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Throughout Lent, we've been releasing weekly episodes focused on spiritual practices.In the final episode of the series, this Holy Week we're considering the discipline of waiting: how we can prepare ourselves to receive good news. Our guide today is N.T. Wright, the Anglican Bishop and New Testament scholar. He describes how Jesus invited his hearers into a new way of understanding Israel's ancient story of waiting, the cosmic significance of its sudden fulfillment, and its meaning for us in this in-between time of preparation to receive good news: "The ultimate life after death is not a platonic disembodied immortality, but resurrection life in God‘s new creation. And that new world began when Jesus came out of the tomb on Easter morning. That's the good news. Something happened then as a result of which the world is a different place. And we are summoned, not just to enjoy its benefits, but to take up our own vocations as new creation people, as spirit-filled and spirit-led Jesus followers, bringing his kingdom into reality in our world."We hope that this conversation will help you as you wait and prepare to receive this good news.The podcast is drawn from an evening conversation we hosted back in 2016. You can find our shownotes and much more at ttf.org. Thank you for journeying with us through Lent. Learn more about N.T. Wright. Watch The Good News and the Good Life, with N.T. Wright and Richard Hayes. Authors and books mentioned in the conversation:Who is this Man? by John Ortberg Related Trinity Forum Readings:Devotions by John Donne and paraphrased by Philip YanceyThe Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine of Hippo, Introduced by James K.A. SmithPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardPilgrim's Progress by John BunyanGod's Grandeur: The Poems of Gerard Manley HopkinsA Spiritual Pilgrimage by Malcolm Muggeridge Related Conversations:Liturgy of the Ordinary in Extraordinary Times with Tish Harrison WarrenCaring for Words in a Culture of Lies with Marilyn McEntyreInvitation to Solitude and Silence with Ruth Haley BartonOn the Road with Saint Augustine with James K.A. Smith and Elizabeth BruenigThe Habit Podcast, Episode 26: Tish Harrison Warren with Doug McKelveyThe Spiritual Practice of Remembering with Margaret Bendroth To listen to this or any of our episodes in full, visit ttf.org, and to join the Trinity Forum Society and help make content like this possible, visit ttf.org/join.
In this episode, Richard Hayes, COO of Zoopla, discusses the company's position in the UK real estate market, its strategies to compete with Rightmove, and the innovative tools being developed to enhance homeowner engagement. He emphasizes the importance of regional dynamics, the role of data in driving user confidence, and the future of monetization through seller leads. The conversation also touches on the impact of AI on property searches and the evolving landscape of real estate portals.
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Welcome to this week's episode with Richard Hayes. You're in for a long one. He is a researcher in agricultural science, discussing his work on pasture management and legume crops on the Farms Advice podcast. He shares his journey into agricultural science and his passion for working with pastures. Hayes explains the importance of attention to detail and timing in farming and offers advice for maximizing farm productivity. He also discusses his research on serradellas, a type of legume, and their potential benefits for grazing and cropping farms. Additionally, Hayes talks about the Clover for Bees project, which aims to identify legume species that are beneficial for honey production. He emphasises the need for collaboration between the honeybee industry and the broadacre industries to optimise pollination and sustainability. In this conversation, Richard Hayes discusses the importance of sowing rates and the use of coated seed in pasture establishment. He emphasises the need for farmers to adjust their sowing rates when using coated seed to ensure the appropriate number of seeds are planted. Richard also discusses the benefits of lime application before sowing and the impact of lime on pasture establishment and persistence. Advising farmers to assess their sowing success and strike rate by counting the number of seeds that germinate and adjust their sowing rates accordingly. Richard also highlights the importance of managing soil moisture, timing of sowing, and the need for an evidence-based approach to pasture management. He suggests that farmers should treat their pastures as mixtures rather than crops and focus on utilisation and growing good quality forage. Richard also discusses the limitations of soil moisture probes in pasture establishment and the importance of attention to detail and timing in pasture management.Every farm is different so check in with your advisers and see what works best for you!If you liked this episode, make sure you're subscribed to not miss and episode and leave us a 5 Star review Follow Farms Advice Join the Farmers Only Facebook Group Instagram Twitter TikTok For more like this visit farmsadvice.com.au Follow Jack on Instagram @cressy__ and Twitter @jcressw3 Support the podcast by sponsoring an episode so that we can pass on the #FarmsAdvice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Religionless Christianity Podcast Episode 239It's been nearly three months since the Robert Morris scandal broke. Nickie and I look back at what's happened since. FYI, it's not great. We also discuss a great new video detailing the end of "New Atheism, is God changing and our question of the week. If you enjoy the content, please consider following or subscribing and leaving a nice review. God bless!!TIME STAMP:Intro- 00:00Gateway Church- 05:26The New Atheism- 35:03Changing God- 01:21:44Tithe Question- 01:45:59ARTICLES:Nigerian Christians- https://tinyurl.com/2p2ufppnGregg Locke- https://tinyurl.com/rah7tkbrGateway Church Changes- https://tinyurl.com/mr3vd63yGateway Conference- https://tinyurl.com/485nrpjnGateway Houston- https://tinyurl.com/3vm678t9Organized Religion- https://tinyurl.com/33fe5955Changing God- https://tinyurl.com/yeyjurckWho is Richard Hayes- https://tinyurl.com/3hvp92m7Fuller Seminary- https://tinyurl.com/35rz3y67Debt Payoff- https://tinyurl.com/bdfnwx4uElevation Sound Room- https://tinyurl.com/3nvcx89bAFFILIATE LINKS:Widening of God's Mercy- https://amzn.to/3XxIKpTThe Moral Vision of the New Testament- https://amzn.to/4dRBMSdDr. Goatley- https://amzn.to/3XANOtNRECOMMENDED LISTENING:The Future of Atheism- https://tinyurl.com/5n9bm63yPLEASE COME JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE MINISTRY:EMAIL- religionlesschristianity@gmail.comFACEBOOK- https://www.facebook.com/ReligionlessChristianityPodcast TWITTER- https://twitter.com/ReligionlessCSUPPORT THE MINISTRY:PATREON- https://tinyurl.com/4jm7zj2sAMAZON AFFILIATE-
Introducing Brenden to the music of Richard Hayes + More Cardinals talk + Patrick Beverley is a JERK
Follow Rev Dr. Angela N. Parker's work. Check out our website for merch, educational materials, and how to join our community! If you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here! Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals Subscribe On YouTube The New Evangelicals exists to support those who are tired of how evangelical church has been done before and want to see an authentic faith lived out with Jesus at the center. We are committed to building a caring community that emulates the ways of Jesus by reclaiming the evangelical tradition and embracing values that build a better way forward. If you've been marginalized by your faith, you are welcome here. We've built an empathetic and inclusive space that encourages authentic conversations, connections and faith. Whether you consider yourself a Christian, an exvangelical, someone who's questioning your faith, or someone who's left the faith entirely, you are welcome here! Summary Rev. Dr. Angela N. Parker, a theologian and professor, is interviewed by Tim. They discuss Dr. Parker's work and the upcoming book by Richard Hayes titled:'The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story,' which challenges traditional non-affirming views on sexuality and presents an affirming standpoint. Richard Hayes is an influential New Testament scholar known for his work on the faithfulness of Christ. One of his influential books is The Moral Vision of the New Testament, which includes a chapter on homosexuality. The conversation explores the problematic idea of trying to change the sexual orientation of LGBTQIA+ Christians. It discusses the pressure for LGBTQIA+ individuals to conform to a monolithic identity in order to be accepted by churches. The conversation also highlights the dominance of mostly white men in the field of biblical scholarship and the need for diverse perspectives. The conversation discusses the impact of Hayes' earlier teaching against queer affirming theology and the harm caused by his narrow perspectives. The conversation touches on the need for white men to listen to and learn from queer scholars who have already done extensive biblical scholarship. It emphasizes the importance of not overshadowing or dismissing the work of marginalized voices. Takeaways The field of biblical scholarship needs more diversity and representation Listening to diverse perspectives can help challenge and broaden our understanding of the world Acknowledging and making amends for past harm is an important part of personal growth and repentance. White men should listen to and learn from marginalized voices, particularly queer scholars, who have already done extensive biblical scholarship on queer affirmation. The conversation highlights the need for humility and a willingness to learn and change. The work of white evangelicals should involve fighting against Christian nationalism and working towards justice and equality. We need to critically think about who we invite into our spaces and the perspectives we prioritize. Treating marginalized groups as monolithic is dangerous and perpetuates stereotypes. Living in cognitive dissonance is challenging but can lead to growth and change. There is a need for liberation from hateful rhetoric against LGBTQIA+ individuals within denominations and churches. Flourishing and full participation should be possible for all members of the community. Recognizing and amplifying the work of queer scholars and biblical scholarship is important. Biblical scholarship has a significant impact on shaping Christian culture. Faith should be a catalyst for social justice and dismantling systems of oppression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Town of Mosman Park's Memorial Hall could become one of two things - either a special entertainment precinct or gain approval for noise exemptions during certain times of the day to ensure Camelot Outdoor Cinema can operate within noise restrictions. Richard Hayes spoke with Oliver Peterson on 6PR's Perth Live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CIAA, SIAC championship coaches. Donal Ware talks with all four coaches whose teams play in the SIAC and CIAA championship games including Benedict head football coach Chennis Berry, Albany State head football coach Quinn Gray, Virginia Union head football coach Dr. Alvin Parker, and Fayetteville State head football coach Richard Hayes. Download or listen
CIAA, SIAC championship coaches. Donal Ware talks with all four coaches whose teams play in the SIAC and CIAA championship games including Benedict head football coach Chennis Berry, Albany State head football coach Quinn Gray, Virginia Union head football coach Dr. Alvin Parker, and Fayetteville State head football coach Richard Hayes. Download or listen
Conversation with Richard Hayes. Fayetteville State head football coach Richard Hayes talks with Donal Ware about expectations for 2023. Download or listen.
Mini HBCU Football preview. Part two of the conversation with WWE wrestler Kayden Carter Shaw University grad and a member of the 2012 Shaw Lady Bears NCAA Division II national championship team. Donal Ware also gives a mini preview of the HBCU football season. Download or listen.
Mini HBCU Football preview. Part two of the conversation with WWE wrestler Kayden Carter Shaw University grad and a member of the 2012 Shaw Lady Bears NCAA Division II national championship team. Donal Ware also gives a mini preview of the HBCU football season. Download or listen.
The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Gun bills, protecting children on-line, armed guards in public schools, and more including a Speaker, who has not moved the House to get much done, is talking about vacation and going surfing!A Listener Club member from Burkburnett asks me to explain HB 2705 on short-barrel firearms. I spoke with the author, Rep. Richard Hayes, and explain why this bill exists and why its good.I also comment on HB13 which pays school folk a stipend to be armed and HB3, the big school security bill.And in the media malpractice file we have a big Austin American-Statesman piece whining about how Uvalde gun-control backers had to wait so long, just like everyone else, to testify before a committee. Funny how the entire story tries, and fails, to lay it on Republicans including the committee chairman but carries the truth within: The wait was completely a function of the Democrats chubbing a bill on the House floor last week.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Midland's terrible District Attorney strikes again and fails again. Voters need to sweep this woman out of office soon.Cuban commies run out of fuel, have to cancel May Day parade!And, other news of Texas. Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com
Welcome to 2nd Amendment Radio & the Great Outdoors with Marc Cox & Bo Matthews – as always we are produced by Carl Middleman (Pew Pew)! The boys speak with Kathy Kupper, Public Affairs Specialist with the National Park Service to discuss the 2022 Visitation numbers: https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/visitation-numbers.htm and the 10 MOST VISITED US National Parks (Updated + Complete List) 2022: https://morethanjustparks.com/most-visited-national-parks/ AND Marc wants to ask why he can't get a reservation at Glacier National Park. And then Richard Hayes, attorney & Gun Expert. President Biden seeks more gun background checks with new executive action. Richard is a Houston-based attorney with Walker & Taylor, a full-service criminal and civil defense firm that focuses on gun law cases. He's become a voice on Second Amendment issues in newsrooms from coast to coast. The firm has a very popular YouTube channel called Armed Attorneys.
Howard head football coach Larry Scott and Fayetteville State head football coach Richard Hayes join Donal Ware to talk about their respective programs. Donal also talks NBA and NFL. Download or listen to the podcast. Download or listen.
Howard head football coach Larry Scott and Fayetteville State head football coach Richard Hayes join Donal Ware to talk about their respective programs. Donal also talks NBA and NFL. Download or listen to the podcast. Download or listen.
Donal Ware gives some in-depth thoughts on Week 11 in HBCU football including North Carolina Central’s win over Norfolk State to return to Atlanta and Fayetteville State’s win in the CIAA championship game. Download or listen.
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The CIAA Championship is a rematch of Fayetteville State & Chowan, who had a defensive showdown last time they faced off. I expect more of the same as Richard Hayes tries to get FSU over the hump in their 5th consecutive conference championship appearance. If either of these teams gets to 21 points, I believe they win this game and the conference. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Underdog Fantasy Sign up on underdogfantasy.com with the promo code LOCKED ON and get your first deposit doubled up to $100! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more. Upside Download the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.link/locked to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The CIAA Championship is a rematch of Fayetteville State & Chowan, who had a defensive showdown last time they faced off. I expect more of the same as Richard Hayes tries to get FSU over the hump in their 5th consecutive conference championship appearance. If either of these teams gets to 21 points, I believe they win this game and the conference.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Underdog FantasySign up on underdogfantasy.com with the promo code LOCKED ON and get your first deposit doubled up to $100!SimpliSafeWith Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnCollege to learn more.UpsideDownload the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.link/locked to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Fayetteville State Broncos have been in the CIAA championship game the last four years and have lost all four games. Is this the year the Broncos get over the hump? FSU head football coach Richard Hayes talks with Donal Ware about the upcoming season and expectations. Down load or listen.
John Trout fills in for Jim Bohannon. He speaks with Richard Hayes and Warren Farrell about the mass shooting in Texas and takes your calls See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In our final podcast episode of our special Lenten series, we're considering the meaning of the good news view through the lens of scripture, with an emphasis on Christ, passion and triumph. Reading Scripture with New EyesTo help us explore the spiritual discipline of reading scripture, we're returning to an evening conversation we hosted back in 2016 with Anglican Bishop, and New Testament scholar, N.T. Wright.Since the very earliest days of the Christian Church, the reading of scripture has been foundational for Christian formation. Rather than prescribe a particular methodology of Bible reading this week, our invitation is simply to join us in reading each of the four gospel accounts of Jesus' last days, but to do so with a refreshed understanding of what Jesus meant when he spoke of the “good news.”On Earth as it is in HeavenAs N.T. Wright makes clear, Jesus' good news wasn't about giving advice, or founding a new religion, or even where a soul goes when the body dies. Jesus was inviting his hearers into a new way of understanding Israel's ancient story and the cosmic significance of its sudden fulfillment. It's our hope that this conversation will help you read slowly, thoughtfully, and to consider and savor aspects of this good news that you may have missed before. Thank you for journeying with us through Lent, and we wish you a very happy Easter. Learn more about N.T. Wright. Watch The Good News and the Good Life, with N.T. Wright and Richard Hayes. Authors and books mentioned in the conversation:Who is this Man? by John Ortberg Related Trinity Forum Readings:Devotions by John Donne and paraphrased by Philip YanceyThe Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine of Hippo, Introduced by James K.A. SmithPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardPilgrim's Progress by John BunyanGod's Grandeur: The Poems of Gerard Manley HopkinsA Spiritual Pilgrimage by Malcolm Muggeridge Related Conversations:Liturgy of the Ordinary in Extraordinary Times with Tish Harrison WarrenCaring for Words in a Culture of Lies with Marilyn McEntyreInvitation to Solitude and Silence with Ruth Haley BartonOn the Road with Saint Augustine with James K.A. Smith and Elizabeth BruenigThe Habit Podcast, Episode 26: Tish Harrison Warren with Doug McKelveyThe Spiritual Practice of Remembering with Margaret Bendroth To listen to this or any of our episodes in full, visit ttf.org, and to join the Trinity Forum Society and help make content like this possible, visit ttf.org/join. Special thanks to Ned Bustard for the artwork and Andrew Peterson for the music.
Fayetteville State cornerback Joshua Williams talks with Donal Ware about his preparations for his pro day, participation in the NFL Combine, and the NFL Draft and also talks March Madness. Download or listen to the podcast.
Cam and Cat have never used the snooze button in their life. We learn about the prestigious career of Richard Hayes. Do local sports TV personalities need to wear a suit? HOT TAKE: Aaron Rodgers owns the woke sports writerCharlie reminisces about refusing to give up his standby seat.
