Podcasts about Spanish Main

Dan tells swashbuckling tales of Francis Drake on the Spanish Main. Francis Drake was England's first imperial warrior forged in the crucible of the 16th-century naval engagements against Spain. This episode covers Drake's early life, his transformation from a passionate Protestant to a relentless scourge of the Spanish, and his legendary feats of seamanship as he led England's first successful circumnavigation of the globe. Dan narrates Drake's audacious attacks on Spanish treasure fleets and his daring circumnavigation that not only enriched England but also laid the foundation for its future naval dominance.This is Part 1 of 2.Written by Dan Snow and edited by Dougal Patmore.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.We'd love to hear your feedback - you can take part in our podcast survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on.You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com.

Send us a textGeorge Feltenstein joins the podcast for our review of the Warner Archive's six Blu-ray releases for December. We also provide a brief overview of THE SEARCHERS (1956) 4K release and what other reviewers are saying about the Warner Archive's first 4K release.  We wrap up our discussion with a look back at 2024, and what collectors can look forward to in 2025.Purchase links:MR. LUCKY (1943)NORA PRENTISS (1947)THE SPANISH MAIN (1945)THE TALL TARGET (1951)BLACK EYE (1974)A NIGHT FULL OF RAIN (1978)THE SEARCHERS (1956) 4K + Blu-ray THE SEARCHERS (1956) BLU-RAY Remastered The Extras Facebook pageThe Extras Twitter Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalog GroupOtaku Media produces podcasts, behind-the-scenes extras, and media that connect creatives with their fans and businesses with their consumers. Contact us today to see how we can work together to achieve your goals. www.otakumedia.tv

During the colonization period, the Spanish Main was the collective term for the parts of the Spanish Empire that were on the mainland of the Americas and had coastlines on the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico. The term was used to distinguish those regions from the numerous islands Spain controlled in the Caribbean, which were known as the Spanish West Indies. The Spanish Main included Spanish Florida and New Spain, the latter extending through modern-day Texas and Mexico. Enjoy this Encore Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/f3O-7qxQC6E which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. New Spain books available at https://amzn.to/42PeBmc Mexico History books available at https://amzn.to/43dBlfv   THANKS for the many wonderful comments, messages, ratings and reviews. All of them are regularly posted for your reading pleasure on https://patreon.com/markvinet where you can also get exclusive access to Bonus episodes, Ad-Free content, Extra materials, and an eBook Welcome Gift when joining our growing community on Patreon or Donate on PayPal at https://bit.ly/3cx9OOL and receive an eBook GIFT. SUPPORT this series by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at no extra charge to you). It costs you nothing to shop using this FREE store entry link and by doing so encourages & helps us create more quality content. Thanks! Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus                                                            Mark's TIMELINE video channel at https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.bit.ly/34tBizu Podcast: https://parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@historyofnorthamerica Books: https://amzn.to/3j0dAFH                                                                              Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WadeOrganization  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1115, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Almost Assassinated 1: August 22, 1962 when his limousine was attacked near Paris. Charles de Gaulle. 2: February 15, 1933 after making a speech in Miami. FDR. 3: May 12, 1982 on a visit to the famous shrine in Fatima, Portugal. Pope John Paul II. 4: September 5, 1975 while greeting a crowd in Sacramento, California. Gerald Ford. 5: August 22, 1962 when his luxury Citroen was attacked near Paris. Charles de Gaulle. Round 2. Category: Who Directed It? 1: "Riding in Cars with Boys","Awakenings". (Penny) Marshall. 2: "When They See Us", "A Wrinkle in Time", "Selma". Ava DuVernay. 3: 1991's "Point Break", "Zero Dark Thirty". Kathryn Bigelow. 4: "Wonder Woman", episodes of "Entourage" and "Arrested Development". Patty Jenkins. 5: "Red Hot Chili Peppers: Dark Necessities", "Booksmart". Olivia Wilde. Round 3. Category: The 2011 Fortune 500 1: "And like a good neighbor", this co. is there at No. 37, "taking an active stance against texting while driving". State Farm. 2: Fannie Mae, No. 5, was delisted by the NYSE; this company, No. 20, got "$64 billion in... bailout money". Freddie Mac. 3: "Bailed out and buffed up", this car co., No. 8, "emerged from bankruptcy with a $20 billion public offering". GM. 4: No. 36, this co. got "a $30 billion contract to supply refueling aircraft to the Air Force, beating European rival Airbus". Boeing. 5: Checking out at No. 28, "88% of" this wholesaler's "customers renew their annual memberships". Costco. Round 4. Category: Channel Surfing 1: It's the largest of the islands separated from the mainland by the Mozambique Channel. Madagascar. 2: The Corsica Channel separates Corsica from this other island where Napoleon lived. Elba. 3: Dusky dolphins surf this South American channel, named for a 19th century science ship. the Beagle. 4: Click on this channel and you might find yourself in the middle of "Shark Week". Discovery Channel. 5: Its western entrance lies between Land's End, U.K. and Ushant, France. the English Channel. Round 5. Category: All In 1: Brick red, hot magenta, sea green and 117 more options are in a 120-count box of these. crayons. 2: Nevis, the Windward Passage and the Spanish Main are all in this sea. the Caribbean Sea. 3: At its core, this boozy clan was Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.. the Rat Pack. 4: The "Discobolus" statue, a Viking antler comb and a Henry I halfpenny are all in this London site. the British Museum. 5: If you had raided this object, you might have found a pot of manna, Aaron's rod and the 2 stone tablets of Moses. the Ark of the Covenant. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

Next up in the FMB's channel-surfing adventure into the world of TV-movies is 1990's adaptation of Treasure Island, a film stuffed to the gunwale with a criminal amount of talent including pod favourite Charlton Heston as the most piratical buccanner this side of the Spanish Main, Long John Silver himself. next week we flip to the channel showing 1982's Ivanhoe.

Guest Host: Thomas "Dillerpanda" Schrøder | Listeners, journey with us, to the surface, then to the bottom of the Spanish Main! As we venture deep to discuss Rosa's classic treasure hunt tale, "Treasure Under Glass," a high concept masterpiece!

Questions of the Day: Ben: Would you buy a similar but not compatible version of the Pirates of the Spanish Main IP from Wizkids? (similar theme and artwork, but not compatible with the original CSG) Mike: Would you be interested in a scenario model of play? How do you play the game?  Do you play it for a 30 minute quick game, or larger games that take longer? Would you have liked to see the minor faction storylines in more of the sets? Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces. Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/ Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet Tilor's database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html 150 point game referenced: https://pirateswithben.com/4×150-in-redmond-washington-september-9th-2023/ Schooner stern turn example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxY_W6zkE_o Pokeships: https://pirateswithben.com/what-is-a-pokeship/ RotF checklist: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Checklist-RoF-Front-scaled.jpg Pokeships: https://pirateswithben.com/what-is-a-pokeship/ WotC patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7201374B2/en News article about settlement between Wizkids and WotC: https://icv2.com/articles/games/view/12811/wotc-wizkids-settle-lawsuit Court case: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Wizkids_CSG_complaint_2007.pdf MT thread about faction discounts: https://pirateswithben.com/apparently-american-ships-automatically-costed-1-point-more-miniature-trading-forum-thread/ SimCost: https://psmlist.com/public/blog/documentation_simcost UDC: https://psmlist.com/public/blog/documentation_udc Game Mode options for ban lists/etc: https://pirateswithben.com/game-modes-for-playing-pirates-csg/ Customs Database: https://bit.ly/CustomsDatabase SOE version: https://pirateswithben.com/pirates-constructible-strategy-game-online/ Wizkids Pirates forum via the Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20081225232002/http://forum.wizkidsgames.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=180 Giant ships at GenCon 2007: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Gen_Con_Indy_2007_exhibit_hall_-_Pirates%21_large_scale_models.JPG Facebook group post about the Alliance Open House announcement: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiratesCSG/posts/7088056634567258/ Ravensburger/Villainous: https://www.ravensburger.us/discover/games/marvel-villainous/index.html His IG: https://www.instagram.com/prime_runner/ Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!) Uncut sheets: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DJC-uncut-sheets.jpg https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RV-and-BC-uncut-sheets.jpg https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SCS-Uncut-sheet-about-8.25-inches-high-Matt-L-scaled.jpg https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SCS-Uncut-sheet-about-11.25-inches-wide-Matt-L-scaled.jpg Take the podcast survey! https://goo.gl/forms/CsnwVmi3qhtqik323Feel free to rate and review the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pirates-csg-podcast/id1258016060 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piratescsg/message

Questions of the Day: Ben: Would you buy a similar but not compatible version of the Pirates of the Spanish Main IP from Wizkids? (similar theme and artwork, but not compatible with the original CSG) Mike: Would you be interested in a scenario model of play? How do you play the game?  Do you play it for a 30 minute quick game, or larger games that take longer? Would you have liked to see the minor faction storylines in more of the sets? Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces. Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/ Facebook group post about the Alliance Open House announcement: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiratesCSG/posts/7088056634567258/ Ravensburger/Villainous: https://www.ravensburger.us/discover/games/marvel-villainous/index.html His IG: https://www.instagram.com/prime_runner/ Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piratescsg/message

Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces. Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/ SOE version: https://pirateswithben.com/pirates-constructible-strategy-game-online/ Wizkids Pirates forum via the Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20081225232002/http://forum.wizkidsgames.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=180 Giant ships at GenCon 2007: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Gen_Con_Indy_2007_exhibit_hall_-_Pirates%21_large_scale_models.JPG Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet Tilor's database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!) Take the podcast survey! https://goo.gl/forms/CsnwVmi3qhtqik323Feel free to rate and review the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pirates-csg-podcast/id1258016060 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piratescsg/message

Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces. Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/ Customs Database: https://bit.ly/CustomsDatabase Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet Tilor's database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piratescsg/message

Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces. Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/ Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet Tilor's database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html SimCost: https://psmlist.com/public/blog/documentation_simcost UDC: https://psmlist.com/public/blog/documentation_udc Game Mode options for ban lists/etc: https://pirateswithben.com/game-modes-for-playing-pirates-csg/ Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!) Take the podcast survey! https://goo.gl/forms/CsnwVmi3qhtqik323 Feel free to rate and review the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pirates-csg-podcast/id1258016060 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piratescsg/message

Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces. Questions of the Day: (Ben) What is your favorite Q&A segment of this discussion so far? (across all parts) (Mike) Is there something in the game that you initially didn't like, that now you like more or at least accept? Do you put the pennant flags facing towards the bow or the stern? Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/ Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet Tilor's database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html RotF checklist: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Checklist-RoF-Front-scaled.jpg Pokeships: https://pirateswithben.com/what-is-a-pokeship/ WotC patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7201374B2/en News article about settlement between Wizkids and WotC: https://icv2.com/articles/games/view/12811/wotc-wizkids-settle-lawsuit Court case: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Wizkids_CSG_complaint_2007.pdf MT thread about faction discounts: https://pirateswithben.com/apparently-american-ships-automatically-costed-1-point-more-miniature-trading-forum-thread/ Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piratescsg/message

Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces. Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/ Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet Tilor's database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html Schooner stern turn example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxY_W6zkE_o Pokeships: https://pirateswithben.com/what-is-a-pokeship/ Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!) Uncut sheets: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DJC-uncut-sheets.jpg https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RV-and-BC-uncut-sheets.jpg https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SCS-Uncut-sheet-about-8.25-inches-high-Matt-L-scaled.jpg https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SCS-Uncut-sheet-about-11.25-inches-wide-Matt-L-scaled.jpg Take the podcast survey! https://goo.gl/forms/CsnwVmi3qhtqik323Feel free to rate and review the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pirates-csg-podcast/id1258016060 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piratescsg/message

Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces. Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/ Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet Tilor's database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html 150 point game referenced: https://pirateswithben.com/4x150-in-redmond-washington-september-9th-2023/ Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!) Take the podcast survey! https://goo.gl/forms/CsnwVmi3qhtqik323 Feel free to rate and review the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pirates-csg-podcast/id1258016060 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piratescsg/message

Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces. Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/ Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet Tilor's database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html Schooner stern turn example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxY_W6zkE_o Pokeships: https://pirateswithben.com/what-is-a-pokeship/ WotC patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7201374B2/en News article about settlement between Wizkids and WotC: https://icv2.com/articles/games/view/12811/wotc-wizkids-settle-lawsuit Court case: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Wizkids_CSG_complaint_2007.pdf MT thread about faction discounts: https://pirateswithben.com/apparently-american-ships-automatically-costed-1-point-more-miniature-trading-forum-thread/ Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/piratescsg/message

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. Some episodes are original stories, others will be classics that helped shape the mystery genre we know today. All are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. These are arrangements, which means instead of word-for-word readings, you get a performance meant to be heard. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.Support our show by subscribing, telling a mystery lover about us, and giving us a five-star review. And mystery readers, check out our print and e-books. Last season's companion, A Word Before Dying, is available in trade paperback from Amazon and e-book everywhere. Celebrate the start of our new season with your order and receive 20% off the original price.This is Season 5, Move It or Lose It. This season contains original stories paying homage to the vehicles that propel mysteries forward. A train was the setting for Agatha Christie's famed Murder on the Orient Express. A river boat then took center stage on Death on the Nile. Cars have been prominently featured in American crime stories with the glory of the get-a-way vehicle. Then there are the heists from carriages to trains to armored trucks. For Episode 1, a chartered fishing boat is the featured vehicle. This is Party Boat by Ed TejaABOUT Ed TejaEd Teja is a writer, a poet, a musician, and world traveler. His stories and poems are about the people and places he knows, odd corners of the world that often disappear into the margins, and the amazing, often strange, people he meets while moving between the cracks.Living as a boat bum in the Caribbean and on the Spanish Main, he earned his living playing blues in waterfront bars, working as a deckhand for charter skippers, and freelance writing. The life brought him in contact with quirky characters and developed his appreciation for twisted stories.Find Ed at https://edteja.com/MORE from Ed TejaFrom author Ed Teja, if you like salty adventure, with crimes as varied as the people on the waterfront, check out Martin Billings. The ex-Seal runs a Caribbean freighter with Ugly Bill, managing to get himself dragged into mysteries, conspiracies, and an ocean full of trouble. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H1YVB59If you like lighter mysteries, check out Matt Cramer in the Surreal Southwest. He's a private investigator in the little town of Silver City, New Mexico. As one reviewer said about AN IMPOSSIBLE ABDUCTION: “Missing people, aliens, witches shaman and ravens … all rolled into one weirdly comical fast moving novel.” https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GMPYQX7DELIBERATIONAll right, mystery lovers, Captain Ed Teja has given us a salty mess to sink our teeth in to. Here is the list of people the Sheriff Bart Hadley and Deputy Sheriff Max Charles are investigating in the death of Dexter Wilde from the party boat:Captain Bill Mix, current skipper of the Effing Fun Run, former skipper of the correctional facility where Dexter Wilde had a stintSandy Travers, crew on the Effling Fun Run, the fishing boat she used to own that she now mops up deadmen's bloodDorothy Wilde, happy to be newly widowed and can't wait to burn her a-hole husband to ashArtie Coughlin, regional salesman who needs the Polder sale to keep his wife, his job, and his sanityAnne Coughlin, Artie's wife and college friend of Jan Polder, she sees her husband get cut out of the...

No. 30: Pirates of the Caribbean - Alan Coats on Claude Coats from March 20, 2017 Send your feedback or emails to comments@mousetalgia.com. Join us this week as the Lady Mousetalgia sets sail for part two of our Pirates of the Caribbean 50th anniversary celebration! This week, Imagineer Alan Coats joins us to talk about his father - Disney Legend Claude Coats - who was put in charge of the Pirates project by Walt Disney. Alan discusses Claude's plans for the original walk-through attraction below New Orleans Square, his father's contributions to the Pirates attraction, and his own work with his father on EPCOT Center's original pavilions. Then, we welcome back Disney historian Joseph Titizian to discuss Pirates past, present and future, and we offer an overview of the attraction with commentary about Yale Gracey, Marc and Alice Davis, and more. Plus, hear exclusive audio mixes from Pirates of the Caribbean history, and we discuss our favorite characters from among Disney's pirates - the saltiest mob of knaves to sail the Spanish Main!

The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden Age of Piracy, and more than three hundred daring, hardened pirates—a potent mix of low-life scallywags and a rare breed of gentlemen buccaneers—gather on a remote Caribbean island. The plan: to wreak havoc on the Pacific coastline, raiding cities, mines, and merchant ships. The booty: the bright gleam of Spanish gold and the chance to become legends. So begins one of the greatest piratical adventures of the era—a story not given its full due until now. Inspired by the intrepid forays of pirate turned Jamaican governor Captain Henry Morgan—yes, that Captain Morgan—the company crosses Panama on foot, slashing its way through the Darien Isthmus, one of the thickest jungles on the planet, and liberating a native princess along the way. After reaching the South Sea, the buccaneers, primarily Englishmen, plunder the Spanish Main in a series of historic assaults, often prevailing against staggering odds and superior firepower. A collective shudder racks the western coastline of South America as the English pirates, waging a kind of proxy war against the Spaniards, gleefully undertake a brief reign over Pacific waters, marauding up and down the continent. With novelistic prose and a rip-roaring sense of adventure, in Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune (Little, Brown, 2022) Keith Thomson guides us through the pirates' legendary two-year odyssey. We witness the buccaneers evading Indigenous tribes, Spanish conquistadors, and sometimes even their own English countrymen, all with the ever-present threat of the gallows for anyone captured. By fusing contemporaneous accounts with intensive research and previously unknown primary sources, Born to Be Hanged offers a rollicking account of one of the most astonishing pirate expeditions of all time. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden Age of Piracy, and more than three hundred daring, hardened pirates—a potent mix of low-life scallywags and a rare breed of gentlemen buccaneers—gather on a remote Caribbean island. The plan: to wreak havoc on the Pacific coastline, raiding cities, mines, and merchant ships. The booty: the bright gleam of Spanish gold and the chance to become legends. So begins one of the greatest piratical adventures of the era—a story not given its full due until now. Inspired by the intrepid forays of pirate turned Jamaican governor Captain Henry Morgan—yes, that Captain Morgan—the company crosses Panama on foot, slashing its way through the Darien Isthmus, one of the thickest jungles on the planet, and liberating a native princess along the way. After reaching the South Sea, the buccaneers, primarily Englishmen, plunder the Spanish Main in a series of historic assaults, often prevailing against staggering odds and superior firepower. A collective shudder racks the western coastline of South America as the English pirates, waging a kind of proxy war against the Spaniards, gleefully undertake a brief reign over Pacific waters, marauding up and down the continent. With novelistic prose and a rip-roaring sense of adventure, in Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune (Little, Brown, 2022) Keith Thomson guides us through the pirates' legendary two-year odyssey. We witness the buccaneers evading Indigenous tribes, Spanish conquistadors, and sometimes even their own English countrymen, all with the ever-present threat of the gallows for anyone captured. By fusing contemporaneous accounts with intensive research and previously unknown primary sources, Born to Be Hanged offers a rollicking account of one of the most astonishing pirate expeditions of all time. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden Age of Piracy, and more than three hundred daring, hardened pirates—a potent mix of low-life scallywags and a rare breed of gentlemen buccaneers—gather on a remote Caribbean island. The plan: to wreak havoc on the Pacific coastline, raiding cities, mines, and merchant ships. The booty: the bright gleam of Spanish gold and the chance to become legends. So begins one of the greatest piratical adventures of the era—a story not given its full due until now. Inspired by the intrepid forays of pirate turned Jamaican governor Captain Henry Morgan—yes, that Captain Morgan—the company crosses Panama on foot, slashing its way through the Darien Isthmus, one of the thickest jungles on the planet, and liberating a native princess along the way. After reaching the South Sea, the buccaneers, primarily Englishmen, plunder the Spanish Main in a series of historic assaults, often prevailing against staggering odds and superior firepower. A collective shudder racks the western coastline of South America as the English pirates, waging a kind of proxy war against the Spaniards, gleefully undertake a brief reign over Pacific waters, marauding up and down the continent. With novelistic prose and a rip-roaring sense of adventure, in Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune (Little, Brown, 2022) Keith Thomson guides us through the pirates' legendary two-year odyssey. We witness the buccaneers evading Indigenous tribes, Spanish conquistadors, and sometimes even their own English countrymen, all with the ever-present threat of the gallows for anyone captured. By fusing contemporaneous accounts with intensive research and previously unknown primary sources, Born to Be Hanged offers a rollicking account of one of the most astonishing pirate expeditions of all time. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden Age of Piracy, and more than three hundred daring, hardened pirates—a potent mix of low-life scallywags and a rare breed of gentlemen buccaneers—gather on a remote Caribbean island. The plan: to wreak havoc on the Pacific coastline, raiding cities, mines, and merchant ships. The booty: the bright gleam of Spanish gold and the chance to become legends. So begins one of the greatest piratical adventures of the era—a story not given its full due until now. Inspired by the intrepid forays of pirate turned Jamaican governor Captain Henry Morgan—yes, that Captain Morgan—the company crosses Panama on foot, slashing its way through the Darien Isthmus, one of the thickest jungles on the planet, and liberating a native princess along the way. After reaching the South Sea, the buccaneers, primarily Englishmen, plunder the Spanish Main in a series of historic assaults, often prevailing against staggering odds and superior firepower. A collective shudder racks the western coastline of South America as the English pirates, waging a kind of proxy war against the Spaniards, gleefully undertake a brief reign over Pacific waters, marauding up and down the continent. With novelistic prose and a rip-roaring sense of adventure, in Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune (Little, Brown, 2022) Keith Thomson guides us through the pirates' legendary two-year odyssey. We witness the buccaneers evading Indigenous tribes, Spanish conquistadors, and sometimes even their own English countrymen, all with the ever-present threat of the gallows for anyone captured. By fusing contemporaneous accounts with intensive research and previously unknown primary sources, Born to Be Hanged offers a rollicking account of one of the most astonishing pirate expeditions of all time. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/caribbean-studies

Pirate, Cannibal, Bastard!!Tearing the heart out of the Spanish Main with the 17th century's most violently unhinged buccaneer - François l'Olonnais.It's a grisly tale of insane brutality, comedic beheading and poetic justice.Why did l'Olonnais hate the Spanish?Why would he have made a bad optician?What's the difference between a pirate and a privateer?What did his enemies do rather than be captured by him?The answers to all these questions and more can be found in episode 27 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE BARMY BUCCANEER POLLWhich of these violent ne'er-do-wells would you like me to feature next time I do an episode about pirates?Limb hacking Charles Gibbs Lip cooking Ned Lowe Log beating Daniel MontbarsEmail:  simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the gallery on Patreon  HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERESupport the show

