Podcasts about Remain

Send us Fan MailWe emphasize finishing a lot. We've got to get the project done. We don't want to leave it half-done. But when it comes to our life, we know our life will never be complete. We will always remain unfinished even throughout eternity because we are co-eternal with God. __________________________Do you have questions or comments?Please contact me: rtosguthorpe@gmail.comWant more info about my books and talks?Go to my website: https://www.russelltosguthorpe.com/Want to order a book? Just go to Amazon and type in Russell T. Osguthorpe Want to access my YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@russellt.osguthorpe497Want know more about the music on this podcast? We are blessed to have M. Diego Gonzalez as a regular contributor of songs he has arranged, performed, and recorded especially for this podcast. My wife and I became acquainted with Diego when he was serving a as missionary in the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission. We were so impressed with his talent, we asked if he would compose and perform songs for Filled With His Love. He thankfully agreed. Hope you enjoy his work!Want to boost your mood and make someone's day?Go to the App store on your iPhone, and download the app—Boonto.Want a good introduction to my book? Morgan Jones Pearson interviewed me on the All-In Podcast, and it was one of the top 10 episodes of 2022. Here's the link:https://www.ldsliving.com/2022-in-review-top-10-all-in-podcast-episod...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for the 2026 regular season, and after preseason and roster cuts there are still questions which reside within the team. Some questions can be answered quickly, while others will take some time. Either way, that's the topic of the Wednesday "Let's Ride" podcast with host Jeff Hartman. That and the latest news and notes on the Steelers, DEFCON Level Updates, and the Mailbag Segment. This podcast is a part of the Steel Curtain Network, a proud member of the Fans First Sports Network. Check out Meinelschmidt Distillery at meineldistillery.com and use the code KICKOFF2026 to save 10% at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Laundromat Resource Podcast! In today's episode, host Jordan Berry sits down with a seasoned, yet anonymous, owner who's achieved impressive success in New York City's ultra-competitive laundromat and dry cleaning scene. This guest pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build and operate profitable laundry businesses amid sky-high rents, tough competition, and the ever-shifting pulse of Manhattan. You'll hear candid stories about acquiring zombie mats, handling accounts receivable, navigating challenging commercial clients, and the invaluable lessons learned from early mistakes. Plus, discover a countercultural business model focused on human connection and top-tier customer service—delivering six-figure returns from a tiny footprint. Packed with practical strategies, hard-earned wisdom, and actionable advice, this episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to buy, run, or scale their first—or next—laundromat.In this episode, Jordan & Guest Discuss:00:00 Understanding the laundromat business06:31 Customer turnover in Manhattan13:44 Researching laundromats and making first purchase15:28 Spending on unnecessary upgrades23:49 Managing dry cleaning finances29:52 Challenges of Starting a Laundromat32:15 Managing laundromat services and clients40:08 Running a laundromat from afar46:21 Focusing on business acquisitions52:05 Simplifying laundromat payment system56:16 Neighborhood laundromat business model01:00:04 Customer service and machine tutorials01:04:29 Operating systems staying old school01:13:31 Buying and managing a laundromat01:17:12 Handling customer complaints01:21:35 Avoid these laundromat buying mistakes01:26:28 Networking with industry experts01:31:48 Consultants in laundromat Facebook groups01:40:56 Networking in the laundry industry01:43:25 Combatting loneliness in New York01:47:00 Weekly action challenge outroFree Strategy Zoom Call with Jordan:https://calendly.com/laundromatresource/free-strategy-call?back=1

Jane Doe No. 6 filed suit against Jeffrey Epstein in federal court in South Florida in September 2008, accusing him of sexual assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and coercion and enticement to sexual activity. Her allegations described the same broader system that appeared throughout the Epstein cases: economically vulnerable teenage girls were brought into his Palm Beach home under the guise of providing massages, only for those encounters to become sexual. Doe No. 6 sought to pursue the case without publicly revealing her identity, arguing that forcing her name into the open would expose an alleged sexual-abuse victim to humiliation, unwanted attention, and further intrusion into intensely private details of her life. The request for anonymity was therefore not simply about avoiding publicity; it was about allowing her to confront an extraordinarily wealthy and powerful defendant without making her identity another piece of information available for public consumption.The importance of that protection became even clearer as the litigation progressed. Doe No. 6 later told the court that an investigator had appeared at the office of her former employer and asked personal questions about her, leaving her worried that people who did not know she was suing Epstein would discover both her identity and the nature of the sexual-abuse allegations. She specifically expressed concern that investigators working on Epstein's behalf would continue contacting people in her life and effectively disclose that she was a plaintiff in a sexual-abuse lawsuit. Her effort to remain Jane Doe No. 6 thus illustrated the enormous imbalance facing Epstein's accusers: pursuing accountability could mean exposing not only the alleged abuse itself, but their employment history, relationships, personal lives, and identities to investigation and scrutiny. Anonymity offered Doe No. 6 a measure of protection while still forcing Epstein to answer the allegations against him in court.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Did Iceland's rejection of EU membership talks repeat the same mistakes as Britain's Remain campaign, and does it hand a dangerous propaganda win to Farage, Putin, and the wider anti-European right? As Russia warns of "consequences" over British missiles built in Ukraine, is the West sleepwalking towards direct confrontation? With one in four Americans now convinced British society is broken, is Trump deliberately weaponising Britain to justify its own domestic agenda? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in this week's edition of Question Time. __________ Enjoy Rory and Alastair's interview with Dan Neidle by searching ‘Leading' on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube. Go deeper into the world of The Rest Is Politics by signing up for our free newsletter HERE, featuring exclusive interviews, analysis and weekend reads from Alastair and Rory. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus. Start your free trial at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair's miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, exclusive newsletters, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Stop overpaying for energy. Switch at fuseenergy.com/politics and get a free TRIP+ subscription.

