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Title: Loving the Difficult Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 FCF: We often struggle serving in love those who are spiritually behind. Prop: Because God's will for His children is to be holy and abounding in love for one another, we must love the difficult. Scripture Intro: [Slide 1] Turn in your bible to 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. In a moment we'll read from the New English Translation which you can follow along in the pew bible or in whatever version you prefer. Last week, Paul continued to show the Thessalonian church how they could be holy or distinct from the world. He makes the case that they should acknowledge and respect their Elders and live at peace with them and all believers. This is how they could show abounding love. Paul will now continue on this theme of being holy and abounding in love for one another. Please stand with me to give honor to and to focus on the Word of God as it is read. Invocation: Holy God, You are Love. Not simply that all that You do is loving… but that You, and all You do, are by definition, what love truly is. Your love is loyal. Your love is not fickle. It is not based on volatile emotions, but rather is a choice which You make of the counsel of Your will, to love unconditionally. But God – We are so unlovable at times. Nevertheless, You love us perfectly and faithfully. You command Your church to be like its head, Your Son, that we might love one another as Christ loved us. That is beyond us Lord. We can't do that without Your grace. Help us to see this in the text of scripture today and to lean on You for the ability to obey what You have commanded. We pray this in Jesus' name, Amen. Transition: [Slide 2] “There is no greater opportunity to influence our fellowman for Christ than to respond with love when we have been unmistakably wronged.” James Dobson “You never so touch the ocean of God's love as when you forgive and love your enemies.” Corrie Ten Boom “Whatever else love is, it is not passive.” Frederick Sampson “Love rolls up its sleeves” Robert Cook. “Show your piety by your pity.” Thomas Watson Let these words prepare your mind for the exposition of the text this morning. I.) God's will for His children is for them to be holy and abounding in their love for one another, so we must patiently love and serve languishing believers. (14) a. [Slide 3] 14 - And we urge you, brothers and sisters, i. Contrasted to Paul's previous exhortation where he asked, Paul now calls them or exhorts them to do something else. ii. This is a much stronger expression than the word “ask.” iii. Paul is issuing a clear command. iv. This is most certainly related to the command to be at peace with one another, but what is clear is that peace goes beyond simply not fighting with others. v. We see a clear put off put on principle throughout this text. vi. Certainly, we must be at peace… but we must replace war with, not just the cessation of war, but the active care for other believers. vii. And specifically, believers that are not flourishing. viii. Paul moves ahead to define how believers should treat 3 other groups of believers that are beginning to languish. And our response is different depending on each situation. b. [Slide 4] admonish the undisciplined, i. Here we see the same word that was listed as a character trait of those Paul wished to be acknowledged as Elders. ii. Admonish. iii. Again, the word means to exhort, to counsel, to correct, or to warn. iv. This shows that although Elders perform duties of care and concern for the body, it is not their job exclusively. v. All of the body of Christ is to admonish. And the whole body, is to admonish the undisciplined. vi. This word undisciplined is translated in a variety of ways in various modern translations. vii. From unruly, to disorderly, to lazy, idle, and disruptive. viii. Translations favoring idle, lazy, and disruptive understand Paul's remark here to be about the group who are unemployed by choice and who are mooching off the church. ix. There is even one non-biblical source that uses this word to speak of those who are obstinately or rebelliously idle. x. But when we look at the word by itself, it is difficult to see that that is what Paul intends to say. xi. It may very well be what he means – but Paul frames it in such a way that this could be applied to anyone who is undisciplined. xii. Since we know that Paul will address this in 2 Thessalonians, perhaps Paul leaves this intentionally broad in order to cover as many that would fit into this category as he could. xiii. So, what does this word mean? xiv. Literally it means to be out of line or out of order. xv. It means anyone who is not conforming to the standards set by the evangelists. xvi. Anyone who is intentionally operating outside the directives of the church. xvii. Because this is directed toward someone who is not living in obedience, we can probably translate the word “admonish” with a stronger force… xviii. Something like… Warn or correct. xix. It is the whole church's job to correct or warn members of the church body who are acting counter to what has been taught as godly and holy. c. [Slide 5] comfort the discouraged, i. Here we see a second way the church is to interact with another languishing Christian. ii. This indicates that there is not a one size-fits-all response to those who are languishing in the church. iii. The discouraged in our midst are those whose spirits are low. iv. They are suffering. They are hurting. v. Paul doesn't spell this out, but we can infer that this could be financial, physical, or even emotional. vi. More than likely these are people suffering due to the affliction caused by unbelieving Thessalonians. vii. We ought not admonish those who are down. At least not at first. viii. There is a sinful discouragement. One that begins to deny the teachings of the scripture. ix. But we need not start there. x. In fact, that is probably what Paul means by comforting them. xi. How else can we comfort them than through prayer, the ministry of the word, and even putting feet to our prayers. xii. We must go to them and bind them up. Cheer them up. And get their feet back on solid ground. xiii. How? xiv. The Word of truth and acts of service and love. d. [Slide 6] help the weak, i. We might wonder what the difference between weak and discouraged might be. ii. While we might see weakness here as physical weakness, and that certainly is a class of people that we should help within the church, more than likely Paul intends a moral or spiritual weakness here. iii. In other words, they are spiritually vulnerable. iv. They are baby Christians, or they are in a place that their defenses are low and they are being tempted to either doubt their faith or succumb to temptation. v. The word help means to come alongside. It means to act as a crutch. To bear them up. vi. To help in this sense, is to become a partner for them to help them gain strength to overcome doubts and temptation. vii. This is, in essence, another way of saying what Paul commands in Galatians 6 when he tells believers to bear one another's burdens. viii. We certainly don't want to bring comfort to people who are weak against temptation. They are in danger. Comfort isn't what they need. They need protection. They need spiritual strength and fortitude. They need vigilance. e. [Slide 7] be patient toward all. i. Paul points out a general response to all people. ii. All people require various degrees of patience at various times in life. iii. Not everyone is the same as you. iv. Not everyone will respond to circumstances as you do. And not everyone will bounce back the same way or in the same timing that you do. v. Paul cautions us against using ourselves as the standard of how to respond to people. vi. Instead, we should be even tempered in all circumstances and with all people. vii. In other words, the person in question and their circumstances do not determine in what temperament we respond. We live patiently with all, regardless of their circumstance. viii. Patience doesn't imply passivity. Patience doesn't imply inaction. Patience doesn't imply tolerance. ix. Rather it deals with OUR temperament and treatment of people, regardless of what situation we are dealing with. x. So, when we admonish – we do so patiently. xi. We offer patient comfort. xii. And as we help, we help patiently. xiii. This is how we can abound in love toward those believers who are languishing. f. [Slide 8] Summary of the Point: In this text, it is clear that there are several applicational statements. Rather than doing an individual sermon point on each one, I find that they are grouped in two ways in these two verses. However, what we lack in this text – is a statement of truth. What doctrinal principle is forming the foundation of all these commands Paul makes? In order to find such a principle, we must leave verses 14-15 and go back to the end of chapter 3 and the beginning of chapter 4. At the end of chapter 3, Paul prays that God would cause them to abound in love for one another. At the beginning of chapter 4 he reveals that God's will for the Thessalonians is to be holy. And this forms the doctrinal underpinnings of these commands. God desires they be holy in and abound in love toward one another. Paul gives three commands related to three groups of believers, all of whom are languishing in different ways. These commands summarize how someone can abound in Christian love and service toward those who are languishing. And he wraps it all in a neat bow by commanding that all of these responses be garnished with patience. They must, and we must, patiently admonish those who are unruly, comfort the discouraged, and help the weak. Transition: [Slide 9 (blank)] But languishing believers are not the only people who are difficult to love and serve. There is another group of people who are especially difficult to show love and to serve. And they are those who have sinned against us. II.) God's will for His children is for them to be holy and abounding in love for one another, so we must love those who have sinned against us. (15) a. [Slide 10] 15 - See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, i. Certainly, the law of reciprocity is found in the Old Testament. ii. Some laws indicated that there should be an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. iii. These laws are found in the civil laws governing Israel, with judges and rulers abiding and presiding over these matters. iv. But, this statement by Paul does not negate the law of the Old Testament. v. The Civil government bears the sword and is given the authority by God to punish evil doers and protect the innocent. vi. Therefore, what is being discussed here is the prohibition of personal vengeance. vii. It is not permitted within Christ's church to seek your own justice. viii. In fact, it is the responsibility of the church as a whole that they do not become vengeful people seeking retribution on their own. ix. What should they do instead? b. [Slide 11] but always pursue what is good for one another i. Rather than a strict law of vengeance and retribution, there should be a desire to do what is best and pursue what is good for everyone. ii. When a believer sins against another believer, he should be rebuked. He should be called on to repent. iii. Why? iv. Because that is good for him to be called to repentance. It is good for the body of Christ to know that sin will be rebuked. It is good for those who saw the sin committed to see him called to repentance. It is good for the one he sinned against because they know that there will be justice and mercy distributed to him. v. But the one he sinned against should be commanded to forgive as well. vi. Why? vii. Because that is good for the them. It is good for the church to see the them pushed to forgive. It is good for the body to hold the them accountable to forgive. And it is good for the one who sinned, because it gives a clear light at the end of the tunnel, promising him freedom from what he has done against his brother. viii. In every situation, God's people must