions:Does our manner of life with Jesus show up in our life with other people?Will consider how our choices will affect others?Additional resources:Read Philippians 1 The Happiness Lab Episode 3: A Silver Lining Forgiven people are expected to forgive (Matthew 18:21-35) “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:33-25)Audio VideoLinksVisit our WebsiteWatch the video on YoutubeFollow our InstagramLike us on FacebookMusic by Blue Dot SessionsImages courtesy of UnsplashVisuals
Brand new eposide out now! Dead Reynolds ASCENDING ANTHEMIC ROCK QUINTET SET LOOSE NEW SINGLE & REVEAL DEBUT ALBUM PLANS! Fast rising modern rockers, DEAD REYNOLDS, are poised to climb even further with the release of their ultra-hooky new single, Bright Lights, out now Check out Bright lights https://youtu.be/HESGPSkc0aE . This killer cut has been taken from the band's hugely anticipated debut album, Breathe With Strangers, which arrives on Friday 20th August via Fort Records. Ever since their explosion onto the scene at the end of 2018, DEAD REYNOLDS have gone from strength to strength. To date, the energetic fivesome have assembled an army of dedicated followers and earned the respect and praise from a plethora of tastemakers. The band have racked up widespread support for their recorded work, including last year's sophomore EP, Frontier, which received buoyant accolades from Powerplay Magazine and Louder/Classic Rock Magazine. The release also gained extensive recognition from the likes of Maximum Volume Music, Moshville, Real Gone, Devils Gate Music, and The Punk Site, to name just a few. As well as obtaining broad acclaim for their previous EPs, the band have also notched up airtime with Kerrang! TV and Scuzz TV. DEAD REYNOLDS have also been repeatedly pioneered by Kerrang Radio's Johnny Doom, with Johnny consistently championing the band's singles and releases. Not only have DEAD REYNOLDS been regularly playlisted by Kerrang Radio, but the Brit anthemic rockers have also picked up worldwide radio airplay across fifteen countries, and have been played by more than two hundred radio stations. Sharing stages with everyone from Deaf Havana, Mallory Knox, and Mark Morriss (The Bluetones), as well as their own headline shows, has certainly increased their profile. The band's Spotify streaming numbers also demonstrate their notable growth (Dead Reynolds' last EP, Frontier, is up to 100k plays and counting). DEAD REYNOLDS are now set to break out to the masses. The band will release their debut album, Breathe With Strangers, in August. The Brit modern rock crew are also primed to drop their massively captivating new single, Bright Lights. The track is an infectious piece of contagious alt-rock laced with thoughtful breakdowns, a huge refrain, and a modern tilt which demonstrates that the five-piece are unafraid to twist and reshape their sound. Further singles and video releases are planned throughout the Spring and Summer, so watch out. DEAD REYNOLDS are destined to be one of the bands to breakthrough in 2021. Dead Reynolds links www.twitter.com/dead_reynolds www.facebook.com/DeadReynolds/ www.instagram.com/dead_reynolds/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pAkErb3vLY5dgghk9zmqf https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5fAPAYK3EA-J76zhRMWIA Thank you to SaN PR my thoughts Bright Lights Only one way to start the review for this track, for me bright lights is epic, it feels like its already arena written, great melody and hooks in the, guitars with a real drive and punch and I love the tones, most of all the sense this track picks up the intensity and pace really high octane energy coming off this track Our next single this week is Toby Jepson Toby Jepson found fame as the frontman/Singer/songwriter for British Rock Band Little Angels who achieved significant success in the UK, Europe and Japan Between 1989 and 1995. Today we know Toby for being a part of the incredible band Wayward sons 'Unwind' is the lead single taken from Wayward Sons and former Little Angels frontman Toby Jepson's forthcoming compilation album 'Viewfinder'. Originally featured on his 2001 'Refresh' EP and remastered for the retrospective release 'Viewfinder' by Simon Francis (Toby and the Whole Truth 'Ignorance Is Bliss'); 'Unwind' is an up tempo contemporary rock song that's perfectly suited to lift moods and still remains fresh to the ears 20 years on. Toby reflects on the making of 'Unwind' and 'Viewfinder' album in a new series of story videos, which further reveal what happened to the British singer/song writer between Little Angels splitting up and the formation of Wayward Sons: .Check out the video for 'Unwind': https://youtu.be/xM6cHxbYTF8 . 'Viewfinder': https://youtu.be/mbMZKs3ixjU 'Viewfinder' is officially released on the 12th March 2021 via Jepsongs Recordings. Toby Jepson Social links https://www.tobyjepsonofficial.