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As the US Civil War (1861-1865) dragged on, both sides resorted to conscription (the draft) to fill their ranks. Under the Confederate law, a draftee could dodge service by hiring a man who was exempt from the draft to replace him—in most cases someone under or over the conscription age. Generally, the “principal” (as one evading the draft was called), paid a fee to the government as well as a large sum to his substitute. Only the wealthy could afford substitutes. The apostle Paul writes of the cosmic spiritual war, where “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23) and “the wages of sin is death” (6:23). There was no clause or loophole that gave those with “means” some way out. But what about a substitute for us all? The writer to the Hebrews praises God, who in His infinite mercy sent Jesus to be our substitute—to bear the punishment our sin deserved, to pay our debt by sacrificing “the body of Jesus Christ once for all” so that we would be “made holy” through His substitutionary sacrifice (Hebrews 10:10). We have “died with Christ,” and one day “we will also live with him” (Romans 6:8). That’s the good news right there. Christ died for you and for me; the substitute took our place. We’re now more than simply survivors of the war. We’ve become the sons and daughters of God.

It's the late 1990s, and your kids are being terrorized by the greatest menace to ever hit the schoolyard... steroids. We welcome Adam Johnson (of the Citations Needed podcast) to walk us through THE SUBSTITUTE 3: WINNER TAKES ALL (1999), the third entry in the beloved direct-to-video action franchise about murdering teenagers. PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/posts/723-accept-no-w-161527620

In Chapter 18, Harry scrambles to find a substitute teacher, as Professor Dumbidge reports to the ministry about how things are going at Hogwarts.Hey! I'm all over the internet doing dumb stuff that I think is cool.Go find me somewhere!!!▶️ Youtube Channel: ⁠youtube.com/radiomike⁠✍️ Read my Blog: ⁠radiomike.substack.com⁠

This week, there was some choice language but things did NOT get sweary, Johnny told you what NOT to do in Barcelona, and some of the Thang Gang enjoyed a cartoon… and some of them did NOT.Hear Johnny on Radio X every weekday at 4pm across the UK on digital radio, 104.9 FM in London, 97.7 FM in Manchester, on Global Player or via www.radiox.co.uk

Substitute host, Erik Deatherage speaks with Fargo Mayor-elect Josh Boschee following his election victory. Boschee discusses the challenges and opportunities facing North Dakota's largest city, including housing affordability, downtown development, fiscal responsibility, and building a more inclusive community.

 Thinking about becoming a substitute teacher in Tennessee? State rules allow some individuals to teach for up to 20 consecutive days without a professional license, but longer assignments typically require additional credentials. Since school districts can set their own hiring requirements, checking both state guidelines and local policies is the best way to make sure you're eligible. 