The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden Age of Piracy, and more than three hundred daring, hardened pirates—a potent mix of low-life scallywags and a rare breed of gentlemen buccaneers—gather on a remote Caribbean island. The plan: to wreak havoc on the Pacific coastline, raiding cities, mines, and merchant ships. The booty: the bright gleam of Spanish gold and the chance to become legends. So begins one of the greatest piratical adventures of the era—a story not given its full due until now. Inspired by the intrepid forays of pirate turned Jamaican governor Captain Henry Morgan—yes, that Captain Morgan—the company crosses Panama on foot, slashing its way through the Darien Isthmus, one of the thickest jungles on the planet, and liberating a native princess along the way. After reaching the South Sea, the buccaneers, primarily Englishmen, plunder the Spanish Main in a series of historic assaults, often prevailing against staggering odds and superior firepower. A collective shudder racks the western coastline of South America as the English pirates, waging a kind of proxy war against the Spaniards, gleefully undertake a brief reign over Pacific waters, marauding up and down the continent. With novelistic prose and a rip-roaring sense of adventure, in Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune (Little, Brown, 2022) Keith Thomson guides us through the pirates' legendary two-year odyssey. We witness the buccaneers evading Indigenous tribes, Spanish conquistadors, and sometimes even their own English countrymen, all with the ever-present threat of the gallows for anyone captured. By fusing contemporaneous accounts with intensive research and previously unknown primary sources, Born to Be Hanged offers a rollicking account of one of the most astonishing pirate expeditions of all time. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden Age of Piracy, and more than three hundred daring, hardened pirates—a potent mix of low-life scallywags and a rare breed of gentlemen buccaneers—gather on a remote Caribbean island. The plan: to wreak havoc on the Pacific coastline, raiding cities, mines, and merchant ships. The booty: the bright gleam of Spanish gold and the chance to become legends. So begins one of the greatest piratical adventures of the era—a story not given its full due until now. Inspired by the intrepid forays of pirate turned Jamaican governor Captain Henry Morgan—yes, that Captain Morgan—the company crosses Panama on foot, slashing its way through the Darien Isthmus, one of the thickest jungles on the planet, and liberating a native princess along the way. After reaching the South Sea, the buccaneers, primarily Englishmen, plunder the Spanish Main in a series of historic assaults, often prevailing against staggering odds and superior firepower. A collective shudder racks the western coastline of South America as the English pirates, waging a kind of proxy war against the Spaniards, gleefully undertake a brief reign over Pacific waters, marauding up and down the continent. With novelistic prose and a rip-roaring sense of adventure, in Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune (Little, Brown, 2022) Keith Thomson guides us through the pirates' legendary two-year odyssey. We witness the buccaneers evading Indigenous tribes, Spanish conquistadors, and sometimes even their own English countrymen, all with the ever-present threat of the gallows for anyone captured. By fusing contemporaneous accounts with intensive research and previously unknown primary sources, Born to Be Hanged offers a rollicking account of one of the most astonishing pirate expeditions of all time. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden Age of Piracy, and more than three hundred daring, hardened pirates—a potent mix of low-life scallywags and a rare breed of gentlemen buccaneers—gather on a remote Caribbean island. The plan: to wreak havoc on the Pacific coastline, raiding cities, mines, and merchant ships. The booty: the bright gleam of Spanish gold and the chance to become legends. So begins one of the greatest piratical adventures of the era—a story not given its full due until now. Inspired by the intrepid forays of pirate turned Jamaican governor Captain Henry Morgan—yes, that Captain Morgan—the company crosses Panama on foot, slashing its way through the Darien Isthmus, one of the thickest jungles on the planet, and liberating a native princess along the way. After reaching the South Sea, the buccaneers, primarily Englishmen, plunder the Spanish Main in a series of historic assaults, often prevailing against staggering odds and superior firepower. A collective shudder racks the western coastline of South America as the English pirates, waging a kind of proxy war against the Spaniards, gleefully undertake a brief reign over Pacific waters, marauding up and down the continent. With novelistic prose and a rip-roaring sense of adventure, in Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune (Little, Brown, 2022) Keith Thomson guides us through the pirates' legendary two-year odyssey. We witness the buccaneers evading Indigenous tribes, Spanish conquistadors, and sometimes even their own English countrymen, all with the ever-present threat of the gallows for anyone captured. By fusing contemporaneous accounts with intensive research and previously unknown primary sources, Born to Be Hanged offers a rollicking account of one of the most astonishing pirate expeditions of all time. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

The War of the Austrian Succession marks the beginning of the transition from dynastic politics to a more modern sense of nationalism. At the time, though, it merely seems like a calamity. What begins as a personal land grab by the young Prussian King Frederick the Great turns into a general European war, as multiple powers try to grab land from the vulnerable Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa.   This war won't remain confined to Europe. Thanks to the involvement of colonial powers, the war spreads throughout the globe. In the Caribbean, a British fleet under Edward Vernon terrorizes the Spanish Main in the War of Jenkins' Ear. From the coast of South America to the mountains of central Europe, Prussian aggression shakes up the world's geopolitical order.   SUBSCRIBE TO RELEVANT HISTORY, AND NEVER MISS AN EPISODE!   Relevant History Patreon: https://bit.ly/3vLeSpF Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/38bzOvo Subscribe on Apple Music (iTunes): https://apple.co/2SQnw4q Subscribe on Google Music: https://bit.ly/30hUTRD RSS feed: https://bit.ly/2R0Iosz Relevant History on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3eRhdtk Relevant History on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Qk05mm Relevant History SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/relevant-history Official website: https://bit.ly/3btvha4   Episode transcript (90% accurate): https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT7oCdxuhqpBvWyMai_TOOihUSLqOTXbtd_Ft-jb5vYEKQVVHQJM5CcbOQYdmZIrb5Rf0Osl5zw75XK/pub   Music credit: Sergey Cheremisinov - Black Swan

Drinkin', fighting, an' sailin' the Spanish Main. G. Long an' Deb take a deep dive into the golden age o' piracy. With Contraband Days in the depths o' davy jones locker, we take a look at the Louisiana Gentleman o' Fortune Festival along with what made the Age o' the Buccaneer such a fine time to find adventure on the 'igh seas. Even a landlubber will find something worthy of liftin' a tankard o grog! Come along ye seas dogs and climb aboard...Adventure awaits!

Let's go back to the year 1702, a time when Spanish treasure ships still sailed the open seas. Let's go back to the age of sails and cannon, of Sun Kings and wars of succession. To a time when the Royal Navy was just coming into its own, and the Bourbon navy was about to find out what the cost of maritime power would be. Let's go back to 1702, 23rd of October, and the battle of Vigo Bay! Bringing the booty of the Spanish Main with it, a Spanish-French fleet sailed into Vigo Bay to avoid lurking English and Dutch allied ships. Once the Grand Alliance fleet got wind the treasure fleet was penned up in close quarters, they pounced. The end result was a crushing victory that led to Portugal switching sides, Gibraltar becoming an English possession, and Jules Verne's Captain Nemo making his fortune.  Music by DopeBoysSources Upon RequestFollow Along On Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTokAs Always - Rate/Review/SubscribeAnd Thanks For Listening!

Spanish towns in the New World were rich in treasure and tempting booty for English soldiers of fortune, who were venturesome and merciless. "Ho! for the Spanish Main!" was the rallying cry for all freebooters and buccaneers. (Volume 33, Harvard Classics)  

On this episode of The Booster Pack Rands is joined by games industry maverick James Ernest to discuss the handful of eclectic collectible games he designed throughout his career thus far.We cover everything from his early work for Wizards of the Coast, him making the first adult-only CCG & even his experience creating a game for the reality show American Idol!So sit back, settle in & listen to us juggle stories, jokes & more from the earliest years of the collectible game genre.Linkz-tomania—Follow JAMES ERNEST or find his work—Find James:https://twitter.com/cheapassjamesHis current company:https://www.crabfragmentlabs.com/Play Tishai (Free!):https://cheapass.com/free-games/tishai/Girl Genius: The Works card game  (reworked XXXenophile rules):https://cheapass.com/girl-genius-the-works/James' own podcast: HERE ALL WEEKhttps://pod.link/1513515996Magic's old timing rules structure:https://twitter.com/MTGHistory/status/1389251780899483661Landyland & Mana Burn (BoardGameGeek):https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5794/landylandhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3884/mana-burnCheapass Games in Black or White:https://store.greaterthangames.com/cheapass-games-in-black-and-white.htmlPhil Foglio's Studio:http://www.studiofoglio.com/THE BOOSTER PACK—let us know feedback, topic suggestions or games you'd like to hear about via email or any of our social media (DMs are also open to anyone)Find CCG History:https://www.facebook.com/CCGhistoryhttps://twitter.com/CCGHistoryThese videos too long? The audio version of this podcast might work better for you:https://pod.link/1553640008The brand-new listener survey for The Booster Pack podcast:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZG95TR9email us—theboosterpack@ccghistory.com[Music Credit: The Crypts — Rockin' Roman]

A captain and his crew sailing the Spanish Main find riches beyond their wildest imagination . . . until the crew decides they do not want to share their new found wealth and a mutiny begins.

We are back in the summer of 1585, and careful listeners could hear the ever louder drums of war between Spain and England. In this episode we tell the story of Drake's voyage to the West Indies in 1585-86, which fundamentally ended with the rescue at Roanoke Colony.  There are three reasons why we are devoting an episode to Drake's West Indies expedition. First, it was this mission more than any other affront to Philip that made direct war between Spain and England inevitable. Without that war, and without the defeat of the Spanish Armada in the course of that war, it is far from clear that English settlement in North America would have unfolded as it did, or that it ever would have happened.  Second, Drake burned down St. Augustine and affected the course of the Roanoke Colony, both of which are decisively within the mandate of the podcast. Finally, Drake's West Indies voyage was a great moment in military history, an extraordinary example of amphibious warfare long before we used that term. Oh. And please listen to the end -- I tackle a historical mystery and wonder if some of the academic historians who have written about it have done so ... carefully. Selected references for this episode John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake Angus Konstam, The Great Expedition: Sir Francis Drake on the Spanish Main 1585–86 Mary Frear Keeler (Editor), Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage, 1585-86 (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) Michael Guasco, Slaves and Englishmen: Human Bondage in the Early Modern Atlantic World 3:10 to Yuma

During the colonization period, the Spanish Main was the collective term for the parts of the Spanish Empire that were on the mainland of the Americas and had coastlines on the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico. The term was used to distinguish those regions from the numerous islands Spain controlled in the Caribbean, which were known as the Spanish West Indies. The Spanish Main included Spanish Florida and New Spain, the latter extending through modern-day Texas and Mexico. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/f3O-7qxQC6E which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. THE MOURNING SUN by Mark Vinet (Denary Novel featured in this episode) is available at https://amzn.to/3dzAJsM Denary Novels by Mark Vinet are available at https://amzn.to/33evMUj Learn more about History with The Teaching Company's Great Courses Wondrium FREE Trail, which offers streaming access—on your TV, computer or mobile device—to thousands of unlimited ad-free video courses, lessons, documentaries, travelogues and more. Follow our custom link for FREE Trail access to mind-blowing educational experiences: https://thegreatcoursesplus.7eer.net/MarkVinet Surf the web safely and anonymously with ExpressVPN. Protect your online activity and personal info like credit cards, passwords, or other sensitive data. Get 3 extra months free with 12-month plan by using our custom link at http://tryexpressvpn.com/markvinet Want a FREE audiobook of your choice? Get your Free audiobook with a 30 day Free membership by using our customized link http://www.audibletrial.com/MarkVinet Join our growing community on Patreon at https://patreon.com/markvinet or Donate on PayPal at https://bit.ly/3cx9OOL and receive an eBook welcome GIFT of The Maesta Panels by Mark Vinet. Support our series by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/33evMUj (Amazon gives us credit at no extra charge to you). It costs you nothing to shop using this FREE store entry link and by doing so encourages, supports & helps us to create more quality content for this series. Thanks! Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIMELINEchannel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.bit.ly/34tBizu Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-vinet Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WadeOrganization

Ahoy Travelers! Join us for a bonus mid-week episode where we set sail with the rowdiest crew of jolly reveling pirates who ever plundered the Spanish Main! Enjoy the entire Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, recorded as always in 4 channel surround sound.  Grab your cutlass, hoist the colors, and of course - drink up me hearties, yo ho! Connect with us at @WalkaboutWDW on Instagram, and find our Producer Josh at @TheSteele.

