Podcasts about restorative power

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In this powerful episode, Glenn Bleakney delves into the profound concept of divine restoration through the lens of the biblical Jubilee year. Drawing from compelling biblical narratives, Bleakney explores how God's restorative power works in the lives of His people, regardless of how their losses occurred.Join the community for more teachings at https://kingdomreformation.org Through the stories of Joseph, who rose from prisoner to prime minister; Job, who received double after devastating losses; and the Shunammite woman, who regained her land and more, Bleakney weaves together a message of hope and divine faithfulness. He emphasizes that God's restoration isn't dependent on human perfection but on His unchanging character and promises.The episode brings particular encouragement to listeners facing various forms of loss—whether through personal decisions, others' actions, or circumstances beyond their control. Bleakney's teaching resonates with both historical biblical truth and contemporary application, culminating in a heartfelt prayer for those seeking restoration and an invitation to share this message of hope with others.Perfect for those navigating seasons of loss or anyone seeking to understand God's redemptive nature more deeply, this episode offers biblical insights into how divine restoration often exceeds our original circumstances, bringing greater blessing than before.

Indigenous scholar Dr. Yuria Celidwen guides us in a reflection on our interconnection with water, encouraging us to see it as more than just a vital resource, but as kin. How to Do This Practice:Last week we explored the scientifically backed healing qualities of water, focusing on how connecting with water through sound, sight, and touch can support our well being. This week, indigenous scholar Dr. Yuria Celidwen guides us in a reflection on our interconnection with water, encouraging us to see it as more than just a vital resource, but as kin.   Find a quiet space where you can engage with water— a nearby river, ocean, or even the faucet at home. Focus on the sound of water. Whether it's the gentle drip from a faucet or the sound of waves, listen deeply to how water calls to you. Contemplate how water transforms between solid, liquid, and gas. Let this remind you of your own potential for transformation. Imagine the water flow, guiding you to feel its presence within and around you, awakening memories, imagination, and a sense of belonging in this shared world. Take a few moments to reflect on how different manifestations of water connect with you.  Today's Happiness Break Host:DR. YURIA CELIDWEN is an indigenous scholar of contemplative studies, and author of the new book, Flourishing Kin: Indigenous Foundations For Collective Well-Being.Read more on Yuria: https://www.yuriacelidwen.com/#aboutFollow Yuria on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuriacelidwen/Read Yuria's work on kin relationality: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.994508/fullIf You Enjoyed This Happiness Break, You Might Also Like: Experience Nature Wherever You Are, with Dacher How to Ground Yourself in Nature, With Yuria Celidwen  Check Out These Episodes of The Science of Happiness:  The Healing Effects of Experiencing Wildlife  How to Do Good for the Environment (And Yourself)  How to Use Your Body to Relax Your Mind (The Science of Happiness) We'd love to hear how this practice goes for you! Let us know how you connect with water in your life.Email us at happinesspod@berkeley.edu Find us on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/6s39rzusHelp us share Happiness Break! Rate us and copy and share this link: https://tinyurl.com/6s39rzusTranscript: https://tinyurl.com/59mmr7jc

In this episode, we explore the comforting and uplifting voice of God that echoes through our lives, especially in moments of need. Inspired by Isaiah 41:10, we'll delve into how God's words of encouragement are not just phrases but powerful assertions that bring strength and hope.Our springboard for today's discussion is: Isaiah 41:10: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." This scripture serves as a divine reminder of the constant support and encouragement God offers us.God's encouragement comes to us in various forms, often when we least expect but most need it. Today, we'll discuss how to tune in to God's encouraging voice and allow His words to strengthen and guide us through life's challenges.How God Speaks Words of Encouragement:* Through Scripture: God's Word is filled with verses of encouragement and promise. Regular reading and meditation on the Scriptures can fortify and reassure us.* In Prayer: Quiet time in prayer opens the door to receiving God's comforting words, allowing us to hear His promises directly.* Through Quiet Moments: Often, it's in the stillness that God whispers words of encouragement into our hearts, providing peace and reassurance.Cultivating a Listening Heart:* Practice Stillness: Making time for silence in your daily routine can enhance your ability to hear God's voice.* Reflective Journaling: Writing down thoughts and feelings during prayer or Bible study can help you discern and remember the encouraging things God is saying.* Spiritual Discernment: Developing spiritual discernment helps you recognize when it is indeed God who is speaking.The Restorative Power of God's Encouragement:* Restores Faith: God's encouraging words remind us of His faithfulness and His plans for our good, helping us to trust Him in all circumstances.* Provides Strength: Just as Isaiah 41:10 promises, God's encouragement comes with an assurance of His strength in our weakness.* Motivates Forward Movement: Encouragement from God renews our energy and focus to continue pursuing His will, even when the path is difficult.ConclusionGod's encouragement is a powerful tool that sustains, uplifts, and propels us forward. By actively listening for His voice, we can tap into the infinite well of hope and strength He offers.A Question of the Day: What specific situation in your life today requires a word of encouragement from God, and how can you open your heart to receive it?Growth Challenge: This week, seek out at least one verse of Scripture each day that provides encouragement. Meditate on it, pray over it, and ask God to make its truth real in your life. Record any insights or changes in your perspective that occur as a result.Let's Pray: Lord, thank You for Your constant presence and the encouragement You freely give. Help us to hear Your whispers of hope clearly and to carry those words with us as a shield against fear and dismay. Strengthen us to face each day with confidence in Your promises. Amen.As you continue your journey, remember that God's words of encouragement are not just for you but also to be shared with others. Let's be conduits of God's hope, spreading His encouraging message to all around us. Let's get to work.My Reasons To Believe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit myr2b.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, we explore the comforting and uplifting voice of God that echoes through our lives, especially in moments of need. Inspired by Isaiah 41:10, we'll delve into how God's words of encouragement are not just phrases but powerful assertions that bring strength and hope.Our springboard for today's discussion is: Isaiah 41:10: "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." This scripture serves as a divine reminder of the constant support and encouragement God offers us.God's encouragement comes to us in various forms, often when we least expect but most need it. Today, we'll discuss how to tune in to God's encouraging voice and allow His words to strengthen and guide us through life's challenges.How God Speaks Words of Encouragement:* Through Scripture: God's Word is filled with verses of encouragement and promise. Regular reading and meditation on the Scriptures can fortify and reassure us.* In Prayer: Quiet time in prayer opens the door to receiving God's comforting words, allowing us to hear His promises directly.* Through Quiet Moments: Often, it's in the stillness that God whispers words of encouragement into our hearts, providing peace and reassurance.Cultivating a Listening Heart:* Practice Stillness: Making time for silence in your daily routine can enhance your ability to hear God's voice.* Reflective Journaling: Writing down thoughts and feelings during prayer or Bible study can help you discern and remember the encouraging things God is saying.* Spiritual Discernment: Developing spiritual discernment helps you recognize when it is indeed God who is speaking.The Restorative Power of God's Encouragement:* Restores Faith: God's encouraging words remind us of His faithfulness and His plans for our good, helping us to trust Him in all circumstances.* Provides Strength: Just as Isaiah 41:10 promises, God's encouragement comes with an assurance of His strength in our weakness.* Motivates Forward Movement: Encouragement from God renews our energy and focus to continue pursuing His will, even when the path is difficult.ConclusionGod's encouragement is a powerful tool that sustains, uplifts, and propels us forward. By actively listening for His voice, we can tap into the infinite well of hope and strength He offers.A Question of the Day: What specific situation in your life today requires a word of encouragement from God, and how can you open your heart to receive it?Growth Challenge: This week, seek out at least one verse of Scripture each day that provides encouragement. Meditate on it, pray over it, and ask God to make its truth real in your life. Record any insights or changes in your perspective that occur as a result.Let's Pray: Lord, thank You for Your constant presence and the encouragement You freely give. Help us to hear Your whispers of hope clearly and to carry those words with us as a shield against fear and dismay. Strengthen us to face each day with confidence in Your promises. Amen.As you continue your journey, remember that God's words of encouragement are not just for you but also to be shared with others. Let's be conduits of God's hope, spreading His encouraging message to all around us. Let's get to work.My Reasons To Believe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit myr2b.substack.com/subscribe

Have you ever heard of a healing mass? Fr. Jim Livingston explains what they are and how they embody God's forgiving and restorative love. Like what you're hearing? Leave us a review, subscribe, and follow us on social media @practicingcatholicshow! Facebook⁠  Instagram⁠  YouTube 

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Read the full show notes: https://jumpstartyourjoy.com/2022/08/return-to-nature-emma-loewe/ Emma Loewe is the co-author of The Spirit Almanac, and she is the senior sustainability editor for mindbodygreen, and she has released the amazing book, Return to Nature: The New Science of How Nature Landscapes Restore Us. In it, she shares the different kinds of landscapes, how they effect your mental health, studies about why they improve your mental health, and things you can do to counter-act the effects of climate change on these landscapes. This discussion fits so well into this month's theme of “finding home,” and I hope you love this conversation about the return to nature with Emma Loewe. In this episode, Emma Loewe and I talk about: How the idea of this book came about A profound memory Emma has of a maple tree in her yard growing up, and why many of us have anchoring memories that revolve around nature. My resonance with the landscapes of oceans and coasts and forests and trees. What a forest bath is, and how to experience one The fractals in trees, and why that is soothing to humans How to handle grief and anxiety over climate change in an effective and non-overwhelming way Resources Emma Loewe's book, “Return to Nature: The New Science of How Natural Landscapes Restore Us” on Bookshop.org Emma Loewe's website Emma Loewe on Instagram Others: Subscribe to Jump Start Your Joy for free on your favorite app by clicking here. Check out Jump Start Your Joy's back catalog and resources: JumpstartYourJoy.com Sign up for the free labyrinth walk guide: https://jumpstartyourjoy.com/labyrinth-basics/ Support the show on Buy Me a Coffee: Buy Me a Coffee Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 00:40 Reflecting on Nature's Restorative Power 01:04 Engaging with the Audience 02:24 Introducing Emma Lowey and Her Book 03:18 Emma's Early Inspirations and Environmental Path 04:26 The Personal and Passionate Journey of Writing 06:21 The Impact of Nature on Mental Health 09:20 The Science Behind Nature's Benefits 09:48 Creative Processes During the Pandemic 12:14 Exploring Different Landscapes 13:35 The Healing Power of Water and Forests 23:08 Practical Steps for Environmental Action 26:21 Emma's Personal Practices and Final Thoughts 31:22 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes

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Thought to share? Send me a text...(First, I know there is a sound in the background, my husband was painting the outside of the house...I just wasn't able to re-record so enjoy his noisy painting.)What legacy are you leaving behind, and how does it connect to the grander tapestry of history and faith?  Witness Jacob's journey to Egypt with his entire family, under God's reassurance, and discover how each name in the lineage carries a legacy that mirrors our own family stories. This chapter unearths the significance of familial bonds that trace back to Abraham, reminding us that we are part of a greater narrative shaped by both personal and divine plans.We then turn our focus to Joseph's incredible journey in Egypt, examining how his resilience and faith transformed him from a dreamer into a leader who provided for his family during the famine. This chapter delves into themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and God's restorative power, drawing poignant parallels to our own lives. Through Joseph's story, we see a reflection of how Jesus seeks a deep, intentional relationship with us, offering hope and unity. To read my blog, find out more about me, or to book a speaking engagement, head to https://betsymarvin.com/For access to past podcasts and transcripts, head tohttps://betsymarvin.com/podcasts/You can follow me on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/betsyjmarvin/and Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/betsy.marvin.98

In Jeremiah 31:25, God promises to satisfy the weary and refresh the languishing soul, offering restorative power beyond our own efforts. His love and grace provide solace and renewal in times of weakness, and through prayer, we can find strength and rejuvenation. Trust in His promise and find hope in His endless grace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dailyrowe/support

In all the moments of our lives, whether we're dealing with depression or anxiety, or navigating the responsibilities of taking care of other people, or simply trying to make our days have more depth and meaning, our connection to others is key to our well being. Through prayer, intentionality, and consideration, we can strengthen that cord that ties us to others and build relationships that become a lifeline when things get hard. This week, we're joined by Dansby Swanson, a major league baseball player for the Chicago Cubs. Dansby shares the ups and downs of being a major league baseball player, including the stress and anxiety that comes with the job–and how his connections to his family, caring coaches, friends, and to God, made all the difference in getting a handle on his depression.  Later in the episode, we'll hear from John Inazu, a professor of law and religion, who discusses how we can foster healthier conversations around challenging topics, creating understanding and connection even with those who disagree with us. Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned: Jesus Calling Podcast Jesus Calling Jesus Always Jesus Listens Past interview: Jordan Davis Upcoming interview: Molly Stillman  Thank you to our sponsor: www.give.cru.org   Dansby Swanson Chicago Cubs Vanderbilt Atlanta Braves   John Inazu Washington University ROTC scholarship Interview Quotes: “God created us to live in community with one another, because there's such a level of His love and connection that comes with that.” - Dansby Swanson  “God does a lot of things through people for me, and I'm just so grateful that I'm able to keep that perspective, to just trust in Him and His plan, and just be able to realize what He's done for me along the way.” - Dansby Swanson “Our identity is secure in Christ and what He did for us and no matter how great we are, we're still never going to be perfect. Jesus is the one that lived a perfect life so that He could sacrifice Himself for our shortcomings.” - Dansby Swanson “I think the way we respond to hostility or adversaries, even if we don't win the point, we might actually still model a kind of relationship or model the fruits of the spirit in a way that will make that other person pause.” - John Inazu “I think we are formed by the people around us most deeply when we give them permission and find the time to sit with conversation and listen and pause.” - John Inazu  “There will be times in life and roles that you have where you're not equipped yet to jump into that hard conversation. Prayer has to be the anchor of this; that you wake up and you thank God for the part that you get to play in His story, and then you ask for more of the fruits of the spirit.” - John Inazu  ________________________ Enjoy watching these additional videos from Jesus Calling YouTube channel! Audio Episodes:     https://bit.ly/3zvjbK7  Bonus Podcasts:     https://bit.ly/3vfLlGw  Jesus Listens: Stories of Prayer:  https://bit.ly/3Sd0a6C  Peace for Everyday Life:     https://bit.ly/3zzwFoj  Peace in Uncertain Times:     https://bit.ly/3cHfB6u  What's Good?     https://bit.ly/3vc2cKj  Enneagram:     https://bit.ly/3hzRCCY  ________________________  Connect with Jesus Calling Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Website TikTok

Have you ever chuckled your way through pain or used humor as a shield against life's darker moments? Our guest, Dave Ebert, isn't just making waves with his remarkable improv workshops; he's mending broken spirits. As a missionary with the Assemblies of God, Dave's bringing laughter and light into the lives of sex and human trafficking survivors, teaching us that even in the bleakest circumstances, joy can be a powerful healer. His transformative journey, fueled by personal struggles and a deep-rooted faith in Christ, has led him to harness the restorative power of comedy and vulnerability to empower these individuals with confidence and a renewed sense of self.This episode traverses the sensitive landscape of human trafficking and the role of trust in recovery. Dave's workshops aren't just a space for shared laughter; they're a sanctuary where survivors can rebuild their lives away from the shadows of their past. By fostering a trusting relationship with male figures in a safe environment, Dave challenges preconceived notions and equips these resilient ladies with essential communication skills. We also tackle the importance of hope and identity in Christ and the critical need to maintain safety and confidentiality as these women courageously piece themselves back together.Wrapping up, we confront a sobering reality—the dark tendrils of human trafficking, the scourge of pornography, and the call to action for everyone, especially men in the church, to don the full armor of God. It's an eye-opening discussion that urges us to stand united against this form of modern-day slavery. Join us as we explore the collective responsibility to champion hope and become beacons of laughter and change in a world that cries out for both. Dave Ebert's testimony and mission with Improv Missionaries isn't just an account of healing; it's an inspirational battle cry for compassion and action. Support the show

Join Rev. Char Bear and guests for motivation and education about how to put your green faith into action for the planet and for each other.  In this episode, healthcare chaplains Rev. Char Bear and Rev. Andrew Bear discuss the restorative power of belonging in nature for overcoming climate grief, existential dread and cognitive fatigue.  