pursue, they must hunt down what is good for each believer. ix. And not good by human standards. But good by God's standards. x. But what if the evil is committed against us by those outside the church. xi. What then? c. [Slide 12] and for all. i. Pursuing good is not a concept restricted to fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. ii. It should be easier with brothers and sisters in Christ. iii. But it is not restricted to them iv. The 1st century Jews had a different ethic. Although it was certainly wrong to lie to one another– they had no problem lying to gentiles. v. The Jewish mindset was to treat insiders with love and outsiders with contempt and suspicion. vi. But in the church, this should not be the case. vii. God's children are to love our enemies and pray for those who spitefully use us. Our love for other believers is greater of course. But our bottom-of-the-barrel response for the ungodly is still love. viii. Therefore, when outsiders do evil to us- we do not seek vengeance. We do not retaliate. ix. Instead, we pursue what is good for everyone. x. This does not preclude a Christian from seeking justice from civil magistrates. If someone harms you or takes something from you, you can forgive them while seeking the civil magistrate to do their God-given job in bearing the sword. xi. But even this should not be done as vengeance or retaliation, but rather as a pursuit of the sinner's good and the good of all. d. [Slide 13] Summary of the Point: So, Paul's doctrinal basis remains the same. God's will for His children is that they be holy in and abounding in their love for one another. Part of that love for one another is not allowing our brothers and sisters to seek vengeance for sins committed against them, either by other brothers or by unbelievers. Instead, we all must PURSUE or strive after God's good for everyone. Which includes rebuke, forgiveness, and being at peace. Conclusion: So, what have we learned today CBC that corrects or instructs us in what to believe and how to live? Basics of Faith and Practice: [Slide 14] Borrowing key doctrinal principles from the entire letter, Paul insists that the Thessalonians must be a people who are holy, even in the way they love each other. That they would ABOUND in love. Then Paul gives us a list of people that are difficult to love, and how to go about loving them. He lists three groups of people who are languishing in their Christian walk. Those who are living out of sync with the rules of faith and conduct the church has received. Those who are discouraged and depressed. Those who are spiritually vulnerable. These people must be loved and served, not in the same way, but with the same temperament. Patiently admonishing the unruly, comforting the discouraged, and helping the weak. Finally, Paul explores those who are harming or abusing us by sinning against us. We are to love these people by not allowing vengeance to be found in the church but rather that we pursue good for everyone… even if those who sinned against us are unbelievers. So, what does this text mean for 21st century believers? Certainly we don't have any issues with loving the difficult? 1.) [Slide 15] Mind Transformation: “What truth must we believe from this text?” or “What might we not naturally believe that we must believe because of what this text has said?” We must affirm that we must be holy and abound in our love for those who are difficult. a. Without a doubt, loving the lovable is a far simpler and easily more pleasant than loving those who are… less than loveable. b. Paul presents to us two kinds of people in this passage that are particularly difficult to love. c. The first are Christians who are languishing in their walk. d. The second class of people who are difficult to love are those who have sinned against us or spiritually harmed us. e. This passage very clearly and quite specifically makes it plain to us that we as believers must be holy. We must be different. f. In other contexts, the bible makes it plain that unbelievers love their children. Unbelievers love their wives. Unbelievers care for others to a certain extent. g. You probably know unbelievers who are relatively kind and perform acts of charity and service to others. h. So being loving and kind to others is not what makes the church different in our love. i. Instead, the church is different both in who we love and how we love them. j. Christ's church loves difficult people. And our love for difficult people is motivated by a pursuit of good and is clothed in patience. k. And our love for difficult people has the goal of moving them from being difficult… to being easy. l. In other words, the kind of love and service that is holy and abounding… is the kind of love and service that doesn't accept people where they are – but desires to patiently move them from difficult to easy. From languishing to flourishing. From vengeful to forgiving. m. We too must see this as our goal. 2.) [Slide 16] Refutation: “What lies must we cast down” or “What do we naturally believe, or have been taught to believe, that this passage shows is false?” We must deny that abounding love always looks the same for every person in the church. a. There is a popular book out today that speaks about the different languages of love and how we all communicate love or feel love communicated. b. The book is presented as a Christian work, but there isn't much scriptural backing to it. It is mostly the work of Psychology. Still profitable, but I wouldn't take it as bible truth. c. But one good thing the book presents is that love doesn't always look the same to everyone. d. Paul makes it clear that when we apply ourselves to love difficult people it is not a one-size-fits-all approach. e. Difficult people need different kinds of interventions if we are to serve and love them. f. But two goals should be consistent with all people difficult or easy, believers or unbelievers. We should engage them with the temperament of patience and with the pursuit of God's good. g. So, let's dive a little deeper into the interventions Paul commands. 3.) [Slide 17] Exhortation: “What actions should we take?” or “What is this passage specifically commanding us to do that we don't naturally do or aren't currently doing?” We must patiently admonish the unruly. a. Generally speaking people do not learn discipline by osmosis. b. You don't go to bed one day undisciplined and wake up the next, disciplined. c. To be a disciplined person, either it must be built into you by another, or you must work at it yourself with consistency and without compromise. d. One way people remain undisciplined is in how they see the doctrinal beliefs of a church. i. Those who are constantly poking, picking, complaining, bucking, or otherwise resisting the doctrinal beliefs of a church, need to be warned and corrected. ii. This certainly goes for primary doctrines that are essential to the definition of Christianity. But even in a church where there are certain secondary doctrines that all have received… it is good to warn and correct those who continually stir up the body. iii. I think a prime example of that here at CBC might be a young earth literal 6 day creation. iv. I would consider this a secondary doctrine. It has implications on the gospel and the systematic teaching of the scriptures. But if someone rejected such a doctrine, they could certainly still be a believer. v. But in our church, I would say it is fairly unanimous, with perhaps a few outliers, that we all believe in a literal 6-day young earth creation. vi. That being said – if someone continually kept challenging that position, continually kept lobbying for our church to believe otherwise, continually spoke out about it, and continually challenged the established teachings of the church… they ought to be warned and they ought to be corrected. vii. Why? viii. Because they are being unruly. e. A person could also be unruly if they are constantly challenging the practice of the church. i. Those who are constantly complaining, picking, poking, bucking, or otherwise resisting the lifestyle practices of the church must be warned and corrected. ii. Certainly, this would apply to anything God has clearly listed as a sin. iii. A person who continues to get drunk, or forsake the assembling of the body for worship, or is pursuing a sexual relationship with someone who is not their spouse, or who lies, or any other permutation of clear sin – this person ought to be warned and corrected. And if they do not listen to this correction – they must be disciplined until they either repent or are excommunicated from the church. iv. But this could even apply to someone who is constantly rebelling against the vision, mission, and purpose of the church and the direction of the Elders. v. If the Elders have established clear biblical warrant for the direction we are headed, and the majority of the church shows their agreement by following our lead – you aren't the hero when you continue to stand in the gap and fight the direction we are going. You aren't Robin Hood. vi. When Peter stood up and said, NOT SO LORD, when Christ gave clear teaching that He would die… Jesus said get behind me Satan. vii. In a similar way, you must be warned and corrected. f. Anyone who sticks out, anyone who gets out of line… must be put back in. g. And we must do this patiently. We ought not be in a hurry to shove people back in line. We simply apply gentle pressure to nudge them until they either get back in or need to be shoved all the way out. h. Individuality in the church is not destroyed with the gospel of Jesus Christ… but we all ought to look a lot more alike than we do different. i. You know the old saying… “If you can't spot the crazy person on the bus, its you.” j. I'll modify it for you to fit the church. “If you think everyone else in the church is wrong… its actually you who is wrong.” k. Be humble, and get back in line. l. Let me use an extended illustration to explain the differences in how we love these three kind of languishing Christians. i. Imagine you are attending a marathon of a loved one. A child, a close friend, a spouse, that is running this long grueling race. ii. Now imagine, that as your loved one ran this race, you noticed that they began running the wrong way. They actually left the track and started drifting in the wrong direction from the finish line. iii. Would it be appropriate at this point to cry with them and weep for them and tell them they are doing great and to keep going? Would it be appropriate to run up to them and pull them up and run alongside them as you support their weight? iv. NO! v. What are you going to tell them? vi. You are going to yell at them, and assuming you do it patiently, you would do so without anger or malice… but you would still yell. What would you yell? vii. YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY! GET BACK ON COURSE! viii. This is what is meant by admonishing the unruly. We must get them back on track. 