Jane Doe 1 asked a federal court to allow her to remain anonymous while pursuing a lawsuit tied to Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that forcing her identity into the public record would expose her to exactly the kind of harm the case was meant to address. Her lawsuit alleged that personally identifying information connected to Epstein survivors was improperly disclosed in recent Justice Department releases, and she said that exposure had already led to anonymous calls, threats to her safety, damage to her professional reputation and renewed emotional trauma. In seeking to proceed under a pseudonym, Jane Doe 1 argued that the highly sensitive nature of the allegations, combined with the risks attached to being publicly identified as an Epstein survivor, outweighed the usual presumption that civil litigants should appear under their real names.The court agreed, finding that Jane Doe 1 had demonstrated a reasonable fear of serious harm if her identity were publicly disclosed. The judge noted that cases involving sexual assault and abuse could justify anonymity when disclosure risked additional trauma, embarrassment or threats, and concluded that those concerns outweighed any immediate prejudice to the defendants. Jane Doe 1 was therefore permitted to continue litigating under a pseudonym for the time being, although the defendants could later ask the court to reconsider if they showed that her anonymity unfairly interfered with their ability to defend the case. The ruling gave her a measure of protection while the lawsuit moved forward and underscored the continuing fight over survivor privacy in the latest wave of Epstein-related litigation.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Thank you for watching All Peoples Church live stream. First Last shares a teaching called: When the War is Over, but the Wounds Remain Service from August 30, 2026. For more information, please visit our website, www.allpeopleschurch.us or find us on social media!

Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, but Westpac senior economist Ryan Wells explains why weak productivity and inflationary labour costs could still bring another interest rate rise. Plus, Perpetual Head of Investment Strategy Matt Sherwood breaks down the Australian sharemarket's 1 per cent fall as rising oil prices reignited global inflation concerns.

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Daf Yomi Chullin 124Episode 2432Babble on Talmud with Sruli RappsTo sponsor a daf email sruli@babbleontalmud.comJoin the chat: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LMbsU3a5f4Y3b61DxFRsqfMERCH: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BabbleOnTalmudSefaria: https://www.sefaria.org.il/Chullin.124a?lang=heEmail: sruli@babbleontalmud.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/babble_on_talmudFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Babble-on-Talmud-100080258961218/#dafyomi #talmud00:00 Intro 01:17 Cutting garments37:53 Meat left on hides01:09:06 Conclusion

The Vikings cut their roster to 53 players on Sunday, and Wobby has three big questions to discuss with Bryant McKinnie. Bleav in Vikings assesses the team's roster, discusses the future of the preseason and looks at FanDuel's odds for teams to miss the playoffs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent told Japanese officials that rate hikes are needed, according to NHK; a Japanese MoF official expects the BoJ to act on the economy and not on US influence.Nikkei 225 traded indecisively; USD/JPY traded rangebound, and 10yr JGB futures followed the declines in global peers.Crude futures remained underpinned after gaining yesterday; UKMTO received a report of an incident involving a tanker and military forces in the Indian Ocean off Oman.APAC stocks traded with a mild negative bias amid higher prices and yields; European equity futures indicate a lower cash market open.Looking ahead, highlights include German Retail Sales (Jul), Global S&P Manufacturing PMI Final (Aug), EZ CPI Prelim (Aug), US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Aug), JOLTS Job Openings (Jul), Atlanta Fed GDP (Q3), US Midterm Primary Elections in Massachusetts, Speakers include Fed's Barr & ECB's Vujcic. Supply from Germany. Earnings from Dell & Palo Alto.Read the full report covering Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, Commodites and more on Newsquawk

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Mark Langdon as Bruno Fernandes scores a hattrick in Manchester United's 5-2 win over Ipswich and Spurs remain on zero points after their 2-0 loss at home to Newcastle. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast

8.31.26 Hour 1, Kevin Sheehan opens up the show reacting to the Commanders losing 41-3 in their final preseason game and addresses all of the panic from the fanbase claiming the season is gonna be a disaster. Kevin Sheehan discusses if he has any panic or concerns about the Commanders going into the regular season and takes the temperature of the fanbase.

New book study series! The goal of this series is to equip you to live and lead with more emotional intelligence and resilience on your walk with God. The book Rare Leadership by Marcus Warner & Jim Wilder combines theology, brain science, and decades of counseling and consulting experience to equip you to cultivate maturity in yourself and others, develop strong group identity, keep relationships bigger than problems, and more! Over the course of this series, we'll be unpacking the four habits of a rare leader: Remain relational. Act like yourself. Return to joy. Endure hardship well. In this episode, we're looking at the heart behind the book with some personal stories from the author, and we're setting up the brain science of how the brain was designed to run on the fuel of joy. Leaders create engagement around what matters. If you have influence in someone else's life, you are exercising leadership through that influence. Whether or not you identify as a "leader," this series is applicable for you. Check out the free discussion guide for this book in the description links. 

Zechariah is written to the faithful remnant of Israel, just as Haggai was. And he, too, is writing to keep the people's focus on the Lord. The LORD is faithful. A king is coming, with a new and eternal kingdom. Keep your focus ahead; stay the course. 

