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The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman Spud Webb 5'7 In Junior high he went to try out and his coach told him to sit in the stands…. You are too short.  Cut from his Junior year of BB and had to talk his coach into keeping him. He scored 20 points his first game.  No Div. 1 college would even look at him. So he had to play at Midland College- lead them to a national JR league Championship, then got a scholarship to NC state.  Every NBA scout scoffed. They said maybe he could play overseas or if he was lucky he could play with the Harlem Globetrotters. Every NBA team passed on him multiple times… He fell to the fifth round and was drafted by the Detroit pistons… and cut before the season ever started.  He was “lucky” enough to be signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Hawks… At that time his star teammate Dominique Williams was the Slam dunk Champion… spud entered the contest and Dominique said he thought it was a joke and he would do layups… Spud won with numerous 360 slams, dunks off the backboard and Reverse slam dunks…. People laughed at him! He credits his belief in knowing God gave him that talent for a reason, and that dream for a purpose.    My question today is: How will you respond when people laugh at your dream?       Gen 18:1  And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2  He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3  and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.4  Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree,5  while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.”6  And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.7  And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly.8  Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.9  They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.”10  The LORD said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him.11  Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah.12  So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?”13  The LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?'14  Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.”15  But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”         Rather than just "inappropriate" or "disrespectful," biblical scholars and linguists often look at Sarah's reaction in Genesis 18:12 through a few distinct lenses:   1. Incredulous Incredulity captures a mix of disbelief, shock, and impossibility. Sarah was roughly 90 years old, well past childbearing age, and had dealt with a lifetime of infertility. Hearing a stranger tell Abraham she would have a baby by the following year sounded biologically absurd.   Abraham lives in a Spiritual and Theological worldview… Sarah lives in a physical biological world view…     2. Sarcastic (or Cynical) In Hebrew, Sarah's inner monologue reads as a self-deprecating scoff: "After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?" Describing her reaction as sarcastic or cynical highlights the defense mechanism of a woman who had likely given up hope decades prior and saw the statement as a cruel taunt or bad joke.   3. Human Her reaction was deeply human. It wasn't necessarily a malicious rebellion against God; it was an involuntary emotional slip—a defense mechanism triggered by years of grief, trauma, and disappointment over her barrenness.   The Nuance: Her laugh isn't scoffing insolence; it's a reflex against emotional re-traumatization. When a deep, long-buried desire is suddenly brought up by a stranger, cynicism acts as armor to protect the heart from being broken one more time. The Insight: Faith doesn't require instantaneous emotional compliance. God engages directly with her reaction rather than striking her down, recognizing the pain behind her defense.   4. Prophetic In the broader arc of Genesis, her laughter is viewed as prophetic or foreshadowing. The Hebrew root for laugh (tzachaq) is the exact root used for the name of the child God promises: Isaac (Yitzchak), which literally means "he laughs" or "laughter". What began as the laugh of doubt in Genesis 18 transforms into the laugh of joy and wonder when Isaac is born in Genesis 21: "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me".   Key takeaway: While her response is often labeled as "disbelief," calling it incredulous or sarcastic better captures her emotional reality, while calling it prophetic reveals the literary wordplay embedded in the text.     MAYBE OUR REACTION SHOULD MATCH *TO SOME DEGREE …SARAHS… WHY? WHY WOULD GOD USE ABRAHAM A MAN OF MANY FAULTS?      Failure 1: Deception in Egypt Age ~75 (Gen 12:10–20) The Misstep: When a severe famine strikes Canaan, Abram migrates to Egypt without seeking divine direction. Fearing the Egyptians will kill him for his beautiful wife, he asks Sarai to lie and say she is his sister.   The Fallout: Pharaoh takes Sarai into his royal palace as a concubine while enriching Abram. God strikes Pharaoh's household with severe plagues. Upon discovering the truth, Pharaoh rebukes Abram for his deceit and expels his family from Egypt.       Separation from Lot & Rescue Age ~75–80 (Gen 13–14) As their livestock herds grow too large for the land to support both of them, quarreling breaks out between Abram's and Lot's herdsmen. Abram generously gives Lot first pick WITHOUT SEEKING GOD - Lot gets captured.      The Unconditional Covenant Age ~85 (Gen 15) Abram voices concern that he remains childless and his servant Eliezer will inherit his house. God reassures Abram that a biological son will be his heir and cuts a formal covenant with him, promising descendants as numerous as the stars.       Failure 2: Scheming with Hagar Age 85–86 (Gen 16) The Misstep: After living in Canaan for ten years without a child, Sarai proposes that Abram take her Egyptian servant, Hagar, as a surrogate mother. Abram agrees without seeking God's guidance, taking matters into his own hands to force the fulfillment of the promise.   The Fallout: Once Hagar becomes pregnant, domestic conflict erupts. Hagar despises Sarai, Sarai mistreats Hagar, and Abram washes his hands of the dispute. Hagar flees into the wilderness before an angel instructs her to return. She gives birth to Ishmael when Abram is 86.       The Covenant of Circumcision & Abraham's Internal Doubt Age 99 (Gen 17) The Moment of Disbelief: After 13 years of silence, God appears, renames Abram to Abraham ("Father of a Multitude") and Sarai to Sarah ("Princess"), and institutes circumcision as the covenant sign. When God explicitly states that Sarah herself will bear a son within a year, Abraham falls face down and laughs to himself, asking mentally: "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at ninety?" (Gen 17:17).     The Three Visitors at Mamre & Sarah's Laugh Age 99 (Gen 18:1–15) Three divine visitors visit Abraham under the oaks of Mamre. The Lord repeats the divine pledge: "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son."   Overhearing this from inside the tent entrance, Sarah laughs to herself, thinking about her advanced age and physical state. When the Lord asks why she laughed and whether anything is too hard for God, Sarah denies it out of fear, but the Lord responds: "No, you did laugh."     MAYBE SARAH IS LAUGHING KNOWING WHO HER HUSBAND REALLY IS?       BECAUSE EVEN AFTER THIS VISITATION FROM GOD….   King Abimelech (Genesis 20:1–18) The Outcome: Abimelech takes Sarah into his harem. However, God appears to Abimelech in a dream, warning him that Sarah is married and that he will die if he touches her. Abimelech protests that he acted in good faith, returns Sarah untouched, gives Abraham restitution, and asks why Abraham did this.     Pattern in Abraham's Failures Across these 24 years, Abraham's missteps shared a common theme: self-preservation and impatience.     BUT LETS ASK OURSELVES A QUESTION: Regardless of how Sarah saw her husband Abraham - regardless of how we see him… How did God see him?      Names and Titles Given to Abraham   Abraham ("Father of a Multitude"): Originally named Abram ("Exalted Father"), God personally renamed him in Genesis 17:5 to reflect his ultimate destiny: "No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations." "My Friend": God personally refers to Abraham as His friend in Isaiah 41:8 ("Abraham My friend"), a title affirmed throughout Scripture (2 Chronicles 20:7, James 2:23). Prophet: In Genesis 20:7, God speaks to King Abimelech regarding Abraham, stating, "Restore the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live." "My Servant": God repeatedly refers to Abraham with honor as His servant (Genesis 26:24, Psalm 105:6), marking him as a trusted agent of the Divine will. The Promises and Blessings Spoken Over Him Divine Shield and Great Reward: Infinite Descendants: Royal Lineage and Multiplied Nations: Universal Blessing for All Humanity: Divine Protection: An Everlasting Land Covenant:     SARAH MAY HAVE LAUGHED AT FIRST IN DISBELIEF - BUT   3. Sarah's later reversal is the untold "second half" of the story. But Genesis 21:6 gives Sarah's own commentary once Isaac is born: "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me." She takes the very word she used in doubt and reclaims it in worship. Isaac's name literally means "he laughs." This is a remarkable narrative arc — cynical laughter transformed into worshipful laughter —          FINAL THOUGHT: WHY DID GOD CHOOSE ABRAHAM?  IN SPITE OF ALL HIS FLAWS HE PRACTICED GODS HEART AND DESIGN FOR PRAYER.   What do I mean? Gen. 18 later in the chapter God tells Abraham I am going to destroy Sodom and Gomorra and Abraham does something very familiar according to Luke 11.       Luke 11 tells us how to pray - AFTER SHARING THE LORDS PRAYER JESUS SAYS SOMETHING AWKWARD ABOUT PRAYER - A parable.  A man goes to his friends house - he needs 3 loaves of bread… he will not give up asking.    If you ask seek knock - out of sheer perseverance I will answer!   Abraham here in Gen. 18 does just that for Sodom and Gomorra - showing Gods heart for the lost. 50 45 40 30 20 10!   I believe one of the greatest clues is given in these two stories in scripture about who God uses!   The one that will not give up asking God to fulfill his purpose!     WHAT IF WE UNDERSTOOD THE STORY OF ABRAHAM LIKE THIS: Yes he was a heap of missteps, failures, a massive example of weak humanity….    But in all his mistakes and failures he never quit asking God for that son!  FOR THAT ANSWERED PRAYER.      WILL YOU BE THE ONE WHO P.U.S.H.es into God. P - pray U - until S - something H - happens?

