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Human trafficking strips away a person's freedom, forcing them into labor or commercial sex against their will. When a child is exploited for commercial sex, it is always human trafficking, no matter the circumstances. The wounds left behind—both seen and unseen—can haunt survivors for a lifetime, stealing their innocence, their dreams, and their basic human rights. The United Nations' International Labor Organization estimates that traffickers prey on 27.6 million people around the globe each year. This staggering number calls for bold, united action to shield vulnerable communities and support children who have suffered. Only by working together across borders and within our own nations can we hope to turn the tide. Today's guest is a true trailblazer in the fight against human trafficking. She leads an organization that has boldly stepped up to confront this challenge head-on. Meet Ms.Esther Daniel, who leads a needs-based organization that, in their own words, aims to Prevent, Disrupt, and Restore. Empower yourself with knowledge and spread the word.

Your thoughts are shaping more than you realize. Discover how negative thinking, fear, anxiety, spiritual warfare, and repetitive thought patterns can keep you trapped—and how to begin renewing your mind with God's truth. Mind Battles - Root Out Mental Triggers and Release Peace available at https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/product/mind-battles-pre-order-available-january-2023/ or Amazon https://a.co/d/18blHkV Register for our upcoming 6th Annual Deliverance Conference SHIFT in October 2026 https://www.kadvancement.org/SHIFT-2026-In-Person-Conference-Landing-Page Purchase Anointing Oil with a prayer cloth that Kathy has personally mixed and prayed over on Kathy's Website or Amazon. Order anointing oil by Kathy on Amazon look for her brand here https://amzn.to/3PC6l3R or Kathy DeGraw Ministries https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/product-category/oils/ Training, Mentorship and Deliverance! Personal coaching, deliverance, e-courses, training for ministry, and mentorships! https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/training/# Are you stuck in cycles of fear, anxiety, stress, depression, or negative thinking? In this powerful episode of Prophetic Spiritual Warfare, Kathy DeGraw exposes the battle happening in your mind and teaches you how to recognize where your thoughts are coming from. Your thoughts can be influenced by your emotions, repetitive mental patterns, and spiritual warfare. When negative thoughts are entertained repeatedly, they can become strongholds that affect how you respond, what you believe, and how you move forward. Kathy shares practical and spiritual strategies for interrupting destructive thought cycles, renewing your mind, and replacing fear-based thinking with the truth of God's Word. You'll learn why capturing your thoughts matters, how repeated thinking creates patterns, and why taking authority over fear and anxiety is essential to experiencing freedom. It's time to stop rehearsing worst-case scenarios and start aligning your mind with faith, trust, and the promises of God. You can break agreement with fear, overcome mental strongholds, and develop healthier thought patterns as you partner with the Holy Spirit. Your mind does not have to remain a battlefield. Freedom begins when you recognize the battle and intentionally choose truth. #MindBattles #RenewYourMind #SpiritualWarfare #OvercomeAnxiety #ChristianDeliverance **Connect with Us** - Website: https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathydegraw/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathydegraw/  Podcast - Subscribe to our YouTube channel and listen to Kathy's Podcast called Prophetic Spiritual Warfare, or on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/3mYPPkP28xqcTzdeoucJZu or Apple podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prophetic-spiritual-warfare/id1474710499 **Recommended Resources:** - Receive a free prayer pdf on The Power of your Words at https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/declarations-download/ - Receive a free prayer pdf on Anointing Oil at https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/anointingoil/ - Kathy's training, mentoring and e-courses on Spiritual Warfare, Deliverance and the Prophetic: https://training.kathydegrawministries.org/ - Healed At Last ~ Overcome Sickness and Receive your Physical Healing: https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/healed-at-last/ - Mind Battles – Root Out Mental Triggers to Release Peace!: https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/product/mind-battles-pre-order-available-january-2023/ -Kathy has several books available on Amazon or kathydegrawministries.org **Support Kathy DeGraw Ministries:** - Give a one-time love offering or consider partnering with us for $15, $35, $75 or any amount! Every dollar helps us help others! - Website: https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/donate/ - CashApp $KathyDeGrawMinistry - Venmo @KD-Ministries - Paypal.me/KDeGrawMinistries or donate to email admin@degrawministries.org - Mail a check to: Kathy DeGraw Ministries ~ PO Box 65 ~ Grandville MI 49468  

“Listen to your body.” Okay…sounds great. But what the heck are you actually supposed to be listening FOR?

Restore our fortunes, LORD, as streams renew the desert. [NLT]

Our text today is 1 Peter 5:10-11: And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen. — 1 Peter 5:10-11 Suffering can leave you asking more than, "When will this end?" You may also wonder, "Will I ever be whole again?" Pain can change the way you see yourself, other people, and even God. It can drain your confidence, unsettle your faith, and leave you wondering if life will ever feel stable again. Yesterday, Peter told us to resist the devil and stand firm in the faith. Today, he reminds us that the enemy is not the final player in our story. He writes: "And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace… will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you." Peter calls God "the God of all grace." Grace is not merely how we enter the Christian life. Grace chooses us, saves us, sustains us, strengthens us, and restores us. Whatever this season requires, God has grace sufficient for it. Then Peter tells us God will "himself" restore us. God does not watch from a distance. He personally works within our suffering to accomplish what we cannot do on our own. Then Peter gives us four promises. God will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish us. The word translated "restore" means to mend, repair, or put something back into a useful condition. It was used for mending torn fishing nets—a picture Peter, a former fisherman, would have understood well. A torn net was not discarded. It was repaired for use again and again. The remaining words describe God making His people steady, strong, and firmly grounded. Restoration does not always mean God returns everything to the way it was before. Sometimes God does something deeper. He himself restores us. He makes us more dependent on Christ, more grounded in truth, and more useful to His purposes. Restoration is not always returning to who you were before suffering. It is becoming who grace is forming you to be through it. Peter understood this because the leader he was today was different and better than he was even during Jesus's life. Perhaps suffering has torn something in you. Maybe it has shaken your confidence, disrupted your plans, or left you feeling less like yourself. Peter does not promise that the road will be painless. But he does promise something better. The God of all grace will not abandon His work in you. Notice the journey we have taken this week. We have learned to cast our burdens on God and resist the enemy. Now Peter shifts the action to God. We cast. We resist. And then... God restores. Your pain may get a chapter in your story. It does not get the final word. The God of all grace does. And that is good news! DO THIS: Write down one area of your life that feels damaged, unstable, or exhausted. Instead of asking only for the situation to change, ask God to restore, strengthen, and establish you within it. ASK THIS: What has suffering changed or wounded in me? Am I expecting restoration to mean returning to the past, or am I open to the new work God wants to do? Which promise do I need most today: restoration, stability, strength, or a firmer foundation? PRAY THIS: God of all grace, You see what suffering has torn, weakened, and unsettled in me. Thank You for not discarding or forgetting me. Restore what is broken, strengthen what is weak, and establish my life more firmly in Christ. Help me trust that my suffering is temporary, Your grace is sufficient, and Your work in me is not finished. Amen. PLAY THIS: All My Ways Are Known to You.

How do you rebuild trust after you've broken it?Whether trust was damaged through lying, cheating, pornography, broken promises, secrecy, or repeated dishonesty, rebuilding a relationship requires much more than an apology.In this episode of Let's Talk Like Men, we discuss the practical steps men and couples can take to begin rebuilding trust after betrayal.We talk about proactive transparency, being willing to answer difficult questions, increased accountability, creating an action plan, building a consistent track record, making home the priority, and turning reassurance into a lifestyle.We also discuss the importance of becoming a person who lives above reproach—not simply trying to convince someone that you've changed, but actually becoming a man whose character can be trusted.And perhaps most importantly, we address the reality that the person who was hurt is going to experience pain regardless. Rebuilding trust means giving them the truth, taking accountability, doing the work, and allowing them the freedom to decide what they want to do with the relationship.Because you can't demand trust.You have to rebuild it—one consistent action at a time.

TODAY ON THE ROBERT SCOTT BELL SHOW: A PCR Test Is Not an Autopsy, Lisa Rooney, Vibrant Life 24/7, Homeopathic Remedies, Compassionate Patient Care, Restore the First Amendment, Measles Media Narrative, Antibiotic Death Risk, Texas Kidney Failure Mystery, and MORE! https://robertscottbell.com/pennsylvania-measles-questions-lisa-rooney-vibrant-life-compassionate-patient-care-time-sensitive-launch-measles-media-narrative-antibiotic-death-risk-texas-kidney-mystery-and-more/ Purpose and Character The use of copyrighted material on the website is for non-commercial, educational purposes, and is intended to provide benefit to the public through information, critique, teaching, scholarship, or research. Nature of Copyrighted Material Weensure that the copyrighted material used is for supplementary and illustrative purposes and that it contributes significantly to the user's understanding of the content in a non-detrimental way to the commercial value of the original content. Amount and Substantiality Our website uses only the necessary amount of copyrighted material to achieve the intended purpose and does not substitute for the original market of the copyrighted works. Effect on Market Value The use of copyrighted material on our website does not in any way diminish or affect the market value of the original work. We believe that our use constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you believe that any content on the website violates your copyright, please contact us providing the necessary information, and we will take appropriate action to address your concern.

This week, Jake and Bob talk about the relationship between parents and children and what it means to honor one another while also being honest about the wounds we've experienced. They explore the dignity of parenthood, the responsibility parents have to create a loving and secure home, and their call to model honor by honoring their children first. They also discuss the honor our parents deserve, how to honor someone who has wounded us, and how to create healthy boundaries in family relationships.   Key Points: Many times, in families, we must learn how to honor others while remaining honest about the ways they have wounded us. Parents are a child's first representatives of God. But parents have their own wounds and sin and have the capacity to distort a child's understanding of God.  While children are called to honor their parents, parents are not meant to occupy the place that belongs to God alone. Getting married involves a healthy separation from one's parents so that a new family can be established. The honor owed to parents is connected to their dignity and role, even when they do not always live according to the dignity of that role. Understanding the stories and wounds of both parents and children helps us to form healthier relationships with family members. A child's wounds do not excuse disrespect, just as a parent's wounds do not excuse harmful behavior. Forgiveness is essential to breaking the cycle in which parents and children continually wound one another. Forgiveness does not mean returning to an unsafe relationship or abandoning the boundaries necessary to protect one's dignity and family. Healthy boundaries can create enough space for love to remain without allowing unhealthy attachment or enmeshment to continue. The amount of distance necessary in a relationship can change as circumstances, maturity, trust, and safety change. Parents have a responsibility to pursue their own holiness and healing rather than expecting their children to compensate for their wounds. Children are also called to examine their own hearts, repent of disrespect, and take responsibility for the ways they have wounded their parents.   Resources: Submit a Question for a Future Show   Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 03:38 What Does the Church Say About Family Wounds? 11:15 What Does it Mean to Honor One Another? 19:35 Recognizing Our Own Parent's Imperfections 26:23 Forgiveness within Families 32:48 The Responsibility of Parents 38:01 The Responsibility of Children 42:36 Discernment in Setting Boundaries   Connect with Restore the Glory:  Instagram: @restoretheglorypodcast  Twitter: @RestoreGloryPod Facebook: Restore the Glory Podcast   Never miss out on an episode by hitting the subscribe button right now! Help other people find the show and grow in holiness by sharing this podcast with them individually or on your social media. Thanks!

