Podcasts about Renewal

Regenerative medicine is shifting the paradigm from treating symptoms to actually curing the body through cellular repair. In this episode, stem cell scientist and neurophysiologist Christian Drapeau reveals how your body's own stem cells hold the key to longevity, healing chronic pain, and reversing aging.While most people associate stem cells with controversial embryonic research or expensive injections, Christian explains that your body naturally produces them—you just need to know how to activate them. He breaks down the science of endogenous stem cell mobilization, explaining how specific lifestyle choices and plant compounds can release your own repair cells from your bone marrow into your bloodstream. This episode covers: The Aging Equation: Why aging is simply a balance between cellular loss and cellular replacement Natural Mobilization: How to boost stem cells without injections using fasting and plant-based polyphenols Stem Cell Killers: How chronic stress and cortisol suppress your body's ability to repair itself The Truth About Injections: The difference between umbilical cord stem cells and your own biological repair system Regenerative Science: Understanding the shift from palliative care to curative medicine This podcast is for biohackers, chronic pain sufferers, and anyone interested in the frontiers of longevity science who wants to understand how to heal their body from the inside out. This show is made possible by:CBDistillery: Go to CBDistillery.com and use code COMMUNE for 25% off. Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE

Episode Summary: Caring for others is one of the most beautiful expressions of Christlike love, yet it can also be one of the most exhausting. Whether someone is caring for an aging parent, a chronically ill spouse, a child with special needs, or a friend struggling through a difficult diagnosis, caregivers often experience emotional fatigue, compassion overload, and spiritual depletion. In honor of National Caregiver’s Day, today on Your Hope-Filled Perspective we are shining a bright and honoring spotlight on caregivers who quietly pour out strength and tenderness day after day. If you are a caregiver who feels seen and unseen all at once, this conversation is for you. Quotables from the episode: In this episode we want to acknowledge the deep emotional and spiritual cost that comes with caregiving, whether it’s caring for children, spouses, parents or someone else. Many caregivers love fiercely yet carry silent burdens. They often neglect their own rest while tending to the needs of others. They juggle responsibilities, appointments, medications, medical decisions, financial pressures, and emotional strain until their own souls feel frayed. If that describes you, know that God sees every moment of sacrifice. He understands every tear cried in private. He knows how heavy this calling can feel. Whether you are in a short-term caregiving season or you have been carrying this responsibility for years, we want to help you find strength, rest, and spiritual renewal. Yet God created rest not as a luxury but as a divine necessity. He invites caregivers to receive the strength they need directly from His presence. Caregivers often do not realize how overwhelmed they are until they are already close to burnout. They believe they should be able to keep going. They think rest is selfish. They feel guilty for asking for help. But caregiving is not meant to be a one-person mission. Caregiver burnout does not happen overnight. It happens slowly and quietly, often while someone is trying to be strong for everyone else. God never intended caregiving to be an isolating burden. Galatians teaches us to carry one another’s burdens. That includes the weight of caregiving. Asking for help is not a failure. It is a biblical principle If you have begun feeling resentful or emotionally disconnected, that is a powerful signal that your soul is in need of restoration. You cannot pour out what has not been filled. I want caregivers to hear this truth. You are not responsible for outcomes. You are responsible to love well and to walk faithfully, but God holds the results. Scripture References: Isaiah 40:29 “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” Psalm 73:26 “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 18:28 “You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.” Jeremiah 31:25 “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” Recommended Resources: Free Caregiver Burnout Warning Sign Checklist Reframing Rejection: How Looking Through a Different Lens Changes Everything By Jessica Van Roekel Sacred Scars: Resting in God’s Promise That Your Past Is Not Wasted by Dr. Michelle Bengtson The Hem of His Garment: Reaching Out To God When Pain Overwhelms by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Today is Going to be a Good Day: 90 Promises from God to Start Your Day Off Right by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Breaking Anxiety’s Grip Free Study Guide Free PDF Resource: How to Fight Fearful/Anxious Thoughts and Win Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Hope Prevails Bible Study by Dr. Michelle Bengtson Free Webinar: Help for When You’re Feeling Blue Social Media Links for Host and Guest: Connect with Rev. Jessica Van Roekel: Website / Instagram / Facebook Connect with Dr. Bengtson: Order Book Sacred Scars / Order Book The Hem of His Garment / Order Book Today is Going to be a Good Day / Order Book Breaking Anxiety’s Grip / Order Book Hope Prevails / Website / Blog / Facebook / Twitter (@DrMBengtson) / LinkedIn / Instagram / Pinterest / YouTube / Podcast on Apple Co-Host: Jessica Van Roekel is a worship leader, speaker, and writer who believes that through Jesus, personal histories don’t need to define the present or determine the future. She inspires, encourages, and equips others to look at life through the lenses of hope, trust, and God’s transforming grace. Jessica lives in rural Iowa surrounded by wide open spaces which remind her of God’s expansive love. She loves fun earrings, good coffee, and connecting with others. Hosted By: Dr. Michelle Bengtson Audio Technical Support: Ashton Bengtson Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Are you a Christian mom who feels overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected in your relationships? In this episode, Misty Hughes explores why your relational rhythm may be leaving you tired—and how Jesus invites you into restoration through noticing instead of striving. ✨ ㅤ♡ If you've ever thought, “I don't feel like myself anymore…” ㅤ♡ If you love your people deeply but still feel emotionally distant… ㅤ♡ If your marriage conversations feel more logistical than life-giving… ㅤ♡ If your friendships have slowly faded into occasional texts and missed calls… You may just be living from an unsustainable relational rhythm. In this third episode of our Rhythms of Renewal series, Misty Hughes—renewal life coach for Christian moms—invites you to take an honest look at the way you show up in your relationships without guilt, fixing, or striving. Because you know what?  You can't experience restoration in your relationships if you're too busy performing in them. Together, we'll explore:

What amazed me about Cirque du Soleil was how they threw each other with such grace, they seemed to swoop in and pick them up each time, at the right place and the right time. It was just magnificent. Now, if you know anything about human dynamics, a lot of strength is required to throw somebody and catch somebody of your own weight or anybody's weight. And it requires the ability to adjust. (Read more..)Here is a bonus homily from a Renewal of Marriage Vows that took place on February 14, 2026. I hope you can enjoy it.