We sit down with author and speaker Felicia Murrell to discuss her new book, AND: The Restorative Power of Love in an Either/Or World. IN an election year where sides are being demanded, Felicia offers a third way. She proposes the way of Love that shatters all categories of left and right. Is it any wonder, Jesus said, narrow is the way that leads to life? You can purchase Felicia's new book anywhere books are sold.   

Introduction and NEWS Topic 1: Flooding Alerts around the World Topic 2: The Restorative Power of Rituals Presenter(s): Nooruddeen Jangeerkhan Sharjeel Ahmad Guest(s): Dr. Helen Hooker (Flood Scientist from the University of Reading) Dr. Kevin Collins (Senior Lecturer in Environment & Systems at The Open University) Jennie Cummings-Knight (Experienced existential Psychotherapeutic Counsellor in private practice in Norfolk) Producer(s): Namood E Sahar Hania Yaqub Researcher(s): Sarah Choudhary, Raazia Choudhry, Jazeeba Khan, Kashfa Ahmed, Mehrish Dogar

“How do we move toward each other in love, the truth of our authentic power? Perhaps, we welcome change instead of resisting it. To expand my worldview beyond the paradigm of Southern, Christian, rural, or working poor to a larger cosmic frame that is inclusive, universal, affirming, and accepting, I needed to see the parts and the whole in all their majestic splendor and their messy complexity.” And: The Restorative Power Of Love In An Either Or World, in this podcast, Felicia shares the message of her book. Touching on issues of race, body, motherhood, church, and wonder, Felicia offers her soul, and it is a wise, deep, creative, and generous soul. The restorative power and uniting thread of love, union, empathy, dualism, good and evil, and The Tree of Life, this conversation is full of hope, grace, wisdom, and revelation. QUOTES: “I exist to exist. I exist to love. I exist to receive Love as a continuous experience in my heart, to live in it and give it away to others.” “Sometimes love pursues and sometimes love pulls back…” “Empathy fosters deep knowing…it is the gateway to deep knowing.” “One this empathy allows is a deeper knowing beyond context.” “All things considered, what is the most loving thing I can do right now.” For more on Felicia MurrellWebsite: www.beinghumanmag.com Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!Podcast intro and outro music by Wilde Assembly --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rethinking-god/support

I'm thrilled to welcome author, speaker and friend Felicia Murrell back to the podcast as we talk about her new book, And: The Restorative Power of Love in an Either/Or World. You'll feel the power of love as you listen. Weaving together poetry, prose, prayers and practices, Felicia shares vulnerably, guiding us from her own story to encourage, challenge, confront and call us to love. This beautiful, healing book takes us on an embodied journey, inviting us to fully inhabit our humanity, to defy our divides, to live as one.  To hear more from Felicia, listen to our conversation about her first book Truth Encounters in Season 2 Episode 8.  You can connect with her at feliciamurrell.com and through her Facebook (felicia.murrell.9) and Instagram (hellofelicia_murrell) accounts.  If this conversation is meaningful for you, please take a minute to like, subscribe and share with a friend who needs this encouragement today. You can connect with me, find free resources, my book and more at susancarson.net.  Thanks for joining us! 

Maggie Smith is a poet & writer who found overnight fame when her poem, ‘Good Bones', went viral on social media in 2016. Later on, her life was to take a further change when her husband of 19 years, and the father of her children, announced he wanted a divorce two years later. Her memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, published in April 2023 – explores the connection between these two events, how become a hit writer led to the breakdown of her marriage – and what could be found in the disruption that followed it all. Throughout it all, Maggie's love of creativity and solitude has been a constant – something she speaks to me about in this episode. We also talk about finding love in middle age, and the joy of a relationship that's free from the pressure of milestones.Thank you to our season sponsor Sensate, a palm-sized infrasonic stress and anti-anxiety device. Visit getsensate.com/alonement for 10% off your first device.TakeawaysAlone time can be a positive and restorative experience, especially for creative individuals.Being in a relationship that is not working can be lonelier than being alone.Financial independence and self-sufficiency are important for personal empowerment.There is freedom in choosing a relationship without merging lives and milestones.Alone time is essential for creativity and self-reflection.Chapters00:00Introduction and Small Talk03:33Exploring the Meaning of Alone04:27Aloneness as a Positive and Restorative Experience05:24The Irony of Being an Introverted Writer06:24The Challenges of Being an Introverted Writer in the Public Eye08:15Navigating Life After Divorce09:43The Loneliness of Incompatible Partnership10:41Living Alone vs. Living Without a Partner11:36The Myth of Partnership Solving Loneliness13:29The Shift in Attitudes Towards Being Alone14:52The Impact of Age on Relationship Choices16:13The Pressure to Settle Down and Have Children17:32Financial Independence and Self-Sufficiency18:45The Liberation of Not Racing Through Relationship Milestones19:58The Freedom of Choosing a Relationship Without Merging Lives21:20Balancing Independence and Vulnerability22:48The Lack of Cultural Models for Non-Traditional Relationships23:44The Beauty of Constant Companionship24:43The Negative Side of Hyper-Independence25:39The Importance of Alone Time for Creativity27:29Learning to Accept Help and Support28:54Returning to a Special Place for Solitude31:43The Restorative Power of Writing Alone33:09The Impact of Professional Success on Relationships35:31The Evolution of Creativity After Having Children39:21The Joy of Having Unstructured Alone Time With a one-off payment of £5, you can listen to the Alonement podcast ad-free. https://plus.acast.com/s/alonement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grandpa Bill Workouts for Geriatrics BH Sales Kennel Kelp You Tube taping , later today.Grandpa Bill's Grunts & Groans@billholt8792, Thumbs up like us share us today talking about Mercury being Retrograde Astrologically and Yoga being a very restorative meditation tool for my Workouts for Geriatrics, AKA Silver Streakers Good for ALL kids from 1 to 92 . Grumpy Pants to Grinning Yogi: Yoga Hacks for Mercury Retrograde (and Everyone Else!) Silver Streakers Blast Off: How Yoga Supercharges Your Body & Brain, Retrograde or Not Don't Let Mercury Mess with Your Moves: Yoga for Inner Peace & Outer Bliss Yoga & Mercury Retrograde: Finding Calm Within the Cosmic Chaos Silver Streakers, Unite! The Restorative Power of Yoga for Every Generation Geriatric Gains: Boost Your Body & Mind with Yoga, Anytime, Anywhere #yogalife #wellness #meditation #health #fitness #grandparents #seniors #aginggracefully #mercuryretrograde #astrology #silverstreakers #geriatricyoga #workoutsforseniors #billholt8792 #GrandpaBillsGruntsandGroans #BHKennelKelp #liveYTtaping #December20 #restorativepractice #innerpeace #mindfulness #bodypositive #agelessfitness Main Body (10 min): Yoga as a Retrograde Remedy: Yoga for Silver Streakers: Recap the key takeaways: Yoga as a tool for navigating Mercury Retrograde and enhancing overall well-being. Benefits of Yoga for Silver Streakers: Improves Flexibility & Range of Motion: Gentle stretches and poses lengthen tight muscles, improving daily activities like reaching for shelves or tying shoes. Boosts Strength & Balance: Simple weight-bearing exercises build muscle, increasing stability and reducing fall risk. Chair yoga can be a great starting point! Enhances Mood & Reduces Stress: Yoga calms the mind through breathing techniques and meditation, easing anxiety and promoting positive emotions. Improves Sleep & Reduces Pain: Regular practice can lead to deeper sleep and alleviate chronic pain issues, like arthritis. Increases Bone Density: Certain poses stimulate bone growth, helping to prevent osteoporosis, a common concern for seniors. Social Connection & Community: Group yoga classes provide a way to socialize, combat loneliness, and build a supportive network. Easy, Adaptable Poses for Every Body: 1. Gentle Mountain Pose (Tadasana): Stand tall, feet hip-width apart, lengthen your spine, and engage your core. Hold for a few breaths. (Chair modification: Sit tall in a chair, with good posture and shoulders relaxed.) 2. Chair Cat-Cow (Marjaryasana - Bitilasana): While seated, inhale and arch your back like a cat, drawing your chin to your chest. Exhale and round your back, tucking your chin, like a cow. Repeat gently. 3. Seated Side Bend (Parsva Upavisthasana): Sit up tall, reach one arm overhead, then gently bend towards the opposite side, stretching your side body. Repeat on the other side. 4. Tree Pose (Vrksasana): Stand tall, root through your standing foot, and gently lift the other foot, placing it on your shin or inner thigh. Hold for a few breaths, repeat on the other side. (Chair modification: Stand next to your chair, hold onto the back for support, and raise one foot as above.) 5. Supported Forward Fold (Uttanasana): From Mountain Pose, hinge at your hips and fold forward, resting your head on a chair, block, or your knees. Breathe deeply and release tension. Remember: Listen to your body, modify poses as needed, and avoid pushing yourself to pain. Start slow and gradually increase intensity and duration over time. Focus on your breath and enjoy the journey of movement and mindfulness. By incorporating these adaptable poses and mindful practices, seniors can unlock the magic of yoga for a healthier, happier, and more vibrant life. So, Silver Streakers, roll out your mats and let's get bendy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bhsales/message

What is the one thing we can do that holds the power of restoration and recovery? Worship. Worship has transformative effects on our lives that lead to a deeper understanding of the amazing God we serve. In this transformative episode, guest Liv Dooley, a seasoned Bible teacher, dives into the profound impact of worship on healing, redemption, and restoration in the face of mistakes. Drawing inspiration from the narratives of First and Second Samuel, Liv explores how individuals found solace and renewal through worship amid seasons of rejection and rebellion. You'll understand the importance of connecting with God through worship, embracing accountability for mistakes, and discovering healing amidst pain. Liv's personal experiences, deep biblical knowledge, and passion for worship will leave you inspired and eager to dive deeper into your worship journey. So, get ready for an episode filled with profound insights, heartfelt reflections, and practical wisdom on how worship can guide us through any season of life.  FAITH AND GATHER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/faithandgather/  FAITH AND GATHER FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/faithandgather  FAITH INSPIRED SHOW NOTES: https://faithinspiredpodcast.com/2023/12/05/the-healing-redemptive-and-restorative-power-of-worship-in-the-face-of-mistakes/  Grab your free A Joy to Dream Workbook: https://faithandgather.myflodesk.com/ajoytodreamworkbook2  I'm so grateful you spent time today listening to this episode! If you loved this episode, share the love by rating the podcast on Apple Podcasts and leaving a review! Not an Apple gal? That's okay! You can leave a review on Spotify and Google Podcasts, too. Just think how many more Christian women could be blessed with faith-inspired encouragement!  Remember, faith is not just a belief - it's a lifestyle!

