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What does it take to scale kids entertainment nationwide?Family entertainment has become a major part of the retail real estate conversation. But as the category gets more crowded, the concepts that grow will need more than a good idea.Suat Gokmen, co-founder and part owner of FunBox, joins Chris Ressa to talk about the growth of the kids entertainment brand and what it takes to scale a concept in today's retail environment. Built around large-scale inflatable play parks, FunBox primarily serves kids ages two to 10 and has found a particularly strong business in birthday parties.The concept started outdoors following COVID before gradually moving indoors, a shift that opened the door to a much larger retail expansion strategy. Today, FunBox has eight operating locations, 10 under construction, six signed leases and more deals in the pipeline.But growth brings a different set of questions.As FunBox expands nationwide, the team has to balance the right markets, the right real estate and the right franchisees. A location can look great on paper and still not work. Gokmen still visits potential sites himself, combining data with what he sees and experiences on the ground before moving forward.There is also a bigger shift happening across family entertainment. After years of rapid growth, Gokmen sees a category beginning to face some growing pains. Rather than respond by adding more attractions or complexity, FunBox is staying focused on the experience that built the business.Ressa and Gokmen discuss what FunBox has learned as it scales, the realities of growing through franchising, what landlords should understand about the concept and where kids entertainment fits into the next phase of retail real estate.What You'll HearHow FunBox is scaling from outdoor parks to indoor retailWhy birthday parties are a major part of the businessHow FunBox evaluates new markets and locationsWhy a 16-foot ceiling opens up more retail opportunitiesHow franchising is shaping where FunBox expands nextWhy FunBox is staying focused as the FEC market gets crowdedChapters01:04 — Meet Suat Gokmen and FunBoxMeet the entrepreneur behind FunBox and the experiences that led him to kids entertainment.01:57 — From real estate and cars to FunBoxSuat shares his path through real estate, auto dealerships and other ventures before FunBox.04:04 — How FunBox got its startHow an outdoor bounce park concept during COVID evolved into an indoor entertainment business.06:09 — Finding FunBox's core customerWhy FunBox stays focused on younger kids and the families bringing them through the door.07:55 — Finding the right retail spaceThe size, ceiling heights and market characteristics that can make a location work.10:00 — Scaling through franchisingHow FunBox is using franchise growth to expand its footprint across the country.12:09 — The economics behind FunBoxA look at startup costs, insurance and the economics that shape the model.13:49 — Standing out in family entertainmentHow FunBox thinks about competition as the family entertainment category gets more crowded.16:03 — Proving the conceptHow an early indoor location helped validate the model and create momentum for expansion.18:00 — Getting the right locationsWhy data matters in site selection, but seeing a potential location firsthand still matters too.20:06 — Building the FunBox experienceHow birthday parties and private events have become a major part of the business.21:53 — What's next for FunBoxSuat shares where FunBox is headed and his outlook on the future of family entertainment.

Just how important is your image to you? The more you are driven by image, the more you are enslaved to performance. Do you deeply need everyone to see you win – is there a constant need for triumph – to look good – to be praised – to come out on top? Tall pedestals create a long, hard fall, my friend. This is real life and in real life there are battles in which you won’t always look good. There are times when you will fail and times when you will hurt. Times when your image will be disheveled. Are you just going to perform your way through that? Is it going to be more important for you to portray perfection than allow God to break you and work his perfection in you? Look at a child. Aren’t they just perfect with their chubby little rolls and full face, open mouth giggles. Perfect babies, but so much growing to do. So much to learn. Still so much for them to become. My friends, that is us in our faith walk. As a child of God we are perfect in our creation, a true masterpiece of our Maker, yet we have so much growing to do. We are in process to becoming all we were created to be. And that process is sometimes messy, sometimes brutal, sometimes really imperfect. There’s a work happening within each of us from the moment we accept Jesus as the LORD of our lives. That’s a work of the Holy Spirit. God’s presence dwells within us and cleans house. We’re undergoing a continual demo work inside. A reworking and restructuring of our attitude, our perspective, our desires and our priorities. And really, that’s what our entire lifetime here on earth is – the work of the Holy Spirit within us, growing us, teaching us, molding us, perfecting us. When will that work be done? Not here. Not in this lifetime. But when we get to our eternal destination of glory, then the work in us will finally be complete. That will be our mark of perfection. But here on earth as we’re walking out our lifetime, we’re not going to be perfect. We’re going to continually be a work of progress under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Will you be willing to just show that? Really, that’s what this world needs. But not only the world as a whole, but your world, your little circle, your community, your office, your family – they need to see the work God is doing in you. In order for them to see that work, they need to know you struggle, they need to know you don’t really just wake up like that, they need to see behind the curtain, without the makeup, on the hard days where you still just show up and partner with the work the Holy Spirit is doing in you. When you’re in performance mode with your display of perfection to be praised, you may look good but let me tell you what that’s doing for the people around you – it’s making it easy for them to see you, but hard to see your God. Everyone around you is dealing with a tinge of insignificance, a hint of ‘not good enough’ and when you dare to be real with them you allow space for their struggle to meet the Holy Spirit you carry. Girl, you carry the presence of God in you. There’s zero need for you to portray yourself as perfect – there’s absolutely EVERY NEED for you to make space for the perfection of God. That means you’re going to have to admit you struggle too. You’re going to have to be make friends with that unpolished part of you that you would prefer no one else see. What would you rather see – my perfection that tells you I’m perhaps better than you …. or the parts of me that God is still working on that show you if God loves, chooses and uses me in my state, he can love, choose and use you in yours. Girls, why are we getting this so wrong? Why do we struggle with this balance? This life is not a performance to look impressive – this life is an opportunity to carry the presence of God and point to the working power of the Holy Spirit available to each one of us. Paul says in Philippians 3:12-14, “I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” Paul, the man who was responsible for starting some of the first churches to follow Jesus – Paul, the man responsible for writing the majority of our New Testament Bible – Paul, the one who had a very personal encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus that radically changed everything for him – THAT PAUL – and he’s saying I’m not perfect, but Jesus is working perfectly in me! You are not perfect, but Jesus is working perfectly in YOU! Maybe today you need to stop trying so hard to look like you’ve already arrived. Maybe you need to take the pressure off yourself to have it all together, know all the answers, respond perfectly, never struggle, never lose your temper, never doubt, never get discouraged, never make a mistake. Maybe you need to stop curating the image and start embracing the process. God isn’t asking you to prove that He’s done a good work in you. He’s inviting you to let Him continue doing that good work in you. There is a huge difference. Performance says, “Look what I’ve accomplished.” Grace says, “Look what God is doing.” Performance needs applause. Grace is content with obedience. Performance protects the image. Grace surrenders the heart. Performance says, “I need you to think I’m doing well.” Grace says, “I need Jesus to keep doing His work in me.” Girl, you don’t have to be impressive. You have to be available. You don’t have to have the perfect marriage, the perfect kids, the perfect attitude, the perfect body, the perfect house, the perfect faith, the perfect morning routine, the perfect prayer life or the perfect answer. You don’t have to walk into every room looking like you’ve got it all figured out. You can walk in as a woman who is still becoming. Still learning. Still healing. Still growing. Still surrendering. Still getting things wrong and letting Jesus teach you how to get them right. And honestly? That’s a much more beautiful testimony. Because nobody needs another woman standing on a pedestal telling them how to be perfect. We need women who will climb down off the pedestal, sit beside us in the mess and say, “Girl, me too. But let me tell you what Jesus is teaching me.” That’s where connection happens. That’s where shame loses its power. That’s where grace gets room to breathe. And that’s where people begin to see Jesus instead of just seeing you. People need to see what it looks like to have Jesus in the middle of a hard day. They need to see what forgiveness looks like when you’re still hurt. They need to see what humility looks like when you were wrong. They need to see what repentance looks like when you blew it. They need to see what faith looks like when you don’t know what’s next. That is discipleship. Not perfection on display, but Jesus at work in real life. So let them see the process. Let them see the unfinished places. Yesterday evening in front of the grocery store, I met a man named Jeff. Jeff pushes a shopping cart full of dirty bags and walks with his head down. As I parked my bike, he approached me and asked me for some spare change. Looking at his face, it appeared he had recently been in a fight and he was covered in shame. I told him I didn’t have any money on me, but I would most certainly buy him some food inside. He asked for a can of soup. When I returned from my short shopping trip, I handed him a can of chili mac and cheese along with a can of chunky potato soup. He was grateful. Then I invited him to lock eyes with me and engage in conversation. Standing there in my Natural Life dress with a credit card to buy anything I wanted in my pocket, a bag of fresh food to cook for my dog, and my $2000 e-bike, I didn’t exactly come across as someone who could understand his situation. He looked at me as if I were better than him. As if I had perfection while he didn’t. That’s when I asked Jeff if there was anything he needed prayer for. He said, “Well, yes – I need a house.” I said, “Okay Jeff, I understand – is it okay if I pray with you right now?” Ever so politely, he declined, explaining that he struggled with faith and he felt he was more of a toaist. That’s when I felt the Holy Spirit just take over. All my ‘perfection’ left me and I said, “I’m not familiar with that – can you tell me what that means?” Suddenly Jeff and I were in a conversation about faith, about a struggle to believe something he couldn’t see and simply couldn’t feel. He said he had tried many different religions and nothing ever worked for him. I asked him if he had tried Jesus. He stood there with no answer in deep thought. Struggling. I looked him in the eye and told him, “Jeff, God created you, he knows you and he loves you.” That’s when his bright blue eyes filled with tears and he said, “I try so hard to be a good person.” I could see that. There was so much goodness in him. Although he wasn’t ready for me to pray with him, he listened as I told him one encounter with Jesus could radically change his life. I told him I had seen people with a lifetime of addiction be set free, I had seen sickness be healed, I had seen families restored and it all happened with Jesus. You see, last night in front of the grocery store, an imperfect struggling man met a very imperfect woman who carries a perfect God. I’m not his answer, but I carry his answer. I’m not his fixer, but I carry his fixer. And that’s the whole point. Jeff didn’t need to meet a perfect woman in the parking lot of a grocery store. He needed to meet a woman willing to be real enough for Jesus to use her. He didn’t need my polished image, my answers, my accomplishments or my ability to make everything look good. He needed the presence of God I carry. And maybe that’s what the people around you need too. So get off the pedestal. Lay down the performance. Stop worrying so much about how you look and start caring more about what Jesus can do through you. You are not perfect, and you don’t need to be. You are being perfected. You are still becoming. You are still under construction. And every imperfect, unfinished, unpolished part of you is an opportunity for someone else to see just how perfect your God really is. Follow Pamela on Instagram – https://instagram.com/headmamapamela Or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pamela.crim Find out more about BIG Life – http://biglifehq.com