The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com Garth Heckman   Gen 18:1  And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2  He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3  and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.4  Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree,5  while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.”6  And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.7  And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly.8  Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.9  They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.”10  The LORD said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him.11  Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah.12  So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?”13  The LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?'14  Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.”15  But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”         Rather than just "inappropriate" or "disrespectful," biblical scholars and linguists often look at Sarah's reaction in Genesis 18:12 through a few distinct lenses:   1. Incredulous Incredulity captures a mix of disbelief, shock, and impossibility. Sarah was roughly 90 years old, well past childbearing age, and had dealt with a lifetime of infertility. Hearing a stranger tell Abraham she would have a baby by the following year sounded biologically absurd.   Abraham lives in a Spiritual and Theological worldview… Sarah lives in a physical biological world view…     2. Sarcastic (or Cynical) In Hebrew, Sarah's inner monologue reads as a self-deprecating scoff: "After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?" Describing her reaction as sarcastic or cynical highlights the defense mechanism of a woman who had likely given up hope decades prior and saw the statement as a cruel taunt or bad joke.   3. Human Her reaction was deeply human. It wasn't necessarily a malicious rebellion against God; it was an involuntary emotional slip—a defense mechanism triggered by years of grief, trauma, and disappointment over her barrenness.   The Nuance: Her laugh isn't scoffing insolence; it's a reflex against emotional re-traumatization. When a deep, long-buried desire is suddenly brought up by a stranger, cynicism acts as armor to protect the heart from being broken one more time. The Insight: Faith doesn't require instantaneous emotional compliance. God engages directly with her reaction rather than striking her down, recognizing the pain behind her defense.   4. Prophetic In the broader arc of Genesis, her laughter is viewed as prophetic or foreshadowing. The Hebrew root for laugh (tzachaq) is the exact root used for the name of the child God promises: Isaac (Yitzchak), which literally means "he laughs" or "laughter". What began as the laugh of doubt in Genesis 18 transforms into the laugh of joy and wonder when Isaac is born in Genesis 21: "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me".   Key takeaway: While her response is often labeled as "disbelief," calling it incredulous or sarcastic better captures her emotional reality, while calling it prophetic reveals the literary wordplay embedded in the text.     MAYBE OUR REACTION SHOULD MATCH *TO SOME DEGREE …SARAHS… WHY? WHY WOULD GOD USE ABRAHAM A MAN OF MANY FAULTS?      Failure 1: Deception in Egypt Age ~75 (Gen 12:10–20) The Misstep: When a severe famine strikes Canaan, Abram migrates to Egypt without seeking divine direction. Fearing the Egyptians will kill him for his beautiful wife, he asks Sarai to lie and say she is his sister.   The Fallout: Pharaoh takes Sarai into his royal palace as a concubine while enriching Abram. God strikes Pharaoh's household with severe plagues. Upon discovering the truth, Pharaoh rebukes Abram for his deceit and expels his family from Egypt.       Separation from Lot & Rescue Age ~75–80 (Gen 13–14) As their livestock herds grow too large for the land to support both of them, quarreling breaks out between Abram's and Lot's herdsmen. Abram generously gives Lot first pick WITHOUT SEEKING GOD - Lot gets captured.      The Unconditional Covenant Age ~85 (Gen 15) Abram voices concern that he remains childless and his servant Eliezer will inherit his house. God reassures Abram that a biological son will be his heir and cuts a formal covenant with him, promising descendants as numerous as the stars.       Failure 2: Scheming with Hagar Age 85–86 (Gen 16) The Misstep: After living in Canaan for ten years without a child, Sarai proposes that Abram take her Egyptian servant, Hagar, as a surrogate mother. Abram agrees without seeking God's guidance, taking matters into his own hands to force the fulfillment of the promise.   The Fallout: Once Hagar becomes pregnant, domestic conflict erupts. Hagar despises Sarai, Sarai mistreats Hagar, and Abram washes his hands of the dispute. Hagar flees into the wilderness before an angel instructs her to return. She gives birth to Ishmael when Abram is 86.       The Covenant of Circumcision & Abraham's Internal Doubt Age 99 (Gen 17) The Moment of Disbelief: After 13 years of silence, God appears, renames Abram to Abraham ("Father of a Multitude") and Sarai to Sarah ("Princess"), and institutes circumcision as the covenant sign. When God explicitly states that Sarah herself will bear a son within a year, Abraham falls face down and laughs to himself, asking mentally: "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at ninety?" (Gen 17:17).     The Three Visitors at Mamre & Sarah's Laugh Age 99 (Gen 18:1–15) Three divine visitors visit Abraham under the oaks of Mamre. The Lord repeats the divine pledge: "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son."   Overhearing this from inside the tent entrance, Sarah laughs to herself, thinking about her advanced age and physical state. When the Lord asks why she laughed and whether anything is too hard for God, Sarah denies it out of fear, but the Lord responds: "No, you did laugh."     MAYBE SARAH IS LAUGHING KNOWING WHO HER HUSBAND REALLY IS?       BECAUSE EVEN AFTER THIS VISITATION FROM GOD….   King Abimelech (Genesis 20:1–18) The Outcome: Abimelech takes Sarah into his harem. However, God appears to Abimelech in a dream, warning him that Sarah is married and that he will die if he touches her. Abimelech protests that he acted in good faith, returns Sarah untouched, gives Abraham restitution, and asks why Abraham did this.     Pattern in Abraham's Failures Across these 24 years, Abraham's missteps shared a common theme: self-preservation and impatience.     BUT LETS ASK OURSELVES A QUESTION: Regardless of how Sarah saw her husband Abraham - regardless of how we see him… How did God see him? 