Donal talks with former NFL great and current Tennessee State head football coach Eddie George, talks with Fayetteville State head football coach Richard Hayes, talks Week 10, and talks College Football Playoff. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
Damon Wilson is in his 11th year at the helm of the Bowie State University football program. Wilson, who was an all-conference tight end for the Bulldogs (1998), did his first tour of duty as an assistant coach from 1999-2003. As the Assistant Head Coach (Running Backs and Special Teams Coordinator) during those years, BSU's special teams and running game consistently ranked at the top of the conference. During Wilson's first run at Bowie State, the Bulldogs combined an overall record of 26-24 and they were able to bring home a CIAA Eastern Division Championship in 2002.Led by reigning CIAA Coach of the Year Damon Wilson, Bowie State finished 2019 with an 11-1 overall record (7-0 in the CIAA) with their lone loss coming in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs against Carson-Newman. Fayetteville State, coached by Richard Hayes, also posted a 6-1 conference record (8-3 overall), finishing 10th in Super Region Two for the second straight year in 2019.The 2021 team features 21 returning players from the 2019 All-CIAA team, including 12 first-teamers, led by Bowie State quarterback Ja'Rome Johnson, Bowie State defensive back Demetri Morsell, and Virginia Union placekicker Jefferson Souza. All three players earned CIAA Player of the Year honors for their respective units during the 2019 season.Tell us how we are doing by leaving a quick review!Start saving on groceries with InstacartStart your own podcast with BuzzsproutCheckout all the recaps and visuals from the show here Support the show (https://cash.app/$ourwinnerscircle)
Our friend, special guest, former studio owner, and PhD candidate Richard Hayes joins us to walk us through some industry best practices for hiring staff. Rick's field of study is business psychology, and he shares both what the research says about hiring and his personal experience inside a studio. We talk about defining what a job requires, keeping the interview consistent, and how to avoid wet cheese hires.
Mojo Mortgages CEO and co-founder Richard Hayes tells Lloyd Wahed how he went from a studying music to founding a leading UK online mortgage broker, that disrupts the sector through its hybrid of smart tech and human mortgage experts.After their Series A funding of £7.6 million, mojo has excelled, recently being the finalist at the British Bank Awards 2021. With their acquisition by RVU (the owner of Uswitch, Confused.com and Money.co.uk) underway, this is set to be a monumental deal that will enable mojo to set its vision to scale faster and have a greater impact.Richard has over ten years of experience in the financial services sector, this, combined with his passion for technology, is the driving force behind Mojo. On the podcast, Richard and Lloyd discuss the reason Mojo didn't just focus on the mortgage broking service, and expanded into the development of their own suite of APIs, the creative and musical traits that make so many great founders and what it takes to disrupt the archaic mortgage sector. Plus, Richard shares his favourite books and how to balance family life whilst leading a successful fintech startup.Follow Mana Search on TwitterFollow Mana Search on LinkedInEpisode Highlights:02:12: The Acquisition annoucements04:44: The potential of UK mortgages 13:48: The first mortgage broker with the API suite17:49: Who're the right people to be on the right problems 24:37: From music to a fintech founder33:34: A book guide for founders42:21: Disrupting the mortgage industry51:43: Richard's Mana
Good morning, RVA! It's 72 °F, and while we've got some cooler temperatures today with highs in the mid 80s, I think we've also got a decent chance of rain throughout. NBC12's Andrew Freiden says to watch out for downpours this afternoon and evening.Water coolerAs of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports the seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths as: 204, 34, and 7.7, respectively. VDH reports a seven-day average of 22.3 new cases in and around Richmond (Richmond: 6.3; Henrico: 6, and Chesterfield: 10). Since this pandemic began, 1,330 people have died in the Richmond region. 44.6%, 55.7%, and 52.1% of the population in Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Lots of folks, myself included, are nervous/keeping an eye on the rise of new COVID-19 variants (which the WHO has helpfully designated alpha, beta, gamma, and delta). Are our current vaccines effective against the variants? Can a variant “breakthrough” your vaccination? And, most importantly, if I'm vaccinated can a variant make me seriously ill or send me to the hospital? Unfortunately there's not a ton of data out there to answer a lot of these questions, but Emily Oster has a good piece this morning running through some of them, and provides, as always, a good chunk of math to help you estimate your own risk.The City's Urban Design Committee meets today and will consider the plans to remove nine monuments and/or pedestals from neighborhoods across the city. This includes the remaining pedestals on Monument Avenue, cannons from the median of Monument Avenue, the column on Libby Hill, a plinth in Monroe Park, plus the entire kit and caboodle at Laburnum and Hermitage. Remember, this is not the final plan for any of these locations!—just the first step in removing the racist garbage to make way for whatever we want to do next. I'm excited generally, of course, but also specifically because the removal of several of these things will make a handful of intersections way, way safer for people walking, rolling, or riding through. I would love to see the City's first protected intersection at Laburnum and Hermitage!Also in City Council-related news, the Education and Human Services committee will meet today to consider the Mayor's Equity Agenda, which you can now read in its final form. I haven't read through the updated version yet to scope out any updates, but I did snag the original versionif anyone wants to diff the two so we can easily see what's changed.Whoa, how did I miss something called Tacos for Transportation?? Two of my most favorite things! VPM reports that yesterday “Richmond city officials announced the public engagement phase of a multimodal transportation plan…[the Office of Equitable Transit and Mobility] is hosting several community events to encourage public participation. The series of events is called ‘Tacos for Transportation.' In exchange for taking a survey, attendees will receive a ticket for a free taco.” I don't think city officials are in the draft-document stage of things yet, but you can learn a little more about their plans moving forward over on the OETM website. Get excited, because this is going to be something you'll hear a lot from me on over the next year or so.Yesterday's storms brought flash flooding to parts of town, mostly on the Southside, NBC12 reports. The Richmond Fire department rescued 19 people from cars stuck in high water! Some of the flooding is probably just a result of geography, but a lot of it happens because of the historical disinvestment in basic infrastructure on the City's Southside. We've got a couple of opportunities to make huge, once-in-a-generation investments in the Southside coming up, namely the ARP and, potentially, a big chunk of casino money. We should celebrate, take advantage of those opportunities, and not fritter away the chance to do something transformational by earmarking those funds for a million pet projects in each councilperson's district.STAY RVA will host Dr. David E. Kirkland for one of their STAY TALKs tonight at 6:30 PM. Dr. Kirkland is the Vice Dean for Equity, Belonging, and Community Action at NYU and the executive director of the Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools. Sounds like you should expect a fascinating talk: “Dr. Kirkland will help support crucial conversations on how a culturally responsive-sustaining education can best serve our students during COVID and how it can help us reimagine schools beyond it.” Get your tickets over on the Eventbrite for a suggested donation of $25.Richard Hayes at RVAHub has some pictures of a train derailment that took place yesterday morning down by the river near the North Bank Trail! What the heck! Sounds like most of the train cars were either empty or carrying paper and rocks, so, whew.This morning's longreadThe Age of Reopening AnxietyYou know I love this sort of thing. Also, I feel seen because I literally just texted a friend about staying in and watching some horror movies over text.The process by which they rejoin society after such an experience is called “reëntry,” she said. She considers the pandemic a transformational experience for everyone. Reëntry is upon us all. “There's extraordinary anxiety in that phase, and it's not illogical or irrational anxiety,” she said. “We have to ask the questions that reëntry asks. They start with practical questions like, Do I wear my mask? Do I say yes to this invitation? Do I take my children even if they're not vaccinated?” What seem like logistical queries are actually “philosophical and existential questions,” Parker said. “Like, Who are my people? How do I want to spend my time?”If you'd like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol' Patreon.Picture of the DayGolden hour!
Our expert host, David Brear, is joined by some great guests to talk about mortgages and how the industry has evolved in the last few years. The government announced a stamp duty holiday during lockdown, the property market boomed despite a shaky financial landscape - but how have mortgages evolved during this time? Joining us today are: Francesca Carlesi, Co-Founder & CEO of Molo Finance Richard Hayes, Co-Founder & CEO of Mojo Mortgages We also hear from Daniel Hegarty, Founder & CEO of Habito, to give us his view on how the market has evolved. This episode is brought to you by Visa, one of the world’s leaders in digital payments. Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program is a quick and easy way to connect to the Visa network and issue payment credentials. Whether you’re an up and coming neobank, modernizing B2B payments, or launching a new crypto solution - amazing things can happen when your innovation is combined with the power of one of the world's largest payment networks. Learn more about the possibilities at http://partner.visa.com/ (https://partner.visa.com/homepage.html?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_co[…]s-fintechinsider&utm_creative=awareness_11fs-fintech-insider) . This episode is sponsored by Temenos. Temenos is the world’s leader in banking software, serving over 3,000 banks. TCF Online 2021, is the industry's premier virtual event, welcoming thousands of C-level executives, industry influencers and rising stars of fintech, with over 50 live and on-demand sessions. Register today to hear Temenos' CEO reveal his vision on the future of banking, learn about Temenos' latest innovations, and hear from Changemakers like Barclays, Varo and PayPal, sharing their best practices on banking transformation. Find out more: TCF Online 2021 (https://go.temenos.com/tcf-online-2021/registe) This episode is also sponsored by YouGuv. With a global consumer panel of 15 million registered members, 11+ years’ historic single-source data, and proprietary technology that connects data and simplifies research, YouGov is home to the largest collection of constant, entirely permissioned consumer opinion and rich behavioural intelligence in the world. YouGov’s latest report measures the effect of COVID-19 on consumer attitudes, behaviours, and preferences when it comes to financial services. Beyond the pandemic, it examines the payments landscape, investments, sustainability & ethics and more in 17 markets. Download On the money: YouGov’s Global Banking & Finance Report 2021 (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/finance/articles-reports/2021/02/16/global-banking-2021?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=11FS&utm_campaign=ADV-2021-05-UKI-11FS) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Francesca Carlesi and Richard Hayes.
This conversation took place on February 24, 2016 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. We welcomed scholars and theologians N.T. Wright and Richard B. Hays to discuss The Good News and The Good Life. In this eastertide season we hope this conversation will encourage and inspire us to live as resurrection people.Learn more about Richard Hays and N.T. Wright.Watch the full Evening Conversation and read the transcript from February 24, 2016.Learn more about our partners: Duke Divinity School — https://divinity.duke.eduBaylor University Press — https://www.baylorpress.com/McDonald Agape Fund — https://www.mcdonaldagape.org/agape/mcdonald-agape-foundation.htmlAuthors and books mentioned in the conversation:Who Is This Man, by John OrtbergTo Change the World, by James Davison HunterThe Cost of Discipleship, by Dietrich BonhoefferRelated Trinity Forum Readings: The Strangest Story Ever Told, a Trinity Forum Reading by G.K. Chesterton. Who Stands Fast, a Trinity Forum Reading by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Devotions, a Trinity Forum Reading by John Donne, introduced and paraphrased by Philip Yancey. Richard Hayes is internationally recognized as one of the foremost biblical scholars bridging the disciplines between biblical criticism and literary studies. He served for many years, both as the Dean and the George Washington IB Professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. Prior to coming to Duke, he served on the faculty of Yale Divinity School and his many books include, 'The Faith of Jesus Christ,' 'Echos of Scripture and the Letters of Paul,' 'The Moral Vision of the New Testament,' which was selected by Christianity Today as one of the hundred most important books of the 20th century, 'The Art of Reading Scripture,' and most recently, 'Reading Backwards.' He's also an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church and has preached in settings ranging from rural Oklahoma to Westminster Abbey, as well as serving on the editorial boards of numerous scholarly journals, he holds a PhD from Emory, an honorary doctorate from Gerta University, and degrees from Yale. N.T. Wright is a theologian academic author and minister who has been called by such sources as Time and Newsweek as one of the world's leading New Testament scholars and the most formidable figure in the world of Christian thought. He serves as the research professor of New Testament, the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and previously taught New Testament at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities for over 20 years, and then held various posts in the Church of England, most recently as the Bishop of Durham. Dr. Wright is the author of over 80 different books, including 'Simply Good News,' 'How God Became King,' 'Simply Jesus,' 'Surprised by Scripture,' and many others and holds honorary doctorates from over a dozen different universities.
For those who have been following the silver market, there have been a lot of conflicting reports about what's been going on at the Perth Mint in Australia. And in particular, whether they actually have the silver they claim they do, given that analysts and customers are reporting that they have allegedly already defaulted on several orders. So I called the Perth Mint last night to find out for myself, and I think you'll be shocked by the answer I got. Fortunately, I was invited on to this week's Sprott Money Weekly Wrap Up, where I talked about the situation with Craig Hemke of TF Metals, and addressed what investors should be aware of ASAP. To find out more, click to listen now!
Marc Sims talks with Richard Hayes about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Richard Hayes, District Director of Financial Aid for the City Colleges of Chicago. https://news.ccc.edu/2021/02/08/10-questions-with-richard-hayes-city-colleges-financial-aid-expert
Good morning, RVA! It’s 38 °F, and, disappointingly, our window for snow later this week seems to be closing. Today, though, you can expect more clouds and highs in the 60s. Hmph.Water coolerAs of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports 6,172 new positive cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealthand 3 new deaths as a result of the virus. VDH reports 665 new cases in and around Richmond (Chesterfield: 299, Henrico: 235, and Richmond: 131). Since this pandemic began, 647 people have died in the Richmond region. Yesterday I said we were past a peak, and today we’ve got new case counts over 6,000. I don’t know what it means—especially when you look at the numbers locally. We’ve only ever had four total days with over 600 combined new reported cases in Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield. Outside of the massive increase two weeks ago this is an extraordinarily bad number of new cases. I hate saying it, but: Stay tuned. Over on the vaccine side of things, last week saw 17,742 vaccines administer in the region. That’s just a vaccination event or two shy of Ross’s Stupid-Math Goal of 20,000 new vaccines per week (which is our proportional share by population of the Governor’s 25,000 vaccines per day goal for the entire state). Given the national shortage of vaccines, I’d expect this number to decline for the next…who knows how long. But, all things considered, it looks and sounds like our region is doing well when it comes to administering vaccine: Our numbers are pretty strong only one month into vaccination, and, anecdotally, I’ve heard almost 100% positive experiences from folks who have attended the mass vaccination clinics at either the Raceway or at the Arthur Ashe Center. I know the lack of supply is frustrating–forcing people to fight for prioritization on a confusingly broad prioritization scale—but folks are working hard to get the region vaccinated in spite of those challenges. Also, and unrelated, I tried my very hardest to group the vaccination data by week, but failed. Maybe some Google Wizard out there knows how to do that without creating another sheet for me to update?Get excited, y’all! Yesterday, City Council released the Fiscal Year 2022 budget season calendar! Things kick off with the Mayor submitting his budget to Council on March 5th at 3:00 PM. That’s followed by five work sessions (my favorite part), three amendment work sessions, a public hearing or two, and a May 31st deadline for adoption. The work sessions in particular are excellent opportunities to both hear how Council (especially a New Council) works and to listen to each City department talk through their priorities for the coming year and beyond. I love it, and you can learn so much about our City’s government by listening in. Until I figure out a better way to share this information, here’s all of the budget dates copy/pasted out of an email and into a public Google Doc. Keep in mind, once we really get into it, these dates can shift if Council gets behind schedule—which, honestly, hasn’t really been a problem since Councilmember Newbille started running the show.The Lee statue still exists this morning, but the State’s Department of General Services installed fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle to “ensure the safety of visitors and workers as part of DGS’s plan to prepare the site for the removal of the Lee statue.” Additionally, they said, “As we await the resolution of legal challenges that have delayed the statue’s removal, DGS wants to be prepared to act quickly upon a final determination. The fencing is not intended to be permanent.” Richard Hayes at RVAHub has a few good pictures of what the new temporary fencing looks like.Mike Platania at Richmond BizSense says CoStar has purchased their downtown building from WestRock for $130 million. I mention this because of the article’s final sentence about the adjacent property CoStar owns: “CoStar has not announced or filed any plans for the Tredegar Street parcel, though sources have said it is eyeing a new office tower for the site.” While the parcel, I think, is outside of the now-dead proposed NavyHill BigTIF, this hint of a new tower does show that an arena isn’t necessary to spur large development elsewhere Downtown.Yesterday’s picture of the day featured a storm drain with a manhole cover painted bright pink. I wondered aloud why and what that meant, mostly to goad the very excellent @rvah2o Twitter account into unraveling the mystery for me. It worked, turns out! “Pink means the drain and pipe below has recently been cleansed and is squeaky clean! However, as of last week, we asked for a little less pink, and future ‘cleaned’ markings will be a small pink or green dot and a little less like a Rorschach test.”This morning’s patron longreadIndian Bent Trees: History or LegendSubmitted by Patron JChap. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of this site, especially since the sidebar contains an ad for Pet Portraits by Jill, but this explanation of bent tress is fascinating. I know I’ve seen some trees like this locally, right?In the woods near my home is an unusual tree. At some point in its long life the tree was bent into a distinctive L-shape. The trunk is almost perfectly horizontal and nearly touches the ground, running almost five feet before making an abrupt 90 degree turn towards the heavens. It’s a perfect place for two people to sit back and observe the forest hillside and all its goings on. But it is much more than a handy bench – it is an ancient form of communication and a little-understood piece of Native American cultural historyIf you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.