In this episode, Matthew Jarvis welcomes Michael Joyce from Calamos Investments to discuss how advisors can stand out by delivering practical, personalized value. Michael shares how he moved beyond product pitches and entertainment to become a resource for advisors, drawing on books, business coaching, and conversations with top producers. He breaks down his book-gifting approach, pairing a handwritten note with a specific page recommendation that connects to the recipient's life or business. The conversation explores why consistent follow-up matters more than a single gesture, how wholesalers can share useful practice-building ideas, and how weekly accountability and intentional habits help turn good intentions into action. Standing Out Through Personalized Value With Michael Joyce Resources in today's episode: - Matt Jarvis: Website | LinkedIn - Michael Joyce: Website | LinkedIn - Learn More about our Coaching Programs

What makes someone choose you when they have plenty of other coaches to choose from? In this episode, I'm exploring the role authority plays in selling, visibility, and standing out in a crowded industry. I share why the difference is often not the perfect words, strategy, or sales script, but something you build internally through the way you lead yourself and your business.       I use a recent coaching conversation about handling an objection to show what selling from authority can look like in practice. I explain why coaches can know exactly what to do on a sales call and still lose their confidence when they hear no, and what needs to develop as you move beyond your first few sales into bigger levels of business growth.       I also share how I built authority before I had made any money as a coach, why it has continued to matter at every level of my business, and what happens when you lose connection to your own value during harder seasons of growth. You'll hear why authority is central to standing out, selling with conviction, and becoming the coach people pay attention to and choose.               If you want to start making serious money as a coach, you need to check out 2k for 2k. Click here to join: https://staceyboehman.com/2kfor2k!             Join the waitlist for the Entrepreneur Coach Membership: https://staceyboehman.com/ec-membership/              Apply for 200k Mastermind or join the waitlist here: https://staceyboehman.com/200k-Mastermind

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In this episode, dearest listeners, we have life being too short to grind in Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Sony taking payments through their controllers, Rockstar peddle collector's editions without games and the war of football games continues! We also cover the recent Game Anglia Direct 2026 and ponder will GTA 6 change everything?!? MARAOKE IS GETTING A REBOOT!!! Well, OK, Ste says "relaunch" during this episode but I've gone for a more "gaming" term which is possibly, technically, incorrect but I'm sticking with it. Anyway, Friday 13th November is the potentially lucky day and it's at Loading Bar in Stoke Newington down in that there London! You will want to get tickets from this link HERE! One letter does not a mailbag fill, dear listeners!!! Please write some more letters to us at team@onelifeleft.com or you could always join our Discord and drop a line for us on there. Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (possibly still broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33A Plague Tale: Requiem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever felt that the moment you catch your breath, three new demands are already waiting? Organizational consultant Melissa Swift gives that feeling a name, work intensification, and explains what helps. In this conversation, Lori and Melissa explore: How three years working in London showed Melissa that a shared language does not mean a shared culture What work intensification is: too many tasks in too little time, too many people involved in every decision, and too much emotion at work How AI can quietly erode trust at work, and why peer learning and thoughtful change management matter How to stand out in an AI-saturated job market by naming what you are genuinely good at in simple terms What high-stakes professions teach us about clear communication, and why the people who care most are often the ones who burn out About Melissa: Melissa Swift is the founder and CEO of Anthrome Insight, an advisory firm helping organizations and individuals work more effectively in a fast-changing, technology-driven world. She has held consulting leadership roles at Capgemini, Mercer, Korn Ferry, and Deloitte, and is the author of Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World (Wiley, 2026). Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and introduction 01:27 What living in London taught Melissa about culture 03:50 Direct and indirect communication across cultures 06:42 More communication, less clarity 10:02 What work intensification is 12:49 Emotional regulation and leadership 17:45 AI and the erosion of trust 21:49 Learning AI with your peers 27:43 Change agility and staying power 32:09 Standing out in an AI resume era 38:17 Lessons from high-stakes work 43:37 Younger workers and the "unboiled frogs" 46:14 Burnout, boundaries, and agency 49:06 Where to find Melissa Find Melissa Swift at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swiftmelissa Website: https://www.anthromeinsight.com Book: https://www.anthromeinsight.com/books Join us for an exclusive bonus with Melissa on Patreon. Want to see how your leadership shows up under pressure? Explore the VOICE diagnostic from Brava Global Advisory: https://www.bravaglobaladvisory.com/voice Considering a move abroad for work like Melissa's years in London? Expatsi can help you plan the practical side. As an affiliate, I may earn a small commission. Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode. Visit https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com for more resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Leave your commentAI has made it easier to reach buyers—and harder to earn their attention. So what actually helps you win in 2026, and what is just wasting your time?Mastering Modern Selling returns with Carson Heady and Tom Burton for a live, open Q&A about sales with AI in 2026. After 150 episodes, we're back for the same reason we paused: the profession keeps changing, and sellers need a playbook that changes with it.Join 500+ sellers and sales leaders worldwide to challenge assumptions, share what's working, and ask the questions that matter.For sellers who want meaningful executive conversations and leaders who want stronger team performance.WHAT WE'LL DISCUSS• AI prospecting that earns a response: Turn company research, leadership priorities, and business signals into outreach that gives buyers a reason to care.• Standing out amid AI-generated noise: Use AI to sharpen your relevance while keeping your voice, judgment, and credibility.• Getting executive meetings: Build a concise opening around the customer's mission, a timely challenge, and a useful next step.• Moving beyond prompts: Connect research, outreach, follow-up, and relationship building into a repeatable sales process.• Buyer hesitation: Help customers make progress by clarifying decisions, reducing uncertainty, and making the next step easier.• Leading in the AI moment: Coach the behaviors that produce results, share successful approaches, and help your people become the heroes.• Measuring what matters: Look beyond activity counts to responses, conversations, qualified opportunities, pipeline, and customer outcomes.• Protecting the human advantage: Know when to listen, challenge, build trust, and make the judgment call that a tool cannot make for you. Don't miss out, your next big idea could be just one episode away!This Show is sponsored by Fist BumpYour prospecting partner to authentically fill your pipeline with ideal customers.Check out our Live Show Events here: Mastering Modern Selling Live ShowSubscribe to our Newsletter: Mastering Modern Selling Newsletter

Remember God loves you so much he sent his Son Jesus Christ to take the punishment for your sins. You are of great value. Jesus loves you and He is just a prayer away! This episode includes AI-generated content.

Have you ever felt that the moment you catch your breath, three new demands are already waiting? Organizational consultant Melissa Swift gives that feeling a name, work intensification, and explains what helps. In this conversation, Lori and Melissa explore: How three years working in London showed Melissa that a shared language does not mean a shared culture What work intensification is: too many tasks in too little time, too many people involved in every decision, and too much emotion at work How AI can quietly erode trust at work, and why peer learning and thoughtful change management matter How to stand out in an AI-saturated job market by naming what you are genuinely good at in simple terms What high-stakes professions teach us about clear communication, and why the people who care most are often the ones who burn out About Melissa: Melissa Swift is the founder and CEO of Anthrome Insight, an advisory firm helping organizations and individuals work more effectively in a fast-changing, technology-driven world. She has held consulting leadership roles at Capgemini, Mercer, Korn Ferry, and Deloitte, and is the author of Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World (Wiley, 2026). Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and introduction 01:27 What living in London taught Melissa about culture 03:50 Direct and indirect communication across cultures 06:42 More communication, less clarity 10:02 What work intensification is 12:49 Emotional regulation and leadership 17:45 AI and the erosion of trust 21:49 Learning AI with your peers 27:43 Change agility and staying power 32:09 Standing out in an AI resume era 38:17 Lessons from high-stakes work 43:37 Younger workers and the "unboiled frogs" 46:14 Burnout, boundaries, and agency 49:06 Where to find Melissa Find Melissa Swift at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swiftmelissa Website: https://www.anthromeinsight.com Book: https://www.anthromeinsight.com/books Join us for an exclusive bonus with Melissa on Patreon. Want to see how your leadership shows up under pressure? Explore the VOICE diagnostic from Brava Global Advisory: https://www.bravaglobaladvisory.com/voice Considering a move abroad for work like Melissa's years in London? Expatsi can help you plan the practical side. As an affiliate, I may earn a small commission. Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode. Visit https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com for more resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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If Revelation is largely concerned with first-century events, why was it addressed to seven churches in Asia Minor instead of Jerusalem? This episode explores why Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea were not random congregations, but strategically placed churches living at the center of Roman power, emperor worship, military roads, trade routes, political chaos, and rumors surrounding Nero’s death. By placing Revelation in its first-century context, we see why the book spoke directly to believers facing imperial pressure and why its message remains clear: empires rise and fall, but history belongs to Christ.