In today’s episode of the Speaking4Him Podcast, I share my thoughts on The Chosen Season 4 Episode 5: “Sitting, Serving, Scheming.” This episode offers a powerful look at three very different responses to Jesus — each one challenging us to examine our own hearts. 1. The Power of Serving Beyond Expectations We see characters who are challenged by Jesus to go the extra mile in service, not out of obligation, but out of love. Their actions remind us that true service flows from a heart transformed by Christ. When we serve others sacrificially, we reflect His character in a world that desperately needs it. 2. Mary & Martha: Giving Jesus Your Heart The familiar story of Mary and Martha is portrayed with fresh emotional depth. Martha’s busyness and Mary’s devotion highlight a timeless truth: Jesus desires our hearts more than our performance. This episode invites us to slow down, sit at His feet, and let His presence reorder our priorities. 3. Judas Iscariot: When You Miss Jesus at the Heart Level Judas’s storyline continues to unfold with tension and tragedy. His inability to grasp Jesus’ mission at a heart level leads him down a dangerous path. The episode shows how misunderstanding Jesus — or trying to fit Him into our own agenda — can have devastating consequences. Listen to my full review on the Speaking4Him Podcast, and then watch this episode for free on The Chosen app or thechosen.tv!. It’s well worth your time, and I believe it will challenge and encourage you in your walk with Christ.

Driven by the alluring promise of financial freedom— young women bypass traditional careers or quit working entirely to rely on generous benefactors—the dark underbelly of the "sugar daddy" phenomenon continues to open up into a global web of fraud, extortion, and high-profile crime. What once began as a modern arrangement for financial gain has mutated into calculated criminal operations: from syndicate-run white-collar romance fraud where victims—including healthcare workers, teachers, and clerical staff—are tricked by fake tycoons into paying thousands in bogus "legal fees", to rogue influencers, former models, and serial thieves who turn real-life dates into predatory crime scenes. As glamorous online fantasies crumble into stolen fortunes, police task forces, emergency 911 calls, and no-bail courtrooms reveal a harsh reality: in the high-stakes game of transactional romance, both those seeking a payday and those offering one are finding out that the ultimate cost is far higher than they ever bargained for.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depraved-and-debaucherous--5267208/support.Contact KOP for professional podcast production, imaging, and web design services at http://www.kingofpodcasts.comSupport KOP by subscribing to his YouTube channel and search for King Of PodcastsFollow KOP on X and TikTok @kingofpodcasts (F Meta!)Listen to KOP's other programs, Podcasters Row… and the Wrestling is Real Wrestling Podcast and The Broadcasters Podcast.Buy KOP a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/kingofpodcastsDrop KOP a PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3TAB983ZQPNVLDrop KOP a Venmo https://account.venmo.com/u/kingofpodcastsDrop KOP a CashApp https://cash.app/$kingofallpodcasts

In Episode EIGHTEEN of Murder at More FM Manor, Our Sergei is a man on a mission - but what is the reason? And Guy gets more suspicious of Lara...