If you're feeling frustrated and disheartened by the lack of progress in promoting human dignity and human rights, despite your efforts to bring about change through petitions, protests, and advocacy, then you are not alone! Instead of witnessing a tangible shift towards a more inclusive and just society, you may be encountering apathy, resistance, and even backlash, which can leave you questioning the effectiveness of your actions and the possibility of true transformation.My special guest is Carmen ImesA respected voice in theological discussions and publications, Carmen Imes's scholarship illuminates human dignity's divine origins. A distinguished associate professor of Old Testament at Biola University, her insights stem from comprehensive study and immersive experiences. Dr. Imes's works include the influential trilogy, with the latest installment titled Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters. Beyond academia, Carmen shares her perspectives with a broader public, through platforms such as Christianity Today and the Politics of Theology blog. Life experiences in the Philippines and a strong commitment to enhancing human flourishing reveal her genuine passion for the subject.Visit her website and read her blog at carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com.Follow her on Twitter: @carmenjoyimes.Diversity is not a bug, but a feature of creation, and God's intention is for us to live together in collaborative community with one another. - Carmen ImesIn this episode, you will be able to:Embrace a transformative journey of faithfulness in an evolving world.Unravel a well-rounded view of career and vocation in harmony with spiritual convictions.Investigate the power of adaptability in piloting life's changes without sacrificing integrity.Understand the essentiality of community in manifesting one's faith in real-life situations.Look into how to impact the world positively by demonstrating the values of the kingdom of God.Refreshing exploration of faithfulnessCarmen Imes shines a light on the importance of exploring faith in a holistic manner. Tied to the overarching theme of human dignity and rights, her exploration of faithfulness permeates all aspects of life -- from academia to our daily interactions. By immersing ourselves in a diverse range of perspectives, we gain a more expansive understanding of faith, transforming both our own life experiences and our impact on society.The resources mentioned in this episode are:Visit the Biola University website to learn more about Dr. Carmen Imes and her work in Old Testament studies.Purchase Dr. Imes' book, Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters, to gain a deeper understanding of the concept of imago day and its implications for human identity and purpose.Explore Dr. Imes' previous book, Bearing God's Name, which delves into the significance of the name of God and its implications for our lives.Stay tuned for Dr. Imes' forthcoming book, which will further explore the topic of human dignity and its importance.Check out Dr. Imes' writing on Christianity Today, The Well, and Politics of Theology blog to engage with her thoughts and perspectives on various topics.Reflect on your own understanding of human dignity and how you can better recognize and affirm the inherent worth of every person you encounter.Educate yourself on the history of Christianity and the ways in which Christians have sometimes failed to live out the values of dignity and respect for all.Engage in conversations with people from different religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds to foster understanding and empathy.Challenge any biasesOur identity is not something that we self-construct or that we're responsible for coming up with ourselves or creating ourselves, but that it's given to us by God and that every human being is inherently valuable and has inherent dignity. - Carmen ImesThe key moments in this episode are:00:00:02 - Introduction,00:03:22 - Understanding Imago Dei,00:06:35 - Christians and Mistreatment of Others,00:10:00 - Acknowledging Mistreatment by Christians,00:11:41 - Learning from Cross-Cultural Experiences,00:16:44 - Celebrating Diversity and Different Perspectives,00:18:03 - Lack of Representation in Theological Education,00:20:48 - Addressing Human Rights Abuses in the US,00:25:19 - The Value of Minority Perspectives,00:28:49 - Embracing Equality and God's Design,00:31:41 - The Original Vision for Creation,00:32:38 - Loving Ourselves and Others,00:33:41 - Microaggressions and Difficult Conversations,00:34:14 - Benevolent Stewardship,00:38:53 - The Restorative Power of Rest,00:46:39 - Conclusion,This is why we need to listen to diverse voices because they are noticing and having the courage to speak out about things that the majority culture is either not seeing or it would cost them too much to say. - Carmen ImesTimestamped summary of this episode:00:00:02 - Introduction,Lori Adams Brown introduces the podcast and introduces Dr. Carmen Imes as the guest for the episode. They will be discussing Dr. Imes's book, "Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters" and the concept of imago Dei.00:03:22 - Understanding Imago Dei,Dr. Imes explains the concept of imago Dei, which means "image of God." She emphasizes that every human being, regardless of religion, gender, or race, is created by God with inherent dignity and worth.00:06:35 - Christians and Mistreatment of Others,Dr. Imes acknowledges the historical and current mistreatment of others by Christians. She apologizes for the harm caused and encourages Christians to rethink their engagement with the world, seeing others as fellow images of God.00:10:00 - Acknowledging Mistreatment by Christians,Dr. Imes apologizes to anyone who has personally been hurt by Christians or the Church. She affirms that mistreatment does not align with God's heart and emphasizes the importance of recognizing the inherent dignity and worth of all human beings.00:11:41 - Learning from Cross-Cultural Experiences,Dr. Imes shares her experiences living in the Philippines and interacting with people from different cultures. She discusses how these experiences have opened her eyes to a wider world and the need to read more globally to understand and engage with others better.00:16:44 - Celebrating Diversity and Different Perspectives,The podcast is about celebrating the different gifts and strengths we all have and learning from each other. The guest shares her experience of growing up in Latin America and learning about liberation theology. She also mentions the importance of diverse voices in academia and reading books by authors from different backgrounds.00:18:03 - Lack of Representation in Theological Education,The guest reflects on her experience in seminary and the lack of representation of women and non-white scholars in the textbooks and reading lists. She emphasizes the importance of diversifying the voices we listen to and the need to include perspectives from women and people of color in theological education.00:20:48 - Addressing Human Rights Abuses in the US,The conversation shifts to the issue of human rights abuses in the US, particularly within white evangelical circles. The guest points out the tendency to focus on abuses in other countries while ignoring the problems within their own communities. She encourages white evangelicals to listen to diverse voices and recognize the issues present in their own context.00:25:19 - The Value of Minority Perspectives,The guest shares a story from the book of Jeremiah that highlights the value of minority perspectives in recognizing and addressing human rights violations. She emphasizes the importance of listening to diverse voices and the unique insights they bring to the conversation.00:28:49 - Embracing Equality and God's Design,The conversation concludes with a discussion on gender equality in the church. The guest encourages readers to reflect00:31:41 - The Original Vision for Creation,Carmen Imes emphasizes the importance of going back to Genesis 1 and 2 to understand God's original design for humanity. She encourages listeners to work towards God's ideal of human flourishing rather than perpetuating the fallen world of Genesis 3.00:32:38 - Loving Ourselves and Others,Imes highlights the importance of loving ourselves as women and rejecting the idea that we are secondary or lesser than men. She also emphasizes Jesus' message of loving our neighbor as ourselves, which includes embracing our own worth.00:33:41 - Microaggressions and Difficult Conversations,Imes acknowledges the challenges women face when discussing gender equality and the resistance they often encounter. She expresses gratitude for those who persist in having these conversations in difficult spaces.00:34:14 - Benevolent Stewardship,Imes discusses the concept of ruling as a form of benevolent stewardship. She highlights the importance of creating space for others to flourish and the responsibility to share resources for the well-being of both humans and animals.00:38:53 - The Restorative Power of Rest,Imes emphasizes the significance of rest and the Sabbath as a counter-cultural practice in a society that values constant productivity. She highlights the need to recognize our limitations and the importance of resting for our own well-being and the well-being of others.00:46:39 - Conclusion,The conversation comes to an end as the guest says goodbye.Refreshing exploration of faithfulnessCarmen Imes shines a light on the importance of exploring faith in a holistic manner. Tied to the overarching theme of human dignity and rights, her exploration of faithfulness permeates all aspects of life -- from academia to our daily interactions. By immersing ourselves in a diverse range of perspectives, we gain a more expansive understanding of faith, transforming both our own life experiences and our impact on society.Follow the podcast at:https://www.youtube.com/@aworldofdifferencehttps://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/aworldofdifference/https://www.twitter.com/@awodpodhttps://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/Join our Difference Maker membership commuity for a ton fo exclusive content for as little as $5/month. Lori's Travel Tips are included as well as exclusive minisodes with our guests. Join today at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference

If you're feeling frustrated and disheartened by the lack of progress in promoting human dignity and human rights, despite your efforts to bring about change through petitions, protests, and advocacy, then you are not alone! Instead of witnessing a tangible shift towards a more inclusive and just society, you may be encountering apathy, resistance, and even backlash, which can leave you questioning the effectiveness of your actions and the possibility of true transformation.My special guest is Carmen ImesA respected voice in theological discussions and publications, Carmen Imes's scholarship illuminates human dignity's divine origins. A distinguished associate professor of Old Testament at Biola University, her insights stem from comprehensive study and immersive experiences. Dr. Imes's works include the influential trilogy, with the latest installment titled Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters. Beyond academia, Carmen shares her perspectives with a broader public, through platforms such as Christianity Today and the Politics of Theology blog. Life experiences in the Philippines and a strong commitment to enhancing human flourishing reveal her genuine passion for the subject.Visit her website and read her blog at carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com.Follow her on Twitter: @carmenjoyimes.Diversity is not a bug, but a feature of creation, and God's intention is for us to live together in collaborative community with one another. - Carmen ImesIn this episode, you will be able to:Embrace a transformative journey of faithfulness in an evolving world.Unravel a well-rounded view of career and vocation in harmony with spiritual convictions.Investigate the power of adaptability in piloting life's changes without sacrificing integrity.Understand the essentiality of community in manifesting one's faith in real-life situations.Look into how to impact the world positively by demonstrating the values of the kingdom of God.Refreshing exploration of faithfulnessCarmen Imes shines a light on the importance of exploring faith in a holistic manner. Tied to the overarching theme of human dignity and rights, her exploration of faithfulness permeates all aspects of life -- from academia to our daily interactions. By immersing ourselves in a diverse range of perspectives, we gain a more expansive understanding of faith, transforming both our own life experiences and our impact on society.The resources mentioned in this episode are:Visit the Biola University website to learn more about Dr. Carmen Imes and her work in Old Testament studies.Purchase Dr. Imes' book, Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters, to gain a deeper understanding of the concept of imago day and its implications for human identity and purpose.Explore Dr. Imes' previous book, Bearing God's Name, which delves into the significance of the name of God and its implications for our lives.Stay tuned for Dr. Imes' forthcoming book, which will further explore the topic of human dignity and its importance.Check out Dr. Imes' writing on Christianity Today, The Well, and Politics of Theology blog to engage with her thoughts and perspectives on various topics.Reflect on your own understanding of human dignity and how you can better recognize and affirm the inherent worth of every person you encounter.Educate yourself on the history of Christianity and the ways in which Christians have sometimes failed to live out the values of dignity and respect for all.Engage in conversations with people from different religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds to foster understanding and empathy.Challenge any biasesOur identity is not something that we self-construct or that we're responsible for coming up with ourselves or creating ourselves, but that it's given to us by God and that every human being is inherently valuable and has inherent dignity. - Carmen ImesThe key moments in this episode are:00:00:02 - Introduction,00:03:22 - Understanding Imago Dei,00:06:35 - Christians and Mistreatment of Others,00:10:00 - Acknowledging Mistreatment by Christians,00:11:41 - Learning from Cross-Cultural Experiences,00:16:44 - Celebrating Diversity and Different Perspectives,00:18:03 - Lack of Representation in Theological Education,00:20:48 - Addressing Human Rights Abuses in the US,00:25:19 - The Value of Minority Perspectives,00:28:49 - Embracing Equality and God's Design,00:31:41 - The Original Vision for Creation,00:32:38 - Loving Ourselves and Others,00:33:41 - Microaggressions and Difficult Conversations,00:34:14 - Benevolent Stewardship,00:38:53 - The Restorative Power of Rest,00:46:39 - Conclusion,This is why we need to listen to diverse voices because they are noticing and having the courage to speak out about things that the majority culture is either not seeing or it would cost them too much to say. - Carmen ImesTimestamped summary of this episode:00:00:02 - Introduction,Lori Adams Brown introduces the podcast and introduces Dr. Carmen Imes as the guest for the episode. They will be discussing Dr. Imes's book, "Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters" and the concept of imago Dei.00:03:22 - Understanding Imago Dei,Dr. Imes explains the concept of imago Dei, which means "image of God." She emphasizes that every human being, regardless of religion, gender, or race, is created by God with inherent dignity and worth.00:06:35 - Christians and Mistreatment of Others,Dr. Imes acknowledges the historical and current mistreatment of others by Christians. She apologizes for the harm caused and encourages Christians to rethink their engagement with the world, seeing others as fellow images of God.00:10:00 - Acknowledging Mistreatment by Christians,Dr. Imes apologizes to anyone who has personally been hurt by Christians or the Church. She affirms that mistreatment does not align with God's heart and emphasizes the importance of recognizing the inherent dignity and worth of all human beings.00:11:41 - Learning from Cross-Cultural Experiences,Dr. Imes shares her experiences living in the Philippines and interacting with people from different cultures. She discusses how these experiences have opened her eyes to a wider world and the need to read more globally to understand and engage with others better.00:16:44 - Celebrating Diversity and Different Perspectives,The podcast is about celebrating the different gifts and strengths we all have and learning from each other. The guest shares her experience of growing up in Latin America and learning about liberation theology. She also mentions the importance of diverse voices in academia and reading books by authors from different backgrounds.00:18:03 - Lack of Representation in Theological Education,The guest reflects on her experience in seminary and the lack of representation of women and non-white scholars in the textbooks and reading lists. She emphasizes the importance of diversifying the voices we listen to and the need to include perspectives from women and people of color in theological education.00:20:48 - Addressing Human Rights Abuses in the US,The conversation shifts to the issue of human rights abuses in the US, particularly within white evangelical circles. The guest points out the tendency to focus on abuses in other countries while ignoring the problems within their own communities. She encourages white evangelicals to listen to diverse voices and recognize the issues present in their own context.00:25:19 - The Value of Minority Perspectives,The guest shares a story from the book of Jeremiah that highlights the value of minority perspectives in recognizing and addressing human rights violations. She emphasizes the importance of listening to diverse voices and the unique insights they bring to the conversation.00:28:49 - Embracing Equality and God's Design,The conversation concludes with a discussion on gender equality in the church. The guest encourages readers to reflect00:31:41 - The Original Vision for Creation,Carmen Imes emphasizes the importance of going back to Genesis 1 and 2 to understand God's original design for humanity. She encourages listeners to work towards God's ideal of human flourishing rather than perpetuating the fallen world of Genesis 3.00:32:38 - Loving Ourselves and Others,Imes highlights the importance of loving ourselves as women and rejecting the idea that we are secondary or lesser than men. She also emphasizes Jesus' message of loving our neighbor as ourselves, which includes embracing our own worth.00:33:41 - Microaggressions and Difficult Conversations,Imes acknowledges the challenges women face when discussing gender equality and the resistance they often encounter. She expresses gratitude for those who persist in having these conversations in difficult spaces.00:34:14 - Benevolent Stewardship,Imes discusses the concept of ruling as a form of benevolent stewardship. She highlights the importance of creating space for others to flourish and the responsibility to share resources for the well-being of both humans and animals.00:38:53 - The Restorative Power of Rest,Imes emphasizes the significance of rest and the Sabbath as a counter-cultural practice in a society that values constant productivity. She highlights the need to recognize our limitations and the importance of resting for our own well-being and the well-being of others.00:46:39 - Conclusion,The conversation comes to an end as the guest says goodbye.Refreshing exploration of faithfulnessCarmen Imes shines a light on the importance of exploring faith in a holistic manner. Tied to the overarching theme of human dignity and rights, her exploration of faithfulness permeates all aspects of life -- from academia to our daily interactions. By immersing ourselves in a diverse range of perspectives, we gain a more expansive understanding of faith, transforming both our own life experiences and our impact on society.Follow the podcast at:https://www.youtube.com/@aworldofdifferencehttps://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/aworldofdifference/https://www.twitter.com/@awodpodhttps://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/Join our Difference Maker membership commuity for a ton fo exclusive content for as little as $5/month. Lori's Travel Tips are included as well as exclusive minisodes with our guests. Join today at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference

You can sing the same song, but when He's pleased, He will ride on it. There's no way this rain can be falling on me and I remain the same. Something must change! Something must give!

You can sing the same song, but when He's pleased, He will ride on it. There's no way this rain can be falling on me and I remain the same. Something must change! Something must give!

The Restorative Power of Gospel Worship

The Restorative Power of Gospel Worship

The Restorative Power of Gospel Worship

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But once this injury happened, I suddenly was in the dark with nothing but time and I was left alone, sort of with my thoughts. And that wasn't that much fun because when you're left alone without any other stimulus or people around you, you're sort of stuck in this dark place of just yourself and the things that come out of that. And I was desperate. I didn't know how to pray, when I couldn't really even concentrate for more than a few seconds and so I reached out to the Psalms, and there's a lovely little verse in there that says: By day the Lord directs His love. At night, His song is with me. And I began to slowly breathe those words in and out, thinking about all the times in life and in my present circumstances that God's love was with me. And also, in the times at night, in the dark times, in the depressed times, anxious times, how God's love sustains us.---In this episode you will hear from recording artist and musician Mike Janzen, interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. You will also get the opportunity to listen to some of his latest music, based on the Psalms. Please enjoy this episode as we dive into Mike's remarkable journey of debilitating illness, community supports, and what led him to the Psalms.