2020 Selah Award Winner for YA Literature While searching for rumored treasure in a cave on Coffin Cay, a small island off the southwestern tip of Haiti (Hispaniola), Ricky suffers an absence seizure. During his last trance-like episode, Ricky uncovered a treasure from the Nuestra Señora de Riqueza, a vessel in an armada of ships sailing the Spanish Main. Now back on Coffin Cay with his parents, Ricky hunts for the treasure he found in the cave over three hundred years earlier during his trip back to pirate land. The End of Calico Jack is a fictional retelling of the pirate escapades of Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read. The story is based on historical research of the life of "Calico Jack" John Rackham. Some liberties have been taken in the telling of the story, but many of the events reflect what historians believed happened to Jack, Mary, and Anne.  Also, in real life those who suffer absence seizures may appear to be in a trance but cannot recall what happens during their episode.  Get the audiobook online: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NVQ36FQ/ http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B08NVR1L9N Listen to this audiobook for free! at audible.com/acx-promo with these promo codes: US codes: GSAJ9MYB827A5 U4YMS2HU3SAAZ UUBRY36HBBH4P WDDBA3234NK97 UK codes: RP8DARKW4ZRJR WND2DAZZJXQEL YXDHQAKHX3Y2X ZA7FAYCK97D9L ZSQWC5UN5GR7W

2020 Selah Award Winner for YA Literature While searching for rumored treasure in a cave on Coffin Cay, a small island off the southwestern tip of Haiti (Hispaniola), Ricky suffers an absence seizure. During his last trance-like episode, Ricky uncovered a treasure from the Nuestra Señora de Riqueza, a vessel in an armada of ships sailing the Spanish Main. Now back on Coffin Cay with his parents, Ricky hunts for the treasure he found in the cave over three hundred years earlier during his trip back to pirate land. The End of Calico Jack is a fictional retelling of the pirate escapades of Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read. The story is based on historical research of the life of "Calico Jack" John Rackham. Some liberties have been taken in the telling of the story, but many of the events reflect what historians believed happened to Jack, Mary, and Anne.  Also, in real life those who suffer absence seizures may appear to be in a trance but cannot recall what happens during their episode.  Features: The Caribbean Chronicles are Award Winning Teen Novels * Historically accurate fiction (as close as possible) * Short, fun, fast read * Spiced with humor * No profanity or sexual overtones * No glorification of evil and wickedness Benefits: * Reinforces the Golden Rule * Honors family * Encourages readers to wonder "what if?" * One of the best books for boys who like to read * Also one of the best books for girls who like to read Get the audiobook online: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NVQ36FQ/ http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B08NVR1L9N

Spanish towns in the New World were rich in treasure and tempting booty for English soldiers of fortune, who were venturesome and merciless. "Ho! for the Spanish Main!" was the rallying cry for all freebooters and buccaneers. (Volume 33, Harvard Classics)

Sarah Orne JewettThis episode is a real treat for me for a number of reasons. One is that this was my first commission! Susan Foust very kindly introduced me to this story and even paid me to read it out. Win-win-win. If you would like a commission, it would be remiss of me not to point out, you can get me to read any story under 10,000 words here.  https://ko-fi.com/tonywalker/commissions (Order A Story!) So back to Sarah Orne Jewett. She lived her life on the southern coast of Maine in New England. She was born in 1849 in South Berwick and died in 1909 aged only 59 in the same year. She wrote a few collections of short stories, the most famous of which is The Country of Pointed Firs and you can get all of her work for free via the marvellous Project Gutenburg.  Her family were Mainers going a long way back. The family home was built in 1774. Her father was a doctor who specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology. Her mother suffered from rheumatoid arthritis so the young Sarah spent many hours walking in the local countryside. She often visited Boston but her stories feature the small towns she was familiar with, even when she disguises their names. She had an interested in the Swedish mystic Swedenborg and she believed, apparently in Divine immanence: that god is in all things, though she was a firm believer in individual responsibility, which I always imagine as being a big thing in New England. I am struck by how different her New England is to that of Lovecraft of even of Russell Kirk whose Behind The Stumps we read out ages ago. I must do more of his stuff. I must do more of lots of people's stuff: there are outstanding calls for more Poe, which I will get to. Sarah Orne Jewett published her first story aged only 19 and her reputation grew in the 1870s and 1890s. People commented that her stories were driven by a focus on local colour more than plot, but I think Lady Ferry has an interesting, if gentle plot. She never married a man but had a close friendship with a married woman and the woman's husband and when the husband, a publisher died, the two women moved in together. Of course this was a time when certain types of love were not allowed to speak their name.  They travelled together through America and Europe until in 1902 she had a carriage accident which ended her writing career. This was compounded when she had a stroke in March 1909 and she died soon after.  Lady FerryThis is a delightful story and I am grateful to Susan Foust for bringing it to my attention. We see everything through the eyes of a young girl and the mystery is framed by her youth and her maturity as later she comes back to satisfy her curiosity. It appears to be a supernatural story but is very subtle. Lady Ferry haunts the garden as a ghost, but she is corporeal though no one knows her origin. It is hinted that she cannot die and that she is ancient. For example from the dresses she wears taken from the original builder of the house's chest at least a century or more earlier, by the fact she claims to have known Marie Antoinette and the grandfather of Mr McAllister. This puts her origin well back into the 18th Century. And she must have been born at least in 1750 if not earlier. She also references The Spanish Main, which might even suggest memories of the 17th Century. But this is explained away by her wandering mind. These are just fancies, surely? But there are a number of gothic touches which throw doubt on this. Firstly the visitors who come for the ball in the middle of the night. Though this is just a dream, surely? But then the boats are missing. I loved the funeral arrangement and I loved the descriptions of meeting Lady Ferry in the garden when the glowers glow in the gloom. Fantastic stuff. The book that might have solved the mystery is tantalisingly lost as it falls through the floorboards, only to be found again many years later.  Our heroine returns to find the house desolate and Lady Ferry Support this podcast

On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we travel back in time and look at the king of all swashbucklers, Sir Henry Morgan. Morgan was a privateer (paid by the crown, so not a dirty pirate) who single handedly changed the face of the Caribbean and the war between England and Spain. In the 1600s, he was known for his cunning tactics (such as using the nuns and priests as a human shield), and he’d fight on land or at sea. He was one of the leaders of Jamaica, beloved by the people of England, and the scourge of the Spanish fleet. Yes, he helped England, but often at the end of a cutlass, with his men torturing their captives, taking slaves, and burning entire towns to the ground. Nothing could stop him. Born to a humble farmer, Henry Morgan longed for adventure. Two of his uncles served in the British Navy, and he wanted to as well. At a young age, he worked his way to the Caribbean and Jamaica, though nobody is exactly sure how he got there. It was very expensive and dangerous to make the voyage, and many versions of this tale exist. What is known is that within a short time, he was not just serving in the navy, but was given his own ship and a group of fellow privateers and buccaneers. Their mandate was to cause as much trouble for Spain as possible. They sank ships and sacked towns as long as England and Spain were at war. Which was always. As he grew in wealth, stature, and infamy, so did his navy. He was eventually named an Admiral and started to sack major towns along the Spanish Main. Some of his exploits made more money than the entire export of Jamaica. Others didn’t make much. But his amazing mind for tactics and his ruthlessness on the battle field and in the cities he sacked made him a legend. He was so feared by the Spanish, entire armies would sometimes abandon their posts if he was coming. He was so beloved by England than even when he broke the law and illegally attacked a city, he was knighted and made Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. This is like Pirates of the Caribbean but rated R and on steroids. And yes, the Captain Morgan rum guy was based on this awesome buccaneer. Listen, laugh, learn. Visit Our Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/captain-morgan-greatest-of-the-privateers-2136378 http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-buccaneers/henry-morgan/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morgan https://www.historynet.com/henry-morgan-the-pirate-who-invaded-panama-in-1671.htm https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/Sir-Henry-Morgan/ https://pirates.fandom.com/wiki/Henry_Morgan http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/types-of-pirates/buccaneers/

Season Finale for our first season! Join us and special guest Cole Wehrle as he discusses history, books he is reading, game design, receiving helpful criticism and reviews, and his new game Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile. We had a great evening hearing from designer Cole Wehrle (Root, Pax Pamir 2nd Ed.). Cole has a background in history and English literature. He currently works for Leder Games as a developer and staff designer and runs his own company Wehrlegig Games with his brother Drew.Games we talk about in this episdoe: Pax Pamir (2nd Ed.), Root, Dune, John Company, An Infamous Traffic, Undaunted, The Great Game, Wingspan, Barbarian Kingdom & Empire, The King's Dilemma, Holding On, Pandemic: Legacy, Dune, Andean Abyss, Pax Viking, Lords of the Spanish Main, and Lords of the Sierra Madre.

Angus Konstam joined me on the podcast to tell the dramatic story of HMS Hermione. In 1797, the British frigate was the site of the bloodiest mutiny in British naval history.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries, as well as every single episode of this podcast from the beginning (400 extra episodes). We're running live podcasts on Zoom, we've got weekly quizzes where you can win prizes, and exclusive subscriber only articles. It's the ultimate history package. Just go to historyhit.tv to subscribe. Use code 'pod1' at checkout for your first month free and the following month for just £/€/$1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Angus Konstam joined me on the podcast to tell the dramatic story of HMS Hermione. In 1797, the British frigate was the site of the bloodiest mutiny in British naval history. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ozgur K. Sahin is an award-winning historical novelist and life coach. True Colors, the second book in his Brethren of the Spanish Main series, was released in late 2019 as a sequel to The Wrath of Brotherhood. He is currently working as a life coach while hunkered down during the Covid-19 pandemic and working on a non-fiction book on narcissism. He grew up in Minneapolis and his studies range from astrophysics and history to meditation and development studies. ozgurksahin.com Ozgur's Readings: Pieter at the Prison – 14:21 Coya with the Golden Staff – 31:06 Captain Roy Toppings at the Hucia – 46:51 Michael’s Beer Pairings: Sidra Asturiana Mayador Natural Cider, Sidra Mayador (paired to Pieter at the Prison) – 9:56 Cowbell Cream Ale, Urban Growler Brewing Company (paired to Coya with the Golden Staff) – 26:30 Stout/Rum Cocktail with Obsidian Stout, Deschutes Brewery (paired to Captain Roy Toppings at the Hucia) – 44:29 Cocktail Recipe (from CB2): 1.5 oz Rum 1.5 oz Ginger-Jalapeño Syrup .5 oz Fresh Lime Juice 5 oz Stout-Style Beer Preparation: Pour the rum, syrup, and lime juice into a shaker and fill it with ice. Shake and strain the liquid into a glass half-filled with fresh ice. Top with the beer and garnish with a lime wedge. Interview Highlights: Humor in a serious story – 21:38 Why 1660? Why pirates? – 22:56 Flawed and scarred heroines – 38:28 Research--history, fiction, and Ginger Plantation – 52:40 Writing vivid descriptions – 53:59 Writing on narcissism – 55:59 COMING NEXT MONTH: Lisa Gurine, Author of Without Words, the stories of South Dakota settlers UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology. Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.