Jeffrey Epstein's history appeared to connect two predatory systems: the sexual-abuse network he operated for years and the opaque financial world that helped build his wealth, reputation and access to powerful people. He recruited and abused girls, including minors, while Ghislaine Maxwell was later convicted of helping facilitate that trafficking operation. Long before those crimes became publicly known, Epstein had worked as a highly paid consultant for Steven Hoffenberg at Towers Financial, which collapsed as one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history after investors were defrauded of more than $450 million. Hoffenberg later claimed Epstein had been deeply involved in the fraud, but Epstein was never charged in connection with the Towers scheme. The overlap nevertheless raised enduring questions about whether Epstein had learned early on how to exploit secrecy, deception, elite connections and other people's vulnerabilities for his own benefit.Those same characteristics fueled allegations that Epstein's sexual operation may also have functioned as a “honeypot” or blackmail enterprise. Survivors and other witnesses described a world in which wealthy and influential men were brought into Epstein's properties, while reports of cameras, recordings and his unusual access to political, financial and royal circles encouraged suspicions that compromising encounters were being documented and potentially used as leverage. Some former intelligence figures and authors alleged that Epstein had operated on behalf of an intelligence service, but those claims were never conclusively proven, and federal investigators later said they had found insufficient evidence that he ran a trafficking ring for powerful men or maintained a formal “client list.” What remained undeniable was that Epstein created an environment built around sexual exploitation, secrecy and access to power, while the unanswered questions surrounding his finances, surveillance practices and relationships ensured that the honeypot allegations never disappeared.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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Chaos and alliances run rampant in House of the Dragon season three, episode seven. In the penultimate episode of the season, we see all of our factions scraping and vying for some semblance of control. The Tumbleton crew adds a couple of pieces on the board, Mysaria gets to munching, Alicent's kids are going through it(her too), Rhae is trying to some visions for direction, bros want the same girl and it's reaching a boiling point!Please! Subscribe where we are, especially here on YouTube

Title: How to Wrestle with GodScripture Reading: Genesis 32:22-32Series: Bizarre BibleDo you find yourself constantly scheming your way through life's challenges? Jacob, a lifelong schemer, finds himself in a mysterious all-night wrestling match in Genesis 32. This encounter becomes an enacted metaphor for his life, forcing him to move from wrestling by scheming to wrestling by trusting God. Ultimately, Jacob surrenders his self-reliance, foreshadowing the ultimate surrender of our Savior, Jesus, in Gethsemane. Choose to wrestle with life's difficulties by surrendering and trusting in God's power, rather than relying on your own schemes.

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This week the theme is simple: STAY SCHEMING.  We open with the "Spin That" controversy taking over everybody's timeline — India.Arie's response video, the boycott debate, and why the real issue isn't one song, it's the lack of balance in today's music compared to the 90s. That spirals into booster culture, the underground food stamp economy, and why every good scheme requires patience (looking at you, Brinks truck guy). Then we get into one of the great 90s urban legends: did Toni Braxton really break up the young Dallas Mavericks — Jason Kidd, Jimmy Jackson, and Jamal Mashburn? And was her "Good girls don't kiss and tell" response the greatest album promo scheme ever pulled? (The Secrets album turns 30 this month, so Jimmy Jackson is conveniently telling the story again...) Plus: DJ Jazzy Jeff reveals he mixed Jill Scott's classic albums under the alias "George Glass" — and even won awards under the fake name. We debate who invented the producer tag, break down 9th Wonder's Billboard chart experiment (spoiler: Reasonable Doubt didn't sell in '96 and it's still a classic), and confess which albums our younger selves overrated. Stacy brings a full segment of 90s songs you didn't know were covers — Brian McKnight's "Crazy Love," Maxwell's "Woman's Work," Monica's "Angel of Mine," Xscape's "Who Can I Run To," Whitney's "I Will Always Love You," Destiny's Child's "Emotion," and more that will make you question your whole childhood. We also cover Uncle Luke's run for Congress, Mara Brock Akil asking for $50 MILLION to make the Girlfriends movie, a full turn-by-turn map breakdown of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Posse on Broadway" (the whole song takes place on like six blocks!), the eternal debate of O-Dog vs. Bishop — psychopath or sociopath? — a 90s streetwear draft (justice for Cross Colours!), and Brian McKnight's truly diabolical Father's Day interview. We close it out with a full track-by-track revisit of Tevin Campbell's "I'm Ready" (1993) — the Babyface heat, the Prince problem, why "Shhh" should have never happened, and our final ratings.

Ghost and Ashe in America walk through Season 4 Episode 5, a dense hour with three parallel crises of faith. Judas visits his old mentor Hadad in Bethany, and inside of three minutes Hadad has coached him through why he should be taking a stipend, investing at interest, and positioning himself for Secretary of the Treasury when Jesus takes the throne. The hosts unpack why the character is written not as a scheming villain but as a precocious, earnest guy whose novelty wore off, whose ego never got the death the other disciples got, and who runs back to his old life instead of to Jesus the moment doubt shows up. Meanwhile in Jerusalem, Yusuf arrives at the Sanhedrin and watches Lahad casually pitch murdering Jesus to draw attention to a Beersheba border-expansion project. Sound familiar. And Martha misses the whole thing standing in the kitchen resenting Mary for sitting at Jesus's feet. Jesus tells his mother his followers are spiritually destitute because when people do not want to hear the truth, they turn off their ears. That is the working definition of a normie, delivered by Jesus himself.

Pistons, Wings and Lions.

Human sin & scheming cannot stop God's plan. Type: Sermon

Mike Gallagher, Drew Dinkmeyer and Austin Yamada return for a full house review of the New York Knicks snatching the win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals over the Spurs in San Antonio. They discuss whether San Antonio has it in them to overturn a 2-0 deficit, how New York keeps finding ways to stack wins and what the Spurs need to address to give themselves a chance of getting back into the series.   