4.) [Slide 18] Exhortation: “What actions should we take?” or “What is this passage specifically commanding us to do that we don't naturally do or aren't currently doing?” We must patiently comfort the discouraged. a. But what about those who are spiritually discouraged. b. What about that those who have received affliction, persecution, or hard trials that have left them downcast and overcome with burden. c. Shall we admonish them too? d. At some point admonishment is the right response. But only when we can see that they are remaining in their discouragement because they doubt the Lord and His promises. In that case they actually move from discouraged… to unruly. e. While they remain, simply beat down and despairing… what do they need? f. They need comfort. They need encouragement. g. Comfort and encouragement necessarily produce empathy and action. h. We empathize with their pain. We are commanded actually to weep with those who weep, to mourn with those who mourn. i. Empathy is still a good term. Some in our circles attack the idea of empathy because they argue that it does not require or produce change in the person who is hurting. And they do have a point. j. But rather than casting aside empathy. I think we can keep that word, so long as we understand that true comfort and encouragement do not actually come simply because we empathized with the person who was discouraged. k. True comfort and encouragement come when we do this and then take additional action. l. When we give them the promises of God. When we meet their needs. When we meet with them and pray for them. And when we help them NOT be discouraged. m. Our goal is not for them to remain there. And that requires us to do more than merely weep with them. We must EN-courage them so they are no longer DIS-couraged. n. And we must do this patiently. It may take some time. Job's friends sat with him for 7 days before they uttered one word. They are not rebuked for this. We could learn something from that I think. i. Going back to our illustration of the marathon, let's say your loved one is on course and running the correct way… but they are crying. It looks as though they are unhappy with their performance thus far and quite upset that they are not further along. ii. Would it be appropriate to yell at them and tell them to get back on track or to run faster (as if they hadn't thought of that already)? iii. Would it be appropriate to run out to them and saddle up under their arm to try to run with them three-legged race style – even though you haven't trained for this marathon? iv. NO! v. What would you do? vi. Of course, you would cheer for them and encourage them to keep going. To look to the prize at the end. To keep fighting! o. This is what we must do with believers who are discouraged. We must cheer them on and encourage them to keep going and striving for the prize of Jesus Christ. 5.) [Slide 19] Exhortation: “What actions should we take?” or “What is this passage specifically commanding us to do that we don't naturally do or aren't currently doing?” We must patiently help the spiritually weak. a. Sometimes believers are overcome with doubt or temptation. b. In doubt and temptation there is no sin – meaning there is no reason to admonish someone who is doubting their faith or struggling with temptation. c. But we also cannot afford to comfort and encourage people who are struggling with doubt and temptation. They don't need someone to weep with them as though there is nothing that can be done. d. They don't need someone to encourage them to keep going. e. They'd love nothing more than to keep going. But something has attacked them. Something has assaulted them. They are oppressed by circumstances or spiritual forces. And it has rendered them spiritually weak. f. What must we do then? g. We must protect them. We must come alongside and help them. We need to assure them of the promises and truth of God's Word and we need to hold them accountable and help them wage the war against temptation. h. And we must do this patiently, because it may take some time before they are able to stand on their own two feet again and wage the war themselves. i. But make no mistake – THAT IS OUR GOAL! j. We don't offer perpetual accountability. We offer patient accountability. Eventually believers must be strong enough to dismiss doubt and battle temptation on their own. Not because the church won't be there to help – but because we are all commanded to do this individually. We individually are commanded to submit to God, to resist the devil, to put on the full armor of God. k. So that is the goal of our help to the weak. That they might become… strong. l. Let's go back again our illustration of your loved one running a marathon. i. Now imagine they come around a bend… and you notice that they are crawling on the ground. ii. Something has clearly happened to their leg. They have fallen and they have not been able to get up. Their only option is to continue to crawl along toward the finish. iii. Would it be appropriate for you to yell at them and tell them to stand up and get back on track? iv. Would it be appropriate for you to cheer for them and tell them they are doing great and to keep going? v. NO! vi. You would go to them and lift them up to their feet. You would help them bear some of the burden of their weight until they are able to do it themselves. m. This is what we must do with believers who are spiritually weak. We must bear them up and protect them from all perils as they renew their strength. We must meet their doubts with the Word of truth. We must meet their temptations with the promises and assurance of God for His grace to help in a time of need. n. And we must patiently provide these things until they are strong enough to do this on their own. 6.) [Slide 20] De-Exhortation: “What actions should we stop doing” or “What behaviors do we naturally practice that this passage tells us to stop doing?” We must not allow brothers and sisters to seek revenge. a. Oh my friends, we must be sure to hear this one. b. We have all heard the horror stories of churches that have become cesspools of infighting and factions. c. We have all seen the destruction that cliques, and power grabs, and allegiances, and loyalties, can have on a congregation. d. Rooted in all of them is the vengeful hearts of those who aren't getting what they want. e. They've been hurt so they lash out. f. Oh they will certainly do so with pious words. They might complain of church hurt, or grave spiritual harm, or disappointment, or some other pious sounding expression which is really just their attempt to demonize the actions of another person and purify their own actions in the eyes of others. g. But hear me now. These words betray a heart that is unwilling to let love cover sin and is unwilling to forgive. h. And it must not be named among us CBC. i. If someone harms you. If I harm you. If an Elder harms you. If another believer harms you. If you are sinned against… j. Do not seek vengeance in any form. k. Don't attack their character. Don't treat them as the enemy. Don't do all that is in your power to draw attention to how you were harmed and how difficult it has been for you since being harmed. l. Chuck all that out the window. m. Why? n. Because love covers a multitude of sins. And forgiveness is not optional for God's people. o. But what if it must be addressed? What if it cannot be dismissed? 7.) [Slide 21] Exhortation: “What actions should we take?” or “What is this passage specifically commanding us to do that we don't naturally do or aren't currently doing?” We must all pursue good for all. a. If they truly sinned against you, and it must be addressed, you must do so humbly, meekly, and for THEIR benefit and for the BENEFIT of the whole church. b. “Well, it would benefit the whole church if we just ran them out of here” c. NO! That is vengeance. And it will not be who we are CBC. d. We must restore. We must heal. We must love. e. “But if we truly love them, we'll let them go.” f. You've probably heard that one before… g. Lies of the devil is what that is. h. There is no letting them go. There is no writing them out of your life. There is no “dead to me” status as a Christian. i. If they are believers – you must love them like Christ loved you. And if they are not Christians then you must love them like you love yourself. j. Don't succumb to vengeance. k. Instead, we must PURSUE good. l. It is not easy and it is not natural. That is why it must be… pursued. m. We will need to chase it. Patiently. Because they might not be repentant at first. They might try to defend themselves. They might try to excuse their actions. n. Then we can seek vengeance? o. NO! p. Then we pursue God's good for EVERYONE. q. Why must we do this? r. Let's go back to our marathon illustration one last time. i. Imagine your loved one comes around the bend with a person that is on their racing team. ii. In the process of coming around the bend you see their teammate elbow them to get in front of them. iii. To your horror both of them stop running the race and start throwing punches at each other. iv. What do you do? v. You stop them both from punching each other. vi. You rebuke the one who elbowed your friend. You rebuke your friend for throwing back. vii. You tell them to focus on the race and be on the same team. s. This is what we do in situations where people sin against us. There is something bigger going on than what was done to you. The mission of the church and the Christian walk is far more important that whatever was done to you. t. So repent, forgive, and get back to the mission. 8.) [Slide 22] Comfort: “What comfort can we find here?” or “What peace does the Lord promise us in light of this passage of scripture?” Difficult people are not immediately cast out of the body of Christ. a. My friends, do you know why this is so comforting? b. Because if it wasn't true… the church would be an empty place. c. Instead, we see God's plan to love and restore difficult people to flourishing believers. We see God's plan to prevent infighting and distraction from the mission of the church. d. God knows us. He knows how petty and weak we are. e. So, He has given a church which is commanded and graced to be holy and abound in love for one another. f. What a blessing! What a blessing that when you are unruly someone is going to patiently rebuke you. g. What a blessing that when you are downcast and overwhelmed, someone is going to comfort and encourage you. h. What a blessing that when you are spiritually weak, someone is going to be your crutch and help you get through it. i. What a blessing that when you are sinned against, no one is going to let you seek vengeance. j. What a blessing that when you sin against others, you are going to be called on to repent. k. The church and the commands God gives it, are truly a blessing to us all. 9.) [Slide 23] Evangelism: “What about this text points us to Jesus Christ, the gospel, and how we are restored?” The love of Christ compels His people to treat difficult people with patience and love that neither tolerates their sin, nor leaves them in their despair or weakness. This love is completely foreign to anything the world knows. a. Our culture has a definition problem with the word love. b. People define love as tolerance and acceptance. c. But that isn't how God defines love. And that isn't how Jesus demonstrated love. d. The Love of Christ compels the church to patiently love difficult believers and unbelievers, without tolerating or approving of sin and without leaving them in despair or weakness. e. This kind of love is completely foreign to the world. And it is one of the reasons that the church is so odd and so peculiar. f. But it isn't because we are especially good people. g. It is because the gospel is especially powerful and our God is especially gracious. He has changed us. He now compels us. h. If you want to know this kind of love, both toward you and from you, you must be born again. You must be born of the Spirit. You must be given grace by God. And perhaps that is happening right now. i. Perhaps you are hearing the gospel message and something is stirring in you. Like you are alive… for the very first time. j. Is God drawing you to Himself? k. Then repent and believe on and submit to Christ. l. If you desire this today, please see an Elder before you leave. [Slide 24 (end) Let me close with a prayer from the Puritan Philip Doderidge. O Lord, let your grace and your love do for us what fear of your terrors alone cannot. Melt our hearts by that nobler principle, and teach us to despise everything that would displease you. Let our hearts respond with the same kind of compassion that motivated you, Jesus, to serve the poor. And whenever we do make mistakes, let us err on the side of compassion—a love that would never harm the worst sinner-much less the least and weakest of God's servants. We consecrate our lives to you, Lord, even to death. We will not then feel the bitterness of death half so much, when our hearts are ablaze with a zeal for your glory. We pray this in Jesus' name, Amen. Benediction: May our Lord who has laid up for you a hope in heaven where moth and rust cannot destroy, Keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Until we meet again, go in peace.

