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Peter Gill is one of the UK's foremost Focusing Teachers, and has been teaching Focusing for over 20 years. Prior to this, he spent a decade practising and teaching meditation. Also trained in trauma healing, grief work and nature connection. Peter brings an embodied, accessible and honest approach to his writings and teaching. He published his first book “The Way of Curiosity” in 2024. Peter is qualified with the International Focusing Institute and the British Focusing Association. https://focusing.org/ https://www.focusing.org.uk/ See Peter's book here https://www.livingfocusing.co.uk/curiosity.php keywords Focusing, meditation, therapy, emotional healing, Eugene Gendlin, mindfulness, interoception, self-awareness, personal growth, Focusing, personal development, therapeutic techniques, mindfulness, emotional awareness, peer support, mental health, trauma, listening skills, body awareness summary In this conversation, Peter Gill, a leading teacher of focusing, discusses the method of focusing, its origins, and its benefits. He explains how focusing differs from meditation by emphasizing the importance of listening to the body and engaging in a dialogue with one's inner experiences. Through personal anecdotes and examples, Peter illustrates the transformative power of focusing in therapy and personal growth, highlighting its ability to foster self-awareness, emotional healing, and decision-making. In this conversation, Peter discusses the concept of focusing, a therapeutic technique that emphasizes personal development and emotional awareness. He explores various methodologies within focusing, the types of individuals who seek this practice, and the challenges of raising awareness about its benefits. The discussion also touches on the transformative power of listening, the adaptability of focusing for different populations, and its potential applications in mental health settings. Gill encourages listeners to engage with focusing as a skill for life, highlighting its egalitarian nature and the importance of peer support. takeaways Focusing is about listening to the body. It involves a dialogue with one's inner experiences. Focusing can help access deeper emotional truths. The process can lead to significant personal insights. Focusing is often practiced in pairs for mutual support. Eugene Gendlin developed focusing based on therapy research. Not everyone is ready for focusing at all times. Focusing can be beneficial for trauma survivors. It helps individuals navigate their emotional lives. Focusing fosters self-compassion and reduces inner criticism. Focusing is a living process, not a rigid technique. People seek focusing to connect with their deeper selves. Learning focusing takes time and practice. Focusing can be beneficial for everyday emotional support. The method is adaptable for various populations, including children. Listening is a transformative skill developed through focusing. Focusing has potential applications in mental health settings. Peer support is a key aspect of the focusing practice. Focusing can help individuals process grief and anxiety. There are many resources available for learning focusing.

Peter Gill is one of the UK's foremost Focusing Teachers, and has been teaching Focusing for over 20 years. Prior to this, he spent a decade practising and teaching meditation. Also trained in trauma healing, grief work and nature connection. Peter brings an embodied, accessible and honest approach to his writings and teaching. He published his first book “The Way of Curiosity” in 2024. Peter is qualified with the International Focusing Institute and the British Focusing Association. https://focusing.org/ https://www.focusing.org.uk/ See Peter's book here https://www.livingfocusing.co.uk/curiosity.php keywords Focusing, meditation, therapy, emotional healing, Eugene Gendlin, mindfulness, interoception, self-awareness, personal growth, Focusing, personal development, therapeutic techniques, mindfulness, emotional awareness, peer support, mental health, trauma, listening skills, body awareness summary In this conversation, Peter Gill, a leading teacher of focusing, discusses the method of focusing, its origins, and its benefits. He explains how focusing differs from meditation by emphasizing the importance of listening to the body and engaging in a dialogue with one's inner experiences. Through personal anecdotes and examples, Peter illustrates the transformative power of focusing in therapy and personal growth, highlighting its ability to foster self-awareness, emotional healing, and decision-making. In this conversation, Peter discusses the concept of focusing, a therapeutic technique that emphasizes personal development and emotional awareness. He explores various methodologies within focusing, the types of individuals who seek this practice, and the challenges of raising awareness about its benefits. The discussion also touches on the transformative power of listening, the adaptability of focusing for different populations, and its potential applications in mental health settings. Gill encourages listeners to engage with focusing as a skill for life, highlighting its egalitarian nature and the importance of peer support. takeaways Focusing is about listening to the body. It involves a dialogue with one's inner experiences. Focusing can help access deeper emotional truths. The process can lead to significant personal insights. Focusing is often practiced in pairs for mutual support. Eugene Gendlin developed focusing based on therapy research. Not everyone is ready for focusing at all times. Focusing can be beneficial for trauma survivors. It helps individuals navigate their emotional lives. Focusing fosters self-compassion and reduces inner criticism. Focusing is a living process, not a rigid technique. People seek focusing to connect with their deeper selves. Learning focusing takes time and practice. Focusing can be beneficial for everyday emotional support. The method is adaptable for various populations, including children. Listening is a transformative skill developed through focusing. Focusing has potential applications in mental health settings. Peer support is a key aspect of the focusing practice. Focusing can help individuals process grief and anxiety. There are many resources available for learning focusing.

On today's episode of The Therapy Crouch #AMA, Abbey and Peter are back at it answering all the burning questions you guys need to know the answers too! Abbey and Peter give their verdict on the dreaded midlife crisis, and why having one may just be the kick start your relationship needs!Abbey embraces her inner trapeze artist when discussing what circus trick she would most like to be able to perform, and we finally get the verdict on the GOAT hoover she has ever had the pleasure of whipping around the house. And stay tuned for one of the more controversial questions we have had on the podcast so far, where Abbey and Pete give their verdict on the best british soapIf you want your question read out on the Therapy Crouch, hit the link below!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mv3i0N5Jm1Kkjvd-4iUkpJEV1_Tisgq58siorNb9zS0/editEnjoy this week's Therapy Crouch #AMA 00:00 Intro05:00 Halloween Plans09:28 The Greatest Showman12:13 Keeping it Balanced19:07 Pregnancy Products23:14 Eastenders or Corrie?26:46 Paranormal Experiences33:33 Not-So-Fun Fair36:55 Bread?!To contact us: Email: thetherapycrouch@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ thetherapycrouchpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/ @thetherapycrouch Website: https://thetherapycrouch.com/ For more from Peterhttps://twitter.com/petercrouchFor more from Abbeyhttps://www.instagram.com/abbeyclancyOur clips channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZntcv96YhN8IvMAKsz4Dbg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EP 201 Peter discusses traveling to and from different time zones, but still making time to workout. He recaps his recent trips to Rochester, MN and Florida. He also gets VERY emotional in this episode.  See Peter live in; Sioux Falls, SD Fargo, ND Tucson, AZ

Patrick Vierra from SBTV spoke with wealth protection and management advisor Peter Grandich. Peter offers his experienced and expert outlooks on where thing are headed and where we need to be as the BRICS asserts is power and the power of gold. See Peter's perspective and message here.