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Today, we hear what it was like to be inside the leave and remain camps from those who managed the campaigns behind the scenes.Sir Craig Oliver, who was in charge of communications for the Remain campaign, and chief executive of Vote Leave Matthew Elliott meet for the first time in the Newscast studio.This is the second of two episodes looking back at 2016. In it, we hear whether either of them have a new perspective on old arguments over how much money we gave to the EU and Turkey's membership. And, what would they have done differently?You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on 0330 123 9480.New episodes are released every day.If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXdThe presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Judge John Judge said he would not ban cameras from Bryan Kohberger's courtroom proceedings, but he made clear that he intended to impose tighter controls over how they were used. Both the prosecution and defense had raised concerns about media coverage, with Kohberger's attorneys arguing that cameras repeatedly focused on him in ways that could prejudice potential jurors, while prosecutors also supported restrictions in certain circumstances. Judge said he was trying to balance the public's right to observe the proceedings with Kohberger's constitutional right to a fair trial, and he warned photographers and media organizations that the courtroom was not a place for spectacle. He specifically objected to cameras focusing excessively on Kohberger, capturing attorneys' notes or recording during times when the court was not officially on the record.The ruling reflected the broader tension that surrounded one of the country's most closely watched murder cases. Judge emphasized that he wanted the case tried in the courtroom rather than in the media, while also recognizing the enormous public interest in the prosecution. Instead of removing cameras entirely, he chose to retain greater control over where they were positioned and what they were permitted to record. That left media access intact for the time being, but under stricter judicial supervision and with a warning that continued misuse could result in further restrictions. The dispute over cameras became another major pretrial battle in the Kohberger case, alongside the gag order, discovery fights and arguments over how much information should reach the public before a jury was ever seated.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Welcome to The Daily. Go ahead and pick up your 1 Peter Scripture Journal now. Our text today is 1 Peter 3:1-6: Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. — 1 Peter 3:1-6 There are few pains more difficult than loving someone you cannot change. You pray for them. You reason with them. You offer advice. You revisit the same conversations over and over again. You imagine the breakthrough that never seems to come. Maybe it's a spouse. Maybe it's a child who has wandered from the faith. A parent. A friend. Someone you desperately want to see transformed. Eventually, the question becomes burdensome: What do I do when someone I love won't change? Peter writes into that burden. His immediate audience was Christian wives married to unbelieving husbands. In the Roman world, a wife was generally expected to observe her husband's religion. So when these women placed their faith in Christ while their husbands did not, it created tension inside the home. Their loyalty to Jesus came at a cost. And Peter doesn't shame them. He encourages them. He doesn't tell them to abandon hope. Nor does he hand them a strategy to control outcomes. Instead, he points them toward being a faithful witness. "They may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct." Peter isn't forbidding dialogue and discussion. Scripture consistently calls believers to speak truth and proclaim the gospel. Rather, he is reminding them that transformation ultimately belongs to God. You cannot pressure someone into repentance or genuine belief. You also cannot carry the responsibility for changing another person's heart. Only God can do that. Sometimes the loudest sermon isn't spoken from a stage. Sometimes it's lived out in the car, on the couch, or at the dinner table at home. Then in the text, Peter shifts the focus from outward appearance to inward beauty. In a culture obsessed with image and status, he reminds these women that what God values most is "the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit." This isn't the outdated script of feminine weakness and masculine dominance that modern culture often assumes Peter is endorsing. It is strength under control. It is the settled confidence of a person whose hope rests in God rather than in circumstances they cannot manage. Peter points back to Sarah as an example. Sarah's life wasn't marked by perfect circumstances. She followed an imperfect husband (Abraham) into uncertain situations with no guarantee of how the story would unfold. Yet she trusted God. And Peter ends with words that reveal the more resounding issue underneath this entire passage: "Do good, and do not fear anything that is frightening." Fear is often what drives our attempts to control people. Fears like: What if they never change? What if they never believe? What if this relationship is always hard? Peter acknowledges that those fears are real. Then he gently redirects our hearts toward things like: Keep doing good. Remain faithful. Trust God with what you cannot control. You see, you cannot change another person's heart. You cannot force spiritual growth. You cannot control another person's choices. But you can remain faithful. You can keep doing good. You can entrust the outcome to God. Because if God can change your heart, He is more than capable of reaching theirs. That person you are trying to change, give them to God. Release them to him in prayer, and ask that he would give you the strength to stop trying to control the outcomes and focus on reflecting Christ to them. DO THIS: Think of one person you've been trying to change. Release them to God in prayer today. Ask Him to help you focus less on controlling outcomes and more on faithfully reflecting Christ. ASK THIS: Who am I trying to change through my own strength? How might fear be influencing the way I relate to that person? What would faithfulness look like if I trusted God with the outcome? PRAY THIS: Father, You know the people I love and the burdens I carry for them. Forgive me for trying to do what only You can do. Help me remain faithful, patient, and full of grace. Teach me to trust You with what I cannot control and to reflect Christ in the way I love others. Amen. PLAY THIS: "Trust in God."

Today, we hear what it was like to be inside the leave and remain camps from those who managed the campaigns behind the scenes.Sir Craig Oliver, who was in charge of communications for the Remain campaign, and chief executive of Vote Leave Matthew Elliott meet for the first time in the Newscast studio.This is the first of two episodes looking back at 2016. In it, we hear how each of the campaigns were trying to convince Boris Johnson to join them, and about the moment he told David Cameron he'd be on the leave side.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on 0330 123 9480.New episodes are released every day.If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXdThe presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Support the podcast on Patreon! New 280 Mysteries with a surprise guest coming next week! https://patreon.com/372pages A new book, with new authors (to us)! When more than one great artist gets together with another artist you get things like The Traveling Wilburys, Limp Bizkit & Raekwon, and Martin and Lewis. Such it is with this book, when mega-successful novelist Nicholas Sparks teams up with auteur superstar M. Night Shyamalan for our latest, Remain. Sure, Mike has to recalibrate his Real or Fanfic, but we do have Dumb Sentences of the Week to fall back on! Get the book here Please read through Chapter 9 for next time, thank you!