In this episode you will hear from recording artist and musician Mike Janzen, interviewed by seasoned journalist, Lorna Dueck. You will also have the opportunity to listen to some of his latest music, based on the Psalms. Music has informed and shaped Mike Janzen's entire life. He has a unique background in the disciplines of jazz, classical, and popular music, combined with a technical piano prowess.His portfolio includes commissioned pieces for the CBC, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and Steve Bell, as well as original arrangements of Broadway tunes for the symphony orchestra, which he performed with Sarah Slean and the Mike Janzen Trio across the country. Please enjoy this episode as we dive into Mike's remarkable journey of debilitating illness, community supports, and what led him to the Psalms. ---Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you're well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world's best-selling book.  This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. Give to the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.ca/donate---Learn more about Mike Janzen: mikejanzentrio.comListen to Overflows (Psalm 16): open.spotify.com/track/5UiN4ZvWP99JcnRtR0jPy0---

In this podcast Dr. Rodney and Karen talk about the need to find great rest to prepare for deep sleep. There is restoration during the sleep cycle which can aid in your longevity.Currently many are suffering from General Adaptive Syndrome duer to chronic stress that depletes the body's resources and diminishes your ability to adapt. In General Adaptive Syndrome there is an alarm reaction, a stage of resistance, and a stage of exhaustion. When this pattern is not corrected, you may become ill. Chronic stress causes the adrenals to pump out too much cortisol (stress hormone) which depends on sleep timing, duration, and quality for their release.Cortisol helps regulate other hormones in the body.Poor sleep causes cortisol to be high when you wake up in the morning which can disrupt the balance between estrogen and progesterone. This is turn slows down your thyroid and slows down your metabolism.Lack of sleep also affects hunger hormones, appetite and food intake which can lead to weight gain due to insulin resistance - particularly around your middle.Leptin (feel full), ghrelin (feel hungry) and insulin (blood sugar) affect:fullnesshungerblood sugar regulationfat storageMelatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland that's associated with the body's sleep-wake cycle.It helps regulate the body's circadian rhythm, so you can fall — and stay — asleep.Disrupted or poor sleep can have impacts on melatonin and its role in promoting sleep in the brain.Growth hormoneHuman growth hormone (HGH), also known as somatotropin or growth hormone, plays a vital role in:protein production and synthesismuscle developmentmetabolismimmunitySleep impacts the amount and production of growth hormone in the body. This in turn may make it harder to repair injuries and more likely to accumulate belly fat.Missing sleep can lead to:reduced immunitymore frequent infectionsincreases in illnessesspikes in appetitehigher calorie consumptionweight gaintoxic brain or brain fogFollow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/stanceforhealthFollow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stancechiropracticOur website is: https://www.stancechiropractic.com/podcastPlease rate us and write a review!

The purpose of Christian Meditation for A Bigger Life is to help 21st-century Christians in the always distracted digital age — to connect with God with your whole being — including your body — and to wire into your brain the reality of that embodied connection in each moment. And I think most of us as Christians are often living unconsciously anxious and tense lives with a kind of disconnection between our body and mind, and disconnection between our body and God's Spirit. Where our “Christian faith” has become almost exclusively about certain beliefs rather than an embodied experience with God's Spirit who is always 100% present with us and in us in the NOW. So this is not a podcast where you can multitask while you listen. I'm not trying to give you new information or things to consider like other podcasts. I love those kinds of podcasts. But in this podcast I'm wanting to give you an experience. I want you to learn to reintegrate your body with your mind's awareness so that you can notice the “red flag” when you feel tension or anxiety in your body. It's a red flag that you're experiencing a vertical disconnect with God. And I want you to experience what a vertical connection feels like through envisioning the unseen reality of God's presence in this moment and his presence in your body by his Holy Spirit. If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that in your podcast app for this podcast. We know from the Gospels that Jesus was a morning person. That's why it was Jesus' practice in… Mark 1:35 (NIV) Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Whenever you get up in the morning, it's a good practice to set aside some time to enter a kind of solitary place – maybe you're doing this meditation in the morning.  This is a solitary time for you to meditate — to become aware and sensitive to spiritual realities and impressions — to re-integrate your body with your mind and spirit, and re-calibrate your soul — mind, body and spirit — with the reality and the presence of God's Spirit.  In his book the ruthless elimination of hurry, John Mark Comer writes… “I can't think of a worse way to start my day then a text from my work, a glance at email, a quick scroll through social media, and a news alert about that day's outrage. What I'm saying is, let prayer set your emotional equilibrium and scripture set your view of the world. Begin your day in the spirit of God‘s presence and the truth of his scriptures.“  That's what we're doing now in this meditation. Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it. Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecover Follow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePod Our audio engineers are Matthew Matlack and Diego Huaman. This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located. 

Lindy Royer is my mentor and friend. She helped me begin my Pilates journey years ago. Lindy was the one who inspired me to become an instructor and then took a chance on me by hiring me for my first instructor role in her studio.  As a seasoned Pilates instructor and physical therapist, Lindy brings a wealth of experience to this conversation. This is why she's helping answer several questions from our members.  In this episode, we discuss the role of flexibility in our lives, the best exercises for the lower back, and how to age well. You won't want to miss out on hearing directly from Lindy's expertise. Press play to listen. Resources & People Mentioned Episode 66 - The Healing and Restorative Power of Pilates with Lindy Royer The National Osteoporosis Center Connect with Lindy Royer Lindy Royer at the Inner Matrix System Lindy Royer at the Center for Movement Follow Lindywell On Facebook On Instagram Join Lindywell Start your free 14-day trial! Subscribe to The Balanced Life

Deborah Eden Tull is a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, author, activist, and sustainability educator. She spent seven years training as a Buddhist monk  and has been living in sustainable communities for over 25 years. She teaches engaged awareness practice, which emphasizes the connection between personal awakening and global engagement. Eden draws upon teachings from the natural world and an embodied understanding of animism. She is the author of Luminous Darkness: An Engaged Buddhist Approach to Embracing the Unknown and other books. Eden offers retreats, online courses, and consultations internationally. To learn more, go to DeborahEdenTull.com. If you're an activist or a spiritual person, do you need ‘endarkenment' as much as ‘enlightenment'? Hear Eden Tull explain in this interview why her answer is a resounding ‘yes.'In this conversation, Eden and I discuss: Why our ‘outer work' of activism or contribution needs to be supported by ‘inner work' that feeds compassion, resilience, and purpose. We are wildly creative beings who are meant to experience darkness “as the field of absolute rest and regeneration” that inspires our creativity.A ‘dark time' can be a personal experience or an experience a people or culture are going through. It can be ‘dark' as in ‘unpleasant,' or ‘dark' as in ‘mysterious, uncertain or visionary.'It's counter-cultural to embrace darkness. But darkness includes beautiful halves of our reality such as the night, sleep, rest, interiority, sadness, wisdom, crisis, and fertile soil. Ignoring darkness within and without can be a mistake because suppressing or ignoring our grief or horror at the world's suffering prevents us from acting in healing ways.Darkness can be a fertile space where we listen and discover creative solutions that are based in fierce compassion. “It's in metabolizing our grief that we're freed up to act in more constructive and creative ways.”How her book offers a structure for going into ‘dark' spaces—whether meditation, open inquiry, or grief for a planet in crisis—and letting them be fertile instead of without life. Endarkenment can be a process of transmuting pain into vision and vitality.“We need to wake up more fully to our partnership with nature”—not by seeing ourselves as separate, but “by recognizing our innate oneness with the more than human world and Gaia consciousness…when we do this, we receive guidance and information.” Thanks for listening! Kindly leave us a review so more people can discover the show.Find Humans & Earth on Instagram at @schoolhumansearth https://www.instagram.com/schoolhumansearth/ Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SchoolHumansEarth You're welcome to email your thoughts to support@humansandearth.com

In this special episode, Matt & Michele have an open and personal conversation about loss, greiving, healing and hope. They share the impacts and importance that nature plays in their lives and they offer up some insights and observations about how nature fits into making our lives better each and every day, as individuals and as a society. It's worth taking a few minutes, in a quiet place, to join our hosts for this vulnerable and honest discussion. To hear more episodes of the "Matt & Michele Outdoors" show, visit MattMicheleOutdoors.com If you are struggling and need to talk to someone, contact the NAMI helpline by visiting https://www.nami.org/help. You don't have to go through it alone. Title Sponsors of MMO:Angler Magazine: https://coastalanglermag.com/great-smoky-mountains/Prestie Subaru: https://www.prestigesubaru.com/Sunrift Adventures: https://sunrift.com/Show Sponsor: Explore Wilkesboro, NCVisit https://www.wilkescountytourism.com/ for more information.Support the show

Making time for rest helps you be more effective when you work. Rather than give 80 percent because you're tired, you can give 100 percent because you replenished your reserves. Join Kari and Mary Lauren as they talk about incorporating rest into your life routine. Ep. 60 Show Notes:o   Kari's books: Love Her Well, More Than a Mom, 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know,  Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For?,  10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Knowo   Contact Kari:  kari@karikampakis.com, Instagram, and Facebooko   Contact Mary Lauren:  Instagram

The Balanced Life podcast is a place for honest conversations on health, wellness, self-care, work/life balance, and everything in between. My goal is to provide inspiration, resources, and practical tips to help you create a balanced life and become the healthiest version of yourself both inside and out. Today we have a special episode that spans 5 conversations that I have had on the podcast throughout the years that have opened my mind and led me to improve my health, understand my body and mind on a deeper level, or live with more intention and gratitude. This power-packed episode has fantastic tips and insights that will help you become the healthiest version of yourself.  You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... Recognizing where we feel emotions [1:22] How our thinking habits impact our lives every day [4:10] Understanding adrenal fatigue [9:51] What happens when we experience pain [23:25] Leaning into different seasons of parenting [35:36] Resources & People Mentioned Episode 79 - Using breathwork as a path to wellness with Kiesha Yokers Episode 74 - Are your habits helping or hurting you? with Sandra Chuma Episode 71 - The Hidden Hormone Epidemic: A conversation with Dr. Aviva Romm  Episode 66 - The Healing and Restorative Power of Pilates with Lindy Royer Episode 16 - Dorena Williamson: leaning into seasons of change, pursuing solitude, and always learning Follow Lindywell On Facebook On Instagram Join Lindywell Start your free Lindywell 14 day trial! Subscribe to The Balanced Life

In this special episode, Matt & Michele have an open and personal conversation about loss, greiving, healing and hope. They share the impacts and importance that nature plays in their lives and they offer up some insights and observations about how nature fits into making our lives better each and every day, as individuals and as a society. It's worth taking a few minutes, in a quiet place, to join our hosts for this vulnerable and honest discussion.If you are struggling and need to talk to someone, contact the NAMI helpline by visiting https://www.nami.org/help. You don't have to go through it alone. Title Sponsors of MMO:Angler Magazine: https://coastalanglermag.com/great-smoky-mountains/ Prestie Subaru: https://www.prestigesubaru.com/Sunrift Adventures: https://sunrift.com/ Show Sponsor: Explore Wilkesboro, NCVisit https://www.wilkescountytourism.com/ for more information.

Being tempted is not a new problem! It has been around since the beginning of creation, thankfully, the Bible gives us tangible ways that we can win spiritual battles in today's world! Lead Pastor Kevin Fetterhoff shares out of Genesis 3 about Eve and how we can learn from her struggle with temptation! God offers us hope, strength, and restoration!

Theme: God's People Praise Him for His Restorative Power1. With Joy for His Faithfulness2. With Confidence for the FutureTime:MorningMinister:Rev. Mitch RamkissoonTexts:Psalm 126

“The Restorative Power of Silence” Season five is here! Josh and Betsy kick off the new season by discussing the power of silence in our lives. Why is silence hard? What good can it do for us? Drawing on the insights of Dallas Willard, they present a strong case for building in times of silence in your life. Show Notes: The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard (book) Suggestions for future episodes? Email us at intersect@nepres.com Intersect Podcast is a ministry of Northeast Presbyterian Church. The views expressed on this podcast are those of Josh and Betsy Desch and are not intended to be presented as the official views of NEPC. Please see our Intersect Podcast landing page for further information.   .fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-4{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}

At this week's Round Table, Kenisha, Kris, Madeline, and Skyla spoke with Cindy Trinh, creator of @activistnyc, a documentary photo project about activism and social justice movements in New York City. Cindy is a photographer, visual journalist and activist who is passionate about social justice and human rights. Their photography comes from a place of wanting to connect with people and places through the art of visual storytelling. Cindy's work has been published and featured extensively by popular media, and they have exhibited at numerous museums, galleries and art spaces throughout New York City. We spoke about growing up feeling and being different; the challenges of choosing creative careers in first gen immigrant families; the life of a lapsed lawyer—and how radicalizing law school can be!; the toxic illusion of the American Dream; and the restorative power of taking pictures and working at the intersection of photography, activism, and social change. Oh, and we also talked about how badly society is failing young people and the lost art of just having fun. We were INCREDIBLY inspired by Cindy and know you will be too. Thank you for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nextgenpolitics/message

The pandemic has had a pronounced impact on mental health. Participating in activities that benefit well-being is crucial, but Katherine Cotter and James Pawelski, experts in the field of positive psychology, say being conscious of these benefits, and optimizing participation, is the end goal.In this final episode of the season, we speak with both researchers from the Positive Psychology Center about how art museum visitation and museum program participation impact flourishing-related outcomes.Guests:James O. Pawelski, Professor of Practice and Director of Education, Positive Psychology Center and Director of the Humanities and Human Flourishing ProjectKatherine Cotter, Postdoctoral Fellow, Positive Psychology Center***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterview by Blake Cole Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu

God's redemption, mercy and favor

24 July 2022 | David Capps | The Restorative Power Of Forgiveness Readings: Philemon v.1-25

Ps. Raynu Thomas shares a message about God's Restorative Power.

Back Pain? Will Foundation Training Help You? Bob & Mike interview Dr. Eric Goodman & Coach Jessie Salas about Foundation Training. Foundation Training is a simple solution that gives you the means to change the way you move and correct the imbalances caused by our modern habits. Foundation Training Website: https://www.foundationtraining.com/ Foundation Training Stream Site: https://ftstreaming.com/ Follow Along with Video: "The New 12 Minute Foundation Training Workout with Dr. Eric Goodman:" https://youtu.be/oVOnXIiPgM8 Books From the Podcast: 1) Foundation: Redefine Your Core, Conquer Back Pain, and Move with Confidence: https://amzn.to/3y6EcsN 2) True to Form: How to Use Foundation Training for Sustained Pain Relief and Everyday Fitness: https://amzn.to/3A9wYXl 3) Foundations of Health: Harnessing the Restorative Power of Movement, Heat, Breath, and the Endocannabinoid System to Heal Pain and Actively Adapt for a Healthy Life: https://amzn.to/3nsuJai Bob (the tall one) has been diagnosed with Ataxia. It affects his balance and his speech but does not affect his thinking. We appreciate your understanding and support!