This week Joe welcomes Queens comedian, Peter Wong.   Joe & Peter discuss coming up in comedy, racism, misogyny , relationships, and family issues.   SEE JOE LIVE: Helium Philly    Oct 5th - 7th DC Improv        Nov 16th - 18th     FOLLOW PETER: https://peterwongcomedy.com/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/nihaoqihao Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterwongcomedy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@peterwongcomedy Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/peterwongcomedy   See Peter record his hour special at Grove 34 Comedy Club in Astoria, NY. Oct. 27 & 28 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-wong-stand-up-comedy-at-grove-34-tickets-676310160897     FOLLOW JOE: https://www.comedianjoelist.com/   Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/joelistcomedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joelistcomedy Tuesdays with Stories: https://www.youtube.com/@Tuesdayswithstories The Regz: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRegzShow   New episodes of Mindful Metal Jacket drop every Thursday  

The 24th World Petroleum Congress (WPC) was held in Calgary from September 17 to 21, 2023. The conference is the world's leading assembly for the petroleum industry. This week on the podcast, Jackie and Peter discuss some conference themes, including the lively discussion on the future of oil demand and the decarbonization of oil and gas.  They also debate whether the industries' messaging about the likelihood of higher oil and gas demand in the future needs to be adjusted to address the concerns this raises for achieving climate goals.Jackie and Peter also share interviews they took part in at the event, including:·       Shaikh Nawaf S. Al-Sabah, the Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of                     Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (“KPC”)·       Mark Thomas, Group Chief Executive Officer, Bapco Energies·        Jyoti Gondek, Calgary's Mayor·       Joy Romero, Executive Advisor Innovation at Canadian Natural Resources Limited             and President at CRIN (Clean Resources Innovation Network)·       Kevin Krausert, CEO and Co-Founder at Avatar Innovations Inc.·       Gillian McCormack, National Director, Clients & Industries at Bennett Jones·       Taryn Humphreys, Director of Business Development at Qube Technologies·       Eric Petursson, Director of Commercial at Entropy Inc.·       Katie Smith-Parent, Business Development, Industry Diversification at Spartan                   Controls·       Cindy Yeilding, Director, Denbury Inc. ·       Harrie Vredenburg, Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, Haskayne School of                 Business, Research Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary·       Dean Tucker, Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chair of the Board for the World                   Petroleum CongressContent referenced in this podcast:  ·       See Peter's art exhibit at Heritage Park, titled “Those Who Have Seen the Invention          Pronounce it Wonderful: A Modernist View of the History of Light”, learn more                     here: https://heritagepark.ca/exhibits/history-of-lightbulb/Please review our disclaimer at: https://www.arcenergyinstitute.com/disclaimer/ Check us out on social media:X (Twitter): @arcenergyinst LinkedIn: @ARC Energy Research InstituteSubscribe to ARC Energy Ideas PodcastApple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Music Spotify

See Peter move from being the rock upon which the Church would be built to the stumbling block between Jesus and his cross all in one episode! Join Clay and Ross this week as they break down Matthew 15-18.If you're interested in going with us to the Holy Land June 2024, click here.

With the Oscars looming, comedian Peter McGann returns to Flop Culture to talk Miami Vice, Colin Farrell's performance in the 2006 film and Jamie Foxx's on set demands.See Peter on tour!Coughlan's, Cork - Thursday, September 14thVicar Street, Dublin - Friday, September 15thDolans, Limerick - Saturday, September 16thTown Hall Studio, Galway - Thursday, September 21stKavanaghs, Portlaoise - Friday, September 22ndSpirit Store, Dundalk - Saturday, September 23rdFollow Flop Culture on Instagram and TikTok!Editing: Adam ShanahanArtwork: Brian Lambert Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel, Caty, Peter and Dan Interview author Mary Robinette Kowal about her new book The Spare Man. We also cover Puppetteering in space, favorite cocktails/mocktails and where we'd all like to take up residence in the solar system. Check out Mary Robinette's work at MaryRobinetteKowal.com  Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'!  and visit the World of JUNO! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Rachel, Caty and Dan discuss time in fantasy. ENDS SEPT. 4: Check out Peter's TTRPG The Well on Bundle of Holding!   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Welcome back to TBOTA! Celebrating fifty years in the industry, actor, author and raconteur Peter Bourke joins the show and we talk.... Going to school with Salem Bin Laden, turning down the role (and fortune) of C3PO, running an antiques business with Roald Dahl as he was writing the BFG, The Wade-Dahl-Till valve, working all the hours god sent for £3 a week (plus overtime) , Peter's relationship to the origins of The Importance of Being Earnest, Meeting Margaret Thatcher, Kate Nicholls' extraordinary life (See episode 53), The Thatcher Effect, Gielgud, Olivier, O'Toole, the irreplaceable and legendary Nicky Henson, and much more! For more things Peter: Purchase his fantastic book See Peter live at the Globe: his next shows are The Tempest and Much Ado About Nothing Support the show: Give us a rating & review Become a patron and help me make this show. Bonus episodes every week>> https://www.patreon.com/theblissoftheabyss Like and follow us on Facebook or Instagram Rent the award-winning One Jewish Boy My Webpage © Robert Neumark Jones

Rachel, Caty and Nick discuss time in fantasy. LIMITED TIME: Check out Peter's TTRPG The Well on Bundle of Holding!   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Rachel, Daniel, Peter, Caty and Nick discuss the elusive "gaslamp fantasy" genre. LIMITED TIME: Check out Peter's TTRPG The Well on Bundle of Holding!   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Rachel, Daniel, Peter and Nick pick each others' books (again). Back the Space Wizard Kickstarter here!   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Rachel, Daniel, Peter and Nick discuss political fantasy.   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Rachel, Caty, Peter and Nick discuss gods in fantasy.   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Rachel, Caty, Peter and Daniel discuss epic fantasy.   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

This month, Rachel, Caty, Peter and Daniel discuss fantasy books with female leads.   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