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKYqWet2jpPHLa5bS5eEA6g https://www.facebook.com/tobyjepsonofficial/ https://twitter.com/TobyJepson https://www.instagram.com/therealtobyjepson/ My thoughts Toby Jepson Unwind Another high octane track to carry on the show with, Unwind as I have said is high octane lots of energy and thing I have picked out straight away that I love is this pop punk feel, it feels like a classic new found glory and by no means is this meat as insult to toby or new found glory. Its catchy plenty of hooks and packed with melody, a really catchy fun track to go into the weekend with Thank you to Rob - Stampede Press Just a couple of Questions Does anyone feel the time is approaching say in 2 months to start thinking about attending shows? Would you be happy to wear a mask during a show? Would you guy if a requirement is to have a private covid test? 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Hi, friends! In today's episode we're talking through all things destination weddings! If you're thinking that a destination wedding might be the way to go on your big day (whether it's in a different part of your state, in a different country, or even on the other side of the world) this episode is going to inspire you and equip you with tons of helpful advice. As always, I brought in a subject-matter expert to chat with and today's guest is the fabulous, Zohe Felici. IN THIS EPISODE: First, I answer a question from @pattipechan77 about her destination wedding. Then I introduce today's expert guest, Zohe Felici @felicievents. Based in Santa Barbara, CA (a very popular city for destination weddings) Zohe plans weddings both locally and internationally, fundraisers, corporate events, mitzvahs and large international festivals with over 20,000 attendees. She has served as the President of the Board of ILEA-VSB (International Live Events Association, Ventura Santa Barbara Chapter) and was the Immediate Past President of ISES (International Special Events Society). Zohe also owns and blogs for SantaBarbaraWedding.com. She is recognized as THE wedding and special event venue expert for Santa Barbara. Exciting Side Note: Zohe was a part of the coordination team on Sophie Turner and Joe Jona’s beautiful wedding in France. QUESTIONS: Does having a destination wedding mean having a smaller guest count? How could we incorporate the local flavor? How could we coordinate our destination wedding plans with honeymoon travel plans? What costs would we be responsible for covering (for our guests and for wedding party)? What other events should we host over our wedding weekend? Will our guests expect a welcome gift? When should we send out our save the dates and invitations? How much time should we request for RSVP returns? Should we provide transportation for our guests? Would guests bring gifts to our destination wedding? How would we manage the logistics of getting those gifts back home? What types of gifts would be specifically relevant to our destination wedding? What is the etiquette for requesting that guests send our gifts to a certain place or in a certain way? How can we learn about and work the cultural differences and local customs into our destination wedding (especially if it's international)? How can we learn about the laws of the country we’ll be married in? Should we hire a wedding coordinator based where we live or based one where we’ll be getting married? What are the best reasons to have a destination wedding? and more. WE ALSO DISCUSS: Why it really makes sense to book a wedding coordinator and not just rely on the venue’s site manager. How differences in work ethics and just general business operations between you and the vendors you’ve contracted for your big day (especially if the vendors are international) could impact you in your planning process Tips and tricks for communicating well and defining expectations with your vendors. The best time to take engagement photos. You can see more of Zohe's wedding and event passions by visiting www.FeliciEvents.com and www.SantaBarbaraWedding.com
*Skip to around the 30-minute mark for mostly self-pres 2 content After we spend 15 minutes talking about public transit, we dive into the self-preservation 2 - aka the cutesy, childlike type. In this episode we talk about - Countertypes - Russ Hudson and A.H Almaas’ descriptions of the levels of health in the instincts and how instincts mature as we grow - How this instinctual variant moves both towards and away from others and is more self-protective and cerebral than other 2s - Why the self-preservation 2 positions themselves in a child-like role and how that relates to the protection of their self-image and pride - Sorry not sorry to Christians, we explore what it would look like if Jesus Christ was a self-preservation 2 for the last 20+ minutes of the episode Questions Does this 'cutesy' behaviour carry over into the bedroom? Do you have a lot of romantic partners or did you at any point? How do you DRESS? How do self-pres 2’s in your life dress? Resources: The Diamond Approach: A Path to Inner Discovery, The Facets of Unity: The Enneagram of Holy Ideas, Essence Emerging meetup (the simpler descriptions of instinct levels of health), Beatrice Chestnut (general descriptions of self-preservation 2 and path from pride to humility) Russ Hudson (levels of health in the instincts), Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram. *See enneagramforidiots.com for links and intro/outro song