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The Day of Atonement is an invitation to be restored.In ancient Israel, the Day of Atonement was the most sacred day of the year. It was a solemn pause set apart for repentance, reconciliation, and renewal before a holy God.In this episode, Angie continues the Gather series by exploring Leviticus 23:27 and the meaning of atonement, helping us see how this sacred day shaped Israel's worship and ultimately points us to Jesus, our great High Priest and perfect sacrifice. What you'll hear in this week's episodeHow the Day of Atonement functioned in Israel's worship calendar as a day of fasting, humility, and reconciliationWhat atonement means across Scripture and why it always involved sacrifice, mediation, and mercyWhy repentance is not about shame or fear, but about making space for God's healing presenceHow Jesus fulfills the meaning of the Day of Atonement once and for allA personal reflection on how repentance leads to renewal, refreshment, and deeper intimacy with God ResourcesJewish Feasts & Festivals (Free Guide)A simple overview of each biblical feast—what it meant then, how it points to Jesus, and why these rhythms still shape our worship today.Download the guide: https://steadyon.myflodesk.com/feastsGather (SOU Study)A 14-week journey inside Steady On University exploring worship, community, and the sacred patterns God uses to form His people.Learn more: https://livesteadyon.com/steady-on-university/Step By Step Starter Kit (Free)A two-part masterclass + downloadable workbook teaching the Step By Step Bible study method Angie uses in every study episode.Get your Starter Kit: https://steadyon.myflodesk.com/starter-kit-winter-26Verse of the WeekThe tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves, and present a food offering to the LORD.Leviticus 23:27 (NIV) Connect with Angie & Steady On: http://www.livesteadyon.comTheme Music: Glimmer by Andy Ellison

Dan Buck and Kim St. Onge welcome Wes Martin, lead pastor of Grace Church, to discuss the significance of Lent and how it offers a structured period for prayer, reflection, and spiritual growth. Martin emphasizes humility, scripture study, and worship as tools for personal renewal, sharing practical guidance for incorporating daily devotionals and church participation into modern life. The conversation highlights Grace Church's inclusive approach, praise and worship offerings, and the impact of a supportive faith community, encouraging listeners to engage with their spirituality during the 40-day Lenten season. Hashtags: #WesMartin #GraceChurch #Lent2026 #FaithRenewal #Prayer #BibleStudy #ChristianLiving #MarkCoxMorningShow #DanBuck #KimStOnge

Daquan sits down with Cherimie Weatherford to explore how Beaufort's history lives on through art and culture. In the first segment, Cherimie reflects on Beaufort's roots and how the stories of the Reconstruction era and Gullah Geechee culture inspired the creation of the Freedman Arts District and its annual Arts Festival. In the second segment, she shares what's happening now, from upcoming events to what visitors can expect when they experience the festival today. ⁠Visit Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands in South Carolina⁠ The Inner Coastal Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Daquan Mickens and the team at Visit Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands and produced by the team at Brand Revolt. Music is Inspirational Outlook by Scott Holmes. To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit ⁠https://thedmpn.com/⁠. If you are interested in becoming a part of the network, please email ⁠adam@thebrandrevolt.com⁠.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026E1: Ash Wednesday - Reflection and RenewalIntroduction:In this first episode of "Seasons By the Well: Lenten Reflections and Meditations," I welcome you to the beginning of Lent, known as Ash Wednesday. Together, let us set the stage for our own personal 40-day Lenten journey of self-reflection, renewal, and spiritual growth.Scripture Reading:Genesis 3:19Introduction to Lent:The significance of Lent, is a period of prayer, service, and fasting lasting 40 days. Lent is symbolic of Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness, emphasizing the importance of preparation and testing before embarking on a new journey.Meditation:Find a quiet space free from distractions and focus on your breathing, inviting the presence of God, centering your hearts to hear God's word.Reflection Prompts:- Consider stumbling blocks in your relationship with God.- Identify steps to overcome these obstacles and deepen your spiritual connection.- Reflect on habits or distractions that pull you away from God's presence.If you have time, I also encourage you to read Matthew 6:1-18.I invite you to join me daily in this sacred journey of Lent. I encourage you to embrace the transformative power of God's grace in your life.SUPPORTThe best way you can support this podcast is by taking a few moments to RATE & REVIEW on your podcast app. This will ensure this podcast is visible to more listeners.Also, if you desire additional faithful inspiration beyond this podcast, follow me on Instagram @_bythewell. There, we can continue our journey together, sharing reflections, thoughts, and moments of spiritual connection.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_bythewell/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Note: Each episode of "Seasons By the Well: Lenten Reflections and Meditations" will follow a similar format, providing daily reflections, guided meditations, and opportunities for personal growth throughout the Lenten season.

Worried renewal means copying another parish's style? Listen to this podcast. Get Road to Renewal: https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF In this episode, Ron Huntley is joined by Melissa Wilkinson, host of the Rebuilt Podcast, to talk about what she's learned after interviewing leaders across the parish renewal space. Melissa shares the patterns she sees in parishes that are truly moving. From building a leadership team and layers of leaders, to the powerful link between message series + small groups, to the non-negotiable role of prayer in leaders who last. You'll also hear why Rebuilt coaching is not about making parishes copy Nativity, it's about helping each parish become the best version of itself in its own community. In this episode, you'll learn: - What surprised Melissa most about renewal after hosting Rebuilt - Why renewal feels “unduplicable” to many leaders—and why it's not true - The myth of becoming a “mini Nativity” - The hidden engine behind sustainable parish change - Why leadership teams and layers of leaders prevent burnout - How message series + small groups can unify a parish across campuses - Why prayer is the price of admission for renewal leadership Links & resources Road to Renewal: https://glnk.app/go/NVe_rIO7sLzF Called to Coach?: https://courses.huntleyleadership.com/courses/calledtocoach Ron on the Rebuild Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKH_ss_9310 ___ Work with Huntley Leadership! Contact us to inquire about coaching or speaking ⇥ https://www.huntleyleadership.com/contact-us Visit our course website ⇥ https://courses.huntleyleadership.com

“The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast.” Zephaniah 1:14 Zephaniah speaks at the precise moment when Judah's long experiment with compromise reaches its breaking point. This is not a story of transferred allegiance, but of accommodation. Judah still carries the Lord's name and maintains His Temple, but they have woven other gods into the fabric of daily life. This is YHWH-plus religion. It presents itself as a sophisticated, tolerant "synthesis," but it is far more dangerous than honest paganism. Judah's elites swore by the LORD and by Milcom in the same breath (Zeph. 1:5), treating God's Word as negotiable opinion rather than final authority. Zephaniah begins with a rare four-generation genealogy, tracing his line back to King Hezekiah. As a royal cousin to King Josiah, he is a "Corrective Branch" of the family tree. While the ruling line under Manasseh and Amon sought power through foreign alliances, Zephaniah's branch had been preserving the "Unbroken Chain." Even his father's name, Cushi ("The Ethiopian"), hints at the persistent "Cushite" thread in the Bible - from the Queen of Sheba's quest for wisdom to the faithful Ebed-Melech in Jeremiah. It is a reminder that while Judah's heart was narrowing, the Word was already reaching for the ends of the earth. The shadow behind this book is Manasseh. His fifty-five-year reign was not a mere slide into sin, but a violent overwriting of the Covenant. He did not just shut the Temple, as did Ahaz; he occupied it with idols, training a generation to live comfortably inside compromise and contradiction. Though his late repentance was real, he had already "filled Jerusalem with innocent blood," silencing the voices that refused to compromise. Zephaniah's own name - meaning “YHWH has hidden” - is a bridge across these dark years. He is the voice of the "hidden seed," the remnant God treasured during the long silence of the Manasseh era. The fact that the Book of the Law had to be "found" in the Temple is the ultimate indictment: the Word was functionally lost in a nation that only claimed to honor it. Zephaniah declares judgment as irreversible because compromise has hardened into identity. Judah's people convinced themselves that “the Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill” (Zeph. 1:12). They believed God had become a silent partner in His own universe, neither acting nor speaking decisively. Indifference had hardened into theology. Zephaniah announces "the day of the Lord" to shatter that illusion. Divine judgment is the public demonstration that history is not self-governing; God will intervene. Yet the call to "seek" remains open to the humble - those who let the Word judge them instead of editing the Word to match their preferences. Zephaniah's message speaks to our present as well as his own. Today's threat isn't atheism. It is Christian indifference in the face of compromise and the relocation of authority outside God's word. A community can retain sacred vocabulary and religious formalism while quietly shifting its trust to cultural approval and the word of man. When God's Word becomes negotiable, it is often not denied in theory, neutralized in practice. Renewal must begin where Josiah began: with the recovery of the Word as authoritative Truth. Zephaniah stands as a compact argument that divided allegiance is unsustainable, that compromise is apostasy, and that hope survives only where God's word is the believer's final Voice. For us, too, the Day of the LORD is imminent. Let us "set our house in order."