So if you were to be walking just outside here, on the sidewalk, headed west on Summit, just as you cross over Saratoga, if you looked up high at this corner of our building, you would see a statue a man who is bald, has a long beard, and he's holding a parchment. It's a statue of the apostle Paul. And in this sermon I want to tell you part of the story for why that statute is there — and when I say there, what I mean is here, in the middle of North America, a very very long ways from Jerusalem. There's a story behind this, and a big part of the story has to do with Galatians Chapter 2, which is the passage for today's sermon. And when it comes to the sermon outline, it's super simple. There are two parts. First, we're gonna see what is happening here in Galatians 2. Second, we're gonna consider why it matters for us. What's happening? Why does it matter? Let's ask God to help us: Our Father in heaven, for your glory, so that your glory be known and delighted in, we ask that you, by your Spirit, would open the eyes of our hearts see what you have for us in the preaching of your word. In Jesus's name, amen. What Is Happening? First, what is happening in Galatians 2? Now the big event here comes in verses 11–14, but in order for us to understand that, we need to back up a minute and look at this thing as a whole. And overall, I think we can see what's going on here in three steps: Context, Conflict, and then Confrontation. CONTEXT For the Context, we're gonna start in verse 1, and just so you know, this is kind of a long story, but there are some high drama moments. And to help us stay on track, at certain points while I'm telling the story, I'm gonna stop and ask if you're tracking. [And I need you to say yes or nod or thumbs up, etc.] Check out verse 1. This is part of Paul's autobiography, he says, verse 1, “Then after fourteen years — [he's talking about 14 years after his conversion to Christ] — after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem.” So Jerusalem is the setting. That is where Paul is at, and remember from last week, this was only the second time Paul had been to Jerusalem since he became a Christian. And the reason Paul was there was to meet with the other apostles to confirm that he and they were preaching the same gospel of Jesus. Are you tracking? Now in terms of the apostles, let me remind you who these apostles are. The word “apostle” literally means “messenger” and these men were the official messengers of Jesus. They were the disciples of Jesus … minus Judas, plus James (Jesus's brother), and plus Matthias. (Now, you'll notice in this passage that the apostle Paul calls the apostle Peter “Cephas” — why is that? Well, it's simply because Cephas is the Aramaic way to say Peter. Both names mean the same thing. They both mean rock, which is the name Jesus gave Peter.) And one thing that's really important about Peter and the apostles is that these were all men who had witnessed the resurrection of Jesus. They were eye-witnesses of the resurrection — which means they ate and drank with Jesus after he was raised (see Acts 10:39–43). These were the men that God chose to be apostles of Jesus and go preach the gospel, which they did, and which we can read about in the Book of Acts. But now Paul also was an apostle, because he also had witnessed the resurrected Jesus, although he did in a different way. Paul didn't eat and drink with Jesus after he was raised because at first Paul hated Jesus. Paul was against the gospel; but then Jesus, as the Resurrected and Ascended Lord appeared to Paul and changed his heart. Jesus had a “come to Jesus” talk with Paul, literally, and everything changed. And so God also chose Paul to be an apostle of Jesus and go preach the gospel, which he did, and which he can also read about in the Book of Acts. These men are the apostles. We tracking? Now remember, all of these men, all of these apostles, were Jewish. Which means, they had always been taught that faithfulness to God meant that they keep Jewish law. In order to be part of the people of God, in order to be right with God, you expressed your faith through abiding by Jewish laws and customs. It meant that you abided by Kosher food laws. You do not eat unclean meat, and you do not hang around unclean people, such as any non-Jewish people, aka Gentiles. You do not hang out with Gentiles. That was the Jewish mindset that these men had been steeped in their entire lives. But see, the gospel of Jesus says something different. The gospel of Jesus says that “faith in Jesus plus nothing else” is what saves you, and that goes for Jewish people and Gentile people. You don't have to keep a certain law or perform a certain way or belong to a certain ethnic group to be right with God. You are saved only by faith in Jesus. The apostle Paul had been preaching that, because that's what Jesus told him, and now Paul comes to Jerusalem to meet with the other apostles to make sure they were preaching the same thing. And guess what? They were. That is the central thing that is confirmed in verses 1–10 during Paul's time in Jerusalem. Paul and the other apostles — all the apostles — were preaching the same gospel. And one of the ways we really see their unity on the gospel is how they handled these “false brothers” in verse 4. Here's what happened: While Paul and the other apostles were convening about the gospel and what they preached, somehow “false brothers” secretly slipped into their gatherings. Now, these “false brothers” were not apostles and they were not Christians. They were false. They were “counterfeit Christians.” They were the “troublers” that Paul mentions in Chapter 1, verse 7. And the trouble they caused is that they were going around saying that the apostles got it wrong. These troublers were false teachers who were saying that you DID have to keep Jewish law in order to be saved. And they didn't just say that theoretically, but they were pointing at Titus. Remember Titus was with Paul at these meetings in Jerusalem, and Titus was Greek. He was a Gentile. And so these false teachers were calling for his circumcision. Could you imagine the tension in this place? These false teachers were saying that Titus is not really “in” unless he is circumcised and becomes like a Jewish man. And they were saying this against all the apostles, and so all the apostles unite in their rejection of this false teaching. The apostles all said NO. That's verse 5: “to them [the false brothers] we [the apostles] did not yield in submission even for a moment.” And that's the whole point of verses 1–10. The whole point of the context here is to let us know that Paul and the other apostles — namely Paul and Peter — they are united on the gospel. The gospel is that you are saved by faith in Jesus alone. Nothing else. Peter preached that gospel. Paul preached that gospel. They preached the same gospel. Are you tracking? That's the context. CONFLICT And now we can see the conflict in verse 11, which takes place in Antioch. So we started in Jerusalem, verses 1–10. Now we're Antioch, verse 11 — and Antioch was a majority Gentile city in what is today southern Turkey (Antioch is directly north of Jerusalem, about a ten-hour drive). Paul and Barnabas had been in Antioch, preaching the gospel to Gentiles, and Peter visits. Now we don't know how often Peter visited Antioch, but apparently he had been there enough times or a long enough time to develop the habit of eating with the Gentile Christians there. Now, if you read any commentary, the word scholars use for this is “table fellowship.” Peter had table fellowship with Gentile Christians. It means that he hung out with them. Peter ate and drank with Gentiles; he spent time with them. And this was a Christian act. Because remember, in Jewish law and custom, Jewish people did not eat Gentile food or hang out with Gentile people because they were considered unclean. But Peter is a Christian; he believes the gospel; he believes that everyone is only saved by faith in Jesus; including these Gentile Christians he hung out with. So a normal day in Antioch was that, during the day, everyone went about their work doing whatever they did, but every mealtime, they'd all come together: Paul, Barnabas, Titus, all the Gentile Christians, and Peter — they would come together and they'd eat and drink and talk and fellowship, and this was a simple, glorious thing. But then one day Peter didn't show up for dinner. Oh, he must have something else was going on. But then it's the next day and again everybody's like: Where's Peter? Y'all know where Peter's at? What about Barnabas? Where's he? Hmm? Oh, maybe they're doing this or that. But see, actually, Paul knew what was going on. Look at verse 12. Peter's absence has to do with “certain men” who came from James in Jerusalem. Because before these “certain men” came, Peter was hanging out with Gentile Christians all the time, but now since these certain men came, Peter has stopped, he has drawn back and separated himself, verse 12, “fearing the circumcision party.” Now what does that mean? Are you tracking? Who are these “certain men” and who is this “circumcision party”? Now like Pastor Joe said last week, we're not 100% sure about all the details Paul is writing into, but there's enough here — and enough we know historically — that we can piece together what's going on. Here it is: At this time historically, there was a lot of tension between the Romans and Jewish people. The Romans ruled the world at this time, and there had been several Jewish revolts against Roman rule. And these Romans, these Gentiles, had done horrible things to the Jewish people. And so in response to that, Jewish people doubled down on their hostility toward Gentiles, and the “circumcision party” of verse 12 led that hostility. The “circumcision party” was made up of Jewish leaders — they were not Christians, but they were Jewish leaders and they led the way in making sure all things Jewish and Gentile stayed polarized. This circumcision party intensified an “US” vs. “THEM” mindset in Jerusalem. And then they heard that Jewish Peter —who followed Jesus — was now hanging out with Gentiles. And so these Jewish leaders, this circumcision party, they went over to James and the other Jewish Christians in Jerusalem, and they said: “You have betrayed your people.” This “gospel” you preach — it's not the fulfillment of the Hebrew Scriptures; this Jesus is not the Jewish Messiah, but you are traitors to your heritage. You have joined sides with our Gentile enemy — do you not know what they've done to us? And James hears this and knows this is not good, especially in terms of optics. Because he was trying to win the Jewish people to believe in Jesus. He wants them to become Christians, but now this is a problem in the way. And so James in Jerusalem gets some men together — the “certain men” of verse 12 — and he sends them to Antioch to tell Peter what's going on: Hey, go tell Peter that his hanging out with Gentiles is making things difficult for us here in Jerusalem. It's causing the circumcision party to bully the Jewish Christians and it's ruining all of our chances at evangelism. And so then when Peter hears this from these certain men, of course, he doesn't want that to happen, and so what does he do? Well, he didn't show up for dinner last night. He's not here this morning. Has anybody seen him? Where's Peter? Peter had stopped hanging out with the Gentile Christians. And it wasn't just Peter, because he influenced others to do the same, including other Jewish Christians in Antioch — and even Barnabas got mixed up in this. The Jewish Christians had stopped table fellowship with Gentile Christians, and Paul called this hypocrisy. Are you tracking? So Context. Conflict. Now that leads to confrontation. CONFRONTATION This is verse 11, and then verse 14. First, Paul tells us he opposed Peter to his face because Peter stood condemned. That word “condemned” simply means to be found guilty. When Peter stopped eating with Gentile Christians he was in the wrong. And Paul told him that. Verse 14: But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?” Now Paul mentioned the word “hypocrisy” in verse 13, but here in verse 14 is where he explains the hypocrisy. And we all know what hypocrisy means. Hypocrisy is when you say you believe something, but your behavior contradicts it. You say this, but you live that. And what's implied is that actions speak louder than words — so the way you act will reveal if your convictions are pretense. The way you live is the real measure of what you believe, and so if you say you believe something but don't live it, it means you're lying. You're pretending. That's what hypocrisy means, and we get it. We understand how it works. My late grandfather understood how it works. My first year of seminary in North Carolina, I only took one class because I worked everyday with my dad and my grandfather in my dad's drywall business. And a lot of those days at work I would drive all over Raleigh with my grandfather — we called him Papa — and as we drove I would talk to him about Jesus. My Papa had heard the gospel, and he had been to different churches his whole life, but his big hangup was the hypocrisy he had seen in so many so-called Christians — and he had a list of stories. There were all these people who were part of churches and claimed the name of Christ, but if you looked at their lives, they were no different than anybody else — and that's confusing, right? When our conduct is out of step with our confession, it's confusing. That's true today. And that was true in the First Century. Peter said we're saved by faith in Jesus alone, and that this salvation is for everyone who believes, Jewish people and Gentile! We are Christians. We are one people in Christ — but by not eating with Gentile Christians he was acting like you have to become Jewish in order to become a Christian. See, Peter's behavior is contradicting what he believes and preaches, because his behavior (motivated by fear and good intentions) suggests (even faintly) that you have to keep Jewish law in order to be saved. Because of his behavior, Peter was in the wrong, and the real turning point is that Paul confronted him. This is where we move from Part One to Part Two. In Part One, What Is Happening? — we've seen Context, Conflict, and Confrontation, and now that takes us to Why It Matters Why Does This Matter for Us? This is why: Paul confronted Peter because his conduct was out of step with the truth of the gospel, or more specifically, it was because Peter was behaving as if you need more than faith in Jesus to be saved. Peter's behavior was undermining the all-sufficiency of Jesus for salvation. And just categorically, this means it is possible for you to live in a way that contradicts the gospel. Like Peter did here, you can do things that deny the all-sufficiency of Jesus, and that is was wrong. Are you tracking? Now get this: if it's possible for us to get it wrong, the converse must also be true. We can get it right. Which is why Paul is doing what he's doing here! Hey, it's possible for you, for me, for us! — it is possible for us to live in a way that is congruent to the all-sufficiency of Jesus! Gospel congruence is what it's called. Gospel congruence is the way we wanna live, right? We want to live — and we can live — in step with the gospel. We can show with our lives that Jesus alone is our salvation. But guess what? We have to help one another. I think that's the main takeaway for us here. This is the main thing we see in Paul and Peter. It's that gospel congruence is the way we help one another live. Gospel congruence — living in step with the gospel — is the way we help one another live. Now, in closing, I want to give you three reasons why: #1. BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT. It is right that we live in congruence with the gospel because the gospel is meant to change how we live. The gospel is for all of us. Head to toe, mind to heart, every part of who we are, is who Jesus came to save, because every part of us needs saving. Remember, we're fallen humans. We are sinners who are totally depraved, which means every part of us is broken, and we cannot save ourselves. We have to start there, and when we realize that we can't save ourselves, and that we need a Savior from outside of us, then we look to cross. We look to the gospel of Jesus — that Jesus came here to save sinners like us. He walked through this life in our shoes, and in all the ways that we have failed, Jesus was perfect. And being perfect, he became a spotless sacrifice. Jesus went to the cross in our place and he took upon himself the punishment we deserved for our sins, and he died for us bearing that punishment. The judgment of God that I deserved for my sins — judgment that was coming at me — Jesus took it instead, and he died and was buried, but then on the third day he was raised. Jesus was raised and ascended victorious over sin and death. By his resurrection, Jesus proved that he has overcome both the power and penalty of sin, and when we put our faith in him, when we trust him, his victory is applied to us. By faith, we are united to Jesus, and all the favor that God has for his Son becomes favor that God has on us. We become the adopted sons and daughters of God through faith in Jesus. That is the gospel, and Jesus didn't just do that so we'd “agree” with it, he did it to change us. Look, I used to think that the biggest problem for the church was the issue of behavior. From all those conversations with my Papa, I thought, If Christians could just live right and not be stupid! I used to think that was the issue, but it's not. The issue is that if Christians, if we, could just truly understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. Church, Jesus's love for you is not shallow. He is saving all of you, and his salvation shows up in how we live. This is gospel congruence. And it's just right. It's our calling. Gospel congruence is the way we help one another live … #2. BECAUSE WE CANNOT DO IT ALONE. We help one another live in gospel congruence because we have to help one another. Remember that when we become Christians, we become part of the family of God; we're part of the church, and we live that out in her local assemblies, in local churches like this one. As a church, we are together learning to obey all that Jesus commands us. We're learning how to follow Jesus together on this journey of faith through life in this world. We are pilgrims in progress. John Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim's Progress in 1678 — one of the most famous books in the world. And it's an allegory of a Christian's journey of faith. Christian, the main character, is on a pilgrimage from the City of Destruction (which is this world) to the Celestial City (which is heaven). And on this journey, Christian experiences all the things that we Christians might experience here — it's really amazing how relevant this book is hundreds of years later. And part of the genius of the story is that Christian, the main character, does not make the journey alone. At first it was Christian's friend Faithful, who traveled with him, but then after Faithful was martyred, it was Christian's friend Hopeful. And Christian and Hopeful journey together, and at different times in the story they both need each other to remind them of the gospel. They're both correcting and encouraging one another along the way. And as the church, we are called to do that for one another. There will be times on this journey when we as brothers and sisters will see the gospel more clearly than the person next to us, and when that happens, we have to tell them. Because there's also gonna be times when we don't see the gospel clearly, and we need our brothers and sisters to tell us. There will be times for all of us when our step is off, and we have to help one another. We can't do this alone. Gospel congruence is the way we help one another live. And lastly, #3, that's … #3. BECAUSE THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL WILL BE PRESERVED. I think there are some things we can learn here from Paul and Peter that apply to our current situations, but the main way that Galatians 2 is different from any other situation is that the stakes are uniquely high. Peter's hypocrisy was that his conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, which didn't just undermine what he believed and preached, but it threatened to rip apart the church. Peter's behavior suggested that something more than faith in Jesus is needed for salvation, and if that behavior was left unchecked would have created a kind of Jewish syncretism that distorted the message of the gospel. And Paul understood this. He understood how high the stakes were, which is why in verse 5 he said that the apostles did not yield to the false teachers even for a moment, “so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.” What is driving Paul more than anything is the integrity of the gospel. Paul's highest allegiance was to the gospel. And I think the same thing could be said of Peter. You'll notice in Galatians 2 that Paul doesn't say anything about Peter's response to him. We have no indication anywhere that Paul and Peter argued about this, which means it's best to assume that when Peter heard Paul say all this to him, he received it. Because his highest allegiance was also to the gospel. Paul's highest allegiance was to the gospel, not his ego, so he confronted Peter and risked being disliked. Peter's highest allegiance was to the gospel, not his ego, so he didn't argue with Paul but accepted that he was wrong, and he showed up for dinner that night. And because our brother Paul and our brother Peter — because their highest allegiance was to the gospel — God used this confrontation to preserve the truth of the gospel for us. See Peter and Paul continued to preach the truth that we are saved by faith in Jesus alone, plus nothing else, and through Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, that gospel message has advanced to the ends of the earth … even to here, in the middle of North America, where there's now a statute of Paul on our building in a city named after him. Look, it's not about Paul. When Paul looks down from the cloud of witnesses and sees this statue, he probably face palms. It's not about Paul, but Jesus used Paul, and Jesus used this moment in Galatians 2, so that we would know the gospel today. Hey, you are saved by faith in Jesus alone. Stop looking to yourself. Stop looking anywhere else. Look to Jesus and trust him. And if you do, we come now to this Table to give him thanks. The Table At this Table, the bread represents the broken body of Jesus; the cup represents the shed blood of Jesus; and when we receive it, we remember Jesus's death and give him thanks. We are saying that Jesus is our only hope, and if that's your confession this morning, let's eat and drink together. His body is the true bread. His blood is the true drink.

