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Dr. Jemar Tisby is an historian, speaker and author (amongst other books) of "How to Fight Racism: Young Readers Edition". He talks with Chris Marchand about his ongoing work confronting racial injustice within the church and general culture.Links! Here is Jemar's website, subscribe to his newsletter, listen to his podcast Pass the Mic, learn about The Witness, support his organization helping and funding black Christian leaders. The online book study for How to Fight Racism: Young Readers Edition can be found here.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

The fourteenth and final episode in our series on the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 7:15-23. False prophets, happy hometowns and shifting sands!Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Louise Davies is the Director of Christians on the Left, a network primarily for the support and resourcing of Christians involved on the left of politics in the UK, but who now also has members all over the world. As you will hear, Lou knows where she fits on the political spectrum, but is not infected with factional or partisan thinking. A real breath of fresh air, Lou is committed to renewing politics, fighting injustice, campaigning, praying and supporting Christians involved in politics in the UK and beyond. Louise has been the director of Christians on the Left since 2017. She was on the senior leadership team of her local church in Sheffield for 15 years. During that time, she set up a foodbank, community awards ceremony, indoor play centre, bereavement service, luncheon club and oversaw a number of community projects and businesses. After receiving prophecies regarding politics, she was released in 2013 to step into the political arena. Since then, she has been the Chair of her Constituency Labour Party, a Sheffield City Council election candidate and worked for the Shadow Brexit Minister.You can find out more about Louise HERE. You can find out more about Christians on the Left HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

The thirteenth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 7:12-14. Christians are trained to think of salvation and destruction in terms of spiritual places we go when we die. But what if the broad way that leads to destruction is happening now? What if loving our neighbours as ourselves is the narrow way that leads to life?Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings. You can find out more about them HERE.LifeUni can be found HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

In this episode, Dot and Cara take a break from reading through the Bible to talk about a few of the fun and serious questions they'd ask God if they were given the chance. They also reflect on the idea that just like children can't always understand why their parents have certain rules, we can't fully understand what God is doing and why. In the end, we have to rely on trusting the heart of God and knowing that He's looking out for us, even when death and suffering make it hard to believe He's working. Episode RecapStart by writing down 2 Peter 3:15-17 (0:12)What question would you ask God if you had the chance? (4:56)God never said we wouldn't experience death, but we have hope of resurrection (8:43)What happened to Lazarus when he died for four days? (16:03)Just because we don't understand everything doesn't mean we can't trust God (19:27)We may not know God's mind, but we can know His heart (22:48) Resources:Here's a Question: Conversation Starters for Families The Breathe Retreat is a retreat in every sense of the word, intentionally designed to allow you space to breathe in your Heavenly Father's love! Registration for the 2023 Breathe Retreat opens early October 2022. Learn more here. Send us an email to let us know what you're learning - hello@dotbowen.com Find Dot Bowen on Instagram and Facebook

Dr Eve Poole joins the Tent to talk about "The S**t We Taught At Business School" and the toxic ideas underpinning capitalism. Eve taught leadership for Ashridge Business School, and was the first female Chairman of Gordonstoun School in Moray from 2015-2021. She also served as Third Church Estates Commissioner for England from 2018-2021. She is the author of a number of books on leadership culture, consumerism and theology, including Buying God, Leadersmithing, and Capitalism's Toxic Assumptions.You can get a copy of "The S**t We Taught at Business School" HERE. Use the code TENT10 for a 10% discount.All about Eve HEREhttps://www.kateraworth.com/https://doughnuteconomics.org/LifeUni can be found HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

The twelfth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 7:7-12. Is it true? Are we really to be asking God for everything we want all the time? And what does it mean if those prayers aren't answered? As our series on the Sermon begins to draw to a close, Jesus offer us a statement that sums up the whole of his message.Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings. You can find out more about them HERE.LifeUni can be found HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Join Natasha Beckles and Natalia Nana in conversation with Christena Cleveland. Dr Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people's spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University's Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Her new book is entitled God is a Black Woman. Her new book is entitled God is a Black Woman.Dr. Cleveland's website: https://www.christenacleveland.com/Dr. Cleveland's Patreon learning community: https://www.patreon.com/cscleveSacred Folk website: https://www.sacredfolk.comLifeUni can be found HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

In light of current events, we are re-releasing the conversation Stephen had with Virginia Linzee and Andrea Lippke in August 2021 about Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome. This is the second of a two part conversation.LifeUni can be found HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

In light of current events, we are re-releasing the conversation Stephen had with Virginia Linzee and Andrea Lippke in August 2021 about Abortion, Adoption and Down Syndrome. This is the first of a two part conversation.LifeUni can be found HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE. 

Don't judge and don't throw pearls to swine. We explore Matthew 7:1-6 in today's episode on the Sermon on the Mount!Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings. You can find out more about them HERE.LifeUni can be found HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Natasha Beckles sits down with Natalia-Nana, who is a specialist in equity, diversity, inclusion and liberation. They discuss incarnation, the bible and the church, misogynoir and Child Q, as well as their wider work in EDIL, decolonisation and anti-racism and the task advising organisations and supporting leadership in hosting Safe Spaces for People of Colour and marginalised ethnic identities. Natalia-Nana Lester-Bush has been a Trustee of the Anti-Racist Alliance and is now Co-Chair of Women in Dev - a global network and movement of all women in International Development. You can find out more about Natalia-Nana HERE and on Instagram HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

The ninth of a series on the Sermon on the Mount. From Matthew 6:25-34. We have created a culture of all-pervasive fear, anxiety, and dread about "having enough." How might the way of Jesus help us escape the madness?Thanks to Jon and the Dig Deeper team of St Luke's Church for allowing us to release these recordings. You can find out more about them HERE.Download more Tent Courses and Resources HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this bonus episode, Col. Brian Russell discusses Gladiator School, which is the official podcast of II MEF Information Group. Gladiator School places you and the experts into the arena. Whether you're a Marine, member of the DoD or a civilian, Gladiator School has something for you. Resources: Here's where you can listen to or watch Gladiator School Apple/iTunes Spotify YouTube Also mentioned: MCPD-7 Learning   Guest Bio:  Colonel Brian Russell is the commanding officer of II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (II MIG) in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He commissioned as a Marine Corps Officer in December 1995 from North Carolina State University. Upon completion of basic officer training he went on to become a field artillery officer. His combat deployments include serving as the Military Transition Team Leader in Habbaniyah, Iraq, the executive officer of Brigade Headquarters Group in Helmand Province, Afghanistan and Plans Director in Bagram, Afghanistan. Some of his notable staff assignments include: Operations Directorate at Marine Corps Special Operations Command, Operations Directorate at United States Cyber Command, and U.S. Plans Directorate at Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command. About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain. For more information, please contact us at communications@information-professionals.org. Or, connect directly with The Cognitive Crucible podcast host, John Bicknell, on LinkedIn. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, 1) IPA earns from qualifying purchases, 2) IPA gets commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

My biggest hesitation before going fully plant-based was losing all my fitness gains. So when I finally took the plunge on Jan 1st, 2022, I set myself 3 goals to prove to myself it could be done:   1. Get into the best shape of my life, beating anything I'd achieved with meat 2. Get shredded glutes, the ultimate “extreme” marker of body composition 3. Lose 10kg in 14 weeks   Here were the rules: - No meat - No fish - No dairy - No eggs - No stimulants  - No fat burners - No weird diets - No mock meats  - No insane cardio - No steroids    Here was the game plan:   - Plant-based diet - Calorie deficit - Moderate protein (no more than 2g/kg) - Nutrient dense whole foods - 4x 45 min weights  - Basic supplements (Vitamin D, Multivitamin, Algae omega 3, Creatine) - 10-15K steps   Here's how I did it:   - Ruthless Consistency - 100% Commitment - Discipline, Habits, Routine  - ALL IN mindset   I went from a kilo of meat a day to fully plant-based   And I learnt that…   You can still be fit, healthy and strong.   You can still get shredded.   You can still build muscle.   It's time to break beliefs, bust myths, and challenge perceptions that you need meat, fish, dairy and eggs to get results on your fitness journey.   You don't need it. Your gains won't stop.   If you want to see exactly how I did this week-by-week, check out the case study I've written up: https://www.rntfitness.co.uk/14-week-shredded-vegan-plant-based-diet-body-transformation/. Link in bio.   So what's next?   Continue on this incredible journey! There's no going back now.   I've already been hitting personal bests in my training. It's time to push to new heights of muscle and strength!   If this inspires at least one person to eat less meat and still get fitness results, then it's mission accomplished. Resources: Here are some cool resources you will enjoy to learn more about my journey, research on plant-based diets, and how you can optimise your own fitness results! Optimising Health, Fat Loss & Muscle Building On A Vegan Diet Can You Get SHREDDED On A Vegan Diet? | Akash Vaghela's Road To Vegan Shredded A BRUTAL VEGAN Leg Workout (I couldn't walk for a week!) | Road To Vegan Shredded The Sad Truth About The Meat You're Eating For Protein | Road To Vegan Shredded  How To LOSE FAT WITHOUT Terrifying Diets Or Suffering | Road To Vegan Shredded Akash Vaghela's 2017 Bodybuilding 21 Week Prep Write Up Quarterly Insights Part 3, Instalment I – Akash's Photoshoot Prep, 2019 The Ultimate Guide To Reverse Dieting And Avoiding Fat Regain Stop Messing Up Your Peak Week