 In June of 1959, in the quiet town of Stettler, Alberta. Raymond and Daisy Cook along with their five young children were found brutally murdered. Their bodies stuffed into a grease pit beneath their own garage.  But the shocking part was who police believed committed the crime. Despite no hard evidence, police arrested Raymond Cook's eldest son from a previous marriage, Robert Cook.  He was charged with the murders and sentenced to death, becoming the last man ever executed in Alberta. Was Robert Cook truly guilty or was an innocent man sent to the gallows?  This is the story of the Cook family murders.    Check out our other shows!: Cryptic Soup w/ Thena & Kylee Strange & Unexplained True Crime Guys YouTube EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS:   https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions True Crime Guys Music: True Crime Guys Music on Spotify OhMyGaia.com Code: Crimepine Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Patreon.com/sandupodcast Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Raymond_Cook Inside Canada's Most Controversial Family Murders | Robert Cook Family Murders Alberta's last hanged man: Robert Raymond Cook The Murder of The Cook Family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvIy7ARPN5E https://people.com/robert-raymond-cook-family-murders-alberta-canada-11735020 https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/static/interesting-cases/criminal-regina-cook.html https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/1k3z8qh/in_1959_an_entire_family_in_alberta_canada_was/ 

Small firms face unique challenges. The regulatory landscape is evolving rapidly. And the conversation between regulators and the regulated is more important than ever. How does FINRA ensure that small firm voices are heard? How do small firms navigate an increasingly complex environment while serving their clients effectively? On this episode, we bring you a conversation between FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook and Small Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC) Chair Preston Haxo from FINRA's Small Firm Conference in Dallas on Oct. 9. The two explored the vital role of the SFAC, the ongoing progress of our FINRA Forward initiatives, the practical ways small firms can engage with FINRA, and more.Resources mentioned in this episode:FINRA ForwardSmall Firm Advisory Committee (SFAC)FINRA Small Firm HelplineThe Small Firm BriefingFINRA Crypto and Blockchain Education ProgramReg Notice 25-13: Form U4 Recordkeeping RequirementsReg Notice 25-07: The Modern WorkplaceReg Notice 25-06: Capital FormationReg Notice 25-04: Rule ModernizationBlog Post: FINRA Forward's Rule Modernization—An UpdateBlog Post: Vendors, Intelligence Sharing and FINRA's MissionBlog Post: FINRA Forward Initiatives to Support Members, Markets and the Investors They ServeEp. 177: Previewing FINRA's Crypto and Blockchain Education Program Find us: LinkedIn / X / YouTube / Facebook / Instagram / E-mailSubscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and by RSS.