This month's bonus episode: an interview with Fonda Lee, author of Jade City! Fonda Lee is the author of the epic urban fantasy Green Bone Saga, beginning with Jade City, continuing in Jade War, and concluding in Jade Legacy. She is also the author of the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo and Cross Fire. Fonda is a winner of the World Fantasy Award, as well as a three-time winner of the Aurora Award, and a multiple finalist for the Nebula Award and the Locus Award. The Green Bone Saga has been translated into multiple languages and optioned for television development. Fonda is a former corporate strategist and black belt martial artist who loves action movies and Eggs Benedict. Born and raised in Canada, she currently resides in the Pacific Northwest. Website: https://fondalee.com/ Instagram: @fonda.lee Twitter: @fondajlee Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fondalee Buy Jade City: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/fonda-lee/jade-city/9780316440882/ Buy Jade War: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/fonda-lee/jade-war/9780316440905/ Buy Jade Legacy: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/fonda-lee/jade-legacy/9780316440974/   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Happy New Year! To kick off 2022, the gang all read Jade City, by Fonda Lee. Be sure to return next week for our interview with Fonda Lee! Fonda Lee is the author of the epic urban fantasy Green Bone Saga, beginning with Jade City, continuing in Jade War, and concluding in Jade Legacy. She is also the author of the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo and Cross Fire. Fonda is a winner of the World Fantasy Award, as well as a three-time winner of the Aurora Award, and a multiple finalist for the Nebula Award and the Locus Award. The Green Bone Saga has been translated into multiple languages and optioned for television development. Fonda is a former corporate strategist and black belt martial artist who loves action movies and Eggs Benedict. Born and raised in Canada, she currently resides in the Pacific Northwest. Website: https://fondalee.com/ Instagram: @fonda.lee Twitter: @fondajlee Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fondalee Buy Jade City: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/fonda-lee/jade-city/9780316440882/ Buy Jade War: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/fonda-lee/jade-war/9780316440905/ Buy Jade Legacy: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/fonda-lee/jade-legacy/9780316440974/   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Peter, Caty, Nick and Dan all read books from the years we were born!   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