On April 24, 2022, the media outreach "Protestia" published an article on Stovall Weems, a "pastor" with undeniable ties to the Association of Related Churches (ARC). This brief (?) episode uses that article as a springboard for a brief word about him. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the article by Protestia: https://protestia.com/2022/04/26/77774/ Here are some other sources exposing Stovall Weems: https://www.piratechristian.com/search?q=Stovall%20Weems&f_collectionId=55de6923e4b0316f2d24335c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxzKsKYuT7o&t=1s https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pastor-resigns-amid-lawsuit-with-celebration-church/ar-AAWlV2X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SM5SHksTz8 http://thewartburgwatch.com/2013/11/13/dino-rizzo-stovall-weems-and-steven-furtick-banking-on-the-arc/ Here's some work I've done either on the Association of Related Churches directly or something pertaining to the ARC one way or another (so far): https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/01/28/profile-association-of-related-churches-arc/ https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/book-review-the-attractional-church-by-billy-hornsby/ https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2022/02/19/book-review-the-road-back-to-you-by-ian-morgan-cron-and-suzanne-stabile/ https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Close-Encounters-of-The-Reviewed-Kind-A-Biblical-Critique-on-an-Encounter-Service-by-Action-Church-in-Florida-Association-of-Related-Churches-e1e1ke6 https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Conference-Lecture-Review---I-Am-Every-Woman-by-Carolyn-Haas--Sara-Keller-with-Stacey-Henagan--Irene-Rollins--Lisa-Surratt-and-Tammie-Floyd-of-the-Association-of-Related-Churches-ARC-e1b494u https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Conference-Lecture-Review---How-To-Create-More-Free-Space-In-Your-Weekend-Services-by-Benny-Perez-of-the-Association-of-Related-Churches-ARC-e1agk1j https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Cold-Sermon-Review---A-Life-That-Invites-by-Dino-Rizzo-Association-of-Related-Churches-e158msb https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Kevin-Queen-Crosspoint-Tennessee---ARC-e12g2f1 https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Rob-Ketterling-ARC-ORIGINALLY-PUBLISHED-522021-e102bv9 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-s6GQ_rsIeV-aE8NwJHxJEE7Ii3EIxug https://youtu.be/EEkkyDgLFTs https://youtu.be/HELivM_aves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wir_H2epEmg&t=5s Here's other information exposing the ARC: https://youtu.be/6qtSVZO15z0 https://youtu.be/UxzKsKYuT7o https://youtu.be/9K79TEE6vKs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtzUQQTmqGY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UK_L8FRdRQ&t=23s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g95lHvbBfNk&t=41s Thanks for listening!

Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CGMA, DBA, is speaking June 7 at AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE on the blockchain ecosystem. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are a part of that ecosystem. In this podcast episode, Stein Smith explains what NFTs are and aren't, how baseball cards or other physical items can be “tokenized,” and more. Also, get an update on two recent IRS items, related to estate and gift tax proposed changes and the public input sought on prioritization of tax issues. Resources Here are three recent JofA articles about NFTs: NFTs Come With Big Valuation Challenges Tax Consequences of NFTs How NFTs Work and Where They Get Their Value

On April 23, 2022, I posted a book review at earnestlayman.wordpress.com. The review was on "The Masonic Christian Conflict Explained" by Keith Harris. This episode is an audio version of that review. ***RESOURCES*** Here's a link to the book review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2022/04/23/book-review-the-masonic-christian-conflict-explained-by-keith-harris/ Here's a link to that song "Easter" by ApologetIX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFaKZkA8r4k Here's an interesting video on the 33 degrees of Steven Furtick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZKMalA07ho&t=4s Here's a great interaction between the late Doctor Walter Martin and Luther Mies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klJxEebCWDg Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This episode is an audio version of a book review I did on "Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up? 12 False Christs" by Matthew Richard. I posted this review on earnestlayman.wordpress.com on Saturday, April 16, 2022. I hope you find this episode helpful. ***RESOURCES*** Here's a link to the post: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/?p=7266 Here's a link to the "Bible Bashed" podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bible-bashed/id1602863949?uo=4 Here's a link to my movie review on "Church of Tares": https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/04/28/movie-review-church-of-tares/ Here's a link to my book review on Burfeind's "Gnostic America": https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2022/03/19/book-review-gnostic-america-by-peter-burfeind/ Thanks for listening! If I'm missing anything, please let me know. Be well. “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

For so many people, finding love is one of the most difficult things they've ever done. It makes you wonder, why do some people find love so easily and others have immense trouble? Venus Castleberg, author of Here to Forever: Finally Free to Be Me, joins me to chat about looking for love in all the wrong places, and where she finally found hers.  Venus has spent much of her life jumping from modality to modality, practice to practice looking for something to fix her. What she finally realized was that she was never broken; she simply didn't love herself. How can you find love with another person if you don't have love for yourself?  This realization changed so much in her life, her career, and her relationships. She's now an Access Consciousness Certified Facilitator and coaches others in rediscovering their love for themselves.  Writing Here to Forever: Finally Free to Be Me gave Venus even more insights into her own issues with self-love. It had always been a bucket list item to become an author, but she didn't realize that the story she needed to tell was her own. As she wrote, rewrote, and rewrote again Here to Forever, she unearthed a love of the negative self-talk that was keeping her stuck.  The adage that we teach what we need to learn has never had more meaning than in the process of writing a memoir.  Listen in to hear Venus's story and all of the advice she gives around finding love for yourself, within your being. Looking for love in the wrong places happens because you stopped trying to find it in the right one. Within you! Show Notes: [02:09] Learn about Venus and her penchant for looking for love in all the wrong places.  [03:45] Is there a type of relationship that can't be fixed?  [05:03] How does somebody find the wholeness of themselves?  [06:58] Why do we tend to repeat the same patterns over and over?  [08:54] What did Venus want her readers to know when she wrote her book?  [11:28] Did she ever reach a point while writing that she had to walk away from her story?  [12:41] Venus's encouragement to anyone who is trying to write a book right now.  [14:01] Learn the tools Venus has used to fall in love with herself.  [15:18] She shares her clairvoyant gifts.  [16:56] What's Venus's definition of vulnerability?  [19:29] How does she handle the stress of life and relationships?  [21:34] Ways Venus stays true to herself when things get hard.  [23:33] Her parting advice for everyone who's trying to find love.  [24:11] Connect with Venus.  Links and Resources: Here to Forever: Finally Free to Be Me by Venus Castleberg Venus's Website LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram FOLLOW ME AT: Website: https://www.deirdrebreakenridge.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dbreakenridge/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeirdreBreak... Twitter: https://twitter.com/dbreakenridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdrebr… Email: deirdre@pureperformancecomm.com

In honor of getting close to our 100th episode milestone, I wanted to talk about my favorite and most impactful episodes ever. Over time, I've found my most downloaded episode to the episodes my audience resonates with the most. I've talked about  my love of hip hop to having some of my favorite people as guests, sharing their expertise and real SEO stories. It's really been a remarkable journey.  I've been able to share my knowledge of SEO and its benefits to your business, while also showing other people's brilliance.  As a podcaster, it is easy to get discouraged when you don't see the metrics you want to. But don't give up. Just a year ago, we celebrated 100,000 downloads, and now in just one week, we will be celebrating 100 episodes of amazing content. In this episode, you'll learn: Why is this such an important moment for the show? What are my favorite episodes and why? What are some of the topics I have spoken about in the past? Who are some of the guests I've had, to share their knowledge? What will happen for the 100th episode? Episode 100 will be LIVE and I will be getting interviewed by our special guest host, Kishshana Palmer on April 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET. You don't want to miss this! Want to provide some questions for the interview, go to girlgetvisible.com/askme RESOURCES Here is the list of all the episodes I mentioned, I really hope you enjoy listening to them! Episode 21 - Branding, Building, and of course Selling your Products with Guest Arsha Jones Episode 22 - Selling your Products in Today's Market & Building for the future with Guest Arsha Jones Episode 27- The Secret to a Viral Post on Facebook with Guest Rachel Miller Episode 30 - How I run my Business with only a few Hours a day, and never work 7 days a week Episode 39 - The Government gives out $115B dollars in small biz contracts each year, are you missing out - Guest Adrianne Callahan Episode 40 - Getting Your Business Right with Government Contracts - Guest Adrianne Callahan Episode 41 - Stop Sitting at Tyler Perry's Table and Make Your Own Table Episode 50 - When Did You Fall in Love with Hip Hop? Episode 60 - The Battle: Copy vs. Content vs. SEO Episode 66 - Getting Visible with Podcast Community with Guest Danielle Desir Episode 67 - Maximizing Your SEO Visibility Season with Guest Mischelle O'Neal Episode 68 - Should You Focus on SEO or Facebook Ads with Guest La'Shonda DeBrew Episode 69 - Getting Visible in a Crowded Market with Guest LaShayla Simpson Episode 71 - The Business of Creating your Brand with Guest Stephanie Arnold Episode 72 - Growing Engaging Groups with Sandra De Freitas Episode 76 - The Mindset Blocks that are Stopping your SEO Episode 79 - Manage Your Money as an Entrepreneur with Guest Belinda Rosenblum Episode 80 - Growing a Successful Business with Guest Tasha Booth Episode 81 - Building a Sustainable Business Model with Membership Sites - Guest Stu McLaren Episode 82 - Keep Your Business On Track this Summer Episode 87 - Are You a Coach and Don't Know it Yet with Guest Kim McCarter Episode 90 - Healthy Boundaries in Your Business Are Important Episode 94 - Pivots, Pregnancy and Pandemic with Guest Brittany Raji Alberty Episode 96 - The Worst Podcast Pitches I've Received   Ways to connect with Girl Get Visible for the 100th Live Episode: Girl Get Visible Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GirlGetVisible SEO Growth Mob Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SEOGoodyMob Girl Get Visible YouTube:  Girl Get Visible- SEO and Content Marketing