Derek continues his rant about crew members and takes a swing below the belt. The new alliance has put together a base of a plan. It's like 12% of a plan. maybe 10%. Luffy is reading to go, but gives Chopper some time to make sure Zunesha and the minks are all good.Next Week: Episodes 776-779, 783Episodes 777-778 are partial filler.https://linktr.ee/goingmerrypodTHIS WEEK on the Variant Vendetta Podcast: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets w/ Derek and Garretthttps://linktr.ee/VariantVendetta

Reddit Stories - Mother In Law Is Scheming To Take Over The Party I Planned And I've Had Enough. OP plans her fiancé's graduation party, but her controlling mother-in-law quietly inserts herself and starts taking over. Feeling pushed aside after doing the work, OP must decide how to stand firm without ruining the celebration.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.

The Schemers table is full on ready for the hijinks as they juggle jobs with something sinister happening in Dol Makjar. We discuss episode 20 of campaign 4 of Critical Role.

This episode was originally released July 9, 2024 and is now being rereleased with a new intro and minor edits.That girl is poison! Yes the time has finally come for us to dive into discussing Drew Barrymore's first bad girl role as the titular Poison Ivy. Considered by Drew herself to be the kickstart of her big post-rehab comeback, the 1992 movie has long been a fan favorite with Drewbies. We're here with all the behind the scenes quotes and tidbits via our extensive vintage magazine archive and years of research. Plus we have a blast rewatching the film and laughing about stick-on tattoos, Sara Gilbert's spot on narration, copious amounts of LA rain, french twist hairstyles, sexy saxophone music, and the word scangy.Join our Patreon for exclusive episodes & more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/howdoyoudrew⁠Visit our website for episode galleries & links: ⁠howdoyoudrew.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the show's Instagram to connect with us & other Drewbies: ⁠@howdoyoudrewpod⁠Visit our Drew Barrymore virtual museum: ⁠thedrewseum.com⁠Follow The Drewseum on Instagram for more Drew content: ⁠@drewseum⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to stay in the loop: ⁠How Do You Drew newsletter⁠

Sal and Lizzy talk the Maul - Shadow Lord episodes: Strange Allies and The Dark Lord !Wrong Vos Crimson Dawn!!Complicated characters!Scheming and Sneaking!More lightsaber fights!Silent Hill fog!The Dark Lord arrives!Maul and his allies!Rook Kast is the bestEeko Dio-Daki fights with honor!Captain Lawson must save his son!Vario makes an excellent distraction!Season 2 possibilities!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Rogue Rebels Maul - Shadow Lord Spotify playlist!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us EVERYWHERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheRogueRebels on Bluesky!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheRogueRebels on TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: @TheRogueRebels ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Rogue Rebels on FB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Beth Barnes and David Rein on the one graph that ate the AI timelines discourse, and why the two people who built it are the most careful about how you read it.**SPONSOR**Prolific - Quality data. From real people. For faster breakthroughs.https://www.prolific.com/?utm_source=mlstInterview: https://youtu.be/cnxZZTl1tkk---Beth Barnes and David Rein from METR on the one graph that ate the AI timelines discourse, and why the people who built it are the most careful about how it gets read.Beth founded METR after leaving OpenAI alignment. David is first author on GPQA and co-author on HCAST and the METR Time Horizons paper. Together they built the measurement Daniel Kokotajlo called the single most important piece of evidence on AI timelines: the log-linear line of "how long a task a frontier model can complete at 50% reliability" vs release date.The conversation opens on reward hacking. Current models can articulate in chat why a behaviour is undesired and then execute it anyway as agents. From there: construct validity, Melanie Mitchell's four-problem taxonomy, and the ARC-AGI 1-to-2 collapse as a worked example of adversarially-selected benchmarks regressing once labs target them. Beth's counter: METR deliberately does not adversarially select. David's: models do not have to do the right thing for the right reasons.Methodology, then specification — David's compiler analogy, Beth on four-month tasks as expensive to evaluate rather than unspecifiable. Then the SWE-bench reality check, the METR finding that half of passing PRs would not be merged, and Beth's horses-versus-bank-tellers analogy for the labour market.The close: monitorability, the coin-spinning boat, two-year recursive self-improvement, and Beth's line that "overhyped now" and "big deal later" are not correlated claims.---TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Intro00:02:06 Sponsor break: Prolific human-feedback infrastructure00:02:33 Welcome and the scalable oversight motivation00:06:02 Construct validity, benchmark pathologies and the Chollet worry00:15:45 Time Horizons: human time, HCAST tasks and the 50% logistic00:24:50 Is human difficulty really one variable?00:33:05 Agent harness evolution and the inference-compute dividend00:40:00 Scaffolding bells, token budgets and the credit-assignment problem00:44:15 Look at the damn graph: regularisation bug and reliability nuance00:50:00 Why 50%? Reliability, reward hacking and pizza-party transcripts00:55:20 Extrapolation risk and straight lines on graphs00:59:25 Software engineering as a specification acquisition problem01:07:40 Compilers also made ugly code: vibe-coding quality and Claude on METR Slack01:15:15 Strongest defensible claim, Carlini's compiler swarm and AI 202701:23:45 SWE-bench merge rates, the bank-teller analogy and horses01:31:45 Scheming, alignment faking and the mentalistic vocabulary problem01:40:45 Reward hacking, monitorability and chain-of-thought faithfulness01:45:25 Recursive self-improvement, knowledge vs intelligence and closingReScript: https://app.rescript.info/public/share/de3bb40cc02ee39fdf36e2c60366eb4d(PDF, refs, transcript etc)

My conversation with Jon, who takes the role of confused British guy of the week (joking). He emailed me about coming on the show, and wow, he crushed it helping scheme on everything Terafab, from Intel's relationship with Tesla to the AI bubble. This was a great chat. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!My X:   / gfilche  HyperChange Patreon :)   / hyperchange   Disclaimer: I'm long Tesla/SpaceX/XAI and nothing in this show is financial advice.