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SVU S3 Ep 3 "Stolen" The case of a STOLEN baby wraps up quickly, but provides the gang with a lead on a twelve-year-old cold case. Cragen takes this very personally, yells, and ruins a few lives along the way.In the real world, Detectives Paige and Brittany are once again mad at parents. Follow @elitesquadpod for more!

Today on The Cameron Journal Podcast we are talking with Robert Cook about the future of the US military and what drone warfare will mean to the battlefield of the future. What does this all mean for US tactics in the future? Robert tries to give us a glimpse into the future.

Veteran Robert Cook Author of The Mahdi talks Over the Counter Drone Warfare leveling the playing field - Toward Anarchy

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Saga of the Earls of Orkney, as told in the 13th Century by an unknown Icelander. This was the story of arguably the most important, strategically, of all the islands in the British Viking world, when the Earls controlled Shetland, Orkney and Caithness from which they could raid the Irish and British coasts, from Dublin round to Lindisfarne. The Saga combines myth with history, bringing to life the places on those islands where Vikings met, drank, made treaties, told stories, became saints, plotted and fought.With Judith Jesch Professor of Viking Studies at the University of NottinghamJane Harrison Archaeologist and Research Associate at Oxford and Newcastle UniversitiesAnd Alex Woolf Senior Lecturer in History at the University of St AndrewsProducer: Simon TillotsonIn Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio ProductionReading list:Theodore M. Andersson, The Growth of Medieval Icelandic Sagas, 1180-1280, (Cornell University Press, 2012)Margaret Clunies Ross, The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga (Cambridge University Press, 2010)Robert Cook (trans.), Njals Saga (Penguin, 2001)Barbara E. Crawford, The Northern Earldoms: Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470 (John Donald Short Run Press, 2013)Shami Ghosh, Kings' Sagas and Norwegian History: Problems and Perspectives (Brill, 2011)J. Graham-Campbell and C. E. Batey, Vikings in Scotland (Edinburgh University Press, 2002)David Griffiths, J. Harrison and Michael Athanson, Beside the Ocean: Coastal Landscapes at the Bay of Skaill, Marwick, and Birsay Bay, Orkney: Archaeological Research 2003-18 (Oxbow Books, 2019)Jane Harrison, Building Mounds: Orkney and the Vikings (Routledge, forthcoming)Ármann Jakobsson and Sverrir Jakobsson (eds.), The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (Routledge, 2017)Judith Jesch, The Viking Diaspora (Routledge, 2015)Judith Jesch, ‘Earl Rögnvaldr of Orkney, a Poet of the Viking Diaspora' (Journal of the North Atlantic, Special Volume 4, 2013)Judith Jesch, The Poetry of Orkneyinga Saga (H.M. Chadwick Memorial Lectures, University of Cambridge, 2020)Devra Kunin (trans.), A History of Norway and the Passion and Miracles of the Blessed Olafr (Viking Society for Northern Research, 2001)Rory McTurk (ed.), A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004)Tom Muir, Orkney in the Sagas (Orkney Islands Council, 2005)Else Mundal (ed.), Dating the Sagas: Reviews and Revisions (Museum Tusculanum Press, 2013)Heather O'Donoghue, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction, (John Wiley & Sons, 2004) Heather O'Donoghue and Eleanor Parker (eds.), The Cambridge History of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2024), especially 'Landscape and Material Culture' by Jane Harrison and ‘Diaspora Sagas' by Judith JeschRichard Oram, Domination and Lordship, Scotland 1070-1230, (Edinburgh University Press, 2011)Olwyn Owen (ed.), The World of Orkneyinga Saga: The Broad-cloth Viking Trip (Orkney Islands Council, 2006)Hermann Pálsson and Paul Edwards (trans.), Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney (Penguin Classics, 1981)Snorri Sturluson (trans. tr. Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes), Heimskringla, vol. I-III (Viking Society for Northern Research, 2011-2015)William P. L. Thomson, The New History of Orkney (Birlinn Ltd, 2008)Alex Woolf, From Pictland to Alba, 789-1070 (Edinburgh University Press, 2007), especially chapter 7

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Saga of the Earls of Orkney, as told in the 13th Century by an unknown Icelander. This was the story of arguably the most important, strategically, of all the islands in the British Viking world, when the Earls controlled Shetland, Orkney and Caithness from which they could raid the Irish and British coasts, from Dublin round to Lindisfarne. The Saga combines myth with history, bringing to life the places on those islands where Vikings met, drank, made treaties, told stories, became saints, plotted and fought.With Judith Jesch Professor of Viking Studies at the University of NottinghamJane Harrison Archaeologist and Research Associate at Oxford and Newcastle UniversitiesAnd Alex Woolf Senior Lecturer in History at the University of St AndrewsProducer: Simon TillotsonIn Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio ProductionReading list:Theodore M. Andersson, The Growth of Medieval Icelandic Sagas, 1180-1280, (Cornell University Press, 2012)Margaret Clunies Ross, The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga (Cambridge University Press, 2010)Robert Cook (trans.), Njals Saga (Penguin, 2001)Barbara E. Crawford, The Northern Earldoms: Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470 (John Donald Short Run Press, 2013)Shami Ghosh, Kings' Sagas and Norwegian History: Problems and Perspectives (Brill, 2011)J. Graham-Campbell and C. E. Batey, Vikings in Scotland (Edinburgh University Press, 2002)David Griffiths, J. Harrison and Michael Athanson, Beside the Ocean: Coastal Landscapes at the Bay of Skaill, Marwick, and Birsay Bay, Orkney: Archaeological Research 2003-18 (Oxbow Books, 2019)Jane Harrison, Building Mounds: Orkney and the Vikings (Routledge, forthcoming)Ármann Jakobsson and Sverrir Jakobsson (eds.), The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (Routledge, 2017)Judith Jesch, The Viking Diaspora (Routledge, 2015)Judith Jesch, ‘Earl Rögnvaldr of Orkney, a Poet of the Viking Diaspora' (Journal of the North Atlantic, Special Volume 4, 2013)Judith Jesch, The Poetry of Orkneyinga Saga (H.M. Chadwick Memorial Lectures, University of Cambridge, 2020)Devra Kunin (trans.), A History of Norway and the Passion and Miracles of the Blessed Olafr (Viking Society for Northern Research, 2001)Rory McTurk (ed.), A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004)Tom Muir, Orkney in the Sagas (Orkney Islands Council, 2005)Else Mundal (ed.), Dating the Sagas: Reviews and Revisions (Museum Tusculanum Press, 2013)Heather O'Donoghue, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction, (John Wiley & Sons, 2004) Heather O'Donoghue and Eleanor Parker (eds.), The Cambridge History of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2024), especially 'Landscape and Material Culture' by Jane Harrison and ‘Diaspora Sagas' by Judith JeschRichard Oram, Domination and Lordship, Scotland 1070-1230, (Edinburgh University Press, 2011)Olwyn Owen (ed.), The World of Orkneyinga Saga: The Broad-cloth Viking Trip (Orkney Islands Council, 2006)Hermann Pálsson and Paul Edwards (trans.), Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney (Penguin Classics, 1981)Snorri Sturluson (trans. tr. Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes), Heimskringla, vol. I-III (Viking Society for Northern Research, 2011-2015)William P. L. Thomson, The New History of Orkney (Birlinn Ltd, 2008)Alex Woolf, From Pictland to Alba, 789-1070 (Edinburgh University Press, 2007), especially chapter 7

The small firm community, those firms with 150 or fewer registered financial professionals came together in October to discuss and engage on key areas of concern at the Small Firm Conference. On this episode, we go behind the scenes of this year's event to share with you the fireside chat between FINRA CEO Robert Cook and FINRA's Head of Member Relations, Kayte Toczylowski. Resources mentioned in this episode:FINRA WebinarsFINRA Small Firm Conference CallsOffice of Hearing OfficersNational Adjudicatory CouncilSmall Firm Advisory CommitteeFINRA Board of GovernorsConferences & EventsMember Firm Hub

I wonder if you've counted your blessings lately. That old hymn of the church reminds us to count our blessings, name them one by one, count our blessings and see what God has done! You know, in a world that is full of trouble, it's easy to overlook our blessings. I've been encouraging you to become a give-away blesser—someone who blesses others freely and frequently, because you have been so greatly blessed by God. As the saying goes, we are blessed to be a blessing.    We have created a lovely set of 31 cards with give-away blessings on them, scripture verses, that can be given to someone to bless them, to encourage them, to lighten their load. You can find these cards on our website. All you have to do is print them and give them away. Dr. Robert Cook has gone on to be with the Lord, but for years he would end his radio broadcast each day by saying, “Walk with the King today and be a blessing." That's what we all need to do—be a blessing to others.  One of these give-away blessing cards says, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see,” from Hebrews 11. At times our faith can waver, can it not? I know mine does. What a blessing it would be to give this card to someone who is struggling to believe that God has heard their prayer, that God is concerned about their need, that God hasn't forgotten them. You could bless someone with this give-away blessing.   Another one of these 31 cards has a portion of 1 Corinthians 13: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. . . Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Wouldn't it be a blessing to give this card to someone who has loved you with this kind of love. It could be a good friend, a mate, a parent—whoever God puts on your heart. You could say, “Thanks so much for loving me like this.”    Well, I've tried to give you some ideas of how you could become a blessing, as an act of gratitude to God for all your blessings. And you know, when we start looking for ways to bless others, it just comes right back to us. We reap what we sow, and you will be blessed beyond belief as you determine to become a better blesser! 