In this episode of the Journal of Black Psychology podcast series, Editor's Assistant Mark Jones talks with Dr. Delishia Pittman about her recently published JBP research article, "Sankofa: A Testimony of the Restorative Power of Black Activism in the Self-Care Practices of Black Activists."

Tattoos can transform and empower people, with some seeking them out to reconnect with their bodies due to scarring, physical abnormalities or the aftermath of a procedure or illness. Paramedical tattooist Becky Barker shares the art and craft of medical tattooing, explaining how this expansive field helps improve the quality of life for breast cancer survivors -- and anyone looking to renew themselves in ways that are more than skin-deep.

Tattoos can transform and empower people, with some seeking them out to reconnect with their bodies due to scarring, physical abnormalities or the aftermath of a procedure or illness. Paramedical tattooist Becky Barker shares the art and craft of medical tattooing, explaining how this expansive field helps improve the quality of life for breast cancer survivors -- and anyone looking to renew themselves in ways that are more than skin-deep.

Tattoos can transform and empower people, with some seeking them out to reconnect with their bodies due to scarring, physical abnormalities or the aftermath of a procedure or illness. Paramedical tattooist Becky Barker shares the art and craft of medical tattooing, explaining how this expansive field helps improve the quality of life for breast cancer survivors -- and anyone looking to renew themselves in ways that are more than skin-deep.

When Heather Webster hit a personal low, she turned to nature. Now a mindful outdoor guide, Heather helps other women -- and all of us -- tap into the restorative power of nature to find calm, connect with our intuition and live a more joyful life.In this first episode in our special spring series, Heather talks about how being outside helped her find peace inside and how anyone can draw on the magnificence of nature to enliven their spirit,  feel more deeply into their intuition and experience the majesty of the present moment.Heather is the host of the "Saved By Mother Earth" podcast. You can connect with her at HeatherWebsterWellness.com and on Instagram @HeatherWebsterWellness.As always, you can find me on Instagram @YouKnowSandy and at innerpeacetogo.com.If you want to join my free book club, please click here!Thank you Michael Kobrin for the music!Have a peaceful week!

Pilates offers an array of unique opportunities to grow in your physical, mental, and spiritual journey. Unlike other workouts, it's a form of mindful movement. In today's episode, Lindy Royer, Physical Therapist, Pilates Instructor, and Robin's mentor and friend, shares her journey of coming to know and practice Pilates.  Robin and Lindy discuss the power of the brain, rewiring our brains through mindfulness, creating a positive space in Pilates, and the mechanics of pain. Join Robin and Lindy for a unique insight into Lindy's work and her experience as a mindful teacher and physical therapist.  Show Highlights:  Lindy shares her backstory Lindy discusses how she changed her life after her divorce and years of alcohol abuse  Pilates was reintroduced to Lindy during her rehabilitation and she's never looked back Robin and Lindy discuss the internal journey of Pilates Lindy shares the benefits of incorporating Pilates into your daily routine  We have the power to rewire our brains  What is pain and what causes it  The importance of learning It's important to learn to listen to your body.  How Pilates has impacted Lindy's life off the mat    Links:  Try Pilates with The Balanced Life Sisterhood Click here to start your 7-day FREE trial! The Balanced Life  The Balanced Life on Instagram Lindy's Email Lindy's Website  

Pastor Courtney shares a hockey story of just surviving. Plus, 1 Kings 19 on the beauty of a God who ministers to us in our physical needs. How are you surviving these days?

The Restorative Power of Christ - Luke 13:10-21 - Neal Grogan

The Making Room co-hosts debrief their conversation with Nate Salley and the importance of allowing growth opportunities in our lives. They discuss the difference between being open to feedback versus when it becomes counterproductive is 'forcing it' or overly attached to 'self-improvement.' While it felt like Jon needed a nap in this one they also dive into how sleep is a driving force in great decision-making. They also touch on the neuroscience of naps and how they can be used to make our days more fulfilling and keep us at our best.

In episode 4, Hannah discusses the health benefits of Forest Bathing or Shinrin-Yoku on your health and well-being. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Today we celebrate a botanist remembered for his work collecting cinchona trees in South America. We'll remember the French royal painter known as the "the Raffaele of flowers." We'll also learn about the German architect who thought he'd discovered the Hanging Gardens of Babylon over a hundred years ago. We'll recognize the work of the British Botanist who is remembered in the name of a bamboo, an English writer who was often inspired by nature, and we'll also take a look back at a discovery by South African botanists. We hear an excerpt from a fun fiction book - "A compelling and human cast of characters, full of humor, heart, heartbreak, and the language of flowers make this perfect for fans of Marian Keyes."—Booklist We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that came out during the pandemic - The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith And then we'll wrap things up with a little letter from botanist David Hosack written on this day in 1806.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News Pumpkin Pie Cereal Treats | Better Homes & Gardens   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there's no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you'd search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events September 10, 1817  Birth of Richard Spruce, English botanist and bryologist. A fearless explorer, he spent fifteen years botanizing along the Amazon river. Toward the end of his journey, he managed to smuggle out cinchona saplings, which were a promising treatment for malaria. He was most fascinated by small plants - unassuming mosses and liverworts. He wrote, I like to look on plants as sentient beings... which beautify the earth during life, and after death may adorn my herbarium… September 10, 1825  On this day, French King Charles X honored the Belgian painter, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, with the Legion of Honor. To test his skills, Queen Marie Antoinette once summoned Redouté in the middle of the night and ordered him to paint a cactus. He did. Redouté was also a favorite of Josephine Bonaparte and her flowers at Malmaison are the subjects of his most beautiful work. A master painter of lilies and roses, Redouté was known as "the Raffaele of flowers." September 10, 1855  Birth of Robert Koldewey, German archaeologist. He supposedly discovered the location of one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the ancient Hanging Gardens of Babylon in southern Iraq. He also found the famous Ishtar Gate (1902), which he cut into pieces and smuggled to the Pergamon Museum in Berlin where it remains to this day. Despite working for over two decades, the Hanging Gardens site was only half-excavated when he was forced to leave the country in 1917. His discovery of the gardens has since been refuted. September 10, 1870  Birth of Lilian Gibbs, British botanist. When she wasn't working at the British Museum in London, she was going on expeditions. She was the first woman and botanist to ascend Mount Kinabalu (Borneo) in February 1910. She discovered many new plants and is remembered by many plant names including Racemobambos gibbsiae ”rass-ih-MOE-bam-bos Gibbs-ee-ay" (Miss Gibbs' Bamboo). September 10, 1903  Birth of Cyril Connolly, English literary critic and writer. In The Unquiet Grave, he wrote: Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils. September 10, 1981  On this day, the Lancaster New Era (Pennsylvania) featured a story about the impact of hormones on plant growth: South African botanists discovered that a birth control pill pushed into the soil next to a plant stem can produce dramatic effects on growth and improve foliage. Research has shown that hormones in the pill accelerate fertilization and development of plants.   Unearthed Words Agapanthus and peonies in June. Scented stock and sweet peas in July. Sunflowers and sweet William in August. By the time September's oriental lilies and ornamental cabbages appeared, she wasn't hiding upstairs in the workroom anymore. She was spending more time in the shop, answering the phone, dealing with the customers. One Sunday she spent the afternoon at an allotment belonging to a friend of Ciara's, picking lamb's ear and dusty miller and veronica for a wedding, and didn't think about Michael once, but she kept remembering a Patrick Kavanagh poem she'd learned at school, the one about how every old man he saw reminded him of his father. ― Ella Griffin, The Flower Arrangement   Grow That Garden Library The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith This book came out in 2020, and the subtitle is The Restorative Power of Nature. Before this book came out in 2020, I don't think Sue had any idea just how timely this book was going to be. I remember when Sue's book was finally released, I heard an interview with her and also an urban gardener in California. The two of them together talked about the importance of gardening and for so many people who were really suffering at home during the pandemic, gardening became a way of coping - along with pets. A lot of people got pets during the pandemic. This is why it was so hard to adopt a pet on Petfinder - or source plants and seeds. In fact, we're still struggling with the repercussions of that particular year because growers not only sold their plant inventory for  2020, they often borrowed against some of the plant material that they were saving for 2021. Of course, many of us know the healing power of gardens. But what I loved about Sue Stewart Smith is her unique take on all of this. Sue approaches gardens from her area of expertise, which is psychology. And it's helpful that Sue is also a passionate gardener herself. Now I love this aspect of gardening - their power to heal and help us - and I could do a deep dive on this all day. I love talking about it. I love reading about it. What I really like about Sue's book is that she offers endless examples of the power of gardening and its impact on our brains, on our thinking, on our ability to be happier, to continue to process and learn and grow, etc. It's so, so powerful. Now it's been over a year since this book has been out. So if you're looking for used copies, there are definitely some available on Amazon. This book is 352 pages of garden power - the power to heal, restore, and save us. You can get a copy of The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith  and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $10   Today's Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart September 10, 1806  On this day, the botanist David Hosack wrote to Thomas Jefferson at Monticello about Lewis and Clark. He was hoping to gain access to any potential plant discoveries on the expedition: If, sir, the gentlemen who are at present on their travels to Missouri discover any new or useful plants I should be very happy in obtaining a small quantity of the seeds.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