Gang this week we're back going over things from what we been up to, to what wildlife we've had come visit us in our homes with the different locations were in, to what we're cooking up to transition to in our professional lives. These are exciting times we are living in and we couldn't be happier to share them with a'll every step of the way. You're hearing it here first. Appreciate and love all the support! - @Why_Not_The_Podcast

In his loving sovereignty, God allows us to suffer from the sinful scheming of others. But also in his loving sovereignty, God redeems our suffering and restores what is stolen. 

In his sovereign goodness, the Lord works around, in, and through even our sinful scheming for our good and His glory. 

Learn more and sign up at SecureAINow.org — the Alliance for Secure AI tracks AI job losses, pushes for responsible safeguards, and gives Americans a voice in the AI policy debate. AI has already gone rogue in testing scenarios — lying, scheming, and blackmailing human beings to pursue its own goals — and Brendan Steinhauser, CEO of the Alliance for Secure AI, says we're on a path toward building a superintelligence 10,000 times smarter than all humans combined without knowing how to control it. Larry O'Connor sits down with Steinhauser to break down the real risks of AI — from voice cloning and deepfakes to the conservative case for responsible AI safeguards — and what Americans can do about it. SHOP OUR MERCH: https://store.townhallmedia.com/ BUY A LARRY MUG: https://store.townhallmedia.com/products/larry-mug Watch LARRY with Larry O'Connor LIVE — Monday-Thursday at 12PM Eastern on YouTube, Facebook, & Rumble! Find LARRY with Larry O'Connor wherever you get your podcasts! SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7i8F7K4fqIDmqZSIHJNhMh?si=814ce2f8478944c0&nd=1&dlsi=e799ca22e81b456f APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/larry/id1730596733 Become a Townhall VIP Member today and use promo code LARRY for 50% off: https://townhall.com/subscribe?tpcc=poddescription https://townhall.com/ https://rumble.com/c/c-5769468 https://www.facebook.com/townhallcom/ https://www.instagram.com/townhallmedia/ https://twitter.com/townhallcomBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Kingdom of Play" by David Toomey covers all types of animal play. This episode discusses dogs, rats, birds and dolphins. Animals play much more than we realize!Please listen, share and follow!

“Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” — Genesis 32:28 Jacob was a schemer. It came naturally. His mother was a schemer, and so was his father (see Genesis 26-27). Scheming was part of the family DNA.Jacob was returning home and wondering what kind of reception he would have from his brother, Esau, whom he had schemed against many years earlier (Genesis 27).But then one night when Jacob was all alone, he faced the one who could not be outwitted. Jacob wrestled that night with God.We might think of this wrestling with God as being for one night, but wasn't it more like for a lifetime? Jacob had wrestled through lots of situations in his life, all of which were in the hands of God. For example, Esau, his elder brother, was the favored son of his father, and Jacob dealt with that by scheming. Jacob also wrestled with finding love and wondering if he could ever return home.We might think of wrestling with God as the opposite of seeking to know and learn from God, but in this case the wrestling became a pathway to a new life signified by a new name. Jacob, now known as Israel, would go through life limping because of that night, but he would have in that limp a sign that God had come to him and blessed him as he faced an uncertain future.God showed up even for a schemer like Jacob. Lord, thank you for being willing to wrestle with Jacob. We can see you are willing to wrestle with us too. Give us what we need in order to follow you. Amen.

Join us for the first episode of Give Me Barrymore month where we discuss Alli's pick of Scream and answer questions like:Are women better at horror?Scheming parlor or party deck or koi pond?andDo you want to play D&D later?Learn all about Quad Pro Quo at: https://linktr.ee/quadproquopod

Quinn and Isaac dive deep into schemes, ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, the Oceans movie franchise, and a whole lot more.

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In this episode of Growing Forward, Pastor Andy Comer explores the deep roots of manipulation in Genesis 30 and in our own lives, showing how we can move from striving to control outcomes to trusting God's timing! May we be a people who commit to guarding our hearts, stopping the striving, choosing contentment, and waiting on the Lord.

Jane Boleyn did not orchestrate the downfall of Anne and George BoleynIn this gripping episode of History Rage, host Paul Bavill is joined by Tudor historian and author Adam Pennington to unravel the tangled web of intrigue surrounding Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford. Adam passionately dismantles the long-held belief that Jane was an evil schemer responsible for the downfall of her husband, George Boleyn, and sister-in-law, Anne Boleyn.Reassessing Jane Boleyn:Adam challenges the narrative that paints Jane as a malicious figure, arguing instead that she was a loyal wife and a supportive member of the Boleyn family.He delves into Jane's background, her marriage to George, and the dynamics of their life at the Tudor court, highlighting the absence of evidence for the claims against her.The Trials of Anne and George Boleyn:Exploring the trials of Anne and George, Adam reveals the lack of credible evidence linking Jane to their accusations, urging listeners to reconsider the role she played during this tumultuous period.He discusses the historical context of their trials and how misconceptions have perpetuated the myth of Jane as a treacherous figure.The Downfall of Catherine Howard:As the episode unfolds, Adam examines Jane's later involvement in the court of Catherine Howard, questioning her motivations and the circumstances that led to her own tragic end.The discussion highlights the complexities of Tudor court politics and how Jane's actions were often misinterpreted through a modern lens.Join Paul and Adam as they navigate the murky waters of Tudor history, urging listeners to challenge preconceived notions and seek the truth behind the myths. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the real stories of the Tudor dynasty.Guest Information:Check out Adam Pennington's podcast, The Tudor Chest, available on all major platforms.https://podcasts.apple.com/eg/podcast/the-tudor-chest-podcast/id1704070565Buy Adam's book, Henry VIII and the Plantagenet Poles, through the link in the show notes to support independent bookstores.https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9781399071710Follow Adam on Social Media @thetudorchestSupport History Rage:For exclusive content and early access to episodes, consider supporting History Rage on Patreon for just £3 per month at patreon.com/historyrage.Stay Connected:Follow us on all social media for updates and more historical discussions @historyrageStay angry, stay informed, and let the truth of history prevail! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 potential explanations for the way Yosef treated his brothers and father, and a question regarding the distinction between the incident of Yaakov and Rachel vs brothers and Benyamin