Introduction 2:26 Ann offers one on one yoga therapy to clients: telehealth yoga therapy. Which is location independent and offered worldwide. 3:30 Science nerd and heart-based nerd. Has a masters of science in yoga therapy: research based course on yoga therapy. Rich in yoga philosophy as well. Yoga research does not have to be cold, clinical but also has a rich tradition of yoga philosophy. Research is now looking at the outcomes of a well-rounded yoga class, including practices like chanting, yamas and niyamas. Science and spiritual are not incompatible. 5:55 Dr. Stephany Moonas conducted a 7 year clinical trial at John Hopkins University on yoga for people with arthritis. Studied the outcomes of a well-rounded yoga practice for those with both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Measured quality of life (psycho/social/physical well-being) as well as more specific measures (e.g., does yoga increase swelling in arthritic joints). Drs want to know this kind of information. Results: yoga as a practice improved quality of life but what parts of yoga produced these different outcomes couldn’t be measured. Rather that the whole practice of yoga had a positive benefit on quality of life. 9:21 Ann’s book: The Science of Yoga looks at the research/physiology behind common cues in yoga classes. It also includes research-based information on how yoga affects the different systems of the body: i.e., cardio/pulmonary, hormonal). As yoga teachers leave yoga teacher training, they often are unsure that they have sufficient training in anatomy/physiology. Ann felt the same way after training and took a pre-med course to learn more anatomy/physiology as well as other types of science. The result of that study as well as her Master’s degree are the basis for the book: The Science of Yoga. Yogis are usually visual learners and secondly kinesthetic. The illustrations are gorgeous and Ann invites yogis to do the poses she is discussing to see if their experience is the same. How does it feel in their bodies? The Science of Yoga is available on line and in bookstores. 16:30 Ann is making wellness non-intimidating. Works with many people who have 5 or more chronic conditions. Getting differing guidance of different wellness sources, very confusing and hard to know what to do. Ann makes it less intimidating and more sustainable. Works one on one with people on zoom for 5-10 times, and at the end gives them a routine including all of the tools of yoga to help them maintain their health. 21:48 Combine science and heart. Recommends that people continually study as yoga research increases in number and sophistication. Feel it in your body and always ask why? For example, do twists improve organ function and get rid of toxins? Questions: Does pressure on organs make them work better? Does pressure on organs get rid of toxins? In the body, the liver gets rid of toxins. Does presshappure on the liver make it get rid of toxins? No – pressure would not affect the liver. But pressure does help with digestion, maintaining or increasing joint mobility, etc. What are toxins? Do we do yoga as a punishment for having drank too much the night before. So wouldn’t say that twisting gets rid of toxins, but would say twisting helps digestion through increasing peristalsis and maintain range of motion, etc. 26:05 ? keeping up with yoga research and spirituality in yoga. New research on loving kindness: Three groups: one group looked at people and noticed what color their clothes were, second group sent loving kindness (‘may you have peace, may you have freedom”) to people they saw, the third group told themselves that they were better than the people that they saw. On a happiness measure, the second group were the happiest and the third group was the most unhappy. Can take this research and apply it to change negative self-talk to loving kindness to others. Contacts: Email: annswansonwellness@gmail.com Website: For a free deep relaxation for chronic pain: http://www.annswansonwellness.com For more about the book, SCIENCE OF YOGA: http://www.scienceof.yoga Insta: https://www.instagram.com/annswansonwellness/ https://www.instagram.com/scienceof.yoga/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/annswanson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCONppex741sUasRvLZvQdlQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-swanson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/annswansonyoga
The Sixth Spiritual Lesson: Your fear is from the spirit against Christ. "God does not reveal himself through fear, pressure or confusion. This where the spirit against Christ reveals himself." Questions: What are your ideas and images of god the Father and how do they differ from what Jesus teaches us about the Father? Do you see the Father as someone who pressures you to do things? Where does fear drive your relationship with the Father? Recall your latest experience of peace, stillness, clarity and gratitude in God and believe that that is how the Father draws you? The Seventh Spiritual Lesson: God's will is found in your will when you are in Christ. "God's will, His desire for you, is not out there somwhere! It is found in your own desire when you are in Christ! That is the will of God for you!" Questions: Does the thought of the priesthood come into your thoughts, feelings and desires when you are experiencing the peaceful presence of God? The post IJCY5- “Your fear is from the spirit against Christ” – The 6th & 7th Spiritual Lesson – Is Jesus Calling You w/ Fr. Paul Hoesing ep 5 – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.