Psalm 51:1-4, 7-12 NLT"Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.  For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. … Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me - now let me rejoice. Don't keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you."David longs to not feel stained or dirty or guilty or broken or disloyal or isolated any longer. We all know these feelings much too well.Reflect on David's understanding of how absolute the removal of any trace of sin God can bring. Like it never happened. David talks about how his rebellion haunts him day and night.Is there sin in your past, or even currently, that haunts you day and night?Listen again to what David asks of God in this passage from the Message bible:God, give grace! Scrub away my guilt,I know how bad I've been; my sins are staring me down.You've seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil.Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean, scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life.Set these once-broken bones to dancing.Don't look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health.God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails!It is likely that whatever the sin that haunts you day or night is not as drastic as the affair and murder that David carries. In confessing and asking forgiveness we are talking to the same God that David did in this passage. We know that God's forgiveness is as absolute then as it is now. God's grace never runs out. His mercy never ends. His love never quits. Can you offer the same grace to yourself that God gives? He promises a clean heart, a loyal spirit, joy of the salvation given to us.Pray with me: “O God, thank You for Your mercy, Your unfailing love, Your removal of guilt and Your cleansing of stains. Thank You for Your restoration, but most of all, thank You for Your presence in my life. As above, so below.” - Amen

Do you wish you could go back to the way things were? Have you lost hope? There is good news. Jim Daly joins Vicki Rose to share how God worked in her heart during a separation period with her husband Bill. At the end, Greg Smalley will explain why it's not too late for you and your spouse to be restored. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILYEvery Reason to LeaveHope RestoredStaying Together When You Feel Like LeavingCounseling Consultation and ReferralsAn Impossible Marriage

The science behind P84 continues to evolve—and now we have new clinical study results to talk about! In this episode of Activation Nation, Mindy Trimble sits down with Lisa Barnes to dive into the results of an eight-week clinical study of P84 and break down what researchers discovered. From microbiome diversity and gut barrier health to reported changes in sleep, energy, mood and mental clarity, Mindy and Lisa explore why supporting your gut can mean so much more than supporting digestion. They also simplify the science behind gut peptides, explain P84's Regulate, Repair and Restore approach, and talk about what makes P84 different in the crowded gut health space. If you've ever wondered what P84 is actually doing in the gut, this is an episode you don't want to miss. *This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. *Results based on an 8-week human clinical study on P84. *Results based on a cell culture study on P84.

Do you wish you could go back to the way things were? Have you lost hope? There is good news. Jim Daly joins Vicki Rose to share how God worked in her heart during a separation period with her husband Bill. At the end, Greg Smalley will explain why it's not too late for you and your spouse to be restored. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILYEvery Reason to LeaveHope RestoredStaying Together When You Feel Like LeavingCounseling Consultation and ReferralsAn Impossible Marriage To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1196/29?v=20251111

Carmen will share what's happening with Habitat Victoria's latest housing projects in Saanich and Langford, how their affordable homeownership model works, and the different ways people can get involved — whether through volunteering, donating, supporting the ReStore, or helping build stronger communities across Greater Victoria.We'll also talk about the growing need for attainable housing on Vancouver Island and the important role organizations like Habitat for Humanity play in helping local families achieve stable homeownership.If you're interested in Victoria real estate, affordable housing, Saanich housing, Langford development, homeownership in Greater Victoria, or Habitat for Humanity Victoria, this is a conversation you won't want to miss. 

You used to be able to jump, sneeze, run, or make it home from Target without thinking twice about your bladder… And now? You're leaking. You're peeing “just in case.” You know exactly where every bathroom is. Or the second you pull into your driveway your bladder suddenly decides THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

If you've ever wondered why your mood, your gut, and your immune system all seem to be struggling at once, the answer might be a tiny biochemical pathway you've never heard of, and a toxic product you can't fully escape even on a 100% organic diet. In this episode, Dr. Oscar Coetzee, VP of Clinical Education and Practitioner Support at Designs for Health and a clinician with over 25 years of experience in psychology and nutrition, breaks down how glyphosate quietly disrupts the gut bacteria responsible for making your brain's own mood-regulating chemicals, and what the newest research says you can actually do to rebuild what's been lost. Listen to this episode and start rebuilding your gut today! For show notes, visit https://fivejourneys.com/podcasts/support-the-right-bacteria-to-restore-your-gut-health/  Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/feelfreakingamazing/  Related Episodes Eliminate Toxicants: How Glyphosate Harms Health, with Dr. Heather Sandison How Glyphosate Is Damaging Your Health, with Prof. Michael Antoniou Heal Leaky Gut, with Dr. Vincent Pedre Heal the Gut-Brain Connection, with Dr. Will Cole Balance Candida and Improve Your Gut Health, with Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum Repair Your Gut Microbiome with Food, with Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum Avoid These Gut Health Disruptors for Adults and Children, with Dr. Elisa Song Heal Your Gut and Look Younger Using Peptides, with Dr. Edwin Lee Eat Mushrooms for Better Gut Health and Immunity, with Dr. Anna Sitkoff Restore Your Child's Microbiome After Antibiotics, with Dr. Elisa Song