The Dirty Lowdown called Mike Faricy America's hottest new mystery writer. Robert Carraher referred to him as Minnesota's Master of the Bizarre. Crime Scene referred to him as the next Carl Hiaasen. Mike Faricy writes four crime fiction series; Dev Haskell mystery series, the Corridor Man series, Jack Dillon Dublin Tales series, and the Hotshot series. Faricy's novels are filled with the sort of oddballs we're all curious about, but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. His characters serve not so much as an example as they do a warning to us all. None of them will be saving the world from terrorism, international banking conspiracies, or coups to take over the government. Rather, Faricy's characters inhabit a world just below the surface of polite society. The circumstances they find themselves in are usually due to their own bad decisions, but then bad decisions make for interesting stories. Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Faricy still spends part of his time in the saintly city as well as in Dublin, Ireland. mikefaricybooks.com Mike's Readings: Bite Me – 11:30 Last Shot – 26:39 Mr. Swirlee – 43:19 Michael’s Beer Pairings: Mas Agave, Founders Brewing Company (paired to Bite Me) – 8:35 Steel Reserve, Steel Brewing Company (paired to Last Shot) – 22:40 Dirty Bastard, Founders Brewing Company (paired to Mr. Swirlee) – 41:16 Interview Highlights: Where does a womanizing private investigator like Dev Haskell come from? – 17:36 Mike's history with St Paul, where most of his novels are set. – 20:57 Where does Mike find his characters? – 35:15 Why Ireland? What happened to Mike in a pub there! – 36:07 Why the decision to write under pen names--and why change that now? – 49:48 Mike's amazing marketing--and why he can now write full time – 50:29 COMING NEXT MONTH:  Ozgur K. Sahin, author of Brethren of the Spanish Main series. UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.

This week, we begin our heist movies mini-season with the 1955 French film noir RIFIFI. After our usual reviews, we get into what this film is really about — including a bit of a history lesson from Rob — as well as discussing how this film is less ‘shiny' than many of the films it spawned, and is all the better for it. Next Time The next heist movie on our list is the original OCEAN'S ELEVEN (1960). Recent Media PARASITE (2020): Bong Joon-ho, Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-Kyun THE SPANISH MAIN (1945): Frank Borzage, Maureen O'Hara, Paul Henreid Recommendations THE LADYKILLERS (1955): Alexander Mackendrick, Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker BRIGHTON ROCK (1947): John Boulting, Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley LA DOLCE VITA (1960): Federico Fellini, Marcello Masttoianni, Anita Ekburg THE CONVERSATION (1974): Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, John Cazale Footnotes Firstly, here's more on THE SPANISH MAIN (Sam wasn't testing Rob; he was genuinely interested!): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spanish_Main. Here's a useful introduction to film noir: https://ahhsfilm.weebly.com/film-noir.html. For more on the blacklisting of Jules Dassin, see here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Dassin#Hollywood_Blacklist. This is an interesting article on the film, particularly in light of the idea of Dassin's feeling betrayed: https://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/culture/Rififi.htm. Finally, the IMDB trivia page on the film is a good read: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048021/trivia Find Us On Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-prestige-417454 Follow Us - https://www.twitter.com/prestigepodcast Follow Sam - https://www.twitter.com/life_academic Follow Rob - https://www.twitter.com/kaijufm Find Our Complete Archive on Kaiju.FM - http://www.kaiju.fm/the-prestige/

While Ryan is away, Tim, Will, and Ben will play. We talk about the newly listed CIS and Grand Army Corps Unit Upgrade packs, spoils of Commander Cody and Count Dooku from the Spanish Main and much, much more. 

Francis Drake conducts three expeditions to the Caribbean, becoming the most hated main the Spanish Empire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drink Up Me Hearties As Alexys and Kyle take you down the Spanish Main and discuss one of the most famous rides to ever be built Pirates of the Caribbean All here on a new segment called Beyond the Ears where we talk about ALL your favorite Disattractions.

READ ALONG WITH PODCAST AT: www.StoryLinkRadio.com Pirates, Buccaneers, Marooners, those cruel but picturesque sea wolves who once infested the Spanish Main. An Old-time Story of the Days of Captain Kidd.  [all audio ©StoryLinkRadio]

The pirate fleet under John Coxon makes landfall in Darien to assault the Spanish Main. There they meet the Kuna people & King Goldencap, struggle across the isthmus of America and help the Kuna in their quest for justice.

The first episode in the Set Review Series, where we talk about the first set, Spanish Main.

  Ozgur K Sahin is the author of "The Wrath of Brotherhood", the first book in the Brethren of the Spanish Main series.  And he's also a really interesting dude. In this episode we talk pirates (duh), astrophysics, meditation, and big questions about discovery.  You'll find that "discovery" is a big theme in both Ozgur's books and our discussion.  Fun, deep stuff! Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture.  Your host Phil Johnson (comedian, musician, and pirate geek) interviews the most interesting people in the pirate subculture: Actors, Authors, Historians, Musicians, Artists, Festival Founders, Clothing and Prop Designers, Treasure Hunters, Archaeologists, and more. Today's show is sponsored by: Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com For videos, pictures, book links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.   http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/097   Important Websites: Ozgur K Sahin - http://www.ozgurksahin.com You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/097   Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support    Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/under-crossbones-pirate-podcast/id1039621331?mt=2 Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.                   

Join us this week as the Lady Mousetalgia sets sail for part two of our Pirates of the Caribbean 50th anniversary celebration! This week, Imagineer Alan Coats joins us to talk about his father - Disney Legend Claude Coats - who was put in charge of the Pirates project by Walt Disney. Alan discusses Claude's plans for the original walk-through attraction below New Orleans Square, his father's contributions to the Pirates attraction, and his own work with his father on EPCOT Center's original pavilions. Then, we welcome back Disney historian Joseph Titizian to discuss Pirates past, present and future, and we offer an overview of the attraction with commentary about Yale Gracey, Marc and Alice Davis, and more. Plus, hear exclusive audio mixes from Pirates of the Caribbean history, and we discuss our favorite characters from among Disney's pirates - the saltiest mob of knaves to sail the Spanish Main!

Are you looking to start a pirates themed campaign for Savage Worlds and you don't know which of the two is best for you and your group? Worry not. The Wild Die Podcast has you covered. David Scott from the Savage GM Podcast sat down with us to represent Pirates of the Spanish Main while Gary and Harrison talked about 50 Fathoms. During this episode they covered what you'll find in those books, archetypes, life at sea, ship combat, treasure, adventures, support and their personal experience with it. 50 Fathoms Pirates of the Spanish Main Be sure to stay in contact with us- thewilddie@gmail.com, twitter @thewilddie and look for us on Google+  and at the Nerds-International Google+ Community also help support the show and get early access to the podcast through our Patreon! © The Wild Die is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pinnacle Entertainment Group or Official Pinnacle Licensees. Any of the products mentioned on our show or appear on our website are the property and copyright of their respected owners. All Music and Art Work is used with Permission of Pinnacle Entertainment Group . All items are used under fair use and educational and review purposes, All other Items are the Intellectual Property of The Wild Die Copyright 2015 . All rights reserved.

Fie! Fie! Fie! Alternative Music group Fie Fie Fie from West Yorkshire in the UK joins host Doug Barry on Radio B88's Daybreak morning show from Hawaii to talk about their Alternative music, including their latest release,"The Spanish Main," and their music videos. Featured in the show are their songs, "The Spanish Main," "What It Is We Got", "The Alternative" and "Papillon."

Francis Drake sailed back to the Caribbean and the Spanish Main again and again to seek his revenge. Growing bolder and more audacious with every voyage, the Spanish name him The Dragon and Spain's most wanted. He finally strikes a blow that makes Phillip of Spain take notice and for which Elizabeth grants him his knighthood.

Ozgur K. Sahin is an award-winning independent author and life coach currently living in Minnesota. He has a background in astrophysics, consciousness development, and history.  He is currently editing the second book in his Brethren of the Spanish Main historical pirate fiction series, and has written and blogged about narcissism and personal/social development. The Wrath of Brotherhood After learning of his sister’s death at the hands of pirates, successful merchant Captain Roy Toppings sails to the Caribbean on a misguided mission of vengeance against the man who failed to protect her: her Spanish widower, Pablo Francisco. In the climate of the Restoration-era Caribbean colonies, where scheming and stealth could yield a prize as readily as boldness and firepower, Roy's vendetta lands him and his small but talented privateer crew in the middle of political intrigue and a deadly invasion in the West Indies as the nations of Europe struggle to consolidate power in anticipation of new monarchs in England and France. When Spain prepares a strike that could jeopardize all other commercial interests in the Caribbean, Roy must risk losing his chance at vengeance to fight for his nation and his fellow Brethren of the Coast.

England and Spain are in the middle of deciding whether to go to war or not. Drake had other plans so he slipped down to the Spanish Main to help himself to the treasures sitting in their storehouses. The ex-Spanish African slaves, the Cimarrones or Maroons as called by the sailors would go along with Drake’s schemes. Shipping was not what it used to be; now there was Drake and company. The ships dragging from the weight of their cargo arrived back at England. Only to find out that Spain had a price on his head, time to lay low. To Ireland I go. No ship was safe with Francis Drake at the helm.

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life For Me! This week, in honour of International Talk Like a Pirate Day (arrr...), we're going to look at the history and stories of how Pirates of the Caribbean came to be, at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. So, keep yer arms and legs in the boat at all times please me mateys, as we hop aboard the Wicked Wench and sack the Spanish Main!  

Maureen O'Hara, one of the great stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, passed away on October 24, 2015. Movie Addict Headquarters paid tribute to her with this special episode that aired live in March of 2014. Film critics Diana Saenger and James Colt Harrison dropped by to salute the famous Irish actress who appeared in such classic movies as The Quiet Man, Mracle on 34th Street, How Green Was My Valley, Spanish Main and McClintock. Because of her beautiful red hair, she was called the Queen of Technicolor, and her work in so many Westerns earned her a Golden Boot Award in 1991. Brought to Hollywood from Ireland by Charles Laughton in the late 1930s, Maureen achieved immediate acclaim for her fiery performances in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Jamaica Inn. She remained a popular box-office draw throughout her long acting career and played opposite a host of A-list actors including John Wayne, Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart.  It was a treat to hear classic movie experts Diana Saenger and James Colt Harrison discuss Maureen O'Hara's remarkable film career. Diana is the founder of Classic Movie Guide, and James is a film historian who writes movie commentary for a variety of outlets, including Review Express and Classic Movie Guide. Maureen O'Hara was a multi-talented actress and grand lady. She will be missed -- but her wonderful performances live on through the magic of film. 