The San Francisco 49ers take on the Indianapolis Colts in apivotal Week 16 matchup with massive playoff implications. Riding a four-game winning streak, the 49ers need just one more win to clinch a playoff spot — but the Colts are desperate to keep their slim postseason hopes alive.In this podcast, we break down how Brock Purdy and the 49ers offense match up against a Colts defense that's been vulnerable through the air, and whether San Francisco's struggling run defense can slow down NFL rushing leader Jonathan Taylor. We also dive into Philip Rivers' role as a point-guard quarterback, key injury storylines, trench battles, and why tackling will decide this game.Will the 49ers continue their improbable playoff push, orwill the Colts play spoiler in Week 16?Topics Covered:49ers vs. Colts Week 16 previewNFL Playoff scenarios & clinching pathsBrock Purdy matchup breakdownJonathan Taylor vs. 49ers run defenseGeorge Kittle & 49ers' passing advantagesKeys to victory and final prediction

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We often worry about AI models “hallucinating” or making honest mistakes. But what happens when a model knows the truth, but decides to deceive you anyway to achieve a goal of its own? This isn't sci-fi — it's happening regularly in deployment today. Marius Hobbhahn, CEO of the world's top research organisation focused on AI deception (Apollo Research), has been collaborating with OpenAI to figure out what causes OpenAI's reasoning models to 'scheme' against users.Links to learn more, video, and full transcript: https://80k.info/mh25 In a striking case uncovered by Apollo, when many AI models were told they would have capabilities removed if they performed too well on a test, they successfully “sandbagged” — intentionally answering questions incorrectly to appear less capable than they were, while also being careful not to perform so poorly it would arouse suspicion.These models had somehow developed a preference to preserve their own capabilities, despite never being trained in that goal or assigned a task that called for it.This doesn't cause significant risk now, but as AI models become more general, superhuman in more areas, and are given more decision-making power, it could become outright dangerous.In today's episode, Marius details his recent collaboration with OpenAI to train o3 to follow principles like “never lie,” even when placed in “high-pressure” situations where it would otherwise make sense.The good news: They reduced “covert rule violations” (scheming) by about 97%.The bad news: In the remaining 3% of cases, the models sometimes became more sophisticated — making up new principles to justify their lying, or realising they were in a test environment and deciding to play along until the coast was clear.Marius argues that while we can patch specific behaviours, we might be entering a “cat-and-mouse game” where models are becoming more situationally aware — that is, aware of when they're being evaluated — faster than we are getting better at testing.Even if models can't tell they're being tested, they can produce hundreds of pages of reasoning before giving answers and include strange internal dialects humans can't make sense of, making it much harder to tell whether models are scheming or train them to stop.Marius and host Rob Wiblin discuss:Why models pretending to be dumb is a rational survival strategyThe Replit AI agent that deleted a production database and then lied about itWhy rewarding AIs for achieving outcomes might lead to them becoming better liarsThe weird new language models are using in their internal chain-of-thoughtThis episode was recorded on September 19, 2025.Chapters:Cold open (00:00:00)Who's Marius Hobbhahn? (00:01:20)Top three examples of scheming and deception (00:02:11)Scheming is a natural path for AI models (and people) (00:15:56)How enthusiastic to lie are the models? (00:28:18)Does eliminating deception fix our fears about rogue AI? (00:35:04)Apollo's collaboration with OpenAI to stop o3 lying (00:38:24)They reduced lying a lot, but the problem is mostly unsolved (00:52:07)Detecting situational awareness with thought injections (01:02:18)Chains of thought becoming less human understandable (01:16:09)Why can't we use LLMs to make realistic test environments? (01:28:06)Is the window to address scheming closing? (01:33:58)Would anything still work with superintelligent systems? (01:45:48)Companies' incentives and most promising regulation options (01:54:56)'Internal deployment' is a core risk we mostly ignore (02:09:19)Catastrophe through chaos (02:28:10)Careers in AI scheming research (02:43:21)Marius's key takeaways for listeners (03:01:48)Video and audio editing: Dominic Armstrong, Milo McGuire, Luke Monsour, and Simon MonsourMusic: CORBITCamera operator: Mateo Villanueva BrandtCoordination, transcripts, and web: Katy Moore

Send us a textRHOP-Screaming, Scheming & SamuelsRHOP S10 E9 “Leak What You Speak.”This episode picks up right where the chaos left off: Stacey and Kiarna still going at it, with Stacey loudly reminding everyone Kiarna “doesn't even have a husband.”Wendy tries to mediate, explaining that Stacey only wanted to speak with Monique privately — without Ashley and Kiarna present for safety and comfort reasons. Cue Kiarna firing back that Wendy needs to stay out of it.Stacey walks in just as Kay calls her a “fake fraud bitch,” and the energy instantly shifts. Wendy reiterates Stacey's conditions, and once the sit-down starts, Kiarna immediately excuses herself to head to the bar.Monique asks Stacey to clarify what happened at Pride, and the conversation turns to whether Stacey communicated with Monique's ex, Chris Samuels. Stacey denies ever dating him and reveals that Chris sent her multiple DMs, including passive-aggressive “thank you would be appropriate” messages and comments about filming. Ashley calls the receipts “fraudulent” since texts can be deleted.Wendy suggests that someone in the group is leaking info to Chris, then launches into her comedic “Detective Wig” confessional, listing her suspects: Kiarna, Cookie, Angel and Giselle, Meanwhile, tensions keep exploding — especially between Kay and Stacey, who cannot stop screaming at each other. When Stacey tries to leave, Giselle follows behind with her trademark messy commentary: “If you're leaving, then GO.”After leaving the event, we see calmer personal moments:Stacey at home with Arabella and Thiemo, focusing on family stability during/after divorce.Ashley talking about her Mom's boyfriend drinking and lack of contribution, worrying for her mother Sheila's wellbeing.Wendy opening up to her sister Ivy about her father's decades-long absence and how hurt she was not to see him in Nigeria.Later, Giselle and Angel host a girls' meetup and unload more complaints about Stacy, while Wendy and Stacey regroup to discuss meeting with Monique again — but Stacey refuses to meet with Kay, citing safety and discomfort.We then see Kiarna talking with her family about Greg asking her to move back in. Tension rises when she seems to prioritize the condo over an engagement ring, and her mother is not having it.In the final scene, Ashley gathers Kiarna, Wendy, Stacey, and Monique for a sit-down. Before Wendy and Stacey arrive, Ashley and Kiarna fill Monique in — and Monique, surprisingly calm, says she doesn't know who's telling the truth because everyone involved lies.She makes it VERY clear that all she wants is accuracy because co-parenting with Chris has already been a nightmare.Wendy brings up that Charisse called Chris Samuels, and Chris told her that Stacey did NOT call him — which makes Monique visibly cringe at the mention of Charisse's name. The mystery of who's leaking to Chris only deepens.Support the showhttps://www.wewinewhenever.com/