What Is an Education Anyway — And Who Gets to Decide? Forget every notion you have been told about what an education is. I want to ask you something I ask every single woman I work with in coaching. What do you believe an education is? And the second question — the one that tends to stop people cold: What did you believe an education was before you started homeschooling? Most of us never actually chose our definition of education. We absorbed it. From school, from our parents, from the culture around us. And then we built an entire homeschool on top of it. And then we wondered why it felt so heavy. And if you’re just starting out and wondering where to begin — I made something for exactly that. The 7-Day Confident Homeschool Roadmap is a free guide that walks you through your first year with clarity rather than overwhelm. Grab it below. Get your free 7-Day Confident Homeschool Mom Roadmap What Is an Education Anyway? The Definition Most of Us Inherited If you grew up in a conventional school system, your working definition probably sounds something like this: Education is the successful delivery of academic content across subjects. Demonstrated through coverage, completion, and measurable progress. Coverage. Completion. No gaps. Not falling behind. Making sure it’s enough. Sound familiar? That definition is exhausting. And it’s not even working in schools. Teachers leave many pages of their curriculum undone at the end of every year. There are interruptions. Substitute teachers. Sick days. Stops and starts. There is no perfectly covered, hundred-percent-completed, no-gaps education happening in a classroom either. And the very academic kids who were force-fed information and tested weekly? How much of that actually stuck? How much of it translated into a purposeful, meaningful life? It is not possible to create a perfectly covered education. Not in a school. Not in your homeschool. The sooner you stop measuring yourself against that standard, the sooner you can build something that actually works. If this is landing for you and you want to hear me unpack it further — I’m also diving into this on my YouTube channel. Same episode, same conversation. Watch it here → https://youtu.be/1T8pINVSeXc Do You Need a Teaching Degree to Define Your Child’s Education? And if you question whether you have the intelligence to answer that question — don’t be in self-doubt. Of course you do. This is your child. Does it seem daunting? It likely does. But it doesn’t have to. I’ve stopped counting the number of times I’ve been asked if I’m a certified teacher. Nope. I’m not. Does being a certified teacher enable me to educate my children better at home? Nope. It doesn’t. In fact, statistically, being a certified teacher has no bearing on a child’s home education. Teachers have classroom management skills. They know standardized learning materials. They have years of experience that homeschooling parents might not have in the beginning — and I am not denying those skills for a moment. But it doesn’t mean I’m not more motivated to learn how to engage my children’s education than someone else. When I asked a kindergarten teacher about Grade 2 math, she didn’t know what to say. When I asked a high school English teacher how to approach a history discussion with an elementary-aged child, she was stumped too. Turns out, teachers don’t have the full breadth of knowledge either. And I’m certainly not claiming to either. Why do we think we need to? Google doesn’t have it all. Neither does YouTube. But both are pretty helpful. And when they aren’t, there are always books. Lots and lots and LOTS of books. You just need to know where to find the information. A little research and it’s findable.  So Where Do You Find What You Need? When I was in junior high, we bought our first computer: a Tandy EX 1000. The only computer training we had was a Logo program that did next to nothing for me. I attempted to wield x’s and o’s. I’m pretty sure they meant something, but I didn’t understand. Some thirty years later, anyone who wants to know how to use a computer knows. Anyone who wants to know how to Google, YouTube, Facebook, Tweet — they figured it out. Why? Because they found out, by themselves. Tada. The human mind is capable of figuring things out because it wants to. P.S. You might wonder how I went about structuring a thirteen-year-old’s academic education. Self-Education: The Heart of What an Education Really Is Why do we assume kids need everything taught to them? We assume something needs to be done to them. Before anyone sat them down and formally taught them anything, they had already learned animals, language, and how to navigate relationships. In their first year. Their second. Their fifth — long before they ever walked through a kindergarten door. Kids want to learn. It’s simply what they do. When we ask the question — what is an education anyway? — we’ve just begun to really consider who our children are and what they need. And that is exactly what Charlotte Mason was pointing to. What Is an Education Anyway? Here’s What Charlotte Mason Said. “Self-education is the only possible education; the rest is mere veneer laid on the surface of a child’s nature.” — Charlotte Mason I have returned to this quote more times than I can count. Because it points to something we already know intuitively. We keep forgetting it when we sit down at the kitchen table and default to the curriculum, the workbooks, the boxes of books, the online programs everyone else is using. Your job is not to pour information into a vessel. Your job is to raise up the child right in front of you. So what does that actually look like in a real homeschool? Here’s one mom’s answer. What Does Real Home Education Actually Look Like? A mom I worked with had been homeschooling for six years, three kids, and had done a lot of the external work — curriculum, systems, showing up every day. And then she went deeper and found her own answer to the question of what an education really is: “Education is a process of exposure to knowledge while learning involves personal processing and growth. Character traits like discernment, self-confidence, and self-management are important outcomes that continue developing long beyond formal education years.” She also said something that stopped me: “Even if no one was watching or assessing my approach, I would maintain similar objectives and methods.” She has found her own answer — not borrowed from the school system, not borrowed from a curriculum company. Entirely hers. And that is what I want for you. For me, the answer starts in the same place it always has — in wanting to engage my child, teach them when necessary, and capture their little hearts. I am most definitely motivated to do that. And so are you. That’s why you’re here. Want to keep going? This conversation continues on my Rethinking Education YouTube channel. Find it here → https://youtu.be/lkFJglpaoqs What is an education anyway? What Is an Education Anyway? Questions to Sit With This Week As you move through your week, gently ask yourself: What definition of education am I actually operating from right now? Did I choose it — or did I absorb it? Where might I be able to trust what is already working in my child? If no one was watching or assessing my homeschool, would I do anything differently? You don’t need to answer all of it today. Just noticing is already meaningful work. Want to Go Deeper? If this post resonated, the podcast episode What Is an Education Anyway? goes much further — including the five shifts I see happen when a homeschool mom finally loosens the grip of a definition that was never really hers, and what it looks like when peace replaces pressure in a real homeschool home. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. When you’re ready to take the next step, here are three ways I can help: If you’re in your first year — start with the free 7-Day Confident Homeschool Roadmap. It will give you a clear, grounded foundation so you begin with confidence rather than overwhelm. If you’ve been homeschooling for a while and something feels off — take the quiz to identify the real root of your frustration. It’s free and takes five minutes. And if you’re ready for a real reset — book your free Aligned Homeschool Reset session. This is where we get clear on what’s actually going on in your homeschool and your life — and you walk away with a whole lot more peace than you arrived with. Teresa Wiedrick is a certified life coach and graduated homeschool mom who supports homeschool moms in building a life — not just a lesson plan. Her work focuses inward, because most homeschool overwhelm has nothing to do with curriculum. Book your free Aligned Homeschool Reset Session I help homeschool moms trust themselves, edit expectations, and make intentional choices that create a more confident, connected, and present homeschool life. Book your Reset Session with Teresa People also ask… Self-Directed Learning: the Art of Encouraging Independent Homeschooling Building Connection with Tamara Strijack of the Neufeld Institute Is there an art and a science to an education? 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DAVID: BELOVED // WARRIOR // KINGThis week we'll make it to the end of 1 Samuel. We'll take a closer look at the sin that spelled the end for King Saul, which, as the subject of this email suggests, has something to do with his stubborn refusal to pray.Saul spent his whole life chasing the wind-- looking for anything he could control without having to depend on God. In that way, he's not too different from us. The wages of Saul's sin was bound to be death-- but even in his last moments on earth, there's signs of much better things that are available for the rest of us. We'd love you to join us at 10:00 on Sunday at Christies Beach Primary School where we gather every week to worship the One whose kindness leads us to repentance. If you're a member or regular attender, be sure to come early, grab a coffee and meet someone new. We hope to see you there!