In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by regulars Darrell Louder and TC Petty III as well as special guests Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback of Fleet fame for a roundtable discussion of all the gaming greatness and fantastic fun of Origins Game Fair 2013. The fivesome talk about Spiel des Jahres nominees Augustus, Hanabi and Bruges, how out-of-print titles like Pirates of the Spanish Main are still some of the greatest budget buys at any con, that Time's Up: Title Recall is the greatest party game ever and how networking at a con like Origins can be awesome opportunities for game designers and publishers alike. All this, plus VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game, Angry Dice, the upcoming Fleet expansion, Masters of Commerce, Brew Crafters, Compounded, Carnival, The Great Heartland Hauling Co., VivaJava, Club Zen, The New Science, King of Tokyo, Quicksilver, Maximum Throwdown, the Duke of Dice - Richard Launius, and much, much more!

The Peace of Christ is a Gift of God I will never forget, and it's interesting this morning as we sang this song, Come Let Us Worship and Bow Down. I'll never forget this time, it was January of 1983, I'd been a Christian for just a few months, and I was being discipled by a man, Tim Schuman, who was working with the Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ there at MIT. And he had taken me under his wing and he was training me in the Word, he was teaching me the Word of God. Teaching me the implications of what I'd done, of giving my life to Christ, and he was developing in me the habits of discipline, the spiritual disciplines of witnessing and all kinds of things. And I was just learning so much from him. He was an engaged man at that point, he wasn't married, he was going to get married later that year, that summer. So he had all kinds of time to give to me. And I remember, we were there in his apartment, and I think it may have been January of 1983 and it was snowing. And I was living at home with my parents at the time and it just got worse and worse. It does snow this time of year in some places in the country, it doesn't snow here. We have a sled we bought for the kids, we still haven't used it, so we're waiting. But up there it snows and it was getting worse and worse, and I realized I really couldn't safely make it home at that hour, so I called my parents, told them that I was going to stay over with Tim and they were fine with that. And we just spent the evening in the Word of God. And he had a little fireplace and I remember it was burning with a little fire that he'd made, it was warm in that apartment. And time came to go to bed and he went into his room and I lay down on the couch there in a sleeping bag, and he put on this music by the Maranatha Singers. And their voices sounded so silky and smooth like they floated down from heaven, I'd never heard it before. It was perfect singing. And they were singing that song that we sang, Come Let Us Worship and Bow Down, and I felt a presence in the room. As I looked at the snow floating down and I looked at the fire and as I was thinking about the things we'd learned in the Word of God, and the presence was peace. A peace that I had never known before. It was the peace of Christ. His name was Jesus, and He was ministering to me in a way I have seldom experienced it since then. I just knew that I was at peace with God and God at peace with me. And all of those elements come together in the text we're looking at today, the Word of God dwelling richly in our hearts. The peace of Christ ruling over our hearts. Singing psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, the worship, all of that coming together for me that night, and I'll never hear that song again without thinking of that night. It was so powerful, such an experience for me that I got rid of my introduction that I was planning to use this morning. I'll use it another time. But I thought to myself, "The peace of Christ is a gift of God, is it not?" A rich, full experience of knowing that God is at peace with you and not only that He is at peace with you now, He will be for all the eternity. Isn't that a beautiful thing? And that's what this season is all about. That's what Christmas is all about, God ministering peace to a world at war. And that's what our text is talking about. Let's get it in context, Colossians 3:1-17 give us four major elements of a happy, healthy, productive Christian life, and you can't give up on any of these things if you want to be fruitful and happy as a Christian. Elements of a Happy, Fruitful Christian Life We already saw in verses 1-4, a heavenly mindset, we need to set our hearts on things above where Christ is seated. We need to set our minds on things to come when Christ who is our life returns, and we will live with Him forever. Heavenly mindset, we saw that. We also saw in Verses 5-9, the need for vigorous warfare against sin. You cannot feel peace, you cannot experience peace if you don't put sin to death by the power of the Spirit. You can't be fruitful in the Christian life if you're not at war every moment with indwelling sin. And so we talked about that as well, vigorous warfare against sin. Last time, we talked about the new community that God is working around the world called the church. And how He takes individuals and radically transforms them, makes them new creations and then puts them together in community in ways that are remarkable, really miraculous. And, “here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, Barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all and is in all.” And there's a unity, a union together. And we can walk together in Christian community, in Christian love, because we are new creations in Christ, verses 9-14. And we talked about that last time. Now, this time and the next time that I'll preach on Colossians, not next week but the week following, we're going to talk about hearts saturated by Christ. The Christian heart saturated. We're going to look at two elements this morning, the peace of Christ ruling our hearts and the Word of Christ richly dwelling in our hearts. And the next time that I preach on Colossians, we'll talk about the name of Christ motivating our hearts. What is our motivation for everything that we do? And finally gratitude or thanks to Christ given constantly by our hearts. The Peace of Christ Ruling Your Heart Denied to All Unbelievers So let's look at the first of these four elements, and that is, the peace of Christ ruling in your heart. Look at verse 15, "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." We live in a turbulent world. We live in a world at war, constantly churning. It says in Isaiah 57:20-21, "The wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire. ‘There is no peace’, says my God, ‘for the wicked’." There is a sense of turbulence, of churning, when people are not at peace with God and God not at peace with them. That's the vertical aspect. Therefore, horizontally, we've got all kinds of broken relationships, all kinds of issues, because an individual's heart is not at peace with God. He's not at peace with himself, and therefore he's not going to be at peace with those immediately around him, there's going to be strife and conflict in the family. There's going to be problems in the marriage. There's going to be problems in the parenting relationship. There's going to be problems brother to sister, brother to brother, sister to sister, there's going be problems in the family. And then because of that there's going to be problems in the church and in the community, there's going to be strife, there's going to be conflict, there's going to be issues all the time. And because there's strife in the community, there's going to be problems in the nation, and because nations are not at peace with each other, there's going to be warfare. That's just the history of the world. And it all stems from individual people who are not right with God, they're not at peace with God. And this peace which is spoken of so sweetly and richly in this verse, Colossians 3:15, is a gift of Christ to His people. Impossible to Counterfeit It is impossible for Satan to counterfeit it. He can't counterfeit it. People try to counterfeit, they try to get at a place of peace because their conscience is afflicting them. They do not feel at peace with God, they're not at rest within themselves. And so they turn to things to try to find an artificial place of peace, a refuge, an oasis. They might turn to alcohol, and they might make themselves numb for a time. But they wake up with their head on fire, and they wake up with bigger problems than before they drank. As a matter of fact, it can get to the point where that alcohol becomes the biggest problem in their lives, so big that it dwarfs everything else. It's not just that, people also turn to medications, they medicate themselves to try to find artificial peace. This is a growing problem in our country. Psychotropic drugs or mood-altering drugs, more and more the answer for psychiatrists. As a matter of fact, a lot of psychiatry begins and ends with a pill. As people try to find peace, they're not at peace in their own hearts, they're not at peace with God, and so they take medications. The numbers are staggering, the numbers of those that are using psychoactive drugs has gone from 131 million in 1988 to 233 million in 1998, I believe those are worldwide statistics. Here in the States, maybe 20 or 30 million people are on these kind of drugs. And the annual take is about $6.3 billion, on these kinds of medications. People also resort to other things, to mood music, aromatherapy, I've never tried that one. I've smelled some good smells in my life, but I never thought of it as aromatherapy. Especially this time of the year with the potpourri and the candles and all, it's wonderful but I don't find my peace from that, I hope you don't either. Or a good hot bath, yoga, meditation, breathing techniques. Some people get addicted to physical exercise, the proverbial runner's high, and so they'll exercise. I saw people up in Massachusetts in January and February, running across the Harvard Bridge, and the wind chill was like 30 below and they're running. I think that must be an addiction, there's something going on there that's not right. Do some calisthenics at home, do some exercises, this is strange, but the runner's high. Or others resort even to materialism. There's a new phrase called "shopping therapy," and people kind of indulge in it this time of year. It's true, the first reference to shopping therapy was in the Chicago tribune on Christmas Eve 1986, this is a quote, "We've become a nation measuring out our lives in shopping bags, and nursing our psychic ills through retail therapy." None of these things, however, is going to bring the kind of peace that's mentioned in our verse today, none of them are. All of them are counterfeits. If your conscience is accusing you of sin, if you're afraid to die and face God on Judgment Day, none of these flimsy techniques can bring you peace, none of them. Your hearts will be restless until you find at last your rest in God. And the reason for that is sin. "’There is no peace’, says my God, ‘For the wicked.’ " A Gift Given by Christ Alone This is a gift given by Christ alone. Look at verse 15, "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts." Christ is the peace-giver, He alone can give peace to troubled consciences and to troubled hearts. Jesus said in John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." Jesus in John 14, verse 27 is promising a peace the world cannot give. Those other avenues and other type of things like that can produce a temporary feeling of peace or tranquility, but it's like the morning mist that disappears as soon as the heat of trouble comes in life. Jesus gives a peace that will last forever and ever. He is the prince of peace, and He means to bring a peace to this world that will last for all eternity. And so it says in Isaiah 9:6-7, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end." That's the kind of peace that Christ comes to bring. The government will be on His shoulders, He will reign on David's throne, and He will bring in in the New Heavens and the New Earth a peace we can scarcely even imagine. Isaiah 2:4 it says, "He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore." Isaiah 11:6, "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them." Those are expressions of perfect peace, and Jesus alone can give it. Now, there are two different ways to understand this command, let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. The first is objective, the peace of Christ is objective peace. And the second is subjective, the peace of Christ is an experience or a sense of peace. The first is a status of peace between us and God, and the second is a feeling or an experience of peace. Now, as we look at the first, the objective peace, it's somewhat like the status of peace between our nation and Great Britain. Twice, we were at war with England, but the most recent of those is almost 200 years ago. That's over. There's been a status of peace, we're at peace with England. We're at peace with Great Britain, a status of peace. At one point, we were enemies of God and God was our enemy too. We were at war with God. Look back in Colossians 1, in verse 21. It says there in Colossians 1:21, it says, "Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior." We were alienated from God. We were enemies of God. God was at war with us too, and what a terrifying thing it is to have God as your enemy. The God who created heaven and earth. The God who spoke, and the universe came into existence, planets, the cosmos, the stars, all of that just by the word of His power. Imagine having that kind of power, that kind of creativity, focused like a laser beam on your destruction. That's the way I think of Hell, a terrifying thing to have God as your enemy, and Colossians 1:21 says, "At one point, all of us were alienated from God and we were enemies of God." God was at war with us, whether we knew it or not. We could not necessarily feel it. We might have felt the kind of unease in our souls, unable to be at rest and at peace, as I've mentioned a sense of that, but the real issue is that our status with God, was that He was at war with us and we with Him, that was the status of the relationship. How we felt moment by moment didn't change that at all, but now it lasts because of the work of Jesus Christ on the cross, because of His blood shed on the cross, God is at peace with us and we with Him through faith in Christ. And that is the meaning of the season. That is the reason that we celebrate the gift of Christ, is it not? If I can just say, if you were brought here today by a friend or you've just come to church, you haven't been in in years and you're not at peace with God, you know it. You can just sense it as I'm preaching. You know that God is not at peace with you because of sin. Can I urge you to come to Christ? Can I urge you to be justified, to have all of your sins forgiven through simple faith in Christ? Your works will not do you any good, and you know it. You may have tried some of those things I was mentioning earlier before. You may have turned to