Standing out as a true retirement expert: today's guest shares how she systemized her service by leaning into decumulation planning and running multiple tests on client plans to give them greater confidence that they will meet their retirement goals.  Dana Anspach is the founder of Sensible Money, an RIA based in Scottsdale, Arizona, that oversees $850 million in assets under management for 330 client households. In this episode, you'll hear how Dana uses historical return sequences to stress test portfolios against real-world market conditions. She also talks about how she identifies opportunities to lock in gains and applies an asset-liability matching approach to create enough cash flow to help clients weather market downturns. For show notes and more visit: https://www.kitces.com/509   

What will help people and businesses stand out in a world increasingly shaped by AI? According to Ron Johnson, the answer may be more human than technological. In this episode of Live Greatly, Kristel Bauer sits down with Ron Johnson, the creator of the Apple Store and author of Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius. Ron shares lessons from working alongside Steve Jobs, including the story behind the creation of the Genius Bar and how Apple reimagined the retail experience around connection rather than transactions. Ron and Kristel also discuss why kindness and authenticity matter in business and in life, how to handle difficult customers and support employees through tough days, and why creating meaningful experiences will become even more important in the age of AI. Ron also opens up about his time as CEO of J.C. Penney, what he wishes he had done differently, and the lessons he has learned about navigating failure. Tune in to learn: Why kindness and human connection can be a competitive advantage How to stand out in the age of AI The story behind the creation of Apple's Genius Bar Why experiences and relationships are shaping the future of retail How to navigate difficult customers and challenging moments with employees The role authenticity plays in leadership and business Ron's perspective on failure and lessons from his time at J.C. Penney Insights from Ron's new book, Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius ABOUT RON JOHNSON: Apple Store creator Ron Johnson is a sought-after speaker, board member, and author of Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius (September 22, 2026 / Harper Collins). He also founded Enjoy, the first mobile retail store, and served as the CEO of J.C. Penney. He is best known for creating the Apple Stores, working directly for Steve Jobs while serving as a member of Apple's executive team. Prior to his time at Apple, Ron was highly regarded for the work he did with Michael Graves to bring good design to all as a merchant leader at Target; their collaboration set the stage for the brand's hundreds of later design partnerships and cemented Target as America's premier upscale discount retailer. Ron lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Connect with Ron Johnson:  Order his book:  Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius Website: https://ronjohnsonshopsdifferent.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shopdifferent/  About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer: Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness and performance expert, keynote speaker and TEDx speaker supporting organizations and individuals on their journeys for more happiness and success. She is the award-winning author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony, and Peak Performance Wherever You Work (John Murray Business November 19, 2024). With Kristel's healthcare background, she provides data driven actionable strategies to leverage happiness and high-power habits to drive growth mindsets, peak performance, profitability, well-being and a culture of excellence. Kristel's keynotes provide insights to "Live Greatly" while promoting leadership development and team building. Kristel is the creator and host of her global top self-improvement podcast, Live Greatly. She is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur, and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. As an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant having practiced clinically in Integrative Psychiatry, Kristel has a unique perspective into attaining a mindset for more happiness and success. Kristel has presented to groups from the American Gas Association, Bank of America, bp, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. Kristel's work has been featured in Forbes and she has had multiple TV appearances including NBC News Daily, ABC News Live, FOX Weather, ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago and more. Kristel lives in the Chicago, IL area and she can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide. To Book Kristel as a speaker for your next event, click here. Website: www.livegreatly.co  Follow Kristel Bauer on: Instagram: @livegreatly_co  LinkedIn: Kristel Bauer Twitter: @livegreatly_co Facebook: @livegreatly.co Youtube: Live Greatly, Kristel Bauer To Watch Kristel Bauer's TEDx talk of Redefining Work/Life Balance in a COVID-19 World click here. 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Episode: 3412 In which we humans (and birds) depend upon being unstable – and thinking unstably.  Today, we walk on two legs.

A note from Hersh:In interviewing so many fascinating entrepreneurs, many of whom are launching new ventures, we are selecting a handful of businesses to follow as they make their mark.The Sovereign Kingdom, founded by Ms. K. Derhem, is the first of these.Four more episodes with TSK will follow, featuring their partners and team as the story unfolds!So, let's begin at the beginning.The idea for The Sovereign Kingdom started with a locked door in Lima.K. Derhem had booked a stay through an alternative travel platform. Her host had warned her to be cautious traveling from the airport and to keep her luggage out of sight. K. followed the instructions, arrived at the property, rang the doorbell...And nobody answered.For hours.Standing there without access to the place she'd booked, K. found herself thinking: There has to be a better way. Pasted textThat experience eventually became The Sovereign Kingdom, or TSK, an ambitious luxury ecosystem built around three founding principles: vision, grace and integrity. Pasted textOn YES, BRAND, Hersh Rephun sits down with K. to explore what she's actually building and why she believes the opportunity extends well beyond luxury travel.They talk about a decision that runs against the instincts of many entrepreneurs: knowing when not to scale.K. believed TSK could have moved faster. But serving a clientele at the level she envisioned, with an offering she describes as averaging around $20,000 per night, required a degree of operational consistency she wasn't yet satisfied they could deliver. So rather than build a different version of the business simply because it could grow sooner, she waited. Pasted textThey also explore privacy as luxury, how trust is earned when serving people who value discretion, and K.'s decision to build something that can ultimately become larger than her own personal brand.As she tells Hersh:“TSK is bigger than me.” Pasted textAnd then there's the name.For K., sovereignty isn't simply language that sounds luxurious. It represents the individual's ownership of their life, while the “kingdom” begins with the home as a place of safety, restoration and family. Those ideas come together in the company's larger ambition. Pasted textProperty is the anchor.Service is the product.Sovereignty is the brand.This first conversation is an introduction to K., the thinking behind TSK, and the standards the company has set for itself.Now comes the interesting part:Watching what happens as they try to live up to them.Four more conversations to come.More: https://www.owntsk.com/ --Hersh's new book, SELLING THE TRUTH: A ‘Semoir' with Insights for Life & Business is a semi memoir drawing on his adventures as an Authority Advisor and Standup Comedian. It is part business book, part happiness formula for life, and an amuseful read, whether you're building a business or burnishing your self-image.You can kickstart your own messaging evolution with a one-on-one 5-Minute Fix.Take the 60-second Get Off Your Assets Quiz, and find other resources here: https://www.hershrephun.com/selling-the-truth/

If Revelation is largely concerned with first-century events, why was it addressed to seven churches in Asia Minor instead of Jerusalem?This episode explores why Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea were not random congregations, but strategically placed churches living at the center of Roman power, emperor worship, military roads, trade routes, political chaos, and rumors surrounding Nero's death.By placing Revelation in its first-century context, we see why the book spoke directly to believers facing imperial pressure and why its message remains clear: empires rise and fall, but history belongs to Christ.Watch all of our videos and subscribe to our channel for the latest content >HereHere