This week, Magda and Lindsay sit down with Rachel Thorne, aka Denise Grover Swank, author of many a rom-com and mystery tale, to talk all about her book “The Substitute.”    “The Substitute” follows Megan Vandemeer, who has just recently dumped her cheating finance bro fiancé, Jay. There's just one hitch: she hasn't told her family the wedding's off. While flying home to break the news to her uptight mother, Megan chats up her handsome seatmate in first class, Josh. After some Dramamine, a glass of champagne, and a gentlemanly attempt to get a semi-conscious Megan from the plane to her family, Josh winds up posing as Megan's fiancé. Determined to stage a breakup and avoid a family disaster, Megan and Josh embark on a week of wedding festivities, with their closest friends and family in tow.  Listen in for this fun, wild ride of a chat.    Email us!  Literally Books Website Literally Books Instagram Magda's Instagram Lindsay's Instagram Literally Books YouTube Literally Books TikTok   Intro & Outro Song: "Would it Kill You," courtesy of The Solder Thread

The following article of the Finance & Fintech industry is: “AI as Therapist: Substitute or Complement to Human Psychology?” by Emmanuelle Brunet, CEO, Kalmy.

Is There A Substitute? Yes, There Is... In A Vision For You, the Big Book asks one of the most important questions in all of recovery: "Is there no exception to this rule?" If alcohol was our solution, what could possibly replace it? The answer comes a few pages later. The authors tell us that there is a substitute—and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. For years, many of us used alcohol to deal with fear, loneliness, resentment, boredom, anxiety, and life itself. Drinking wasn't just a habit; it became our answer to everything. When alcohol was removed, we were left with a huge question: Now what? The Big Book's answer isn't simply meetings. It isn't just not drinking. The substitute is a new way of living. A fellowship. A Higher Power. A purpose. A connection with people who understand us. A life centered on helping others rather than escaping ourselves. Today on The Daily Trudge, we're talking about the substitute described in A Vision For You. What replaces the obsession? What fills the void? And why did the founders believe that connection, service, and spiritual growth could accomplish what alcohol never could? Because recovery isn't just about taking something away. It's about finding something better. #TheDailyTrudge #AVisionForYou #BigBook #Recovery #AA #Sobriety #Fellowship #SpiritualAwakening #OneAlcoholicHelpingAnother