Hope for Heroes President of the Board, Robert Cook, is our guest today! Robert's humble approach bring stability and wisdom to the HFH  mission of serving our police and first responders.

Robert Cook is best known as a top hotelier, hospitality expert & CEO of some of the most respected brands in the world and more recently of TGI Friday's restaurant chain. No one is more well-versed in what it takes to be the man at the helm of some of the biggest and most powerful businesses out there, and in this incredible episode, he discusses his astounding career, as well as the recent battles that have shown him what it truly means to be bold and brave. KEY TAKEAWAYS Being bold and brave doesn't just extend to business. As a cancer-fighter, Robert knows that being bold and brave reaches far outside of just work, and into every corner of life. Life isn't always plain sailing. Challenges come at the most unexpected of times, and it's up to us to face them down and come out stronger. A positive mindset is so important. There's always a choice about how we look at a situation or choose to take action. Responding negatively can only derail us in the end. The best way leaders can lead, is by empowering our people to do the best job possible, and trusting them to carry our business values with them at all times. BEST MOMENTS 'You've got to be bold and brave for yourself, and for your family' 'One thing you've got to be is positive' 'Our job is to give them the tools to do the best job they can' This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It's never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you'd like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com or sign up via Jeannette's linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970     ABOUT THE GUEST Robert joined TGI Fridays UK in December 2019 as CEO. Prior to joining TGI Fridays UK Robert was CEO UK and a board member at Virgin Active. Robert is a well-known figure and veteran of the UK Hotel sector, namely as the CEO of Malmaison & Hotel du Vin from 2004 to 2012 and CEO of Devere Hotels Division from 2012 to 2015 running both Village Urban Resorts and Devere Hotels & Resorts. Robert is a Master Innholder and a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality. In 2007 Robert was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate from The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen for his services to hospitality and a Catey as Manager of the Year. Outside of work Robert loves his golf, has a single handicap and is a fanatic of Links golf having played in all corners of the globe. During the winter months he heads off to the slopes with his family. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-b-cook-2923b114a/ https://www.themarque.com/profile/robert-b-cook ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.  CONTACT THE HOST Jeannette's linktree - https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Facebook - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot/ Email - info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big' international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true' to yourself is the order of the dayTravel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfootThis show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Each year, FINRA hosts its Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. It is an event packed full of panels with information on all the latest compliance trends and emerging regulatory issues, with a number of networking opportunities spread across the three-day event. On this episode, we're taking you behind the scenes of this year's Annual Conference to listen in on a conversation between FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook and the Chair of the FINRA Board of Governors, Eric Noll.Resources mentioned in this episode:2023 FINRA Annual Conference2024 FINRA Annual Conference RegistrationFINRA Board of GovernorsEric Noll Biography

In this episode, you can listen to a conversation between Stefka Eriksen, Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research, and Karin Kukkonen about the emotional world of Vikings, Old Norse manuscripts, and international book culture in the 1200–1300s, and how an environmental crisis – the little ice age – may have impacted the (re)production of the sagas. Stefka's reading recommendation Njal's saga, (ed.) Leifur Eiricksson, Robert Cook, trans. Robert Cook. Penguin Books, 2006. Egil's Saga, trans. Bernard Scudder, edited with and introduction and notes by Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir, Penguin Books, 2004. Post-production: Bård Ingebrigtsen & Vera Syrovatskaya. Written alternative

Elder Steven Bloyd preaches from 1 Corinthians 12, Brother Robert Cook opens. Messages delivered Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Mt Carmel Primitive Baptist Church, Bel Air,…

What a treat I have for you this week as I managed to get some time with the incredible Robert Cook, CEO of Hostmore PLC (https://www.hostmoregroup.com/ (https://www.hostmoregroup.com/)) and all round industry Titan. Robert has such an epic career so far and is an inspiration to us all. He's a natural story teller throughout and my word he's done some very cool things. We get through sooo much, including :- Peterhead Being born into the industry Learning 5 star Stephen Carter Climbing the ranks The first GM role Malmaison - The First Stint Monaco Ken McCulluch and David Coulthard CEO at 36 If you're good enough - you're old enough Village Virgin active The Cookie Jar - Northumberland Moving to Fridays The opportunity to float Adapting to the market Being up for the challenge How to become a CEO People Creating Experience Taking breakfast to Margaret Thatcher Lord Rupert Whoopsie Characters And so much more. It's so wonderful to hear that even someone who has developed such an incredible and serious career, the over riding message throughout is that he has had a lot of fun along the way. A wonderful message for us all to remember. Enjoy! This week's episode is brought to you in partnership with Zero Procure who are here to make procurement simple, offering great value and quality for products and services, all for zero cost. Just click on this https://zeroprocure.com/podcast/ (link) or visit their site at www.zeroprocure.com/podcast to help support both this podcast and your business. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Media-eval ventures to Valholl as Sarah and returning guest Miti von Weissenberg tackle 2022 film The Northman! Join us as we explore masculinity, gender, slavery, race, and vengeance in the film and in the real Norse past. CW for discussion of sexual assault (which is not graphically depicted in the film but is thematically important) and for discussion of white nationalism (which is relevant to the audience response to the film and to attitudes toward the Vikings in general). 
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Check out some classic Icelandic revenge sagas: The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale. Transl. Keneva Kunz. London: Penguin Books, 2008  1903 Translation into English: https://sagadb.org/laxdaela_saga.en2    Njal's Saga. Transl. Robert Cook. London, Penguin Books, 2008.   1861 translation into English free and online: https://sagadb.org/brennu-njals_saga.en    Read some excellent scholarship on the Vikings and Scandinavia:   Brink, Stefan, in collaboration with Neil Price. The Viking World. London: Routledge, 2012.   Callmer, Johan, Ingrid Gustin, and Mats Roslund, eds. Identity Formation and Diversity in the Early Medieval Baltic and beyond : Communicators and Communication. The Northern World : North Europe and the Baltic, c. 400-1700 AD. : Peoples, Economics and Cultures: Volume 75. Leiden: Brill, 2017.   Clements, Jonathan. A Brief History of the Vikings (The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans?) London: Hachette, 2005.     Duczko, Wladyslaw. Viking Rus : Studies on the Presence of Scandinavians in Eastern Europe. Brill, 2004. Frank, Roberta. “The Invention of the Viking Horned Helmet” in International Scandinavian and Medieval Studies in Memory of Gerd Wolfgang Weber: Ein runder Knäuel, so rollt' es uns leicht aus den Händen, ed. Michael Dallapiazza, Olaf Hansen, Preben Meulengracht-Sørensen, and Yvonne S. Bonnetai, 199-208. Trieste: Edizioni Parnaso, 2000.    Jarman, Cat. River Kings. A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads. London: William Collins, 2021.     Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir. Valkyrie. The Women of the Viking World. London: Bloomsbury, 2020.     Price, Neil. The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2019.   Price, Neil, Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Torun Zachrisson, Anna Kjellstrom, Jan Stora, Maja Krzewinska, Torsten Guenther, Veronica Sobrado, Mattias Jakobsson, and Anders Gotherstrom. “Viking Warrior Women? Reassessing Birka Chamber Grave Bj.581.” Antiquity 93, no. 367 (February 1, 2019): 181–98. doi:10.15184/aqy.2018.258.  Price, Neil. Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings. New York, Basic Books, 2020.  Samson, Vincent. Les Berserkir. Les Guerriers-Fauves dans la Scandinavie ancienne, de l'Âge de Vendel aux Vikings (VIe-XIe Siècle). Villeneuve-d'Ascq: Universitaires du Septentrion, 2011.     Weiss, Daniel. “The Viking Great Army.” Archaeology 71, no. 2 (2018): 50–56.   Winroth, Anders. The Age of the Vikings. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014.    Winroth, Anders. The Conversion of Scandinavia: Vikings, Merchants and Missionaries. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012.   Social Media: Twitter @mediaevalpod E-mail: media.evalpod@gmail.com Find Miti at @MvonWeissenberg Rate, review, and subscribe!