Welcome back to the What The Fartlek Podcast for another action packed episode, we talk to Richard Hayes (RichHayesRunner on Instagram) a local lad to the boys who has faced adversity his entire life, joining Rob to talk about how he has channelled tough times to make a real difference to the world through running. More information on Richard: Richard's website The lads are also joined by Lou and the enigma that is Statman Jon to talk about the Make Matt Run Challenge: Most Miles Wins, we are also chatting with Austin Shepard (ThisDadCanRun on Instagram) to announce the winner of his competition raising money for St Barnabas Hospice and we share some of our listeners stories from their week of trying to #BeMoreMatthew Rob has a big challenge coming up in 2021 with the Berlin Marathon where he'll be raising money for Prostate Cancer UK. There will be lots of fundraising activities leading up to his marathon training and we want you to be a part of it. You can also donate on his Just Giving page. Make sure you subscribe, rate, review and checkout our social media channels: Instagram: @Whatthefartlek_Podcast Facebook: What the Fartlek Podcast Twitter: @WhatTheFartlek Email us at - whatthefartlekpodcast@gmail.com Music by: Graham Lindley Follow on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Email at: g.lindley@hotmail.co.uk
Good morning, RVA! It’s 34 °F, and we’ve got a cold, clear day ahead of us today. Expect sunshine and highs in the mid 40s. Enjoy it, because big rain moves into the region tomorrow—if only it were slightly colder!Water coolerRichmond Police are reporting that Allen Frazier, a man in his 50s, was shot to death on the 2300 block of Concord Avenue Saturday morning. According to RPD’s major crimes page, he was the 62nd person murdered in Richmond in 2020.As of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports 3,240↗️ new positive cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealth and 3↗️ new deaths as a result of the virus. VDH reports 235↗️ new cases in and around Richmond (Chesterfield: 69, Henrico: 98, and Richmond: 68). Since this pandemic began, 503 people have died in the Richmond region. This is not a drill: Vaccines are go! Meet Sandra Lindsay, a Black nurse in Queens and the first person in the United States to be vaccinated. So exciting. Down this way, the Governor received Virginia’s first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine right here in Richmond. Here’s a picture of Northam and Kelly Sweet, Director of Pharmacy for Bon Secours, opening up a box of vaccine and looking into it like the briefcase from Pulp Fiction. Vaccination for health care workers in hospitals begins today, and then, as more vaccines roll out, we’ll—fingers crossed—see most health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities receive their first round of vaccination by the end of the year. Sabrina Moreno at the Richmond Times-Dispatch has a good look at how yesterday’s rollout went across the state. It feels so weird that we’re finally at this point in what is surely one of the weirdest timeline.As foretold, City Council voted 9–0 to adopt Richmond 300 last night. Congratulations to the Richmond 300 team, to the City staff that put tons of hours into meetings and presentations, and to the thousands of citizens that took time out of their lives to engage in a potential wonky urban planning process. Great work, everyone! A bunch of folks were on hand last night to give comments for and against the plan, with most of the opposition—among public commenters and council alike—citing the need for stronger/more specific housing components (you can read through the housing goals on page 145 of the aforelinked PDF). Luckily for everyone, master plans can be amended. In fact, Council President Newbille set a January 8th goal for councilmembers to either submit their amendments or start pulling together the process for drawing up their amendments—I didn’t catch which. First, I would not be surprised to just not see any amendments submitted. Second, the reason Richmond 300 was a yearslong process and not a weekslong process was that over 7,000 people put their hands on the plan in some way, shape, or form. I’m going to be fairly skeptical of some hasty change to our brand new master plan that has not gone through a deep and wide community engagement process. So, what’s next? Personally, I think we can all take a quick breather before moving on to Phase 4: Implementation. How and when do all the parts of Richmond 300 get implemented? That’s up to City Council, the Mayor, and you and me. But, like I said: Quick breather first, and then back to work!Oh, also! Council passed ORD. 2020–153, renaming the portion of Jefferson Davis Highway within the city limits to Richmond Highway. We’ve been making quick work of these, but, of course, there are many, many more streets to rename.Ana Edwards and Phil Wilayto have a column in the RTD about the Governor’s plan to include $9 million in his upcoming budget for improvements to the Slave Trail and “efforts to preserve the area known as the Devil’s Half-Acre.” Not mentioned, of course, is the African Burial Ground or other sites important to Richmond’s role in the American history of slavery. Edwards and Wilayto have been fighting this battle—to tell the whole story—for decades now. It must be exhausting.Quick update: The second round of the Richmond Recovers grant program has had its deadline extended to 11:59 PM on Friday. Also: “The city also updated the grant guidelines to clarify that small businesses other than restaurants, retail, and beverage production are eligible to receive grant funds.” If either of those two sentences impact your life, you can apply for the program here.Richard Hayes has a bunch of bird photos he took while on a Discover the James tour. I’m not going to lie, huge, carnivorous birds that just live downtown like that’s fine and normal freak me out.The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts will host another free COVID-19 testing event today at the Eastern Henrico Health Department (1400 N. Laburnum Avenue) from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM. Looks like there are just a couple more of these before the winter holidays roll around.This morning’s longreadWe apologize for endorsing U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, who wants to overturn the electionRead this great apology in the Orlando Sentinel for an endorsement the editorial board gave to one of the morons who signed on to that absolutely bananas Texas lawsuit. I love seeing press make public apologies like this and saying out loud that, no, there are not two sides to this garbage Republicans keep trying to pull.But endorsements also serve as a way to take stock of a candidate’s values and beliefs. We now know what we didn’t then — that Waltz, a U.S. Army Green Beret who served his country, is willing to undermine the nation to ensure his political party remains in control of the White House. Every American should be appalled at the attempted usurpation, and at elected officials taking part in this terrifying fiasco and violating their oath to protect the country from enemies, foreign and domestic. Everyone who supported Michael Waltz for Congress should feel a deep sense of remorse and regret. We do.If you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.
Richard Hayes, President of UltraViolet Devices, Inc. or UVDI, joins the program to discuss the various applications of ultraviolet technology, including disinfecting drinking water and air disinfection. Discover the important role that ultraviolet technology can play in mitigating COVID-19.
Good morning, RVA! It’s 44 °F, and, if you can pull yourself away from refreshing election results websites, today looks like a pretty nice day to spend outside. Expect sunshine, highs in the 70s, and the beginnings of a pleasant stretch of weather running right through the weekend.Water coolerAs of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports 1,157↗️ new positive cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealth and 11↘️ new deaths as a result of the virus. VDH reports 103↘️ new cases in and around Richmond (Chesterfield: 46, Henrico: 36, and Richmond: 21). Since this pandemic began, 438 people have died in the Richmond region. I decided to add a combined seven-day average line to my chart of the seven-day averages of new reported cases in Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield. I got tired of trying to add the numbers together in my head and then think about how that’d look over time. Anyway, as you can see, as a region we’re definitely experiencing a third peak of new reported cases. We’re probably doing more tests, which is good, but our percent positivity is slowly creeping up to that 5% threshold: Chesterfield, 5.8%; Henrico. 4.8%; and Richmond 3.4%. I said it early this week, but keep your eyes on the Mayor and the Governor for potential public-health policy changes as cases continue to rise and now that the (local) elections have wrapped up.Speaking of! We’ve had some progress on the results of our local elections. Mayor Levar Stoney has declared victory—here’s a concession-ish statement from Councilmember Gray that says “It has been the honor of my life to serve on city council for four years and the school board for eight years. I deeply appreciate the sacrifices of my family and my supporters during my mayoral campaign. All of us remain committed as citizens to making Richmond the fair, honest and inclusive city it needs to be.” and, as of yesterday, a statement from Alexsis Rodgers says “Waiting is hard, but our democracy is worth it. Richmonders deserve the confidence that every vote is counted in the mayor’s race. We have many outstanding votes and will await for the official results to be announced. While votes are still being counted, one thing is clear - Richmond is hungry for change.” All of that said, for all intents and purposes it sounds like we’ve got four more years with Mayor Stoney. With Gray’s defeat, this will be the first time in a long time that she doesn’t hold some sort of elected position in Richmond. As for the tight Council races—the 2nd, 3rd, and 8th—still too close to call. Kenya Hunter at the Richmond Times-Dispatch has updates on the school board results, with 2nd District rep Scott Barlow losing to Mariah White and the 6th District race too close to call. OK! I feel like we’re making progress on figuring out the political landscape for the next four years.I assume you’re all refreshing the same live blogs and Twitter accounts that I am, but, as of right now, the presidential election is also still too close to call. If I’ve got my electoral math right, Biden needs to hold Arizona and win one of: Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, or Pennsylvania. The margin in Arizona continue to tighten, and a magamob gathered outside and chanted as election officials worked to count mail-in ballots—not as bad as the “stop the count” chants heard in Michigan yesterday. Georgia, with ballots outstanding in areas that lean towards democrats (but do they lean hard enough??), is a statistical tie. Nevada, where Biden leads by the tiniest amount, is sloooooowly counting their remaining ballots. And while Trump leads in Pennsylvania, the outstanding ballots have been massively in favor of Biden. We can all shift our anxiety over to the next thing if: Biden holds Arizona and wins any other state, or if he wins Pennsylvania. Counting should resume in some of these spots around 9:00 AM.After a bunch of years Bell’s Brewery will once again distribute their beer—including Bell’s Two Hearted Ale—in the Richmond region. Alcohol distribution in Virginia is a whole weird thing, and Bell’s had beef with their previous distributor, Loveland. Moving forward, they’ll use Specialty Beverage as their distributor, so I guess they got their legal issues sorted, which is great for beer-drinkers like me.Richard Hayes at RVAHub has a set of charming photos from Maymont Glow(which only runs through November 8th, so you’re running out of time if its been on your todo list).This morning, the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts will host a free COVID-19 testing event at the RRHA Senior Building (1611 4th Avenue) from 9:00–11:00 AM. Rain or shine, but, today, you should be fine!This morning’s longreadHow to Fix the Supreme CourtHonestly, probably a longread for another morning, but, still, this answered a lot of my questions about reforming the Supreme Court.Even now, Republican dominance over the court is itself counter-majoritarian. Including Amy Barrett, the party has picked six of the last 10 justices although it has lost the popular vote in six of the last seven presidential elections, and during this period represented a majority of Americans in the Senate only between 1997 and 1998 (if you count half of each state’s population for each senator). That’s a dangerous proposition for our constitutional order. The court can hold its conservative impulses in check with an eye to the future. Or it can ramp up a power struggle with the other branches that in the end — Marbury or no Marbury — it is destined to lose.If you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.
Good morning, RVA! It’s 76 °F, and blah, blah, blah, hot and humid today. We may see some rain late tonight and into early tomorrow morning, which would be nice. This headline from the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s John Boyer catches the mood: “Richmond hasn’t seen 20 straight days of highs in the 90s since ‘Waterworld’ was in theaters.”Water coolerAs of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports 999↘️ new positive cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealth and 30↗️ new deaths as a result of the virus. VDH reports 100↗️ new cases in and around Richmond (Chesterfield: 33, Henrico: 30, and Richmond: 37). Since this pandemic began, 285 people have died in the Richmond region. I’ve seen some folks talking about the recent federal change in hospitalization reporting requirements—requirements that bypass the CDC and have hospitals sending data straight to the Department of Health and Human Services. This post on the COVID Tracking Project’s blog is the best explanation of what’s happened, how that’s impacted the public availability of coronavirus data, and what that means for how we understand what’s going on with everything. Let me quote the important part: “it is not possible that any change in federal reporting requirements for hospitals has a causative role in the change in the direction of COVID-19 case counts at the state or national level.” So that’s reassuring! But it’s not all good news as the change in requirements has destabilized some of processes used to report hospitalization data and the underlying data itself. Again, to quote from the post: “These problems mean that our hospitalization data—a crucial metric of the COVID-19 pandemic—is, for now, unreliable, and likely an undercount.” Yikes.Yesterday, I found myself wondering about GRTC’s ridership numbers now that we’re several months into both a pandemic and a region-wide experiment with zero fares. The best place to get this data is from the most recent GRTC board meeting packet, and you can download July’s right here(PDF). Friends, you will not be disappointed with this PDF—it’s filled with all kinds of interesting information. As for ridership, though, compared to last June, GRTC has seen about a 23% drop. This sounds like a lot, but keep two things in mind: 1) Other cities across the country have shed a devastating number of riders—the CTA in Chicago, for example, saw a 72% drop in bus ridership back in April (PDF); and 2) A big chunk of the lost ridership in Richmond can be attributed to the Pulse. Compared to last year at this time, Pulse ridership is down 44% (74,970) while local service (all the other buses that are not express buses) have only seen an 11% drop (58,074). What This All Means™, I think, is that folks who ride the bus in Richmond are both filling essential, front-line jobs that are impossible to do in a work-form-home situation and that Richmond’s bus riders don’t have a ton of other easy transportation options. Keep that in mind when we start talking about “bringing folks back to public transportation,” because a lot of people never had the option to leave.Also in this PDF, check out page 20 for a really fascinating choose-two situation that regional elected officials must navigate next year to avoid a projected GRTC budget deficit. Leaders must choose (at least) two of the following to balance GRTC’s upcoming budget: 1) Get the region to pay for some of the more regionally-focused routes through the newly-created Central Virginia Transportation Authority—an authority which should kick off meeting soon and will generate an as-yet-unknown (at least to me) amount of money; 2) Restore some of the cash that both Richmond and Henrico cut from their GRTC allocations last year as they anticipated that sweet, sweet CVTA money; 3) Reinstate fares; or 4) cut existing bus service. I know I keep saying this about all kinds of issues, but every candidate for mayor and City Council should be asked how they will handle this choose-two. #4 is unacceptable, should be disqualifying, and candidates need to know that.Finally, starting on page 23 there’s a really interesting couple of slides about the need for some sort of downtown bus transfer center. Personally, I think GRTC’s preferred site on the block bounded by 9th, Leigh, 8th, and Clay is too far from the Pulse Stations at Broad and 9th, and I would prefer a modern transit mall instead of a big urban bus barn thing. But! I cannot underline, highlight, and high-five this sentence more: “[The] Downtown Transfer Center needs a City of Richmond champion and inclusion in Richmond planning process.” Yes! The City needs transportation staff who live, breath, lead on this stuff and deeply integrate it into every nook and cranny of civic decision-making. Think back to the recent Richmond 300-related Coliseum Framework Plan survey I had y’all fill out. It barely even mentioned public transit! This in a plan to reshape the area of town with literally the most public transit in the entire Central Virginia region! One could say that Richmond desperately needs a Department of Transportation. One would be right!Ali Rockett at the RTD has a lengthy update on the Richmond Police Department’s use-of-force report. RPD updated the report on the 17th to include 74 new incidents where officers used force, and almost all of those involved the recent protests. In the same piece, Rockett also has a good recap of this week’s Public Safety committee meeting where the resolution asking RPD to stop using chemical weapons got pushed back until September.Now that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is off the table, what happens to all of the land Dominion and Duke Energies acquired to build it? This is a good question, and Sarah Vogelsong at the Virginia Mercury has the answer. Turns out, it’s super complicated and will probably involve a bunch of lawyers.RVAHub’s Richard Hayes has this great then-and-now post featuring the Southern Railway passenger station that sits right off the Manchester side of the 14th Street Bridge. Check out the one picture featuring pedestrians, cars, electric trolleys, and trains—that’s serious multimodal!This morning’s longreadMarmalade: A Very British ObsessionWarning! This is a really charming piece about marmalade!The dark wood-panelled dining room is quiet, heavy with concentration. Around the room, six pairs of judges sit at tables crowded with glass jars. As the light catches the jars they glow amber, saffron, primrose. The only real sounds are the murmurs as the pairs of judges consult, and the regular pop! of sterilized jars as they open. Occasionally, there is the tap of a pen against glass, signifying that a gold medal has been awarded, followed by quiet applause or cheers depending on how sugar-drunk the judges are. This is the judging room of the World’s Original Marmalade Awards, an annual event in Penrith, England, in the English Lake District.If you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.