In the newest episode of our podcast/never-ending quest to become better library staff we talk about Philosophy books! Who are we? Why are we here? Why do we podcast? Plus: Dead white men we find boring, Dungeons & Dragons & Philosophers, and books we didn’t finish reading (as usual). In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray Recommended The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy by Michael Patton and Kevin Cannon Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton Supervillains and Philosophy edited by Ben Dyer Read Philosophy: A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer Did Not Finish Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein African Philosophy: The Essential Readings by Tsenay Serequeberha Illuminations: Essays and Reflections by Walter Benjamin (Recommended) Other Books Mentioned The Fall of Sleep by Jean-Luc Nancy (Recommended to us) Some Lessons in Metaphysics by José Ortega y Gasset (Recommended to us) Action Philosophers by Fred Van Lente and Ryan DunlaveyThe Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff Logicomix: An epic search for truth by Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Alecos Papadatos, and Annie Di Donna (Recommended) Dune and Philosophy: Weirding Way of the Mentat edited by Jeffery Nicholas Manga and Philosophy: Fullmetal Metaphysician edited by Josef Steiff and Adam Barkman Anime and Philosophy: Wide Eyed Wonder edited by Josef Steiff and Tristan D. Tamplin Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon (Recommended, fiction) Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter Links/Other CEGEP: What is it? Wikipedia’s got your back. Lich(e)s: The D&D creature Slavoj Žižek Photo of Slavoj Žižek bedroom photoshopped to include a Hello Kitty and a t.A.T.u. poster The first Dungeons & Dragons & Philosophers comic on Existential Comics. There’s at least six of these. Dungeons & Discourse and Advanced Dungeons & Discourse comics on Dresden Codak Aphantasia: How It Feels To Be Blind In Your Mind by Blake Ross: Essay by someone who can’t creature mental images Why Isn't the Sky Blue? Radiolab episode about colour Questions Does anyone have any recommendations for Matthew concerning the philosophy of consciousness in regards to artificial intelligence and aliens? Will someone please make the “Jodorowsky and Philosophy” book we mentioned? Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the books about Philosophy people in the club read (or tried to read), and follow us on Twitter! Join us again on Tuesday, December 20th, when we discuss Weird Fiction!
In Galatians 3 Paul begins a series of arguments posed to the churches of Galatia and the false teachers, a Messianic Jewish sect, who insist that Gentile Christians be circumcised and follow Jewish festivals and food laws. His first argument, verses 1 - 5, appeals to their experience in receiving and witnessing the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. After he questions them about their former experience in receiving the Holy Spirit, he asks why would they feel the need to doubt their new identity in Christ through believing the Gospel. The fog of faith had settled and they began to doubt the simplicity of faith in Christ. They were eager for Jerusalem's validation, thus coming under the spell of the sect who sought to bring them back under the Law. The presence and purpose of the Holy Spirit is to make Christ present, to empower and transform God's people for mission, and to bring conviction of sin, revealing Christ as Lord and Savior of the world. Moving forward, our aim is to intentionally honor the presence and purpose of the Spirit in the work of salvation, to be truly Trinitarian and full recipients of the Promise to Abraham. We shall ask and expect that signs will follow the preaching of the Gospel. Holy Spirit, come and empower your Church ... for mission as much as renewal. May renewal be unto mission for the lost and the least. Questions: Does your understanding of salvation include experience with the Holy Spirit? (Consider Galatians 3:1-5) How do you handle the fog of faith? Do you find simply trusting God challenging?