The FINRA Annual Conference is happening now, in-person in Washington, DC, and virtually. The event is packed full of panels with information on all the latest compliance trends and emerging regulatory issues. On today's episode, we're taking you behind the scenes of the opening plenary session, a conversation between FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook and the outgoing chair of the FINRA Board of Governors, Eileen Murray. How are we doing? Take the FINRA Unscripted survey today.Resources mentioned in this episode:2023 FINRA Annual ConferenceEpisode 36: Digital Experience TransformationEpisode 98: Deep Learning: The Future of the Market Manipulation Surveillance Program

The small firm community, those firms with 150 or fewer registered financial professionals, came together in October to discuss and engage on key areas of concern at the Small Firm Conference. On this episode, we're taking you behind the scenes of this year's event with an abridged look at the fireside chat with FINRA CEO Robert Cook and Executive Vice President Greg Ruppert, moderated by FINRA's head of Member Relations Kayte Toczylowski.Resources mentioned in this episode:Trusted Contact ResourcesRacial Justice Task Force2021 Report on FINRA's Examination and Risk Monitoring ProgramCybersecurity Resources

Two men who went missing 14 years apart, with similar health backgrounds that could be the main cause of their disappearances.Support the show (https://cash.app/$missinginthepnw)

Hosts: Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi. Segment I: Fr. Robert Cook, O.F.M. Conv., Pastor of Mary Mother of God parish, talks about St. Francis of Assisi. Segment II: Fr. David Simonetti, Pastor of Christ Our Light parish, talks about the importance of pets in our families, and of the popular "blessing of pets" events that occur during the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

Dr. Robert Cook, is an infectious disease expert and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine *Follow him on Twitter: @cookbob1127

The 2021 FINRA Annual Conference was like no other with the event held entirely online. Nonetheless, like in any other year, the event provided the opportunity for practitioners, peers and regulators to connect and exchange ideas. On this episode, we’re taking you behind the scenes of this year’s event to listen in on the fireside chat between FINRA CEO Robert Cook and FINRA Board Chair Eileen Murray as they talk about everything from return to work and the future of the workforce to the work of FINRA Board of Governor and diversity, equity and inclusion. Resources mentioned in this episode:Episode 12: How the Cloud has Revolutionized FINRA TechnologyEpisode 68: Augmenting the Exam and Risk Monitoring Program with Data Analytics and Technology2021 Virtual Technology Conference2022 FINRA Annual Conference McKinsey Study: Jobs Lost, Jobs GainedStatement of the FINRA Board of Governors: June 11, 2020

A talk with Robert Cook after the GOP VA. Gov. Convention by The Morning Jam on VTRN

Robert Cook on the GOP Delegate Process Explained by The Morning Jam on VTRN

Dr. Robert Cook is an incredibly bright young professor at Northeastern Illinois University College of Business and Technology where he teaches Quantitative Management courses. He has his Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees all from the University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, ROLL TIDE. He is an avid foodie, enjoys time outdoors, and enjoys reading. Although admittedly, he rarely has free time. This episode is long because he has so many interesting stories to tell and each one is more interesting than the last. Follow me on Twitter @S_Meetup where I sometimes post things.

Dr. Robert Cook is a well known name surrounding anything bitless. We have read many different studies, articles, and journals that reference Dr. Cook's research, as well as heard plenty of testimonials in favor of his bridle. We didn't think it would be right to proceed any further into the bit vs. bitless debate without addressing and discussing Dr. Cook's work. For part 2 of the bit debate we looked exclusively at Dr. Cook's work, taking a deep dive into his theories about the bit itself and what it's doing to our horses! Follow along with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/inthebarn.pod/ If you have any questions, comments or concerns let us know mudstudsskullcaps@gmail.com Resources https://www.bitlessbridle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/14BIBLIOGRAPHY.pdf https://www.bitlessbridle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Pferdeheilkunde_Solution.pdf https://bitlessbridle.com/dr-robert-cook-bitless-bridle/ https://www.horseconscious.com/equipment/consider-going-bitless/ https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/evj.13287 https://worldbitlessassociation.org/downloads/campaign-to-stop-the-ban-on-bitless-cross-country-eventing/ https://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvetted/2011/aug/ten_vets_who_made_history-11584 All of his studies and papers: https://www.bitlessbridle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/14BIBLIOGRAPHY.pdf

Dr. Robert Cook, is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine *Follow him on Twitter: @cookbob1127

In this episode, ComplianceAsia’s Regional Head of Regulatory Advisory and Projects, Lachlan Chubb, ComplianceAsia’s Managing Director Alex Duperouzel, and ComplianceAsia’s Regional Head of IT, Robert Cook, discuss the importance of cyber security in the financial industry.

Robert Cook, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer with Tenet Health Central Coast at Twin Cities Community Hospital, discusses changes the hospital has implemented since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

At long last, the crew is paid a visit by Stuart, IA historian extraordinaire, Robert Cook (we call him "Bob). Bob takes us back to the beginning of the 70's decade with some somber and some funny recollections. From the now famous band who broke down in Stuart, to the Vietnam war's effect on Stuart, to some of the town's interesting residents, there isn't a dull moment. There’s even a story about a man who very well could have had two brains.

Dr. Robert Cook, is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine *Follow him on Twitter: @cookbob1127

In this week's episode of the "Power Kid Podcast," host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design speaks with Robert Cook, sales manager at Verisk Financial G2. Cook and his team help manufacturers protect themselves from the ever-present risk of knockoffs, counterfeit, and copycat products. They also provide guidance to assist companies in their efforts to avoid copycat situations in the first place. During the show, Cook and Albritton discuss the staggering extent to which copycats run rampant in the toy industry and the dangers that counterfeit products pose to kids. Additionally, the duo discusses the conversations that should be had between inventors and manufacturers, and how the industry as a whole should be educating consumers about knockoff products. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adventuremedia/message

Listen to Ben Kennemer, Forrest Williams and Robert Cook explain why they are involved in the American Cancer Society's "Real Men Wear Pink" fundraiser.

A fireside chat with FINRA CEO and President Robert Cook on current regulatory issues.

The Annual Conference in Washington, DC, is FINRA's premier event, bringing together practitioners, peers and regulators to exchange ideas on compliance and regulatory topics and trends. On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, we take you behind the scenes of this year’s event to listen in on the first session of the three-day event: a fireside chat with FINRA’s President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Cook and Executive Vice President of Member Supervision Bari Havlik, moderated by Chip Jones, Senior Vice President of Member Relations and Education. It’s not too soon to reserve your spot for the 2020 event. Don’t miss out, register today. Resources mentioned in this episode: FINRA360 Progress Report How to Get Involved: FINRA Committees 2019 Annual Budget Summary Report on Use of 2018 Fine Monies Episode 21: Member Supervision: Introducing Bari Havlik and the Exam Program Transformation Episode 14: Enforcement Guiding Principles Reg Notice 18-08: Outside Business Activities CAT Website Reg Notice 19-17: Protecting Investors from Misconduct

  We spin the studio prizewheel to take a tour across Australia as Tim Stackpool chats with Robert Cook about the Andrew Nicholls' HyperKulturemia exhibition at AGWA in Perth. Judith Blackall talks us through Arthur Boyd's Landscape of the Soul currently on tour.  Gary Wall introduces us to ART POST UKI, where the gallery is in the local Post Office, and it's pulling a great crowd every opening night. A big first episode to launch the year on INSIDE THE GALLERY.

Cannabis companies are seeking more opportunities to gain funding so they can help more people benefit from this wonderful product.Robert Cook has helped create a platform for them to be able to go public on stock exchanges! Now, startups of all kinds can raise capital at considerably lower costs (like a flat fee structure), and he's seeing it shape the industry quickly!!The more that legalization is spreading across North America, the more we will see increased value in all the companies.Learn more about the Canadian Securities Exchange here: https://thecse.com/and visit Rob's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-co...