Comedian and longtime TV warm-up performer Tom Kelly reacts to the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and what it means for the future of late-night television, comedy, and New York City entertainment culture. From performing warm-up comedy inside the historic Ed Sullivan Theater to reflecting on the collapse of traditional broadcast television, Tom shares personal stories, industry insight, and emotional memories about working with Stephen Colbert and his staff over the years. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:14 – "This is my last day working at The Late Show" 0:22 – Introduction to the end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 1:04 – Tom reacts emotionally to Colbert's final episode 1:21 – Trump, the FCC & pressure on late-night TV discussed 1:35 – Tourists from Utah react to Colbert ending 2:02 – Tom admits he watched late night TV first thing in the morning 2:37 – Tom reflects on working at The Late Show 2:51 – CBS potentially leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater 3:09 – Tom shares clips from performing warm-up comedy at Colbert 3:39 – Why Colbert audiences were unique 3:56 – Tom asks out a TV anchor Jana Angel from the audience 4:27 – Childhood memories at the Ed Sullivan Theater seeing New Kids on the Block 5:15 – Tom thanks Mom from the Ed Sullivan Theater 8:03 – "The end of a type of television" 8:34 – Why podcasts may be replacing traditional TV 9:13 – Trump, Paramount & FCC merger politics 9:35 – Tom explains why Trump jokes are easier in comedy 10:00 – "Stephen Colbert is actually funny" 10:17 – What made Colbert's comedy different 10:46 – How Colbert treated staff during COVID 11:12 – Tom says Colbert was respected behind the scenes 12:17 – Late-night budgets, unions & TV economics 12:51 – Tom reflects on whether this was his final warm-up gig 13:38 – "Hosting The Late Show was my dream job" 13:53 – "If the dream doesn't exist anymore, do I still want it?" 14:13 – Tom thanks Stephen Colbert directly 14:29 – "He threw himself on the sword for free speech" 14:37 – Story about Tom's nephew meeting Colbert 15:51 – Tom jokes about being available for Byron Allen 16:04 – Final goodbye to the Ed Sullivan Theater & New York 

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When there's no real substance, people lean on emotion to carry the message. I see it all the time, if the logic is weak or missing, emotion gets used as a substitute or a boost. It works because humans are naturally moved by feelings, even when things don't fully make sense. In this episode, I break down how emotion replaces substance when there's nothing solid underneath. It can pull attention fast, but it doesn't last once the feeling fades. Real strength is when the message stands on its own without needing emotional push. Show Notes: [03:27]#1 Emotion amplifies perception, but not outcome. [08:21]#2 Emotion distracts from weak foundations. [14:06]#3 Substance survives without emotional reinforcement. [18:19] Recap Next Steps: --- Execution is not a talent.   It is a standard. If your results don't match your ability, something in your approach is out of alignment. Most people do not have a motivation problem.   They have a consistency problem. Power Presence is the system for operating with greater discipline, clarity, structure, and execution under pressure. Learn more: → http://www.PowerPresenceProtocol.com  — This show is the public record of standards. All episodes and the complete archive: → http://WorkOnYourGamePodcast.com 