There are passages in St. Isaac that can sound almost impossible to modern ears. His words on vigil are among them. “Do not imagine,” he tells us, “that among all the works of monastics there is any practice greater than night vigil.” We hear such words and immediately think of sleep deprivation, bodily exhaustion, long hours of psalmody, standing in darkness while the rest of the world sleeps. We wonder whether such a practice belongs to another age, another kind of human being, perhaps even another understanding of the spiritual life. But this is precisely where we can misunderstand Isaac. Vigil becomes incomprehensible when it is separated from desire. If we begin with asceticism, vigil appears severe. If we begin with love, it begins to make sense. The lover understands the night. There are moments when we do not want an evening to end because we are with someone we love. There are conversations in which we cease looking at the clock. A mother remains awake beside a sick child without calculating the sacrifice. Someone awaiting the return of the beloved listens for every sound in the night. Love changes our experience of time. And so it is with the saints. They did not remain awake because they despised sleep. They remained awake because they had discovered Someone for whom it was worth losing sleep. This is the secret of vigil. “That I May Be With You” The Fathers understood the spiritual life far less as the fulfillment of religious obligations than as the awakening of desire. Beneath fasting, silence, solitude, tears, prostrations, psalmody, and vigil lies a single movement of the heart: I want God. Not merely His gifts. Not consolation. Not religious experiences. Not even virtue considered as a possession. God Himself. This is why St. Isaac describes the mind of the one who keeps vigil as becoming light and buoyant, taking flight “as it were on wings.” The ascetic is not merely staying awake. Something within him is being released. During the day the mind is scattered among a thousand things. We speak. We answer. We plan. We remember. We anticipate. We defend ourselves. We attend to necessities. Even when these things are good, the heart becomes divided among them. Then comes the night. The voices diminish. The demands cease. The world grows quiet. And the soul discovers again the One whom it has been seeking beneath everything else. This is why vigil was so precious to the Desert Fathers and remains so in the teaching of the great modern elders. It creates a space in which the heart can become undivided. The night says: There is nowhere else I need to go. There is nothing I need to accomplish. There is no one before whom I need to justify myself. There is only God. And I am here. The Recovery of Wonder Yet there is something even deeper in Isaac's teaching. Vigil is not merely about attention. It is about wonder. Isaac tells us that the one who perseveres in vigil begins to “gaze upon” heavenly realities. His language is deliberately extravagant: the soul comes to possess “the eyes of Cherubim.” What does this mean? It means that purification changes how we see. The tragedy of fallen existence is not simply that we commit sins. It is that we gradually cease to be astonished by God. We become accustomed to everything. Accustomed to the Gospel. Accustomed to the Eucharist. Accustomed to the name of Jesus. Accustomed to the Cross. Accustomed even to the astonishing claim that the Creator of heaven and earth desires communion with us. And when wonder disappears, desire soon weakens with it. The Fathers knew that the heart must be awakened again. This is one reason vigil has such power. In the silence of the night, familiar words can suddenly become new. “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God…” We may have spoken those words ten thousand times. Yet in the stillness something can happen. Jesus. The Name becomes luminous. God is here. God sees me. God desires me. God has called me into existence that I might share His life. And suddenly prayer is no longer something we are performing. It is encounter. Wonder gives birth to desire, and desire gives birth to greater attention. Then the soul begins to understand why the saints stayed awake. The Vigil of the Lover This is why we must be careful not to turn Isaac's teaching into another spiritual program. Stay awake longer. Say more psalms. Sleep less. Accumulate hours. Isaac himself warns against precisely this distortion. A person may endure “prolonged psalmody,” weariness of the tongue, and “night-long standing,” and yet receive little fruit because the mind is elsewhere. The body is standing before God while the heart is wandering through the world. Isaac asks, with characteristic directness: Why sow so much seed if we continually prevent it from bearing fruit? Vigil without attention becomes habit. Vigil without desire becomes endurance. Vigil without love becomes religious achievement. And religious achievement can quietly feed the very ego that asceticism is meant to dismantle. The true vigil begins somewhere deeper. Stay with Me. This is the invitation hidden within the night. Christ in Gethsemane asked His disciples, “Could you not watch with me one hour?” Perhaps every vigil is, in some mysterious way, our answer to that question. Yes, Lord. I will stay. Not because I am strong. Not because I am an ascetic. Not because I want to imagine myself among the saints. I stay because You are here. Why Vigil Requires the Day This also explains something that Isaac emphasizes strongly and that can easily be overlooked. The vigil cannot be separated from the way we live during the day. If we spend the day deliberately filling the mind with noise, agitation, curiosity, argument, distraction, and endless encounters, we should not be surprised if those same things accompany us into prayer at night. Isaac therefore insists that the monk who desires the fruit of vigil must guard himself from unnecessary disturbance during the day. This is not contempt for the world. It is custody of the heart. The Fathers understood something about human consciousness that our age desperately needs to rediscover: what we give ourselves to leaves traces within us. Everything enters the heart. Images. Conversations. Arguments. News. Resentments. Fantasies. Fears. The opinions of others. The desire to be seen. The need to respond. The mind carries these things into silence. Thus vigil actually begins long before nightfall. It begins with how we guard the heart throughout the day. The School of Freedom This is one reason the disappearance of vigil from much contemporary Christian life is significant. We have not merely lost an ascetical practice. We have lost one of the great schools of desire, attention, and freedom. The modern world teaches us to flee silence. It places a device in our hand capable of filling every empty moment. It trains the eyes to seek novelty and the mind to expect constant stimulation. The Fathers move in precisely the opposite direction. Be still. Remain. Watch. Wait. Listen. Do not flee the emptiness. Because eventually you may discover that it was never empty. Someone was waiting for you there. The purpose of vigil is not to prove that we can conquer the body. It is to become free enough to recognize the presence of the Beloved. “I Sleep, but My Heart Is Awake” The goal, then, is ultimately something greater than remaining physically awake. The goal is wakefulness of heart. “I sleep, but my heart is awake,” says the Bride in the Song of Songs. There is the mystery. The deepest vigil eventually becomes a state of the soul. A person begins to live before God. The Jesus Prayer continues beneath thought. The remembrance of God becomes increasingly continuous. The heart waits for Him. Looks toward Him. Listens for Him. Desires Him. This is the angelic quality Isaac sees in vigil. The angels do not merely “stay awake.” They exist in ceaseless attention to God. Their life is beholding. And Isaac dares to say that through vigil the human person begins to participate in this same movement. The eyes of the heart open. Wonder returns. Desire intensifies. Prayer deepens. The mind grows light. And gradually the soul discovers that the ascetical life is not fundamentally a life of deprivation. It is a life of fascination. The Night Is Not Empty Perhaps this is what we most need to recover from Isaac. We will never understand the asceticism of the Fathers if we begin with what they gave up. We must begin with what they saw. They saw a Beauty before which the beauties of the world grew pale. They tasted a sweetness that made lesser consolations seem small. They discovered a Love so immense that solitude became communion, silence became fullness, fasting became hunger for God, and vigil became the refusal to leave the presence of the Beloved. This is why the teaching on vigil belongs so naturally beside the language of desire and wonder. The ascetic does not remain awake merely because a rule commands it. He has glimpsed something. And because he has glimpsed it, he wants to see more. Wonder awakens desire. Desire gathers the scattered heart. The gathered heart becomes attentive. Attention becomes prayer. And prayer becomes communion. Then something remarkable happens. What once appeared burdensome becomes precious. The night that once seemed long becomes too short. Silence that once frightened us becomes the place we long to enter. And the prayer that once seemed an obligation becomes something from which we are reluctant to depart. The saints kept vigil because they discovered that the night was not empty. The Beloved was there. And once the heart knows this, the deepest question is no longer: Why would anyone remain awake to pray? It becomes: How could love not want to remain? --- Text of chat during the group: 00:18:08 Bob Čihák, AZ: P 222, Homily 20 00:23:28 David Swiderski: The last time we discussed this and sleeping 8 hours straight and for most of time people at least in Europe slept "2" times I went back to my Grandfather's diary and it appears the wood stoves in Northern Wisconsin only lasted 4hrs and you would need to get up and feed the fire so they naturally did vigils and took advantage of the break in sleep. In Spain and Latina America they have a nap in some areas due to the heat (2 hour lunch) and are up till 1 or 2 am. It seems modern western society is a new adaptation of what was a practice for hundreds of years. 00:25:10 Ryan Ngeve: Father what is one to do if these practices and deprivations make us more agitated/irritated and downcast, especially towards  others, as they tend to do? 00:39:01 Gwen's iPhone: my cat does! 00:39:24 James Hickman: Is it safe to call vigils a means to the end, which is nearness to the Lord, such that a super practical means to find closeness with the Lord is this watching for him when there are fewer distractions (not that we are safe from distractions in the night, but that the many combating us in the day are perhaps different in kind or number than those distractions of the night)? 00:42:15 Rod Castillo: I pray my daily rosary at 2 am.  It's the only time the house is quiet enough to allow me to devote myself completely to it. 00:43:46 James Hickman: Reacted to "I pray my daily rosary at 2 am.  It's the only time the house is quiet enough to allow me to devote myself completely to it." with