BGBS 071: Maurice Cherry | Creative Strategist | The Restorative Power of Play Maurice Cherry is the creative strategist for CodeSandbox, an online code editor tailored for web applications. Prior to this, he served principal and creative director at Lunch, an award-winning multidisciplinary studio he created in 2008 that helps creative brands craft messages and tell stories for their targeted audiences, including fostering relationships with underrepresented communities. Past clients and collaborators included Facebook, Mailchimp, Vox Media, NIKE, Mediabistro, Site5, SitePoint, and The City of Atlanta. Maurice is a pioneering digital creator who is most well-known for Revision Path™, an award-winning podcast which is the first podcast to be added to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Other projects of Maurice's include the Black Weblog Awards, 28 Days of the Web, The Year of Tea, and the design anthology RECOGNIZE. Maurice's projects and overall design work and advocacy have been recognized by Apple, Adobe, NPR, Lifehacker, Design Observer, Entrepreneur, AIGA, the Columbia Journalism Review, Forbes, Fast Company, and many other print and digital outlets. Maurice is also an educator, and has built curricula and taught courses on web design, web development, email marketing, WordPress, and podcasting for thousands of students over the past ten years. Maurice is the 2018 recipient of the Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary from AIGA, Creative Loafing Atlanta's 2018 Influentials in the fields of business and technology, was named as one of GDUSA's “People to Watch” in 2018, and was included in the 2018 edition of The Root 100 (#60), their annual list of the most influential African-Americans ages 25 to 45. In previous years, Maurice was awarded as one of Atlanta's “Power 30 Under 30″ in the field of Science and Technology by the Apex Society. He was also selected as one of HP's “50 Tech Tastemakers” in conjunction with Black Web 2.0, and was profiled by Atlanta Tribune as one of 2014's Young Professionals. He is also a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Maurice holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Morehouse College and a Master's degree in telecommunications management from Keller Graduate School of Management. In this episode, you'll learn... As a creative on the web, it's beneficial to stay fluid and agile enough to go where the market goes. It's detrimental to focus on only one specialty because the industry changes so quickly that it may become obsolete. When done correctly, brands can put forth an image that is discordant with people's initial perception of them, through storytelling in marketing. This can draw in an entirely new audience based on the brand's "personality." Podcasting is not as easy as it looks. Everything is deliberate, and a lot of care goes into each episode. Quotes [8:10] It almost is a detriment to be kind of a specialist, because your specialty may end up getting absorbed or may become obsolescent or something like that. So you kind of have to stay fluid and kind of see where different trends are going and see how you can fit in there. [12:45] Brands may try to put forth an image of who they are or who they want to be. And that may not even mesh with how people are thinking about them…but it makes people remember them in a way that perhaps people may not think of, and so they may gain a whole new level of audience just based off of that kind of storytelling and interaction that draws them in to who they are as a brand and what they sort of represent in terms of company values. [1:00:43] I think people will look at the 400 episodes of revision path and just see a monolithic set of people. But I mean, there's so much diversity within the people that I have interviewed, whether it's age diversity, whether it's what they do in the industry, years of experience, there's men, there's women, there's trans folk, there's folks in the US and the Caribbean, throughout Europe, throughout Africa, throughout Asia and Australia. They're everywhere. The thing that sort of ties them all together is they're practicing designers, or they're practicing techies, or they're doing something creative on the web that is worthy of kind of falling into line with everything that I'm doing with revision paths. [1:04:53] I just turned 40 this year. And there's still a lot of things about myself that I feel like I've managed to still keep a very playful spirit and still be able to kind of tap into the restorative power of play, even into the work that I do. I mean, even what I'm doing with creative strategy, it's kind of playing at work a little bit. I get to really dive into myself and come up with inspiring things that we can do and fantastic campaigns that we can execute. Resources Podcast: Revision Path LinkedIn: Maurice Cherry Twitter: @mauricecherry Have a Brand Problem? We can help. Book your no-obligation, 15-minute Wildstory Brand Clarity Call now.  Learn about our Brand Audit and Strategy process Identify if you need a new logo or just a refresh Determine if your business has a branding problem See examples of our work and get relevant case studies See if branding is holding your business back and can help you get to the next level Book Your FREE Brand Clarity Call   Podcast Transcript Maurice Cherry 0:02 And I started doing these long form interviews, maybe about 1500 to 2000 words or so. But it just took so long to put together. I was doing it by myself. And it was someone that actually was a reader of revision path, who one day wrote me and said that she was a fan of revision path as you would really like to be on revision path, but wanted to record a podcast because she had a podcast that she was doing in Chicago. At the time. I'm like, yeah, we can record that's fine. thinking to myself, I have no recording equipment. So we ended up recording our interview, the very first episode of revision path on my mobile phone in a restaurant. Terrible quality. I still keep the episode out. I mean, it's somewhat listable, I guess, I don't know. But that was kind of where the genesis of the podcast started. Marc Gutman 0:54 podcasting from Boulder, Colorado. This is the Baby Got Back story Podcast, where we dive into the story behind the story of today's most inspiring storytellers, creators and entrepreneurs. I like backstories and I cannot lie. I am your host, Marc Gutman, Marc Gutman, and on today's episode of Baby got backstory, we are talking with Maurice cherry, the award winning podcaster, creative strategist, and designer. And before we get into this episode, I feel so lucky that I get to talk to people. And I get to talk to people on this show. And I get to talk to people on this show, and share it with you, the audience. I truly, truly, truly thank you and appreciate you. If you like this show, and want to show your like an appreciation for me or the show, please head over to Apple podcasts or Spotify and give us a five star review and rating. Ratings really do matter. Apple and Spotify use these ratings as part of the algorithm that determines ratings on third charts. And we're human. We like likes and follows and ratings too. So thank you for your reviews. I do appreciate it. Today's guest is Maurice cherri, creative strategist, designer and host of the award winning podcast revision path. past clients and collaborators included Facebook, MailChimp, Vox media nyck Media Bistro site five sitepoint in the city of Atlanta. Maria is a pioneering digital creator, who is most well known for revision path and award winning podcast, which is the first podcast to be added to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Other projects of maurices include the black weblog awards 28 days of the web, the year of t in the design anthology recognize Murray says projects and overall design work and advocacy have been recognized by Apple, Adobe NPR, life hacker design observer entrepreneur, the AI GA, the Columbia Journalism Review, Forbes Fast Company in many other print and digital outlets. He says the 2018 recipient of the Steven Heller prize for cultural commentary from the AI GA, creative loafing Atlanta's 2018 influentials in the fields of business and technology was named one of GED USA people to watch in 2018. It was included in the 2018 edition of the route 100. He was number 60 and their annual list of the most influential African Americans ages 25 to 45. In previous years, Maurice was awarded one of Atlanta's power 30 under 30 in the field of science and technology by the apex society. He was also selected as one of HPS 50 tech tastemakers in conjunction with black web to Dotto. It was profiled by Atlanta Tribune is one of 2014 young professionals. He is also a member of the International Academy of digital arts and sciences. And this is his story. I am here with Maurice cherry who is a creative strategist, designer and podcaster. You may know him from his very popular podcast revision path, and that's because they just recorded their 400th episode which is a major, major milestone Marie's Welcome to the baby. Got back History podcast. Maurice Cherry 5:01 Thank you so much for having me, Mark, this is great. Marc Gutman 5:04 That's so great to have you here. Why don't we just hop right into it? I mean, you, you have this varied what I'd call a hybrid background of creative strategist designer podcaster. Like, how did that come to be like, like, how do you make that all work in today's environment? Maurice Cherry 5:24 You know, I'm kind of still trying to figure that out myself. I'm lucky to be able to kind of remain a bit fluid and hybrid in some sorts as it relates to my skill set, which allows me to kind of go where the market goes, but I mean, my background, I have a undergraduate degree in mathematics. my graduate degree is in telecommunications, management's. I've worked in media, I've worked in web, I've worked with nonprofits, I've worked with tech startups, I've had my own business for nine years. So I've done a little bit of everything and a lot of different places. And I've had the opportunity to work with everyone from, you know, startup founders and entrepreneurs to like, captains of industry at fortune 100 companies. So I've kind of been a little all over the place. And like I said, being able to remain fluid has helped me as things have changed in the market. I mean, I started off working for companies here, I'm in Atlanta, Georgia, I started off working for companies here and then quit the last place I was working out, which was at&t and working as a senior web designer, started my own studio did that for nine years, sort of wound that down and then jump back into working for places design working for tech startups. And just kind of going from there. Yeah, and Marc Gutman 6:40 you use that word, fluid and fluidity. And you know, the old way of doing things used to be very specialized used to be very siloed not not bouncing between disciplines. Why do you think it's important to to be fluid in in your skill set in your career? What advantage is that given you, Maurice Cherry 7:01 um, for me, the advantage that it's given is being able to have the perspective to see where commonalities lie, as the market, or as you really the industry sort of changes. I mean, when I first came about on the web, you were either a web designer, a web developer, or a webmaster, like those are kind of the three particular titles that you had. And now you've got all different types of product designers and UX designers and things like that, despite the fact that there are new titles and the way that things have changed. There's still some sort of common threads between a lot of these different types of titles. And even as companies have come along and introduced new types of technology into the world, which therefore mean that there are new types of people that work on these things. Like, there's conversation designers, there's mixed reality designers like you know, a couple of weeks ago, I was first introduced to the metaverse, which sounds like something you'd hear in like a 90s sci fi afternoon kids show her something. So there's so many Tell that to say that the market and the industry changes so much, it almost is a detriment to be kind of a specialist, because your specialty may end up getting, you know, absorbed or may become obsolescent or something like that. So you kind of have to stay fluid and kind of see where different trends are going and see how you can fit in there. Marc Gutman 8:29 Yeah, and I want to be a part of the metaverse like that sounds awesome. I don't even know what that is. But I want to like tell people that I am part of the metaverse or that I work in the metaverse, that'd be great. And it's really interesting because the person that introduced us, Douglas Davis, who is appeared on this show, he was talking about something really, really similar in his conversation, his interview, which was a lot of what we're doing today hasn't been invented yet. Right? And we're kind of in this next wave of, of that. And so he gave the example back when he was starting out, like no one had really invented, like how to build web pages and websites. And so it was real time, right? And then we started to grow up in no one had invented how to be an expert on Twitter when Twitter first came out, we all just kind of did it, you know. And now you know, what I'm hearing you say is that business is again, moving technology is moving so fast. And it's you know, they're intertwined, right Business and Technology and it's moving so quickly, that you have to be fluid that you have to be nimble, and you have to be kind of you can't be an expert at anything, if anything because it's moving so fast, but what you probably can be is a really good thinker and a really good strategist in order to bring all these disciplines together. Did I didn't get that right. Maurice Cherry 9:52 Yeah, that's pretty accurate. I mean, the the beauty of my particular title of being a creative strategist Is that no matter what business that I'm put in, I'm still able to kind of function because what I do, but one of the top one of the things that I'm sort of tasked to do is kind of be a company's in house creative experts. So I'm working across teams to discover opportunities for storytelling. I'm working maybe with a marketing team on campaigns, I'm working with a sales team on ways that they can reach new audiences. So I can kind of be very flexible, you know, no matter what sort of business that I'm putting in, which is pretty good. Marc Gutman 10:31 Yeah. And that sounds like awesome, like, I hear you talk. And I'm like, wow, I want to be a creative strategist, you know, how, you know? How does that show up in business? are more and more businesses recognizing the need for it? And what really is the the, the impetus for bringing on a creative strategist? Like why? Why do they say like, hey, Maria, we need you to come in and help us out. Maurice Cherry 10:55 In my experience has mostly been when it's boiled down to needing help with storytelling, or with some sort of brand awareness or brand campaign strategy tends to be tied. In my experience, that strategy has tended to be tied to branding fairly easily. So say, at the past few places that I've worked at, I've done a lot of sort of brand centric work with what they're doing in order to take the story of what their business is, and what it is that they're trying to sort of put forth to their customers. And then really kind of, I don't know, tell that in a way that their audience would find compelling or that potential audiences may find compelling. And that could be video, that could be a podcast, that could be a really well done marketing campaign. It could be a drip campaign of newsletters, it could be a series of white papers, it can really sort of manifest in a number of different ways, depending on who we're trying to reach and what the story is that we're trying to tell. Marc Gutman 11:51 Yeah. And so as I think about it, I mean, I get excited about this idea of creative strategist and working at a brand level across departments, because that's typically where we run into problems, right, is that this type of initiative is siloed, into the marketing department into the creative department. And so having that influence across departments is really, you know, what I see is the magic of this type of work. But when you were, in your experience, when you look at this, what do brands that get this right? Like, what do they do? What are you seeing them do to get this this type of work? Right? Maurice Cherry 12:31 One thing I'm seeing is that they're doing a lot of listening, they're listening to their audience there, whether that's through social media, or through any sort of, you know, other channel or back channel, they're listening to what their audience is telling them. Oftentimes, brands may try to put forth an image of who they are or who they want to be. And then that may not even mesh with how, you know, people are thinking about them. Sometimes that works to a brand's advantage. Sometimes it doesn't. I think we've mostly seen this on social media, where you see brands like, Oh, God, what's a good brand that that's kind of subversive stay comes. The stake of his brand, for example, is weirdly stoic and philosophic. On Twitter, which you would not associate with a brand of like frozen meat products, like, why are they so deep right now, I don't understand this. But it makes people remember them in a way that perhaps, you know, people may not think of steak gums. And so they may gain a whole new level of audience just based off of that kind of storytelling and interaction that draws them in to like, who they are as a brand, and what they sort of represent in terms of company values. And such, I certainly thinks that as social media has grown as that and and as more people have tapped into social media, they're kind of starting to hold brands accountable a lot for the causes that they find the people that they hire, a number of companies get taken the task for these sorts of things that have nothing to do with their actual product at all. But if you're hiring someone who might be unknown abuser, for example, that's going to look bad on the brand. Or if you know your your company is funding a politician that might be taken away, or might be funding voting rights or something well taken away voting rights or something like that. These are the kinds of things that people are now keyed into. And they're looking at brands to kind of be these while they're there. They're wanting to make sure that the brands that they support with their dollars are also kind of, you know, in accordance with their values as well. Marc Gutman 14:37 Absolutely. And it's, it's crazy and amazing at the same time to me, I mean, I love the amount of power that consumers have on brands at the same time. Everybody has a voice right? And so how can brands even navigate all this? pressure and criticism to be something Different, right? You can't You can't please everybody all of the time, like, where do you see the challenges for brands in this new landscape? Maurice Cherry 15:09 I mean, I think the biggest challenge that happens is just making sure that you are being consistent with your voice. Often times I've seen brands try to like adopt a certain kind of you know, cheeky haha Twitter voice or whatever, that may be completely discordant with how they treat employees or, or you know how they treat customers or something like that. This is particularly the case I've seen with a lot of tech startups that try to like get in on certain little you know, punny things that are happening. But then something hits the verge where they mistreated a number of employees or something like that. And it's like, oh, you can't be you can't be cheeky and sarcastic on Twitter, and then you're treating your employees like crap, you know, behind the scenes. So I think love just trying to be consistent throughout everything that you're doing is one thing that that companies should think about as they kind of navigate the space, I would, I would also say, you know, it helps to just be agile and nimble, because sometimes these you know, if a certain catastrophe befalls a brand, sometimes it happens completely out of the blue for something they don't even know about. So, for example, say, a company has a particular actor or actress as a spokesperson. And this actor or actress did something on Instagram. Well, the first thing people are going to do, yes, they're going to take that particular actor or actress to task, but then they're also going to take the company to task and think, Oh, well, is this the kind of person that you want speaking for your product? And now it's like, oh, now we have to kind of go into crisis mode, and figure out how do we either distance ourselves from this? Or say, Yes, we are a part of what it is that this actor actress is about, here's what we're doing, as a company or as a brand to support them. So it's, it's tricky, but you have to kind of be, you know, pretty nimble to these sorts of things, because they can happen really out of the blue. Marc Gutman 17:08 Yeah, and there's a lot going on. And so, you know, it really lays out the, you know, the the framework for why a company might need a creative strategist. Yeah, there. It's not just this omni directional unit, or is it? I mean, I guess it'd be one directional conversation. It's not a one way conversation, right, this massive dialogue, and there's comments and insights and, and opinions, ping pong all over from every direction, and to really have someone at a higher level thinking like, how are we going to manage this conversation as something that is no longer a luxury for brands, but really a necessity? Maurice Cherry 17:44 Yeah, there's a lot of thought that has to go into so many things, the imagery that you use the hashtags that you use, the colors that you're using, all of that ends up sort of falling under the purview, usually of creative