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A sermon preached by Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli with Foundry UMC September 20, 2026, the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. “Be Astonished” series. Texts:  Psalm 19:1-4, Matthew 6:25-33                                  “The heavens are telling the glory of God.” I love that phrase. It's so poetic and so deeply true. The heavens are telling. Day pours forth speech to day. Night declares knowledge to night. The whole creation, the Psalmist imagines, is engaged in this unceasikng testimony to the glory of God. And then comes this: “There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard.” Creation is telling us something without saying a word. The sky is telling. The trees are telling. The oceans and rivers, birds and flowers, creatures we can see and creatures buried in the soil beneath our feet are telling. The question is whether we notice. Perhaps that is why, centuries later, Jesus says: Look at the birds. Consider the lilies. Pay attention. In fact, the words Jesus uses are stronger than our English translations sometimes make them sound. When Jesus says “look at the birds,” it's an invitation to really look, to direct your attention toward them. And the word translated “consider” the lilies means something like observe carefully or learn thoroughly. This makes me feel better about becoming one of “those people” who have a collection of bird books and are constantly recording birdsong in the Merlin app to identify what birds are around. Jesus says not just “look” or notice, but study the birds. There is something here for you to learn. And notice who he says this to. Anxious people. People worried about what they will eat and what they will drink and what they will wear. People preoccupied with all the things that might go wrong. Jesus doesn't respond to anxiety with an argument or a philosophy. He instead gently redirects attention. Look at the birds. Consider the lilies. For Jesus, the birds and lilies aren't simply beautiful distractions from anxiety. They are witnesses to a creation—including anxious humans!—held in the care of God. Pay attention, Jesus seems to say, and you may begin to notice not only the wonder of the world, but the faithfulness of the God who's got the whole world in God's hands. Jesus teaches this way throughout the gospels. Pay attention to seeds and soil. Watch how yeast works its way through dough. Notice vineyards and fig trees and sheep and weather. Jesus moves through the world as though everything is shimmering with the possibility of revelation. Which suggests that paying attention to creation isn't a side hustle to the spiritual life. Paying attention to creation is part of how we learn to see. It's a way we come to learn the wisdom, the love, and the care of God. Annie Dillard, who died this past week, once described coming to a place where you say to the woods, the sea, the mountains: “Now I am ready. Now I will stop and be wholly attentive.” What if awe begins there? Not with some extraordinary experience, but with stopping. With noticing. With allowing something other than our own thoughts, fears, schedules, screens, and preoccupations to claim our attention. The psychologist Dacher Keltner identifies nature as one of the great sources of human awe. He calls it “wild awe.” And wild awe can certainly happen in spectacular places. Standing on the rim of a canyon. Looking across an ocean. Walking among trees that were ancient before any of us were born. Looking up on a clear night and suddenly comprehending—or failing to comprehend—how enormous the universe actually is. But one of the things I appreciate about Keltner's work is his insistence that awe doesn't require a plane ticket. We can learn to notice astonishing things happening all around us. We live on a planet where bees use dance to give other bees directions to the next flower. Where crows remember human faces and teach their young which humans to avoid. Where ants beneath our feet build whole communities, carrying many times their own weight. Where birds somehow know when it is time to leave and where to go. Where tiny seeds split themselves open underground and reach toward light they have never seen. Where after a devastating fire, the earth grows flowers again. “The heavens are telling the glory of God.” They have been telling us all along. The question is whether we have stopped noticing. And we have some good reasons for that. There is so much competing for our attention. So much designed to steal our attention. News alerts. Emails. Texts. Advertisements. The infinite scroll. Much of what draws our focus is what frightens or angers us. And I want us to be gentle with ourselves on this point—you know, it isn't a moral failure to get hooked by upsetting things. Human beings are wired to notice threat. It has helped keep us alive. But if threat is all we notice, it begins to look like threat is all there is. If all I take in are the things that are falling apart, then eventually I begin to believe that falling apart is the truest thing about the world. If all I see is what frightens me, fear begins to determine the size and shape of my world. And this, I think, is why the late Wendell Berry's beloved poem “The Peace of Wild Things” resonates with so many people. He begins, “When despair for the world grows in me...” You know anything about that? When despair for the world grows in me, Berry wrote, he goes out into the presence of the wild things. He lies down near still water. He looks up into the stars. And by the end he can say, “I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.” The problems haven't gone away. The world hasn't suddenly gotten sorted. Something has changed in him. His field of vision has widened. He has remembered that the thing causing him despair is real—but it is not everything that is real. This is such an important thread that we will pull through this entire series: paying attention to wonder, learning to notice—these aren't ways of escaping the world's pain. They are ways of refusing to let pain become the whole story. Robin Wall Kimmerer says it beautifully in her book Braiding Sweetgrass: “Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” Awe helps us hold more than one thing at a time. And Keltner's research suggests that this does something important to us. Experiences of awe can evoke what researchers sometimes call the “small self.” Honestly, I wasn't a fan of this phrase when I first saw it. Because our faith certainly doesn't teach that human beings are insignificant. You bear the image of God. You are beloved. Your life matters. But I came to understand that the “small self” is connected to the spiritual practice of humility. There is a difference between knowing that my life matters and believing that I am the center of everything. Wild awe can remind us of the difference. Stand under a sky filled with stars and you remember: I am small. And I belong here. Stand beside the ocean and remember: I do not control all of this. And I am part of it. Watch some tiny creature making its way through the world and remember: There are lives being lived all around me that have nothing to do with my agenda. And researchers are discovering that this change in perspective has consequences. Awe is associated with greater feelings of connection. It can widen the boundaries of our moral concern—not only toward other people, but toward animals, plants, and the environment. It can make us more generous, more cooperative, more aware that we belong to something larger than ourselves. We are earth creatures, given breath we did not create, dependent upon soil and water and sunlight and the labor and lives of innumerable creatures we rarely even notice. We are part of God's vast, glorious, good creation. And what a strange thing we human beings have done—to begin imagining that creation is simply the scenery behind the main stage, with us at the center and always in the spotlight. Scripture tells the story differently. “The heavens are telling the glory of God.” Creation isn't scenery. Creation is revelation. Creation is our teacher, our neighbor. Creation is an astonishing gift. And when we begin to receive it that way, perhaps we also begin to live differently within it. Because reverence changes relationship. It is harder to treat as disposable something you've come to know as wonder-full. It is harder to think of the earth merely as a collection of resources when you have begun to perceive yourself as part of its beautiful, intricate community of life. And perhaps it becomes harder to treat other human beings as disposable too. If awe teaches me that I am not the center, then that sets me in a different relationship with my neighbor. Perhaps I can hold my certainty a little more lightly. Perhaps I can become curious again. Perhaps I can recognize that my perspective is one perspective within a world vastly bigger than I can see. Perhaps wonder can loosen some of the fear and defensiveness that separate us from one another. Allowing the experience of wild awe to soften the hard boundaries that grow up among and between people doesn't mean we stop caring about truth or justice. It does mean we remember our place in the vastness of creation and the human family. We are not insignificant nor are we all-important. We are not powerless nor are we all-powerful. We are beloved, responsible, and deeply interconnected with all beings and the whole creation. Jesus says: Look at the birds. Consider the lilies. Maybe those aren't just lovely illustrations for a sermon about worry. Maybe Jesus is giving us a spiritual practice: Learn to notice. Go outside and look at something long enough that it becomes more than background. Take a walk without filling your ears with something. Look up. Learn the name of a bird or the sound of its song. Watch clouds move. Notice the astonishing architecture of a leaf. Find water and sit beside it. Look at the moon long enough to remember that generations upon generations of human beings have looked at that same moon. Attend to something that does not need anything from you. And perhaps, once in a while, allow yourself to be astonished. Not as an escape from this wounded world, but for the sake of your own well-being and for the sake of this beautiful, broken world. Because we need people able to see beyond the crisis immediately in front of them and remember that God's world is wider, older, stranger, more beautiful, and more resilient than any one terrible moment. The heavens are still telling. Day to day still pours forth speech. Night to night still declares knowledge. The testimony has not stopped. Maybe our practice this week is simply to learn to notice. Look at the birds. Consider the lilies. Slow down. Pay attention. Be astonished. And discover what this beautiful and broken world has been trying to tell us all along.

If Revelation is largely concerned with first-century events, why was it addressed to seven churches in Asia Minor instead of Jerusalem? This episode explores why Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea were not random congregations, but strategically placed churches living at the center of Roman power, emperor worship, military roads, trade routes, political chaos, and rumors surrounding Nero’s death. By placing Revelation in its first-century context, we see why the book spoke directly to believers facing imperial pressure and why its message remains clear: empires rise and fall, but history belongs to Christ.

Episode 164: This week, Kyle Van Pelt talks with Kristina Baron, Co-Managing Partner and Managing Director at Oxford Financial Group. Kristina started in the industry as a high school intern in a financial advisor's office and later worked at Goldman Sachs before joining Oxford. Today she helps lead a team that serves roughly 700 families across the country. Kyle and Kristina explore what it takes to coordinate advice for families whose needs span investments, estate planning, taxes, trusts, outside advisors, and multiple generations. Kristina shares why understanding a family's values should precede any solution, how Oxford structures teams and communication to make complexity manageable, and why continuity depends on giving younger generations a voice. They also discuss data integrity, connected technology, practical AI applications, and Kristina's concerns about how consolidation and pressure for new revenue streams could reshape the RIA landscape. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:31) - Kristina's money moment (04:56) - Why understanding has to come before expertise (07:10) - Coordinating estate planning across jurisdictions (10:05) - Standing out when every firm says it serves families like yours (15:38) - Working alongside a family's other advisors (18:12) - Making a complex service model feel simple (19:46) - Planning for every generation of the family (23:23) - Why communication breaks down between generations (27:14) - Building the data foundation before layering on technology (30:08) - Where AI fits in serving ultra-high-net-worth families (33:33) - Kristina's outlook on the future of the wealth management industry (36:43) - Kristina's Milemarker Minute Key Takeaways Understand the family before designing the solution. Technical expertise only goes so far when several generations, advisors, and priorities are involved. Open-ended questions about values, concerns, and goals help determine what the family actually needs before specialists begin solving for it. Coordination matters as much as specialization. Complex families may work with attorneys, CPAs, insurance professionals, and multiple wealth managers at once. Shared communication, clearly assigned follow-up items, and a coordinated team help keep good individual advice from becoming a fragmented overall plan. Bring the next generation into the conversation before a transition happens. Continuity becomes harder when a family structure reflects only the founder generation's priorities. Families can preserve important values while still giving later generations enough context and voice to understand, engage with, and eventually help shape the plan. Build the data foundation before expecting more from AI. Clean information and connected systems reduce manual work and give AI more useful problems to solve. The opportunity is to accelerate analysis and information retrieval while preserving human judgment and the personal interaction that complex families still value. Quotes "Facts help drive decision-making, but I think feelings and values drive even more important decision-making." ~ Kristina Baron "We can't fool ourselves that we're the best at everything, so we need to work together as a team to accomplish it, and really understand what it is that you're trying to solve for." ~ Kristina Baron "There's a way to still hold true to the values of generation one, while also allowing conversations and evolution into what's really important for generation two and beyond." ~ Kristina Baron Links  Kristina Baron on LinkedIn Oxford Financial Group Jeffrey H. Thomasson — Founder and CEO of Oxford Financial Group Morningstar Direct Goldman Sachs Kubota Marie Benedict What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter Good to Great by Jim Collins Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara Connect with our hosts Milemarker.co Kyle on LinkedIn Jud on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube

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How can you market and become identifiable to your customers? Kay Miller, co-author of the Uncopyable book series along with her husband Steve, discusses how easy it is to identify your moose and your color. Go to www.beuncopyable.com/moose-ruth for a form that helps you identify your moose. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

What happens when you have policies in your practice but don't actually follow them? I learned that lesson after ignoring my own first-time client prepayment policy and ending up in an empty treatment room with lost time and lost income. In Episode 311, I'm breaking down Standard 9 of the Fully Booked Therapist Standards: fully booked therapists have clearly defined and enforceable policies. I'll explain why policies matter before a cancellation or no-show happens, how consistency builds trust with clients, and what your cancellation system should include. We'll also talk about why policies should be created when you're calm and thinking clearly, how a simple decision tree can take emotion out of the moment, and why a practice that runs with ease isn't free from problems. It has systems that tell you what to do when those problems happen. Ready to Get Fully Booked? The Get Fully Booked Challenge is coming November 9th through the 13th, and we're spending five days working on how you run your hands-on business. I'll walk you through a clear path toward keeping your calendar booked, leading your clients with confidence, and making real money doing the work you love. If you're building a practice, close to starting one, or already booked and ready to build something stronger, this challenge is for you. Block off November 9th through the 13th on your calendar and make sure you're on my email list at https://themfrcoach.com/mailing-list  so you'll be the first to know when it's time to grab your seat.   **This podcast is not medical advice and is not a substitute for consultation with an appropriate medical professional. We make no representations as to any physical, emotional, or mental health benefits that may be derived from listening to our podcast. Likewise, we do not make any representations or guarantees as to any possible income, business growth, additional clients, or any other earnings or growth benefits that may be derived from our podcast. Any testimonials, examples, or other results presented are the experiences of one client. We do not represent or guarantee you will achieve the same or similar results. You understand and agree you are solely responsible for any decisions you make from the information provided.**   The Fully Booked Therapist Podcast includes affiliate links in its show notes. This means we may earn a commission if you click on or make purchases via the links in our show notes.

In Nehemiah 2, four months of prayer lead to a moment that could change everything. Standing before the king, Nehemiah is afraid—but he asks boldly. God has been preparing the way and shaping the man who will walk it. We often want God to open a door before we've let Him work in our hearts. Prayer aligns our desires with His, strengthens our character, and prepares us to recognize the opportunities He places before us. When the moment comes, our confidence rests in the God who sends us. Jesus invites us to approach His throne with confidence and promises to go with us. Whatever He is calling you to build, you don't have to step forward alone. Pray faithfully. Ask boldly. Go knowing you are backed by the King.

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May God give us wisdom in all our judgements and decisions today.

This week's episode is a wild ride from the toilet to the tailgate. A divorce coach says men are "weaponizing pooping," a 76-year-old Florida man proudly shows a deputy his rum cup (and then admits to the cocaine), and a lesbian bar in Massachusetts gets boycotted for daring to go mask-optional one night a week. Tim Tebow hits the brakes on a Christian money seminar accused of fleecing the faithful, a credit union CEO loses her job over a ChatGPT "Lake America" joke, and a Wisconsin brewery that promised free beer when Trump dies might be serving its last round. Plus: why your belly button's smell might flag Parkinson's, a college student who says she swallowed a metal rivet in her cheesesteak, Anaheim's mayor accused of a racial slur, a Disneyland livestream that ended in an arrest, and Eagles tailgaters unionizing in a South Philly boxing gym. We also get into the heavy stuff: a Cornell lawsuit alleging a fraternity gang rape with zero arrests, looksmaxxing streamer Clavicular charged with rape and drugging, a UW-Madison hazing bust with 30 pledges in a sweltering basement, two Ole Miss students found dead with kratom at both scenes, a Georgia teen caught with a dismembered torso, and a Carnival passenger lost at sea on his anniversary trip. Then we wrap it up with What Are You Watching?, where we share what's been on our screens lately and whether it's worth your time. Like, subscribe, and drop your hottest take in the comments.

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Ephesians 6:15 What Keeps You Standing in Confidence - The Shoes of Peace by Upcountry Calvary

Ein Punkt aus zwei Spielen: Jürgen Klopps Start als Bundestrainer bringt ein 1:1 in Amsterdam und eine 0:1-Heimpleite gegen Griechenland. Yannik verteidigt das 44-Mann-Casting als Testlabor, Matze erinnert daran, dass die Nations League aus Pflichtspielen besteht. Wie lange darf ein Umbruch ohne Ergebnisse laufen?+++ Eine weitere Folge vom Spieltach-Podcast gibt es hier: https://patreon.com/derspieltach +++Der Unterschiedspieler fehlt - und die Runde sucht ihn quer durch den Kader. Karim Adeyemi macht zwei auffällige Spiele, bringt nach Matzes Rechnung aber kaum einen Ball aufs Tor. Yannik setzt dafür alles auf Said El Mala, der im zweiten Kader dazukommt. Löst ausgerechnet ein Kölner, woran die Nationalmannschaft seit Jahren scheitert?Neue Ära oder altes Muster? Matze rechnet vor, dass Julian Nagelsmann zu Beginn fast dasselbe gemacht hat, nur ohne vier Spiele am Stück. Leif hält dagegen, entscheidend sei das Standing von Klopp und nicht die Methode. Macht ein Name aus derselben Idee plötzlich eine Vision?Timestamps(00:00) Jürgen Klopps Debüt in Amsterdam(09:06) Joshua Kimmich als alleiniger Sechser(11:59) Die Debütanten unter Klopp(18:00) Kloppos kleines Testlabor(35:53) Die 0:1-Pleite gegen Griechenland(40:59) Said El Mala als Hoffnungsträger(53:43) Quiz zu früheren BundestrainernLinks zur Spieltach-CommunityPatreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/derspieltach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bmsxDkwcqT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kicktipp: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kicktipp.de/spieltach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @DerSpieltach

This episode is part of the Hear Your Body Voice podcast series drawn directly from our Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification program which is open now for our October 2026 cohort.  Learn more here →  ******* There's one question I've banned from my coaching sessions. I've banned it from my own vocabulary, too. It's a question we ask ourselves constantly when something feels off: → Why do I feel this way? But what if why is actually pulling you *further away* from your body's voice & the answer you're looking for? This ep is for those who find themselves endlessly analysing what you're feeling. Today we're unpacking why we're so conditioned to look to the head for answers & what happens when we stop trying to explain what we feel. Plus, I'm sharing the simple 3-part ritual I use with myself and my clients to get out of those endless loops of why, why, why… and back into the body. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Somatic Self Coaching - free guide  Primal Feminine Flow - at home embodiment practice  Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certification - professional training 

Overcoming the Inner Critic and Stepping into God's Purpose In this transformational message, Superintendent Larry Perry explores the life of Gideon from Judges 6 and 7 to reveal how our internal dialogue often becomes our greatest obstacle. Standing in hiding, feeling weak and inadequate, Gideon was met by God with a bold declaration: "Mighty hero, the Lord is with you." Through this powerful narrative, Larry Perry demonstrates that God sees your potential when you only see your limitations, calling you to stop allowing fear and negative self-talk to define your future. -- Small begins with significance when God places His hand upon your life, ensuring that your present work is never meaningless. -- Your history reflects what God has already accomplished, but your active faith dictates what He can still do through you. -- The real battle often begins in the mind long before you ever face the external challenges in your life. -- Your current circumstances do not dictate your God-given destiny or the plans He has stored up for you. -- God's call demands movement in obedience before every detail or provision is fully visible or calculated. -- Transforming your life requires capturing negative thoughts and replacing your internal narrative with God's truth. Scriptures for Further Study -- Judges 6:11-16 -- Proverbs 23:7 -- 2 Corinthians 10:5 -- 1 John 4:18 +++++++ Join us for church this Sunday. For service times and meeting location please visit https://transformtlh.com/