There is a sentence here from St. Isaac that overturns almost everything we are inclined to think about asceticism: You suppose these things were ordained simply to oblige you to labor. We imagine the vigil primarily as something difficult. Sleep is surrendered. The body is constrained. Psalms are prayed while the world sleeps. Nature protests and the monk remains standing before God. Looked at from the outside, it appears to be an extraordinary act of discipline. But Isaac tells us that if this is all we see, we have not yet understood the vigil. The question is not how much a man can endure for God. The question is what begins to happen within the heart of a man who desires God enough to seek Him in the night. Something is born there. This is why Isaac speaks so fiercely about the following day. The tragedy would not simply be that we failed in some ascetical rule. The tragedy would be that we received something precious and then lived carelessly enough to lose it. Seeking the One Who Has Already Come to Us The night vigil is born from desire. The monk rises because Someone is there. This is what distinguishes Christian asceticism from mere religious exertion. We are not trying to force our way toward an absent God. We are responding to the God who has already drawn near, already called us, already awakened desire within us. The Beloved has come seeking us. And eventually the heart begins seeking Him. There comes a moment in the spiritual life when prayer is no longer adequately described as obligation. The language of duty becomes too small. A man discovers within himself a hunger for silence because silence allows him to hear more clearly. He desires solitude because solitude removes the thousand competing claims upon his attention. He rises in the night because there are hours when the world has become quiet enough for the heart to recognize what it has always desired. Isaac knows this experience. This is why he speaks of Scripture as well. Reading is not merely preparation for prayer or the acquisition of religious knowledge. Scripture “sows” something within the soul. It gathers the scattered mind. It irrigates prayer. It plants the remembrance of God. It makes the understanding subtle enough to perceive things that previously escaped it. Scripture, silence, prayer, vigil—all begin converging upon the one thing necessary. Christ Himself. And once the heart begins to taste this, the whole ordering of life must change. The Day Must Become the Guardian of the Night Here Isaac becomes extraordinarily demanding. What sense is there, he asks, in sowing throughout the night only to scatter the seed during the day? We stand before God in darkness, struggling to gather the mind. Perhaps after a long while the thoughts settle. Something softens. The Name descends more deeply. Scripture opens itself in a way that cannot easily be explained. A stillness appears that we could never manufacture. Then morning comes. And we throw ourselves back into dispersion. Conversation. Curiosity. News. Opinions. Tasks that did not need to be done. Encounters that did not need to occur. Words that did not need to be spoken. The endless grazing of the mind among things. Isaac's question is devastatingly simple: Why would you do this? Why labor through the night to gather what you willingly scatter during the day? This reveals something essential about the monastic heart. Vigil cannot be isolated from the rest of life. There cannot be one life before God and another life afterward. Isaac says that we must place “no wall of separation” between the night and the day. That phrase is astonishing. The stillness of the night is meant to flow into the day. The remembrance of God cultivated in darkness must become the hidden atmosphere in which we move beneath the light of the sun. The silence of the cell must follow us. The Name must remain near. Our encounters, our speech, our work, even the manner in which we allow ourselves to think must begin to be governed by one question: Will this help me remain with the One whom I have found? This is not narrowness. It is love. Love Makes a Man Careful When something becomes precious to us, we become careful around it. This perhaps explains Isaac's asceticism better than almost anything else. The Fathers guard the senses because something precious has been entrusted to the heart. They guard speech because words can disturb what silence has gathered. They flee unnecessary encounters because the mind can quickly become populated by images, arguments, memories, anxieties, and judgments. They restrain curiosity because the heart cannot gaze simultaneously in every direction and remain simple before God. From outside, such a life may appear severe. From within, it is tenderness. A man in love does not experience every renunciation as deprivation. Some things simply become less interesting because something infinitely more beautiful has appeared. This is why the ascetical life is so counterintuitive. We ordinarily construct our days around what must be accomplished and then attempt to fit prayer somewhere within them. Isaac reverses the order. Order the day around what must not be lost. What if the most important thing that happened today occurred while the world was sleeping? What if the deepest work was not something we accomplished but the quiet gathering of the heart before God? What if the purpose of tomorrow were, in part, simply not to lose it? Then discernment changes. We begin asking not merely whether something is sinful, permissible, useful, interesting, or productive. We begin asking whether it preserves the heart's capacity for God. This is a much more demanding question. “You Would Have Embraced Jesus' Bosom” And then Isaac says something almost unbearably beautiful. Had the monk allowed his daytime life to correspond to the meditation of the night, had he placed no division between them, Isaac says that “in a short time you would have embraced Jesus' bosom.” Here the entire meaning of vigil is unveiled. Not achievement. Not spiritual heroism. Not mastery over sleep. The bosom of Jesus. Communion. Intimacy. Rest in the Beloved. Everything else exists for this. We constrain ourselves because we desire freedom from everything that prevents love. We become silent because we desire to hear. We remain awake because we desire to see. We read because we desire the mind of Christ. We guard ourselves because we have discovered something worth guarding. Even the night itself becomes sacramental in this sense. The darkness strips things of their urgency. The machinery of the world slows. The identities we carry during the day become less important. There is less to perform and less to defend. There is simply the creature before the Creator. The beloved before the Beloved. And the Name. Lord Jesus Christ. The New Life Begins in the Night Isaac finally speaks of those who desire “knowledge of the new life.” That is what vigil opens before us. A new life. Not merely a more disciplined version of the old one. Perhaps this is why the call to stillness can become stronger rather than weaker as the spiritual life deepens. The field of vision narrows. Things once regarded as indispensable reveal themselves as secondary. Activities that once seemed important begin to feel strangely weightless. Even good works must find their proper place. Not because love has diminished. Because desire has become concentrated. One thing is necessary. The night teaches this with a clarity the day rarely permits. And so perhaps Isaac's teaching on vigil reaches far beyond the question of how many hours we sleep. He is teaching us how to construct an entire life around the remembrance of God. Receive the night as gift. Read until the mind is gathered. Call upon the Name. Stand before God when nothing seems to be happening. Remain. And when something begins to awaken within you—some tenderness, some compunction, some clarity, some quiet awareness of the One who has been waiting for you—do not rush away from it. Guard it. Carry it into the morning. Let your speech become quieter because of it. Let your choices become simpler. Let unnecessary things fall away. Let the day itself become an extension of the vigil. For the purpose of the vigil was never simply that we should remain awake. It was that we should awaken. And having awakened, that we should refuse to return to sleep. The Fathers went into the night because they had begun to glimpse the astonishing truth hidden beneath all asceticism: God is worth seeking. God is worth waiting for. God is worth arranging an entire life around. And once the heart has begun to discover Him in the silence, wisdom consists largely in learning not to lose during the day what Love has given us in the night. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:21:49 Ambrose Little: It's supposed to make your head hurt.