Hear now the word of the Lord from 1 Corinthians 11:23-26. 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, ESV This is the word of the Lord, given to us in love. When I began last year preaching through 1 Corinthians, I looked forward to preaching the passage that I'm about to preach to through today. We celebrate the Lord's Supper weekly and although we do give sort of a little table meditation when we receive the Lord's Supper, we don't often have time for extended teaching and preaching about the Lord's Supper. Because we preach consecutively through books of the Bible, the Lord's Supper doesn't come up explicitly all that often. So, I was looking forward to getting into teaching, not only about what we are doing when we receive the Lord's Supper, but why we are doing it. The last thing I expected, the last thing any anyone expected was that we would come to this passage on a week when we cannot come together much less celebrate the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Yet in God's providence here we are. In God's providence, this week I was teaching twice on the Westminster Standard's teaching on the doctrine and the practice of the Lord's Supper. This week, in God's providence, we're coming to this text where I will be preaching on the Lord's Supper and I want to say that I'm still excited about preaching about this. There's a sorrow in the loss that we're going to talk about. It's something that we cannot taste but as we study this passage it's nevertheless important because in this passage, as we just think about the Lord's Supper and study it we get the gospel this morning. Let us find our hope in Christ, our hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ, as we study his word but await his sacrament. Our big idea this morning in this passage is this, Christ delivers himself to us in the Lord's Supper. This morning as we look at this a relatively short passage we'll look at three parts. 1. The tradition that was delivered to us 2. The tradition is namely that Christ was delivered up for us 3. The tradition is delivered through us We'll see why I'm making such a big use of this word delivered here shortly. The Tradition That was Delivered to Us Well let's look at our first section which is just part of verse 23, “delivered to us”. Look what Paul says in verse 23, 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that 1 Corinthians 11:23a, ESV This language of receiving and delivering is the language of passing down traditions. A tradition is literally something that is delivered, what is a given over. So actually the word for tradition that we see back in 1 Corinthians 11:2 is from the same root word as the word delivered. So look what Paul wrote in verse 2, 2 Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. 1 Corinthians 11:2, ESV So, Paul is saying I delivered these traditions, these delivering overs to you. Well again Paul had some things to commend and now again as we looked at last week in verses 17 through 22, he's not commending them how they are remembering the Lord's Supper. So, now in verse 23 this is so significant that Paul has to remind them of precisely what the tradition, what he received from the Lord Jesus, and what he delivered to them; what the tradition of the Lord's Supper is. Now as we think about this idea of traditions as Bible believing Protestants, we probably have a couple of issues that we need to deal with here when we think about traditions. Sometimes we think about traditions that are just sort of manmade, that men created and passed down and they become sort of law even though they're outside the Bible. We also worry about traditions in worship; are we really worshipping if we're just going through the motions of traditions when we worship? We want to worship as our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ instructed us to worship. In John chapter four he said that God is looking for worshipers who worship Him in spirit and in truth. So we have to ask whatever Paul is saying about traditions here, how does it line up with worshipping as Jesus taught us in spirit and in truth? Well as we think about the spirit aspect, are we believing these things, are these real to us or are we just going through the motions? I think the theologian Jaroslav Pelikan quotation is really helpful to think this through. He wrote, “Tradition is the living faith of the dead, traditionalism is the dead faith of the living and I suppose I should add it is traditionalism that gives tradition such a bad name.” Well as a tradition, what Paul is talking to us here about the tradition of the Lord's Supper, we have a practice and words and teaching surrounding that practice that links us to the past. We share real, vibrant, living, faith with those who have gone before us, so many of them who have already died and entered into their eternal reward. What we need to beware is not a tradition that links us to Christians who have gone by for us, what we need to be worried about is this traditionalism, where we're just going through the motions without any serious reflection on what we are doing. That would be as Jaroslav Pelikan, writes the dead faith of the living. So we've got to recover the tradition while rejecting the traditionalism and that's how we make sure that we are worshiping in spirit. What about truth? Again we can't just worship however we want. We can't worship according to the minds and devices and imaginations of men, so is this tradition that Paul is giving us authoritative? Does it actually come from God? Paul says, yes this tradition comes from the Lord. In verse 23 he said, “for I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you.” The tradition that Paul is talking about is the testimony of the Scriptures, the testimony of the eyewitnesses who were there at the very first Lord's Supper, at the Last Supper of Jesus. Tradition here is the faithful witness to the eyewitnesses of the Apostles and that's recorded for us in the testimony, the witness, of Scripture. So again, while Paul commends them in many ways for maintaining traditions back in verse 2, here he has to restate this tradition again because they're missing it. They'd forgotten about it, they'd began divided among themselves, and they're not remembering the Lord's Supper or celebrating it in a way they ought to. So then what is this tradition that has been delivered to us? It's been given over, delivered, to us? Well look at what Paul writes. He continues and says 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 1 Corinthians 11:23, ESV We translate this word betrayed, and that's a very good and faithful translation of this word. Betrayed, this is exactly what it means. For example in Matthew 26:21 when Jesus is gathering all of his disciples on the night when he was betrayed and telling them and he says, “Truly I say to you one of you will betray me.” That's the same word there, but this word for betrayed is the word for forgiving. It's also the same word for delivered that we see here in verse 23 and back in verse 2. It's the word that's closely associated with tradition. The idea is that tradition is to hand something on, but this idea of betrayal is to hand someone over like when Judas handed Jesus over to the authorities. Actually, this is not only true in Greek, it's also true in Latin. We get our words for traitor and tradition from the same root Latin word. Both mean either to hand over someone falsely, to betray them, or to hand it down a tradition that has been kept for us that we received and then to pass it on. Here this word for delivering is important in other contexts. Richard Hayes, in his commentary in this passage, points out that when Paul uses this word, he doesn't often use it to describe Judas' betrayal, Judas' is handing over of Jesus. Rather in Romans 8:32 and elsewhere in Romans that Paul uses this word to refer to God's giving over of Jesus to be crucified. So in Romans 8:32, “he who did not spare his own son, but gave him up for us all.” That word “gave him up” that's the word of giving over, it's the word of delivering Jesus up. So here in verse 23 when we translate this word betrayed, that's true, it certainly could mean that. The tradition is that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed by Judas, that doesn't that phrase “by Judas” doesn't appear there but that could be what this means. Or this could be a reference to the Father's work of sending, of delivering, Jesus over to be crucified. Or this actually could be a reference to both sides of this, both the wicked action of Judas and betrayal of Jesus and also the Father's gracious love plan to give over his Son to be sacrificed for us. That's actually captured for us in Acts 2:23. Peter, preaching on the day of Pentecost, says this 23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. Acts 2:23, ESV “Jesus delivered up”, there the word is not given over but given out. It's a very close synonym, not given over but given out. Lawless men did this and God delivered Jesus, gave Jesus out, for this purpose. It wasn't outside the sovereign control of God, but it was also very much the culpability, the guilt, of the lawless men who crucified Him. There's one more note that we should make about this word. Paul also uses this word to talk about the willing, loving, sacrificial giving over of Jesus of himself. It's his personal active role in this. So, in Galatians 2:20 that Paul writes, 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20, ESV You also see this in Ephesians 5:2 and 5:25, not only did the Father give his Son over, not only did Judas betray his Son, but Jesus willingly gave himself over in love for us. What Paul is saying is this is the tradition, this is what I received from the Lord, and this is what I delivered over to you. It's not a human tradition developed in the minds and imaginations of men, this is the very gospel of God announcing the good news of the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. It's good news for sinners, handed down from generation to generation. Linking us directly all the way back to our Lord's original institution of this sacrament. So, when we receive and maintain this tradition in our worship, we are doing so in spirit and in truth, or worshiping the Lord in spirit and in truth in this tradition. Well why though do we need to reflect upon the fact that the gospel is a tradition? Why not just call this the gospel? Well it's worth noting if you flip over to 1 Corinthians chapter 15 when Paul has this great passage on the gospel, in chapter 15:1-11. 15 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11,ESV Notice how he starts, he says, “Now I would remind you brothers of the gospel I preach to you.” There is why don't we just talk about that the gospel preached. Why do we have to get into this idea of traditions? Well look what he goes on to say, “which you received.” There's that language of receiving a tradition, “in which you stand and by which you were being saved if you hold fast to the word I preached to you – unless you believed in vain” Now look at verse 3, “for I delivered to you”, there's that same word again, gave over to you. Well what Paul is saying is that this gospel is the tradition. There isn't a division about the traditions over here and the gospel over here, the tradition is the gospel and the gospel is the tradition. The reason it's important to think about this as a tradition is because this reminds us that the gospel, the tradition that Christ was delivered up for us, is bigger than us. This tradition came before us, this tradition will outlast us, this tradition is independent of us it doesn't depend in any way on us, this tradition stands outside of us. As much as this tradition is this objective big thing, it does not at all dependent upon us or what we do or what we believe. It's true whether or not we believe it, whether or not we practice it. Even so this tradition must be ours if we would be saved by it. Though this tradition is independent of us, standing outside of us, it can't remain outside of us. Like a river flowing through time, we must be carried along in the stream of this tradition of the Gospel personally. We must appropriate it personally, by faith. The Lord's Supper not only delivers to us the tradition that Christ was delivered up or delivered over, but specifically the Lord's Supper is a very intimate personal way of communicating to us that the Lord Jesus Christ was delivered up or delivered over for us. The Tradition is that Christ was Delivered Up for Us That brings us to our second point, from the end of verse 23 all the way through verse 25, that Christ was delivered up for us. Look what Paul goes on let's start kind of midway through verse 23, 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 1 Corinthians 11:23-25, ESV Well as we think about our own practice of for serving the Lord's Supper, notice that Paul talks about the fact that Jesus took bread, we'll talk about the bread itself in just a moment. Then he goes on to say, “and when he had given thanks”. Well if Jesus gave thanks for the Father's loving, gracious plan toward miserable guilty sinners like you and me, how much more should we give thanks that Jesus willing endured the agonies and curse of the cross for us? We must give thanks to the Father who sent the Son to accomplish this work for us, to the Son who endured and accomplished this work for us, to the Spirit who sanctified this work and who ongoingly seals and confirms and ratifies this work to us. We give thanks because of what God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit has done to accomplish our redemption through delivering up Jesus Christ on the cross. When he had given thanks, the next element is that he broke it, he broke the bread. Now notice here that when Paul talks about the bread, the only emphasis here, the only description we have about the bread, is the emphasis on the breaking of the bread. Not on the recipe of the bread. Now as there have been a lot of questions throughout church history about what kind of bread would have been used here. Was this leavened bread or unleavened bread? As we look at the original Lord's Supper, at Jesus's Last Supper, we have to recognize that Jesus would have certainly used unleavened bread in that original Lord's Supper because that original Lord's Supper took place during a Passover meal. We also should recognize that not all the details of the very first administration of the Lord's Supper where Jesus institutes it, not all of those details are ongoingly practiced today. So for example, here when we are reminded that the Lord Jesus gave and instituted this Lord's Supper on the night when he was betrayed, that doesn't require that the Lord's Supper must be administered at night. It doesn't mean that we have to somehow betray someone as a part of doing this, even though this was the night when Jesus was betrayed. We don't reenact those elements. We don't do this only with men; the original Lord's Supper only had men in attendance and in fact in the whole Scripture we never see any example of a woman receiving the Lord's Supper. Yet we know by the nature of this sacrament this is given for all God's people, men and women alike, so we have women included. We don't do this reclining or lying on the floor around a table in sort of a Jewish style of eating a feast. We don't repeat any of those elements. What we have here in 1st Corinthians 11 is a distillation, a summary, of the elements that not only were part of the background, just a couple of those, but primarily the elements that we need to ongoingly repeat. So then we have to ask the question again, what kind of bread is this? Is this leavened bread, is this unleavened bread? Well though the Greek language has a word for unleavened bread, Paul used it back in 1st Corinthians 5:8, the word that Paul uses here and the word that the Gospel writers use when they're recording the story of the institution of the Lord's Supper, they never used the word unleavened bread. Always we see only the common word for bread. Now why is this? Well I don't know precisely, but I would draw this observation that in the Old Testament the details of the ceremonial law were critical. There were so many details, just an abundance of details, of exact recipes and exactly how things had to appear, and the timing of them. They were so important for giving a precise, even though it was both shadowy and veiled, revelation of the of who Jesus would be. By those shadows of the ceremonial law God built up the faith of his people in the promised Messiah. The purpose of the picture given in those ceremonial details was always to point to a person, but in the New Testament when we read the passages about our worship there's a much lower emphasis on those ceremonial details. We are not given a recipe for the bread, leavened or unleavened. We should keep in mind that when we eat that what we eat is usually not leavened bread, but its bread made with yeast. Yeast and leaven are not the same thing. If you think this has to be leavened bread, understand most of what you eat would not qualify because it's not made with leaven. We're not told that it has to be leavened. We're not told whether it should contain gluten or be gluten-free, whether the grain should be wheat or rye or millet or something else. We're not told those details, they're unimportant. Similarly, we're not told the details of the cup. We know from Matthew, Mark, and Luke that it should be the fruit of the vine. We need grapes but we're not told whether this should be red or white wine. We're not told whether the wine should be alcoholic or sweet freshly pressed wine without alcohol. We're not told any of that information because the emphasis of the New Testament sacraments are not on the ceremonial details but on the substance beyond which the details of the sacraments point us. In comparison to the Old Testament, all the ceremonial details of the Old Testament in the various sacrifices, sacraments, types and shadows, what we have in the New Testament the sacraments we have are fewer in number, we only have baptism and the Lord's Supper. They are administered with more simplicity and less outward glory. However in our sacraments the substance Christ Himself is held forth in more fullness, more evidence, and more spiritual power because the bread is not the point. Christ is the point. We don't need a recipe, we don't need an abundance of ceremonial details to paint us a picture, because we have the person. We know the work that this person accomplished and therefore the only ceremonial detail we have is not about the recipe of the bread, but the fact that the bread is broke. Whatever bread you use, it must be broken to testify to the history we know that Christ's body was broken. His bones were not broken, the Gospel of John in John chapter 19 it tells us the bones were not broken to fulfill also other aspects of the prophecy that the Old Testament gives us. Yet Christ's body was broken as a sacrifice. Not only as a sacrifice, but a sacrifice that is for you. Jesus says this is my body which is for you. It's fact, it's history that Jesus Christ's body was broken; that's true, that's independent of you. Nevertheless, it must be appropriated by you, received by you in faith. Not only was Christ delivered up, but that he was delivered up for me, he was delivered up for you if you receive him by faith. So, Jesus says finally do this in remembrance of me. Now this phrase here is not just sort of a reminder of Jesus, oh yeah Jesus. No this isn't a bare calling to mind of Jesus, that's such a minimization of what this text means, this is more than that. Charles Hodge captures what this would mean to be a remembrance of Jesus he says, “This means that we profess faith in Him as the sacrifice for our sins, that we receive him as such, that we acknowledge the obligations which rest upon us as those who have been redeemed by his blood, and that we recognize ourselves as constituent members of his church, and all believers as our brethren.” This is what we do with the bread. Paul then goes on here to talk about the cup verse 25, 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 1 Corinthians 11:25, ESV Well again as I mentioned earlier, there's no recipe, no description of this wine. We don't know if it's red or white or anything like that. It's described, in fact, the cup is described not according to its contents but according to its container. Do you notice that we don't read about the wine itself, we read about the cup in which that the wine is contained? So again, there's that there's a huge downplaying here of the exact recipe for the wine itself. The details are not important, what is important is what Jesus tells us, “In the same way he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood.” Now elsewhere, for example in Matthew 26:28 we have not only that Jesus says this is my body but also, he says this is my blood. But here Paul is quoting a slightly different version of this, it's possible Jesus gave both interpretations, both sayings, this is my body let me tell you what that means, or this is my blood let me tell you what that means. That means that this is the new covenant in my blood. What we find here in 1st Corinthians chapter 11 clarifies how we are to interpret Jesus's statements, “this is my body” and “this is my blood”, but not as though this means literally that the body and blood of Jesus Christ are in the bread and in the wine, that they replace the bread or the wine or that they are in with and under the bread and the wine. Rather that the bread and the cup exhibits, it confers to us the blessings of the new covenant, which were acquired for