On this Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, Crystal's co-host is criminal defense attorney, abolitionist and activist Nicole Thomas-Kennedy. They discuss how a powerful lobbying group used a focus on local control to sink statewide housing reform, and how to overcome that in the next session, a rundown of candidates running for open seats, the disconnect of prioritizing the wants of downtown stakeholders over real solutions to homelessness, the Seattle City Attorney's repackaging of a failed initiative, and mixed results on the plan for some concrete workers to return to work while concrete companies continue to drag their feet on negotiating a fair contract. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, at @NTKallday. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.   Resources “Here's What Happened in Olympia” by Rich Smith from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2022/03/15/68343035/the-strangers-rundown-of-2022s-huge-confused-legislative-session    “What Will It Take to Get Statewide Housing Reform?” by Matt Baume from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2022/03/16/68207458/what-will-it-take-to-get-statewide-housing-reform    “Surprise Sweep Displaces Fourth Avenue Encampment, Scattering Unsheltered People” by Erica C. Barnett from PubliCola: https://publicola.com/2022/03/09/surprise-sweep-displaces-fourth-avenue-encampment-scattering-unsheltered-people-throughout-downtown/    “Downtown Sweep Highlights Urgency of Resolving Seattle's Other “Top-Priority Encampment,” Woodland Park” by Erica C. Barnett from PubliCola: https://publicola.com/2022/03/16/downtown-sweep-highlights-urgency-of-resolving-seattles-other-top-priority-encampment-woodland-park/    “City Attorney's Office Introduces Latest Initiative to Target “High Utilizers” of the Criminal Justice System” by Paul Kiefer from PubliCola: https://publicola.com/2022/03/15/city-attorneys-office-introduces-latest-initiative-to-target-so-called-high-utilizers-of-the-criminal-justice-system/    “Harrell postpones Seattle police plan to crack down on ‘disorderly conduct' at Third Avenue bus stops” by David Kroman from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/harrell-postpones-seattle-police-plan-to-crack-down-on-disorderly-conduct-at-third-avenue-bus-stops/    “Cigarettes and Fentanyl: All Aboard” by Nathan Vass from NathanVass.com: http://www.nathanvass.com/blog/cigarettes-and-fentanyl-all-aboard    “Some Seattle-area concrete drivers return to work, others await go-ahead from employer” by Nick Bowman from MyNorthwest: https://mynorthwest.com/3398180/seattle-concrete-drivers-return-others-await-employer/    “Concrete strike continues in King County as union workers who offered to return didn't show” by KING 5 Staff & Adel Toay from KING 5: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/concrete-strike-king-county-union-workers-no-show/281-f14d167c-c88c-44db-91c8-591171124209    Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington State through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. For transcripts and resources referenced in this show, you can visit officialhacksandwonks.com and reference our episode notes. Today we're continuing our Friday almost-live shows where we review the news of the week with a co-host. Welcome to the program for the first time, today's co-host: criminal defense attorney, abolitionist, and activist Nicole Thomas-Kennedy. Hey. [00:00:55] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: Hello. Thanks for having me - and this is the second time I've been on - must have been so memorable that first time. [00:01:01] Crystal Fincher: No, this is your first time as a co-host on the Week In Review. Yes, we did an interview last time, which was very good and incredible. And a number of people were like, well, we see who you want to win. And it's just like, look, if she happens to be making great and salient points, it's not my fault. But yes, just really, really excited to have you here on the Week In Review. [00:01:28] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: I'm excited to be here. Thank you. [00:01:30] Crystal Fincher: Well, and so the first thing that we have coming out of the gate was one thing I wanted to talk about - coming out of the end of the legislative session - we talked last week and broke down a number of bills. The Stranger this week had a great article that we'll put in our episode notes that also further broke down what was great about the legislative session, what was disappointing, and how we can move forward. And then Matt Baume also had another article talking about the failure of bills that would have mandated more density, specifically near transit, that would've helped address the affordability crisis that we have here in the state. And I thought it was very good - it was focused on, hey, what needs to happen moving forward to actually succeed in passing bills that require more density statewide? In that, he talked about the AWC, Association of Washington Cities, being a vocal opponent. They are a powerful lobby in the State of Washington. Their purpose, they say, is to represent the over 200 cities in the state. And their position largely was - it's really important to have local control in these and the one-size-fits-all solution that would come from the state just may not be right for our communities, so therefore we need to do nothing. The challenge in that is that most cities have not moved forward on doing anything. As you look at this issue, Nicole, what do you see as being the barriers and, I guess, the opportunities for moving forward successfully? [00:03:16] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: I think that when I look at this, first I think it's funny that there is a coalition of all these cities that are all saying the same thing - we want local control - that seems to be the only thing that they agree on. But I think that on a state level, there needs to be a floor created for affordable housing and density, and that's really all we were talking about for the most part with these bills. It wasn't any incredibly specific directions that each city has to take on a certain timeline on a certain budget - anything like that. It was about just creating a floor of affordable, dense housing that is needed in pretty much every community. And I think that what I heard a lot in the last year was that - the reverse of there needs to be local control - which was now we have municipalities competing against each other for who can do the least. Seattle is - Sara Nelson and other people are calling out other cities for not doing their part and spending their money on addressing the crisis. And it seems to be like a race to the bottom in terms of who can spend the least. And because the idea, I think, is that if you build services, if you build affordable housing, people will move into them. And why do that when you can concentrate a lot of the unsheltered population in one place that provides the minimum to keep people alive? And that's what I see going on. [00:04:59] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, and definitely a resistance to people who are defined as others and outsiders from even being able to buy into communities. It was really interesting in this article - there were representatives from cities across the state, from Port Orchard to Tacoma to University Place, and a number of them were leaders within AWC and talked about - we need local control, we are all very different. But one very consistent thread in these is that the median home price in most of these areas has doubled. This housing crisis is not just a crisis in major municipalities. It is a crisis across the board in areas that were affordable - that people used to consider being affordable and that people could buy into and still work in a major area where jobs are concentrated. And still live, even with a commute unfortunately - that it was possible to buy a home there with a median income. It is no longer the case in many of these places. And sometimes, like one of these examples in Port Orchard, they touted - well, we built new homes. Well, yeah, those are half million dollar plus homes adjacent to a golf course. If we're concentrating on making sure cities are accessible to people across the board and that you don't have to be rich and that we aren't displacing people outside of cities and just gentrifying them, then we have to have a solution across the board. Also, interestingly, the National League of Cities, which the Association of Washington Cities is a member of, had a 2019 report that said, "While local control is often at the heart of policies that accelerate progress, there are examples, particularly in the affordable housing policy arena in which state policy is needed." To your point, there has to be a floor. We have to establish a minimum boundary. Cities can determine the right way that they're all going to get there, but what we can't do - what is not sustainable, we're already paying the price for - is continued inaction while just spouting excuses like, well, it's not local control, therefore it's nothing. I would love to see leaders within the legislature say, "Well, you say you want local control? This wasn't successful this session. You now have this coming year to address this within your own cities. If you do, we can find a way to create legislation that respects what you've done." And more than likely if you're taking meaningful action, the floor is going to be below where you set it. But it's not going to be an option to continue to not take action next session and further on in the future. I would love to hear that from legislative leadership and leaders across the state - it just should not be an option. We have to make cities and housing affordable and accessible for people to live in, or else we're going to make our homelessness problem worse, we're going to make our displacement problem worse, we're not going to have people available to fill jobs that are necessary within cities. This is a critical economic development issue just in addition to a housing and social issue. So I hope we address that. Go ahead. [00:08:31] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: Oh, I was just going to say too that I really like how you talked about these are communities that used to be affordable. When we talk about Port Orchard - my in-laws live in Port Orchard, and so when they bought their home, it was very affordable and the amount of money it appreciated to was pretty astronomical. And so when we're resisting building affordable housing - and affordable really is - we're talking about homes that are less than half a million dollars, which is just a wild concept that that's where we are with the average home prices in an area. It wasn't always like that. So the idea that these - the people that are already there should be able to stay with this huge, expensive appreciation that they have in their home value, but then not let anybody else in that is going to be coming in at the same level that they came in at. And unfortunately they're not going to be able to afford - they're going to have to have less in terms of space and in terms of all of those things. And so it's interesting to me to want to keep out the same people that are essentially already there, I guess. [00:09:52] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it absolutely is that issue. And then as I look at this, it's like the people who are in housing whose housing has appreciated and who are resistant to any kind of acceptance of other people in their communities - we're talking about their kids, we're talking about their employees, we're talking about their students. And again, people talk about, well, I can't find anyone to fill this position in my company. We can't find people. No one wants to work. But is it that no one wants to work? Or is it that you're now forcing people who can't live and work in the same community, and maybe the compensation doesn't work for someone who has to commute 45 minutes each way and drop off their kids beforehand and pick them up after? It just isn't tenable for so many reasons. I feel like we leave housing and affordability out of economic discussions and it's just so critical and a big part of those two. So I hope that we see significant action, and that candidates are talking about this on the campaign trail, and our leadership is making it clear in both the House and the Senate - that this is something that needs to be acted on and will be acted on next session, and that cities are on notice that they need to move in the right direction. [00:11:19] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: Yes, I agree. Yes. That needs to happen. And I think there needs to be some - maybe more clear calling out of what is actually happening. If municipalities are saying, oh, we want to sit down, we want to sit down, we want to talk, we want to talk - but then they're not asking for any more talks and they're not proposing anything of their own. I think it's maybe time to call a spade a spade and say, are you really interested in solving this problem, or are you really just kicking the can down the road? [00:11:47] Crystal Fincher: Exactly. Well, the legislative session did recently conclude, and that means that now we have a number of legislators who are kicking off their re-election campaigns and starting in earnest. One thing I don't know if everyone who listens is aware of is that - while our legislators are in office, they can't actually raise money, so they can't do a major element of campaigning. There is a prohibition against doing that, also for certain employees of the state. So once session concludes, they're all trying to catch up to people who have already been running and doing that. And so a lot of them are - people are receiving a lot more emails from their representatives and appeals for donations - that's happening now. And I just wanted to do a quick little rundown of where there are open seats. There are a number of representatives who are retiring or moving onto different positions, some in the House are running for Senate seats - but that is leaving some positions open that are now contested by several different people. The 22nd Legislative District in Thurston County - having Beth Doglio and Laurie Dolan who are Democrats, and Loretta Byrnes running for those - that's Position 1 there. 30th Legislative District in Federal Way, where Jesse Johnson has decided not to run for re-election - we have Kristine Reeves, who's filed to run, Leandra Craft, Lynn French, Ryan Odell and Ashli Raye Tagoai, I think it is, and Janis Clark. And then in the 36 District in Seattle, where Reuven Carlyle decided not to run and then Noel Frame decided to run for Reuven Carlyle Senate seat, leaving that House seat vacant - there's Julia Reed, Jeffrey Manson, Elizabeth Tyler Crone, Nicole Gomez, and Waylon Robert. And in the 46th District - and just a reminder, I am working with Melissa Taylor - there is Melissa Taylor, Lelach Rave, Nancy Connolly, Darya Farivar, and Nina Martinez who have filed for that seat. That's in north Seattle, northeast Seattle. 47th Legislative District, which is eastern Kent, Covington, Maple Valley area, where Pat Sullivan is no longer running, he's not going to be running for re-election - there's Carmen Goers, Kyle Lyebyedyev, Jessie Ramsey, and Satwinder Kaur, who is a Kent City Councilmember. And then King County Prosecuting Attorney is an open seat because Dan Satterberg is not running for re-election - and so there's Stephan Thomas, Leesa Manion, and Jim Ferrell who are running for that seat. So there is a lot to come - we're certainly going to be having conversations with several of these candidates, but running these campaigns are getting off in earnest now - and you'll be hearing lots and seeing lots, and the end of the legislative session is a big turning point in campaign season with another big milestone coming up. There are lots of people who can file to run and you can start your campaign committee in May - in mid-May is where people officially declare that they're running for a specific seat - and that will determine who actually appears on your ballot. And so that'll be the final say on who is running for what, so people in the interim can potentially switch positions they're running for, choose not to run - lots of choices and paths that this can go down. As you're looking at this crew, does anything just come to mind for you? Or you've run a campaign - a big campaign citywide before - what do see just ahead for these candidates and for voters who are evaluating them? [00:15:59] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: I mean, I see some candidates that I think are exciting - I also love Melissa Taylor. I used to work on the other side of Leandra Craft - I think she's smart and knows what's going on. So I think I'm seeing some good candidates. Campaigning at that level is different because there just has to be so much fundraising done, whereas in the City, we're so lucky that we don't have to spend all of our time doing that. I just - I wish everyone the best because - oh yeah, oh, Nicole Gomez too. There's some people to be really excited about, I think, and so that's great. I just wish everyone the best. I hope everyone's taking good care of themselves - that's what I think when I see this list. [00:16:45] Crystal Fincher: Running for office is a very, very tough thing. It's not fun - you're putting yourself out there to be scrutinized - people do not always consider the human when they are communicating with or about candidates. And they are humans - even when we disagree with them, they're humans. I do think, as candidates are kicking off their campaigns, certainly fundraising is a big deal in the City of Seattle - with City races, there are Democracy Vouchers where every resident gets money from the City that they can donate to the candidate of their choice. That is not the case in these campaigns this year - they have to raise all the money they need. And campaigns do take money because unfortunately there is not broad media coverage, and getting your message out to most voters requires communicating directly with them. And so whether it's knocking on their door, giving them a call - which still takes resources - and usually also involves communicating with them via mail or online or on TV - just a lot of different mediums there. And then people are also focusing on endorsements - especially early on, people are trying to figure out - what do these candidates stand for, what have they been involved with, and how have they worked before in the past, what is their history? And sometimes endorsements can be revealing and highlight what that candidate prioritizes, who is in their corner, what kind of issues they'll be strong on and a leading a advocate for - not simply a vote. So lots of that happening right now, and certainly just hope for the best and hope they are successful in getting their messages out. It is an interesting time and campaigns are kicking off once again. I did want to pivot to a number of news items in the City of Seattle surrounding public safety - first being the issue of sweeps of a number of encampments. And so we had a 4th Avenue encampment sweep, which scattered a bunch of unsheltered folks. There's probably other sweeps to come soon, and the issue of another encampment that has been viewed as a top priority at Woodland Park. As you look at what's going on with these sweeps, what do you see as far as what's happening? [00:19:33] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: What I see is the huge amount of disconnect between what the public thinks is happening and what is actually happening - and that's just such a huge disservice to everyone. I know that there's a narrative out there that people are refusing services and they're refusing shelter. And I guess the idea is that some people are camping out in the cold and rain, because that's preferable somehow to be sheltered. And that's not what the case is - we don't have enough places for people to live that they can afford to live in. We don't have the services that are needed to stop this from continuing to happen. Also, the thing is - it really just moves the problem around. There's nothing really - it will clear one area of sidewalk for a certain period of time, but all it does is move things around. And the more people are destabilized, who are already barely, are clinging to stability and security in the most tenuous way possible - are then pushed around and have all the belongings they need to survive thrown away - because that's what we saw in the downtown sweep is - it was different than some of the other sweeps in that they didn't really offer services, they didn't offer anything. There's different timelines that they went by because they called the tents downtown an obstruction, a sidewalk obstruction, which means that they're - all of the things that they're supposed to do during the sweep, they didn't have to do any of that. And they didn't. And so we just see people's belongings being thrown away, tents thrown away. And I think what's also missing from the narrative around these sweeps is just how much stress that puts on service providers. I talk to a lot of people and they say, well, the Navigation Center is just up the street and I'm like, how much do you think that they can handle? Because as a public defender, something that I saw often was people being displaced by going to jail. That means when they get out, they have to get a new ID, a new EBT card, they have to go to DESC and see if they can get a tent and a sleeping bag - because there's things that people need in order to survive. And people don't just evaporate after a sweep, they are still existing. And also my partner has an office in Pioneer Square and he watched the 4th Avenue sweep, and he's seen a lot of sweeps around . That area. And he says, it's just really hard to watch people who are barely hanging on become so dysregulated by the horror of what is actually happening to them. And he said he would see people huddled together in alleyways trying to get away from the police - it's just a really horrifying scene that doesn't - it really truly does not solve any problem other than that one piece of sidewalk for a little bit of time. And so we're spending millions and millions of dollars to essentially make this problem worse. We move it around and make it worse. And so, I get that people don't want to see this anymore, but if that's what they want, then we're going to have to take some steps towards solutions and sweeps just aren't it at all. [00:23:04] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. You raised so many good points - it's absolutely correct. The bottom line is the actions that we're taking are not moving people into shelter and permanent housing. It is not an ideal solution to have people on sidewalks and have people living on streets. But when people don't have a home to go to and they don't have anywhere else to go, that is the option. That is the option. Unless we just expect people to die, we can't jail our way out of the problem. There certainly is a contingent of people who are just like, well, they shouldn't be on the sidewalk and that should be illegal and that's an obstruction and it's bad, and they should be arrested and they're probably criminals anyway and they're causing problems and creating crime. When the reality is people who are unsheltered are actually many times more likely to be victims of crime. They're a very vulnerable population and that's all just factless propaganda that we're hearing otherwise. But our services are not set up to meet the needs that actually exist, and time after time - when we listen and we hear things like they were offered shelter and they refused, we really do have to dig a little bit deeper and think about what were they offered? So many times what they were offered does not actually accommodate the needs that they have - if they have a partner, if they have a dog - those people that they have relied on that again, because they're in such a vulnerable position and because they are so exposed to the likelihood of having crime committed against them, having people that they can count on who help to look out for you, that help to protect your belongings - is essential to survival. And a lot of times we're asking them to give that up for a night in a shelter, for a week in a shelter. It's not even like they have the opportunity to transition in a permanent way and okay, maybe it's going to be okay. That stay in the shelter could be absolutely destabilizing for them and could tear apart the only thing that is keeping them safe and warm and alive. And so we just have to get really serious about this. I think Marc Dones has talked a lot about this issue and that we have to get real about - when we see such high "refusal rates", which can just be a service didn't fit. And when we see high rates of people being referred to services and then not showing up or following through, there's a reason for that. And if we want to get to the root cause of this issue and if we want to get people off of our sidewalks, which I think everybody wants, then we have to actually address the issues there and meet the needs that exist, not the ones that - they have to be solutions that meet the needs that they're identifying that they have, not what we think they should have, not what we think they deserve, not what we think is right or good or moral or all of that stuff. If we aren't addressing the things that they say will, hey, yes, that is something that I could do to move forward to get off the streets, then we're just moving people around to different areas. And again, a sweep is just moving people off of a block - the City and the County will acknowledge, have acknowledged - that no, it's not solving the issue of homelessness, it's moving them off of a block. I think another missing part of this conversation is that we seem to be prioritizing the needs and wants of downtown moneyed interests and not those of the rest of the community. We're perfectly fine spending tons of money - allocating tons of time and officer resources, City resources - to clear a block here and there at the behest of the Downtown Seattle Association, or the Chamber, or a business owner who's been loud and vocal, but we're actually not doing the same thing in other neighborhoods where just regular people are living. In fact, we're displacing the problems that existed in the downtown area to other communities - freely admitting it and saying, hey, we just spent the money that we could have spent to house people - which is the biggest problem of homelessness is people lacking houses - and we're treating this like a criminal solution and basically putting the problem into your lap now. And doing a victory lap because this one block downtown is clear for now. It just does not make much sense to me. And I just feel like so many people are just like, well, you don't care and you want all the sidewalks to be like this. No, no one does. We just want to actually not keep kicking the can down the road and waste the money that we could be using to actually solve this problem. [00:28:33] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: Absolutely - and I also think that there's - I don't really understand why there is so much comfort in subsidizing downtown businesses using all the resources there to make sure that they can have what they want, but everybody else has to deal with the fallout and they just have to take it on. But like downtown - their sidewalks, everything - the City as a whole pays to subsidize clearing those blocks for them and for their businesses. And I don't understand why anyone is okay with that idea, especially because yes, we're not talking about solutions. And I think that if you're not talking about getting people housed, then you are just talking about moving the problem around. And there's a lot of reasons why - you were talking about people might refuse services, but there's also - and they're very real. Like you said, there's a community aspect that is the only thing that's keeping a lot of people truly alive, truly safe, truly alive - the modicum of safety and life that they have. And that's not considered. And I think that it's a very convenient - to say, well, they refused services - but it's just like, well, did you give them a three-night hotel voucher where they can't take any of their belongings? And so therefore they know if I do this, then I'm going to be out again in three days and I'm not going to have any of the things that I need to survive. There's a lot more that goes into decisions about what services to accept and not, rather than just personal preference. And I think that's how it gets sold - is like, oh, well, you maybe don't like this, but that's what there is. And it's just - first of all, I think people should have choices. But second, we're talking about the difference between life and death. And so the idea that, and this is what I would see in court all the time too, especially around issues like addiction or not having shelter is - well, if we just punish you harder, then you won't be like this anymore. I'm - this person lives under a bridge and is fighting for their life. I don't know how much lower we can take this - there's no point in making people who are suffering suffer more. I think there's this idea that they'll just suffer more and then they'll just stop - suffer more and then they'll magically have money to move into an apartment that costs twice as much as it did five years ago? That's this weird, magical thinking that is really, I guess, hypnotic on some level, but it's really pervasive. And we can see that it hasn't worked, so I don't really understand clinging to those notions. But yeah, that's where we are. And it's incredibly - I saw a picture the other day of some bike officers at a sweep and there was 12 of them just in the picture - and if you think about median income for a sworn police officer for SPD, I think it's $163,000. So even just looking - if we just rounded to $150k - 12 officers at $150k in this picture - that's almost $2,000 an hour. And I'm sure that was only a small number of the officers that were there. So in addition to parks, in addition to all of the other services that may or may not be provided - we're spending gigantic amounts of money to make the problem worse. And that just doesn't make any sense. If you want people off the sidewalk - I do too, this is horrible. Yeah, and I think there is this idea that if you say you don't like sweeps, then you must love people living in the street. And I think it's the complete opposite - you can be in favor of the sweeps, but you are not in favor of getting people off the street. You are in favor of getting people off your street temporarily. So it really - but I think it's really hard for people when the narrative is, oh, they're refusing services - as if people are being offered an apartment and they're saying, you know what - I really like it outside in the cold and rain. Yeah, it's hard, it's hard, there's - the media around this issue is really hard, making it really difficult for a lot of people. [00:33:30] Crystal Fincher: I agree with that. Another thing that we saw this week was the City Attorney Office pivoting back to a strategy - another strategy that we've seen unveiled many times before - an initiative to target "high utilizers" of the criminal justice system. And so Ann Davison has identified - I think it was 118 individuals who they say are responsible, 118 "high utilizers" who "create a disproportionate impact on public safety in Seattle." And so there have been similar initiatives launched in 2012 and 2019. And you may have heard other terms like high-impact offenders, prolific offenders - but this is the same strategy that they're using there. These clearly were not successful programs in the past, but we are returning to them. And certainly this is something that has been championed by more conservative folks, by the "law and order crowd". And we have varying opinions with this - there's a PubliCola article that goes over this - but King County Department of Public Defense Director, Anita Khandelwal, views the initiative as just repetition of a failed strategy, saying, "Over the last decade, the city has repeatedly announced similarly named initiatives that would focus more law enforcement resources on those already most policed as a strategy for addressing public safety. This is a tired strategy of arresting, prosecuting and jailing. It's expensive and clearly ineffective." Lisa Daugaard, the co-executive director of the Public Defender Association and co-founder of the LEAD diversion program, who we've talked about before - most recently supportive of the failed Compassion Seattle initiative - sees potential for success, saying the initiative is built on a solid foundation - addressing the needs of "high utilizers" on a case-by-case basis. She believes Davison could avoid the errors of past crackdowns by pushing her counterparts in city and county governments to expand programs like LEAD to accommodate a new surge in clients. Also, Lisa admits that if LEAD took on all 118 of those people's clients, they would not have any more capacity for additional clients in the future. And again, it's important to note that it does not appear that Ann Davison has expressed at all that she has any interest in diverting these programs to LEAD, or any other diversion program that is focused on treating more root causes to prevent this recidivism and reoffense that has been a hallmark of just arresting and jailing people. We have to do different things in order to get a different result. What do you think about this? [00:36:47] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: I think it's funny - the repackaging every year - Ann really sold herself as this - someone so opposite of what Pete Holmes did, but now she's - this is the same exact thing. And it really is just window dressing in my opinion. And the idea that we can spend more on law enforcement and it's going to help is so ridiculous. The one thing that the 118 people that were identified have in common is none of them have shelter. [00:37:28] Crystal Fincher: Literally none? [00:37:30] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: Right. Yeah. No, none of them do. They're all unsheltered. And so instead of spending this astronomical amount of money on more law enforcement, why don't we put money into housing? Because also when you look at the breakdown of the repeat crimes, it's usually low-level shoplifts and trespassing, which is just sleeping under an awning. And so how much of that could we just remove by getting people sheltered? And that seems to be the last solution. It's just - try everything else, except for providing shelter and services to people, which are so - it's so much less expensive to house someone and give them wraparound services - wraparound services like onsite case management, medication management, things like that - is so much less expensive than putting them in jail. And it's stable, right? Because no matter how much you hate that someone sleeps under an awning or steals a sandwich, no matter how much you dislike that, the criminal justice system will always fail to provide a solution because it's a temporary thing. The maximum sentence on almost every misdemeanor is - well, the maximum sentence is either 90 days or 364 days. And with the way jail time works, everyone's going to be back out on the street in 9 months - that's the max. We cannot just think of jail as this permanent housing solution and permanent incapacitation solution for low-level misdemeanors that could be so - I don't want to say easily, because it's not easy - it's not getting people into affordable housing, we don't have any first of all. And it's not an easy solution, but it's the only one that actually makes any sense. And I think that when we talk about LEAD or any of these other things, we're just putting more money where it doesn't belong. I don't think lawyers and cops should not be dealing with these situations. That's not where the money should go. The money should go to service providers, to housing, to professionals that deal with addiction or mental health issues - that's where the money needs to go and those are prioritized the least, and it's all about arrests and incarceration. And again, it's just like the sweeps - you're kicking the can - there's nothing about that that's going to solve the problem. And so no matter how many times someone gets arrested for these things, they're going to get out of jail. If it doesn't escalate into a felony and we're talking about the people that are these "high utilizers", or a couple years ago repeat offenders or prolific offenders, we're talking about a lot of misdemeanors. We're not talking about people with a bunch of murders or something like that. [00:40:24] Crystal Fincher: Committing violent crime, assaults - that type of thing. [00:40:27] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: Yeah, so if we're talking about this low-level stuff, there's - it's a completely inadequate response that sucks up all of the resources needed to actually combat the problem. [00:40:39] Crystal Fincher: It does, and it is a real challenge. We have done this before, it has not worked. We keep spending resources on what has been proven to not work, while simultaneously demanding data that proves that doing anything else will completely solve this issue, and create a nirvana and just be the end-all and be-all, when that is actually not the standard that we're applying with our humongous expenditure of resources. And just another reminder that jail is really expensive. It costs a whole lot of money. The criminal, just our entire criminal legal system is a really, really costly system. So we do have a lot of resources available - we continue to make choices to spend them on lawyers, on jailing people, on all of the people and buildings and apparatus to support that. And when we actually have tons of data that that does not fix this problem - in fact, it is likely to make it worse. And so if we are focused on data-driven approaches, that is what is clearly being indicated - what we have a long track record locally that we can draw on that proves that, but certainly also looking nationally - so much data to back that up. We will have to see. The last thing I wanted to talk about was a story that came out this week - David Kroman wrote about it in the Times - with Harrell postponing Seattle Police Department's plan to crack down on disorderly conduct at Third Avenue bus stops. The police department was looking at using the City's criminal code regulating disorderly conduct on buses - things like smoking, playing loud music, littering, drinking alcohol, "loud raucous and harassing behavior" and other conduct that is inconsistent with the intended use and purpose of the transit facility, transit station or transit vehicle. These have often not been cited. We will put it in the episode notes - there's actually an article I need to track down by a bus driver that I thought was really thoughtful. And it does seem like it is a fact that there is more disruptive activity happening on buses than there was before. This bus driver was thoughtful and like, yeah, this is happening - and also there are lots of reasons why it's happening, and there are lots of reasons why taking a criminalizing approach may not be helpful, why taking a different kind of the law and order thing or just kicking people off buses may not be helpful. It's a complicated thing to solve. We do need to acknowledge that driver safety is important, that rider safety is important, but also have the lens that if we want to address this problem - again, like the conversation we just had - simply arresting and jailing someone actually doesn't fix and solve the problem. A lot of times this is a result and a symptom of failures in so many other places of people not having access to mental health treatment that they need, of substance use disorder treatment that they need, public health problems that we actually don't have those facilities for. What is your view on this, and on Mayor Harrell's decision to actually step in and postpone it? [00:44:34] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: I think it's interesting because again, like as we already talked about, it's not a solution. There's lots of reasons for why these things are happening and it's not because there's lax enforcement. First of all, there is enforcement on buses - I've had many bus cases myself and there is some degree of enforcement. Is that something that's going to - or has that been working? Is it going to continue to work? Is the scope of the problem in a lack of enforcement? And it doesn't really seem to be. Like you said, there's lots of reasons that these things are happening. And when we're talking about mental health, addiction, housing - all of these things - addressing these things are going to help with those issues, but that's not what we put money towards. We just keep throwing it at this system that is not working. It's interesting to me that it was walked back - they're putting that on pause. And I wonder is that because they realize - oh, that's actually not going to make that much of a difference - but there's also the fact that buses and bus shelters are not under the City's jurisdiction. Those are county issues, so maybe that was not known - I don't know - beforehand. But when the City talks about cracking down on things going on on the buses, they don't have the jurisdiction to do that. So that could be one reason why it got walked back as well. [00:46:10] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. That's really interesting because - very clearly talking about enforcing things on buses - which yes, there is a jurisdiction issue there - but it also looks like they were planning to take action within 25 feet of transit stops. Is that defined as - technically the stop facility - or is there, I guess that's a really technical and wonky question, but I could totally imagine, to your point, that there are jurisdictional questions. [00:46:49] Nicole Thomas-Kennedy: Yeah, I don't know what that - I have not looked that up. No, I think that's under City jurisdiction - that would be under City jurisdiction. Yeah. Just not anything on a bus - I don't think would be. But yeah, I would have to look that up, but I do think that would be the City still. It just depends - there's different parts of the City, like when - I won't go into jurisdictional issues, because no one wants to talk about those things for long periods of time - but they don't have as much control. Let me just say - they don't have as much control over things going on on a bus as they think they do. If someone's committing a felony on the bus, then SPD could potentially get involved, but it's still - it's going to be prosecuted by the county. And if it's misdemeanors, the misdemeanors on a bus are also going to be prosecuted by the county, because of county - see, I could go on, it could be a really long time. [00:47:47] Crystal Fincher: Well, I just learned something because I did not know that misdemeanors committed on a bus would be prosecuted by the county and not city. Very interesting - these discussions are very interesting. But I think overall we'll just keep our eyes peeled on it and continue to update on it. Just another quick update in terms of the concrete workers strike - there was talk this week about some of them potentially returning to some job sites as a show of good faith and an attempt to lessen the impact on the greater community. That seems to have had mixed results and a mixed outcome where some talked about returning, others didn't. One particular company looked like workers were willing to return and the company was unwilling to let them work again. But again, we've seen city and county leaders say that they want a quick resolution and that this is impacting various projects around the county, but also workers need fair conditions. And the workers are saying, hey, they're asking us - when you consider inflation - to take a hit to our salary, to healthcare benefits, and to our pension - it's across the board. And companies saying, but we're technically offering more money than we did before and so it should all be good. And still not doing much to come to the table and participating in this activity - hoping that public pressure just forces the workers back and they can just ride out the storm and do nothing, and hope that public pressure does some negotiating on their behalf. So we will continue to follow it - the county, we had talked about before, had tried to issue an RFP to other companies to try and work around this and have greater protections for unionization and worker conditions. And that - no one responded to that RFP actually, so we seem to just be in this position - and unless there is some specific call or pressure, it seems like - on the companies to negotiate in better faith and to move closer to the workers, it looks like we're going to be stuck in this position for quite some time. So we will continue to see how that unfolds. And again, I thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks on today, Friday, March 18th, 2022. The producer of Hacks & Wonks is Lisl Stadler, assistant producer Shannon Cheng, with assistance from Emma Mudd. And our wonderful co-host today is criminal defense attorney, abolitionist and activist, Nicole Thomas-Kennedy. You can find Nicole on Twitter @ntkallday, and you should be following Nicole. You can find me on Twitter @finchfrii. Now you can follow Hacks & Wonks on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcast - just type "Hacks and Wonks" into the search bar. Be sure to subscribe to get our Friday almost-live shows and our midweek show delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, leave us a review wherever you listen to Hacks & Wonks. You can also get a full transcript of this episode and links to the resources referenced on the show at officialhacksandwonks.com and in the episode notes. Thanks for tuning in. Talk to you next time.