1:18, 2:2 Paul stresses that he is legitimate because he spent 15 days with Peter, and checked with the Church leaders to make sure he is teaching correctly. (“In vain.”) ( He didn't try to start his own church or introduce doctrine that conflicted with the One, Universal Church.) 2:11-14 Paul mentions he DID rebuke Peter for Peter's BEHAVIOR. (Not eating with Gentiles when Jews were present.) But this is NOT an indictment of Papal Infallibility!! It was Peter's ACTIONS that were wrong, not Peter's TEACHING!! (See Peter's TEACHING in Acts 10:34 and in Acts 15:7-11. ) Papal Infallibility applies only to the TEACHING of the Pope, and then only in matters of faith and morals, and then only when explicitly teaching to the entire Church, and then only when it doesn't conflict with previous Popes' infallible statements. 5:6 All that matters is “faith WORKING through love.” (Not “faith alone” in the understanding of many Protestants.) We must demonstrate our relationship with Jesus through our LOVE and WORK for Him and our brothers and sisters. 6:9 “Let us not grow tired of DOING GOOD, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, IF WE DO NOT GIVE UP.” (WORKING and PERSEVERING!! What could be clearer?) 6:15 Are you a “new creation?” Christ seeks to change us! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/catholicbiblestudy/support

The whole gang is back together this time! This month, we (again) pick books for each other to read!   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Join us for a discussion on horror-themed fantasy books and other spoopy tales!   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

On this week's Podcast, Jackie and Peter discuss how inflation and affordability have come into the spotlight. How is inflation measured and how much has it increased? What is the connection between oil price and inflation? And, if a more sustained period of inflation were to occur, what are the implications? See Peter's recent commentary […] The post Inflation: The Next Episode? first appeared on ARC Energy Research Institute.