Before We Dive InWriting and Recording this on September 10th — the day of the new moon, in the dark. I have absolutely no get-up-and-go. The aspects this week are going to pick that up. But right now: very on-brand for the dark moon that I am recording in it.A few important things before we get to a week that is genuinely significant.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — I need to say something I've been sitting with. This is the seventh time I've run this class since 2017. Seven Saturn squares, seven chakras. It feels like a completion cycle, and there's a real possibility this is the last time I run it in this form. I feel immense shifts happening within me and within my work. If you have been thinking about joining, please do not wait. This one is particularly potent. I am working on the slides right now. The last time we had a Retrograde in Scorpio was 2028. That was my second class and I remember it as life changing for me and attendees. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026What you get: seven weeks, eight calls (all recorded), a course portal with pre-work videos, slides in color and black-and-white, materials you can keep. And the class itself is not just astrology — it's a heroine's journey, guided meditations that retrieve lost parts of yourself, a regeneration journey, healing tools. We follow the myth of Persephone, Demeter, and Hades, alongside Inanna, through the Venus cycle. This is the last Scorpio Venus Star Point in our lifetimes. We start October 1st.Dragon Rider tier adds a year's membership in my Spiral Codex community (beginning after the class), a 30-minute one-on-one session with me, and a personalized gift from Otter Spirit chosen based on your chart energy.Price stays at $397. I had been considering raising it — I'm not.For other presentations please see the end of the email. The Overall EnergyWe are in the week following the Virgo New Moon, the Venus sign change, the Mercury sign change, and Uranus stationing retrograde — all of which happened on September 10th. The nodes are still parked at 29° Leo/Aquarius until October 9th. The entire Aries stellium remains retrograde: Neptune, Manwë, Saturn, Pallas Athena, Eris, and Vesta. And Chiron — who has been visiting Taurus — returns to Aries on Thursday.Venus has passed the Star Point degree of 0° Scorpio that she will return to at the Cazimi on October 23rd. She is heading into the underworld, and this week's occultation — the last Moon-Venus gate before she goes retrograde — is the pivotal moment.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot by Linda Hill (Etsy, UK) and the Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins: Death (I Am Transition), Three of Torches, Seer of Torches reversed, and Lady of Perpetual Rebirth.The Death card and the Lady of Perpetual Rebirth bookending the week, with the Three of Torches (enthusiasm picking up) and the Seer reversed (not yet feeling your inner divinity, but the reminder to look) in between. Perfect for a week whose centrepiece is a Venus occultation at 2° Scorpio conjunct Haumea. More at the end.Day by DaySunday, September 13 — Moon in Libra. Air Grand Trine. Pallas Athena and Asteroid Lilith Square Off.We open the week with the Moon in Libra — balance, justice, how we relate, the scales.The Moon sextiles Jupiter in Leo. Jupiter was occulted by the Moon just last week at 15° Leo — the king hidden behind closed doors for transformation. Now the Moon, having moved all the way to Libra, reaches back with this fire-and-air sextile. A few more leaders with overblown egos will fall. It's time to rule from the heart. Jupiter will go retrograde in Leo and pass back over that territory. The transformation of what Jupiter represents is ongoing.The Moon squares Asteroid Lilith — who is being overtaken by Mars (in Cancer, moving forward) but is not finished. She is saying clearly: we are not going back. We are starting to move into the new paradigm. Things are starting to change.The Moon opposes Pallas Athena — the pattern-seer, the wise strategist, whose grey eyes see everything and nothing escapes them. We are starting to see the patterns more clearly now. And then Pallas Athena squares Asteroid Lilith directly — these two warriors in conversation. Pallas Athena with her strategy, Asteroid Lilith with her original equality: I was created from the same dirt. Equal. And it's time we worked from that. Restore balance.The Moon squares Mars in Cancer (more things falling or collapsing, the Libra Moon pressing for action and balance through cardinal signs) and then Ceres is opposed by Black Moon Lilith — the Great Mother and the shamed, hidden, elemental feminine in tension. Ceres is saying: move within. Take care of all your needs, met and unmet. Find what genuinely feeds you. Restore wholeness. And from that wholeness, you are more able to help create the new paradigm we're moving into.The Moon then makes a beautiful air grand trine to Hekate and Chariklo in Aquarius — the torchbearer and the cosmic doula, the way-shower and the grace-spinner, both in the sign of the future, the collective, the innovative. Ideas, new patterns, communication, social interaction — all of these weaving the new story. The path forward is through integration, through the Aquarian future, through humanitarianism and genuine care for each other.The Moon squares Juno (about to station direct — more on that Wednesday) and opposes Eris and Vesta — table-flipping and inner flame in tension with the scales of balance. Flip the inner tables first. And finally: Mars in Cancer trines Nessus — a water trine, leaching out the ancestral poisons, the old toxic patterns. Like bloodletting: get rid of them. They are holding us back.Mercury in Libra trines Uranus — an air trine at degrees very close to the first basket peak in July. Innovative new ideas. New thought, new inventions, aha moments. We are having collective awakenings in multiple ways simultaneously.I've been reading Nietzsche — Thus Spoke Zarathustra. His “God is dead” was not triumphalism; he meant that we, collectively, have killed the concept. And I find I'm glad we're moving away from the monotheistic, external, patriarchal God toward finding divinity within — moving away from intercessories. Which connects directly to the Hierophant reversed we had last week. The contracting is happening at every level.Monday, September 14 — The Venus Occultation. The Last Gate. The House-Raising Party.This is the day I most want to give space to.The Moon enters Scorpio and first opposes Chiron in Taurus before Chiron returns to Aries on Thursday. Scorpio digs deep; Chiron shows where the light gets in — the wounds around greed, materialism, our severed relationship with the senses and the earth. What does it mean to restore that balance? This is an ongoing excavation.The Sun in Virgo sextiles Mars in Cancer — Earth and water together, an opportunity for the guardian energy, the protective energy, the slow-and-meaningful energy to align with the Sun's call to purposeful, humble, stewardship-oriented action.And then: the Moon occults Venus.An occultation is like an eclipse — the Moon passes directly across the face of a planet, hiding it from view. We had the Jupiter occultation last week. Now Venus. And this is the last Moon-Venus conjunction (gate) before Venus goes retrograde — the last gate of this descent cycle.It happens at 2° Scorpio. Two is the number of the divine feminine: grace, cooperation, the receptive, the relational, the most powerful intuitive energy.Venus is conjunct Haumea — the Hawaiian creatrix goddess, the handle of Barbault's Basket, pure regeneration and rebirth. The Death card arrived in the cards this week. This is why.Venus is also square Pluto — death and rebirth energy, the shadow excavated for the buried treasure — and quincunx Neptune retrograde in Aries, making an aspect of adjustment: how have we lost connection with something essential in this long Martian-dominated era?That last point matters. The last Venus Star Point was at 2° Aries. This one is at 0° Scorpio. These are both Mars signs. And after this Scorpio Star Point — the last in our lifetimes — the Venus Star Point moves into Libra for over a hundred years, and then Pisces. Both Venusian signs. We are genuinely leaving a Martian era and entering a Venusian one. This occultation is a massive reset right at that threshold.The occultation runs from approximately 9:26am to 1:42pm Universal Time — check your local time equivalent, or simply look for when Moon and Venus are conjunct in your app.The Sabian symbol for 3° Scorpio (rounding up from 2°):A house-raising party in a small village. The village gathers not for entertainment but for the practical work of creating shelter. Many hands apply themselves to a single essential task, and the structure rises through coordinated effort. The image is purposeful and warm — a portrait of community focused on something that genuinely matters.The theme of this degree is collaborative intensity. The capacity to mobilize shared energy around a genuine need. The recognition that some structures require more than one person to build. There is a maturity here — in accepting support, and in offering it — so that what gets made is sturdy enough to last.Think of that in collective terms. Think of the Venus class. Think of community and what we're building together.The Omega symbol (Sandbach): A mysterious food, a small piece of which will satisfy hunger for days. Governed by the angel Rochel — lost and found, restitution. This degree possesses innate knowledge of what is needed to sustain life, versus what may be desired based on fantasies or addictive needs. There is something highly concentrated about this energy, so that what it may seem to be at first may be quite different from how it's experienced as it unfolds over time. It's hard to get to know, hard to assimilate, but any attempts to do so are well worth the effort.The Chandra symbol: Pigs being fed. Scorpio is the sign of desire. Overeating is often an attempt to fill what has been denied in other areas. At its best, this degree revels in what is taken in — love, a beautiful painting, a sunset, a bowl of mac and cheese. If not in deep and sincere touch with its true soul desires, it may binge chronically in an attempt to get something it never quite gets.This is the invitation of this occultation: what do you truly desire? What genuinely feeds your deepest needs? Not the addictive filling, not the binge seeking what it never quite gets — but the mysterious food, a small piece of which satisfies for days.I've been speaking with a friend about integrating Internal Family Systems work with astrology. The 8 C's of the Self: compassion, creativity, curiosity, confidence, courage, calm, connectedness, and clarity. And 5 P's: presence, persistence, perspective, playfulness, and patience. All of these are about coming into the Self — understanding yourself, accepting yourself, loving yourself — and from that place, bringing a completely different energy into the world. Rather than filling the hole. Rather than seeking from the outside what can only be found inside.After the occultation: the Moon conjuncts Haumea and squares Pluto. Then Venus conjuncts Haumea directly — the goddess of love meeting the goddess of regeneration at this threshold degree, in the deep water sign.We are being reborn.Tuesday, September 15 — Moon Gaining Light. Water Grand Trine. Neptune-Pluto Sextile.The Moon in Scorpio is gaining light now — we are past the new moon and entering the action phase. The Moon makes a water trine to Ceres — feeling our deepest needs, going very deep into our emotional world. Intense, but real.Venus at 3° Scorpio squares Pluto — she is moving into the underworld journey now. This is exactly what we'll track together in the class: Venus descending, confronting the shadow, finding the inner gold.A water grand trine forms: Moon in Scorpio, Asteroid Lilith in Cancer, Mars in Cancer, and Nessus in Pisces all in flowing conversation. Step into the interconnectedness. Wash away the old toxic patterns. These inherited poisons have been holding us back, and the water is dissolving them.Neptune and Pluto perfect another exact sextile — this ongoing aspect of collective transformation toward something more spiritual and interconnected. The building of something genuinely different is happening at the largest possible timescale, whether or not it's visible from inside the noise.The Moon squares Chariklo (helping write the new story) and sextiles the Sun — the first major Moon-Sun aspect since the new moon on the 10th. Earth and water. Creative energy coming from the depths.Wednesday, September 16 — Juno Stations Direct. Moon into Sagittarius. Hekate at the Crossroads.Venus is sextiled by Black Moon Lilith — the goddess of love and desire receiving support from the energy of the shamed and hidden wild feminine. Do the shame-and-vulnerability work. Brené Brown territory. What has been hidden in you? What has been shamed? That's what we're starting to surface as Venus approaches her retrograde.The Moon in Scorpio squares Hekate — so much retrograde energy in Aries, Hekate saying: we're not quite ready yet. The path forward involves the retrogrades. Venus and Mercury are both about to go retrograde through the same territory. After that, things will start to change in a big way — next year. But this is quite the process.The Moon reaches the anaretic 29° Scorpio and squares the Nodes at 11:48am Eastern — activating both eclipse points simultaneously. Purging more of the old attachments: to rules, to people, places, things, to the way things were. We cannot create the new until we've let go of a lot of the old.And then: the Moon enters Sagittarius. You may start to feel the shift — a little more get-up-and-go, a little more vision, a little more optimism. About time. The Sagittarius Moon shoots its arrows toward the future.Right after the ingress: Mercury in Libra squares Pholus — more things being revealed, the Pandora's box of our institutions still open. All the infighting globally, all the extremes — I genuinely believe we had to see all of this before we could create the new. The new is coming up underneath. It's just not visible from inside the chaos.The Sagittarius Moon opposes Sedna in Gemini (adapt or transform; communities renegotiating how they survive), trines Neptune, sextiles Pluto — the big agents of change, activated again.Juno stations direct. Her retrograde back into Capricorn has been reviewing our contracts with man-made laws, institutions, and structures — looking at what's out of balance, what needs to change. Now she starts moving back into Aquarius. New contracts. More meaningful ones. This is actually a significant shift.Thursday, September 17 — Chiron Returns to Aries. Moon Gains Light. Few Aspects.A quieter day in terms of number of aspects — but not in weight.Asteroid Lilith activates the water grand trine that has been building through the week — still washing out, still leaching the poisons, still saying we are not going back.The Moon in Sagittarius sextiles Mercury — opportunity for new ideas, new ways of thinking and communicating. The Moon is gaining light fast now.The Moon trines Saturn retrograde in Aries — what more old structures and self-limiting beliefs need to be released?And then, at 9:52pm Eastern: Chiron goes back into Aries. He'll be there until early 2027, revisiting territory he needs to complete before returning to Taurus for the longer stay.What does Chiron in Aries re-excavate? Wounds around the individual self, around identity, around who we are in ourselves. The message we received from the culture about what strength and individuality mean — rugged, power-over, domination — and the medicine of finding what genuine individual power actually looks like: coming from within, not over. We've been starting to find it. Chiron is going back to gather whatever bits need to be dug out before Taurus calls him back.Friday, September 18 — Venus Day. Ceres Squares Saturn. First Quarter Moon. Venus at the Basket Degree.Venus Day. And it delivers.Black Moon Lilith oscillates back into Sagittarius — freedom-restriction-freedom. The oscillating tension between the institutions' grip on us and the wild elemental self.Mercury in Libra squares Ceres in Cancer — what genuinely feeds us? What are our needs, and how do we take responsibility for meeting them? Not waiting for others to do it. This is the thesis of my Ceres book.Vesta and Eris meet again — devotion and focus meeting the original table-flipper. The most important place to flip the tables first is within. Those attachments to old rules, to needing someone else to tell you what to do or what to believe. You can have support. But being told what to think is different from being helped to understand.Mercury opposes Saturn — words and thoughts facing the structures and rules. The mythology of rugged individualism, manifest destiny, the hero's journey as the only journey. Write something new. Something more harmonious for everyone.Ceres squares Saturn at 13° Aries/Cancer — and this is an echo worth noting. When Ceres was discovered on January 1st, 1801, she was square Saturn in Leo — the sign of kings. I have always felt that her discovery chart encoded the eventual fall of kings and dominant leaders: Ceres, the Great Mother, at odds with the rules of the king. Now they square each other again, in cardinal signs. Ceres in Cancer: family, home, ancestors, the needs of the people. Saturn in Aries: rugged individualism, the old rules. Cardinals square: initiating something new. You may see another fall from grace around this day. The echo aspects are potent.The Sun in Virgo trines Juno at her station point — the Virgo Sun, wanting to do the right thing, in flowing conversation with our sacred contracts. More meaningful contracts are possible. This is the energy of building something sturdy.And: Venus is at 4° Scorpio — the first peak degree of Barbault's Basket. She is exactly at the degree where all four outer planets gathered in July. Venus leading the way, as always, into what's next.The day closes with the First Quarter Moon at 25° Sagittarius, squaring the Sun in Virgo. The action phase beginning in earnest. The crossroads.The Sabian symbol (26° Sagittarius): A flag-bearer in battle. This degree represents courageous dedication to principles bigger than yourself. The flag is not a tool of devastation — it's a symbol of shared values. Immutable signs with the Sun in Virgo: what is more meaningful? What is more useful? How do we create the future together around these bigger principles? Courage under pressure. Commitment to values. And the oxygen-mask wisdom: put yours on first, then put some personal wants aside for the greater good.The Omega symbol: A candle mysteriously undisturbed by wind. Sandbach titles this degree Beyond Mind. Thoughts are like wind — they push against everything and create turbulence. When you gain the power to detach from busy mind, there is an increasing steadiness that brings you closer to spiritual clarity. This degree carries a creative vision that is impervious to the agitations of inner voices.The Chandra symbol: Climbing the steps of the Pyramid of the Sun. To ascend — not by flying, but in a more substantial way, with something solid under your feet. This is about finding meaning and purpose and following the highest and clearest vision of it. Getting beyond what is shallow, superficial, and trivial can be arduous — but this meets the challenge with steadiness and purpose.Steadiness. Solid ground. A vision impervious to wind. A commitment to something bigger than yourself.That is your First Quarter Moon.Saturday, September 19 — Moon into Capricorn. Venus Receives the Moon's Grace. The Week Closes.The Moon moves into Capricorn overnight and closes the week with its early morning aspects.After the First Quarter, the Moon makes a fire trine to Chiron in Aries — just returned. Visionary, purposeful, the Sagittarius spirit meeting the medicine. What medicine do you need to create this vision? What healing is required for the steadfast purpose beginning to form?Juno has moved exactly one minute forward from her station — barely, but she's moving. New contracts are beginning.The Moon squares Eris and Vesta early — the tables are being flipped again, the inner flame is being tended. We are creating new structures. More revelations may surface today, including possibly the Epstein files re-emerging.In Capricorn, the Moon squares Neptune (retrograde in Aries) early in the morning — Neptune saying let go of the me-first attitude, the power-over energy. Create something genuinely new from here. And then the Moon makes a lovely unbroken flow trine to Venus — the Moon and Venus in earth and water, in gentle supportive conversation. All of this moving toward the retrograde. All of it connected.The Cards in DetailDeath — I Am Transition:A time of endings. Old lives, shared and beloved, are changing or gone. There may be some loss and pain this week — personally, culturally, collectively. Death and mourning is a process. Acceptance builds slowly as we lament and grieve for what was. But transformation beckons.Soon, you will start to feel the blood in your veins, and know that you are alive and have this big life journey to complete. In these extraordinary times that we are in.The Death card arrived at the same time as the Venus occultation conjunct Haumea. Regeneration, rebirth, the creatrix goddess. One cannot be separated from the other.Three of Torches (Wands) — I Am Enthusiasm:The Sagittarius energy is coming. You can feel it building from Wednesday onward — the arrow being drawn back, the vision beginning to form. The Three of Torches is that moment: enthusiasm. Grabbing it by the horns. You may feel less like lying on the mat in a quiet room — the life force returning.Seer of Torches, reversed — Reminder of Inner Radiance:Upright, the Seer of Torches is I Am Divine — the knowing that you are a divine being having a human experience, the natural inner radiance that doesn't need external validation. Reversed this week: you're probably not quite feeling this inner selfhood yet. You're not quite there yet with that inner divinity. That's okay. This is just a reminder: it's there. Look within. Notice your inner radiance, even just briefly. It hasn't gone anywhere.Lady of Perpetual Rebirth (Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins):Death comes for all of us — but this isn't a death card. It's a rebirth card.It's an invitation to clean and clear what needs to end, in order to welcome the new. What ideas or beliefs have become weighty, overwhelming, outdated? What thoughts no longer fit you? What convictions cause exhaustion or even illness when you embody them?Our Lady of Perpetual Rebirth is here to usher out the old and midwife the new.Pay special attention to your dreams. There are signs and symbols showing themselves to you right now that will indicate what wants to be loosened and released. The new vision, new awareness, new life that is circling you will also send out strong signals. Pay attention. Listen. Watch. Observe.This is the time to let go of what no longer serves.A witch can welcome death with the same enthusiasm a moth displays when flying into fire. She hurls herself towards her own endings, knowing her next beginnings live inside the fire of her passion — the heat of longing, calling her forward.Summing UpThe last Venus Gate before the retrograde — an occultation at 2° Scorpio, the divine feminine number, conjunct Haumea the regeneratrix, square Pluto, adjustment to Neptune. A house-raising party. A mysterious food that satisfies for days. Pigs being fed, or not, depending on whether they're in touch with their true soul desires.Juno stations direct. Chiron returns to Aries. Ceres and Saturn square at the echo of her discovery chart. The First Quarter Moon at the flag-bearer degree, the candle undisturbed by wind, the climbing of the pyramid with solid ground underfoot.And four cards that say: something is ending. The enthusiasm is coming back. Your inner radiance is there, even if you can't feel it yet. And the witch hurls herself toward her own endings, because she knows her next beginnings are already inside the fire.See you at the retrograde. Join me in the Heroine's Journey. You will not regret it. https://www.louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026— LouiseAtlanta Astrology Association (MAAS) — September 17th: I'm presenting on Ceres and my book. First-time attendees can come free. Email me at louise@louiseedington.com if you'd like to attend.OPA Live — September 20th: A panel of three astrologers on the Venus retrograde. A wonderful preview if you're deciding whether to join the class.London School of Astrology Chiron Weekend — October 17th–18th: On Zoom, $99 (mostly to charity), recommended by Melanie Reinhart and Brian Clarke. I'll be covering Chariklo as part of my Chiron presentation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