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang's expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. Episode 120 is the 22nd monthly feature of “Our Voices,” intended to accelerate social change that levels the playing field—helping everyone live to their full potential. The aim is for you to see a bit of yourself in these journeys, and embrace—we're more similar than not. Entrepreneur Jerome Myers, renowned for making real estate investing look easy, joins Molly for a heartfelt account of his ups and downs. Son of a soldier and stay-at-home mom, Jerome grew up in a diverse setting of North Caroline and credits his parents (likely intentionally) for never talking of race—enabling him to never feel “disqualified”. He went from basketball to baseball to tae kwon do, enjoying academics and cultivating an identity as one involved in everything! He shares how one mentor, Mr. Blackwell, insisted Jerome be in the school's academically gifted program, in one fell swoop changing his life trajectory. Jerome is open with the disappointment in those who “looked like me” not stepping up to support him like this “white guy” did, and how this fueled his passion to “make people think it's possible!” He notes the shock of hearing his father talk about racism, and appreciates the constant messaging he's received to “be the best you can be, remove race from the conversation and do all that you can.” He encourages: “embrace who you are, be with those who accept you, focus on what you can change and control…you are wonderfully made!” Jerome delves into what led to being a “corporate dropout, including the crushing blow when told he had to lay off his team that had delivered on $20 million of new business. Hear his growth from “they made me do it” to embracing the agency he had and committing to no longer be part of the problem. Jerome shares poignantly his journey through marriage, divorce and parenting his two beloved daughters. “All relationships end... by choice or circumstance. Tune in to hear Jerome being authentic, genuine and loving... inspiring all to know no boundaries and to commit to taking action so that all can be safe, seen and heard, and our true and best selves. #sayitskillfully Resources: * Here's how you create space for the quietest voices to share their valuable input https://bit.ly/3hJfV2p * All Molly's videos by category here: https://sayitskillfully.com