us in Christ's blood. Well notice that Christ calls this not just a covenant, but the new covenant. In what sense is this a new covenant? Well you've probably heard this before in Greek there are two words for new, one means new in the sense of something that did not exist previously, something that didn't exist at all. So, if that word were used, which it's not, that would mean that this new covenant does not have continuity with what came before it. There was an old covenant and now that's been abolished entirely and now there is a new covenant that is totally independent of that that older covenant. However, the word here is new, in the sense of being renamed. That what was old, there is continuity. So, we might think about this as when Jesus says this cup is the new covenant in my blood, he's actually quoting covenant language from Exodus chapter 4, “behold the blood of the covenant by which God has sanctified you.” So, Jesus says this cup is the new covenant in my blood. The way we might understand the newness of this is to say, so the blood of animals promised something, the old covenant was a promise. But now we have the blood of Jesus, not in the cup, but the blood of Jesus shed on the cross which the cup commemorates, which the cup points us to, which the cup gives us a participation in, 1 Corinthians 10:16. What the blood of animals promised the blood of Jesus now provides, its new in that sense. As the accomplishment and the confirmation and the sealing of what the old covenant pointed forward to. Well this is how we understand the Lord's Supper, that it confirms and ratifies more than truth simply that Christ was delivered up, but it also confirms and ratifies the truth that Christ was delivered up for us. We have the message of this gospel in the word, that's why we preach from God's Word every week, to declare the mystery of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We also have the message of the gospel Christ crucified for us in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, but as we receive the bread and the cup it seals that Christ's body would and was broken and his blood was shed for us in the new covenant. In the Lord's Supper the precious promises of the gospel are personally applied to us. I mentioned last week, it's worth mentioning again, the ideas are quoted from Robert Bruce a Scottish pastor who lived from 1554 to 1631 AD, where he says that, “In the Lord's Supper we do not gain a better Christ than what we have in the word, but in the Lord's Supper we gain the same Christ better.” So for this reason we can worship with the word alone, but what we have in the word, Jesus Christ and him crucified, we gain better a stronger, a clearer way when we receive the Lord's Supper. So far then in this passage we have seen that the tradition of Christ has been delivered to us. That it has been handed down through the ages of the church by the preaching of God's Word. Then we also have seen what the tradition of Christ is; Christ delivered up for us. A gospel message that we received by faith. The Tradition is Delivered Through Us Now here in this last and third section in verse 26, we must see our part in the ongoing growth and extension of the church through history. As we receive the tradition of Christ in the Lord's Supper, we become the means through which God delivers the tradition of Christ in the Lord's Supper to the next generation. Christ's gospel, the tradition of Christ, delivered through us that's our third point. Paul writes in verse 26, 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26, ESV Now what does Paul mean by this? Well in part, when you talk about the proclamation of the Lord's death, he's referring to the ministers, proclamation of Christ's death. First in preaching of the word. Remember that what the Lord's Supper does is not to give us something different from the word, the Lord's Supper is to confirm and ratify and authenticate what we have in the word. The sacrament however never stands on its own, it is dependent upon what the word declares. So, first that the preaching of the word. Secondly, it proclaims the Lord's death in the presiding minister's proclamation of the words of institution that we read from this passage every week when we receive the Lord's Supper, to remind us of the fact that Christ's body was broken, and his blood shed for us. The third way we proclaim the Lord's death until he comes is by each and every person who communes, who receives the bread and the wine by faith. To eat this bread and to drink the cup is functionally a profession of faith. You are declaring that this is real for you, true for you. Now that's why we often confess creed's or confessions of faith right before the Lord's table, to proclaim what we mean in the gospel of the Lord's death until he comes. So, when inquirers come to see what we're doing and why we're doing it, they should never miss the fact that as we come, we're not getting a snack. They should never miss the fact that as we come, we're doing something, so different from that. We are individually professing our faith and proclaiming through the merit and the value and the glory of Christ's death until he comes. The gospel of Jesus this is the tradition that was delivered from the Lord to his apostles, those at the Last Supper, as well as Paul. This is the tradition that Christ delivered to the Corinthians and by this passage of Scripture to all churches, all the way down to us. This is the tradition that we deliver on to the next generation as our children see us eating and drinking and ask what does this mean? Our children are born and baptized into the church. As community members they're included in the covenant by God's own promises that he will be God to our children after us, but they cannot at first do what God requires communicants to do before receiving the Lord's Supper. We'll look at this next week in verse 28. We read about how that we must examine ourselves, that we must discern the body, verse 29, and then we must judge ourselves before we eat and drink of the Lord's Supper. Well children at first can't do these things, therefore they cannot at first receive the Lord's Supper. Now this doesn't mean though that the Lord's Supper has no benefit for them. When they see us taking the Lord's Supper week after week, they recognize that while they are members of the church by birth, there is more to gain than simply their great inheritance that they have by birth. When they ask questions they give their parents opportunities to explain the gospel and by asking, “Why am I held back from the table?”, God provokes them to think and he begins to strengthen and deepen and confirm their personal faith until they too may give credible profession of personal faith in Christ in order to come to the table. When that happens it's such a joy that this isn't just something that children are parroting to us, this is something that is personal to them. So, we relentlessly pray with and for our children that they will never remember a day when they did not know Jesus. This is a tradition not only that we have received, not only that we pass on, but we're also recognizing that in this great stream of the tradition of the gospel of Jesus Christ that God is flowing like a river through history. This is the tradition that will carry on, that they will deliver when we are gone, after we die, in generation after generation until the Lord comes. It's not just that we're delivering it to them, we are entrusting it to them, delivering it to them with the expectation that they will deliver it on after us. This tradition is delivered to us, it's a tradition about Christ delivered up for us, and it's a tradition that is delivered on through us. Application With all this in mind I have three applications. 1. Receive the tradition of Christ. By receive, I partially mean simply learn it. That is I'm talking about dedicating yourself to learn the objective information about what Jesus Christ has done in history. The tradition that has been passed down through the ages of the church in the gospel of Jesus Christ. The tradition is not something that is carefully guarded as a secret by cloistered clergy, at which they sometimes reveal in bits and pieces. We reject the Roman Catholic idea that the church possesses oral traditions that go beyond the Scriptures. Rather what we see in this passage of Scripture is that the tradition we have is the scripture, which proclaims to us the gospel of Jesus Christ, who was delivered up by Judas according to the hands of wicked man, who was delivered up according to the sending of the Father, who was delivered up out of love of the Son, and who's delivered up by the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit. Wherever the church faithfully proclaims what the Scriptures teach, there the church is faithfully passing on the tradition of Jesus Christ. This is the sense in which the church is a pillar and buttress of the truth, as we see in 1 Timothy 3:15. That we exist for passing down the gospel from generation to generation. Right now we're experiencing an unprecedented crisis that inhibits our ability to gather together fully and freely and safely, but even so our mission doesn't change. Therefore, I commend you, receive, learn the tradition of Christ. 2. We have to do more than learn it and we must receive this tradition, but as we receive this tradition it's not just intellectually understanding what it means. We must partake of this tradition, don't just learn it, partake of it. Personally, apply it to your life. Appropriate this for yourself by faith. Christ was not merely delivered up, he was delivered up for you if you'll receive him by faith. Do you know this? If so, do you possess this as your only comfort in life and in death? Is the tradition of Jesus Christ the treasure that you would sell everything in this world to gain? “O taste and see that the Lord is good”, Psalm 34:8. As we continue to wait for the next time that we can taste physically of the Lord's Supper, the goodness of God in the Lord's Supper, prepare your hearts to receive what Christ has given to us. As we study this word prayerfully meditate on it and receive it by faith. 3. We must pass on this tradition of Christ's. Parents do you teach your children these things? Do you ask and answer questions about the Lord's Supper that your children see week after week? Do you pray with and for your children with a view to their embracing Christ and thus possessing personally all benefits of the covenant? Do you pass on the gospel when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise with your children, as we're commanded in Deuteronomy 6:4-7? I'm a parent of young children, I know there's sometimes a fear that they're not getting if they're not listening now. You do family worship together and it seems like no one's getting anything out of this; they're distracted and wriggling and screaming and fighting. Let me encourage you continue faithfully. Children pick up more than we realize and over the course of time as we faithfully pass down this tradition, God works in them as we scatter an abundance of seeds in their lives. God uses those seeds to bring up a harvest that's what we're praying for. It's not just by doing it we have to look to Lord to accomplish in us what we are scattering the seeds to do, praying that he will bring about fruit when all we can do is to scatter the seeds. For all of us, do we share these things with unbelievers, with unbelieving people we know, with our unbelieving family members, friends, neighbors, fellow students, or coworkers? We have to remember Acts 2:39 that the promise is not only for us. We need to partake of this personally. The promises are for our children, we need to pass it on to them, hand down those traditions of them. Also, the promises are also for all those who are far off whom the Lord calls to himself. We need to pass this tradition on to others. We are passing on this tradition of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We have in this passage one of the most profound statements about one of the most important traditions that has been passed down through all the ages of the church, that has come now to us. The tradition, the practice of the Lord's Supper. The sacrament of Christ's own body and blood that he gave for us to be broken and shed, and we might receive it and participate in the blessings of the covenant that he purchased for us by faith. Friends let's look to Christ in faith this morning and ask that he would prepare our hearts all the more for every week that we have to wait, until the day when we can receive again the sacrament the Lord's Supper. Pray with me now. Lord we pray that as we cannot receive this now, that you would nevertheless be working in our hearts. Use your word to strengthen our faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ, transform us, give us faith and hope in Christ, especially through a very difficult time in our history. We pray God that you would root and establish us in Christ for his glory and for our good. I pray this in Christ's name. Amen.
Show Notes Are Dead. Long Live the Full Transcript. What do you think?----------Jeff Medders: All right, everybody. We'll come back to a another episode of home row. And I'm your host, Jeff Medders. And on today's show, I have author Wesley Hill on the program. He's written all kinds of books and it's just a joy to have him on, especially we're going to talk about, talk about his new book and the Christian essential series, the Lord's prayer, a guide to praying to our Father.[00:00:36] So Wes, how are you, man?[00:00:38] Wesley Hill: I'm doing really well. Thanks for having me on the show.[00:00:40] Jeff Medders: Awesome man. Now, what part of the United States are you in? Are you in the United States? I know you got your PhD from outside of the United States, but I think you're in Pennsylvania, right?[00:00:47] Wesley Hill: That's right. Yup. I'm just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[00:00:50] Jeff Medders: Okay. I've been to Pennsylvania. Well, I guess a couple. No, at once, for sure.[00:00:55]I went to red lion, Pennsylvania.[00:00:58] Wesley Hill: I'm not even sure where that is, to be honest. I don't, I don't know my own state [00:01:02] Jeff Medders: It's, it's up in the Amish country. And I remember going there with, some friends of ours that were missionaries in Thailand and they were in town. And we went to go visit them and we went to the Amish market and all this stuff, and I bought kangaroo jerky.[00:01:19]I dunno where the Amish are getting kangaroo jerky from, but it's there and fun fact that if you go to the Amish markets and stuff, you can't use your debit card or credit card[00:01:32]Wesley Hill: Hmm.[00:01:32] Jeff Medders: cash only.[00:01:34] Wesley Hill: I would believe that.[00:01:36] Jeff Medders: That's something you want to, you want to prepare for that ahead of time, which I did not.[00:01:38] Wesley Hill: That's right. [00:01:39] Jeff Medders: not, but thankfully they had an ATM nearby,[00:01:41] Wesley Hill: So probably really beautiful country to drive through too, I imagine.[00:01:45] Jeff Medders: Yeah. Very cool. the horse buggies and all that good stuff. And then there was a few guys on rollerblades, which was interesting.[00:01:51] Wesley Hill: Oh, right. Okay.[00:01:53] Jeff Medders: so we had to talk about the, you know, it's not a motor, it was a wheels. They were okay with that and OS different stuff. It was interesting.[00:01:59] Wesley Hill: Interesting. We'll come to Pittsburgh sometime, but we're, we're pretty fun city too.[00:02:03] Jeff Medders: Okay. I'll put it on the list now before this turns into an Amish podcast. so Wes, why don't you tell the listeners out there who you are, what you do for work and all that good stuff.[00:02:14] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Great. well the reason you're having me on your podcast is I am a writer. I've just written a new little book, for Lexam Press on the Lord's prayer. And, I really enjoy writing. I've written a handful of books, as you mentioned. so I view that as part of my calling, part of what I do. but for my day job, so to speak, I am a seminary professor.[00:02:34]I teach at a small, Anglican Episcopal seminary here in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, which is just Northwest of Pittsburgh. And, I've been here, I'm in my eighth year now. and I teach in the Bible department. I teach New Testament. I'm also ordained, I do some preaching and, lead Sunday school at my church. so I'm, I'm pretty involved in different kinds of ministries, but that's, that's me in a nutshell.[00:02:57] Jeff Medders: Yeah. So when, when you're not lecturing, Oh, let me ask just for fun for me. What, what textbook are you using for your new Testament survey?[00:03:04] Wesley Hill: You know, I'm test driving the new N.T. Wright? One, that he coauthored with Mike Bird. That's come out from Zondervan. It's huge. It's huge. When it arrived on my doorstep, I was like, Oh my gosh, this is like a brick. so we'll see it. It looks really beautifully illustrated. And, I assigned.[00:03:21] Emails [00:03:21] Jeff Medders: from the Edge is a cool feature.[00:03:23] Wesley Hill: Yeah, exactly.[00:03:24] Exactly. So, you know, right. It's so engaging in the way he writes. I imagine it will be something that will grip a lot of the students, but, yeah, I'll let you know how it goes.[00:03:32] Jeff Medders: I bet. Are you having them read the whole thing?[00:03:34] Wesley Hill: They're not going to read every single page, but they're going to, they're going to read all the chapters devoted to different new Testament books for sure.[00:03:42] Jeff Medders: that's right. So I'm planning this year, I'm just, I want to read all of the condensed version of Wright's works and then, you know, maybe a couple of the New Testament, you know, summary parts, but then save those for when I'm about to preach through a book or goes or go study a book.[00:03:57] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Yeah. Great. I mean, I think that that series of books, you know, the, for everyone, commentaries are such a gift to the church. I've heard of so many Bible study groups using those and finding them really beneficials. Yeah. Plenty. A lot of good things to dig into there.[00:04:11] Jeff Medders: Okay, cool. So, so when you're not lecturing and you're not writing and you're not, you're not preaching, what, what are you doing for fun?[00:04:18] Wesley Hill: You know? So I have a unique living situation. I live about five blocks from the seminary campus where I work, a Trinity school for ministry. It's called . And, I share a home with a married couple and their two children and a lot of evenings you'll find me playing with their kids. They're, they're my godchildren.[00:04:36] I've gotten to really enjoy kind of a domestic life. I love cooking now. And, I've, I've loved cooking for a long time. It's been a way to kind of unwind after a day at the writing desk or something like that. but it's, it's a joy to be doing it, you know, with people I love.[00:04:49]now and, and sharing daily life with them. So yeah, lots of, their, their kids are now, three years old and six months old. So a lot of, playing, playing house and playing with dolls with the, with a three year old girl with Felicity, and, changes in diapers with Solomon. So, yeah, it's, it's been really life giving for me.[00:05:07] I'm single, and it's just been great to kind of be integrated into the life of a family in that way.[00:05:12] Jeff Medders: Yeah. That's very cool. Very cool. So how did you know that you wanted to become a writer or that you were a writer? Did I come to you in a, in a vision, like maybe a, a sheet. It's not full of lizards and reptiles, but of keyboards and, you know, journals --take up and take up and, right.[00:05:32] Wesley Hill: Yeah, well, you know, I, I mean, I, I'm not sure I ever like set out to become a writer, quote, unquote. But I, I do vividly remember, you know, at age, gosh, I was probably 11 or 12 when I just started writing short stories on my family's computer. and I actually wrote a novel, a detective novel, mystery, novel, whatever.[00:05:51] Over 13. I was so proud of it. I, I still do. I'm, I'm scared to go back and read it, although it'd probably be funny. Yeah. so I, you know, and I remember, I remember submitting a short story to, did you ever read clubhouse magazine put out by focusing on the family? I submitted a short story to them one time.[00:06:09] And so I think I always kind of had the itch to like, you know, it's a strange thing. I think so many of us, right? But fewer of us have that urge to like, share it with other people and put it out there. And I think I have always kind of had that urge to, to share my writing with others. So, so maybe there's a part of me that has always wanted to be, you know, a writer as, as a, as a job.[00:06:29]But yeah, so it, it, it sort of emerged out of, I developed a real love for theology and, and just good writing, when I was in high school and then I went to college at Wheaton. And, so I, I kind of developed a sense of calling that I'm, I want to be a teacher in the church. I want to be a theologian.[00:06:47] And I think the writing piece of it kind of grew out of that for me. But I've always just enjoyed, I was actually talking to a writer friend yesterday about how it seems like a lot of Christians care about getting good ideas out there, but maybe fewer Christians kind of enjoy crafting sentences and playing with words.