In this episode I talk with Arlene Goldbard about her new book that I think takes on a quiet but consequential democratic problem: how, in unstable times, the hunger for certainty can slide into surrender—of discernment, of agency, and responsibility.Rather than offering answers or heroes, her book The Intercessor uses story to explore how people learn to stay in relationship, inquiry, and ethical choice without handing their power over to charismatic leaders, rigid belief systems, or the promise of spiritual or political shortcuts.In this conversation, we explore three deeply relevant themes:Intercession as a practice of discernment, and learning how to listen without disappearing yourself in the process.How artists and cultural workers can function as bridges , helping communities resist the pull toward false certainty.And repair as a practiced skill, not an abstract ideal, but rather personal, communal, and spiritual repair that only happens when people remain accountable to one another.You're right to call that out. No reason to shrink the ecosystem. Here it is restored—full cast, fuller descriptions, URLs embedded in the titles, and organized by the four categories you've been using.Notable MentionsPeopleArlene Goldbard: Cultural critic, novelist, painter, and longtime leader in community-based arts. Author of The Intercessor and In the Camp of Angels of Freedom. Her work bridges spiritual inquiry, democratic practice, and cultural organizing.Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Founder of The Shalom Center and a central prophetic voice in Jewish Renewal. A pioneer in linking Jewish spiritual practice with social justice, environmental activism, and interfaith organizing.Rabbi David Wolfe-Blank: Influential Jewish Renewal teacher known for his mystical depth and pedagogical clarity. A formative guide for many Renewal leaders, including Goldbard.Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi: Founder of the Jewish Renewal movement. Brought Hasidic mysticism, experimentation, and interspiritual dialogue into contemporary Jewish life.Paulo Freire: Brazilian educator and author of Pedagogy of the Oppressed. His concept of “conscientization” (critical consciousness) undergirds much community-based arts and democratic cultural practice.PlacesALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal: The national umbrella organization for Jewish Renewal communities, ordination programs, and spiritual leadership training.

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Carnestoltes on La Rambla: A Journey of Dreams and Renewal Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2026-02-18-23-34-02-ca Story Transcript:Ca: La Rambla estava viva.En: La Rambla was alive.Ca: Els colors del Carnestoltes omplien l'aire, i les màscares i disfresses ballaven al ritme alegre de la música que omplia el carrer.En: The colors of Carnestoltes filled the air, and the masks and costumes danced to the cheerful rhythm of the music that filled the street.Ca: Núria caminava lentament, amb el seu quadern d'esbossos a la mà.En: Núria walked slowly, with her sketchbook in hand.Ca: El fred de l'hivern no li importava; buscava inspiració entre la multitud.En: The winter cold did not bother her; she was seeking inspiration among the crowd.Ca: Des de petita, Núria somiava amb ser una gran artista.En: Since she was young, Núria dreamed of being a great artist.Ca: Però ara, als trenta anys, sentia que no havia arribat encara a la seva obra mestra.En: But now, at thirty, she felt she had not yet reached her masterpiece.Ca: Mentre observava els artistes de carrer pintar i els músics tocar, es preguntava si alguna vegada aconseguiria trobar la seva veu pròpia.En: As she watched the street artists paint and the musicians play, she wondered if she would ever manage to find her own voice.Ca: Jordi, en canvi, s'havia aixecat aquell matí amb un impuls de llibertat.En: Jordi, on the other hand, had woken up that morning with a drive for freedom.Ca: Va decidir prendre's el dia lliure de la feina, un lloc que li semblava cada vegada més una presó.En: He decided to take the day off from work, a place that felt increasingly like a prison to him.Ca: Sempre havia volgut fer música, però la realitat l'havia portat darrere d'un escriptori ple de papers.En: He had always wanted to make music, but reality had placed him behind a desk full of papers.Ca: Les seves passes els van portar al mateix lloc, al bell mig de La Rambla, envoltats per un món animat de colors i sons.En: Their steps brought them to the same place, right in the middle of La Rambla, surrounded by a lively world of colors and sounds.Ca: Es van reconèixer de seguida.En: They recognized each other immediately.Ca: "Núria!". "Jordi!".En: "Núria!" "Jordi!"Ca: Les abraçades eren càlides, plenes de records i alegria.En: The hugs were warm, full of memories and joy.Ca: Van començar a parlar.En: They began to talk.Ca: Les seves vides havien canviat tan dràsticament des que es van veure fa anys.En: Their lives had changed so drastically since they last saw each other years ago.Ca: Entre riures i anècdotes, van reviure els seus somnis de joventut.En: Amid laughter and anecdotes, they relived their youthful dreams.Ca: Núria es va sentir reconfortada, parlant dels seus dubtes amb algú que sempre havia cregut en ella.En: Núria felt comforted, speaking about her doubts with someone who had always believed in her.Ca: Jordi, escoltant les paraules de Núria, es va adonar de quant havia sacrificat per al seu treball.En: Listening to Núria's words, Jordi realized how much he had sacrificed for his job.Ca: De sobte, un grup de músics de carrer va començar a tocar a prop.En: Suddenly, a group of street musicians started playing nearby.Ca: Jordi va demanar prestat una guitarra.En: Jordi borrowed a guitar.Ca: Els primers acords van fluir amb facilitat, i el seu cor va bategar amb força.En: The first chords flowed easily, and his heart beat strongly.Ca: Núria, emocionada per veure'l tan feliç, va començar a dibuixar sense parar.En: Núria, excited to see him so happy, began drawing nonstop.Ca: Les figures del Carnestoltes, amb les seves cares plenes d'alegria, prenien vida al seu quadern.En: The figures of Carnestoltes, with their faces full of joy, came to life in her sketchbook.Ca: A mesura que el sol començava a caure, un sentiment d'alleujament i recobrament envoltava Núria i Jordi.En: As the sun began to set, a feeling of relief and renewal enveloped Núria and Jordi.Ca: Havien trobat el que buscaven.En: They had found what they were looking for.Ca: Núria sabia que no necessitava crear la perfecció, només gaudir del procés.En: Núria knew she didn't need to create perfection, only to enjoy the process.Ca: Jordi, per la seva banda, va decidir combinar la seva feina d'oficina amb el seu amor per la música.En: Jordi, on his part, decided to combine his office job with his love for music.Ca: Amb un adéu ple de significat, van acomiadar-se, prometent no tornar a deixar passar tant de temps.En: With a farewell full of meaning, they said goodbye, promising not to let so much time pass again.Ca: La Rambla, amb la seva energia vibrant, havia renovat les seves ànimes.En: La Rambla, with its vibrant energy, had renewed their souls.Ca: Ara, caminant cap al vespre, duien amb ells la força del canvi i l'esperança de nous començaments.En: Now, walking into the evening, they carried with them the strength of change and the hope of new beginnings. Vocabulary Words:the street: el carrerthe artist: l'artistathe mask: la màscarathe costume: la disfressathe winter: l'hivernthe masterpiece: l'obra mestrathe sketchbook: el quadern d'esbossosthe crowd: la multitudthe rhythm: el ritmethe freedom: la llibertatthe prison: la presóthe desk: l'escriptorithe hug: l'abraçadathe memory: el recordthe anecdote: l'anècdotathe doubt: el dubtethe reality: la realitatthe sacrifice: el sacrificithe chord: l'acordthe heart: el corthe figure: la figurathe process: el procésthe hope: l'esperançathe evening: el vesprethe change: el canvithe beginning: el començamentthe inspiration: la inspiracióthe relief: l'alleujamentthe renewal: el recobramentthe music: la música