On January 22, 2022, I posted a book review on "Christian Apologetics: An Anthology of Primary Sources (edited by Khaldoun A. Sweis & Chad V. Meister). This is an audio version of that review. ***RESOURCES*** Here is a link to the review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/?p=6732 Here are links to "Andrew Rappaport's Rapp Report" and "Apologetics Live" podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andrew-rappaports-rapp-report/id1353293537 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apologetics-live/id1437869685 Here are the relevant episodes regarding Andrew Rappaport's debate with RA Fuentes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/debate-calvinism-is-useless-and-dangerous/id1437869685?i=1000543813041 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-post-debate-discussion-of-ra-fuentes/id1437869685?i=1000544346811 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-more-post-ra-fuentes-debate-discussion/id1437869685?i=1000544833582 Here are some links showing the value some professional athletes place on sleep: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/06/-inside-tom-bradys-sleep-routine.html https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/patriots-mac-jones-has-eye-opening-nfl-sleep-schedule https://medium.com/daily-routines-of-successful-people/lebron-james-daily-routine-ce28a2c1a080 Here is the late Doctor Walter Martin's lecture on the baptism of boldness: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baptism-of-boldness/id1450216551?i=1000428352557 Here is a link to the "Cultish" podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cultish/id1440854210 Here is a brilliant refutation of Ed Litton by Justin Peters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNdrUxysNjU&t=1s Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