What areas of your life feel like they are in ruins? Join us as we begin our new message series, Glorious Ruin, with Lead Pastor John S. Dickerson. We’ll explore what happens when life brings pain, brokenness, disappointment, and suffering—and how Jesus can meet us right there. Sometimes the places in our lives that feel broken can become the places where God does His greatest work. Jesus can help us rebuild, restore what has been broken, and establish a new foundation rooted in His love, grace, and hope. What aspects of your life are currently in ruins? How can Jesus help you build a new foundation in the midst of your pain, brokenness, and suffering? Your story isn’t over. God can bring beauty, purpose, and hope from the ruins. #GloriousRuin #Jesus #Faith #Hope #Healing #SpiritualGrowth #ChristianSermon #JohnSDickerson #ConnectionPointe NEXT STEPS Have you made a decision to follow Jesus and now wondering what your next step is? We want to help! https://www.connectionpointe.org/nextsteps/ ABOUT CONNECTION POINTE At Connection Pointe, our mission is to connect people to Jesus and each other. Whether you've been around church your whole life or this is a brand new journey, we have a place for you and we hope your journey will include joining us at a Connection Pointe location or online at https://connectionpointe.org/live Find locations, videos, and more info about us at https://www.connectionpointe.org/ FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connectionpointe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connect_cp Find out more about our lead pastor, John S. Dickerson: https://www.connectionpointe.org/leadpastor

What do you do when the life you worked so hard to create still doesn't give you peace?In this episode of the Dear Future Husband Podcast, Christian sits down with Madison Crossan for a vulnerable conversation about manifestation, surrender, anxiety, faith, and what it means to trust God with the future you deeply desire.Madison shares how she went from a high-achievement mindset and manifestation business, asking the universe for the life she wanted, including a husband, to encountering Jesus in a way that changed everything. She opens up about striving for success, wanting control, the anxiety that eventually brought her to a breaking point, and the moment she cried out to God asking Him to show her He was real.What to expect in this episode: Why manifestation can look empowering but still leave you exhausted  How to release control when you want marriage, success, or clarity  Madison's story of trying to manifest a husband  The difference between striving for peace and receiving peace from God  How faith reshaped her marriage, motherhood, and identity Whether you're single, dating, married, or simply trying to stop carrying the pressure of your future alone, this conversation is a reminder that God is not asking you to manufacture the life He's already able to lead you into.Pray while you wait with Future Husband, Present Prayers and trust God with your love story with the Dear Future Husband Prayer Journal. Discover both at www.christianbevere.com.

Send us Fan MailConnect with Coach Weaver: Click here: https://theresmoreministries.com/A Note Before We BeginToday's conversation includes discussion of abortion, pregnancy loss, and the emotional and spiritual impact that can follow. If you have experienced an abortion, some of what you hear may bring up difficult emotions or memories. Please listen with care and give yourself permission to pause if you need to.If you recognize that there are places in your own story that still need healing, you do not have to process them alone. Coach Cheryl offers confidential, faith-based healing and coaching sessions for women who desire a safe place to process their experience, work through unresolved pain, and move toward healing, freedom, and restoration. Contact Coach at weaver@theresmoreministries.com.A listener note before you press play. This conversation is about abortion, grief, and healing. It is handled with care, and it is honest.Some stories are not for scrolling past. This one belongs to Coach Cheryl Weaver.She was eighteen. She was not a Christian and she was not informed. She thought she had places to go and things to do, and she believed a clinic would let her get on with her life.She says the procedure was the worst pain she has ever felt. When she screamed, the doctor told her to shut up or he would make her have the baby. She was already halfway through. Two weeks later a severe infection nearly killed her.Then came the years nobody warns you about.Her turn came after she came to faith. She says God spoke to her plainly about what had happened, and she asked forgiveness in that moment. That started a road that led her to lead post abortion healing groups for other women.In those groups she noticed something. Grandmothers were showing up. Women who had carried this for decades before they could say it out loud.She has a picture for what that does to a person. Holding a beach ball underwater. Every muscle, every thought, every part of you working to keep it down. And you are exhausted, and you do not know why.Cheryl says abortion is the hardest thing she has watched women forgive themselves for, and that God forgives it fully anyway.There is more in this conversation than that one story. She talks about the night she stood in a bathroom about to lock her heart away for good, and the plaque on the wall that stopped her. She talks about seven years of torment after she got saved, and what she learned about where to keep her focus. And she walks through her Root to Restore method, which starts with the leaves a woman brings in and works down to the root underneath them.She names Forgiven and Set Free as a study she points women toward.Her book is Unbroken Promises, available on Amazon. Her ministry is There's More Ministries, and she co hosts the mental health podcast Laughing with Lions. A nine week Root to Restore cohort starts this fall.Find her at theresmoreministries.com and laughingwithlions.com.This is The Calling Table Sessions on the Stuck No More Voices Podcast. One seat. One woman. One story handled with care.Register Click HERE:  The Calling Activation Study; Discover the Story That Connects Your Calling to the People You're Meant to Serve.To be a guest on the Calling series:  https://theresacroft.com/your-seatHome TheresaCroft.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theresacroftFacebook: https://Facebook.com/theresamcroftYouTube: https://YouTube.com/@theresacroftMore Podcast Episodes on Apple and Spotify

What if one of the fastest ways to feel calmer, clearer, and more grounded is something you are already doing nearly 20,000 times a day? Today, we turn to the breath. Throughout this week, we've been exploring what northern wisdom can teach us about living with greater resilience, conserving energy, and working with the body rather than constantly pushing against it.

A DEXA scan can tell you that bone density has changed, but it does not tell you why bone is being lost or what is happening inside the bone remodeling process.Bone is living, metabolically active tissue that is constantly breaking down and rebuilding. If we want to change the trajectory of bone loss, we need to understand the signals and patterns driving that process, not simply wait for the next scan.In this episode, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is joined by Dr. Kim Millman, MD, PhD, an integrative physician who has spent 18 years focused on uncovering the root causes of bone loss. They explore the bone health testing that is often missed, what those results can reveal, and how practitioners can use that information to create more personalized strategies for osteopenia and osteoporosis.You'll discover why a complete bone health assessment requires looking beyond a T-score and understanding the hormonal, nutritional, metabolic, and lifestyle factors that influence bone resilience.What's Inside This Episode?Why a DEXA scan may not tell you the full story behind bone lossThe questions practitioners should ask before deciding how to support a client with osteoporosis or osteopeniaWhat testing can reveal about the process of bone breakdown and rebuildingWhy two people with the same bone density score may need completely different approachesThe hidden factors that influence bone remodeling, including hormones, nutrition, metabolism, and inflammationHow to determine whether a client is losing bone because of increased breakdown, impaired rebuilding, or another underlying patternWhy monitoring the right markers can change the way practitioners evaluate progressThe limitations of relying on standard bone health recommendationsHow to create a more personalized strategy for improving bone resilienceResources and Links:Download the full transcript hereDownload our FREE Beyond Protocols Guide here.Join the Next-Level Health Practitioner Facebook group here for free resources and community supportVisit INEMethod.com for advanced health practitioner training and tools to elevate your clinical skills and grow your practice by getting life-changing results.Check out other podcast episodes hereGuest Resources and LinksWebsite: https://themillmanclinic.comThe Bone Health Academy® (Practitioner Training): https://thebonehealthacademy.comFree Gift: Essential Lab Testing: Discover the Full Picture of Bone LossDiscover the bone health labs that can help reveal why bone is being lost, beyond what a DEXA scan shows.Follow Dr. Kim Millman:Instagram: @drKimMillmanGuest BioDr. Kim Millman, MD, PhD, began her career as an electrical engineer working on highly classified satellite projects. She eventually went on to earn a medical degree and a PhD in epidemiology and population genetics.She now focuses on one pursuit: your bone health.Dr. Millman is a truly integrative physician who has spent 18 years reversing bone loss at its root. After watching patients lose their confidence due to osteoporosis and being handed a lifetime prescription that did not build quality bone, she set out to find a better way.Trained at UCSF, USC, and Stanford, she created the Integrative Bone Health Method™ and the Restore & Rebuild Healthy Bones program, helping thousands rebuild their bones and get their confidence and lives back.Now, at a pivotal moment for bone health, she co-founded The Bone Health Academy® to train the next generation of practitioners, a ripple effect that carries her method far beyond her own practice. Through her patients, her students, and the practitioners she trains, she is dedicated to redefining bone health care.