What does it mean to truly stand beside someone when they are struggling? In “The Power of Standing Beside Someone,” Elder Dustin Parks delivers a powerful Christian sermon about encouragement, unity, spiritual support, and the responsibility believers have to help one another through the battles of life. Drawing from the story of Moses, Aaron, and Hur in Exodus 17, Elder Parks shows how Israel prevailed when Moses’ hands were lifted and how Aaron and Hur stood beside him when he became weary. The message reminds us that nobody is meant to fight every spiritual battle alone. Sometimes God uses another brother or sister in Christ to strengthen our hands, encourage our hearts, and help us keep going. This sermon addresses the growing problem of discouragement, isolation, division, and people walking away from church and from God. Elder Parks challenges Christians to notice when someone is struggling before they reach the point of giving up. Instead of criticizing, judging, or allowing someone to become isolated, believers are called to pray, encourage, reach out, and stand beside them. The message also addresses church unity and division among Christians. Elder Parks speaks about the unnecessary conflicts that can divide churches and believers over minor issues, while emphasizing that the Body of Christ is made up of many members with different functions. Using 2 Corinthians 12, he reminds us that Christians need one another and that our differences should not prevent us from worshiping God together. Throughout the sermon, Elder Parks points to several powerful biblical examples of people standing beside others: • Moses, Aaron, and Hur: Supporting someone whose hands have become weary. • The Good Samaritan: Helping someone who has fallen into a place of suffering instead of walking past them. • David and Jonathan: Strengthening one another in God and remaining faithful during difficult circumstances. • David and Mephibosheth: Showing how one person’s faithfulness can bless another generation. • The Shunammite Woman and Elisha: Demonstrating how kindness, hospitality, faith, and mutual care can have lasting spiritual impact. • The boy with five loaves and two fish: Showing that God can take something small and use it for a great purpose. • The widow’s two mites: Teaching that God values sincere sacrifice, regardless of how small it may appear. • Matthew 25: Challenging believers to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the needy, visit the imprisoned, and serve “the least of these.” Elder Parks emphasizes that small acts of kindness can make a major difference. A phone call, a prayer, a visit, an encouraging word, a helping hand, or simply asking someone, “Are you okay?” can be exactly what a hurting person needs. The sermon also explores the unseen battles people may be fighting, including struggles in their minds, homes, marriages, finances, jobs, and spiritual lives. We may never know what someone is carrying, which is why Christians should be quick to show love, patience, prayer, compassion, and encouragement. The enemy seeks to isolate people and convince them that nobody cares. This message calls the church to do the opposite. Stand beside one another. Lift one another up. Pray for one another. Strengthen one another. Help those who are struggling. Reach out to those who have walked away. The central challenge of this sermon is simple: When someone else’s hands become heavy, will you be willing to help hold them up? If you have ever felt discouraged, isolated, spiritually weary, or like you are fighting alone, this message is an encouragement to keep going. And if you know someone who is struggling, consider this sermon a reminder to reach out and stand beside them. Scriptures referenced: Exodus 17, 1 Samuel 23, 2 Kings 4, John 6, Mark 12, Matthew 25, and 1 Corinthians/2 Corinthians 12. If this message encourages you, consider sharing it with someone who needs strength, hope, encouragement, or a reminder that they are not alone.

Author Louise O'Neill joins Brendan to discuss her first memoir ‘A Bigger Life'. It details a dramatic break-up, which led her to completely reconsider her life and priorities. From returning home, to travelling in Thailand, to dating her way across Europe, she outlines the huge mix of emotions she went through from joy to embarrassment to unexpected tears. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

bWhat happens when you stop living the life that looks safe on paper and start following the life that actually feels true to you? In this episode of the SuperLife Podcast, Darin sits down with vegan bodybuilder, entrepreneur, and former engineer Nimai Delgado for a conversation about spirituality, plant-based performance, purpose, community, and having the courage to walk away from a life that no longer aligns with who you are. Nimai's story begins in an unlikely place: a Hare Krishna spiritual community in rural Mississippi. Born to Argentinian parents who devoted themselves to their spiritual practice, Nimai grew up vegetarian, surrounded by community, faith, and a worldview radically different from the culture outside of it. After his family left the community, financial hardship, Hurricane Katrina, and the struggle to survive in the modern world eventually pushed him toward what seemed like the safest possible path: engineering. But despite earning a strong salary in the oil and gas industry, Nimai knew almost immediately that the career wasn't for him. Fitness became an escape, and after transitioning from vegetarian to fully vegan, he entered his first natural bodybuilding competition and won every category he entered. The victory challenged one of bodybuilding's most deeply ingrained assumptions: that building an elite physique requires eating meat. Then one interaction changed everything. After speaking at an event in London, a man approached Nimai in tears and told him that discovering plant-based eating through Nimai had helped his mother regain her health. Days later, Nimai walked out of a meeting, entered his boss's office, and quit his nearly $200,000-a-year engineering career to pursue his purpose full-time. Darin and Nimai go far beyond diet, exploring why money can never replace time, how spiritual intuition can guide decisions that don't make logical sense, why social media is losing its appeal, the growing importance of real human connection, and why Nimai's definition of impact has shifted from reaching millions of strangers toward deeply affecting the people directly in front of him. This is a conversation about questioning the stories you've inherited, becoming an example rather than preaching, and building a life that aligns your actions with your values. What You'll Learn What it was like growing up inside a Hare Krishna spiritual community in Mississippi How Nimai learned to question inherited beliefs and make spirituality his own Why financial instability pushed him toward a career in engineering How bodybuilding became an unexpected escape from a career that felt soul-crushing How Nimai built and competed with a completely vegan physique The encounter that convinced him to walk away from a nearly $200K engineering career Why Nimai believes time is ultimately more valuable than financial security How spiritual intuition has guided some of the biggest decisions of his life Why his definition of impact has shifted from millions of followers toward real-world community How leading by example can open people to plant-based living without dogma or perfectionism Chapters 00:00:02 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:32 – Sponsor: MYCO Dog 00:02:03 – Introducing Nimai Delgado 00:03:17 – From spiritual upbringing to bodybuilding and finding his own path 00:03:47 – Growing up with Argentinian parents in rural Mississippi 00:04:31 – Why Nimai's parents renounced their former lives and joined an ashram 00:05:19 – The beauty and challenges of growing up in an unconventional community 00:05:49 – Why outsiders thought Nimai was growing up in a cult 00:06:13 – Standing out in Mississippi wearing traditional spiritual clothing 00:06:49 – Learning to question beliefs instead of blindly inheriting them 00:07:51 – Living between the spiritual world and the "matrix" 00:08:36 – Leaving the community and moving into a trailer park 00:09:31 – "We upgraded from a shack to a trailer park" 00:10:09 – Watching his immigrant parents struggle financially 00:11:25 – Hurricane Katrina wipes out his parents' vegetarian restaurant 00:12:12 – Why financial fear pushed Nimai toward engineering 00:12:55 – Moving away from the South and finally discovering himself 00:13:15 – Learning to openly own being vegetarian 00:14:12 – Realizing immediately that engineering wasn't his path 00:15:04 – The pressure of keeping an oil and gas operation safe 00:16:24 – Six figures of student debt and feeling chained to a soul-crushing career 00:17:15 – How fitness became Nimai's escape 00:17:32 – The breakup that pushed him deeper into training 00:18:31 – Why someone convinced him to enter his first bodybuilding competition 00:19:05 – Going fully vegan while preparing for his first show 00:19:34 – Winning every category he entered 00:20:35 – Why people refused to believe he built his physique without meat 00:20:58 – Showing the bodybuilding world another path was possible 00:22:39 – The breakup that led to another massive leap 00:23:22 – Transferring to Long Beach while still clinging to engineering 00:23:57 – Golden handcuffs, raises, stock options, and financial security 00:24:14 – Becoming a professional vegan bodybuilder 00:24:44 – The stranger whose story completely changed Nimai's life 00:24:59 – "Because of you, I believe you saved my mom's life" 00:25:49 – The flight home where Nimai decided to quit 00:26:10 – Why he almost backed out Monday morning 00:26:34 – The meeting that made staying impossible 00:27:20 – Walking into his boss's office and quitting on the spot 00:27:53 – Leaving an almost $200K salary to become a vegan entrepreneur 00:28:21 – Sponsor: Manna Vitality 00:30:15 – Why sharing your dreams with the wrong people can create doubt 00:30:33 – Paying thousands of dollars just to leave his career 00:31:01 – Money can be replaced; time cannot 00:31:28 – When your impact comes back and changes your own life 00:31:52 – The people you influence without ever realizing it 00:32:13 – Why purpose became more important than security 00:32:49 – You don't get the script, but sometimes you know what you need to do 00:33:57 – Who is Nimai after a decade of bodybuilding and advocacy? 00:35:53 – The spiritual connection that has guided Nimai throughout his life 00:36:14 – Following guidance that doesn't always make logical sense 00:37:30 – Why being an online personality has lost some of its appeal 00:38:15 – Finding a way to make an impact without living completely online 00:39:00 – Social media's endless fight for your time and attention 00:39:25 – Why real human connection will never disappear 00:40:25 – What millions of followers teach you about human interaction 00:41:14 – Nimai's definition of success completely changes 00:41:31 – From changing millions of lives to helping the person beside you 00:42:17 – Why community may be more powerful than any supplement 00:43:31 – Loneliness and the desperate need for face-to-face connection 00:44:18 – Why Nimai treats every conversation as something meaningful 00:44:55 – You never know how simply being yourself could change someone's life 00:45:44 – Presence dissolves status, relevance, and the need to impress 00:46:21 – Returning to the community values Nimai grew up with 00:47:13 – Why privilege creates responsibility 00:47:38 – Using modern abundance to create more compassionate systems 00:48:24 – Inspiring young men to rethink what strength requires 00:49:28 – Plants, performance, and eliminating the middleman 00:50:49 – "I didn't give anything up when I became plant-based" 00:51:17 – Nimai's strategy of "top-of-funnel activism" 00:52:01 – Showing what's possible instead of telling people how to live 00:52:36 – Why no scientific paper can erase Nimai's lived experience 00:53:04 – "I became exceptional" 00:54:18 – The one dietary change Darin believes nearly everyone can make 00:54:43 – Why plant-based living doesn't require perfectionism 00:55:36 – Encouragement works better than preaching 00:56:38 – Compassion, animals, and questioning the stories we use to justify our choices 00:57:07 – Darin and Nimai reflect on their first conversation 00:57:37 – Continue sharing your gifts with the world 00:57:57 – Closing Thank You to Our Sponsors: MycoDog: Go to mycodog.com/ and use code SUPERLIFE for 15% off your order. Manna Vitality: Go to mannavitality.com/ and use code DARIN12 for 12% off your order. Join the SuperLife Community: Get Darin's deeper wellness breakdowns — beyond social media restrictions: Weekly voice notes Ingredient deep dives Wellness challenges Energy + consciousness tools Community accountability Extended episodes Join for $7.49/month → https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Nimai Delgado: Private Coaching: Apply Here! Instagram: @nimai_delgado YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NimaiDelgado Find More From Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "You don't always get a roadmap for the life you're supposed to live. Sometimes you only get a feeling that the life you're living is no longer yours. Nimai spent years pursuing security because instability taught him that money would make him safe, only to discover that no salary could replace the one resource he could never earn back: his time. By following the things that felt alive, bodybuilding, plant-based living, service, spirituality, and eventually community, he created a path that didn't make sense on paper but felt aligned in his soul. And maybe that's the larger lesson: you don't have to convince everyone, preach to everyone, or reach millions of people. Live what you believe. Be present with the person in front of you. Follow what feels true. You may never know whose life your example changes, and sometimes the life it changes most profoundly will be your own.