On January 29, 2022, I posted a book review on "The Bondage Breaker" by Neil T. Anderson on earnest layman.wordpress.com. Here is the audio version of it. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the link to the post: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/?p=6827 Here's a link to the video Daniel Long and I did on Scott Hornsby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEkkyDgLFTs&list=PL-s6GQ_rsIeV-aE8NwJHxJEE7Ii3EIxug&index=2&t=21s Here is a link to the podcast episode refuting Craig Groeschel at the 2016 Code Orange Blasphemy: https://www.piratechristian.com/fightingforthefaith/tag/Craig+Groeschel Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

On Saturday, January 8, 2022, I posted a book review on "Interpreting the Parables" by Craig L. Blomberg. This episode is an audio version of that review. ***RESOURCES*** Here is a link to the post: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/?p=6636 Here is a recent link on Perry Noble: https://protestia.com/2021/12/09/disgraced-megachurch-pastor-defends-joel-osteen-against-critics-theyre-angry-idiots/ Here is a link to a book review I did on "The Christian Atheist" by Craig Groeschel: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/07/03/book-review-the-christian-atheist-by-craig-groeschel/ Here is a link to a book review I did on "God Doesn't Whisper" by Jim Osman: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/06/23/book-review-god-doesnt-whisper-by-jim-osman/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

As I kick off another year of podcasting, I premiere the year (what a rhyme!) with a conference lecture review of a lecture (perhaps more appropriately called a "breakout session") featuring Carolyn Haas, Sara Keller, Stacey Henagan, Irene Rollins, Lisa Surratt and Tammie Floyd. ***RESOURCES*** Here are some websites giving brief information on the aforementioned speakers: https://substancechurch.com/our-staff/ https://nextlevelchurch.com/team/matt-sarah-keller/ https://www.stacyhenagan.com/ https://theunionchurch.com/pastors/ https://www.seacoast.org/team_members/lisa-surratt/ https://lifepoint.org/our-pastors/ Here's the link to the conference audio minus my commentary: https://media.arcchurches.com/2018/04/22/i-am-every-woman-2/ Here are sermon reviews I did on Jen Triangle, Rob Ketterling and Dino Rizzo: https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Jen-Tringale-e115jf5 https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Rob-Ketterling-ARC-ORIGINALLY-PUBLISHED-522021-e102bv9 https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Cold-Sermon-Review---A-Life-That-Invites-by-Dino-Rizzo-Association-of-Related-Churches-e158msb Here are my book reviews on "Unshakeable" by Christine Caine, "God At Work" by Gene Edward Veith, "The Christian Atheist" by Craig Groeschel, "Richard Rohr & the Enneagram Secret" (by Veinot, Veinot & Montenegro) and a movie review on "Church of Tares": https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/book-review-unshakeable-by-christine-caine/ https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/08/11/book-review-god-at-work-by-gene-edward-veith-jr/ https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/07/03/book-review-the-christian-atheist-by-craig-groeschel/ https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/08/22/book-review-richard-rohr-and-the-enneagram-secret-by-don-joy-veinot-and-marcia-montenegro/ https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/04/28/movie-review-church-of-tares/ Here is the latest "Fighting for the Faith" (F4TF) video on John Gray, an episode on Stovall Weems, two important lectures from Rosebrough called "God Did NOT Create You For A Purpose!" and "Resistance Is Futile: You Will Be Assimilated Into The Community" and a solid 2-part refutation of Morris' "The Blessed Life" (the videos from 2021 specifically; there are other refutations from past years): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMmLaWW_aQ&t=1244s https://www.piratechristian.com/fightingforthefaith/2018/4/stovall-weems-claims-to-have-met-the-risen-jesus https://www.piratechristian.com/fightingforthefaith/2017/7/god-did-not-create-you-for-a-purpose https://www.piratechristian.com/fightingforthefaith/2012/05/11/resistance-is-futile-you-will-be-assimilated-into-the-community-2 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chris+rosebrough+robert+morris+the+blessed+life Here are two articles showing Carl Lentz's fallout with Hillsong: https://protestia.com/2020/11/05/breaking-hillsong-pastor-carl-lentz-fired-for-cheating-on-his-wife/ https://protestia.com/2021/05/20/hillsongs-brian-houston-opens-up-about-fired-pastor-carl-lentz/ Here is an important video that exposes the predators of ARC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qtSVZO15z0&t=3s Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