This month, we discuss Arthurian Legends and their influence in pop-culture.   Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

This month, we discuss indigenous authors! Use code LAUNCH15 at www.griffinsroostbt.com to purchase your books! Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

This month, the FBOM team deep dives into the world of fairy tales and fairy tale retellings. Use code LAUNCH15 at www.griffinsroostbt.com to purchase your books! Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

This month, the crew discuss vampires. Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! Visit Caty's Bookstore! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Apocalypse through the decades. You can find the first episode of the Homebrew Kitchen here.  Support us: Read Daniel’s Book, ‘Dave Woke Up’! See Peter’s… The post Nostalgia+ | X-Men and Apocalypse appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

Apocalypse through the decades. You can find the first episode of the Homebrew Kitchen here.  Support us: Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

This month, the gang discusses the urban fantasy subgenre! Read Volume 2 of the Bi-Yearly TMT Newsletter here. Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Reach out to us @idlehandssociety. Your hosts today are @dan_s_higginson, @paulbenceuk and @_peterclarkson on Instagram.See Peter's photographs on the show page.Mentions:Paul's ongoing River Wandle projectWilliam Albert AllardLuke SaxonUnderworldMassive AttackBest CoastCycling chamois, yeah they're real!William EgglestonShout outs:Brunel Johnson (Peter's choice)The Guide by John Myers (Paul's choice)Bernadett Timko (Dan's choice)Visit our website www.idlehandssociety.com

On the May 5, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. Opening Banter:    At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter went to the grand reopening of Disneyland after a 400+ day closure. Watch the video here. He also went back to Disneyland to spend May the 4th inside Galaxy’s Edge. Watch that video here. Brad started doing a morning radio show. Watch/listen to it here. What we’ve been Reading:Peter and Brad checked out The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. See Peter’s video about the unused concepts here. Read Brad’s review of the book right here. Jacob is reading Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe. Hoai-Tran is reading Doctor Who: The Writer’s Tale by Russell T. Davies. What we’ve been Watching:Ben and Jacob watched The Mitchells vs. The Machines. Peter watched The Bad Batch on Disney+, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things on Amazon, and more episodes of Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Brad watched Without Remorse, Things Heard & Seen, and Mortal Kombat. Chris watched In the Heights, The Father, and started watching Warrior.  Jacob watched Mystery Men and began a rewatch of The Sopranos. Ben watched Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm and Brigadoon. Hoai-Tran watched I Saw the Devil. What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried a Cocoa Pebbles Chocolate Bar What we’ve been Playing:Jacob is playing Returnal on the PlayStation 5.   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

This month, we discuss books with a non-human point of view. Read Volume 2 of the Bi-Yearly TMT Newsletter here. Send us photos of your bookshelves: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Check out our links: Participate in our reading challenge on The StoryGraph! Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! - see his new TTRPG, The Well! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

We are headed back to the 90s with a few episodes of the X-Men animated series. You can find the first episode of the Homebrew Kitchen here.  Support us: Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

Today, we take another look at the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. Rather than examining the empty tomb, we are going to examine the changed life of one of Jesus' closest followers. Peter was a leader among the disciples. He was always speaking up. He professed that Jesus was God's son. Yet on the same occasion he urged Jesus to take the wrong action. Jesus told him, "Get behind me, Satan!" Peter seemed to blow hot and cold. When Jesus came to the disciples in a boat by walking on the water, Peter had the faith to step out onto the water as well. Then he took his eyes off of Jesus and sank! Consistency was not his forte! At Jesus' arrest, he was ready to defend him against the crowd. He even swung his sword and severed an ear. Yet on the same night he denied Jesus three times. Imagine his guilt and fear. What caused him to stand and preach Jesus to thousands a few weeks later -- in the very city that had killed Jesus? What turned him into a rock of faith who eventually was executed as follower? Why didn't he again deny Jesus to save his own skin? What could cause such a change? He had seen the empty tomb. More importantly, he had seen the risen Jesus several times. His changed life is evidence that Jesus lives! Please provide feedback and suggestions at: https://www.sparkingfaith.com/feedback/ Bumper music “Landing Place” performed by Mark July, used under license from Shutterstock.

This week we tell another international story. Peter Kosgei, the most decorated athlete in Hamilton College history, talks about his early struggles coming to America from Kenya, what it was like competing as a runner at such a high level, and the terrible attack he suffered which ended his successful collegiate running career prematurely. Ultimately this is a story about falling in love with Hamilton.See Peter in action https://youtu.be/oruCsL9W4Dshttps://youtu.be/UT9awu8XINghttps://youtu.be/AUoYHN_2vR8All music by Doctuh Michael Woodshttps://soundcloud.com/doctuhwoods?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0

Rachel and the fine folks from Homebrew Kitchen take over our airways to watch the very not good Artemis Fowl. This is our first watch-along episode which means that you can listen to this episode while you also watch the movie on Disney+. So pull up a gallon of Haterade and get ready to not enjoy the movie but really enjoy the fun commentary from Rachel, Ashley, and Grayson. You can find the first episode of the Homebrew Kitchen here.  Support us: Read Daniel's Book, 'Dave Woke Up'! See Peter's games! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @TMT_Media, @tackyslacks, @ArgentRabe, @ShoelessPete, @ShimmyBook, @SinisterInfant E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com

See Peter at the Las Vegas Freedom Fest – July 17-20 https://www.freedomfest.com/ Save $50 using promo code SCHIFF 93 Ounces of Silver for One Ounce of Gold I think the most interesting development today in the market was in the metals market. I've been talking on the podcast for some time about the spread between gold and silver, and the fact that silver has never been this cheap, in terms of gold. The spread got to almost 93:1, where you can buy 93 ounces of silver for one ounce of gold - which is incredibly cheap. Some Silver Stocks up 10% or More on the Day It's a great time to be buying silver, and I've really been pounding the table on people buying silver.  I recommended it again last night last night on my live YouTube event, I recommended it to my Managed Account clients on our last webinar, encouraging people to contact their brokers and maybe buy more silver stocks. In fact we had silver stocks today; some stocks up 10% or more on the day. Very, very significant jump up in the price of silver stocks, even thought the price of silver itself did not have that big a move. It was only up 19 cents. Silver Up as Price of Gold Fell But the significance of the move is that gold was down $8. So not only did silver have a relatively large move, although not large enough to normally cause silver stock to rise by 10%, but what was significant about it was that it rose as the price of gold was falling. This could signal - and it was looking to me technically that we saw some indications of this last week (I added to my own silver stocks last week  - but it looked to me like this trend was about to change.  We're still above 90:1. We're close to getting back to 90:1 even. But this is still an incredibly good opportunity to buy physical silver; to buy silver oriented stocks. But what I think this is showing me is that the bull market in gold is getting ready to kick into a higher gear.