Kauaʻi's electric utility works to restore power across the island; Punahou president Mike Latham remembers alumni who died; Filmmaker talks LNG documentary

In this special RESTORE episode, senior Peter Winters shares a deeply personal testimony about faith, suffering, friendship, and discovering God in the middle of uncertainty.

 300 episodes ago, Dr. Tabatha started with one idea: your body is not broken. Today she and Ashlee open up about six years of change, the problem with the word "awakening," and the Awaken, Restore, Rise framework carrying Fast to Faith forward. You are not broken. You can heal. You're in the right place.In this Episode:  ●        300 episodes in, Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee pull back the curtain on the story underneath every conversation: you are not broken, and you can heal. ●        Six years of evolution — from The Functional Gynecologist to The Gutsy Gynecologist to Fast to Faith — and what changed when they stopped working for God and started working with Him. ●        The real story behind the first 50 episodes: Garage Band, hours of editing out nervous "ums," and showing up scared anyway. ●        Dr. Tabatha is joining Candace Cameron Bure on an 8-city tour — the next chapter of using her voice. ●        The problem with the word "awakening" — why the aha moment isn't the finish line, and what happens when the momentum runs out. ●        Unpacking the three-act story of Fast to Faith: Awaken, Restore, Rise — and why you don't move through all three at once. ●        What "Rise" actually looks like, and why the Coaching Academy isn't just for women building a business. ●        Why you'll never feel ready, and why that's not the sign to wait. ●        Closing scripture: Joel 2:25. Join Me October 10th is Apex North Carolina: ftf.fasttofaith.com/freedomtofrustrationReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

Lamentations 5 - The fifth and final poem is written as a communal prayer of lament, perhaps representing the various poetic voices across the book as well as the many grieving people whose sufferings have been named—all lamenting together. The poem provides a clear model to follow for how to practice biblical lament before God: turning to God is honest acknowledgment and complaint, declaring your trust in God's character and power, and boldly asking God to act. The enigmatic ending reminds us that neat and tidy endings are usually not on the table, and yet there remains hope because of what Jesus Christ has done, is doing, and will do. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 5 of our series "A Memorial to Our Grief: A Month with Lamentations"]

 This week has an underlying Mercurial theme, as Mercury leaves the currently complicated sign of Leo, strongly glowing with the Sun's presence while also showing us the long term rough patches that obstructionist Ketu has revealed since mid-2025, recently loosened and revealed after the August eclipse cycle. Mercury moves on to more productive things, entering his own sign of Virgo on Sunday, September 6th, where he gains the compound aspect of Saturn, who supports Mercury's humble approach to practice, and Mars, who shares Mercury's enthusiasm for efficiently getting work done.The waning Moon begins the week joining Mars in Mercury's air sign, Gemini. Moving through Cancer and meeting with Jupiter on Monday and Tuesday, we could benefit from some self care and reconnection. Wednesday seems vulnerable, with the Moon moving past Ketu into its final waning phase, protect your energy. On Thursday, the Moon pivots as it glides invisibly past the Sun in Leo for the new Moon, providing a pregnant pause where we can see what comes next after an active summer begins to come to a close.The newly waxing Moon joins Mercury in Virgo to finish the week, indicating that this is a week for finishing up Mercury's analytical air side of current projects or situations, pausing and pivoting on Wednesday and Thursday, and with a push from a newly waxing Moon, move toward hands on, practical implementation as the week ends.Mercury's underlying influence comes with it strongly moving into Virgo, but we also have the Moon starting and ending the week occupying Mercury ruled signs, and we have retrograde Saturn placed in a Mercury ruled nakshatra, aspecting Virgo. And pushing Mercury toward an energetic week is Rahu's aspect to Gemini jump starting Mars, whose force then projects toward Mercury in Virgo. September in general is providing good energy for clearing, processing, and producing. Coming up in October, both Mercury and Venus will take retrograde motion in Libra, and with the extra amplification of Rahu's aspect, things could get exciting. Prepare for what you can't see coming by reorganizing, settling on schedules, and finishing up important foundational tasks. Daily Keywords & Notes:Sunday, Sept 6— FINISH TO STARTArdra/Punarvasu, K10–K11, Moon + Mars, Mercury enters Virgo. Excellent for finishing lingering work, sorting information, making repairs, clearing communications, completing a task that has been blocking the next one, and getting tools/materials in order. Mars can make the Moon impatient; use that force on the work rather than the people.Monday, Sept 7 — YES AND NOPushya, K12, Moon in Cancer. This is discernment through nourishment: what gets fed and what doesn't? Restore energy, tend home, food, family and practical resources; maintain what is worth maintaining. A good day for boundaries precisely because Pushya's impulse is to nourish.Tuesday, Sept 8 — TAKE THE WINAshlesha, K13, Moon + Jupiter. K13/Jaya supports accomplishment and resolution, while Jupiter gives some breadth to what could otherwise become Ashlesha entanglement. Finish negotiations, solve something complicated, recognize progress, consolidate a gain. Don't keep wrestling after you've won. Wednesday, Sept 9 — CLEAN SWEEPMagha, K14. Very strong pairing. Rikta Chaturdashi plus Magha/Ketu: discard, purge, clean, sever, finish difficult business, clear inherited or habitual clutter, literally or metaphorically. With the Moon newly past Ketu and approaching darkness, conserve energy rather than beginning something demanding.Thursday, Sept 10 — SEEDS OF CHANGEPurva Phalguni, K15/Amavasya. Retreat, rest, observe, prepare. Purva Phalguni can remind us that regeneration requires pleasure, ease and receptivity—not constant productivity. Don't dig the seed back up to see whether it's growing. Let the pause be fertile.Friday, Sept 11 — GERMINATIONUttara Phalguni, S1, Moon + Mercury in Virgo. Start something modest and concrete. Make the schedule. Begin the routine. Organize the workspace. Put the first piece into production. Shukla Pratipada + Virgo favors small beginnings capable of becoming systems.Saturday, Sept 12 — HANG LOOSEHasta, S2. Hasta could tempt you into gripping  too tightly. S2/Bhadra wants stabilization, while Hasta is skill of hand. Work with what's in your hands, adjust as you go, make something, practice something, negotiate, cooperate. Competence without rigidity.Hello! I'm Kerry Shamblin and I practice jyotisha, also known as Vedic astrology. I have been offering a monthly forecast since 1999 where I track how the planets are moving through the sky and how they may be affecting our life on Earth. I also work directly with others through counseling, teaching, and mentoring.  Thank you for listening to this presentation. If you are interested in following my work, look for Kerry Shamblin Astrology on YouTube, Spotify, Patreon, Facebook and Instagram. My monthly forecast is published in written and audio format on my web site: planetaryinfluence.com, where you can join my email list or book a one-on-one session with me. My goal is to light your path toward a joyful and liberated life experience. Kerry offers private sessions and mentoring.  BOOK A SESSION.Find updates on Kerry's: Web Site, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Substack,  Patreon, or Email List

All week, we've repeated one message:Urgency with the actions.Patience with the outcomes.But today…I want to make sure we don't accidentally turn that into:“Suffer now so someday you're finally allowed to live.”Because that's not the long game I want for you.Today I want to talk about something incredibly important:You have to live while you wait.I think almost everyone has said some version of this:“I'll be happy when…”Resources:Brain.fm App(First month Free, then 20% off subscription)Discount Code: coachdamiensdLinks:IG:@coachdamien_sd@damienrayevans@livinthedream_podcast YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS6VuPgtVsdBpDj5oN3YQTgFB:https://www.facebook.com/coachdamienSD/

Part one of the "Badges Of Honor" series. Pastor Richard begins a series about RESTORING HONOR. We live in a HONOR DEFICIENT GENERATION. He dives into what HONOR is and shows how we can help RESTORE the biblical principle of HONOR back into our lives and culture.