In this episode (which I call a "bonus" one since I don't have it as part of any season), I read a good sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon called "A Christmas Question." ***RESOURCES*** Here is the link to the sermon: .https://www.spurgeongems.org/sermon/chs291.pdf Here is the link to the website that shows many more of Spurgeon's sermons: https://www.spurgeongems.org Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

On January 31, 2021, I posted a book review on "How To Eat Your Bible: A Simple Approach to Learning and Loving the Word of God" by Nate Pickowicz. This episode is an audio version of that review. ***RESOURCES*** Here is my book review post: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/01/31/book-review-how-to-eat-your-bible-by-nate-pickowicz/ Here are my sermon review links on Kevin Queen and Rob Ketterling, respectively: https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Kevin-Queen-Crosspoint-Tennessee---ARC-e12g2f1 https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Rob-Ketterling-ARC-ORIGINALLY-PUBLISHED-522021-e102bv9 Here is the interview between Justin Peters and Susan Heck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5b210e1ZWk Here is my book review on "God Doesn't Whisper" by Jim Osman: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/06/23/book-review-god-doesnt-whisper-by-jim-osman/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

On April 28, 2021, I posted a movie review of "Church of Tares." This episode is an audio version of that. I also play some audio clips from the movie. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the post of the movie review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/04/28/movie-review-church-of-tares/ Here are some quotes by C. Peter Wagner: http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/wagnerquotes.html Here is an article on the former Mars Hill elders that are calling for Mark Driscoll to resign from his church in Arizona: https://julieroys.com/mark-driscoll-unfit-former-mars-hill-elders/ Here are some interesting links/videos regarding Steven Furtick: https://protestia.com/2021/07/29/elevation-church-tries-to-take-down-video-critical-of-them-loses-case/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBQWIWCm1nY&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZKMalA07ho Here are some interesting resources on Erwin McManus: https://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/erwinmcmanus.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3du-8JT4X_Y Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

On August 18, 2021, I posted my book review on the 4th volume of "2,000 Years of Christ's Power" by Nick Needham. On this fourth and final Sunday of November 2021, I post the audio version of this review of the 4th volume. I hope you have enjoyed this series. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the link to the book review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/08/18/book-review-2000-years-of-christs-power-volume-4-by-nick-needham/ Here is a link to the book review I did on "The Reformed Pastor" by Richard Baxter: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/09/29/book-review-the-reformed-pastor-by-richard-baxter/ Here is my book review on "Richard Rohr & The Enneagram Secret" by Venoit, Venoit and Montenegro: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/08/22/book-review-richard-rohr-and-the-enneagram-secret-by-don-joy-veinot-and-marcia-montenegro/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

On April 24, 2021, I posted a book review on Volume 3 of "2,000 Years of Christ's Power" by Nick Needham. This episode is an audio version of that review. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the post of the review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/04/24/book-review-2000-years-of-christs-power-volume-3-by-nick-needham/ Here is the Julie Roys article I mentioned: https://julieroys.com Here is a helpful video (something not mentioned in the episode) that elaborates a bit on that article from Roys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qtSVZO15z0 Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

This episode is an audio version of a book review I posted on February 6, 2021. The book review is on "2,000 Years of Christ's Power (Volume Two)" by Nick Needham. It is the second of a 4-part series of the audio versions of the book reviews I wrote on Needham's "2,000 Years of Christ's Power" series this year. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the written review of the second volume: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/book-review-2000-years-of-christs-power-volume-2-by-nick-needham/ Here is the written review of the first volume (said review has a link to the audio version at the beginning of the review): Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This episode is an audio version of a book review I posted on November 14, 2021 at earnestlayman.wordpress.com. The book review is on "Why Christians Can't Trust Psychology" by Ed Bulkley. ***RESOURCES*** Here's the link to the book review on Bulkey's book: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/11/14/book-review-why-christians-cant-trust-psychology-by-ed-bulkley/ Here is a book review on "The Reformed Pastor" by Richard Baxter: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/09/29/book-review-the-reformed-pastor-by-richard-baxter/ Here is a book review on "Richard Rohr & The Enneagram Secret" by Veinot, Veinot and Montenegro: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/08/22/book-review-richard-rohr-and-the-enneagram-secret-by-don-joy-veinot-and-marcia-montenegro/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This episode is an audio version of a book review I did on "2,000 Years of Christ's Power (Volume 1)" by Nick Needham. It is Part 1 of a 4-part series I am doing on the 4-volume "2,000 Years of Christ's Power" series. ***RESOURCES*** Here is a post of the book review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/01/04/book-review-2000-years-of-christs-power-volume-1-by-nick-needham/ Here is my reading of Spurgeon's "Joseph's Bones": https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Good-Sermon---Josephs-Bones-by-Charles-Haddon-Spurgeon-e16bkh8 Here is my book review of "How To Eat Your Bible" by Nate Pickowicz: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/01/31/book-review-how-to-eat-your-bible-by-nate-pickowicz/ Here is an audio version of my book review on "The Attributes of God" by A.W. Tozer: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/08/07/book-review-the-attributes-of-god-by-a-w-tozer/ Here is Chris Rosebrough's critique on David Herzog: https://youtu.be/UMH4a386BcU Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

On April 17, 2021, I posted a book review of "When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days On The Frontlines With Persecuted Christians" by Todd Nettleton. This is an audio version of that review. ***RESOURCES*** Here is my written review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/04/17/book-review-when-faith-is-forbidden-by-todd-nettleton/ Here is some information Reformation Charlotte has constructed on David Platt: https://reformationcharlotte.org/?s=David+Platt Here is my book review on "Who's Driving The Purpose-Driven Church" by James Sundquist: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/05/05/book-review-whos-driving-the-purpose-driven-church-by-james-sundquist/ Here is my sermon review/profile on Kevin Queen and Cross Point in Nashville, Tennessee: https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Kevin-Queen-Crosspoint-Tennessee---ARC-e12g2f1 Here is the Justin Peters interview with Susan Heck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5b210e1ZWk Here is my book review on "God Doesn't Whisper" by Jim Osman: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/06/23/book-review-god-doesnt-whisper-by-jim-osman/ Thank you for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This is an audio version of a book review I posted on October 31, 2021. The book review is on "Mere Christianity" and "The Screwtape Letters" (both in one volume) by C.S. Lewis. ***RESOURCES*** Here is a link to the book review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/?p=6431 Here is the link to the portion of a video I played by Chris Rosebrough of "Fighting For The Faith": https://youtu.be/3du-8JT4X_Y Here is part two from that same series: https://youtu.be/d_ehhsYF8NA Here is the concluding video that ties up the loose ends: https://youtu.be/aq6gx_f9I8o For full sermon reviews on Rick Warren and Erwin McManus from the same series, please see these links in this order: https://www.piratechristian.com/fightingforthefaith/12/2020/rick-warren-sermon-review-hearing-the-voice-of-god-part-1 https://www.piratechristian.com/fightingforthefaith/12/2020/rick-warren-sermon-review-hearing-the-voice-of-god-part-2 https://www.piratechristian.com/fightingforthefaith/12/2020/erwin-mcmanus-sermon-review-hearing-gods-voice Here is my book review on "God Doesn't Whisper" by Jim Osman: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/06/23/book-review-god-doesnt-whisper-by-jim-osman/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

On December 14, 2020, I posted a book review on "Tortured for Christ" by Richard Wurmbrand. The late Wurmbrand was the founder of The Voice of the Martyrs. This episode is an audio version of the aforementioned book review. Please be aware that I share some graphic quote citations in this review. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the link to the book review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/12/14/book-review-tortured-for-christ-by-richard-wurmbrand/ I made mention of a book review I did on "God Doesn't Whisper" by Jim Osman. Here is the post to that review. It amplifies the points I was making about the plethora of false teachers in visible evangelicalism: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/06/23/book-review-god-doesnt-whisper-by-jim-osman/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This episode is an audio version of a book review I posted on October 13, 2021. The book is "Angels, Satan and Demons: Invisible Beings that Inhabit the Spiritual World" by Robert Lightner. ***RESOURCES*** Here is a link of my written review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/?p=6355 Here is an article showing Amy Grant's apostasy: https://reformationcharlotte.org/2021/09/16/matt-redman-michael-w-smith-join-gay-activists-for-9-11-worship-event/ Here is my episode on Jen Tringale: https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Jen-Tringale-ORIGINALLY-PUBLISHED-662021-e115jf5/a-a5otrol Here is my book review on "Hope For The Children of the Sun" by Craig Bulkeley: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/book-review-hope-for-the-children-of-the-sun-by-craig-s-bulkeley/ Here is my book review on "How To Eat Your Bible" by Nate Pickowicz: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/01/31/book-review-how-to-eat-your-bible-by-nate-pickowicz/ Here is my book review on "The Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements: The History And Error" by David Cloud: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/10/31/book-review-the-pentecostal-charismatic-movements-the-history-and-error-by-david-w-cloud/ Here is my book review on "Richard Rohr & The Enneagram Secret" by Don Veinot, Joy Veinot and Marcia Montenegro: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/08/22/book-review-richard-rohr-and-the-enneagram-secret-by-don-joy-veinot-and-marcia-montenegro/ Here is my movie review on "Hollywood's War on God" by Good Fight Ministries: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/07/12/movie-review-hollywoods-war-on-god/ Here is the website showing a plethora of quotes from the late C. Peter Wagner: http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/wagnerquotes.html Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