The Lunar New Year marks a turning — a gentle invitation to begin again.In this week's episode, Natalie explores a quiet, powerful truth: hope is the ability to take one more step. Not a leap. Not a perfect plan. Just one small, steady movement forward.Through calming breath work and full-body relaxation, you'll be guided to soften the body, settle the mind, and reconnect to your inner steadiness. This practice isn't about forcing optimism. It's about finding enough space inside yourself to keep going — even tenderly, even slowly.If this year has felt heavy, uncertain, or overwhelming, let this be your pause. Your reset. Your reminder that hope doesn't have to be loud to be real.Sometimes hope is simply choosing to take one more breath.One more step.And beginning again.Support the Smith FamilySeveral people have asked how to support our family during this time. For those who wish, a link is included below. Please know there is no expectation — your care and presence already mean so much.https://givesendgo.com/SmithfamilysatxSend a textWanna be on the show? Click here to fill out our guest info form or drop us a email at yogachanged@gmail.comFollow us on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@yogachangedFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yogachanged/For more, go to https://howyogachangedmylife.comThe theme music for this episode, “Cenote Angelita”, was written and produced by Mar Abajo Rio AKA MAR Yoga Music. Dive deeper into this and other original yoga-inspired compositions by visiting bio.site/mcrworks. For the latest updates on upcoming events featuring his live music for yoga and meditation, be sure to follow @maryogamusic on Instagram.

Lent isn't just “trying harder.” It's a Church-wide reset—entered intentionally, with a plan, and with God's help. As this episode releases on Shrove Tuesday, Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks explain why today (and Ash Wednesday) matters, how confession and a concrete Lenten plan set you up for real change, and why the goal isn't perfection—it's growth in virtue and deeper communion with God.Through the lens of relationships—self, others, and God—they contrast two approaches: “Fat Tuesday” as last-chance indulgence versus Shrove Tuesday as spiritual preparation. They also explore how shared momentum (everyone doing Lent together) makes lasting habit-change more achievable, and why a meaningful, realistic step sustained for 40 days can reshape your life long after Easter.Key IdeasShrove Tuesday is historically tied to shriving: preparing for Lent through confession and renewed intention.Lent works best with a plan: pick a meaningful step that's realistic enough to sustain for 40 days.Virtue grows like training: discipline isn't the goal—holiness is, and virtue is the habit of choosing the good.Avoid “outside pressure” spirituality; listen for what God is already stirring inside you (desire, conviction, readiness).Lent isn't a solo project: we lean on God's help and the reinforcement of the whole Church moving together.Links & References (official/source only)None referenced with clear official/source URLs in this episode.CTA: If this helped, please leave a review or share this episode with a friend.Questions or thoughts? Email FatherAndJoe@gmail.com .Tags (comma-separated)Father and Joe, Joe Rockey, Father Boniface Hicks, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Lent, confession, penance, fasting, abstinence, virtue, holiness, sanctity, spiritual discipline, habits, self-control, temptation, renewal, Easter preparation, liturgical season, Rule of St Benedict, Christian perfection, realistic goals, spiritual growth, prayer plan, spiritual reading, daily Mass, phone usage, algorithms, community support, accountability, fatherhood, being present, playing with children, patience, training, athletes and virtue, interior freedom, gratitude

“The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast.” Zephaniah 1:14 Zephaniah speaks at the precise moment when Judah's long experiment with compromise reaches its breaking point. This is not a story of transferred allegiance, but of accommodation. Judah still carries the Lord's name and maintains His Temple, but they have woven other gods into the fabric of daily life. This is YHWH-plus religion. It presents itself as a sophisticated, tolerant "synthesis," but it is far more dangerous than honest paganism. Judah's elites swore by the LORD and by Milcom in the same breath (Zeph. 1:5), treating God's Word as negotiable opinion rather than final authority. Zephaniah begins with a rare four-generation genealogy, tracing his line back to King Hezekiah. As a royal cousin to King Josiah, he is a "Corrective Branch" of the family tree. While the ruling line under Manasseh and Amon sought power through foreign alliances, Zephaniah's branch had been preserving the "Unbroken Chain." Even his father's name, Cushi ("The Ethiopian"), hints at the persistent "Cushite" thread in the Bible - from the Queen of Sheba's quest for wisdom to the faithful Ebed-Melech in Jeremiah. It is a reminder that while Judah's heart was narrowing, the Word was already reaching for the ends of the earth. The shadow behind this book is Manasseh. His fifty-five-year reign was not a mere slide into sin, but a violent overwriting of the Covenant. He did not just shut the Temple, as did Ahaz; he occupied it with idols, training a generation to live comfortably inside compromise and contradiction. Though his late repentance was real, he had already "filled Jerusalem with innocent blood," silencing the voices that refused to compromise. Zephaniah's own name - meaning “YHWH has hidden” - is a bridge across these dark years. He is the voice of the "hidden seed," the remnant God treasured during the long silence of the Manasseh era. The fact that the Book of the Law had to be "found" in the Temple is the ultimate indictment: the Word was functionally lost in a nation that only claimed to honor it. Zephaniah declares judgment as irreversible because compromise has hardened into identity. Judah's people convinced themselves that “the Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill” (Zeph. 1:12). They believed God had become a silent partner in His own universe, neither acting nor speaking decisively. Indifference had hardened into theology. Zephaniah announces "the day of the Lord" to shatter that illusion. Divine judgment is the public demonstration that history is not self-governing; God will intervene. Yet the call to "seek" remains open to the humble - those who let the Word judge them instead of editing the Word to match their preferences. Zephaniah's message speaks to our present as well as his own. Today's threat isn't atheism. It is Christian indifference in the face of compromise and the relocation of authority outside God's word. A community can retain sacred vocabulary and religious formalism while quietly shifting its trust to cultural approval and the word of man. When God's Word becomes negotiable, it is often not denied in theory, neutralized in practice. Renewal must begin where Josiah began: with the recovery of the Word as authoritative Truth. Zephaniah stands as a compact argument that divided allegiance is unsustainable, that compromise is apostasy, and that hope survives only where God's word is the believer's final Voice. For us, too, the Day of the LORD is imminent. Let us "set our house in order."