[00:07:06] And I've always enjoyed both aspects. You know, the, the big ideas of theology, but also just trying to find exactly the right way to express them in a way that's going to be engaging and interesting. And, So, yeah, I think that's kind of how it started for me[00:07:20] Jeff Medders: What's some of your writing process like, cause obviously like a lot of writers that, you know, were not full time, you know, none of us, none of the people I've interviewed I think, or none of my listeners, you know, weren't evangelical writing.[00:07:33] And so this is not the kind of writing where you can live off of this stuff. the royalty checks are maybe, you know, we can go out to eat. Like, let's, I'll treat some guys to, you know, some coffee this weekend or wouldn't, you know, sometimes they're very, very puny. Sometimes they're, sometimes they're nice, sometimes they're not.[00:07:49] But you know, you've, you're teaching, you're, you're pastoring. you've got your church community. I mean, even just got all kinds of stuff. So with all of that, in the, in the balance, how do you find time to, to write.[00:08:03] Wesley Hill: Yeah. You know, I started, I started my academic career thinking that, Oh my gosh, I've now landed like one of those coveted jobs where I get a couple of months off in the summer and that's going to be like my writing time. I'll, I'll get so much done. And I also get, you know, a big chunk of time off around Christmas.[00:08:20] That'll be another. Big productive time. And I've realized for me, like that's if I pin all of my writing hopes on those kind of big blocks of time. It just never, it never happens. You know, something will come in to kind of crowd it out. So it has to be more of a weekly or even daily discipline. and I, I sort of learned that.[00:08:38]you know, early on, I remember Tim Larson who teaches church history at Wheaton, telling me, I asked him, you know, how have you managed to write so much while being a full time teacher at Wheaton? And he said, the key for him is just not, not counting on the holidays, not counting on the sabbaticals, but just kind of chipping away at it in small chunks week by week.[00:08:57] And I think that's been true for me, you know, so I, I, I'll get up early and right before I have to go to class or I'll come home and, and you know, so, so typically at my seminary, we teach in three hour blocks. So like this morning I was in the classroom from nine to noon, and you know, now I'm here at my home office talking to you, this afternoon, but, but you know, I have a couple of hours after this and I can, I can get some writing done there.[00:09:20] So I think it's. I think it's just finding those blocks of time, and, and then guarding them. So I'll actually put into my calendar, you know, this two hour chunk this afternoon is blocked off as writing. And then when I, when I see that, I know I can't schedule something else during that time. And, yeah, just kind of, kind of safeguarding those, those moments that you're able to block off, during the week.[00:09:41] But, but it is, you know, I think, I think there's no way around the fact that it is a sacrifice. I mean, you're giving up. Time to do this, you know, if you care about it, so you're waking up earlier than maybe you would be comfortable for you normally to, to, to try to write something. so yeah, I don't, I don't know that that's anything profound, but that's, that's kinda how it's worked for me.[00:10:01] Jeff Medders: No, that's great. I think just that little bit of advice just to even put in your own calendar, like writing, and to actually do it and now take appointments, not, you know, not fill it up and to do it. That's[00:10:10] Wesley Hill: Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. To to, to sort of give yourself permission to say, this is worth doing. Therefore, I'm going to like say no to, to other appointments that might arise in order to safeguard that time. I think that's important. Okay.[00:10:23] Jeff Medders: Do you always write at your home office there, your home study or do you like you go to a coffee shop or seminary library or what's, what's[00:10:30] Wesley Hill: You know, I, I find that I, I find that I really can't go to the seminary because there's just so many interruptions, like, you know, I mean, colleagues and students will come by and I, and I love that, you know, but I basically ended up just talking the whole time rather than getting work done. So I will. I will go to Starbucks and write.[00:10:46]a lot of my best writing that I think just happens here at my home office. You know, I've got a, I've got a little space on the third floor of our house where I have all my books and you know, a desk where I can kind of spread out. So that seems to work best for me.[00:10:58] Jeff Medders: What's your, what's your go to order at Starbucks?[00:11:02] Wesley Hill: You know, I'm very boring. It's just a tall, dark roast. [00:11:05] Jeff Medders: pretty boring.[00:11:08] Wesley Hill: But the price is right compared to their other[00:11:10] Jeff Medders: yeah. No kidding. If you want to, if you want to get adventurous, and you haven't tried it yet, the nitro cold brew is [00:11:19] Wesley Hill: amazing.[00:11:19] I do. Yeah. So in the summers I do like the cold brews, and you're right. The nitro is pretty great.[00:11:24] Jeff Medders: I guess it is cold up there right now. Here I'm in. I'm in Houston, and it's actually cold right now. And so I'll tell you what it is for us. It's 53 degrees right now,[00:11:33] Wesley Hill: Oh, wow.[00:11:34] Jeff Medders: is, this is like freezing, you know,[00:11:37] Wesley Hill: Yeah, yeah, exactly.[00:11:38] Jeff Medders: big, I took my son to school this morning.[00:11:39] Everybody's in big puffy jackets and, and hoodies and all this stuff. So this is blistering cold.[00:11:45] Wesley Hill: I grew up in Arkansas, so I get[00:11:47] Jeff Medders: Okay. Yeah. Yeah. You got it. Yeah. So I love the nitro cold brew with the salted foam. Oh man, that's amazing. And I got Matt Smethurst at the gospel coalition. I think he's full on addicted to it now as well.[00:11:59] Wesley Hill: Oh, great. Great.[00:12:01] Jeff Medders: So, so when you're riding there at your home office, are you using music? are you, you know, I like to pop a vinyl record on if, you know, if I feel like I'm going to be in the, in the groove there, what are you doing?[00:12:10] Wesley Hill: Yes, sometimes. it has to be instrumental music for me. so I, I, I have been on a big Max Richter kick lately, listening to his sleep album, which is just a masterpiece, I think. so yeah, sometimes I'll have music on in the background. Other times I'll just be so much in the zone that I kind of just, I need no distractions at all, including instrumental music.[00:12:30] But yeah, maybe I'm unusual in that way. I'm not[00:12:33] Jeff Medders: No, I don't think so. I've heard from all kinds of, you know, people the way they do, like, yeah, I have no music.[00:12:39]or they use the, there's a website called the coffeeivity where it has like the background, the ambient noise of like a coffee shop.[00:12:47] Wesley Hill: Yeah, yeah.[00:12:48]Jeff Medders: Don Whitney was actually the one that showed me, showed me that I think, there's people using, yeah, I like jazz music. So I like to, I like to write to jazz. right now I have the, the hub of Hubbard over there on my, on my record player on my turntable.[00:13:01] Then I've got, usually Miles Davis, Thelonious monk. Some somethings are the stranger things soundtrack, like something's going to go up there.[00:13:08] Wesley Hill: Oh, yeah, yeah,[00:13:09] Jeff Medders: that'd be fun to listen to. Now. Now let's say you're going to sit down to write. cause now I, I know you, you write books, but I feel like I've seen you write articles at websites every now and then.[00:13:19] Am I mistaken?[00:13:21] Wesley Hill: No, that's right. Yeah. Yeah. I, I've, I've written for Christianity today and first things and the now sadly defunct books and culture, my favorite place to write for no, no more. But yeah, so I try to, I try to write it for some periodicals as well.[00:13:35] Jeff Medders: Okay, so let's, let's think about the periodical step before we get into book writing. And you're going to sit down to write an article for a magazine for a website. What is the, how does it begin for you? Do you, do you outline just on a piece of paper? Are you crafting in Evernote? What's the, are you writing in Microsoft word are like, what are you doing?[00:13:53] Wesley Hill: Yeah. You know? so it often begins with me, noticing a hook for an article. Like I'll, I'll, I'll see a news piece that triggers some line of thought and, and, you know, I carry around a mole skin notebook and I'll, I'll sometimes just jot down a quick. Outline for a piece, and then I'll, I'll come back and open up Microsoft word and, and, and just start writing.[00:14:17] You know, I'll have the outline in my head and sometimes it really changes, you know, as I go on, I kind of try to, follow what the piece seems to want. if that doesn't sound too esoteric, but just kind of kind of seeing what. How it goes from that point. And, you know, I think, I think I've had to learn, you know, so I got a PhD in, in academic biblical studies, and there's a certain kind of style that's expected for that genre, but it's a very different thing to write for a website or, or a periodical where you're, you're really, Trying to hold the reader's attention. you know, you can't count on the reader's attention in the way that maybe you can, if you've written a monograph that you know, someone who's researching this topic is going to want to read you, you actually have to earn, the reader's trust and convince them that this is, this is worth.[00:15:02] You know, worth their time. so yeah, for me, it often begins with, with a kind of hook, whether from, from pop culture or something. I'm reading something I've heard, in the news and, and I'll often try to kind of reflect on it theologically or bring some kind of, historical or biblical depth to it, in that sense.[00:15:22] But, but yeah, so I think it, and I, and I wouldn't claim to be an expert here, but, but it's a very different. Kind of thing to be writing for a popular audience versus an academic audience. And I'm, I'm still, I'm still trying to hone my craft in that regard.[00:15:36] Jeff Medders: Yeah. Yeah. I can't, I can't imagine the challenges, for all that. I, I mean, I, I can't a little a tad bit, cause[00:15:43] Wesley Hill: Hmm. Hmm.[00:15:44] Jeff Medders: written two books, solo, coauthored one, and then, Writing for a popular level, like my most recent book is humble Calvinism.[00:15:52] That came out with a good book company. And so, you know, writing with with some snap and crackle and pop and some wit and punches is a lot of fun. And then. I'm getting ready for PhD stuff. And so I had to do some, some work before that. And yeah, getting, trying to get more, cause I've never done heavy academic writing or having to, and some of the pre work for that that I've had to do is like, Oh my goodness, this[00:16:18] Wesley Hill: Yeah, yeah.[00:16:19] Jeff Medders: way different.[00:16:21] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Yeah. I mean, having said that, I suppose the flip side is, you know, you read a really well crafted piece of academic writing. it's a reminder that not all academic writing has to be cold and boring and clinical. You know, they're, they're writers. I'm thinking of people like Richard Hayes who write beautiful prose, in a, in a very academic way, or, or NT Wright would be another good example. You know, someone who, who, who writes really well in that mode, so, so, yeah. I'm always . Just kind of trying to beat the drum for, you know, more of more of us who are trained professionally in the Guild of biblical studies or theology should care about good sentences.[00:16:55] And like you say, the, the, the snap and the, and the crackle and the whipped and those things.[00:16:59] Jeff Medders: Yeah, like Kevin Vanhoozer, he's gotta be one of my favorites.[00:17:02] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Yeah. Our Robert Jensen, the late Robert Jensen, just,[00:17:06] Jeff Medders: John Webster. I'm like, man, they're just a joy to read. and they just offer so much. And Michael Bird too. Michael Bird is hilarious. And so, yeah. Bird and Writght together. I mean, that's like peanut butter and jelly. This is great. Now. And writing your, your latest book, the Lord's prayer, a guide to praying to our father.[00:17:26] So. When this, when this project was you, you signed on, okay, we're going to, I'm going to do this book. Was there ever a moment of regret and, and, and this way. I may, I got to try to say something new and fresh on the Lord's prayer. Like, you know, there's tons and tons of books, like, so man, that, that challenge, to, to tackle the Lord's prayer is as a, as a daunting one for such a small, such a small section in the new Testament, you know, nestled there in the sermon on the Mount.[00:17:56]yeah. So, so tell us about, you know, kind of the process for writing this book and, Then I then I'll, I'll follow up, but just also kind of what your, what your, what your, what you're hoping that disciples of Christ learn as they read this book.[00:18:08] Wesley Hill: Hmm. Hmm. Yeah. Well, I guess maybe the first thing to say is I didn't set out to ride on the Lord's prayer. I didn't imagine I would ever do that. I mean, I've, I've certainly taught it and continued to teach it at the seminary where I, where I work. but I didn't never imagine writing a book on it.[00:18:22] Like you say, there's been so much that's been written. but Lexam Press, as you mentioned at the beginning of our conversation today, has a new series they've launched called Christian essentials. And, they're, they're short little books that are designed to be used in churches, you know, in Sunday school classes and kind of catechetical settings.[00:18:42]so the first one came out, a couple of years ago, I think now the Apostle's creed by the Osprey. The Australian and the alerts and Ben Myers. and, so I, I got an email from, from an editor there, and he said, Hey, would you be interested in contributing to this series? And we talked about what I might do and kind of settled on the Lord's prayer.[00:19:00]so it felt a little bit like, you know, in my, in my tradition, each Sunday we're, we're given the text to preach from, we don't, we don't choose them. You know, the lectionary chooses them for us. And it sort of felt a bit like that, you know, here I am being handed this text that I didn't necessarily imagine I would be writing on that.[00:19:15] And now, you know, do I have something to say about it? And, yeah, I mean, you ask about regret there. There was a moment early on in the process where I went to the library and, I was, I was kinda had my breath taken away by just how many individual volumes. Have already been written, all the words, prayer, you know, stretching back to the very earliest days of the church.[00:19:35] I mean, you know, we have, we have discourses on the Lord's prayer from origin and Augustan and, you know, it's just such a, it's such well-trodden ground. So, you know, I think, I think there was that, that initial kind of shock. And then I thought, you know, every generation needs to ponder this again. So it's, it's not a problem that there would be more, more reflection on the Lord's prayer.[00:19:57]you know, it's, it's one of those texts that's so foundational for the faith that w we will never not need more meditation on it. so, so yeah, that, that kinda took away some of the pressure and, you know, I was kind of. Praying about what, what, what direction do I need to go here? What angle do I have?[00:20:14] And, and, you know, I remembered, several years ago, George Hunsinger the, the reformed theologian at Princeton, published a little book on the beatitudes and he, he, in the preface, he says he was kind of in a similar place. He had been asked to give these lectures on the beatitudes and he didn't know kind of which way to go.[00:20:32] And then he said, you know, what would happen if I, if I approached them Christocentricly and said, you know. Each of these beatitudes is a, is a window into the character in the work of Jesus himself. And and so he does that. He just kind of goes through a beatitude after beatitude and says, how does this point to Christ?[00:20:48] And I thought, you know what, what, what if I approached the Lord's prayer that way? Obviously Jesus is giving us this prayer for us to pray, but. You know, before that or, or above that or beyond that at all of the, all of the clauses, all of the petitions point to him and tell us something about him. And he, he embodies the prayer.[00:21:06] I mean, he even even literally praise, praise portions of the prayer, you know, throughout his ministry. like in the garden of Gethsemane, he says, thy will be done, you know, which is straight out of the Lord's prayer. So he himself is embodying this prayer and, and once I kind of. Once I kind of realized that was going to be my theme, it became much easier to kind of get into the prayer from there.[00:21:25]Jeff Medders: Yeah, man, that's, yeah, that's so beautiful. It reminds me of when, you know, I had Jen Wilkin on the show and you know, she's written written books on the attributes of God, and asked her that is similar.[00:21:35] Like, Hey, you know, AWP, you got AEW tells you, I mean, you've got a holiness of God, RC Sproul, you know, all kinds. So like, why, again. yeah. the next generation, [00:21:45] Wesley Hill: right.[00:21:45] Jeff Medders: this era of, of disciples who they're not going to go pick up Origen. They're not going to go pick up Augustine. I guess then are[00:21:51] Wesley Hill: Although they should.[00:21:52] Jeff Medders: they should.[00:21:52] Yeah. They'd be so blessed to it, but yeah, to be ends, maybe some people will be introduced to, to the Lord's[00:21:58] Wesley Hill: that's right. That's[00:21:59]Jeff Medders: through this[00:22:00] Wesley Hill: And that's. No, I should say that's the only thing that made me excited about this series is when, when Todd Haynes at Lexan, was pitching it to me, he said, you know, we, we want these books to be, people's introductions to some of the tradition of the church, you know, so he said, feel free to draw on the church fathers and the Protestant reformers, and, you know, the, the, the, the really great Christian writers of the past.[00:22:20] And I said, yeah, I mean, that's really exciting to think about a contemporary book being used. As a, as a gateway into some of these treasures of, of centuries past.[00:22:30] Jeff Medders: Yeah. I love it. I think it's great. Was there, were there any parts of the book that you found maybe one, one chapter to be more, more challenging than other others that you can remember?[00:22:42] Wesley Hill: You know, I found the, the, the petition lead us not into temptation or save us from the time of trial. You know, it gets, it gets translated in different ways. I found that really challenging. you know, partly because it's been in the headlines, it's actually been in the news because Pope Francis, you know, is supposedly advocating this, this change in the petition.[00:22:59] Because, you know, we don't want to imply that God is the one who leads us into temptation. And so I just, I, I struggled with how to, how to kind of address that in a way that wouldn't be too technical. but that would kind of lead people into the heart of it. And, and, and again, you know, Jesus himself, he, he says to his followers, you know, they're right before he's arrested in the garden of Gethsemane.[00:23:20] He says, pray that you will be spared from the time of trial. So he's, he's teaching them exactly how to pray this and what it means to pray this. And, and, so I, I, I wrestled with how to go about that, and I think I'm kind of happy with the result, but it was, it was a really challenging chapter to write.[00:23:38] Jeff Medders: I love, I love the Lord's prayer, obviously, for, for all kinds of reasons, but there's one element of it that I just have really come to appreciate, recently as I've been preaching through the gospel, according to Matthew[00:23:48]You know? And Jesus tells them to pray like this.[00:23:52] Wesley Hill: Hmm.[00:23:53] Jeff Medders: so what he gives them doesn't even take 30 seconds to say.[00:23:59] Wesley Hill: Yeah.[00:23:59] Jeff Medders: And I think sometimes, and we're know trying to follow Christ and everyone laments, you know, their their prayer "life". Everyone wishes we had more robust and longer prayer times and longer seasons and prayer, which opposite.[00:24:14] We see awesome modeled by the Lord Jesus. But I just find a. A peculiar comfort that he says, pray like this, and he gives us a 32nd short[00:24:24] Wesley Hill: yeah, yeah,[00:24:25] Jeff Medders: to really just validate all those times where we just say, I don't even know what the brother, than just Lord help me, or, God just bless me today. I need direction. I need guidance. And we feel like, ah, the shortchanged prayers, like I'm so unspiritual, but Jesus gives us a good model here.[00:24:41] Wesley Hill: That's right. Well, and what a contrast to, you know, we, we have these examples in the gospels of the religious leaders of Jesus' day that he's disputing with, that seemed to love these very long theatrical kinds of prayer. And, and, you know, Jesus is offering something really simple as a contrast to that.[00:25:00] And like you say, there's something comforting in that.[00:25:02] Jeff Medders: Yeah. Yeah. I love it. Now, you've written, a lot, lots of theological works and, and, and magazines and articles, periodicals and, and all that kind of good stuff.