See Peter at the Las Vegas Freedom Fest – July 17-20 https://www.freedomfest.com/ Save $50 using promo code SCHIFF Markets Up on Low Volume A lot of people on Wall Street probably took today off; after all yesterday was the Fourth of July, the market was closed.  On Wednesday they closed the markets early in preparation for the July Fourth holiday.  So when you have a Friday where the markets are open, but you have a Thursday when they're closed… most people probably left for the Hamptons on Wednesday afternoon, and so were not in their offices or down at the stock market when we released the nonfarm payroll numbers today. ADP Disappointing Number Teed Up Low Expectations The June number, highly anticipated, as always, especially with a rate cut on deck now by the Fed. Most of the people who were probably handicapping the jobs number thought that it would probably come out weaker than expected. After all, most of the data we've been getting has been weaker than expected.  In particular, the jobs numbers, including the ADP report that came out on Wednesday, on that holiday-shortened trading session.  We got a disappointing number.  The consensus for private-sector employment for ADP was 140,000, and we ended up with 102,000.  So we had a significant miss in the ADP numbers. Back-to-Back Declines in Small Business Jobs But also, look at the employment components of some of the other numbers that also came out weak on Wednesday, like the ISM non-manufacturing index.  It printed 55.1 versus an estimate of 55.8.  The employment component of that index was notably weak, especially for small businesses which had major reduction in jobs, no only in this month but the previous month. In fact, I read a tweet by Dave Rosenberg who pointed out that he hasn't seen back-to-back monthly declines like this since February/March of 2008. That was the year of the Financial Crisis. He basically said that small business job growth is the weakest it's been in over 9 years. Bigger Decline in Factory Orders Now, small business job growth, that is the heart of the job market. That's where most of the jobs are created. So, if you look at a lot of the other data that has been coming out that might reflect on employment, you might have thought that there might have been a weak number. Look at the factory orders number that also came out on Wednesday. They were looking for a drop of .5% in factory orders, and instead, the orders dropped by .7%. So a bigger decline.

See Peter at the Las Vegas Freedom Fest – July 17-20 https://www.freedomfest.com/ Save $50 using code SCHIFF Recorded June 28, 2019 Dow Jones Had Best June Since 1938 U.S. stocks finished a down week on an up note, but the gains were not that large today. But of course, they were very big for the month of June. In fact, the Dow Jones just had its best June since 1938. That was during the Great Depression. S&P, not as big a record; you only have to go back to 1955 to find a June where the S&P did better than June 2019.  So these are big moves up. Percentage-wise, though, I think it's about 7%, approximately, maybe a little bit less. Stock Market Actually Lost Value In Terms of Gold Now the price of gold was up 8% during the month of June. In other words, while the price of stocks went up in terms of paper money - dollars - in terms of real money - gold - stocks actually lost value during the month.  Now, the first half of the year also comes to an end today, as does the second quarter, and this is the best first half of the year in 22 years. the S&P was up about 17.5% or so, the Dow about 14%. I think I'm counting dividends -  I'm just talking about the appreciation, so the total return would be a little better when you throw in the meager dividends that you can collect on U.S. stocks. NASDAQ was up about 20% - not much in the way of dividends there. Russell 2000 was up about 9%.  This is on the first half of the year. Stocks Recovering From Worst December Since Great Depression I'm sure you're going to read a lot of tweets from Donald Trump about how great the stock market is in 2019; how great the month of June is and why we should thank him for this spectacular performance in the stock market.  But the only reason that the market has done so well this year is because it got destroyed in the 4th quarter of last year. Remember, we had the worst December since the Great Depression, as well.

See Peter at the Las Vegas Freedom Fest – July 17-20 https://www.freedomfest.com/ Save $50 using code SCHIFF Gold: Six-Year High Overnight Overnight the price of gold rose to a six-year high.  We almost got to $1440.  I think the high I saw was maybe $1438 - 39… we were up about $19 at the high point. Then it became a very volatile session overnight into the wee hours of the morning.  But I think by the time we got into the New York time zone, gold was still up about $10-$12-$13 dollars on the day and it was up about that amount when the U.S. stock market opened for trading. Before Today, Gold Stocks Up 20% Gold stocks initially had a small rally, but nothing big. Then they spent most of the day on the downside.  Obviously the gold traders are still very cautious.  As I have been saying, this gold breakout, even though we did see pretty big moves in gold stocks, I think the GDX, not counting today's losses, (the GDX was down about 2% today) but not counting today, we were up 20% in the month of June. So, still, a very big rise.   But really not nearly as big a rise as it should be, considering, I think, the significance of this gold breakout.  Except, of course, if people don't believe it.  If they're cautious about it, so they're reluctant to bid up the price of gold stocks. Investors Still Reluctant on Gold and Silver - Why? The same thing with silver. In fact, silver never had much of a rally today, and it actually settled down, I think 8 cents on the day, even though gold ended up finishing up $4 - well off the highs. But it didn't close negative. At one point during New York trading, the price of gold was negative on the day, but it managed to bounce back for the close. Silver, I think, ended at 15.33.  The gold/silver ratio that I spoke about on the last podcast now, I think is close to 93:1.  Again, I think investors are reluctant to buy up silver because they are expecting the price of gold to roll over.  

See Peter at the SALT Conference at the Bellagio, Las Vegas May 7-10, 2019 https://www.salt.org/bio-schiff-peter Market Volatility I just arrived in Las Vegas, where I will be spending the next 8 days - I actually have 2 conferences heres; I have the SALT Conference (SkyBridge Alternative Asset Conference) that really kicks off tomorrow, though there is a welcome reception tonight, and then I do the Las Vegas Money Show, which kicks off on Monday.  So I'm here for quite some time.  I haven't even unpacked my bags, though.  I wanted to record a short podcast to comment mainly on the market volatility. Buyers Bought Dip on Monday The stock market was way down on Monday morning.  Of course,  the selloff started in the futures market on Sunday night, where the Dow futures was down over 500 points at one time. But by the time we opened, the Dow was only off about 450 and the dip buyers came in, and they bought the market all day, and we closed near the highs.  It couldn't close positive - I think the Dow was only off about 70 points.  So the buyers came in as they are trained to do.  They bought the dip. Trump's Tariff Tweets What caused the initial selloff was a pair of tweets; the two tweets were related. A lot of times, when Donald Trump sends out a tweet, he has a lot of stuff in there. or he will send out 2 tweets to make the same message. And, what happened is he basically said that he was going to impose more tariffs on China. He tweeted that, by this Friday, he is going to "up" the 10% tariffs to 25%.  So Americans who are now being taxed 10% for buying some Chinese goods, if they buy those Chinese goods starting on Friday, they will have to pay a 25% tariff on those goods. New Additional 25% Tariffs He also tweeted that he was going to apply the 25% tariff to goods that right now aren't paying any tariffs. So there are still a lot of Chinese goods that Americans could buy without being subject to tariffs, but now Trump is saying that now that is going to go away. At the end of this week, he's going to hit those goods.  So Americans buying pretty much any Chinese products are going to have to pay a 25% tariff. Additional Tax on American Consumers Now, of course, Donald Trump thinks these tariffs are great, because he believes the Chinese pay them, which, of course, is not true.  The tariffs are added on here in the United States, so it is the American consumers who pay those tariffs. Now, it can hurt China because if the higher prices cause fewer Americans to buy Chinese goods because they don't want to pay the higher price, then China doesn't sell its goods in America.  