Outline: “Hot, Cold or Lukewarm” I. Introduction: The Challenge of Being Lukewarm Opening encouragement: “We will rejoice and be glad in it.” Illustration about coffee: Some prefer it hot. Some prefer it cold. Few prefer it lukewarm. Connection to spiritual life: Jesus desires people who are spiritually hot or cold, rather than lukewarm. Primary text: Revelation 3:14–22 II. Background: The Message to the Church at Laodicea The passage came to the preacher during a three-day fast and prayer. Jesus gives John the Apostle a revelation while John is on the Isle of Patmos. John was elderly and exiled because of his faithful proclamation of Jesus Christ. Revelation 1:19 provides the framework for the book: Things John had seen. Things that were happening. Things that would take place afterward. Revelation chapters 2–3 contain messages to seven literal churches in Asia Minor: Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea III. The Purpose and Pattern of the Seven Messages Each message begins with a revelation of who Jesus is. Each generally contains: A commendation. A rebuke or correction. Counsel about how to respond. Smyrna and Philadelphia received commendation without rebuke. Laodicea uniquely received rebuke without commendation. The messages to the first-century churches remain relevant to believers today. Application: Scripture is given for teaching, correction, reproof, and training. Believers should examine themselves rather than constantly examine others. IV. Jesus' Standard for Evaluating His Church Jesus does not primarily evaluate churches according to: Attendance. Buildings. Money/budget. The preacher contrasts the “ABCs”: Attendance Buildings Cash Jesus emphasizes the D: Discipleship. The goal is not merely making decisions or gathering spectators. True disciples: Follow Jesus. Learn from Him. Live like Him. Contribute through faith and service. The emphasis is quality rather than quantity. Jesus looks at the inward condition of the heart rather than outward appearance. V. The Four C's of the Message 1. The Christ — Revelation 3:14 Jesus identifies Himself as: The Amen The faithful and true witness The beginning/source of God's creation Jesus alone is qualified to judge the heart and soul. “Beginning” refers to His supremacy, source, and preeminence—not that Jesus was created. Jesus is both authoritative and loving. Believers should measure themselves by: Jesus. God's Word. Avoid comparing yourself with other people because comparison produces: Pride. Insecurity. 2. The Complacency — Revelation 3:15–17 Jesus says the Laodiceans are neither hot nor cold. Their lukewarmness makes Him want to spit/vomit them out. Hot represents: Passion. Spiritual hunger. Prayer. Scripture. Commitment. Pursuit of God. Cold represents: Clearly recognizing one's distance from God. Awareness of one's need for God. Lukewarm represents: Indifference. Going through religious motions. Lack of spiritual passion. Being comfortable with just enough Christianity to avoid real transformation. Background of Laodicea: Nearby Hierapolis had hot springs. Cold water was also available from another nearby source. By the time water reached Laodicea through aqueducts, it became lukewarm. Jesus used the city's familiar experience to communicate a spiritual truth. Warning against becoming like the Pharisees: Religious outwardly. Spiritually corrupt inwardly. Self-righteous and judgmental. Complacency often develops gradually through compromise. The danger of prosperity: “I am rich.” “I have everything I need.” Material sufficiency can produce spiritual self-sufficiency. True wealth is being rich toward God. Without Jesus, possessing everything amounts to nothing. With Jesus, even without worldly possessions, a person possesses what truly matters. 3. The Counsel — Revelation 3:18–19 Jesus counsels the Laodiceans to receive from Him: Gold refined by fire — true spiritual riches. White garments — righteousness and purity in Christ. Eye salve — spiritual sight and understanding. Jesus again speaks in terms familiar to Laodicea: Financial/banking center → gold. Textile/fashion industry → clothing. Medical/eye treatment → eye salve. The central message: Stop trusting worldly resources. Come to Jesus for what truly satisfies. Jesus could command, yet He lovingly says, “I counsel you.” Isaiah 55 reinforces God's invitation to receive His provision without money. Jesus' rebuke comes from love: “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.” The appropriate response is: Zeal. Repentance. Change. 4. The Call — Revelation 3:20–22 Jesus says: “I stand at the door and knock.” The original context is striking: This message was addressed to a church. Jesus is pictured as outside, knocking to be let back in. Jesus continues pursuing people even when they have become: Complacent. Lukewarm. Backslidden. His invitation: Hear His voice. Open the door. Fellowship with Him. The promise to those who overcome: They will sit with Christ on His throne. Main emphasis: There is still hope. There is still grace. There is still restoration. There is still a future. VI. Personal Self-Examination The sermon shifts from examining the church to examining oneself. Questions for believers: Am I spiritually hot, cold, or lukewarm? Have I become complacent? Am I more influenced by culture and social media than Scripture? Am I following Jesus or merely participating in church? Have prosperity and comfort made me less dependent on God? Do not judge yourself by comparison with others. Judge yourself according to God's Word. The preacher uses his own experience of receiving a medical diagnosis as an illustration: An accurate diagnosis is not condemnation. It identifies the problem so healing can begin. Likewise, God's conviction exposes spiritual problems so restoration can occur. VII. Communion and the Call to Examine Ourselves Transition to 1 Corinthians 11:23–32. Communion is presented as a moment of self-examination. Believers are instructed to examine themselves before partaking. God knows: Sin. Rebellion. Compromise. Hidden struggles. Yet He continues to knock and invite people into fellowship. God does not demand that people fix themselves before coming to Him. The invitation is: Come as you are. Repent. Surrender. Allow God's grace to transform you. VIII. Final Appeal Stop living below God's calling and purpose. Move from: Complacency → zeal. Compromise → surrender. Lukewarmness → spiritual fire. Self-sufficiency → dependence on God. Judge yourself rather than others. Recognize that correction can be an expression of love. A true friend tells the truth rather than simply affirming everything. Jesus is still knocking. The response required is simply to open the door. Closing invitation: Examine your heart. Hear Jesus. Open your heart. Repent. Receive His grace. Restore your relationship with Him.

Read OnlineThe Joy of ReconciliationJesus said to his disciples: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother.” Matthew 18:15When someone sins against us, especially in a grievous way, anger and condemnation can quickly arise as strong temptations. Our natural sense of justice often takes over, and we may find ourselves rationalizing a response rooted in judgment rather than compassion. In today's Gospel, however, Jesus offers the much better path—to seek reconciliation, not division. The ultimate goal is to win the sinner back to God and restore the bond of communion.Sin touches every human relationship, with the sole exception of the one shared between Jesus and His Blessed Mother. Their mutual and perfect charity rendered sin and division entirely absent from their union. What a sublime and singular gift they shared!But we are not perfect. Even the most loving and holy relationships are affected by human weakness, and sin inevitably creeps in. We sin against others, and others sin against us. Sometimes the sin is deliberate and deeply wounding. Other times, it stems from weakness or the absence of fully formed virtue. Regardless of its source, every sin inflicts harm and weakens the communion we are called to share and deeply desire.In today's Gospel, while Jesus appears to be addressing serious sin that severs a person from sanctifying grace—mortal sin—the same principles apply to all offenses, even venial sins and spiritual imperfections. The Christian response to sin must always be grounded in mercy. Whether we are correcting or being corrected, the goal must always be to heal, to restore, and to deepen our unity in Christ.To begin applying these spiritual principles, call to mind those toward whom you may harbor resentment. Start with your family, since familial bonds—due to their natural closeness—are especially vulnerable to sin. Resentment born of sin is often present in close relationships. While some wounds may have caused deep fractures, even the most loving bonds can suffer subtle injuries. Prayerfully examine these relationships in your life.If the wounds are deep and hostilities strong, the path forward is usually clear: Seek to win over your brother, sister, parent, or spouse. And if you are the one who has caused the wound, then humbly acknowledge your sin without excuses. This is always the better path. Always.To aid this process, it is helpful to recognize a hidden dynamic: Holding onto resentment or anger can bring a certain emotional satisfaction. Though it may seem surprising, this is often the case. Anger energizes the emotions and creates a charged feeling that, while disordered, can feel gratifying—like a drug that fuels addiction.The first step is to recognize this disordered emotional pattern for what it is. The next step is to realize that a healed and reconciled relationship offers a deeper and more lasting fulfillment that is far superior to the fleeting satisfaction of resentment or hostility. Winning over another—or being won over by one we have wronged—is profoundly rewarding. It transcends emotion and enters the realm of grace, producing true peace and spiritual joy.Reflect today on the first step of reconciliation outlined by Jesus in the Gospel: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.” Take sin seriously. Acknowledge its presence in your relationships, especially the close ones. See yourself both as one who is sinned against and as one who sins. Identify the offenses that diminish love. Confront those sins with courage and humility. Reject the false comfort of resentment, and seek instead the true consolation that comes from unity and charity. This is the path that leads to a share in the holy love between Jesus and His Blessed Mother—a love they desire us to know and live.Lord of perfect mercy, Your Sacred Heart burns with a deep desire to win us back to Yourself—fully reconciled and united in love. I repent of my sins before You, and I pray that Your love, living within me, may become a wellspring of mercy for others. I forgive all who have sinned against me, and I repent of the sins I have inflicted upon others. Restore every relationship in my life, Lord, and endow them with the same pure and holy love You shared with Your Blessed Mother. Jesus, I trust in You.  Image via Adobe StockSource: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

You sent more questions than one episode could hold, so we split them in two. Part one was brought to you by two letters: AI. This is everything else in the mailbag, from the practical side of the music notation software and technology world. Philip Rothman and David MacDonald work through the rest of the mailbag: an iPad that won’t behave like a desktop, an app that has gone quiet, a singing plug-in that is rapidly evolving, world instruments that have to be taught to a notation program, a page somebody has to read at tempo, organizing a lifetime of files, keeping current with operating systems, and — perhaps the most practical question of all — our take in response to a question from a young copyist asking how any of this becomes a living. The answers range over layout options and staff sizes, expression maps and subscription libraries, file metadata and backup schemes, security updates and Apple silicon, and a set of accessibility guidelines deserving of wider recognition. Believe it or not, there are a few things here we plainly don’t know. Underneath most of it is the same instinct: keep the things you control in good order, and keep an exit from the things you don’t. Export the files. Learn the search box. Test the backup. Ask the player what size they can actually read. And never underestimate the value of a performance librarian in your corner. Thanks to everyone who wrote in. We take questions and suggestions year-round at podcast@scoringnotes.com. Products mentioned Notation software and apps Sibelius (Avid) — desktop, iOS/iPadOS, Android and Chromebook Dorico (Steinberg) MuseScore Studio (Muse Group) StaffPad Cantai (Turing Opera Workshop) forScore SheetCue Sample libraries, expression maps, and playback Spotlight Collection (Native Instruments) Phoenix Orchestra (Orchestral Tools) ComposerCloud+ and the RA and Silk collections (EastWest) Musio (Cinesamples) Soniccouture Art Conductor 26 Dorico (Babylonwaves) NotePerformer (Wallander Instruments) Hardware Stream Deck (Elgato) Steam Deck (Valve) MacBook Neo (Apple) Surface (Microsoft) Files, backup, and organization Airtable Dropbox Backblaze LOCKSS — lots of copies keep stuff safe NYC Music Services / Notation Central Scoring Express Notation Express Norfolk fonts for Sibelius Previous Scoring Notes posts and podcast episodes The Q&A episodes Q & A(I) (part one of this two-parter) Half-time report: what’s new, and a call for your questions (the call that brought these in) You have questions, we have answers (2025) Asked and answered, part 1 and part 2: in awe of the DAW (2023) Sibelius for iPad and mobile The history and future of Sibelius for iPad (podcast with Sam Butler and Joe Plazak, August 2021 — the design rationale, in their own words) Sibelius arrives on iPad (review, 2021) NAMM 2026: An Avid Sibelius discussion with Sam Butler and Joe Plazak and the companion podcast Comma sense: Command Search in Sibelius Sibelius 2026.6 makes cross-staff notation no accident (auto-save on mobile, accessible touch navigation, Quick Look, Cantai support) Sibelius 2026.2 cleanses the palette (dark mode and score colors) StaffPad StaffPad is a music handwriting app (March 2015, the original Surface release) StaffPad wows with long-awaited iPad release and new free StaffPad Reader (February 2020) David William Hearn and StaffPad (podcast, 2020) StaffPad acquired by Muse Group; audio support planned (May 2021) StaffPad brings live recordings into your scores with new audio update StaffPad “captures” the imagination — and your piano performance StaffPad updates go beyond just keeping the lights on (podcast with David William Hearn, November 2023) Private equity exits Muse Group amidst MuseScore Studio leadership changes Everything we’ve written about StaffPad Cantai Cantai now sings straight from Dorico (review) Cantai 3.0.0 supports Sibelius; adds ensembles, Spanish language Richard deCosta gives your score a voice (podcast, May 2026) Dorico 6.2.20 released with Cantai vocal synthesis support and Dorico 6.2.30, which added independent Cantai voice playback Sibelius 2026.5 adds VST3 support Readability, page size, and accessibility SheetCue turns your scores into a practice flow, part of our Overture series of first looks Brief thoughts on the size of music paper The point of point sizes Orchestra librarians want you to know about parts and paper sizes Archiving, file management, and backup Get organized with music notation files (podcast) Half notes: Jane Cross on keeping music files safe (the LOCKSS conversation) File renaming and PDF Batch Utilities (podcast) Restore the link in File Info fields in Sibelius Exporting PDFs from Dorico with better filenames Sibelius 2026.8 improves lines and cross-staff ties (macOS Spotlight support, including search inside .sib files) Operating systems and platforms Music notation software and macOS Tahoe Notion Mobile 3.5 released with support for Linux, Windows on Arm devices Finale’s twilight zone and Leaving Finale behind Making a career of it With freelancing comes responsibility (podcast with Paul Beck, August 2025 — the episode Philip refers to) An interview with librarian Paul Beck How to charge for music preparation Welcome to the new Scoring Notes (how a Sibelius blog became this one) Other references UK Association for Accessible Formats: music, and their guidance on modified stave notation (PDF) RNIB: modified stave notation Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates, now running through October 12, 2027 Using Intel-based apps on a Mac with Apple silicon — Apple on Rosetta and its retirement StarCraft II Elaine Gould, Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation (Faber Music)