[00:25:12] And you've also written on the Trinity, Paul and the Trinity. Was that your dissertation or was it just another academic venture?[00:25:19] Wesley Hill: Yeah, no, that, that book was a revised version of my doctoral dissertation, which I completed at Durham university in the UK, so yeah.[00:25:27] Jeff Medders: great. Now, so what are, so how come, let's, let's go Trinitarian. How come the, the Trinity isn't like an Apple, and are like an egg or like H 2 O I mean, I just don't understand. [00:25:40] Wesley Hill: Yeah, yeah. Gosh. I mean, you know, I, I'm not, I'm not going to say I would never use one of those analogies, but they're, they're so, they're so fraught with potential for misunderstanding. Exactly.[00:25:52] Jeff Medders: Yeah. I tell people at our church, you know, we didn't know theology class and stuff. I just said, the reason why we can't find and apt analogy for the Trinity is because there is literally nothing else like it. in the universe. and heaven on earth and above the earth and places invisible, and visible.[00:26:08] There's nothing else like the Trinity. So, so outside of the, just destined to crumble apple analogy and egg analogy and all that stuff. What are you would say some of the major, I guess short-sightedness of Trinitarianism, today and maybe you see it with students or, or maybe just the way we think about the Trinity, that you wish, pastors and writers, and church leaders, small group leaders, Bible, women's Bible study leaders, maybe, you know, could grow and shore up in.[00:26:40] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Boy, that's a really good[00:26:42] Jeff Medders: Yeah. Not, not to be too broad or[00:26:45] Wesley Hill: Yeah. No, I think, so, so I'm, I'm, I'm currently reading through for the second time, a really beautiful book volume, one of systematic theology by Catherine Zonda rager, who's kind of working in the reformed, tradition, kind of, kind of working with Carl Bart and how he modified the tradition.[00:27:04] And. she's clearly, you know, Trinitarian in this volume, but she, she talks about, how she kind of gets worried sometimes that the way modern theologians treat the Trinity as if it's like the only Christian doctrine. Like everything is Trinity. And she's, she's kinda calling us back to recognize the, the fundamental.[00:27:25] Oneness and unity of God. You know, so we, we confess God existing eternally in three persons, but we, we confess one God, there aren't three gods. you know, we, we use this analogy of three persons in a dance or facing one another to try to, you know, get some PR. Just on the Trinity. But ultimately we're talking, like you say, about the transcendent reality of God, which even into all eternity, we will never plumb the depths of, you know, I, I love, I love Jonathan Edwards, vision of heaven that will never get to the end of exploring new, new beauties in God.[00:27:59] You know, we'll, we'll never comprehend God fully. so I think, I, I think I would, I would want to say to pastors and Bible study leaders who feel like. Wow. The tr, everybody's talking about the Trinity now. The Trinity is so important. I have to really know all the ins and outs of all the doctrinal controversies, and I have to, I have to always be speaking in like a, a communal idiom.[00:28:21] Like God is a community of persons. You know, I have to, I have to always be thinking that way. I think there are some dangers there. And you know, I think we need to remember that. we're, we're, we're using the language that God has revealed to us in his word of Father, Son, and Holy spirit. But that does not mean that we're talking about something that we would know of as a, as a community of, of three separate individuals.[00:28:43] You know, we're talking about one God. we're talking about the one God of Israel who's now been known to us, been revealed to us as, as Father, Son, and Spirit. And I think, I think the other thing I would say, honestly, when I teach the doctrine of the Trinity, you know, in, in, in, in church settings and Sunday school settings and things like that, I try to remind people that you may not know all the technical terminology that the logins use for it, but you are already a Trinitarian if you pray as a Christian, I mean to, to bring this back to the Lord's prayer. You know, if you pray the Lord's prayer, you are already participating in the, the mystery of the triune God. Because what you're doing is you're calling out to God the Father in the name of, God, the Son whose words you're using.[00:29:27] You know, he's the one who gave you the words of this prayer to pray, and you're being born along and carried along by the energy and power and prompting of the Holy spirit. so. It really, you know, the, the doctrine of the Trinity is an effort to say theologically what has to be true, if, if that lived experience of prayer is, is real and true.[00:29:48] So, so the doctrine in a sense is there to clarify, it's there to kind of safeguard and to ward off error. But actually the, the getting the doctrinal formulations, right, is not the main event. The main event is actually this. This, this relation we get to enjoy with God through, through price and the Holy spirit.[00:30:06] You know, this relation of intimacy and prayer. yeah. So I don't know if that's helpful,[00:30:10] Jeff Medders: Oh, that's good. Yeah. Amen.[00:30:12] Wesley Hill: that,[00:30:13] Jeff Medders: Amen. Amen. When, let's say maybe a student, I'm sure you read and you get to grade all kinds of papers and, and you've seen good papers, you've seen good essays, you've seen really bad ones. what, what are some things that you would tell to a student you would tell to a, a blossoming writer?[00:30:29]Hey, do these two to three things. and I think you're really grow as a writer.[00:30:34]Wesley Hill: Hmm. Yeah. So I think, I think the first thing I would say, and this, this comes straight out of my own autobiography. I mean, I, I, this is how I feel like I learned to write is, is find the best writers, you can and read them. just, just immerse yourself in, in good writing. and ask yourself, you know, what, what, what makes it tick?[00:30:55] I mean, I've, I've literally like grabbed, an Alan Jacobs essay some sometimes, or a James Wood essay, and said, man, the prose is so good. Let me actually just. Pay attention to this paragraph, like how did they structure it? Here's one long sentence with a couple of dependent clauses. Here's a shorter sentence.[00:31:09] You know, like, how did they do it? How did it work? So I think just, you know, reading a lot, is key. And, you know, I, I think none of us should be so arrogant to think that we have. Something to say, unless we're filling ourselves up with, with good, good writing, you know, good, good thinking. I think that good writing often begins with, with receptivity, you know, with us, with us, receiving, with us, taking in, before we have something to offer in writing.[00:31:36] So, yeah. And it, you know, it doesn't, it doesn't have to be, I think sometimes students feel intimidated. Oh, there's so much good writing in the world. Like, you know, where do I even start? But I would say just, just, you know, to borrow a line from Alan Jacobs, read at whim, you know, read, read what strikes you, read what grips you.[00:31:52]and, and, and the more you read, I think it will, it will help your own writing. So, so be a reader. I think it would be the first thing. And, now the flip side of that, the second thing I would say is, I have a lot of students who. Frankly, kind of clutter their essays with quotations from other writers.[00:32:10]Jeff Medders: takes up space for the page count[00:32:12] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Well, exactly, exactly. And, Hey, I'm, I'm an offender myself. I, I, my editors regularly have to trim out quotations from others for me. But, but I would say, you know, don't plagiarize, but also just don't, don't rely on other words to fill out your argument. You know, you try to figure out how to say it in your idiom.[00:32:32] with your voice and you know, certainly pay your, pay your intellectual debts by footnoting the people that you know have influenced you and shaped the argument that you're, that you're writing, but, but try to find your own voice and, and that, that only emerges through practice. You know, you have to write and rewrite and rewrite.[00:32:48] And, so yeah, those are, those are a couple of things that I say to my students that maybe it would be helpful for your listeners too.[00:32:56] Jeff Medders: totally. What are some, some, some of the people that you just love to read? And you mentioned like good reading, good writing. you know, a couple that you can like, man, I love their, I love their writing.[00:33:05] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Yeah. You know, someone I have just admired more and more in recent years is the way that the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, writes for popular audiences. I mean, he's, he's long been known as a, as a very serious academic theologian, but he's published, you know, volume. Sermons recently and just these little books.[00:33:26] He has a little book with urbans called being Christian and a follow up volume called being disciples, and they're so winsome to me because they're, they're obviously built on a lot of research and a lot of deep learning and study and prayer, but he writes so accessibly, like he throws out the academic jargon.[00:33:45] And he just, he just writes like he's sitting across from you at a coffee shop talking with you. And I, I just am kind of in awe of that, you know, as someone who. you know, one of the things that getting a PhD does is it, it, it kind of invites you to write in a very jargony style. and, and for someone who's, who has gone through that kind of training to then be able to say, no, I'm not going to do that.[00:34:05] I'm going to, I'm going to write in a way that's more accessible. It's, it's, it's both like really instructive for me. And it's also really inspiring. another writer who I just hugely, hugely admired just for the, the sheer. A beauty and zest of his sentences is Francis buffer. he's written a great little kind of apologetic for Christianity called, ironically, unapologetic. And he's recently published his first novel, called golden Hill. and he's just an absolute delight to read. So he's, he's a, he's a Christian and the church of England. He, he was an atheist for many years and kind of came back to faith. and he's told me that he's working on some, some more Christian writing, more explicitly Christian writing.[00:34:44] So I'm, I'm really looking forward to seeing what that will be in the years to come.[00:34:48] Jeff Medders: Yeah. Very cool. Well, yeah, listeners, be sure to go to the show notes there and you'll see links to Amazon and you'll find, all of, of, of Wesley Hills books there, the Lord's prayer, Paul and the Trinity, spiritual friendship and more, you'll, you'll find everything there. and Wesley, if people wanted to keep up with you on social media, where would you tell them to go? If[00:35:10] Wesley Hill: Yeah. Yeah. Unfortunately, I'm still hanging out on Twitter. I can't seem to quit it. So, I'm just Wesley[00:35:17] Jeff Medders: Twitter to break up with me first. I need you. I need Twitter to quit me[00:35:20] Wesley Hill: Exactly. Exactly. Yeah. But I try to, you know, if I write something online, I try to post it there so you can find my, my writing and things there. and I also have a little, my own little blog is Wesleyhill.tumblr.com.[00:35:33] Jeff Medders: Thanks so much for coming on the show, man, and just giving your wisdom on writing. It's a really beneficial and I'm really grateful.[00:35:42] Wesley Hill: Well, thanks for having me. I really enjoyed the conversation.[00:35:45] Jeff Medders: Great, and as always, listeners remember, let's just keep writing.
Good morning, RVA! It’s 42 °F, and highs today should hangout in the upper 60s. All things considered, looks like a pretty nice day, weatherwise, ahead of us.Water coolerAs of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports 51 positive cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealth. Two people in Virginia have died as a result of the virus.Justin Mattingly and Bridget Balch at the Richmond Times-Dispatch have an update and more details on all the local coronavirus cases of which they’re aware. Mattingly and Balch point out that their numbers differ from the official Virginia Department of Health numbers—or at least it’s unclear if the VDH totals include some of the newer regional cases. As I said a couple days ago—400 years back in virus time—high-quality information is critical during a crisis. At least in my view, the VDH coronavirus page should be the most authoritative and up-to-date source of all coronavirus info in the Commonwealth. That probably means bringing a person from the web team to all of the meetings and empowering them to make near-real-time updates to the website. I know VDH is ultra busy dealing with an actual, literal crisis, but clear communication is so super important at this moment in time.The City of Richmond have shut their offices down for the rest of the week. The Mayor also issued new guidance for restaurants: Eliminate bar seating, move tables at least six feet apart, and limit on-site service to 50% of their normal capacity. We’ve seen other places, entire neighboring states even, shut down bars and restaurants to everything but takeout service. I think that’s the direction the Mayor should have gone, but, I get it, it’s such a tough call to make. Not only will many restaurants go out of business over the next couple of months, regardless of this new guidance from the Mayor, but folks who depend on restaurant jobs face an extremely uncertain future. Also, remember that City is funding new school construction with meals tax revenue—a revenue source that’s about to take a nosedive. I appreciate the Mayor making these tough calls, though. On a lot of fronts, he’s taking the lead in Virginia and other localities are following along.Speaking of restaurant closures, Richard Hayes at RVAHub has the ultimate list of things that are now closed in Richmond due to the coronavirus. At this point in time over 70 restaurants have decided to close, move to takeout only, or actually factually close forever. It takes a lot of work to maintain a list like that, so good on him.Richmond Public Schools announced yesterday that they’re closing schools through Spring Break, which means “we will be closed, at a minimum, until Monday, April 13.” Emphasis, the Superintendent’s. OK! Dang, that’s a lot of days! But, as my son says, let’s gooooo! The previous link has some updated information about food distribution centers, too, and a video of the Superintendent reading the first few chapters of Wishtree if you’re looking for a Language Arts exercise.GRTC’s new CEO, Julie Timm, shared this good and common sense advice on Twitter: “Transit is an essential service to most of our riders. Please don’t ride if you can stay home. GRTC will stay open as long as we can keep our operators healthy. Service reductions and other measures are likely coming very soon to minimize contact points. Stay safe, stay home.” I appreciate Timm’s honesty here about service reductions, which, like restaurant closures, will destabilize a lot of folks' lives.However, in transit good news, the new #111 bus in Chesterfield opened for service yesterday. Sabrina Moreno at the RTD rode along with some of the advocates who’ve been working to bring bus service to the Route 1 corridor for years. It’s still hard for me to believe/comprehend that there’s now decent, new bus service in Chesterfield County. What a time to be alive—in so many ways!City parks remain open! Although, maybe don’t touch any of the playground equipment. For me personally, and probably you, access to open green space does a lot positive good for my state of mind. That said, I’m nervous about where to draw the line between a safe, socially-distant park visit and something that puts other folks in danger. Use your commonsense, double down on empathy, and do your part to flatten the curve.Quartz says that Universal Pictures will begin to release current theatrical movies online as soon as Friday. Toll the bells, because I can’t help but think this marks a dramatic and permanent shift in how movies work. I can easily see a post-coronavirus world where we just don’t go to movie theatres anymore. Box Office Mojo looked at the impact of the virus on the global box office, and found that this past week, the 11th week of the year, saw the top ten movies combine for the lowest Week 11 revenue total since 1995. Yikes. Bow Tie Cinemas temporarily closed all of their locations yesterday with no set date to reopen.This morning’s longreadWhy the US Sucks at Building Public TransitIt’s definitely not the best time to takepublic transportation, but that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped reading about public transportation. Nothing shocking in this article, but it is a great overview of the things our country needs to change if we want to make the future of cities livable and sustainable.Like most crises, there is no single cause. Our cities, and our federal government, have made a lot of mistakes. Some were obvious at the time, others only in hindsight, but most have been a combination of the two. We keep doing things that stopped being good ideas a long time ago. Many of those mistakes have to do with housing policy, which is inextricably linked to transportation policy. But the most obvious cause of our transportation crisis is a simple one: America sucks at building public transportation. Why is this? Why does the U.S. suck at building good, useful public transit?If you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.
In episode 34 of the Growth Series podcast, Nadeem Iqbal, Business Development Manager at Accord Mortgages, is joined by Richard Hayes, co-founder and CEO of Mojo mortgages, an award-winning digital broker which won the ‘Best Mortgage Broker' at the British bank awards in 2019. Together, Nadeem and Richard discuss how mortgage brokers can operate online, serving customers who are entirely comfortable having advice delivered remotely.
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Donal talks with Fayetteville State head football coach Richard Hayes, Bethune-Cookman head football coach Terry Sims, and Albany State head football coach Gabe Giardina. Plus he shares his thoughts the Collin Kaepernick “pro day.” Click to download or listen to the podcast.
The Bottom Line Special - Amplitude 2019 - The ConferenceAmplitude is an annual conference led by the Technology Transfer Offices of Waterford Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Carlow with the support of EI Technology Gateways and Research Centres.The goal of Amplitude is to support industry and help them understand the impact of research on their business/industries/sectors. Over the last number of weeks on The Bottom Line Special - Amplitude, we have heard what Amplitude and disruptive innovation is all about and about the exciting developments in the health and pharmaceutical sector as well as ground breaking developments in Smart Agriculture all taking place in the Innovation Centres in our local IT's. In this episode, the third of our four part The Bottom Line Special, John Purcell attended the conference on Wednesday 6th November and while there he spoke with a number of guests who were in attendance. Throughout the podcast we will hear from Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, research & Development John Halligan who officially opened the conference, Dr. Richard Hayes, Vice President for Strategy at Waterford Institute of Technology, Fiona Deegan, Head Of Enterprise at Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office, Michael Lucey, Director & Patent Attorney at Purdy Lucey Intellectual Property, Brendan McDonald, South East Regional Manager, IDA Ireland and Dr. John Breen, Manager of Kinetic Labs.For full list of speakers on the day log onto www.amplitude.ie
Richard Hayes is Co-Founder and CEO of Mojothe UK’s #1 mortgage broker. Mojo is an exciting and disruptive fintech company with a fascinating journey. The business is focused on giving customers a better platform to compare and buy financial products and offers advice and expertise to ensure the customer gets the right option for them, so they can buy with confidence. Having worked in the financial services sector for over a decade, Richard realised the system was broken and that the customer was being let down. With a passion for technology, he realised there had to be better way, which led to the creation of Mojo. Richard joined Leon for a fascinating interview where he opened up about what it takes to grow a tech busines from start-up to a multimillion-pound company, the challenges he has overcome when pitching for investment and Mojo’s strategy to attract and retain top tech talent.
Upcoming productions: The Playboy of the Western World, Long Day's Journey into Night and the Eugene O'Neill Festival In this, our twentieth episode of The Nerve, we discuss upcoming theatre productions and the texts behind them. Dr. Jenny O'Connor is joined in studio by Dr. Richard Hayes, an O'Neill scholar who tells us about the extraordinary journey of Eugene O'Neill's family from New Ross to America and the festival that celebrates his life and work in New Ross this October. Also in studio are new first year students Catherine Bradley and Brendan Ahearne who discuss their thoughts on JM Synge's The Playboy of the Western World, which is part of 2019's Dublin Theatre Festival.