On October 31, 2020, I posted a book review of "The Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements: The History and Error" by David. W. Cloud. This episode is an audio version of that review. I also make mention of some resources I've come across since that review. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the book review post: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/10/31/book-review-the-pentecostal-charismatic-movements-the-history-and-error-by-david-w-cloud/ Here is a video on the failed Trump prophecies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTfBBySxCX4 Here is some information on Jennifer LeClaire and the Sneaky Squid Spirit: http://www.piratechristian.com/museum-of-idolatry/2017/2/beware-of-the-sneaky-squid-spirit-says-jennifer-leclaire Here is the video I mentioned on Troy Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIuaswsivLU Here are the two Kathryn Kuhlman sermon reviews I mentioned. Use this same link/search engine to search for Bill Johnson, Kris Valloton, Steven Furtick and Brian Houston: http://www.piratechristian.com/search?q=Kathryn%20Kuhlman&f_collectionId=55de6923e4b0316f2d24335c Here is the episode I did on Jen Tringale: https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Jen-Tringale-e115jf5 Here is the book review post I did on Todd Smith. This shows the actual quotes I cited from Cloud's book: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/03/14/book-review-speaking-in-tongues-by-todd-smith/ Here is the movie review I did on Church of Tares. This shows information on Mark Driscoll, Dan Southerland, James MacDonald and others: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/04/28/movie-review-church-of-tares/ Here is a source showing Perry Noble's trying to justify playing "Highway to Hell" during an Easter sermon: https://www.letterofmarque.us/2011/04/perry-noble-twists-the-scripture-to-justify-performing-highway-to-hell-in-church.html I was wrong about Church By The Glades' doing stuff during Easter, but they have done plenty of other crazy things. Check this out: http://www.piratechristian.com/museum-of-idolatry/tag/Church+by+the+Glades Check out these two sources on Bethel: https://churchwatchcentral.com/2021/01/02/bethel-bets-gods-angels-text-each-other-and-have-farting-contests/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9yIj9PS0xo&t=1s I mentioned Chris Hodges' name alongside Groeschel and Warren. This video may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTfBBySxCX4 Here is the Francis Chan "Narcissism Catechism" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFVv5-R7CJo Here is a brief video on Andy Stanley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aWUZThhC1Y Did I miss a link? If so, please let me know. Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org” Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Two moms talk about how they've managed their own lives while trying to support their kids struggling with substances. Beth chats with Heather Ross, who was her and Jan's parenting life coach last year, and who has an amazing podcast called Living With Addiction. ===============

On October 6, 2021, I posted a book review on "Kingdom of the Cults" by Walter Martin. This episode is an audio version of that review. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the book review post: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/10/06/book-review-the-kingdom-of-the-cults-by-walter-martin/ Here is the link to my revisiting of the pilot episode of my podcast: https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Revisiting-the-Pilot-Episode-Podcast-Reboot-e13sssc Here is a link showing the many lectures of Dr. Martin: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-walter-martin-bible-studies-kingdom-of-the-cults/id1450216551 Here is an excellent video on a right understanding of Proverbs 29:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiyVxv0_0ec&t=182s Here is a source on Ed Litton's heresy of partialism: https://capstonereport.com/2021/06/27/calls-for-ed-litton-to-resign-after-sbc-president-admits-plagiarism-in-sermongate/36402/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This episode is a cold sermon review on a sermon from 9/3/2021 titled "Faith, Hope + Love" by Henry Seeley of The Belonging Co.. ***RESOURCES*** Here are some posts I have done on Henry Seeley and his wife, Alex Seeley: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/11/11/profile-henry-seeley/ https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/03/30/sermon-review-alex-seeley-of-the-belonging-co-your-harvest-is-determined-by-the-seed-you-sow/ Here is the website to the Instagram account known as "@prophetsnwatches": https://www.instagram.com/prophetsnwatches/?hl=en Here is the book review I did on "The Reformed Pastor" by Richard Baxter: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/09/29/book-review-the-reformed-pastor-by-richard-baxter/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

This episode is an audio version of a book review I posted on earnestlayman.wordpress.com on September 29, 2021. The book is "The Reformed Pastor" by Richard Baxter, a 17th century Puritan. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the link to the written book review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/09/29/book-review-the-reformed-pastor-by-richard-baxter/ Here's an article showing a bit about how Greg Locke divorced his wife: https://pulpitandpen.org/2018/08/07/pastor-greg-locke-adultery-in-gods-eyes-marries-church-secretary/ Here's an article showing Locke's threat of a lawsuit against Protestia: https://protestia.com/2021/06/28/a-statement-from-jd-hall-regarding-greg-lockes-lawsuit-threat-against-him-newsweek-cnn/ Here's an article that refute Sean Feucht: https://fitl.co.za/2020/10/20/sean-feucht-feelings-whispers-omens/ Here's an article showing the passing of John Shelby Spong: https://protestia.com/2021/09/14/episcopalian-heretic-bishop-john-shelby-spong-dead-at-90/ Heer's a video on disgraced "pastors" Perry Noble and Mark Driscoll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96x09yJ26pk&t=837s Here's my book review on "Yes! You Really Can Change" by Chip Ingram: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/06/05/book-review-yes-you-can-really-change-by-chip-ingram/ Here's my cold sermon review on Todd Smith of Christ Fellowship "Church" in Dawsonville, Georgia: https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Cold-Sermon-Review---Todd-Smith-Sermon-Dated-8222021-Christ-Fellowship-in-Dawsonville--GA-e16h3bb Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

This episode serves as an indirect counter-sermon to the sermon I reviewed by Todd Smith on the episode dated September 19, 2021. This episode is a reading of a sermon titled "The First Resurrection" by Charles Haddon Spurgeon. This sermon is in the public domain. ***RESOURCES*** Here is where you can find more sermons by Charles Haddon Spurgeon in the public domain: https://www.spurgeongems.org Here is the specific link to the transcript of the sermon I read: https://www.spurgeongems.org/sermon/chs391.pdf Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

On September 22, 2021, I posted a book review on "The Freedom of a Christian" by Martin Luther. This is an audio version of that review. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the link to the review: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/?p=6143 Here is an article showing Ed Litton's deflection about his critics: https://reformationcharlotte.org/2021/07/08/ed-litton-outright-lies-to-media-says-plagiarism-accusations-made-by-unnamed-sources/ Here is a tweet (I thought it was a post) showing Gabe Hughes' calling out Litton: https://twitter.com/pastor_gabe/status/1413195471938596866?lang=en Here is a video by Justin Peters that exposes Ed Litton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNdrUxysNjU Here is a pair of videos by Sean Christie that expose "Church By The Glades" (aka Circus by the Glades, aka Circus out of Hades): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgcmH9Gwfu0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi2lUO96rnw Here is a video by "The Messed Up Church" on David Hughes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYDf4aSPUAE Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

My October 2020 post on Todd Smith (Christ Fellowship in Dawsonville, GA) continues to rack up views. Moreover, I've gotten more emails on Todd Smith than any other work I have done. This episode is a cold sermon review of his sermon dated August 22, 2021. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the post on Smith: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/10/02/profile-todd-smith/ Here is a book review I have done on Smith's book "Speaking In Tongues": https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/03/14/book-review-speaking-in-tongues-by-todd-smith/ Here is Kenneth Copeland's pathetic attempt in trying to blow away COVID: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOdtzt7-Q8I&t=4s Here is an article on stupid pastor tricks: https://www.themessedupchurch.com/blog/stupid-pastor-tricks-z6c2e I made mention of a recent "Fighting For The Faith" video that refuted Patricia King. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a_WGIdmyXU Here is an article on the nose-diving biblical beliefs of America: https://smartfaith.net/2021/08/24/biblical-beliefs-take-a-nose-dive/ Here is a book review I did on "Changing Church" by Galen Woodward: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/02/21/book-review-changing-church-by-galen-woodward/ Here is my sermon review on Jen Triangle: https://anchor.fm/earnestlayman/episodes/Sermon-ReviewProfile---Jen-Tringale-ORIGINALLY-PUBLISHED-662021-e115jf5/a-a5otrol Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

On September 15, 2021, I posted a book review on "The Fourth Dimension" by the late David Yonggi Cho. This is an audio version of that review. I completed the written and audio versions of the review prior to his passing on September 14, 2021. Please pray for his family members and close associates. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the book review post: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/09/15/book-review-the-fourth-dimension-by-david-yonggi-cho/ Here is a post I wrote on why it is unbiblical to decree or declare (or even command): https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2020/08/20/bible-question-why-is-it-unbiblical-to-decree-and-declare/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.lockman.org”

In this episode, I read a sermon transcript of "Joseph's Bones" by Charles Haddon Spurgeon. This sermon is in the public domain. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the transcript of the sermon: https://www.spurgeongems.org/sermon/chs966.pdf Here is my book review of "Spurgeon And Son" by Craig Skinner: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/01/31/book-review-spurgeon-and-son-by-craig-skinner/ Here is where you can find more sermons by Charles Haddon Spurgeon: https://www.spurgeongems.org/ Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

This is an audio version of my book review that was posted on September 8, 2021. The book is "Spurgeon on the Power of Scripture." Jason K. Allen compiled the work. ***RESOURCES*** Here is the book review post: https://earnestlayman.wordpress.com/2021/09/08/book-review-spurgeon-on-the-power-of-scripture-compiled-by-jason-k-allen/ Here is an interesting video from The Messed Up Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpEh3O3jFno Here is a video showing Kenneth Copeland's attempt to blow away COVID-19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOdtzt7-Q8I&t=4s Here is a video showing Shawn Bolz as a scam artist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a5HSYu1dY8 Thanks for listening! “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.