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What if the biggest culture war in America wasn't a grassroots revolution at all… but a system designed to keep ordinary people divided while the people at the top quietly consolidated more power than ever before? In this episode of Keeping It Real, Jillian dives into the hidden history behind modern DEI, identity politics, Cold War influence operations, and the institutional networks that shaped today's corporate and academic culture. From declassified CIA programs and Senate investigations to the Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie foundations, this is the hidden history of modern DEI. This episode follows the paper trail through the Cold War, the CIA's “Mighty Wurlitzer” propaganda network, McGeorge Bundy, the Ford Foundation, and the rise of the Black Panthers — whose free breakfast programs, health clinics, and cross-racial Rainbow Coalition threatened to unite working people around class and economic power. J Edgar Hoover and the FBI actually went after Fred Hampton because message wasn't Black vs. white. It was poor people vs. concentrated power. And according to Hoover that was more dangerous than riots and civil unrest. From the Congress for Cultural Freedom and foundation-funded activism to the rise of corporate HR culture and modern diversity bureaucracy, this episode explores how class-based populism may have been replaced by institutionalized identity management designed to absorb outrage without ever threatening the underlying power structure. You'll hear about: The CIA's “Mighty Wurlitzer” influence network Declassified Cold War psychological operations The Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie foundations connection to intelligence agencies How J Edgar Hoover's FBI went after the Black Panther Party and Fred Hampton's Rainbow Coalition Why cross-racial working-class solidarity terrified elites The Congress for Cultural Freedom and “managed dissent” How DEI became embedded in universities and corporations Why corporate activism exploded while inequality worsened The psychological mechanics of division and outrage politics How media, bureaucracy, and identity conflict distracts from corruption and economic power #DEI #CIA #FordFoundation 00:00 INTRO 00:48 DEI Was Started By The CIA 01:47 Ford Foundation & The CIA 02:51 The Mighty Wurlitzer: Engineering "Organic" Propaganda 03:56 Funding the "Housebroken" Left 06:06 Laundering Ideology Through Foundations (Ford, Rockefeller, Carnegie) 07:28 John J. McCloy and the CIA-Ford Foundation Merger 08:29 How Massive Endowments Provide Cover for Black Budgets 10:11 The "Long Leash": Seducing Intellectuals Over Defeating Them 12:38 Dummy Foundations 14:04 Thomas Braden: Controlling American Radicals 15:55 Case Study: Infiltrating the Labor Movement and Churches 17:02 The Hypocrisy of Institutional Leaders 18:47 McGeorge Bundy and the Strategy of Social Stability 20:06 Black Panters Fred Hampton and the Threat of the Rainbow Coalition 23:28 Unity is the Danger: Replacing Populism with Grants 26:34 Carnegie's Capture of Universities 29:44 Self-Reproducing Ideology in the Corporate Workplace 31:38 Interpersonal Conflict as a Substitute for Accountability 34:01 Divide, Conquer, and the Path to Solidarity Shopify: Launch your dream business with Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at https://Shopify.com/Jillian and start selling today! Superpower: Stop guessing about your health—get $20 off Superpower at https://superpower.com/JILLIAN with code JILLIAN Fox One: Sign up at https://fox.com to watch Keeping It Real and more on-demand with FOX One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