Welcome to a special episode that kicks off our series of How to Read the Gospels. In this episode, Tim sits down with Dr. N.T. Wright to discuss the historical meaning of the word “gospel.” In part 1 (0-21:20), Dr. Wright notes that word studies are great, but it’s important to understand how words derive their meaning and live in a narrative context. Alternaitve “gospels,” including the Gospel of Thomas, typically are a collection of good advice or wise sayings from Jesus about how to live a good life, whereas the whole “gospel” or good news is the story of Jesus being crowned king and Israel being used by God to bless all the nations. Tim shares an interesting historical ancedote: a birthday announcement from a historical source called the Calendar of Priene. It’s an old royal announcement from the Roman emporer Augustus Caesar, and it uses the Greek word for “gospel,” εὐαγγέλιον, evangelion, meaning "good news." "Since Providence, which has ordered all things and is deeply interested in our life, has set in most perfect order by giving us Augustus, whom she filled with virtue that he might benefit humankind, sending him as a savior, both for us and for our descendants, that he might end war and arrange all things, and since he, Caesar, by his appearance (excelled even our anticipations), surpassing all previous benefactors, and not even leaving to posterity any hope of surpassing what he has done, and since the birthday of the god Augustus was the beginning of the good tidings for the world that came by reason of him.” (The Calendar of Priene, Caesar Birthday announcement) Dr. Wright says this historical announcement reveals a very interesting historical narrative. The Roman emporers continually decreed that they had brought peace and justice to the world through violent and political power. These emporers used the same language and vocubulary as the gospel authors when they proclaim Jesus of Nazareth as the one who brings true peace and justice to the world. In part 2 (21:20-27:10), Tim and Dr. Wright discuss that “news” is an ineffective modern word to describe the gospel. A better alternative in our day would be “announcement” or “proclamation.” Today, the word “news” is used most often to describe everyday occurences, whereas the historical word εὐαγγέλιον, evangelion, was far less common and treated with importance. In part 3 (27:10-42:45), Tim and Dr. Wright dive into the Gospel of Mark and Matthew. Dr. Wright focuses on the Beatitudes in Matthew. Instead of it being just an ethical to-do list, the Beatitudes are meant to model what God’s kingdom actually looks like. They represent the corporate moral ethic of God’s kingdom, showing what a world looks like when God becomes king and showing how God's kingdom spreads throughout the world. Tim and Dr. Wright both cite Isaiah 53, one of the key bridges between the Old and New Testament in the Suffering Servant. They move on to discuss a book by Dr. Richard Hayes called, “Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels” and discuss the royal enactment portrayls in the gospels. Tim and Dr. Wright note that these are very obvious themes. Jesus is given a purple robe and crowned with a crown of thorns. These themes are meant to be picked up by the reader as evidence of the upside down nature of the kingdom that Jesus was enacting. He became king through suffering. In part 4 (42:45-56:00), Tim and Dr. Wright talk about Paul and his perspective of εὐαγγέλιον, evangelion. Tim reads from Romans 1:1-6: "Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ." Tim also shares 1 Corinthians 15:1-11: “Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.” Tim thinks this 1 Corinthians passage may be over-dominant in Western Christianity’s understanding in defining the gospel. Dr. Wright notes a historical view stemming from German and Lutheran interpretation that wants to see “the gospel” only as a salvation by faith that Christ died for our sins on the cross. This view, Dr. Wright asserts, shortchanges the story of the Hebrew Scriptures. While this is part of the meaning of the word “gospel,” the whole story of the Hebrew Scriptures involves the signficance of Jesus being the new and exalted human, the new Adam, through whom humanity can now realize their orginal destiny that was laid out for them in the Garden of Eden. In part 5 (56:00-end), Tim and Dr. Wright wrap up their time together by discussing how word studies are important but need to be tied into an informed understanding of the whole narrative of the Hebrew Bible. Show Produced by: Dan Gummel Show Music: Defender Instrumental by Tents Daydreams 2 by Chillhop Fills the Skies by Josh White Yesterday on Repeat by Vexento Show Resources: The Gospel of Thomas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Thomas) The Calendar of Priene, Caesar Birthday Announcement The Suffering Servant Umberto Cassuto, From Adam to Noah: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis I-VI Powered and distributed by Simplecast.
The Fayetteville State Broncos have won the CIAA Southern Division for two straight seasons, putting them in the CIAA championship game. They have fallen in both game. Head coach Richard Hayes talks with Donal Ware about why things could be different in 2019.
This week we have some great stories for you as David Brear and Simon Taylor are joined by a some great guests: Valentina Kristensen, Director, Growth & Communications at OakNorth Gary Rohloff, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Laybuy Sam O’Connor, CEO at Coconut We kick off the episode by taking a look at trading startup, Robinhood's latest raise, which valued the company at $7.6bn! Simon explains how the mobile only players in the market seem to be growing much faster, and Valentina says that this raise points towards them gearing up for an IPO. (2:16) Next up, we talk about a Great British banking switch towards the likes of Monzo and Starling. They talk about how an increase in advertising by those banks has affected this, as well as the almost frictionless opening of a new current account with the challengers in comparison to the incumbents. (14:28) Other stories include: * Monzo and Starling sail ahead in banking apps poll (17:30) * Starling senior executives take flight from app-based bank (24:05) * We hear from Mojo's CEO on teaming up with Monzo (30:48) * Australian smartphone bank 86 400 wins banking licence (45:43) * Metro Bank to replace Vernon Hill as profits dive (48:10) * Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is coming to the US in a major way (53:54) * Tally launches banking app tied to gold ownership (59:18) All this and so much more on today's show. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates, Leda Glyptis and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive in subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and let us know your thoughts on the stories @FintechInsiders on Twitter where you can also ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com This week's episode was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Gary Rohloff, Richard Hayes, Sam O'Connor, and Valentina Kristensen.
Richard Hayes is CEO of The Perth Mint. In this episode, he answers questions about Perth Mint products as well as global gold supply and demand trends.
For further reading on these sermons, please consult N.T. Wright's When God Became King, Vaughn Roberts' God's Big Picture, Jeremy Treat's The Crucified King, Brian Walsh's Colossians Remixed, Richard John Neuhaus' Death on a Friday Afternoon, Richard Rohr's Adam's Return, and Richard Hayes' New Testament Essays
For further reading on these sermons, please consult N.T. Wright's When God Became King, Vaughn Roberts' God's Big Picture, Jeremy Treat's The Crucified King, Brian Walsh's Colossians Remixed, Richard John Neuhaus' Death on a Friday Afternoon, Richard Rohr's Adam's Return, and Richard Hayes' New Testament Essays
In October 2018, a new book entitled Code Breaker by Marc McMenamin was published. That book was borne out of this documentary - which tells the incredible true story of a librarian, a Nazi spy and Ireland's secret role in turning the tide of World War II. And at the heart of this story lies an unassuming man from Limerick, named Richard Hayes 2017
Andrea's dreams of a perfect love and respectable life seem to have shattered -- but could something good come from this horrible dark event? Were Margaret's words a harbinger of a terrible fate or simply ravings of a man-woman? "Richard Hayes is a gentleman on one side and the devil on the other." Please support us on Patreaon! https://www.patreon.com/thediarist Find us on twitter https://twitter.com/DiaristPodcast Created by Donna Barrow Green. Find our cast here http://thediaristpodcast.com/ab --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-diarist--an-audio-drama/message Support this podcast
If you were battling Nazi Germany which individual would you chose to take on the role? A soldier? Perhaps a great statesman? How many of you would choose a librarian? Well, this is exactly what happened in wartime Dublin. Marc McMenamin tells the story of Richard Hayes, Nazi Codebreaker. (2017)
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MILD ADULT CONTENT LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED Andrea is caught in a cyclone of emotions as her wedding day rapidly approaches. She is swept away but it feels reckless and suffocating. As her anxiety rises she retreats into fantasies of Richard Hayes. Then passions flare when Richard sees her dressed for the symphony before a date with Steven. He breaks his silence and tells her "Andrea you look breath taking in that dress." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-diarist--an-audio-drama/message Support this podcast
In this program, MG Hayes discusses his career and his role as Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard. This program was hosted by Pritzker Military Museum & Library President & CEO Kenneth Clarke and was preceded by a reception to bid farewell...
In this program, MG Hayes discusses his career and his role as Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard. This program was hosted by Pritzker Military Museum & Library President & CEO Kenneth Clarke and was preceded by a reception to bid farewell...
Steven Morris is everything a girl could wish for:handsome, charming, and forward thinking. He has just the upbringing Mother has been wanting for Andrea. Steven has been interested in Andrea for quite a while. While embers of passion still burn for Richard Hayes, Andrea can see an altogether happier life with a man like Steven Morris. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-diarist--an-audio-drama/message Support this podcast
Andrea is confused by her interactions with Richard Hayes. He's turned cold and criticizes every little thing she does. After a particularly cruel interaction she begins to contemplate her future and her feelings. Then, a little bird tells her that the new art director, handsome Steven Morris is interested in her. This is a game changer. (c) 2018 Red Couch / Black Dog Productions --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-diarist--an-audio-drama/message Support this podcast
Due to Technical Difficulties, this is an upload to replace previously published Episode 1. Psychological drama. A chilling thriller set in 1950s NYC Advertising . Hailed as "if Hitchock had written a love story" (Geek Girl Authority) and "runner up for best dark workplace drama" (Radio Public). Andrea Davies, an ambitious secretary, introduces us to Roth, Hayes, and Johnson Advertising. We meet Richard Hayes, a partner and object of Andrea's infatuation. Mother grills Andrea about the eligible bachelors over lunch. Andrea is surprised by a promotion that brings her closer to Richard. Support this podcast
Chris Monzel talks money for the Viaduct, Alex Stone is at the Trump Wall. Sheriff Jones tells us about Babysitter who shook the baby. Sandy Guile and the BBB. Richard Hayes talks NRA suit v Florida. Travel Cautions
The Clarified Realty Podcast | Real Estate Secrets Your Agent Doesn't Want You To Know!
We're talking with Richard Hayes of G & G Granite about home remodeling and just how far homeowners should take their projects. We discuss a recent study that showed that most full kitchen remodels are less likely to get their value returned than "facelifts" where only minor changes are made. We also discuss the current climate of the kitchen remodeling industry and how the companies advertising on HGTV are dictating the tastes of and potentially spreading disinformation to the general public.
While illness prevention and health promotion have been promoted as core components of medical education programs for some time, uptake has been most evident in certain jurisdictions with strong regulation of standards, particularly in more socially accountable medical programs.Read the accompanying article to this new podcast: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.13389/full
Check out some of the highlight clips from the 2017 Holiday Extravaganza at Harvelle's with intro & outros by Martin & Hooter. Holiday Songs, Dating Game, Richard Hayes, Communion, Blood Of Christ and Preemie baby Jesus. Don't forget to Rate & Review! Watch The Yo Yo Yo Podcast on YouTube @HouseofMunkees Special Thanks to Felipe Esparza Insta: @FunnyEsparzaComedian Facebook:@ginabrilloncomedy Twitter: @FunnyFelipe Shows: martinmoreno.comInsta: @Martincomic Facebook: @comicmartin Twitter: @Martincomic Insta: @HooterMoreno Facebook: @hootermoreno Twitter: @HooterMoreno Snapchat: @HooterMorenoo Music: @victor_valena Contact: chiki@martincomic.com Special Thanks to: James, Brittany, Paul, Hanna, Victor & Chiki
In this episode of The Nerve, Jenny talks to Dr. Richard Hayes and students of English Dylan Phelan and Zoe O'Sullivan about the books and films that they're currently enjoying outside of class time. Books include The Unconsolable by Kazuo Ishiguro, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell and The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers, edited by Sinéad Gleeson. The films discussed are The Big Lebowski (dir: The Coen brothers), Midnight in Paris (dir: Woody Allen), The Siege of Jadotville (dir: Richie Smith) and The Skin I Live In (dir: Pedro Almodóvar). The podcast also features a special guest star "The Plague" who seems to be inflicting many of our contributors!
Guest: Dave Goren, sideline reporter for Wake Forest Demon Deacon football joins us to preview their upcoming season. Cedric Pearl, Head football coach at Central State University joins us to preview their upcoming season and other topics. Jerald Hoover of Pure Sports New York joins us to talk about the latest NBA news and other related topics. Richard Hayes,Head football coach at Fayetteville State joins us to preview the Broncos upcoming season. Kevin Corke, White House correspondent for Fox News joins us to discuss the latest news from the White House. Dr Artemesia Stanberry, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Political Science, North Carolina Central University Department of Political Science in Durham, NC tells us how we can fight back against the Trump Administration and White Nationalism to improve America. Reggie Barlow, Head football coach at Virginia State University joins us to preview the Trojans upcoming season. Listen live beginning 6pm Eastern at 646-929-0130, online at blogtalkradio.com/la-batchelor You can ask questions to our guest at labatchelor40@gmail.com or padnation2@twitter Interested in advertising on the show, email us at labatchelor40@gmail.com or at labatchelor@thebatchelorpadnetwork.com Listen to the podcast of each show at thebatchelorpadnetwork.com or at tunein.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Founder and publisher of Tampa Bay's own TwoTen Magazine, Richard Hayes, is in studio with Jim and Martha this Friday afternoon to talk about Richard's preeminent marketplace ministry publication. Steeped in and inspired by Ephesians 2:10, the magazine is unmatched in its steadfast mission of lifting up those doing great Kingdom work. Hear all about … Continue reading Created To Do Good Works The post Created To Do Good Works appeared first on iWork4Him Podcast.
When it comes to Apostle Louise Alston Baker, the half has never been told. She is a dynamic and highly anointed woman of God who dares to walk and reach by faith. She has inspired and propelled others forward to do the same by her life’s example and through mentorship. By her faithfulness to God and the call on her life, innumerable individuals once bound have come to know God, been set free, healed and delivered.She accepted her call to ministry in 1982 and served on the ministerial staff at St. Paul, a member church of the United Church of God, Inc., in High Point, NC. God called her to the office of pastor and in 1996 she became the founding Senior Pastor of Temple of Prayer, Praise and Deliverance, Inc., in High Point. In her role as pastor and Apostle, she ran a successful radio show entitled “Just A Voice”, extended her outreach to prison ministry, began a weekly outreach to the elderly at a nursing facility, and focused her energies on helping to groom and develop young ministers in the ministry, all while continuing to evangelize in revivals. Apostle Baker is married to Frank Baker, and they have two daughters, Crystal and Bridget who are married to Minister George Gatling, II and Rev. Richard Hayes respectively. She has four adorable grandchildren: George III, Chloe, Richard Issa, and Sovereign. Eyes have not seen nor have ears heard all that God has planned for Apostle Baker in life and ministry.
Richard Hayes and John Faulkner with TwoTen Magazine talk about the inspiration behind the publication. The post TwoTen Magazine appeared first on iWork4Him Podcast.
Phillipians 4 Special speaker Richard Hayes shares his personal testimony of how God is in control even in the darkest moments of life. Listen and you will be encouraged and challenged as our church family was this day.
In this podcast a special look at the issues involved in Branding in a Recession with Richard Hayes, Marketing Director, Warburtons - leading UK bakers, who describes a number of strategies that can be applied to help brands thrive in a recession. There is also an interview with Colin Gordon, CEO Consumer Foods Glanbia Foods who talks about the recently launched Love Irish Food initiative that a number of Irish food brands have launched. Over 30 of Ireland's leading food and drink brands are behind Love Irish Food, and it has been established to promote Irish manufactured food and drink brands to consumers, in a bid to help safeguard the future of Ireland's largest indigenous industry. Leading economist Jim Power was unveiled as the Chairman of the organisation. The participating brands range from some of the largest indigenously-produced FMCG brands to smaller artisan producers. Member brands include Barry's Tea, Tayto, Ballygowan, Batchelors, Avonmore, Cadbury, Goodfella's, Cully and Sully, Flahavans and Follain.
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Join us for a special interview with Richard Hayes Phillips author of Witness To A Crime: A Citizens Audit of an American Election. Richard Hayes Phillips has been the leading […] The post #113 – Interview with Richard Hayes Phillips LIVE appeared first on A Shanty No Lemon / Gay Comedy Podcast / This Week In Gay.
Interview with Richard Hayes; News Items: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies,More Perpetual Motion, Voting in Invisible Ink, Canadian Snake Oil; Your Questions and E-mails: Organic Milk, Apocalypse 2012, SETI; Science or Fiction
Interview with Richard Hayes; News Items: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Dies,More Perpetual Motion, Voting in Invisible Ink, Canadian Snake Oil; Your Questions and E-mails: Organic Milk, Apocalypse 2012, SETI; Science or Fiction
Projecting Artlies into the Void
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A talk by Richard Hayes, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, University of New Mexico. From the South Asia Seminar.
In this program, MG Hayes discusses his career and his role as Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard. This program was hosted by Pritzker Military Museum & Library President & CEO Kenneth Clarke and was preceded by a reception to…
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