strategist. And I will say, you know, a lot of advertising firms employ creative strategist as well. So they know fully kind of what it means to have someone that's really thinking about the brand from like this 360 view, but also from this bird's eye view of being able to zoom out and really see all parts of where a particular campaign or something may touch, and realize those sort of points where something may go wrong, or maybe misconstrued and try to figure out a way to kind of circumvent that or fix that issue, you know, so it doesn't occur. Marc Gutman 18:29 Yeah. And so switching gears a little bit, you mentioned that you're in Atlanta. Now. Is that where you grew up? Maurice Cherry 18:35 No, I grew up originally in Selma, Alabama. But I've been here in Atlanta now for a little over 20 years. Now. I came here in 1999. So I've been here for what that's 21 years or something like that. I've been here longer than I've been in Alabama. Marc Gutman 18:56 Well, looking back to Alabama, assuming that you were there when you know, Murray was a young Murray's, like eight years old and you're hanging out. And were you there in Selma when you were eight? Maurice Cherry 19:06 Yeah, yeah, I grew up there. went to elementary, middle and high school there. Cool. Cool. So Marc Gutman 19:11 eight year old Morrison, did he think he was going to be a creative strategist? Maurice Cherry 19:18 I'm pretty sure eight year old Mario had no idea what a creative strategist was. I think eight year old Mario is probably either wanted to be a firefighter. I have an uncle, that's a fire chief. Or probably a writer. Probably one of those two is when I probably wanted to be at that age. Marc Gutman 19:37 Then I was gonna ask, but a writer might fill in this answer. So did you have a tendency towards either creativity or strategy or both? or What were you into at that age and as you started to matriculate through through the years and sama Maurice Cherry 19:54 Oh my god, eight years old. I really was into writing. I mean, that sounds like such an old hobby for a kid but I had been writing probably since around, let's see eight years old. What's that like, second grade, second, third grade, something like that. I have been writing since first grade like stories and also drawing along with them. I have an older brother, he's four years older. And he's really like, the super visual creative in the family, he paints he draws he sculpts. I mean, he's, he's a fantastic artist. And I remember growing up wanting to be like him, but I could not draw, I could do like little stick figures or whatever. I would say my work was very abstract at that age when I look back on it now. But I would draw that I would write these stories that would correspond with the drawings. And I remember, my teachers would give us this sheet of paper where it's like, blank on top, and then there's ruled lines on the bottom. And so you draw whatever top the picture or what have you. And then you write your story. Down below, I remember doing a lot of those, I have a whole, like binder full of those in my storage unit from when I was a kid, like just doing a ton of writing and drawing and exploring, I guess, I mean, trying to explore my creativity in that rather limited space. I mean, Soma is a is a very small town in South Central Alabama, most people know about it from the civil rights movement. I can tell you growing up there as a kid, I mean, it's the country, it's not super fun. Like, there's not, there's no, you know, big amusement parks, or movie theaters and things like that, that you would, you know, kind of hang out and do stuff with as a kid. So it was very much, you having to kind of find your own entertainment, maybe you're hanging out with other kids, maybe you're at home. A lot of people would be in church, because almost a big church town is like 100 plus churches there. So that's usually kind of what you were doing. You were trying to find something to do. Maybe watch TV, let's see eight years old that I haven't intended. I probably had an intent though back then also. So I was most likely playing Super Mario Brothers or pro wrestling. Probably pro wrestling, I was probably star man in pro wrestling back then. Marc Gutman 22:17 Good, good hobby, good hobby. And you mentioned that you know, you were creative with words, your brother visually creative. Were your parents creative? Did they instill this in your Where'd that come from? Maurice Cherry 22:32 Um, no, they're not creative at all. Let me let me take them. I mean, I think you know, as I think parents have to be creative to some capacity, just dealing with children, but they weren't in particularly creative fields. My dad at the time, was an engineer at GE, working on plastics. And my mom was working at the local community college as a lab assistant in the biology department. So they were very much like in the sciences kind of feel. So not a lot of, you know, creativity there, I would imagine, but I did have the opportunity at times to maybe go like with my dad to work or maybe go up my mom to work and like, see where they work and like, see the machines and see the lab equipment and all that sort of stuff, at least get interested in it like, like, know that this is like a possibility for me, perhaps but no one say anything creative. Like we don't think like someone doesn't have any, at least not to my recollection, any art museums or, or anything like that, where you would go and like be overwhelmed with visual creative inspiration. At that age, maybe probably when I was a little older, I certainly remember getting a lot of visual and creative inspiration from magazines. So I think probably when I was maybe about 10, or 11 or so I remember us getting maybe I had to be old enough that maybe I was a teenager at this point. But we would get subscriptions to like zillions magazine, which was Consumer Reports. They had this like kids vertical that they called zillions. And I remember we would get vive magazine and source the source magazine and stuff like that. So I'm gonna get visual inspiration from magazines a lot. Growing up, Marc Gutman 24:18 what an awesome like, sub brand for kids zillions like Maurice Cherry 24:23 yeah, I don't know, if they do that anymore. It was it was like they were teaching kids how to be like, responsible consumers. So they would like for example, talk about fruit juice and say how most fruit juice is not made of actual juice. If you check the labels, it's actually more you know, it's actually water and sugar and all this sort of stuff. So they were kind of like teaching you how to, you know, be a good consumer as a kid. It was like, it was like a kid's magazine about money, which was very interesting. Marc Gutman 24:52 That's so cool. I love it. And as you got older and as you got into high school was this creative like writing And in this creative outlet, was that still coming out of you? Or what were your interests at that time? Maurice Cherry 25:06 It was, I mean, I was all over the place for people that knew me in high school, I was all over the place I was writing. Let's see, I think I was in eighth grade or so. And I started taking college English courses in writing. So I was like, always writing something writing poems and like, getting published and stuff. But also right around seventh or eighth grade, I discovered music. And I discovered why once I discovered music, we had a band in middle school. And I wanted to join the band because the band could get out of sixth and seventh period. And I'm like, Well, I want to get out of 67 period. How do I make that happen? And they had like this open session where you, you know, go to the band room and you choose the instrument like, I remember going in and the band director, Mr. Ruffin would say, like, you know, you choose the instrument and turn the instrument will choose you like you just pick the one that you think you'll do best on it. I really wanted to play trumpet. I was like, yeah, I'm gonna play trumpet, but the mouthpiece was just too small. I just couldn't get the right on the shore. And then my band director switched me over to trombone. And that was like a match made in heaven. That was perfect. So I played music, from seventh grade all the way through high school, all the way through college, all throughout my 20s. I played trombone, in marching bands, and jazz bands and like, house bands, at clubs and all sorts of stuff. So in high school, I was doing music, I was writing. Also just doing class, I was kept in the math club. I was sort of all over the place in high school, doing a lot of different things. I was really though getting more into music, because I'm with the marching band. My band director also allowed me to kind of try my hand at composing. So I would like listen to songs like mostly songs from video games, I would listen to songs like say the fanfare from Final Fantasy when you beat an enemy. And I would say, Okay, how can I turn this into like four parts for trombone. So that means me sitting down on my keyboard, and like, dissecting out each part, and then go into my section, and then we practice it. And then we take it to the game, and we play it at the game and stuff like that. So I got a chance to really sort of cut my teeth with doing a bit of like arranging and composing there. And then my band director also introduced me to so much good music, mostly, like Earth, Wind and Fire. And he was a big Earth Wind and Fire fan. So he introduced me to like their whole catalogue at the time. And we were also playing some popular songs from off the radio. See, this was 95. So we were playing. Like, this is how we do it. For montell Jordan, water runs dry boys to man that might have been 96. But like, we were playing like radio hits, but then also playing like these, you know, well known songs from like the 70s and 80s from Earth, Wind and Fire and stuff. So I was I was all over the place in high school. I really was like, I was always doing something different mostly with the band, though. I think most people knew me for that. But also, I was just like, in class and making A's and you know, it was I, I really enjoyed high school. I enjoy high school a lot. Marc Gutman 28:23 Yeah, and are you still skilled and playing the trombone. Maurice Cherry 28:29 I haven't played the trombone and over 10 years, so I don't know, I would imagine, it's probably just like picking up, you know, like riding a bike, I would suppose because the trombone, unlike other brass instruments has no keys. And so it's just one long, interconnected tube. And it's there's only seven positions to the trombone are not marked either. So you have to know them just by memory. And you have to get the note right really by ear. So like this a lot of like active listening as you're playing. And because you're sort of like varying the length of air in this long tube as you're playing. You don't have a lot of room for error. But you also have a lot of room for improvisation, because you can easily slide in between notes without having to exactly know, the right fingering to get there, you can just get there based on how it sounds. And so like even doing something as simple as the chromatic scale, which you know, takes into account all the flats and sharps, you're just going up and down the slide. And so if you hit an F, then you know, if I need to get down to a flat, I just keep sliding down until I get there. So you sort of in your mind, you know, kind of the connective tissue between the notes that you have to reach. So I say like trombone is easy to pick up but hard to master. Because you have to be thinking about all of that while you're playing. So sad. Marc Gutman 29:49 I thought you would be the first guest that we would have on the Baby Got Back story podcast that would break out the trombone and it doesn't sound like you have one within arm's reach right now. I'll give you I'll give you a pass on that. But Maurice Cherry 30:02 I saw I saw my trombone when I was 30. Because I was like, I'm gonna hang it up because I really wanted to focus on, like, at the time, like, focus on my career and on tech and stuff, and I couldn't be playing, you know, like pickup songs and stuff like that, like I was a session musician for a while about 20s. Like, it's it's fun until it's not, you know, like, it's just not stable. And I don't know, I wonder what I wonder who I would have been if I kept up with it, though. Yeah, I still have kind of in the back of my mind. Like when all this tech stuff is said and done. To start my own Afro Cuban jazz, big bands. That may still happen. Like when I turned 50 maybe I'll I'll make that happen. I don't know. But it's in the cards. Marc Gutman 30:49 The future vision and you know, who knows, maybe we can get a crowdfunding campaign going for Murray's here to get them a new trombone? It's Yeah, seems like you should, you should be playing the trumpet, trombone, and you shouldn't be, shouldn't be selling your trombone. But as you were growing up in so many getting into high school, what do you think you were going to do? I mean, I see that you went to Morehouse, and I'm sure your parents were very proud. Where are they? What were their hopes and dreams for you? And what did you think you were going to do with your life as you were starting to get a little older, and, you know, into high school and looking into college? Maurice Cherry 31:24 So I, this is so interesting, and I don't know if this will make your viewers angry or not, or jealous, I don't know. But like, I was not thinking about, the only thing I was really thinking about at that age was getting out of Selma. That was like, my number one. Main imperative is like, get out of this town. This is a small town, I mean, to kind of give you some context with this. I mean, I came about in the generation right after, like civil rights movement, Bloody Sunday, all that sort of stuff. And so the city itself already has this, like, deep, like, just ghost of history about it everywhere that you go. I mean, Selma itself is a very haunted town, like there's a number of haunted houses and things of that nature, but like to live that close to history, and then also be so detached from the rest of the world is a very eerie feeling. I think about that, in hindsight, you know, growing up, like I really did not know, much of the world outside of Selma, until I left. And I think about well, who would I have been if I stayed there? Like I probably would have, you know, I don't know that a pastor or something. I don't know, who knows. But it's such a small, insular type of community. And it's very easy to like stay in that and never change and never go anywhere and never experienced anything new. For me, the main thing I wanted to do was just get out of Selma. So the reason I say this is because I didn't really have a plan as to what I wanted to do. My plan was just how do I get out of here? What what way do I make that happen? I don't care what the way is, it just has to happen. And so in seventh grade, I remember being part of the, I think it was called the Duke talent identification program, or tip for short. And what they will do is they will take like, high achieving middle schoolers, and you would spend a weekend at Duke University. And then they would also give you an opportunity to take one of the like, standardized tests early being the LSAT, or the a CT. So seventh grade, I took the a CT, and I scored a 30 on it. Now, I think the AC T goes up to a 36. So 30 out of 36 was very good that I think that's like analog to maybe like a high 1400 or low 1500. On the SSAT like it's pretty good. So when I took that in seventh grade, that pretty much wrote my ticket to any school that I wanted to go to. I didn't think at all about like, Oh, I'm really want to go to these colleges, so I have to apply or I really wanted colleges were coming to me. I didn't have to do it. And I don't mean to sound like a bragging sort of way. But I mean, you know, my mom wanted she tell you to like colleges, were contacting us left and right, sending us all sorts of materials. And I was really for me to just think, Oh, well, where do I want to go. And I didn't want to stay in Alabama. Because again, my thing was like I wanted to get out of Selma, but really, I just wanted to get out of like the state and experience something new. But my mom was very much like you know, wherever you go, I'm not getting on a plane. So you have to go somewhere close. Like you have to be still in the south because I'm not getting on a plane. I'm not taking a bus anywhere. It has to be fairly close. And Morehouse ended up being the choice because they came to me on my senior awards day and presented me with two full scholarships, which was more than any other The school had presented me with at the time and I mean, like every major school in Alabama and presented it was like a full ride or something. But I didn't want to go to like, no, no shade to the University of Alabama. I don't want to go to the University of Alabama. I didn't want to go to Auburn. I didn't want to go to Alabama State, no snow shade. The Alabama State. I didn't want to go there. But Morehouse came and Morehouse has this big reputation. And people are like, Oh, well, Martin Luther King went to Morehouse. And, you know, I should go to Morehouse. And I'm like, you know what, I should go to Morehouse. I want to go to Morehouse. And part of the reason of going was one, I knew that was a quick ticket out of out of Selma, but that also, and I think anyone who grew up in the south, probably in the 80s, and 90s, that wasn't near a big city, came to Atlanta at some point, like, there was a field trip to Six Flags, it was all your your class, they were on sa t we're going to Six Flags like everything was going to Six Flags. So there were always all these trips to Atlanta. And Atlanta was always sort of the destination, I think for a lot of us because it was the nearest really big city. Plus around that time. I mean, Atlanta in the 90s was a magical place. I mean, yes, you have the Olympics, but you also had freakness. So you've got like this combination of all this electricity happening in the city. And it was just the place like Atlanta was just the place to be. And so I'm thinking, well, if I can go to Atlanta, and it's a free ride, and I don't have to pay it, my parents will have to pay. Yeah, we'll do it. Let's do Atlanta. And so Morehouse ended up being the choice for me. I didn't even apply to Morehouse, they came to me. And, and the rest is history. Marc Gutman 36:44 A common question I get all the time is Mark, can you help me with our brand? Yes, we help companies solve branding problems. And the first step would be to schedule a no obligation brand clarity call, we'll link to that in the show notes, or head over to wildstorm comm and send us an email, we'll get you booked right away. So whether you're just getting started with a new business, or whether you've done some work and need a refresh, or whether you're a brand that's high performing and wants to stay there, we can help. After you book, your brand clarity call, you'll learn about our brand audit strategy process will identify if you need a new logo or just a refresh, will determine if your business has a branding problem. And you'll see examples of our work and get relevant case studies. We'll also see if branding is holding your business back and can help you get to the next level. So what are you waiting for, build the brand you've always dreamed of. Again, we'll link to that in the show notes. or head over to wildstorm comm and send us an email. Now back to the show. All I could think about when you were talking about music in Atlanta in the 90s was salt and pepper. So that's what it triggered for me. But so you went to Morehouse and sounds like you know, first and foremost, you're like a lot of young people. You're like, I just want to go someplace, I just want to change my life. I just want to start my life, you know, and kind of figure things out. When you got to Morehouse, what did you think you were going to do with with yourself? Maurice Cherry 38:30 Oh, my goodness, you know, I'm gonna be completely honest with you, Mark, I had no plans in college. I'm telling you that back then I didn't plan anything. I was such a easy going go with the flow kind of person to kind of give you a sense of that. I graduated from high school in late May of 1999. And then two weeks later, I packed up moved everything and went somewhere else because the the program that I was a part of for my scholarship, had a summer program is called project space. So I was at Morehouse in June of 99. Like, it was such a magical feeling. I'm like I'm in this big city, by myself. No one can tell me what to do. I could do whatever I want. But of course, it's still like within the confines of college and you have to kind of be, you know, aware of your surroundings. Morehouse is in that it's not in the best neighborhood. I mean, certainly back then it was it was not that great. It's probably better now. But back then it was a pretty rough neighborhood that the school was in so they really wanted to make sure that we stayed on campus where it was safe and not venture out into the neighborhood. But we could easily like catch a bus to the train station and like, go to all parts of the city where the train would go and so you know, the city kind of ended up being like our oyster but when I got there, I mean, I had no plans. I was in the summer program. And we were taking oh my goodness, we were taking like calculus two courses and we were taking care computer programming courses and Spelman, the program that we had on the head of cohort at Spelman College, which is the all female college that's across the street from Morehouse, which is all male college. And so we will take classes together with the girls from Spelman, we would hang out together. But mostly everything we did was kind of in and around. And on campus, like there wasn't a lot of off campus kind of stuff. Except for the people who were from Atlanta