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Standing in a library aisle and pretending to be lost was a real reaction to being seen near self-help books.   Personal development had been filed away as something meant for other people, not something worth trying.   Getting curious anyway, despite the embarrassment, opened up material that turned out to be genuinely useful.   Managing how self improvement looked to others took more energy than actually engaging with it would have.   The stigma around seeking help usually says more about a fear of being seen than about the material itself. BOOK A CALL WITH PERRY: http://talktoperry.com TEXT ME: (208) 400-5095 JOIN MY FREE COMMUNITY: http://upsidedownfit.com Daily Success Habits (Free Download): morningsuccesshabits.com You officially rock, my friend.

As a dentist, you can present the best treatment plan—and still lose case acceptance if your team “translates” it differently after you leave the room. In this episode, Kirk Behrendt sits down with Debra Engelhardt-Nash, educator and founder of the Nash Institute for Dental Learning, to unpack what's really being said in the operatory when you're not there.You'll learn how belief systems and “wallet biopsies” derail care, how to position assistants as clinical endorsers (not counterpoints), and how to train communication so patients hear one consistent message. Listen to Episode 1028 of The Best Practices Show!Main Takeaways:Team members can unintentionally undermine treatment when they assume patients can't afford or won't value ideal care.A simple reset is asking the assistant, “If this were your mouth, what would you rather have?” and aligning the recommendation accordingly.The assistant's role is to create a “perception of quality” even when the doctor is not present.Standing physically with (not across from) the doctor signals unity and increases patient confidence in the plan.Too many treatment options create confusion, and a confused mind often defaults to “no.”Doctors should delegate parts of the explanation intentionally so assistants can reinforce the why, answer questions, and help the patient process fees.Communication must be trained and rehearsed; it won't improve by osmosis after a course, study club, or podcast.Episode Chapters:00:00 Intro01:11 Meet Debra Nash02:10 Rural Practice Dilemma04:41 If It Were Your Mouth06:24 Wallet Biopsies06:32 Dermatology Delegation Story10:09 Moment of Truth After Doctor Leaves10:36 Standing With The Doctor12:03 Jargon And Too Many Choices15:53 Training Without Scripts17:43 Team as Patient Advocates18:10 Veneers Parade of Shades18:46 Investing in Staff Smiles20:08 Retention and Loyalty Boost20:41 Empathy vs Sympathy23:57 Stop Apologizing for Care25:37 Recall Value and Exams26:23 Quality Without Doctor27:53 Train Communication Skills28:55 Programs and Contact Info30:47 Final Takeaways and WrapGuest Bio/Guest Resources:Debra Engelhardt-Nash has been in dentistry since 1985 as a consultant, trainer, author and speaker. She has presented workshops nationally and internationally for numerous associations and study clubs. She is a repeat presenter for organizations including Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, the Yankee Dental Meeting, The Swedish Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and the Greater New York Dental Meeting. Debra has also appeared on several podcasts and webinars and authored several articles for dental publications.Debra served three terms as the President of the Academy of Dental Management Consultants who presented her their Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Charles Kidd Meritorious Service Award. She is the Immediate Past President of the Academy for Private Practice Dentistry. She has been repeatedly recognized as a Leader in Consulting and Education by Dentistry Today and has been listed as top 25 Women in Dentistry. Debra is also the recipient of the Gordon Christensen Lecturer Recognition Award.Together with her husband, Dr. Ross Nash, Debra is the co-founder of the Nash Institute for Dental Learning – a post graduate training center in cosmetic and esthetic techniques and dental business administration training.Guest resources mentioned:Nash Institute for Dental Learning: https://www.thenashinstitute.com/Debra Engelhardt-Nash: https://debraengelhardtnash.com/Text Debra: 704-904-3459More Helpful Links for a Better Practice & a Better Life:The Best Practices Show: https://www.actdental.com/podcast/Best Practices Association: https://www.actdental.com/bpaUpcoming Events & Workshops: https://www.actdental.com/events/Smile Source: https://www.smilesource.com/Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.comSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

Signs of Life with Bob Ginsberg. Personal Experiences hosts Kimberly Saavedra and Dr. Betty Kovacs Pennies, Radio Songs, and a Slamming Exercise Band: Callers Share After-Death Signs and Near-Death Visions On this Personal Experiences edition of Signs of Life, hosts Kimberly Saavedra and Dr. Betty Kovacs read after-death encounter stories from Diane Arcangel and Melvin Morse and take calls from Melanie in Nevada and Marlene in Massachusetts, who describe pennies, a radio song, and other unmistakable signs from parents and partners who have died. A Personal Experiences Evening Without Janet Mayer Kimberly Saavedra opens this Personal Experiences hour of Signs of Life for the Forever Family Foundation, explaining that unlike the show's medium-focused episodes, tonight centers on listeners' own encounters with the afterlife, no medium required. She reads the call-in numbers for North America and international callers and thanks everyone who has shared stories in the past, saying it means more than they may realize. She introduces her co-host, Dr. Betty Kovacs, author of The Miracle of Death: There Is Nothing But Life and Merchants of Light, and notes that Janet Mayer is absent this evening but will return next month. The two settle into an easy exchange about the courage it takes to call in, agreeing that anonymity helps callers open up, and that listeners who stay quiet often reach out afterward to say how much the stories meant to them, even when the phone lines stay silent during the broadcast itself. Betty Kovacs On Awakening And The Biofield Dr. Betty Kovacs reflects on living in what she calls a suppressed and repressed world, one that inherited a centuries-old belief that death ends everything, a worldview she says causes needless suffering. She reads from Victor and Wendy Zammit's Friday Afterlife Report a channeled passage urging people not to give in to darkness but to keep sending light, calling the present moment a great awakening organized like a trauma center on the other side. She describes the biofield, the shared energetic space she says every experience of spirit ripples through, magnifying whatever is shared rather than staying contained to one person. Kimberly Saavedra likens grief to a journey through that same trauma center, and Kovacs recalls her late husband's vision of their son Pisti on a mountain in Peru, telling him that even the horizon is not the limit, a memory she says took her years to fully understand. Melanie's Penny And A Text Thread From Mom Melanie calls from Nevada, a regular listener nearing the six-year anniversary of her daughter Quincy's crossing and the first anniversary of her mother's death on August 30. She explains that her mother, married 76 years before her father died, was never a subtle communicator, so Melanie was surprised by what came through after a long-delayed driveway renovation, paid for partly with her inheritance, finally finished just days before the anniversary. Standing on the new porch, she finds a penny on the step, which she credits to her daughter. Sending a celebratory group text to her siblings, she later learns, to her shock, that it landed on the one dormant thread the family used a year earlier to announce their mother's hospitalization and stroke. Melanie calls it her mother's clumsy but unmistakable way of saying she is present, and a photo of her parents together that surfaces unbidden on her phone that same night. Marlene's Signs From Her Soul Partner Marlene calls from Massachusetts to describe the wave of signs that followed the death of her partner, a heavy metal musician she calls the love of her life. The day he died, she opens the console of his car and finds a dental floss package with the word Hi printed on the back. Renting a car soon after, a song he wrote for her plays unprompted on the radio. Walking laps around a nearby pond in her grief, she keeps finding stones painted with messages like I love you. The most striking sign comes when a resistance band looped over her doorknob lifts on its own and slaps against the door before falling still, a moment she says ends with her feeling slammed back into her own body. She adds that after being resuscitated during his hospitalization, her partner told her he saw a white light, and that a medium at a Forever Family Foundation grief retreat later told her he had struggled to let go because he did not want to leave her. Hidden Money And A Verified Red Shoe Kimberly Saavedra turns to Diane Arcangel's book Afterlife Encounters, reading the story of Houston businessman Charles Vance, visited in a dream by Murphy, a modest former vacuum cleaner store owner who tells him where he hid a large sum of money inside a wall, near a light socket, and asks that the message reach his widow, Lorraine. A year later, Lorraine confirms she found the money exactly where the dream described, just before a remodeling project would have exposed the hidden cash to demolition, and her daughter in Florida reports an identical dream with the same vivid, three-dimensional imagery. Betty Kovacs answers with a story from Dr. Melvin Morse about a heart transplant patient whose son-in-law, alone at home, wakes to see her standing at the foot of his bed telling him she will be fine, at the exact moment her heart stopped on the operating table. Kovacs follows with Morse's famous account of a man who left his body during surgery and correctly described a red tennis shoe sitting on a sixth-floor windowsill, later verified by hospital staff. Closing Stories Of Comfort And Recognition Betty Kovacs shares more accounts from Morse's Parting Visions, including two young cancer patients, Sandra and Chrissy, who never meet in life but reunite in a vision that erases Sandra's fear of death, and a woman who watches her room fill with light and hears a gentle voice say I'm taking him with me the night her father dies. Kimberly Saavedra reads two entries from Arcangel's collection: a stepfather's dream visit asking his stepdaughter, nicknamed Debba, to reassure his grieving wife, and an Argentine grandmother, Maria Elena, so skeptical of an afterlife that she hides under the covers rather than face her late grandson Pablo's luminous apparition at her bedroom door. Kovacs then recalls her own vision of translucent spirit beings at Lake Titicaca, long before any family loss, and closes with a shared vision she and her brother-in-law describe involving her son Pisti and the highway accident in Hungary that killed her husband, a passage that grows tangled in the source transcript. Saavedra thanks Melanie and Marlene for calling as the broadcast ends.