What if the real divide in our country isn't left versus right, but healed versus sick—and only one side is willing to admit it? We start with Mark's account of Jesus calling Levi and sitting at a table with tax collectors, then press into what that scandal means for a world obsessed with purity tests and public posturing. If the physician goes to the sick, then humility isn't weakness; it's the doorway to change. That lens reframes our debates on power, policy, and personal responsibility.From there we tackle the friction around Proverbs 31. Instead of a slogan, we see a portrait of vocation, commerce, and care ordered around family and the fear of the Lord. The point isn't to mimic men or chase applause; it's to prize faithfulness over sameness. We connect that to Jesus' Sabbath clashes—harvesting grain for the hungry and healing a withered hand—to show why mercy fulfills the law's purpose. Rules without compassion become weapons; compassion without truth becomes drift. The narrow path holds both.We widen the frame with hard history and honest warnings: the Bali bombings as a reminder of ideologies that feed on chaos, a Medal of Honor moment that spotlights quiet courage, and Jonathan Mayhew's charge against tyranny that deadens minds and arts alike. Then we ask what truly makes a people: borders, language, and culture—and, deeper still, the habits of repentance that shape hearts and homes. Renewal won't come from outrage or ritual alone. It begins where the Psalms point us: a visible turn from evil and a steady trust in God's unfailing love.Join us to reflect, push back on easy answers, and recover a vision where character outlasts beauty, mercy outranks ritual, and repentance is not a talking point but a way of life. If this conversation helps you think or pray more clearly, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so others can find it.#JonathanMayhew #DailyScripture #KutaBaliSupport the showThe American Soul Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2

Send a textJoin Fr. Aaron & Marissa Burt, for this week's episode, in which they consider the readings for the first Sunday in Lent: Genesis 2:4-9, 15-17, 25-3:7; Psalm 51; Romans 5:12-21; Matthew 4:1-11.They discuss the season of Lent, the Fall, David's Psalm of penitence, and the temptation of Jesus.Notes:--article about ashes in Lent--Marissa's reflections on Memento Mori--Ideas about the narrative of David & Bathsheba--Lenten resources from Advent Anglican--Dwell App--Prayers of the People for Lent 1--2019 Book of Common PrayerThe Bible ProjectBible Project episodes of imagery of EdenLent: The Season of Repentance & Renewal, by: Esau McCaulley1:08 Collect1:43  Genesis 2:4-9, 15-17, 25-3:722:42 Psalm 5137:58 Romans 5:12-211:08:06 Matthew 4:1-11 Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.

Send us a messageYou can have a renewed mindset and a re-centered sense of purpose, and yet carry a quiet heaviness that doesn't quite lift. That's often because renewal isn't complete until it reaches the heart. The heart is where our desires live, where our wounds linger, and where fatigue tends to hide the longest. There's a kind of tiredness that doesn't show up on the surface. It isn't physical exhaustion, and it doesn't always come with obvious discouragement. It's the tiredness of the heart - a subtle tiredness that builds over time, especially in people who care deeply and carry a lot. In this last episode of the renewal series, we focus on why the renewal of our mind, our purpose, and our actions all centers around the renewal of our heart.

Series: Ezra – From Ruins to Renewal — Preacher: Ron Coia

“The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast.” Zephaniah 1:14 Zephaniah speaks at the precise moment when Judah's long experiment with compromise reaches its breaking point. This is not a story of transferred allegiance, but of accommodation. Judah still carries the Lord's name and maintains His Temple, but they have woven other gods into the fabric of daily life. This is YHWH-plus religion. It presents itself as a sophisticated, tolerant "synthesis," but it is far more dangerous than honest paganism. Judah's elites swore by the LORD and by Milcom in the same breath (Zeph. 1:5), treating God's Word as negotiable opinion rather than final authority. Zephaniah begins with a rare four-generation genealogy, tracing his line back to King Hezekiah. As a royal cousin to King Josiah, he is a "Corrective Branch" of the family tree. While the ruling line under Manasseh and Amon sought power through foreign alliances, Zephaniah's branch had been preserving the "Unbroken Chain." Even his father's name, Cushi ("The Ethiopian"), hints at the persistent "Cushite" thread in the Bible - from the Queen of Sheba's quest for wisdom to the faithful Ebed-Melech in Jeremiah. It is a reminder that while Judah's heart was narrowing, the Word was already reaching for the ends of the earth. The shadow behind this book is Manasseh. His fifty-five-year reign was not a mere slide into sin, but a violent overwriting of the Covenant. He did not just shut the Temple, as did Ahaz; he occupied it with idols, training a generation to live comfortably inside compromise and contradiction. Though his late repentance was real, he had already "filled Jerusalem with innocent blood," silencing the voices that refused to compromise. Zephaniah's own name - meaning “YHWH has hidden” - is a bridge across these dark years. He is the voice of the "hidden seed," the remnant God treasured during the long silence of the Manasseh era. The fact that the Book of the Law had to be "found" in the Temple is the ultimate indictment: the Word was functionally lost in a nation that only claimed to honor it. Zephaniah declares judgment as irreversible because compromise has hardened into identity. Judah's people convinced themselves that “the Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill” (Zeph. 1:12). They believed God had become a silent partner in His own universe, neither acting nor speaking decisively. Indifference had hardened into theology. Zephaniah announces "the day of the Lord" to shatter that illusion. Divine judgment is the public demonstration that history is not self-governing; God will intervene. Yet the call to "seek" remains open to the humble - those who let the Word judge them instead of editing the Word to match their preferences. Zephaniah's message speaks to our present as well as his own. Today's threat isn't atheism. It is Christian indifference in the face of compromise and the relocation of authority outside God's word. A community can retain sacred vocabulary and religious formalism while quietly shifting its trust to cultural approval and the word of man. When God's Word becomes negotiable, it is often not denied in theory, neutralized in practice. Renewal must begin where Josiah began: with the recovery of the Word as authoritative Truth. Zephaniah stands as a compact argument that divided allegiance is unsustainable, that compromise is apostasy, and that hope survives only where God's word is the believer's final Voice. For us, too, the Day of the LORD is imminent. Let us "set our house in order."

This week, Paramount Skydance amended their offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, but was it all that significant? Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Paramount Sweetens Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery Activist Investor Pushes Warner to Walk Away From Netflix Deal - WSJ Paramount outlines plans for Warner Bros. cuts - Los Angeles Times Former Disney CEO Criticizes Company's Rising Prices: 'It's So Expensive Now' 'It's Florida, Man' Renewed for Season 3 at HBO ‘Eragon': Todd Harthan, Todd Helbing & Marc Webb Join Disney+'s Live-Action Series Adaptation Jordan Belfort Docuseries ‘The Real Wolf of Wall Street' Set at Paramount+ (EXCLUSIVE) Finding Her Edge Will Glide Back onto Netflix for Season 2 A Man on the Inside Is Renewed for Season 3: Ted Danson is Back on the Case Apple's hit drama “Your Friends & Neighbors” lands early season three renewal - Apple TV Press Apple Acquires ‘Severance' As It Grows In-House Studio; Series Eyes Summer S3 Start, 4-Season Run & Universe Expansion ‘Dark Winds' Scores Early Season 5 Renewal at AMC What We've Been Doing The Olympics Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show Novartis, “Relax your tight end.”