who could, you know, like, they could like get in their car, like take us somewhere, like take it to the grocery store or something like that. But they were they really highly discouraged us from going out and about in the city. And then once the school year started proper, I mean, I was just trying everything that I could like I was meeting new people that were into different things that was sort of my first real deep introduction to like anime, and trans music. Was that Morehouse, I was, like I mentioned, I was also still playing trombone. Just like discovering different things and different people, honestly, I mean, I'm just coming from Alabama, just being like this country bumpkin. Like now I'm all of a sudden, meeting all these people from the Caribbean, and from other parts of the country, and like, you know, them being really proud of where they're from, and their culture and everything like that. And so, just getting introduced to so many different things at once made it really, really hard to like, focus, like, I'll be honest, I almost almost flunked out. Freshman year, like first semester was, I was lost in the sauce. As I was going out to the clubs, I was hanging out late. I was getting back to the dorm room 234 in the morning for and then like sleeping for a few hours and then have an eight o'clock, Cal three class like I was reckless. I was so reckless freshman year, and it caught up to me to the point where I ended up getting evicted from my dorm. I was homeless for a slight bit like about a week or two, and then ended up getting placed into another dorm. And then that ended up being like a weird kind of situation, because the rd was kind of a creepy, like kind of a creepy guy, and got moved to another dorm. And then that was weird because my roommate in that dorm clearly had been suffering physical abuse from his roommate, and was very like, I don't know, very jumpy, like, anytime I will come around. And he's like, oh, like, don't you know, don't look at me that way, don't you know or something like that. So freshman year was a lot, at least the first half of freshman year was a lot. During that time. One thing I would say that was like, the stabilizing force outside of my classes was that I had joined a website and started working for them. So there was a website called college club calm. I don't know if people remember college club. And it was sort of like a precursor to Facebook. And basically, every college had their own campus on college club. And you could upload pictures. Every person had like a college club email, and they had this number that you could call that would read your email to you over the phone. There was live chat. I mean, comms club was lit. I mean, they ended up going bankrupt. for good reason. I think at one point, they were giving away like $10,000 a week to people, they were really just like that early, calm money was coming in. But I worked for college club as a campus representative first at Morehouse, and then for the entire Atlanta University Center. So I had three or four other people under me. And we had devised the system. Why am I telling this might be illegal actually know what comes out of the system? Well, that's fine. So we had devised a system where we basically would get paid from college club for every account that was created after every photo that we uploaded. So one of my good friends, good good friends, Chris wrote this macro that would allow us to basically just like dump a bunch of photos into a folder, and they would automatically get uploaded to college club. And so we would get, you know, money for that. And then he also came up with this other macro that will automatically create accounts. So we had these cameras, we have these huge Sony mavica cameras that actually were so big, you had to put a floppy disk in it for storage, like three and a quarter floppy disk. And we would go and take pictures and swap out the disk. And then at the end of the night, we would dump everything into this Network Folder. We run the macro, the macro would upload the stuff from the Network Folder, we would literally be making money while we slept. I mean I was making at that point. roughly about $4,000 a month. Marc Gutman 44:46 Pretty good for a college kid. Maurice Cherry 44:48 This is this is my This was my, like second half of freshman year and I mean, we did not know how to act with that with that much money we were just doing just spending money on just the dumbest stupid shit just like, go to Linux and like, you know, buy a whole bunch of people's stuff in the food court or just buying like extravagant clothes. And so I mean, in hindsight, just dumb, dumb stuff. But at the time, you know, you're 19 was 19 then trying to think now I was 18 and I was 18 then, and just like have money hand over fist. It was it was ridiculous. Um, eventually college club ended up going bankrupt. And so that job didn't last too long. But for the time that we had it, it was great. And so yeah, I didn't really have ambition. My freshman year, I was too busy having fun. Like, we would go out to the strip and take pictures and like, and then I mean, I guess I kind of have to set the scene here. I mean, so the Atlanta University Center is six colleges. It's Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark, Atlanta University, Morris Brown College, they entered the interdenominational theological center and Morehouse School of Medicine. So like six schools, all together and like this one huge meta campus. And now the schools kind of have their own like, sort of divisions like Spellman, for example, has a huge wall around and it's basically like fort Spellman. But the other colleges, you can easily walk between and through and everything like that. And so the connective kind of tissue between the main colleges is this long brick thoroughfare called the strip. And it's basically just for walking. So like, you know, cars were coming up and down, it was just, you could walk, there were benches, there were booths, all sort of stuff. So you could hang out all day on the strip, and like, people watch, then walk down to seagulls and like, get some wings and then go sit on the bench and listen to some music and then go to the bookstore, go to the library, like everything was just connected in this big, almost like a marketplace. And then on Fridays, at the very end of the strip at Spelman, they would open their gates and you could go into Spelman to their lower courtyard that they called lower manly, and they had market Friday, and they would be DJs. there and dance. I mean, it was so much fun, that you didn't think about class, like class was almost like, why would I go to class, but I could just hang out on the strip all day, you know. So that was very easy. That first year as a freshman and you have money to it was very easy to just get completely sidetracked. And I completely fell deep into all of that. Well, Marc Gutman 47:37 and as we know, Time marches on. And it sounds like you know, had a very similar experience. I went crazy my freshman year and pulled it together primarily because my parents told me I had no choice. It was gonna be big trouble if I didn't. But Time marches on, and you get through Morehouse and like, how did you start a career in creativity and strategy Maurice Cherry 48:00 that really kind of came about almost as a almost as circumstance. So and I'll try to fast forward through, like past like post college on but so I graduated from Morehouse, I didn't have anything lined up like I'm to be completely honest. When I graduated, I had no plans whatsoever, partially because our scholarship program, they pulled the funding from it in 2001, because of 911. So they pulled funding from that and funding went to which was then created the Homeland Security Department. So we didn't have funding to kind of continue out what we thought the end result of our internships and stuff was going to be so with my scholarship program, basically, I would intern for two years for NASA. And then after that, we would get placed at a NASA facility. So in my mind, I'm like, as long as I keep Baba 3.0 I got a job at NASA. So that's all I have to do. jr came along and completely dashed all of that. And so by the time I graduated, I had nothing lined up. I was working at the Woodruff Arts Center, selling tickets to the symphony, and to the art museum into the theater, just like you know, selling old patriots tickets and stuff like that. And they took away the calculator at my station because I had a math degree, which was kind of degrading but whatever. Did that for a little while, left that job, worked at autotrader. Like, as a dealer concierge is basically just like a glorified customer service rep. Did that for a while, quit that job. And then on a whim, I found in the back of our local weekly newspaper, creative loafing. I found a listing to become an electronic media specialist for the state of Georgia, applied for it on a whim, got the job. I worked for there for about a year and a half left went to at&t as a junior designer. What worked my way up to being a senior designer left there in 2008. After Obama got elected, I started my own studio. I did my studio for nine years. And I would say that was kind of the genesis of this whole creative strategy career. Because even though I had my studio where I was doing web design and graphic design and email marketing and stuff like that, I really was able to branch out and do a lot of other creative stuff like I was able to do. Like DNI consulting for tech companies, like I did that for Vox media. For a while I did that with Netflix for a short period of time, did a lot of writing still, like I was still writing during that time. So I wrote four sight points. And for psych five, and I wrote for media B's show for a while I taught classes at the Bri and at Savannah College of Art and Design, I did a lot of different stuff in the studio. And so because I was doing all these different things, like I was gaining all this knowledge and other parts of the, you know, the business and the really in other parts of the industry, and was able to really kind of bring it all together. So by the time I Wow, my studio down in 2017, I knew that there was more that I wanted to do that I couldn't accomplish and sort of the current state that the studio was in. Also the market was changing, like, bespoke web design was sort of going out as more people started to use kind of drag and drop options like a Squarespace or Wix or something like that. So it made more sense for me to kind of phase out of that market and get more into the actual like, strategy portion of it. Because now there are these tools that allow me that allow people to do the things they would pay a designer to do. But the tools don't really give you the strategy behind why you would use certain things or something like that. And so I tried to kind of brand myself more in this strategy route. As I wind my studio down, um, at the end of 2017, I started at a tech startup, or there's a tech company at that time called Fog Creek software as starting, they're just kind of doing content marketing and getting a sense of the business and what they were doing. As I stayed there, they switched over to become the startup called glitch. And then as they were growing, and they look, we're looking to me, as someone that sort of had this thought leadership that was built up to this point, I was able to then kind of come in on a strategy aspect, and then help out with, you know, bizdev opportunities or partnerships or, you know, things of that nature. And so that really kind of set the stage for me to take all of the cumulative knowledge that I gained throughout my studio time and even the time prior to that working for companies and use that to kind of be this this sort of creative thought leadership at a company that needed it at the time. Marc Gutman 52:44 And when did revision path come about? Like how did you get into podcasting? Because it 400 episodes, I'm guessing you were a bit of an early adopter? Maurice Cherry 52:55 Yeah. So I started podcasting, initially in 2005. So I have old shows that will never see the light of day. I have old old shows from back then. And Atlanta, to its credit actually had a very vibrant podcasting. Community back then we had this thing called the Georgia Podcast Network that was put on by this couple rusty and Amber. And I mean, that was big for maybe about five or six years, there were meetups and things of that nature. And it was mostly Georgia, but also included like South Carolina, Tennessee, kind of like that tri state area. So I have been doing podcasting for a while but never really looked at it as a viable thing, then it was sort of this first wave of podcasting. Because, really, it wasn't something that caught on then like people were more so starting to latch on to video. During that time, it wasn't about, oh, we're gonna listen to this podcast. And even then what podcast were normally was just stuff that was on the radio that they didn't put out as an mp3. So like, The New York Times, NPR, etc, would have these little shows. And that's how you sort of picked up on like maybe a radio show that you've missed, you can subscribe to the podcast, which is really just that day is episode that they downloaded and made into an mp3 or whatever. I first started doing revision path in 2013. And at that time, it wasn't a podcast, it was gonna be just an online magazine. I wanted to do something which showcased what black designers and developers were doing in the field like peers of mine, etc. to kind of counteract what I wasn't seeing in design media. And I started doing these long form interviews, maybe about 1500 to 2000 words or so. But it just took so long to put together I was doing it by myself. And it was someone that actually was a reader of revision path is woman named Raquel Rodriguez, who one day wrote me and said that she was a fan of revision paths. She would really like to be on revision path, but wanted to record a podcast. Because she had a podcast that she was doing in Chicago, and at the time, I'm like, yeah, we can record that's fine thinking to myself, I have no recording equipment. So we ended up recording our interview, the very first episode of revision path on my mobile phone, in a restaurant. Terrible quality. I still keep the episode out. I mean, it's somewhat listable, I guess, I don't know. But, uh, that was kind of where the genesis of the podcast started. And then as I continue to keep doing revision path throughout 2013, I would give guests the option to either record, or we could do like the long form interview. So I sort of alternated. And then when 2014 came around, and it was a full year of revision path, I just decided it's just easier to do the podcast, so switched over to becoming a podcast in March of 2014, officially, but when we launched, we still had about, I say, about 15 episodes prior that we had done. So we launched with a pretty big catalog already. So technically, we launched that like, Episode 16. But we have been recording since episode one. Back in June of 2013. Marc Gutman 56:11 Yeah, and as you mentioned, you just recorded your 400th episode, you've been doing this for a while. I'm terrible at math, but it sounds like about eight years or something like that, which is a long time. Like I'm, I think you're gonna be Episode 71 for the baby backstory podcast, and I can tell you, I mean, it's been difficult it you know, sometimes I hear, I hear 71. And I'm like, Ah, that's not that much. But there is a lot of energy, a lot of effort and a lot of time that's gone into it, like 400 episodes, do you ever think like, enough's enough? Are you just gonna keep keep recording? Maurice Cherry 56:48 I mean, at this point, I'm going to keep recording. As we're talking, I've already got episodes recorded through 405. And then I've got five more in the queue. So we're up to like, 409, I think, technically, I, you know, I'll be honest, there's really no shortage of people for me to have on the show, I've got a running potential guests list in the 1000s of people that I could have on the show. And then, of course, folks recommend others, I've started to bring back old guests on the show, just to kind of see what their, their updates have been since they first came on the show, you know, like, so it's been fun to kind of chart that journey, in some ways. And then honestly, as the industry has changed, what the show has really allowed me to do is keep up. Because I mean, at this point, I'm not really a practicing designer anymore. Like I'm not, you know, in Photoshop, or sketch or figma, or whatever. But being able to talk to so many practitioners still keeps me up to date with what's going on, and what are the new technologies? And what are folks talking about? What are folks passionate about? It keeps me up to date with, with that sort of stuff. And also just being able to introduce design still to a whole new generation of people that may not have known that there were people in design who looked like them. People who think like, Oh, I'm just alone in this by myself, and then they can look and see no, you're not, there's like 400 other people here that you're in this thing with? So I don't I personally don't see it stopping anytime soon. I mean, we're still, you know, you know, knock on wood, getting funding and able to keep things going. So I'll keep it going for as long as the industry will have me. Marc Gutman 58:34 Yeah, let's talk about that really quickly. You know, you mentioned that revision path is really this outlet to showcase those those folks who typically aren't showcased and to show people that, hey, there's other people like them out there. Like when you think about revision path, like what's the one thing you want people to know, like, really now about what you're doing with this podcast? Hmm, Maurice Cherry 59:00 that's a good question. I mean, I think, off the top of my head, I would want people to know that this is not easy. And I think people will look at what I'm doing and think that it's pretty easy. And it's not, I mean, I think that might be the case for most podcasters. But for me, in particular, like I've had to continually work and try new things to get to a system that I know works with me and my team, like and it's bulletproof. It's a time to get there, that wasn't just something that I was able to kind of pull out from, you know, from scratch, and it was something I had to build myself. I had to find the right tools to pull in to make sure all of this work. So it's really about that. I would say for any podcast, it's really about building systems that allow you to be able to do this work. I don't necessarily want to say at scale because I think honestly, the the production level that we're doing is not really changed that much over the years. But it's refined to the point where I can take long breaks between interviews and not get burned out from this. And I'd say yeah, like, it's not easy. People will look at me and will look at me and look at the show and think that it's easy like oh, is, it just seems so easy for you to get people to come on the show. I'm like, no, it's still, it. Honestly, it's still a challenge sometimes to get people to come on the show. Just making sure that everything sort of flows regularly. Like, even though we have our system down, that could still be one thing and that system that could cause it all to, you know, tumble like a house of cards or something. So definitely, that it's it's not easy that it's a lot of thought that goes into it. I think people will look at the 400 episodes of revision path and just see like a monolithic set of people. But I mean, there's so much diversity within the people that I have interviewed, whether it's age diversity, whether it's what they do in the industry, years of experience, as men, there's women, there's trans folk, there's folks in the US and the Caribbean, throughout Europe, throughout Africa, throughout Asia and Australia. Like they're, they're everywhere, the thing that sort of ties them all together, is you know, they're practicing designers, or they're practicing techies, or they're doing something creative on the web that is worthy of kind of falling into line with everything that I'm doing with revision paths. So yeah, I would say that's probably the the main thing I think now as the show has started to, I don't want to say become mainstream, I'd say the older that the show gets. I've seen the more people maybe not understand what it is. And I tell people right off the bat, that revision path is a design podcast granted, I do have developers on the show, I have had software engineers on the show. Just lately, like I was talking

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Activating 5 (Five) Supernatural Healing, Deliverance and Restorative Power of the Lord Jesus Christ through Partaking in the Holy Communion Habitually - Can God Heal COVID-19

Ten people are healed by Jesus.   One healed man returns to thank Jesus for the gift of healing. Jesus points out to his students that his gratitude gifted him with a deeper level of healing the other's missed.  Jesus teaches us that gratitude is so powerful it can heal and restore us in ways we have previously unexperienced. The text is Gospel of Luke chapter 17

We're beginning a special week on The Hero of the Story as we present selections from our most recent online event, The Gospel at the Center. On today's episode, Micah Fries discusses the purpose of God's discipline in the Christian life, and how He uses it to grow us in Christlikeness. Apple Podcasts Player FM Podbean Have... The post Ep 23: The Restorative Power of Discipline appeared first on The Gospel Project.

The crew is back for another show. In this episode we discuss: Pliny dethroned Netflix for kegs Maine Grain Odd closure Punk in Drublic The post Episode 185 -The Restorative Power Of Muscle Shirts first appeared on The Craft Beercast.

Where's the Meat? - The Restorative Power of the Gospel