   In this episode of WarDocs, Dr. David Hilmers, a retired Marine Colonel, four-time NASA Space Shuttle astronaut, and dual-trained physician in internal medicine and pediatrics offers a sweeping perspective on what it means to apply hard-won lessons from space exploration, global infectious disease response, and humanitarian medicine to the pressing challenges facing military medicine today.    Dr. Hilmers traces a career that began with a chance bulletin posted in Japan advertising NASA's new astronaut program. With an aviation background and advanced degrees in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, he applied on a whim and spent twelve years at NASA — flying the first mission of Atlantis, the first post-Challenger flight, two classified DOD missions, and a scientific mission just before starting medical school. After retiring from the astronaut corps, he fulfilled his lifelong dream of medicine, completing a dual residency before dedicating subsequent decades to sub-Saharan HIV, Ebola response in Liberia, malnutrition research, refugee health in Bangladeshi camps, and hepatitis B elimination across the Pacific.     The conversation covers the parallel demands of deep space medicine and austere combat environments — both defined by communication blackouts, limited resources, and the need for expert decision-support without a physician readily available. Dr. Hilmers describes his consultancy work for NASA on Earth-independent medical operations using mixed reality and large language models, and explains how these same AI-driven tools represent a critical force multiplier for a special forces medic, Navy corpsman, or Space Force guardian operating in denied or degraded environments.    He introduces the knapsack problem — a NASA-developed optimization framework that balances mission requirements against the mass, volume, power, and training cost of medical equipment — and argues persuasively that this model is directly applicable to the prolonged field care challenge posed by large-scale ground combat operations (LSCO). As the golden hour becomes a relic of counterinsurgency-era warfare, AI-powered kit optimization and just-in-time procedural training become existential requirements, not enhancements.     On wearable technology, Dr. Hilmers articulates a layered, agentic-AI approach to battlefield health monitoring — smart garments, sweat sensors, tactical watches, smart rings, helmet concussion dosimeters, and hearables — all operating under strict emissions control, with edge computing that pushes actionable alerts to the individual soldier without requiring eyes on a screen. The real holy grail is seamless integration into situational awareness networks that give squad leaders and brigade commanders real-time readiness data.      Dr. Hilmers closes with a frank assessment of soft power: the withdrawal of USAID and PEPFAR funding has ceded influence in the Pacific and across the developing world to China, with projected millions of preventable deaths. He calls on military medicine to lead humanitarian engagement as both a moral imperative and a strategic tool. His final advice to young military medicine professionals — dare to be more than you think you can be, and know that it is never too late to reinvent yourself — distills a life of uncommon service into a single, actionable mandate.   Chapters (00:00:00-00:01:44) Introduction: From Aviator to Astronaut to Academic Physician (00:01:45-00:06:25) AI Tools for Austere Environments: Space, Combat, and Remote Medicine (00:06:26-00:13:19) Lessons from Ebola, Refugee Camps, and Global Infectious Disease (00:13:20-00:18:49) The Knapsack Problem: Optimizing Medical Kits for Prolonged Field Care (00:18:50-00:27:16) Wearable Technology and the Digital Twin Warfighter (00:27:17-00:31:18) Bench to Battlefield: Academia, Industry, Military Collaboration and Closing Advice Chapter Summaries (00:00:00-00:01:44) Introduction: From Aviator to Astronaut to Academic Physician Dr. Hilmers recounts a career trajectory shaped by opportunism and determination. Drafted-era military service led to Marine aviation, graduate engineering degrees at the Naval Postgraduate School, and a chance NASA application while stationed in Japan. Twelve years as an astronaut on four Space Shuttle missions gave way to the long-deferred dream of medicine — a dual residency and decades of academic and humanitarian work that followed.   (00:01:45-00:06:25) AI Tools for Austere Environments: Space, Combat, and Remote Medicine Dr. Hilmers draws direct parallels between deep space medical operations and combat or remote-area medicine: limited communications, absence of ground-based expert support, and the demand for just-in-time training. His NASA consultancy work on Earth-independent medical operations using mixed reality and large language models maps directly onto the needs of a corpsman, special forces medic, or Space Force guardian in a denied environment.   (00:06:26-00:13:19) Lessons from Ebola, Refugee Camps, and Global Infectious Disease The Liberia Ebola response revealed the fatal flaw of large, fixed treatment units in an outbreak that moved dynamically across the country. That lesson produced the EZ Pod — a collapsible, helicopter-transportable isolation unit developed at Baylor. Experience in Bangladeshi Rohingya refugee camps reinforced the life-saving power of vaccination and the growing threat of climate-driven disease migration. The core lesson: enter a community to ask what is needed, not to impose solutions.   (00:13:20-00:18:49) The Knapsack Problem: Optimizing Medical Kits for Prolonged Field Care Drawn from NASA mission planning, the knapsack problem is a systematic optimization of medical kit contents against the probability, fatality, and resource cost of each anticipated condition. Dr. Hilmers argues this framework is essential as LSCO scenarios eliminate the golden hour and require prolonged casualty care in the field. AI is positioned as the engine that can dynamically optimize triage decisions, antibiotic allocation, and resource sequencing in real time.   (00:18:50-00:27:16) Wearable Technology and the Digital Twin Warfighter A layered ecosystem of smart garments, sweat sensors, tactical watches, smart rings, helmet concussion dosimeters, and hearables can create a real-time digital twin of the individual soldier and the collective readiness of a unit. The critical design constraints are EMCON compliance, MIL-SPEC durability, edge computing without internet dependency, and seamless integration into situational awareness networks from the squad level to the brigade. The holy grail is actionable data pushed to the soldier without requiring eyes off the mission.   (00:27:17-00:31:18) Bench to Battlefield: Academia, Industry, Military Collaboration and Closing Advice Effective innovation requires continuous, bottom-up communication among academia, industry, and the military — and that means all three groups must get their hands dirty in field testing. Dr. Hilmers cautions against fitting a "sexy AI application" to a problem it does not solve. His closing message to young military medicine professionals: take every opportunity the military offers, dare to exceed your own expectations, and know that reinvention is always possible.       Take Home Messages Austere Environments Share a Common Medical Playbook: Whether the setting is a spacecraft bound for Mars, a combat forward operating base, or a refugee camp in Bangladesh, the medical challenges converge: degraded communications, absent specialist support, and the need for expert clinical decision-making at the point of care. Building systems — AI tools, training protocols, or equipment kits — that address these shared demands creates solutions with broad applicability across military and humanitarian contexts.   Optimize the Kit Before the Mission, Not During the Crisis: The knapsack problem is an operational imperative. Every gram of medical equipment displaces something else, and every gap in the kit becomes a potential fatality during prolonged casualty care. AI-driven optimization of medical kit contents against mission-specific risk profiles must become a standard pre-deployment process, especially as LSCO eliminates the expectation of rapid evacuation.   Just-in-Time Training Is a Force Multiplier, Not a Substitute for Preparation: AI-enabled procedural guidance at the point of care — showing a corpsman exactly how to perform a cricothyrotomy in the moment it is required — can bridge lethal knowledge gaps in combat. This capability augments, it does not replace, rigorous pre-deployment training. The human must remain in the loop; AI is an advisor, not a commander.   Wearable Technology Only Delivers Value When Integrated Into the Fight: A smart ring that predicts illness or a helmet sensor that quantifies blast exposure generates no operational value if the data is not actionable at the point of decision. Battlefield wearables must operate under strict emissions control, function without internet connectivity, perform edge computing locally, and surface alerts to the soldier or commander seamlessly — without requiring eyes off the mission. The integration challenge is harder than the sensor challenge.   Military Humanitarian Medicine Is Both a Moral Obligation and a Strategic Asset: Soft power is not a secondary mission — it is a strategic instrument. Withdrawal from programs like USAID and PEPFAR cedes influence to adversaries in every region where that presence is abandoned. Military medicine, with its global footprint, logistical capacity, and trained personnel, is uniquely positioned to demonstrate that American warfighters can be both deadly and compassionate. Investing in military humanitarian medicine builds alliances that firepower alone cannot secure.   Dr. Hilmers Biography    David C. Hilmers, MD, EE, MPH, MSEE, is a multifaceted physician, professor, and former NASA astronaut with a diverse career spanning aerospace medicine, international humanitarian relief, and military service. A faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine since 1999, he currently works as an academic hospitalist in Houston, Texas. His clinical and research expertise focuses heavily on infectious diseases, global health, and optimizing medical care for deep-space exploration. Deeply committed to volunteer medical service, he and his wife serve as medical leaders for the NGO Hepatitis B Free. He has delivered critical humanitarian and disaster relief across more than 50 countries, providing care in conflict zones like Ukraine and Iraq, and during severe disease outbreaks.    Before his medical career, he served 20 years as a U.S. Marine Corps aviator and electrical engineer, retiring as a Colonel. He flew on four space shuttle missions and was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2024. Episode Keywords military medicine, David Hilmers, NASA astronaut, Marine aviator, combat casualty care, prolonged field care, LSCO, large scale combat operations, knapsack problem, AI military medicine, artificial intelligence battlefield, wearable technology warfighter, digital twin soldier, just-in-time medical training, bench to battlefield, austere environment medicine, humanitarian medicine military, Ebola response, global health military, WarDocs podcast Hashtags #MilitaryMedicine, #WarDocs, #NASAAstronaut, #CombatCasualtycare, #ProlongedFieldCare, #BenchToBattlefield, #WearableTechnology, #ArtificialIntelligence   Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine The WarDocs Mission is to honor the legacy, preserve the oral history, and showcase career opportunities, unique expeditionary experiences, and achievements of Military Medicine. We foster patriotism and pride in Who we are, What we do, and, most importantly, How we serve Our Patients, the DoD, and Our Nation. Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/our-guests Subscribe and Like our Videos on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast Listen to the "What We Are For" Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm   WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible and go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in Military Medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield, demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.   Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast  