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After Meta's landmark settlement with state AGs, legal headaches remain. Kim Kommando talks about who owns the data from Flock cameras. People from more than 30 countries are missing after the flash floods in Nepal and China. Tim Curry, 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' actor, dead at 80. FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival. Zach Abraham, Bulwark Capital, talks market trends. 

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In your walk with Jesus, do you ever take Him for granted? Do you ever forget about the important changes that He's implemented in your life? In today's message, Pastor Ricky wants you to know that you must never forget the impact that Jesus has on your life. No matter how hard you work or what you might accomplish, it's all because of the grace of God. The more you forget to thank God for all of His blessings, the less you'll accomplish for His Kingdom. Remain steadfast in God's promises. "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.

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This week, new safety messages appear at Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Disneyland Celebrate the The Happiest Day in Anaheim, Ground breaking has taken place on the Eastern Gateway Project, we continue our conversation about our experience at the D23 Ultimate Fan Event, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos. News: Disneyland has added new warning signs around Tiana's Bayou Adventure following multiple recent occurrences of guests not following ride safety rules. The signs now clearly state, “Remain seated at all times. Failure to stay seated will result in removal from the park.” Formerly, the signs read “MAY result in being asked to leave the park. Disney has also added other warnings and is continuing to evaluate additional safety measures for the attraction. - https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-parks/tba-dlr-new-warning-signs/ Disneyland is celebrating its hometown with a massive community event called the "Happiest Day in Anaheim," featuring surprise pop-up treat stops, character appearances, and family fun across local neighborhoods. To kick things off, Disney VoluntEARS have already surprised over 2,000 local kids and families at area community centers and camps with special treats and giveaways. It is a great way for the resort to give back and share a little extra magic with the city of Anaheim! - https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/disneyland-creates-the-happiest-day-in-anaheim/ Disneyland just officially broke ground on its massive new Eastern Gateway project, which will introduce a multi-level parking structure with over 6,000 spaces and a brand-new transportation hub to the east side of the resort. Joined by Anaheim city leaders and construction partners, resort president Jill Estorino celebrated the milestone, highlighting how the overhaul will feature a dedicated pedestrian bridge over Harbor Boulevard to completely transform and streamline the guest arrival experience. This major infrastructure project paves the way for future resort expansions, ultimately improving traffic flow and opening up new possibilities for the DisneylandForward initiative. - https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-parks/disneyland-eastern-gateway-project-groundbreaking/ SnackChat: Halloween Foodie Guide - https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/disney-eats-foodie-guide-to-halloween-at-disneyland-resort/ Discussion Topic: D23 Day and days two and three of the D23 Ultimate Fan Event Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This "Flodesk Studio & Email Copywriting: Email Marketing Strategies (Serious Conversations)" episode delivers a masterclass in email marketing strategy, copywriting best practices, and leveraging AI-powered tools like Flodesk Studio for audience growth and engagement.Favour Obasi-ike, MBA, MS tells listeners to learn critical details such as: Effective subject lines, preview text, and body structureThe impact of timing on open ratesSegmentation, cleaning, and list healthPersonalization and branding through design and font choicesHow to use Flodesk Studio to streamline campaign creation with AISpecial attention is paid to A/B testing, the difference between click and click-through rates, and practical features like polls and analytics for persistent improvement.Who is This For?This episode is for entrepreneurs, marketers, real estate professionals, coaches, consultants, and anyone seeking actionable advice on email marketing, copywriting, AI-powered content creation, and using Flodesk Studio. The content is tailored for those wanting to grow their business, improve engagement, and optimize digital communications.Key Moments & TimestampsIntro & Topic Breakdown — 00:00:03Why Email Marketing Still Matters — 00:02:18Email Copywriting Tips (PS, emojis, numbers, preview text) — 00:04:07Intro to Flodesk Studio & AI Features — 00:07:12Real estate applications & audience segmentation — 00:08:43Email List Cleaning, Segmentation, and Engagement — 00:38:40Choosing the Best Time to Send Emails — 00:51:075 Essential Elements of Email Copy — 01:01:44Email Design, Fonts, and Branding Insights — 01:17:24Testing & Optimization Emphasis — 01:24:13Actionable Takeaways from Guests — 01:22:26FAQs1. Who benefits most from using Flodesk Studio?Anyone who wants a seamless, AI-assisted way to design and send beautiful, brand-consistent emails, especially business owners, marketers, and real estate professionals.2. How do you improve open and click-through rates?Use strong subject lines (with emojis, odd numbers, brackets), compelling preview text, personalization, and clear CTAs. Incorporate A/B testing for continual improvement.3. What is the best time to send email campaigns?It varies. Analyze your own audience data (via tools like Flodesk reporting) to find your optimal window: weekday mornings often outperform, but testing is essential 00:53:19.4. Why is list cleaning important?Regularly removing unengaged contacts preserves deliverability, yields accurate analytics, and improves campaign performance 00:38:40.5. How can you personalize emails effectively?Use segmentation, address recipients by name, and tailor content/offers by user behavior and preferences 01:04:00.6. What are key elements of a high-performing email?Subject line, preview text, concise and well-formatted body, clear call to action, optimized images—each tested before broad send-off 01:01:44.Action Steps for youPromote the episode using engaging snippets and “clips” across LinkedIn, TikTok, and Instagram for wider reach 00:23:00.Share Flodesk Studio link and personal testimonials; encourage audience to experiment with AI-powered email design 00:07:12.Encourage listeners to A/B test subject lines and preview text for their own audiences.Build and nurture a peer community for ongoing discussions on marketing, copywriting, and tech tools 00:58:37.Offer private consulting or group workshops on best practices in email marketing, segmentation, branding, and testing.Continue to spotlight client and listener wins secured through these tactics for future episodes and social proof.Gather feedback/analytics from podcast listeners on their favorite actionable tip, using surveys or Flodesk polls.Remain updated with new Flodesk and Clubhouse features, suggesting product improvements where valuable (as discussed re: heat maps 00:48:19).For more support, listeners are encouraged to book a call, or subscribe to upcoming training and resources.Ready to Rank? Book Your SEO & Web Dev Services Today

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08/24 Full Show: Hour 1 - 1:00 Hour 2 - 43:00 Hour 3 - 1:25:00 Hour 4 - 2:07:00 The Sports Junkies highlight the top headlines surrounding the sports world. Today's guest was John Keim.