Is Israel's growing isolation abroad becoming a political problem at home? As Benjamin Netanyahu heads to New York for a brief UN visit just weeks before Israel's election, Israel's standing in the United States is deteriorating, even as Netanyahu's po...

"It's a fallacy that when a woman takes center stage in her life, everyone else suffers. No, everyone else expands." In this episode, Heather and Dr. Amanda Hanson dig into the moment when a woman begins to realize just how much of her life has been shaped by expectations, conditioning, caretaking, and the insidious belief that everyone else gets a say before she does. They explore what happens when you start deconstructing the ground you were planted in and questioning the influences behind the choices you've made, the relationships you've maintained, and the ways you've learned to perform being a "good" woman. This conversation moves through midlife, mortality, desire, authenticity, and the uncomfortable freedom of realizing you're allowed to want something different, even when the people around you don't understand it. What to listen for: ☑️ Why women struggle to believe that they actually get a say in their own lives ☑️ The fear of dying and how it shows up unconsciously for most women ☑️ Deconditioning from the influences that are driving your beliefs "Before I can help a woman build a new life for herself, I have to help her deconstruct the soil she was already planted in because otherwise we're actually just building a straw house on faulty ground." ☑️ Stop waiting for the "I'm ready" moment, and pay attention to your actions ☑️ Why our caretaking hormones tank in midlife, and how we lean into what's next ☑️ You can't really be known and loved if you're performing in your relationships "Women want more connection to themselves and to the people in their lives. They realize that the window is closing, and they want to know what it feels like to be raptured by life." ☑️ Choosing the most raw, authentic, unfiltered version of yourself in every area ☑️ Women can't be honest with others because they're not honest with themselves ☑️ Standing steady in the face of people who are uncomfortable with your expression "I'm not going to spend one millisecond wasting my life force energy and this precious gift I've been given trying to convince anybody to believe or think the way that I do." ☑️ Why pouring into yourself isn't taking anything away from anybody else ☑️ Living life on your terms serves as a huge inspiration for your children ☑️ Building a foundation for how to source a different way of being a woman *** About Dr. Amanda Hanson: Dr. Amanda Hanson is a clinical psychologist. Married thirty years, mother of four. For three decades she's sat across from women in the one chapter no one prepares them for, the chapter where everything they were taught about being a woman stops working for them. She wrote Muse for the women she'd never meet in her office and built her business so they'd have somewhere to come home to. Her work is clinical psychology braided back together with the feminine wisdom this culture has spent centuries erasing. She doesn't bring it back as a trend, but as tools for living Connect with Dr. Amanda: www.amandahanson.com  www.instagram.com/midlife.muse  www.youtube.com/@midlifemuse  www.tiktok.com/@midlifemuse  www.facebook.com/midlife.muse  *** For those of you who are ready to stop feeling drained, overextended, and out of alignment… join me inside the Energetic Time Management Accelerator, a focused experience designed to help high-achieving women uncover what's draining them, clarify what truly matters, and create a simple plan that fits their life. We'll pinpoint your biggest time + energy leaks, identify the top areas to focus on for quick momentum, and map out exactly what to let go of so you can reclaim your energy, your time, and your joy. Ready to make your time work for you without adding more to your plate? Join the Energetic Time Management Accelerator: www.heatherchauvin.com/time Explore the top episodes listeners come back to when they're stuck, burned out, or standing at the edge of a big shift: www.heatherchauvin.com/10 Follow Heather on Instagram: www.instagram.com/heatherchauvin_

The defense opened with scripture. Co-counsel Emily Smith stood before the jury in the Caleb Flynn murder trial, read from Proverbs, and then immediately admitted that her client had an affair. It was a deliberate, calculated choice -- an attempt to take the sting out of the prosecution's strongest emotional evidence before they could weaponize it. Her message to the jury was direct: Caleb Flynn is a flawed man, not a murderer.Tony and Robin Dreeke break down that gamble and then turn to the prosecution's physical evidence. First responders testified that Ashley Flynn was found on the bed with a towel placed over her head. Robin explains the behavioral significance of that detail -- why investigators treat the covering of a victim's face as one of the strongest indicators that the killer reportedly had a personal, emotional connection to the person they killed. Strangers do not cover faces. People who cannot bear to look at what they have done allegedly do.The alleged staged break-in gets the same treatment. The front door was unlocked. The damage to the frame was reportedly created with multiple tools and was inconsistent with an actual forced entry. Robin walks through why people who attempt to fake a break-in so often create physical evidence that looks more like demolition than a crime, and how investigators are trained to spot the difference.Then there is the detail from the first officer on scene. When Sgt. Rissmiller arrived, Caleb was not inside the house. He was outside, waiting in the yard with his two dogs. Not attempting to help Ashley. Not calling anyone else. Standing with the pets. Robin examines what that behavioral choice tells investigators about whether a person is experiencing the chaos of an unexpected tragedy or allegedly managing the aftermath of something they already knew about.Links:Subscribe on Substack: hiddenkillers.substack.comYouTube: youtube.com/@HiddenKillersInstagram: @HiddenKillersPodcastFacebook: facebook.com/HiddenKillersPodcastTikTok: @HiddenKillersPodcastX/Twitter: @HiddenKillersPodLegal Disclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#CalebFlynn #AshleyFlynn #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #MurderTrial #CourtroomStrategy #BehavioralAnalysis #RobinDreeke #MiamiCounty #TrueCrimePodcast

In this message, guest speaker Pastor Phil Hopper from Abundant Life Church joins Bethlehem Church to walk through Joshua 3. Standing at the edge of the Jordan River, the Israelites faced a crucial choice: stay in the comfortable wilderness or step into the promises of God. Through this powerful story, Pastor Phil exposes the trap of being an "unbelieving believer" and reveals why true spiritual breakthroughs require more than partial commitments—they require full consecration. Discover how dying to self opens the door to experiencing the resurrection power of Jesus in your life, marriage, and everyday walk.  

In the middle of a heated confrontation with religious hypocrites, Jesus turned to His disciples with a serious warning: Be on your guard. In today's episode of the MY Devotional Podcast, Dr. Michael Youssef explores Jesus' teaching in Luke 12 and the danger of outward religion without inward faithfulness.Jesus points His followers back to the triune God. First, honor the Father, who sees every hidden motive and will judge with perfect justice. What hypocrisy conceals today will one day be brought into the light.Second, honor the Son. Jesus declares that those who openly acknowledge Him will be acknowledged before the angels of God. True faith does not hide or compromise Christ's identity—it confesses Him as Lord and Savior.Finally, honor the Holy Spirit. The Spirit testifies to the Truth about Jesus and reveals that salvation is found in Him alone. To continually reject that testimony is to reject the very witness God has given concerning His Son.Standing firmly on Biblical Truth may bring opposition, but Jesus has already given His people courage: “Take heart! I have overcome the world.” This episode calls believers to reject hypocrisy, refuse compromise, and live openly and faithfully before the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.Pray with me.Heavenly Father, help me to focus on You so that I do not stray from Your Truth nor seek to exalt myself and my own ways. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen. The voice you hear on the MY Devotional podcast is digitally generated with Dr. Youssef's permission. If today's devotional stirred a question, burden, or need for prayer, you don't have to walk through it alone.

Further reading: Christopher Caldwell, “Why the AfD Wins” (First Things) Dan Hitchens, “How Britain Escaped Assisted Suicide” (First Things) Dan Hitchens, “How Britain Defeated ‘Assisted Dying'” (Compact) Imogen Garfinkel, “Our 83-year-old Christian grandmother was euthanised against her will under Canada's assisted dying system – she died covered in blood with her hands clasped in prayer” (Daily Mail)

On a teaching trip to Moscow, I decided to take the subway to get lunch. Standing in the subway car, I started whistling simply because I felt good after an enjoyable morning teaching and the day was pleasant. The passengers stared at me like I was insane.