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Joshua 8:30-35 | February 15, 2026 | Albert Ting Personal Reflection Questions: 1) How does the Bible define success? According to the definition, are you considered successful? 2) Are worldly success and robust spirituality at odds with each other?  Can they be integrated? Where do you draw the line? 3) Are you a regular worshipper and a student of the Word of God?  How have these spiritual disciplines enhanced your relationship with God?

We conclude the Novena to the Holy Face of Jesus and begin chapter 2 from the “Second Part of the Secret” section in the second volume of The Whole Truth About Fatima.Please support the Our Lady of Fatima Podcast:http://buymeacoffee.com/TerenceMStantonLike and subscribe on YouTube:https://m.youtube.com/@OurLadyOfFatimaPodcastFollow us on X:@FatimaPodcastSubscribe to our Substack:https://terencemstanton.substack.comThank you!

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Why is it that we chase longevity like it's a number, yet ignore the daily behaviors that are aging us from the inside out?Most of us think longevity is about adding years. But what if it's really about removing what no longer serves you at the cellular level and at the identity level?Renee Fitton — registered dietitian, longevity specialist, and one of the leading voices in fasting-mimicking science (VP at Prolon) — breaks down the biology of renewal… and the psychology that quietly shapes our habits.Show Partners:Get your MENTAL FITNESS BLUEPRINT here! A special thanks to our mental fitness + sweat partner Sip SaunasPersonal Socrates: Better Question, Better LifeConnect with Marc: https://konect.to/marcchampagneTimestamps:00:00 — The question that opens every interview: “Who are you?”03:00 — Perfectionism, ambition, and living in the imperfect07:00 — Personality tests, self-work, and using tools like ChatGPT for reflection11:00 — Preparing for the Hoffman Process: deep psychological self-work15:00 — How to prepare your body for intense personal growth16:00 — Alcohol, sleep, and energy management before a retreat18:00 — Why plant-based nutrition supports repair and rejuvenation21:00 — Growth mode vs repair mode: the biology behind it23:00 — Autophagy explained: your body's cellular vacuum cleaner25:00 — What is the fasting mimicking diet?29:00 — Why prolonged fasting (3+ days) activates deep repair31:00 — The mental shifts that happen during fasting33:00 — Behavior change, food psychology, and identity34:00 — Type 2 diabetes study: self-initiated behavior transformation37:00 — Why five days can change your long-term habits39:00 — Why water-only fasting feels harder41:00 — How often should you fast for longevity?44:00 — Gratitude journaling as a daily mental fitness tool46:00 — The power of daily movement for emotional regulation47:00 — Renewal at the cellular and personal level*Special props

Christians are a going people.Every human being longs to be part of something bigger than themselves. In Matthew 9:35-10:15, Jesus looks at the crowds with compassion and sends his disciples out to proclaim the kingdom, thus calling them into a vast and compelling mission. In this sermon, we explore how God's people are to be a "going" people, sent into the world to further Christ's cause.

Pastor Adam BowersWhat do you do with shame that feels bigger than you?In this message from 2 Chronicles 29:5 to 11, Pastor Adam walks us through King Hezekiah stepping into a nation marked by spiritual ruin. The temple was closed, worship had stopped, and the people lived under a heavy legacy of failure and disgrace.Hezekiah did not ignore the shame. He confronted it and called the people back to God.This sermon explores the difference between holy shame that leads to repentance and unhealthy shame that destroys identity. We also see a clear path from shame to renewal through six key words: Listen. Purify. Remove. Remember. Commit. Lead.If shame has been stealing your vision or holding you back from bold faith, this message is for you. Your past does not disqualify you from God's future. Renewal begins when we open the doors again.

Associate Pastor Jordan Gentes continues our 2026 vision sermon series with the message "Finding Refreshing & Renewal in Christ."

Being a Christian includes a life of repentance. Lent is a season that intensifies the posture of repentance as we journey towards Easter. Do you need to turn, return or be renewed? (Joel 2:12-17, Ps. 51:10-12) Our message notes can be found here http://www.gatheringcafe.com/thewestsidegathering/podcasts/WSGmsg20260215_DavidM.pdf

Day 7 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again is a weekly review and integration episode with the arc of Embody—turning this week's practices into a lived, repeatable rhythm. You'll reflect on what shifted in your body and heart, revisit the key techniques (affirmation, Let Go Breath, Apana Mudra, and Heart Chakra nurturing), and choose one simple carry-forward ritual to support you moving forward. This episode helps reinforce self-trust, reduce emotional reactivity, and make "letting love in again" something you practice in real life—gently, consistently, and with wisdom. Focus: weekly reflection + integration Best for: building consistency, strengthening self-trust, and staying open without overexposure Takeaway: Embodiment is a practiced return—your heart learns safety through repetition. ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life. This is day 7 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again,"  episodes 3458-3464. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST: Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY  Day 1:  Renewal Visualization Day 2:  Affirmation: "I release what's heavy." Day 3:  Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds Day 4:  Apana mudra for purification Day 5:  Fourth chakra for love and gratitude Day 6:  Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques Day 7:  Weekly review meditation and closure SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!  WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual. SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support. I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast! All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com. FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST Each day's meditation techniques are shared at: sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/ sip and om Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/ SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.  2-Week's Free Access on iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts. Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

Send a textJordana (Baruchov) Greenfield, widely recognized as @Drinkitin_Jordana, is the Director of Social Media & Marketing Strategy at Renewal by day and a passionate Torah influencer, coach, and podcast host by night. As the creator of Drink It In, Jordana inspires and empowers audiences through meaningful conversations, Jewish wisdom, and her signature coaching work, Finding Your Voice, which helps individuals articulate who they are, what they believe, and how to show up authentically.A devoted mother of six and proud grandmother, Jordana motivates not only her family but also thousands of followers through her teaching, speaking engagements, and deeply relatable social media presence.Connect with Jordana on Instagram @Drinkitin_Jordana or reach out via email at JBaruchov@gmail.com.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://ourvillageny.org-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony

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Smoke Signals: The Unity of One Heart and One Mind In this episode of Living on Purpose, Carolyn explores how our lives function as signals in a shared world, and what it means to live with one heart and one mind, individually and collectively. Building on the previous episode, North Shield: Embracing Wisdom and Gratitude, and teachings from the Native American Path Cards by Jamie Sams, Carolyn reflects on presence as the first form of communication. Drawing from lived experience, caregiving, loss, recovery, and life at Charlie's Place Healing Sanctuary, she explores how our inner life inevitably shapes the field around us, and how responsibility can be understood as relationship rather than pressure. The episode then turns to the teaching of one heart and one mind, inspired by a prayer of White Buffalo Calf Woman. Carolyn speaks to the exhaustion many feel today, not from effort alone, but from inner division, and offers a compassionate reframing of unity as integrity, coherence, and honest presence, even amid fear, hope, and change. In the final segment, Carolyn gathers the teachings into practice, reminding listeners that coherence is something we return to again and again through small, honest choices. She shares ways to continue this work through one-on-one offerings available at stan.store/carolynromano, by following Charlie's Place Healing Sanctuary on Facebook, and through learning and practice with Tending the Sacred at tendingthesacred.org. She also previews Threshold Medicine: Ritual, Writing and Renewal, a Spring Equinox women's retreat co-facilitated with Judy Tsafrir. The episode closes with a reminder that when heart and mind move together, our lives become a form of communication, and the signal we send is one of belonging. Find Carolyn here: https://stan.store/carolynromano

Come Holy Spirit.In this prayer traditionally attributed to St. Augustine of Hippo, we ask the Holy Spirit to breathe life into our hearts, order our desires, and guide our thoughts and actions toward God.Pray along with us as we invite the Holy Spirit to:Inspire our thoughtsPurify our heartsStrengthen our willIlluminate our mindsDraw us closer to ChristWhether you are beginning your day, seeking clarity, or simply desiring deeper union with God, this prayer is a powerful way to open your soul to grace.Let us pray together.Prayer Text:Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit,that my thoughts may all be holy.Act in me, O Holy Spirit,that my work, too, may be holy.Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit,that I love but what is holy.Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit,to defend all that is holy.Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit,that I always may be holy.Amen.#CatholicPrayer #HolySpirit #StAugustine #ComeHolySpirit #ChristianPrayer #RosaryMinded #DailyPrayer #Faith #CatholicSpotify

Day 6 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again follows the arc of Balance—returning to center when emotions feel intense or love feels uncertain. In this episode, you'll practice a layered meditation that combines the week's key techniques: the affirmation "I release what's heavy," the Let Go Breath (inhale 4, exhale 8—or 4/6—for 8 rounds), Apana Mudra as a grounding somatic anchor, and a Heart Chakra focus to soften protective tension. This balanced sequence helps calm anxious urgency, reduce overthinking, and restore steady self-trust—so you can stay open to love without overexposure or self-abandonment. Featured practice: layered affirmation + breath + mudra + heart focus Best for: emotional swings, anxious waiting, rumination, overwhelm, overgiving Takeaway: Balance isn't a perfect mood—it's a practiced return to center. ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life. This is day 6 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again,"  episodes 3458-3464. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST: Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY  Day 1:  Renewal Visualization Day 2:  Affirmation: "I release what's heavy." Day 3:  Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds Day 4:  Apana mudra for purification Day 5:  Fourth chakra for love and gratitude Day 6:  Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques Day 7:  Weekly review meditation and closure SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!  WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual. SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support. I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast! All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com. FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST Each day's meditation techniques are shared at: sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/ sip and om Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/ SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.  2-Week's Free Access on iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts. Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

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In Davos last month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney lamented what he called “the end of a pleasant fiction.” That notion has is hard to fathom yet impossible to ignore. For decades, the United States did not merely wield power. It framed power in moral terms. Legitimacy. Integrity. Rules. Whether we always lived up to those words is one question. Whether we still speak them with credibility is another. In this solo reflection, Corey Nathan explores what it means when America is no longer the country that lends moral language to the world order, but the country other nations feel compelled to hedge against. From Tocqueville's warning about democratic withdrawal to Jonathan Rauch's analysis of patrimonialism, from Lincoln's humility to the theological posture of the National Prayer Breakfast, this episode wrestles with a turning point. If the pleasant fiction is over, what replaces it? Calls to Action ✅ If this conversation resonates, consider sharing it with someone who believes connection across difference still matters. ✅ Subscribe to Corey's Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Subscribe to Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion What This Episode Explores The End of a Moral Vocabulary For generations, American power was framed in moral language. Integrity and legitimacy were not just strategic tools but aspirations. Today, that language lands differently, not as calling card but as indictment. From Moral Order to Patrimonialism Drawing on the work of Jonathan Rauch, this episode examines what happens when public power begins to resemble personal property. Loyalty replaces rules. Access depends on fealty. Markets and institutions begin to read the room rather than uphold neutral principles. The National Prayer Breakfast and Theological Posture A prayer breakfast is meant to orient upward in humility. When reverence bends inward, the shift is not merely stylistic. It is theological. Tocqueville's Warning Democracy's danger may not arrive as sudden tyranny but as gradual withdrawal. Citizens retreat into private grievance. Moral discipline erodes. Individualism curdles into narcissism. The Comforting Assumption About Ourselves Nearly every white pastor today believes they would have stood with Martin Luther King Jr. The question is not whether that belief is sincere. The question is whether it would have been true. The Choice Before Citizens The world is already adjusting. Allies hedge. Middle powers collaborate. The question now belongs to citizens, not prime ministers. Withdrawal is understandable. It is not inevitable. Why This Matters Now The loss at stake is not only status but trust. If the pleasant fiction required tending, then its collapse requires responsibility. Renewal, if it comes, will not arrive through taunts or spectacle. It will be decided by habits, by courage, by whether citizens retreat or step forward. Connect on Social Media Corey is @coreysnathan on all the socials... Substack LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky TikTok Thanks to our Sponsors and Partners Thanks to Pew Research Center for making today's conversation possible. Gratitude as well to Village Square for coming alongside us in this work and helping foster better civic dialogue. Links and additional resources: Pew Research Center: pewresearch.org The Village Square: villagesquare.us Meza Wealth Management: mezawealth.com Proud members of The Democracy Group Final Thought The question is not who we would like to identify with in the story. The question is where our words, positions, and actions actually place us. Go talk some politics and religion. Step forward. With gentleness and respect.

Love and grief connect us to one other, but grief is a topic most people prefer to avoid. When someone is grieving it seems impossible to find the words needed to comfort them. We rush past condolences for fear of saying or doing the wrong thing. We are unwilling to simply sit alongside another and hold space for their pain. Most people are walking around with hearts full of grief that no one is willing to bear witness to, which makes the experience all the more lonely. And it's not just the grief of death that we carry, it's the grief that comes with life… Paths we didn't take, opportunities that passed us by, dreams tucked away and forgotten, words we failed to speak, harms we've see done to others… to live is to grieve. If we can learn to hold space for grief, we open our hearts to love and live more fully and fiercely. In order to do this, we must give grief a seat at the table. Are you willing to pull out a chair? What am I reading?The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber https://bookshop.org/a/111301/9781250369277The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Wellerhttps://bookshop.org/a/111301/9781583949764https://bookshop.org/shop/witchywomanwalkingWhat's playing on repeat?I'm on Your Side by Michael Franti What's for dinner?Pumpkin & Spinach Stuffed Tortillas Ingredients:Package of tortillasCan of pumpkin pureeOnionGround chicken, vegetarian ground “meat”, or beans - seasoned with salt, pepper, and cumin, and garlic powder Jalapeño Fresh spinachCheddar cheese (caramelized onion cheddar is great!) or Mexican blend Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Brown meat in skillet, season with salt pepper, garlic powder, and cumin. Add jalapeños to taste. Add fresh spinach, sauté until wilted. Assemble tortillas with a layer of pumpkin puree, cheddar cheese, and meat mixture. Roll tortilla, place in baking dish. Once you've rolled all your tortillas, sprinkle with another layer of cheese. Bake until golden brown. Enjoy! Cinnamon Sore Throat TeaIngredients:1 cinnamon stick (or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon)1 cup water1 tablespoon honey1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice1 slice fresh ginger1 tea bag (chamomile or herbal)Instructions:In a small saucepan, bring the water to a gentle boil. Add the cinnamon stick and ginger slice, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Allow the mixture to simmer gently for 5–7 minutes so the cinnamon and ginger flavors infuse the water fully.Take the saucepan off the heat and discard the cinnamon stick and ginger slice to prevent bitterness while maintaining the infused flavor.If you choose to use a tea bag, steep it in the hot cinnamon water for 3–5 minutes until the tea develops a rich flavor.Stir in the honey and fresh lemon juice until fully dissolved.Pour your prepared cinnamon sore throat tea into a mug. Enjoy!Support the show