CheckoutThe God Centered Concept Academy Training Community to learn what growth in Christ isTUVU CommunitiesCheck out this link to view Kingdom Cross Roads on TV.https://jesussaid.tv/?affiliate=tswright_gccTo get a copy of our new book "Embracing the Truth" or to have TS Wright speak at your event or conference or if you simply want spiritual or life coaching or just a consultation visit:www.tswrightspeaks.comVisit our website to learn more about The God Centered Concept. The God Centered Concept is designed to bring real discipleship and spreading the Gospel to help spark the Great Harvest, a revival in this generation.www.godcenteredconcept.comKingdom Cross Roads Podcast is a part of The God Centered Concept.How should Christians share the Gospel in a world that may not understand—or even agree with—the Christian faith?In this episode of Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast, host T. S. Wright welcomes back Rev. Stu Woods for a message from Colossians 4:2–18 about living as faithful witnesses for Jesus Christ.Rev. Stu begins with Paul's instruction to “devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Prayer is not meant to be an occasional religious exercise. It is regular communication with our Heavenly Father—bringing Him our concerns, hopes, needs, struggles, and thanksgiving.The message then turns to Paul's remarkable perspective while imprisoned. Instead of focusing primarily on his difficult circumstances, Paul asked believers to pray that God would open a door for the Gospel and enable him to proclaim Christ clearly.That same calling remains before believers today.Rev. Stu challenges Christians to examine how they speak and behave toward those outside the faith. Our words and actions can either help someone move toward Christ or become an unnecessary obstacle.Drawing from Colossians 4:5–6, he emphasizes:Be devoted to prayer.Remain watchful and thankful.Pray for God to open doors for the Gospel.Make the most of every opportunity.Treat those outside the faith with wisdom, kindness, and respect.Let your conversations be full of grace and “seasoned with salt.”Listen before answering.Grow in your knowledge of Scripture.Share your personal testimony and connect it to God's Word.Remember that believers plant and water seeds, but God gives the growth.One memorable challenge from the episode is the idea that there are “five Gospels”—Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and you—because for many unbelievers, the life of a Christian may be the first testimony about Jesus they closely examine.Rev. Stu calls this approach “gospel kindness”: speaking truth without abandoning grace, treating people with dignity, and allowing the character of Christ to be visible through our lives.The episode concludes with the reminder that Christians are called to faithfully sow and water the seed of God's Word while trusting the Holy Spirit with the results. Scriptures DiscussedColossians 4:2–18 Matthew 5:43–48 Luke 7:47 1 Corinthians 3:6–7Keywords / TagsKingdom Cross Roads Podcast, Kingdom Crossroads Podcast, Rev Stu Woods, Reverend Stu Woods, TS Wright, T S Wright, Colossians 4, Colossians 4 2-18, sharing the Gospel, share the Gospel, Christian evangelism, Christian witness, Gospel message, Gospel kindness, devoted to prayer, power of prayer, Christian prayer, thankful prayer, Christian gratitude, seasoned with salt, conversation full of grace, witnessing for Jesus, sharing Jesus, spreading the Gospel, Great Commission, Christian discipleship, biblical teaching, Bible study, New Testament teaching, Apostle Paul, Paul in prison, Christian living, Christian encouragement, faith in Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, salvation through Jesus, Holy Spirit, evangelism training, reaching unbelievers, reaching the lost, Christian testimony, biblical evangelism, Kingdom of God, Christian podcast, Bible podcast, Jesus Said TVCall to ActionWho has God placed in your life who needs to experience the grace and truth of Jesus Christ?This week, devote yourself to prayer. Ask God to open a door for the Gospel, give you wisdom to recognize the opportunity, and help your words be full of grace and seasoned with salt.Then be willing to step through that door.If this message encouraged you, follow and subscribe to Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it, and help us spread the Gospel around the world.

Patrick brings together stories of faith, family struggles, and the unexpected ways generosity echoes in Catholic life. He connects parish music, gratitude, and the tension between setting boundaries and holding fast to forgiveness, while pausing for a sharp look at Christians in the Holy Land faced with unsettling challenges. Between cultural quirks and personal growth, Patrick ties everything together with his signature encouragement and direct questions. Jordan (email) - Instead of just complaining about the contemporary music at nearby parishes, should I learn piano (with the hope of eventually learning organ) so I can offer my services to the Church, and how difficult would that be? (01:26) Sylvia (email) - Is it a sin for me to block my sister (and similarly my brother) and stop speaking to them after her continued insults and lies about my husband and me made contact unbearable—even though I forgive them, love them, pray for them daily, and only reached out because the priest advised it? (03:49) Janet (email) - As relatively new adult Catholics, my husband and I have given priests gifts of money, food, care packages, or meals when they were sick at various parishes, yet we’ve almost never received a thank-you (only once from one priest)—is this lack of acknowledgment common, and does it seem rude given that priests act in persona Christi? Joshua - I need some advice on becoming the director of religious education at my parish? (18:27) Bruno (email) - Was it fair or appropriate for you to compare the SSPX to Calvinists in a way that implied they hold theological errors they’re unwilling to discuss, especially when the SSPX’s main criticism is that the Vatican itself is falling into such errors amid widespread ambiguity and corruption? (23:02) A Message from the Church in Taybeh: Taybeh’s Priest Fr. Bashar Fawadleh Warns: “We Intend to Remain” - https://vppnews.substack.com/p/a-message-from-the-church-in-taybeh?r=p2xyu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web (29:48) Martine (email) – On not being thanked… (37:16) Jack - A director of religious education is a very important job. Need to have strong moral character, faith practice, and competence and leadership. (41:18) Richard - I have heard the claim Israeli settlers are taking over legitimate Palestinian claims. (46:43)

Nick and Jonathan debate what Deshaun Watson has to do in order to keep his job. Also, they're joined by Lance Reisland of Cleveland.com and 92.3 The Fan, and they talk about their faith in Browns head coach Todd Monken.

Rabbi Pink teaches how the mitzvah of returning lost objects is connected to the process of preparing for the High Holidays.