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Marriage is the foundation of civilization — but what happens when the definition of marriage is separated from children, biological parenthood, and the natural family? I'm joined by Katy Faust, founder of Them Before Us, for a wide-ranging and provocative discussion about her campaign to overturn Obergefell, restore a child-centered definition of marriage, and rebuild a genuine social-conservative movement in America. Faust argues that the consequences of redefining marriage extend far beyond marriage licenses. We examine how the degeneration of marriage and parenthood have affected adoption, surrogacy, IVF, biological parents, parental rights, and the growing marketplace for children being slave-trafficked. Ultimately, the political Right cannot simply oppose individual symptoms while ignoring the underlying questions about marriage, family, sex, parenthood, and children's rights. The Right must also model the behavior.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jake and Bob welcome John Edwards (Just a Guy in the Pew) back to the show to continue his story of conversion and the long journey of healing that followed. John opens up about what happened after his powerful encounter with Christ in a jail cell, including the hard work of rebuilding trust with his wife and children, learning to be vulnerable, and surrendering control. He also talks about the struggle to reconcile with himself, especially the self-hatred and false identities that can remain even after receiving forgiveness from God and others. Through his story, John reminds us that conversion and healing is not a one-time event, but an ongoing invitation to allow Christ to transform every part of our lives.    Key Points: Radical conversion does not instantly repair the relationships damaged over years of destructive behavior. Simply stopping addictive behaviors is many times not enough for complete healing. This is because deeper wounds like selfishness and self-focus also need to be healed. Life is not ultimately about ourselves but about loving and serving the people God had entrusted to us. Self-reliance, control, and selfishness are not merely struggles unique to addicts but can quietly affect the lives of many people. Vulnerability is not weakness but an act of courage that allows a person to acknowledge the truth about himself and receive help. Reconciliation reveals God not as an angry judge waiting to punish us but as a loving Father who desires our good and wants to walk with us. The reconciliation of our relationships requires us to examine our own responsibility rather than waiting for other people to change. Reconciling with ourselves requires confronting the lies that attack our identity and continually renewing our minds with the truth of who God says we are. Self-forgiveness is essential because refusing to receive God's forgiveness for ourselves can keep us bound to the identity of our past. Resources: Power Made Perfect by John Edwards Just a Guy in The Pew Website Redeemed Men's Retreat with the JPII Healing Center Episode 149: Healing in Men (Part 1) w/ John Edwards   Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:10 John's Unmasking 07:18 The One Priest Who Changed His Life 12:06 From Self-Focus to Self-Gift 19:41 The Courage to Become Vulnerable 26:20 Reconciliation with God 33:51 Reconciling with Yourself 37:28 Breaking the Voice of Self Hatred 49:11 The Long Road to Rebuilding Trust 57:30 Finding Freedom from Addiction   Connect with Restore the Glory:  Instagram: @restoretheglorypodcast  Twitter: @RestoreGloryPod Facebook: Restore the Glory Podcast   Never miss out on an episode by hitting the subscribe button right now! Help other people find the show and grow in holiness by sharing this podcast with them individually or on your social media. Thanks!

Harry, Connor and Firas discuss Restore's new Remigration philosophy, Reform's based turn, and whether the ‘multicultural working class' exists (it doesn't).

On this week's show, Tim is joined by a former police chief and former highway patrolman who are starting up a new organization to build back trust with law enforcement in North Carolina. Chris Blue, a former Chapel Hill police chief, and Billy Clayton, a 36-year highway patrol veteran, talk about what led to this situation and how law enforcement and communities can build it back together.  Later they talk about other police hot-button issues like defunding the police and Flock cameras. 

Dixon Cox is back! This week: -Restore Britain's civil war -Kemi's reshuffle -Starmer resigns as MP -Burnham's first PMQs -James Cleverly puts himself forward for London mayor Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/restores-boomer-vs-zoomer-civil-war Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/ Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/  

September has always felt like a season of beginning again.This month, I'm inviting you back to the mat with two beloved traditions, both completely free.First, join me for Free Day of Yoga on September 7, a day when yoga teachers and studios across Austin open their doors, and Zoom rooms, to welcome everyone onto the mat. I'll be teaching five classes throughout the day, from in-person Monday Morning Yoga in Southwest Austin, to Chakra Yoga + Labyrinth Tracing, a 30-Minute Flow, and an evening practice to Rest and Restore.Then comes one of my favorite September traditions: Back to the Mat.For one full week, you're invited to explore my entire Online Yoga Membership, including live classes and a library filled with practices for every mood, season, and body. Whether you're craving Yoga Nidra, a challenging flow, contemplative yoga, chakra practices, or simply a reason to return to a regular rhythm, there may be something waiting for you.No pressure. No perfect attendance required.Just an invitation to show up, move, breathe, and see how you feel.Bring a friend. Try a class you've never taken before. Make a day of Free Day of Yoga, then give yourself a whole week to settle back into the rhythm of practice.Free Day of Yoga, September 7See my full schedule and register: https://www.jessgoulding.com/fdoyBack to the MatEnjoy a free week inside my Online Yoga Membership: https://www.jessgoulding.com/backtothematI hope to see you somewhere along the way, on the mat, in the Zoom room, or tracing a labyrinth from wherever you are in the world.And stay tuned, my next interview episode features labyrinth creator and builder Lars Howlett, and I can't wait to share it with you.Much love,Jessica

Yes, physical gold is a safe haven, but gold also attracts a lot of speculative capital, particularly the paper markets. Gold futures are among the most traded futures in the world, and there is nothing physical about them. So when there is a panic, gold tends to sell off along with everything else as liquidity dries up and everyone rushes to cash.The US dollar is actually the safe haven, except that it isn't, because you are bleeding 7 or 8% of value every year to money supply growth.I am getting so many messages at the moment asking me what to do “when the collapse comes”, as though the collapse of fiat is a foregone conclusion. I don't think it is. I think continued depreciation is more likely. Fiat could collapse, of course, but we are in a probabilities game and I'd give it perhaps a 25% probability, while continued depreciation I'd put at well over 50% likelihood.At present we have three financial storms on the horizon. Whether they actually reach us or not remains to be seen, but we should be aware of them nonetheless, so that we can be prepared if they do eventually close in.Nasty stock market correction ahead?They are, first, the fact that US markets are so leveraged to AI. You don't even need the AI bubble to pop, you just need it to deflate a little bit, and it takes the S&P500 down with it.It's not like I, and many others besides, haven't mentioned this before, but it bears mentioning again: the Magnificent Seven, which are highly AI oriented, currently account for about a third of the combined market capitalisation of the S&P's 500 companies. Ten years ago the equivalent concentration was around 15%, and that seemed like a lot.From an asset allocation perspective - particularly with so much passive investing - this is dangerous, to put it mildly. Concentration is fine when markets are going up. If you're concentrated in the right sector you make a lot of money. But when things unravel you get your backside handed to you on a plate. Diversification spreads risk. The S&P500 “should” be diversified. It isn't. Passive investing is supposed to be diversified. It isn't.But this has been the case for a long time. It hasn't mattered. It doesn't matter until it does.Then there is the fact that every mid-term election years have a tendency to deliver autumn drawdowns. According to some sources, every year. If we get a significant drawdown in the S&P500, the safehaven that is gold will sell off too.Wobbly bondsThe second financial storm - is it even on the horizon any more? - lies in the government bond market. It's worth remembering just how large the bond market is. The global value is estimated at around $145 trillion, so larger than the combined stock market which is closer to $130 trillion.You have probably seen headlines this week saying bond markets are “on fire” and that governments are “in hock to the bond market”. Government debt across the developed world - and deficits with it - have risen dramatically since Covid, and the bond markets are not so willing to finance that borrowing at the ultra-low rates of the previous decade. Investors want more yield for their risk. Can't say I blame them.That basically translates as, “if I am to lend you money for ten years, you are going to have to pay me 5% interest, maybe more. 2% is no longer enough.”As yields rise, the cost of servicing debt rises with them. Just a small increase can add tens of billions to annual interest payments.The US has the enormous advantage of issuing the world's reserve currency, but its huge structural deficits mean it is vulnerable. Japan, Britain, France and Italy are particularly at risk because they combine high debt burdens with fiscal or political problems.Higher yields mean higher interest payments, which make deficits larger, requiring governments to issue still more debt. Vicious circle time. Governments try to avoid this by issuing shorter-term debt, but that merely increases refinancing exposure. The US Treasury's increasing reliance on shorter maturities is therefore a concern.Politicians might promise to spend more, but somebody has to buy their debt. If investors want a significantly higher return, governments may find that fiscal policy is increasingly dictated by the bond market rather than by politicians.You may see that as a good thing and it probably is. Government spending has to be reined in somehow. But higher interest rates will put pressure on real estate and equities, and they increase the likelihood of defaults, which tend to snowball. See 2008 for more details.Defaults should also increase demand for gold, because there is no liability or counterparty. But that doesn't happen straight away, necessarily. The liquidity has to come out of the market first, and that means everything goes lower. Just gold doesn't go down quite as much and it turns back up first.The reaction of governments to a debt crisis will of course be to print. And that too benefits gold.Which brings us to financial storm number three on the horizon, although this one is really a subset of two.The UK. It is a standout amongst all of this. Our interest rates are already high, which means greater pressure on the government (they are the main reason sterling has held up). We have a new Prime Minister, who is currently trying to buy popularity and who seems to think that the solution to many of the UK's problems is more government spending, not less, and that will require more borrowing and higher taxes. But he has inherited a precarious fiscal position and a bond market that is already demanding a substantial return. Ten-year gilt e yields have risen above 5%, their highest level in 18 years, and longer-term borrowing costs have reached a 28-year high, with 30-year gilt yields closing down on 6%.The political situation is also awkward. The combined right-wing vote exceeds the Labour vote by some considerable distance, but it is split between the Tories, Reform and Restore. Does Burnham exploit this to call an early election? Will his backbenchers even let him if he wants to do this? Will an early election mean greater or less stability?On the other hand high rates are at least propping sterling up. I say propping up. On a purchasing power parity basis, the UK is actually cheap and sterling too. Doesn't mean it can't get cheaper. As UK nationals, we have inevitable exposure to sterling, but the prudent thing for a UK citizen to do is reduce sterling exposure. Hold non-government currencies is my advice: gold and bitcoin. I'll have more on the la tter soon.BOLD.L might be the way. Most roads lead to gold at the moment but they are rocky roads.If you live in a third world country such as the UK, I urge you to own gold or silver. The pound will be further devalued, as will the euro and dollar. The bullion dealer I use and recommend is The Pure Gold Company. They deliver to the UK, the US, Canada and Europe. More here.Other mattersI have turned my Britain On Sale series of seven undervalued companies that could be taken out during the current takeover frenzy into a downloadable PDF report. Here it is.There is a real opportunity here right here and now. I cannot stress that enough. The UK is cheap and being bought up.And last but not least, The Secret History of Gold is now out in paperback in the UK, so get your copy now. It has had excellent reviews and has now reached best seller status, I'm delighted to report, with the audiobook especially popular. This is a public episode. 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Dr. Lauren Ponisio is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Oregon. Lauren's research revolves around preserving and restoring bee populations in agricultural areas and other natural habitats. She is interested in understanding the distribution and health of different populations of native bees. When she's not working, you can often find Lauren in her garden. She has been an avid gardener since childhood, and she currently has a thriving garden with lots of vegetables and plants to attract bees and other pollinators. She received her B.S. degree in biology with honors in ecology and evolution, as well as her M.S. degree in biology, from Stanford University. Lauren was awarded her Ph.D. from the Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. She conducted postdoctoral research at UC, Berkeley afterwards, and she served on the faculty University of California, Riverside before recently accepting her current position at the University of Oregon. Lauren received graduate fellowships from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, as well as a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Berkeley Institute for Data Science. She was also named among the Global Food Initiative's "30 Under 30" in Food Systems in 2016. In our interview, Lauren shares more about her life and science.