See Peter in person at the Orlando Money Show https://conferences.moneyshow.com/moneyshow-orlando/ Celebrate Peter's birthday with him on the 2019 Investor Summit at Sea! Visit schiffbirthday.com State of the Union Not Addressed Last night President Trump delivered what purported to be a State of the Union address but really, Donald Trump talked about a lot of things, but he didn't really speak at all about the State of the Union. Bernie Sanders recorded his own response. He didn't do the official Democratic response; that was done by Stacey Abrams, the woman who ran for and lost the Governorship of Georgia in 2018. She was a Democratic candidate.  I think the Democrats are grooming her probably to run for Senate in 2020 so they wanted to put her up on that stage and shine the spotlight on her. Bernie Did a Better Job of Laying out Economic Problems But Bernie Sanders delivered his own response on YouTube, and Bernie Sanders did a much better job of describing the problems in the U.S. economy, that Donald Trump ignored in his State of the Union address.  He spoke a little bit about the economy; he said we're having an "economic miracle" here in the Unites States, that we were the envy of the world, the hottest economy in the world.  Everything is great, and theoretically the only thing that could screw it up is if the Democrats keep going after him with this ridiculous investigation, but everything is doing great, which, of course is a bunch of nonsense. Socialism, However, Won't Work Bernie Sanders did a much better job of presenting the facts. He pointed out that maybe, if Donald Trump is talking about his rich friends at Mar-a-Lago Country Club - for those guys, the economy is great. But for average Americans, the economy is lousy and Sanders describes some of the problems that Donald Trump overlooked or ignored when he gave his address.  This is going to be the problem for the Republicans in 2020 when they run for re-election, talking about how great the economy is, they don't have a chance.  It's the Democrats who will be feeling the pain of the voters and coming up with their own solution.  The problem is, the solutions that Bernie Sanders is putting forth, Socialism, aren't going to work.

See Peter in person at The MoneyShow Orlando https://conferences.moneyshow.com/moneyshow-orlando/ Stronger than Expected Jobs Number We actually got a bunch of economic data released today; apparently the shutdown no longer is affecting some of these newer releases, although we still have a bunch of old data that has yet to be released. I have a feeling that there is a lot of weak economic data that has yet to come out. Today we got some stronger than expected data including the January jobs number. They were looking for 158,000 jobs to be created, which would follow the 312,000 number that we got for December, which was a surprisingly strong number.  So the consensus was that we would have a weaker number in January; but we ended up with 304,000 jobs allegedly being created in January. December Jobs Number Revised Down 90,000 Jobs But they now tell us that we didn't create 312,000 jobs in December - we only created 222,000 jobs, which is still a pretty big number, but it's 90,000 less.  That's a huge revision, to think that they were off by 90,000 jobs.  Maybe they're off by 90,000 jobs in January. I guess we'll have to wait another month to find out.  But that number was much bigger than what was expected; and of course, even if you take into consideration the revisions, it was still a better net number than what the markets were looking for. U6 Went from 7.6% to 8.1% The official unemployment rate rose to 4%.  Part of that was because the Labor Force Participation Rate continued to notch up. It went from 63.1 to 63.2, and since more people are now looking for work, those people are now officially unemployed. But a bigger story than the official rate is the U6 rate, which is far more accurate if you want to get a real look at the U.S. labor market.  Of course, it's not 100% accurate because it only includes discouraged workers who have discouraged for under a year.  So it doesn't capture any of the long-term unemployed, which are a big part of the American labor market. But the U6 rate includes the short-term discouraged workers, but also the people who are working part time, but who really want to work full time. We had a surge, like half a million part-time jobs were added according to household survey during the month, so a lot of people working part time - they probably want to work full time, but they are settling for part time work.  That meant that the U6 number went from 7.6 to 8.1.

See Peter in person at the The MoneyShow Orlando https://conferences.moneyshow.com/moneyshow-orlando/ Monetary Drug Pushers Earlier today, the monetary drug pushers at the Federal Reserve gave the addicts on Wall Street exactly the fix that they have been craving. In fact, not only did Powell deliver exactly what the doctor ordered with respect to interest rates, saying the Fed was going to remain "patient", probably indefinitely, with respect to another rate hike, but Powell also made it clear that the balance sheet wind-down, otherwise known as quantitative tightening, was off of auto-pilot.  In fact, based on what Powell said, I would be surprised to see any significant reductions in the Fed's balance sheet from here.  Not surprising, the market rallied as a result of getting what they wanted out of the Fed.  At one point, I think, the Dow was up better than 500 points, but it did close up 434 points - back above 25,000 - 25,014.86, to be precise. Quantitative Easing and a Return to Zero But, you know, just like any addict, they can never get enough. I think that soon the markets are going to be demanding a lot more from the Fed than just a cessation of rate hikes and a commitment not to shrink the balance sheet.  I think what the addicts are going to require is going to be more quantitative easing and a return to zero, and that is exactly what the Federal Reserve is going to provide, once it realizes that that's what's necessary. Of course, I don't think that is going to work; I think that is going to deliver the overdose that I have been warning about since the Fed first went down this mistaken policy road. I knew that we would ultimately end up exactly where we're headed.  It's just that the markets still haven't figured this out. Markets Need to Focus on the Why The markets really need to be focusing on the Why. Not just looking at what the Fed is doing, but why the Fed is doing it, and what it actually means about the underlying health of the U.S economy or the efficacy of prior Fed policy. Now if you listened to the press conference, or even just read the prepared remarks, the Federal Reserve wants to pretend that everything is still great - that the U.S. economy is still in great shape.  In fact, the Fed wants to pretend the U.S. economy is just a good as it was when it hiked rates during the September meeting, let alone the December meeting. Continued Rate Hikes and Auto Pilot QT Going back to September, when the Fed was saying that they were going to do maybe 3 or 4 rate hikes in 2019, and that the balance sheet unwind was on auto-pilot, that the Fed was going to set that aside and sell off about $50 billion worth of treasuries and mortgages every month, just forget about it, not even worry about it and that the Fed was going to simply focus on interest rates.  Even if something bad happened in the economy they were going to let the quantitative tightening program continue on auto-pilot. The only changes that they were prepared to make was with respect to interest rates. So, at that point, the Fed was very optimistic on the economy and they had a policy of continued rate hikes and auto-pilot QT.