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The Texans Are Taking Shape — But Some Big Questions Remain With one preseason game left, the Houston Texans are starting to come into focus — and there's plenty to feel good about. Seth breaks down why rookie Keylan Rutledge looks like a lock to start, why Houston's defense has a chance to be elite again, how David Montgomery and Woody Marks could split the backfield, and why Marlin Klein is earning a real role in Nick Caley's offense. But several major questions remain. What will the final offensive line look like? When will Tank Dell be ready? Who emerges as the No. 2 receiver behind Nico Collins? And do the Texans have enough running back depth heading into the regular season? Plus, Seth explains why most of his confidence right now is on the defensive side of the ball — and why the uncertainty on offense still hasn't changed his bullish outlook on the Texans. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As Niners fans were just getting over the story with Kyle Shanahan and his traffic accident, they face another possible distraction with Jed York's arrest. The Niners will need to prove that they will not be distracted by this.

God desires that we be fruitful in our walk with Christ—not merely successful by worldly standards, but fruitful in a way that reflects Jesus, glorifies God, and blesses others. In this message, Bra Kwesi leads us on an exploration of what it truly means to take up our cross and follow Jesus daily. Fruitfulness requires more than faith alone. We are called to add virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love to our faith. These qualities must become part of our nature as we grow in Christ. The message examines three dimensions of kingdom fruitfulness: Character fruit — becoming increasingly like Christ in our thoughts, attitudes, and conduct. Ministry fruit — allowing our lives and vocations to become instruments through which others are reconciled to Christ. Lifestyle fruit — demonstrating Christ in our relationships, workplaces, marriages, finances, and everyday interactions. We are reminded that kingdom fruitfulness is not about performance, numbers, popularity, or worldly success. It flows from abiding in Christ and yielding ourselves to God.   The ultimate goal is for the life of Jesus to become so evident in us that people encounter Christ through the way we live. God is glorified when we bear fruit.  

Mike and Brittany are out of town, so Kat Perkins and Kendall dish with producer Julia. Meghan Markle and Harry are making crazy career and physical moves, another Jolie-Pitt child drops Brad's surname, and Role Model and Dakota Johnson broke up (they were dating???). Slipknot, the band, has some understated drama, plus Jacob Elordi and Kendall Jenner might beat the publationship allegations.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's the Ranch It Up Radio Show Herd It Here Weekly Report!  A 3-minute look at cattle markets, reports, news info, or anything that has to do with those of us who live at the end of dirt roads.  Join Jeff 'Tigger' Erhardt, the Boss Lady Rebecca Wanner aka 'BEC' by subscribing on your favorite podcasting app or on the Ranch It Up Radio Show YouTube Channel. South Dakota Livestock Inspection Fee Increase A South Dakota legislative committee has approved a 45-cent-per-head increase in the state's livestock ownership inspection fee. The fee currently stands at one dollar per head. The new fee will be one dollar and 45 cents for cattle, horses and mules moved into or out of certain South Dakota counties. Supporters say the increase is needed to keep the state's Brand Board inspection program financially stable. Officials say the program has required nearly 900-thousand dollars in transfers from the Brand Fund over the past two years to cover rising costs, including inspectors, personnel and mileage. The increase is expected to generate more than 600-thousand dollars in its first year, and about 675-thousand dollars annually after that. Some producers opposed the increase, pointing to drought conditions in western South Dakota and the added cost of moving cattle. The measure passed the committee five to one, with Senator Taffy Howard casting the lone vote against it. REFERENCE: https://www.sdpb.org/politics/2026-08-18/legislators-approve-increase-on-livestock-ownership-inspection-fee Pasture Conditions Remain Tough Across The Plains Pasture conditions remain a major concern across much of the country, with several key cattle-producing states reporting significant portions of their pasture in poor or very poor condition. According to USDA data for the week ending August 16th, Nebraska has the worst pasture conditions in the nation, with 73 percent rated poor or very poor. Colorado is next at 72 percent, followed by Wyoming at 71 percent. South Dakota and Utah are both at 66 percent, while West Virginia comes in at 62 percent. New Mexico is at 58 percent, Arizona at 56 percent, Oklahoma at 51 percent, and Arkansas rounds out the top ten at 48 percent. Nationwide, 48 percent of U.S. pasture and range is rated poor or very poor, including 22 percent rated very poor. Upcoming Feeder Cattle, Bull & Cow Sales On RanchChannel.Com Lots of feeder cattle, steers & heifers, bulls, and cow sales coming up on the RanchChannel.Com sale calendar.  Check out the full line up HERE. SPONSORS Jorgensen Land & Cattle https://jorgensenfarms.com/ @JorLandCat   Ranch Channel https://ranchchannel.com/ @RanchChannel   Questions & Concerns From The Field? Call or Text your questions, or comments to 707-RANCH20 or 707-726-2420 Or email RanchItUpShow@gmail.com FOLLOW Facebook/Instagram: @RanchItUpShow SUBSCRIBE to the Ranch It Up YouTube Channel: @ranchitup Website: RanchItUpShow.com https://ranchitupshow.com/ The Ranch It Up Podcast is available on ALL podcasting apps. https://ranchitup.podbean.com/   Rural America is center-stage on this outfit. AND how is that? Because of Tigger & BEC... Live This Western Lifestyle. Tigger & BEC represent the Working Ranch world by providing the cowboys, cowgirls, beef cattle producers & successful farmers the knowledge and education needed to bring high-quality beef & meat to your table for dinner. Learn more about Jeff 'Tigger' Erhardt & Rebecca Wanner aka BEC here: TiggerandBEC.com https://tiggerandbec.com/    

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Intimacy places two private worlds in contact and gives neither person direct access to the other. Everything travels through perception. Tone acquires meaning. Silence acquires meaning. Touch acquires meaning. Distance, affection, criticism, hesitation, facial expression, timing and memory all pass through an interpretive system shaped before the present relationship existed. Learning that system may radically deepen intimacy. A partner who understands how you receive meaning gains access to an extraordinary relational skill. They can communicate across difference rather than demanding that their way of expressing love, hurt, safety or truth function as the universal language. The danger enters when translation changes jobs. Healthy translation carries meaning across perceptual difference. Corrupted translation forces one person to remodel themselves until the other person's interpretation feels comfortable. That distinction governs the entire discussion. You may need to learn the language of your partner's perception. You may also reach a point where speaking that language asks you to falsify your own interior. Wisdom must know the difference. Refusal can protect integrity. Refusal can also protect ego. Translation can demonstrate love. Translation can also become self-abandonment. No single position gets automatic moral authority. The deeper relational skill requires something far more difficult. Learn how your partner sees. Communicate with awareness of that sight. Remain willing to revise your own perception. Refuse any demand that requires you to become the character somebody else has already decided you are. The relationship changes when both partners learn that discipline. When only one partner learns it, intimacy slowly turns into accommodation.

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