I am team planning. I am team house systems. We teach it in the membership and it is the very first thing we tackle in the Catholic Mom Reset, because looking at your next 90 days and making a plan is genuinely a gift to your future self. But if you took all of it away tomorrow, dropped me in a different house in a different town with no idea what the next 90 days held, I would be okay. I could walk around and have peace. That is the part I want for you. A lot of women tell me they are type A planners. There is a healthy version of that. There is also a version that gets built in a childhood full of chaos you could not control, or in a home where performing well was how you got love and attention. Both of those grow up into a woman who plans beautifully, and one of them is holding on with an iron grip. This episode is how to tell which one you are running on, the five minute healing work that sets the grip down, and the sentence I said to a mom on a coaching call that changed her whole face.   WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE: Why the plan is not what makes you feel calm (you make a plan, then you think "I have a plan," and the thought is what creates safety in your body) The two childhoods that produce a hyper-planner: chaos you had no control over, and love you had to earn by performing The difference between planning that feels light and playful and planning you believe you cannot survive without Abraham walking up the mountain and the Israelites who never got the itinerary, and what peace looked like for both Tolerating uncertainty is a capacity you can grow, the same way a kid grows from 37 seconds to a minute and a half underwater The five minute memory work I use, sitting in the theater with the Lord while He tells you the truth about what really happened What I told the mom who was afraid that moving every two years would rob her kids of roots and stability EPISODE TIMELINE: [00:00] – Why I wanted to do this episode, and why I am solidly team planning and team systems [05:00] – All brains hate uncertainty, the AI conversation nobody can predict, and the skill we can actually grow [10:00] – Your body feels your thinking, not your plan. The Israelites, and Abraham on the mountain [15:00] – The car breaks down. The husband's job might move you. How to answer your own brain [20:00] – Chaos versus performance, the grounded healthy version of you, and asking the Lord what we are doing today [25:00] – Bob Schuchts, inner child work, and revisiting a memory with Jesus in five minutes [30:00] – "You are their mom. You bring roots and stability everywhere you go." Protocols, and week one of the Reset LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED: The Catholic Mom Reset (starts Sunday, September 6th, first live call Thursday, September 10th) Bob Schuchts books Brya Hannan book on inner child healing (do one chapter a month, it is deep work) Restore the Glory podcast with Bob Schuchts and Jake Khym Calm Catholic Kids: https://calmcatholickids.com CONNECT WITH STERLING JAQUITH: Website: https://catholicmomcalm.com Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catholicmomcalm

Show DescriptionWhen a disaster begins high in the mountains, its consequences can reach communities far downstream before people understand what is coming.In this episode of the Emergency Management Network podcast, we examine Nepal's devastating August 26 flash flood and debris flow, the unfolding humanitarian emergency, and the operational challenges facing responders. Preliminary USGS findings describe a rapid slope failure involving a glacier that sent destructive debris and floodwaters nearly 100 kilometers downstream. USGSAmid the destruction, a last-minute warning helped a school leader evacuate more than 900 students—a powerful starting point for discussing warning systems, decision authority, and protective action. ReutersWe explore the immediate response priorities, the consequences of damaged infrastructure, and the responsibilities that continue long after the initial flood. For emergency management professionals, this episode asks: What does this disaster reveal about our own readiness, and what should we do with those lessons?Show NotesBriefing Script — Situation as of August 31, 2026Nepal is confronting a major flash-flood and debris-flow disaster along its northern border with Tibet. The event began on August 26, when a rapid slope failure involving a glacier in Langtang National Park likely sent rock, mud, ice, and water into the Lende Khola and Trishuli river systems. The destructive flow traveled nearly 100 kilometers downstream. The precise initiating mechanism remains preliminary and requires continued scientific assessment. USGSThe humanitarian consequences are severe. According to the cited reporting, Nepalese authorities have reported more than 900 deaths, over 4,200 people missing—including hundreds of foreign nationals—and more than 10,000 rescues. The Nepal Red Cross estimates that more than 90,000 people have been affected. These figures are provisional; access constraints, debris burial, displacement, and disrupted communications complicate accountability. NBC NewsThis is a compound mountain disaster, with flooding, debris movement, isolation, and infrastructure failures creating overlapping response challenges. Buildings and a vital highway connecting Nepal and China have reportedly been buried or destroyed. USGS Reports also indicate that hundreds of workers may be trapped or unaccounted for at damaged hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot. Associated PressSo What? Now What for the Emergency Management Professional?The following priorities frame our operational discussion:* Sustain lifesaving operations. Support search and rescue, missing-person accounting, and family reunification, particularly in isolated valleys and at damaged hydropower sites.* Restore safe access. Assess and establish ground and air access to communities isolated by road and bridge failures, while accounting for responder safety and changing conditions.* Meet immediate humanitarian needs. Coordinate emergency shelter, safe water, food, trauma care, and continuity of essential health services.* Rebuild situational awareness. Restore communications and conduct rapid damage, needs, and infrastructure assessments.* Monitor secondary hazards. Maintain downstream monitoring and public warning while assessing unstable slopes, river blockages, rainfall, and glacial hazards.* Plan for sustained displacement and recovery. Incorporate education, protection, psychosocial support, and safer reconstruction into early recovery discussions.According to the cited UN report, the United Nations has released an initial $2 million in emergency funding, while WHO has deployed emergency health supplies sufficient to support basic health services for up to 10,000 people. UNICEF reports that at least 17,000 children have been affected, facing risks associated with disease, malnutrition, disrupted education, violence, and exploitation. UN NewsNepal's emergency requires simultaneous attention to immediate life safety and prolonged needs involving access, shelter, health, infrastructure, and recovery. Our discussion considers how government-led coordination, local capacity, and international support can address those demands while continuing to monitor cascading hazards.Lifesaving Warnings: The School EvacuationReuters reports that a last-minute warning helped save more than 900 students at Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School. We use that account to examine the connection between receiving information and initiating protective action. ReutersDiscussion questions include:* Who can authorize an immediate evacuation without waiting for additional approval?* Can warnings reach schools through multiple, trusted communication channels?* Do evacuation plans address arriving buses, accessible transportation, accountability, and family reunification?* How do local emergency managers receive information about threats originating upstream or across borders?* How can recovery decisions reduce exposure to future disasters?Additional ReadingNPR: Nepal floods, climate change, and the HimalayasInformation reflects reporting available as of August 31, 2026. Casualty figures, missing-person totals, humanitarian estimates, and scientific findings are provisional and should be checked before recording or publication.Nepal Flash Flood: Top-Rated Charities Providing Reliefhttps://blog.charitywatch.org/nepal-flash-flood-top-rated-charities-providing-relief/ This is a public episode. 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What happens when a sneaker obsessive spots a gap nobody else is filling? In this episode of Shoe-In Show, Matt Priest sits down with Devonn Vidal, Founder and CEO of Sneakky Klean, to talk about one of the most unexpected and exciting entrepreneurial journeys in footwear today. Starting in Miami in 2019, Devonn built a premium sneaker cleaning and restoration business from the ground up — creating a professional care category that essentially didn't exist at scale. From free pickup and delivery to locations in New York, Zurich, and the brand's first franchise in Canada, Sneakky Klean is proving that what's on your feet deserves the same care you put into buying them. A conversation about sneaker culture, entrepreneurship, and what it means to build a brand around the idea that you should restore over replace. With special guest: Devonn Vidal, Founder and CEO, Sneakky Klean Hosted by: Matt Priest, FDRA

Today we're bringing you a session we loved from last year's Restore with Thomas McConkie.There's a particular overwhelm I know that often comes with learning something new—a low-grade worry that I'm already missing something, forgetting the important pieces, not going to be able to hang onto it all. When it comes to personal development or spiritual truth, that worry can feel especially high stakes.In this session, Thomas offers what has felt to me like an antidote to all of that striving. The deepest truths, he says, aren't hiding somewhere just out of reach — they're woven into our actual lived experience, so close we can't help but bump into them again and again. As Thomas puts it, “Sacred reality is so good you can't miss it.”There's something incredibly freeing to me about trusting that what is most true and most sacred will keep finding us. I've thought about this session and his message often since last year, and I'm excited to finally share it with you.Thomas will be back with us at Restore:Connect this September, so you'll be able to hear more from him there. You can get your tickets now at faithmatters.org/restore!And be sure to check out Thomas' podcast One Heart One Mind, produced by Faith Matters, as well as his book At-One-Ment.Available on Bookshop.orgAvailable on AmazonThe RESTORE:CONNECT Agenda is now live! Check it out at faithmatters.org/restore, and be sure to get your ticket before September 1—that's when registration for individual sessions will open, and some of these sessions will fill up fast! We can't wait to connect with you this Sept 24-26. See you there!

The Department of Justice just made a major move to restore a U.S. Postal Service rule that could cripple mail-in voting in the 2026 midterms. Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket, walks through where this fast-moving litigation stands, how we got here and what's coming that you're not hearing about anywhere else.

The deaths of Cora, Dawson, and Callan Clancy should stop us in our tracks. But as their mother's trial unfolds, our culture seems increasingly determined to make the killer the victim and the children a footnote. Today, I'm looking at what this case, abortion, and even the celebration of political violence reveal about something much deeper: America has a heart problem. Laws matter, but only Jesus can change the human heart. It's time to guard our hearts, tell the truth, and choose life.Restore the Story Women's Retreat — Join me October 9–11 on the Oregon Coast as we go back to God's beautiful design for His creation, male and female, marriage, and our lives. Register at http://HeidiStJohn.com/restorethestory .Shop MyFreedomCart for trusted, American-made products that support your values.http://myfreedomcart.com/heidiShow mentions: http://heidistjohn.com/mentionsWebsite | http://heidistjohn.comSupport the show! | http://donorbox.org/donation-827Rumble | rumble.com/user/HeidiStJohnYoutube |    / @‌heidistjohnpodcast  Instagram | @‌heidistjohnFacebook | Heidi St. JohnX | @‌heidistjohnFaith That Speaks Online CommunitySubmit your questions for Fan Mail Friday | http://heidistjohn.com/fanmailfriday