The duo of Bryan Anthony Davis and K.T. Smith breaks down the Steelers like no one else does on the Steel Curtain Network. Listen in as Coach Smith and BAD talk about the loss in Chicago and more. HWG is a proud production of the Fans First Sports Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today I'm going to share two stories with you from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Time for Christmas. There's something about the holiday season that sends parents into overdrive, with all the planning and moving parts, and strategizing about gifts and hoping that children who are grown and gone will still come home for the holidays. And that often involves a little motherly scheming, which is what our two stories are about today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 178! Today, we talk about a cEDH bully that wastes interaction, another 8-player game that thankfully has a happy ending, and when an opponent creates chaos as they leave a game early.  Also, Halloween memories! Bad costumes, first halloweens, and the best candy. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

The Buffalo Bills offense finally rediscovered its explosive identity against Tampa Bay, torching the Buccaneers defense for six touchdowns in a performance that left fans asking: Has offensive coordinator Joe Brady finally cracked the code? Matt Parrino & Ryan Talbot are joined by Carl Jones and Josh Reed to discuss that, the Tyrell Shavers emergence, more Keon Coleman, and should Bills fans want the Chiefs to miss playoffs or their team to get No. 1 seed more? Love SHOUT? Want to buy some swag to support the show and get decked out in our official gear? Check out the brand new "SHOUT!" store for apparel, headwear and much more! ⁠https://sportslocker.chipply.com/SHOUT/store.aspx?eid=405259&action=viewall What is the "SHOUT!" Bills text insiders? Want to join? You can get analysis from Matt and Ryan right to your phone and send texts directly to them both! Text 716-528-6727 or Click here: https://joinsubtext.com/c/shoutbuffalobills Sign up for the NYUP Bills newsletter! Don't miss all the Bills coverage. Head over to www.Syracuse.com/newsletters to start getting your Bills stories and the podcast delivered right to your inbox. The "SHOUT!" Buffalo Bills football podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and wherever you listen to podcasts Follow @MattParrino (⁠https://x.com/MattParrino⁠) and @RyanTalbotBills (⁠https://x.com/RyanTalbotBills⁠) on X Find our Bills coverage whenever you consume social media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/buffalobillsnyup Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/buffalobillsnyup ⁠X: ⁠https://x.com/billsupdates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Do you struggle with the need for control, anxiousness, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or performance mentality? If so, there's so much good news for you!In this message, The Rhythms of a Healthy Soul, Pastor Levi Lusko examines The Chosen's powerful portrayal of Martha and Mary, revealing the essential rhythms of a healthy soul and why sitting at Jesus' feet isn't selfish - it's necessary.From The Chosen Season 4, Episode 5 "Sitting, Serving, Scheming" - witness the tension between Martha's elaborate dinner preparations and Mary's choice to sit at Jesus' feet as His disciple. This isn't about correcting hospitality, but about choosing the best thing over good things.Scripture Focus: Luke 10:38-42Discover why Jesus defended Mary's choice and gently corrected Martha's distraction. Set just six months before the cross, this scene in Bethany reveals what we all need: to learn the unforced rhythms of grace and find rest for our souls.4 Lessons for a Healthy Soul:Good things can keep you from the best things.When you focus on others, you leave yourself unattended.Work without worship is wearying.When you lose your why, you lose your way.Jesus' invitation: "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace."ABOUT THE SERIES:Is that in the Bible? That's the question we're asking in this five-week series. We're taking cinematic moments from The Chosen and pressing in—opening the Word, digging deep, and letting Scripture speak for itself. Together, with teachings captured from the set of The Chosen, we'll wrestle with the tension, lean into the humanity, and see the life of Jesus through fresh eyes.ABOUT FRESH LIFE:Fresh Life Church was pioneered by Pastors Levi and Jennie Lusko in 2007. We exist to see those stranded in sin find life and liberty in Jesus Christ. Today Fresh Life's ministry impacts people with the radical, life-changing message of Jesus' grace, spilling across Montana, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho… and beyond.ABOUT THE CHOSEN:The Chosen is a groundbreaking historical drama based on the life of Jesus, seen through the eyes of those who knew him.NEXT STEPS:To register a decision to follow Jesus, click here:https://freshlife.church/know-godTo ask for prayer or connect with your team, click here: https://freshlife.church/contactTo give to this ministry and join what God is doing to reach people around the world, click here:  https://freshlife.church/giveTo download Is That In The Bible?: The Chosen series resources: https://open.life.church/resources/6483-is-that-in-the-bibleCONNECT ONLINE:Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/c/freshlifech...Website - https://freshlife.churchFacebook -  / freshlifechurchInstagram -  / freshlifeTwitter -  / freshlifeYoutube -  / freshlifechurch