February carries a quiet but powerful invitation: to release what no longer serves, honor ancestral wisdom, and step gently into renewal. In this reflective conversation, we explore February as a sacred season of purification through the lens of the Akan tradition and universal spiritual cycles.In this episode, you'll learn three things.How February serves as a sacred season of purification and renewal—both in the Akan tradition and across cultures.How ancestral wisdom strengthens personal power, grounding us in confidence, grace, and purpose.How gentle intention—rather than dramatic change—creates lasting transformation in our lives.As February unfolds, may it inspire you to reconnect with your passion, nurture your dreams, and share your light with your community. Let us move forward together, rooted in gratitude and hope, knowing that every ending is simply a bridge to a more luminous beginning.Move slowly. Listen deeply. Trust the quiet work happening beneath the surface.And as you rise each day, declare:“I am a woman of power and grace.”If this message speaks to you, like, subscribe, and share with someone who may need this reminder. Comment below: What are you gently releasing this season? Much love and gratitude, Dr. Mensimah Shabazz Join us in empowering one million women worldwide to embrace their strength and grace. Together, let's declare our identities as women of power and inspire one another to shine! ♥️ For One on One Consultations: - Want to go deeper? I offer 1:1 transformational coaching, sacred space-holding, and intuitive mentorship for women ready to embody their highest path. Schedule a 30-minute consultation: https://www.mensimah.com/harmony-consult or send Email to: agapect@mensimah.com. Subscribe: Join our Reflective/Inner Work Platform "Compose A New Narrative" at: https:www.patreon.com/mensimahshabazzphd or https://substack.com/@drmensimahshabazz Contact Links: Website: https://www.mensimah.com Instagram: @mensimahshabazzphd YouTube: @mensimahsroundtable Shop: https://shop.mensimah.com Register as a Guest on PodMatch- for Round Table Conversations: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/mrt Donations: https://mensimahs-round-table.captiva... https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MRTPo...

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Day 5 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again follows the arc of Nurture—softening the heart with warmth and self-compassion so love feels possible again. In this episode, you'll practice a Heart Chakra (Anahata) meditation using gentle breath and focused attention at the center of the chest to release protective tension and restore emotional openness. You'll learn how relationship stress can show up as shallow breathing and a guarded posture, and how nurturing practices help regulate the nervous system and reduce self-judgment. Leave this meditation feeling calmer, lighter, and more supported—tender, steady, and open to love with wisdom. Featured technique: Heart Chakra focus (breath + heart-centered attention) Best for: emotional heaviness, guardedness, loneliness, self-criticism, feeling closed off Takeaway: Nurture is how the heart reopens—gently, safely, and from within. ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life. This is day 5 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again,"  episodes 3458-3464. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST: Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY  Day 1:  Renewal Visualization Day 2:  Affirmation: "I release what's heavy." Day 3:  Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds Day 4:  Apana mudra for purification Day 5:  Fourth chakra for love and gratitude Day 6:  Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques Day 7:  Weekly review meditation and closure SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!  WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual. SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support. I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast! All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com. FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST Each day's meditation techniques are shared at: sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/ sip and om Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/ SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.  2-Week's Free Access on iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts. Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

Have you ever rested but still felt worn thin inside? You got a full night's sleep, maybe even a girls' weekend away, but something in your soul still feels exhausted. This episode reveals why rest alone doesn't always heal the deeper places—and how God restores what depletion has damaged. You might just need restoration, not just rest.

Day 4 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again follows the arc of Protect—creating a calm inner boundary so your heart can stay open without becoming overwhelmed. In this episode, you'll practice Apana Mudra (thumb touching the middle and ring fingers) as a steady somatic cue for clearing emotional overload and returning to inner safety. You'll explore why relationship uncertainty can activate the nervous system, leading to overthinking, overgiving, and emotional bracing—and how a simple grounding gesture paired with breath can help you protect your peace without shutting down. Leave this practice feeling calmer, more self-respecting, and more secure in your own center—open to love, but no longer overexposed. Featured technique: Apana Mudra for protection + release Best for: emotional overwhelm, rumination, people-pleasing, anxious waiting, feeling overexposed Takeaway: Protection isn't a wall—it's a loving boundary that helps your heart stay open safely. ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life. This is day 4 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again,"  episodes 3358-3364. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST: Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY  Day 1:  Renewal Visualization Day 2:  Affirmation: "I release what's heavy." Day 3:  Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds Day 4:  Apana mudra for purification Day 5:  Fourth chakra for love and gratitude Day 6:  Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques Day 7:  Weekly review meditation and closure SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!  WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual. SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support. I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast! All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com. FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST Each day's meditation techniques are shared at: sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/ sip and om Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/ SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.  2-Week's Free Access on iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts. Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

Day 3 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again follows the arc of Ground—returning to your body when love feels uncertain and the mind wants to spiral into "what if." In this episode, you'll practice the Let Go Breath (inhale 4, exhale 8—or 4/6— for 8 rounds), a longer-exhale technique designed to calm stress arousal and anchor you in the present moment. This grounding practice helps release emotional urgency, reduce overthinking, and bring you back to steady self-trust—so you can stay connected to yourself while you navigate love with clarity and calm. Featured technique: Let Go Breath (4 in / 8 out, or 4/6) x 8 rounds Best for: anxious waiting, rumination, uncertainty in dating/relationships, emotional bracing Takeaway: When you ground, you stop chasing certainty—and start choosing from self-respect. ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life. This is day 3 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again,"  episodes 3358-3364. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST: Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY  Day 1:  Renewal Visualization Day 2:  Affirmation: "I release what's heavy." Day 3:  Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds Day 4:  Apana mudra for purification Day 5:  Fourth chakra for love and gratitude Day 6:  Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques Day 7:  Weekly review meditation and closure SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!  WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual. SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support. I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast! All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com. FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST Each day's meditation techniques are shared at: sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/ sip and om Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/ SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.  2-Week's Free Access on iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts. Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

Carey Roberts discusses the importance of the Southern tradition in the 21st century at our 2016 Scholars Conference