drugs or alcohol. You may have turned to other things to try to bring you temporary peace, and you know they don't work and your heart is restless. You haven't found peace, come to Christ, be reconciled to God, be reconciled to Him through faith in Christ. Look at what it says in Colossians 1:22, "But now He has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in His sight without blemish and free from accusation." Oh, how sweet is that? To be able to stand before God, free from any accusation. Christ Jesus who died is at the right hand of God, is interceding for us, and He is our righteousness. He is our peace and He is speaking to the Father on our behalf, and we are free from any accusation, how sweet is that? And as the foundation of our experiences of peace is that objective peace we have, where it says in Romans 5:1, "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." And that doesn't change like the stock market or NASDAQ. It doesn't go up and down. It is or it isn't. And if you are in Christ, my friends, it is. God is at peace with you and He will be forever more. It has nothing to do with your behavior. It has nothing to do with your attitude or your circumstances. It is an objective peace you have with Christ. Subjective Peace: An Experience of Peace Like Christ However, I do not think that that is what Paul is talking about here. I do think it is the basis of it, but I don't think it's what he's talking about, because he's saying, "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts." And there I think we're talking about a subjective peace. A sense of peace, a feeling of peacefulness that comes over your heart. Now, the basis of it is knowing that God is at peace with you. Amen. Just knowing that God is at peace with you, you can have feelings and experiences of peace, and so we should, just like Jesus. How would you like to be like Jesus? Asleep in the midst of a storm in a boat. You got your cushion under your head and you're sleeping like a baby. The disciples are all thinking that they're going to drown and Jesus is asleep in the center of His Father's will, knowing very well He wasn't going to drown that day. What did He have to be worried about? And so He was asleep. And that peace of Christ is just put on display, especially at the end of His life, wasn't it? After He worked it all out with His Father in Gethsemane, He knew He was going to die. He had accepted that, He stood up from His prayer time and He went out and the display of peace is supernatural. He steps out to this band of soldiers, 600-plus soldiers, perhaps. They were out there to arrest Him. And He takes charge of that situation. "Who is it you're looking for?" He crafts a place of security and rest for His disciples so they can escape. "Let them go." He's in charge of His own arrest. That's incredible. And He goes from there to Ananias's house and they're questioning Him, and some man strikes Him, and He turns serenely to this man and said, "If I have spoken wrong, then bear witness of it, but if I told the truth, then why did you strike me?" Now, there's a question that man could think about for days and weeks to come, maybe he eventually came to Christ. Who knows? I hope so. But Jesus is at peace even when getting struck. He's at peace in front of Pontius Pilate. Pilate's the one all churned up. Pilate doesn't know what to do. He's an innocent man but he doesn't want to let him go, and back and forth. He goes out, he goes back in. He's not at peace. Jesus knows what's going to happen. He's going to die. And He knows that out of that death, there's going to be a countless multitude from every tribe and language and people and nation believing in Christ, and coming to full forgiveness. And so, He's ready to die and so He's just talking to Pilate. "Are you a king?" That's a threatening question. "You're right in saying I'm a king. Absolutely, it's the truth. “For this reason I came into the world and for this I was born to testify to the truth. And everyone on the side of truth, listens to me." Oh, the peace of Christ. And then while nailed to the cross, His life blood flowing out, He is quoting scripture. He is saying to the thief on the cross, he's saying, "Today you'll be with me in paradise." He's taking care of His mother and setting up a relationship with John. He's at peace. Would you like to know that? Would you like to walk in the peace of Christ? Well, you are commanded to actually. Here in verse 15, if you're a Christian, you have the power to do the same. Let the peace of Christ dominate you. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. Some day, when Christ's work is finished in us and in all that countless multitude of the elect, from every tribe and language and people and nation, when He's done with all of His saving work, and we have moved over into the new heaven and new earth, some day you're going to sit on some beautiful, new earth mountaintop, and you're going to look down on a world reborn, the beauty of which I cannot describe right now. It's going to be a perfect world. And Jesus will be there and so will some of the brothers and sisters in Christ and this is some time with Jesus, there's plenty of time with Christ. We've got eternity. And you could see a beautiful river, maybe the river of life, flowing clear as crystal, like silver thread down at the bottom of a beautiful valley. And perhaps you'll be able to see some new earth eagles, if there will be that, kind of soaring. And you feel the wind on your face and you know that you will never again feel pain, there's no regrets, there's no bad memories, there's nothing but peace. And you will sit there at peace and there's no threat of war, that's over forever. And you will be in community there and you will see the handiwork of God and you will feel the peace of Christ perfected then. Set your heart on it. And let that peace of Christ rule. Let it dominate. Practically: Bible Intake and Bible Contemplation Now, how? You say, "Practically, how do I do that? I can do it alright here at church, or I can do it in my quiet time but once the day starts and things start getting busy, and things start getting difficult... " It's amazing the curveballs that Satan throws at you. It's amazing the different things that come. "How can I let the peace of Christ rule in my heart?" Now, first of all, what does that mean? Rule. Well, the word was used of a referee or an umpire at one of the games, like the Corinthian or the Isthmian games and the Olympic games and he was the judge that would sit and preside over the games, and he would decide who was disqualified or make rulings or judgements, etcetera. So you could almost see Christ, in His peace, sitting in the throne of your heart just judging the things that come in, the thoughts that come into your heart, the events of your life, for the purpose of peace. Just ruling over your heart for the purpose of peace. That's what it means. Let the peace of Christ dominate, let it rule in your heart. Well, how do we do it practically? Well, I think we start with the Word. We'll get to the Word in a moment. But meditate richly on the Word. Let your mind be transformed by the renewing that the Word alone can give. Romans 12:2 says, "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind and then you'll be able to test and approve what God's will is-His good, pleasing and perfect will." But what is His will for you? What is He doing? Is He not saving you from sin? Isn't that what He's doing? And doesn't He still have some work to do in that? Absolutely. And do you suppose that that work is going to be painless? I tell you it isn't, it's going to be difficult. Therefore you should “count it all joy because God is doing some work in you, when there are difficulties and circumstances.” And so you can know that “God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love Him and have been called according” “to His saving purpose”. And His saving purpose is that you and a great multitude from all over the world be conformed to the image of Christ. And now you're in it. You're in sanctification. It's going on, trouble's coming. And you say, "I expected it, I knew it was going to come, I'm ready for it, you're working on me, Lord. Thank you." Let the peace of Christ rule just by saturating your mind in the Word of God, understanding right doctrine. And this one I got from Martyn Lloyd-Jones, I've mentioned it before, but it's so powerful. You need to preach to yourself. Get Lloyd-Jones' book, entitled Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cures. Do you ever struggle with depression? Do you ever struggle with discouragement? You need to fight. And one of the number one ways Lloyd-Jones says that you fight is by preaching to yourself. What does he mean by that? Well, he picks up on Psalm 42 in verse 5 which says, "Why are you downcast, oh my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God." This is what Lloyd-Jones says. He says, "The main trouble in this whole matter of spiritual depression in a sense is this, that we allow our self to talk to us, instead of talking to ourselves." This is the very essence of wisdom in this matter. Have you realized that most of the unhappiness in your life is due to the fact that you were listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Take those thoughts that come to you the moment you wake up in the morning. You've not originated them, but they start talking to you. They bring up that problem from yesterday that was unsolved. It's taking over. It's coming to you. Your self is talking to you. Now, the Psalmist's approach here, in Psalm 42 was this. Instead of allowing the self to talk to him, he starts talking to himself. "Why are you cast down, oh my soul? Why so disturbed within me?" He takes the bull by the horns, you see. And he begins to talk to himself. Do you do this? Do you do it out loud? Now, that's a different matter, but you need to preach to yourself. Maybe you need to start by preaching out loud. And just remind yourself, why are you thinking these dark thoughts? Why are you so troubled, why are you so anxious? Isn't there a God in heaven? Doesn't He rule over all things? Doesn't He love you? Isn't He taking you to heaven to be with Christ? Why are you disturbed about this? Aren't you going to see God's power at work in this situation? You have to talk to yourself. Take what you know is true about God and His sovereignty and His providence and all that, and apply it to your circumstance. Then you can let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. And put your hope in God. Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled." There's so much I could say about this, but it really is a conscious choice on your part to let your heart be troubled, to let your heart be tormented by circumstances. Jesus said don't do it. "Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me." It's a matter of faith. Isaiah 26:3-4 says, "You will keep in perfect peace Him whose mind is steadfast, because He trusts in you." I love that. That's NIV. Perfect peace. The Hebrew is "shalom shalom." You'll keep him in shalom shalom, a full, rich experience of peace, if your mind is stayed on Christ. It's mental discipline. I'm not going to let the problems get me down. I'm not going to dominate my thoughts with those issues, those problems. I'm going to just trust Christ. Your thought life. Psalm 131, verse 1 and 2. "My heart is not proud, O Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too difficult for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me." Is that your experience? It's a matter of thought control. It's a matter of quieting yourself, as though you were John laying your head on Jesus' breast at that Last Supper, and just say, "I don't need to worry about it. I don't need to worry about these things. I don't need to be troubled by it. Jesus is in control." And prayer, above all things. Philippians 4:6 and 7, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus. You're setting peace as a guard over the door of your brain, and you're not letting anything in that's going to disturb your soul. But you're going to trust Him with everything. The Word of Christ Richly Dwelling in Your Heart Then it says, "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly," verse 16. "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing songs, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God." The principle here is that the Word of God is essential to your ongoing life as a Christian. The Word of God is the Alpha and the Omega of faith, and it's every letter in between. Faith operates based on the Word of God. You hear a promise of God, and faith springs up and believes. And those promises, those words from God carry you all the way through to the Omega day of your life. And so therefore, you must feed your faith on the Word of God constantly. It troubles me when Evangelicals, when Baptists, take and wrap up into one thing the beginning of the Christian life, say, "You need repentance at the beginning of the Christian life. You need faith at the beginning of the Christian life. You need to hear the Gospel at the beginning of the Christian life." All those things are true. You just need to do it the rest of your life, and that was just the first day you really repented, the first day you really believed, the first day you really trusted. But that goes on the rest of your life. So you've got to feed your faith. You've got to make it rich. You've got to put rich soil around the root system of your faith, and that is the Word of God. Now, what does it mean to have Christ's Word dwell in you? The word "dwell" means live. You can imagine like an apartment set up in your heart for the Word of God. I think about that rich woman who knew the prophet Elisha, remember? And Elisha would come from time to time and they'd have a meal, and she says to her husband, "I tell you what, why don't we set up an apartment, a home for this man of God? He is a man of God. Let's put a bed in there and a table and some furniture, and let's just... So whenever he's in the area he can stay." And so it was. She set up an apartment up on the roof of her home, and Elisha came and lived there. And you know the story, 2 Kings, chapter 4. Can I urge you to do that for the Word of God? Make room in your heart for the Word of God. Set up a place for the Word of God to come and live with you. Now, this time of year there's a lot of traveling that goes along and a lot of house guests. And there are some good house guests and then there's some bad house guests, you know what I'm saying? I know I can touch some raw nerves here because there's family involved. The general rule of thumb is three days, wasn't it? And then it starts to turn a little bit bad. But if it's a long journey they're coming from we can extend that a bit. Why should they come such a long distance for just a few days? But there are house guests and then there are house guests. Like the ones that come and eat up all your food and leave you with, get this, I read this on the Internet, a $500 phone bill to Europe. Okay, that is not a good house guest. Don't do that, friends. That's not Christian. That's not loving, okay? But she left a $500 phone bill. It was a college roommate, and then years later she came to visit and she stayed for four weeks. Ate a lot of food and made a lot of phone calls. That's a bad house guest. The Word of God will make you rich. The Word of God's not going to eat your food and take all your possessions. The Word of God is going to make you rich. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly. You can imagine the Word of God coming, and then you go to see the room that you've opened up for it and there on the wall is a Rembrandt painting and in the corner is a Michelangelo statue and on the floor is an expensive Persian silk rug. That's what the Word of God does to your life, it enriches you. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly. Well, how do you do that practically? Well, you take the Bible in and you think about it. That's it. You take the Bible in by reading it and by hearing good preaching and teaching, and then you think about it. Read through the Bible daily, every single day, and meditate on and memorize the Scripture. Martin Luther said that he studied the Bible as he gathered apples. First he shook the whole tree that the ripest might fall. Then he climbed the tree and shook each limb, and then when he had shaken each limb he shook every branch, and after that he examined every twig, and then he looked under every leaf. In other words, search the Bible whole through and through, and find blessing in every word, take it seriously. Not like water running through a pipe, "There, I've done my reading." How quickly can you do your daily reading? That's not it. Time yourself and try to save time every day, read it faster and faster, that is not it. You take the Word of God in and you let it marinate, you let your mind be transformed by it, meditate on it, you dwell on it richly. It's not a dry, boring forced march through the pages of the Bible. But the Word of God is living and active and able to produce richness in you. Most of the best stories that I read when I was a kid had to do with treasure. Hidden treasure, pirate treasure, galleons sunk in the Spanish Main, that kind of thing. I loved reading those kind of adventure stories and even to this day I read a book on treasures found in attics, like the Declaration of Independence and all that kind of thing. I just get excited about that kind of thing, maybe that's materialism in my heart, I don't know, I just love those adventures. The Word of God is the rich treasure of life, the rich treasure of life. Look at Colossians 1:27, Paul loves to talk about wealth, he loves to talk about richness. Colossians 1:27, it says, "To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you the hope of glory." The riches of this glory. Look over at Colossians 2, verse 2 and 3, "My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." He loves that word "riches" or "treasure". Just as Jesus likened the Kingdom of Heaven to treasure hidden in a field. Or the Psalmist said that, "The Word of God is better than fine gold, yea, than much fine gold." Psalm 19. Whereas Paul, as he gets to the end of all this incredible doctrine, Romans 11:33, "Oh, the depths of the riches, of the wisdom, the knowledge of God. How unsearchable His judgments and His paths beyond tracing out." Wisdom Now, what are the rich effects of the Word of God on an individual Christian and on the Body of Christ? Well, there's a lot of things, but it starts with wisdom. It says, "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom." The Word of Christ brings you rich wisdom, it makes you wise. We are surrounded by foolishness in this world, aren't we? But that's not the foolishness that bothers me, it's the foolishness in here that bothers me. The foolishness of my own heart. The Word of Christ has been given to make us wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. And so I love Proverbs, how it begins, the first five verses, it says, "The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel. For attaining wisdom and discipline, for understanding words of insight, for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life doing what is right and just and fair, for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young, let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance." And so the Word of Christ gives you wisdom. Wisdom identifies the best destination and the best journey to get to that destination, both of them, wisdom covers all of that, and the Word of God gives that to you. Teaching Secondly, it's teaching. It says, "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, as you teach and admonish with all wisdom." As you teach. Now, what is teaching? It's the imparting of spiritual truth, spiritual data, of information. And it is in this way that the body of Christ is edified or built up. The body of Christ is a work in progress, some of you may have even seen posters or have them up, "Be patient with me. God is not finished with me yet." Or, "I'm a work in progress." The Church is a work in progress, we are people who are works in progress. But how does the work progress? It progresses by the Word of God. And teaching is the imparting of building-blocks for your soul, so that the city of truth can be built up inside you. It is intrinsic to the Great Commission. Jesus said, "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Teaching's at the center of the Great Commission. Building up the Body of Christ, in the knowledge of God and of His Word, for practical obedience to all of His commands, that is what the Word of Christ is for. The ministry of the Word of God was at the center of the work of the apostles, from the very beginning. You remember that first day in Pentecost, 3000 were added to the number that day, and it says, "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer, the Word of God." And then, when the Reformation came, those great leaders, all of them, one after the other, were great teachers of the Word of God. Martin Luther was, he said, "At core, a teacher of the Word of God. The Word of God did all the work," he said. "While I spent time with my friends, while I enjoyed time with my friends, the Word of God was running all over Germany, and reforming the Church." All he did, he said, was simply teach and preach the Word of God. All of them, John Calvin was a great teacher of the Word of God. So, teaching. I love what Charles Spurgeon said about this, he was teaching pastors about their sermons. He said, "You need to let your sermons be rich with teaching, fill your sermons with teaching." This is what Spurgeon said to his students. He said, "Sermons should have real teaching in them, and their doctrine should be solid, substantial and abundant. Put plenty into your sermons, gentlemen. After hearing some discourses I've been reminded of the request of the farmer's boy to his missus, when eating his broth. 'Missus,' he said, 'I wish you'd let that chicken run through the broth a little bit longer.' " Have you ever heard a sermon like that? You wished that the chicken had run through the broth just a little bit longer; it's watery, there's nothing substantial. It may have titillated your ears but it didn't change your heart. You didn't learn anything. So my desire is kinda of let the chicken kind of cook in the broth, just let it be rich and full. And you're just eating a full-bodied stew when you hear the Word of God preached here. And so also the Bible for Life teaches. We need to teach the Word of God fully. And it says also admonishing. Admonishing is the negative ministry of the Word of God. Teaching and admonishing everyone, that's warning somebody. It's basically like one of those Old Westerns where they get on their horses and they ride out and they head out sin at the pass. You don't want a sin to come and destroy the village and so you're going to go out there and head it off at the pass. You see what's coming. With the wisdom that God's given, you say, "Brother, you're in trouble. Sister, you need to stop doing that, this is dangerous." This is at the core of counseling. This is noutheteo, the Greek word for admonishment. It's at the core of counseling, warning each other based on the Word of God. That's what the Word of God does. And then finally there is worship, rich, full worship. As you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. The pattern for godly worship is revelation response. God reveals. We respond. God unfolds Himself to us in His Word and we are blown away by it. We are moved emotionally and we break out in song. Some of us do. We break out in song and we sing and celebrate because of what God has done. I was talking last Friday to Michael Card, I had some wonderful time with him and he's just a modern hymn writer. He's a godly man who loves to sing. But he says he's troubled by what he sees is the role of music in local church life. He said when he was growing up in a Baptist church, Baptist churches were, for the most part, stationary revival meetings. And basically all they did was preach the same simple Gospel week after week to get people saved. And there wasn't any depth to the preaching. There wasn't any discipleship going on. It was just saving people week after week, so they thought. He said, "Now, many churches are like a stationary concert." And he said, "I would rather go and just have us read the Word and sing, and I'm a musician." He actually said this. He said, "I want to know." He said, "Some of those churches have abandoned teaching and preaching. They just don't do it anymore and all they do is sing." And he wants to stand up and say, "Wait, wait, wait, what are you worshipping? What are you so excited about? What's moving your heart? You don't seem to know anything about Christ." No, it's gotta be revelation and then response. God reveals and we respond. Probably one of most profound times of a personal worship I have ever had in my life. I will never forget this. It came the Sunday that I preached my final sermon on Romans in this pulpit. I'll never forget it. And I had to do something that's difficult for me, and that is to take a whole book and boil it down to one sermon. I love the details. I love the truth of the Word of God. But I did, I put all 16 chapters into one sermon. And then I went over that sermon that morning just to prepare for preaching and I was blown away by the goodness of God in loving a sinner like me. I was moved to tears. It was bad. I couldn't keep preaching as I was practicing that morning. And I said, "This is not good because I have to conquer this before I get up in front of hundreds of people and preach." At the end of that time I said, "You know what song we need to finish this all off? How Deep The Father's Love For Us." I just love that song. And I had a sense of the depth, of the scope of God's love for me and Christ that morning. And I went to Eric and I said, "Eric," 'cause he had chosen a good closing hymn, but I said, "Is there anyway we can move over and sing How Deep The Father's Love For Us?" And Eric's got the sweetest spirit and that involved putting in inserts that very morning and he said, "I'd love to do it." And we got done with prayer here in the parlor and I walked through and they were practicing it. I almost couldn't make it to the back. I almost couldn't make it. I was with one of my children and we walked to the back, I came around and sat down on that little stairway back there that brings us down to the children hall and I just sat down and wept. And I wept for probably 90 seconds without explaining myself to that child, they were troubled. "You alright, Dad?" "I'm fine. It's happy, not... " I could barely speak. "It's happy not sad." What was going on in me that moment? You know what it was? It was truth brought out by music. It was the two of them, together, it was the truth and then the spiritual aspect of music, which is a powerful medium, which brought out true worship in me and I was moved. Now, that's what worship's all about, isn't it? Good hymns have good doctrine in them and they're skillfully written in ways that we normal people can't do, but composers can do it and they can just reach to our heart and bring out emotions based on truth. That is worshipping in spirit and truth and I love to see it. Application So how do we apply these things? Well, the whole sermon has been application, Because we're in that section of Colossians. Let me speak some practical words to you. Start with my practical advice on peace. Is it important whether you're at peace today? Whether you feel peaceful today? I tell you, it is. The fruit of the spirit is peace. Let the spirit administer peace to you today but follow the instructions here. Renew your mind with the promises of God. Figure out what God is doing in your life. He is sanctifying you and making you holy, that's not going to be an easy process, so expect difficulties. When those difficulties come, remind yourself what God is doing in you. "In this world, you will have trouble," Jesus said. "But take heart, I have overcome the world." Guard your peace in Christ. Secondly, know the Word of God. Make a resolution that in 2008, you're going to read through the Bible in a year. There are 15, 20 different good programs you could follow, but find one and follow it. Take in the Word of God in breadth. Just get a sense of the whole scope of the Word of God. But along with that, I urge you to choose a portion of scripture and memorize it. Memorize it in depth and study it in depth, maybe Ephesians or a book of the Bible like Philippians, or maybe a passage of scripture, Romans 8, some Psalms. Memorize them and study it in depth. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly. Know the Word of God, and study it carefully, and teach it to one another. In the halls, encourage one another, build each other up. Say, "You know, there's something I just learned in my quiet time this morning. I want to share it with you." Admonishing And admonish one another. Don't just let a brother or a sister slip off, slip away from Christ, but bring them back. Let's be the Body of Christ to admonish one another. Pray for the developing of a counseling ministry here. It's a goal for 2008, that we would have a stronger Biblical counseling ministry in our church. Worship: Both Private and Corporate And, finally, enrich your life with worship. Sing. Do you realize you're commanded in this verse to sing? And you may think that you're excluded because of a lack of talent. You're not. Sing and make music in your heart to God. I think the corporate worship setting is the best place for bad singers to sing. I can speak from personal experience. I offer a special apology to those who sit right around me every week. Alright, you guys hear me. I don't have a terrible voice but I don't have a great voice. When we have our morning devotions, we're at our worst singing, we laughed about it this morning. We are not making a family recording like the Von Trapp family singers, we're not doing that. But sing, sing. It troubles me when I think about it, and Eric and I have talked about people that come all the way here to worship and they don't sing. I don't understand that. Sing. You're commanded to do it. Stand up and sing. If you don't know the song, probably by the second go around, you'll know it. So sing the second verse at least. But sing and make music in your heart to God. Close with me in prayer.