Brother Robert Cook opens service from Romans 11, Elder Steven Bloyd teaches from Jeremiah 6.  Messages delivered Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Mt Carmel Primitive…

Brother Robert Cook opens from 2 Peter 5, “Daily Deliverences”, followed by Elder Steven Bloyd [7:05] preaching from 2 Timothy 2, “Pass It On”. Messages…

Have you ever heard of a pastor that preaches in torn up blue jeans with a gun tucked inside his pulpit? Rob has lost two sons in the last two years, one to suicide. We cover some tough topics and I came away challenged with my view of the world and my comfort.

Have you ever heard of a pastor that preaches in torn up blue jeans with a gun tucked inside his pulpit? Rob has lost two sons in the last two years, one to suicide. We cover some tough topics and I came away challenged with my view of the world and my comfort.

As spring approaches and the weather warms, it’s time to go outside and reconnect with nature.Robert Cook, master gardener for the Baltimore City branch of the University of Maryland Extension shares tips on planning and planting year-round vegetable gardens. Info for the March 21st event on edible gardens here. More on soil testing here.And Peggy Perry, of the nonprofit Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, tells us about volunteer efforts in Baltimore County to keep streams clear of trash and riverbeds strong. Info on the March 17th adopt-a-stream training here.

Brother Robert Cook speaks on “Learning Of Him”, from Matthew 4 & Acts 13; Chuck Smith [09:15] preaches from Matthew 13 on “Bearing Fruit”. Messages…

Brother Robert Cook shares a report of blessed growth in Sierra Leone and speaks on “Forsaking Your Own Mercy”, from Jonah 2; Elder Bloyd [18:06]…

3: FINRA360: Building a Stronger FINRA How can FINRA become a better, more effective regulator? That’s the question President and CEO Robert Cook is looking to answer. In 2017, Cook introduced FINRA360, a multi-year initiative to process and act upon feedback about how FINRA could do better. Cook has solicited feedback at every turn – internally, from FINRA member firms, from investors and investor advocates and other stakeholders. In this episode, Cook highlights some of the major accomplishments under FINRA360 to date and previews what is yet to come. Resources mentioned in this episode: FINRA360 Special Notice on Engagement Examination Findings Report Budget Summary and Financial Guiding Principles

2: Building A More Transparent Organization Long before transparency was a buzzword, it was central to FINRA’s mission. Transparent markets and educated investors ensure our markets remain strong and public trust in our markets remain high. But FINRA is a self-regulatory organization (SRO), which means that transparency is also essential to FINRA’s model. In 2017, FINRA published a special notice requesting comment on potential enhancements to its engagement programs. One year later, FINRA has taken major steps to improve its standing as a transparent SRO in the financial industry. In this episode, FINRA’s Marcia Asquith, Executive Vice President for Board and External Relations, highlights some of the actions FINRA has taken to improve transparency not only in the markets, but also in its organization and engagement. Resources mentioned in this episode: FINRA360 Special Notice on Engagement Examination Findings Report Budget Summary and Financial Guiding Principles

This week, Jess and Maggie are joined by the spooktacularly talented Mr. Robert Cook, who narrated our terrifyingly short adventures with time travel! Sorry for the late upload! Follow Magdalyn AnnBlog . Twitter . Facebook . Instagram Follow Jessica M TuckermanBlog . Twitter . Facebook . Instagram --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bookedallnight/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bookedallnight/support

Brother Robert Cook introduces service with a word about Samson, following a report on the group meeting in Sierra Leone; Elder Steven Bloyd [14:45] teaches…

Brother Robert Cook introduces service from Jeremiah 29, “Deliverance From Wrath Deserved”; Elder Aquino [4:40] teaches beginning from from 61, “Christ Is That Rock”. Messages…

Brother Robert Cook shares his heart to share the gospel truth and fruit from his efforts on social media platform Facebook. 1 Corinthians 2:14, Romans…

[0:00] Brother Chad Atchley [NJ] shares a testimony of compassion and speaks from Ephesians 3 and Luke 15. [14:05] Brother Robert Cook opens in Luke…

Ohio State University Department of Anthropology faculty member Dr. Robert Cook and graduate student Laura Crawford discuss two North American migrations, archaeology, and material culture. This podcast was made in collaboration with the American Anthropological Asssociation.

We interview 3 Rapid City residents(Robert Cook, Whitney Rencounter and Mayor Sam Kooiker) about Native leadership in Rapid City,SD also about the recent incident at the Rush game involving the students from American Horse School.

This is the February 2007 Fine Art Photography review. The subject is a photograph taken by Robert Cook. The review is in movie format.

Inventor Robert Cook, Jr. joins us to discuss the Cook Inertial Drive (CID), the C-Force Inertial Propulsion drive, and the […] The post Robert Cook, Jr. on Inertial Propulsion appeared first on American Antigravity.

Robert Cook-Deegan, Director, IGSP Center for Genome Ethics, Law & Policy, Duke University gives a genomics lecture entitled 'ConSequences: Some implications of DNA sequencing technology'.Organised by: ESRC Genomics Policy and Research ForumRecorded: Thursday 8 March 2012Venue: Anatomy lecture theatre, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of EdinburghAudio version. Listen to podcast

We look at the recent loss in university applications, dig deeper into City's sports department and interview our own JayP. Presenters: Georgia Humphreys and Joe Holding. Editor/producer: Robert Cook and Freyja Hudson.

For those who read court opinions, few can ignore the U.S. Supreme Court's 1986 Batson v. Kentucky decision. Essentially, it prohibited the State from removing Black jurors for racial reasons. It re-wrote the rules from the Swain v. Alabama ( 1965) case, where the court required systematic discrimination over a number of cases, over a period of years. Needless to say, such a challenge was clearly beyond the resources of most people, and relatively few were made, and even fewer successful. It is hard to resist the suspicion that this was merely judicial lip service to a principle that was easily ignored, in the breach. For, it took over a generation, over 20 years, for Swain to be overruled by Batson, and now, Batson is beginning to bear an eerie resemblance to its unworkable parentage, because courts have been loathe to grant relief, and have either created new rules, or simply ignored its dictates. We see this at work recently in a number of cases, among them Com. v. (Robert) Cook, WL 284060 (July 24, 2008). In this case, the DA used 74% of his strikes to remove 14 Black jurors. Incredibly, the Phila. Court of Common Pleas initially found that even this didn't constitute a prima facie case of discrimination. Later, it found a prima facie case, but ruled that the DA put forth sufficient race-neutral reasons for exclusion, and therefore not a violation of Batson. Recently, the PA Supreme Court agreed, even though the DA couldn't recall why he removed 2 Black jurors -- or, in other words, couldn't articulate a justification. Now remember -- Batson states that the improper removal of one juror violates the constitution. One -- not 14. But here's the kicker. The DA in Mr. Cook's case made a video training tape, where he taught his fellow prosecutors how to violateBatson - and how to lie about it to judges. but perhaps the then prosecutor, Jack McMahon, didn't need to work that hard, for courts would take up the slack. For where the DA can't remember a reason, the court will invent one. This is especially egregious in this case, for the man who wrote the opinion was the DA when McMahon made the tapes, but now sits as Chief Justice of the court. Can you spell 'conflict of interest?' Did he recuse himself? (What do you think?) For over a decade, Pennsylvania courts have painted McMahon as the bad guy, a kind of rogue prosecutor, and most of his convictions have been reversed (except Cook's), but McMahon wasn't, and never should've been, the issue. For he was simply describing the pattern and practice of the office, and training his colleagues in techniques used over years of trials. Mr. McMahon was putting into words what DAs did to get convictions. Does that mean his office sought a fair and impartial jury? In McMahon's words, " Well, that's ridiculous. You're not trying to get that." In fact, McMahon explained, their jobs were to get the most "unfair" jury possible. And, in many cases, that meant getting as few Blacks to serve on the jury as possible. Batson is as empty as Swain was, for if they don't want to give it up, any reason will do. They proclaim ideals of fairness that bear no relationship to the real process happening daily in courtrooms all across America. That would be, to quote McMahon, "ridiculous." -- (c) '08 maj