TDAgiantslayer@Gmail.com The David Alliance  Garth Heckman   The Busy Man's Substitute     There is something about a man that would rather build something than bow to something. Give a man a mission and he'll work himself to exhaustion. Ask that same man to sit quietly in prayer for thirty minutes and he'll suddenly remember seventeen things that need to get done first. We are, by nature, doers. And somewhere along the way, we convinced ourselves that doing things for God was the same as being with God. It is not.   The Scripture "But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, 'Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!' 'Martha, Martha,' the Lord answered, 'you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed — or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken from her.'" — Luke 10:40–42   Now before you say "that's a story about women" — slow down.   Martha is every man who has ever stayed busy for God while quietly avoiding intimacy with God. She wasn't sinning. She was serving. She was working hard, doing good things, keeping everything moving. And Jesus gently called it a distraction.   The Honest Truth About Why We'd Rather Work 1. Work gives us something to show for ourselves. Prayer produces nothing we can photograph, present, or point to. You can't put thirty minutes of quiet conversation with God on a report. But a new ministry program? A mission trip organized? A church built? That's something. That feels like proof we matter. The hard truth is that a lot of what we call "work for God" is really work for our own sense of worth. We need to feel productive. We need to feel useful. Sitting in silence with God doesn't feed that hunger — it exposes it. 2. Work keeps us in control. When you're managing a project, you hold the pen. You make the calls. You set the timeline. Prayer requires the opposite posture. It requires you to come to Someone greater than yourself, admit you don't have all the answers, and wait. For a man wired to lead and fix and solve — that is genuinely uncomfortable. We don't like waiting. We don't like not knowing. And prayer, at its core, is an act of surrender. 3. Work keeps us from the conversation we're afraid to have. Here's the one most men won't say out loud: sometimes we stay busy because being still means being honest. And being honest with God means the real stuff surfaces — the fear, the failure, the sin we've been managing around, the doubt we've never admitted to anyone. A project never asks you how you're really doing. God always does.   The Deeper Problem When a man substitutes work for prayer, he doesn't just miss out on rest — he starts running on his own fuel. And a man running on his own fuel will eventually hit empty at exactly the wrong moment. Every great project built without a foundation of prayer is just a man's plan with God's name on it. Moses didn't lead two million people through the desert on strategy. David didn't defeat Goliath on confidence. Nehemiah didn't rebuild the wall on project management skills. Each of them had one thing in common before the great work began — they had been alone with God long enough to know it was His work and not theirs. The work they did for God flowed out of the time they spent with God. That order matters more than most men realize.   The Gut Check Ask yourself honestly: When was the last time I prayed longer than I planned for a project? Do I know God's voice — or just His assignments? Am I building His kingdom or building my reputation inside His kingdom? If God called a halt to every ministry project tomorrow, would I still have a relationship with Him — or would I have nothing left to talk about?   The Invitation Jesus didn't say Martha's work was wrong. He said Mary's choice was better. The better thing is not always the bigger thing. Sometimes the most powerful thing a man can do for God's kingdom is close the laptop, silence the phone, sit down in a quiet room and say — "I'm here. Not to report. Not to plan. Not to ask for anything. Just — here." That kind of prayer doesn't feel productive. It doesn't look like much from the outside. But it is the one thing that turns ordinary men into dangerous ones. Because a man who knows how to be with God is a man God can trust with the work.   Closing Prayer Lord, forgive me for the times I mistook my busyness for faithfulness. Teach me that You want my presence before You want my productivity. Still the part of me that needs to perform — and grow the part of me that simply needs You. Amen.   "Be still and know that I am God." — Psalm 46:10

In this episode, Nick Shalna unpacks penal substitutionary atonement—what the term means, why it is central to the gospel, and how Scripture shows Christ taking the penalty we deserved so we can be reconciled to a holy God. We walk through key passages (1 Peter 3:18, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 2:24, Romans 8) and explain the terms penal, substitutionary, and atonement, showing how God is both just and the justifier through Jesus' sacrifice. *I thought I did an episode on the 6 or 7 most seriously taken views on the atonement. Turns out, I'm crazy and taught it somewhere else! Coming next week.

Devotion : Luke 23:18-25 / Substitute by Community Lutheran Church

About the same time the book of Revelation was written, a Jewish historian named Josephus, who was not a Christian, wrote about Jesus. Though the wording of the full passage has been debated, the basic testimony is striking: Jesus was known as a wise man, a worker of remarkable deeds, a teacher, one who gained followers, was crucified under Pilate, and whose followers did not disappear: Around this time there lived Jesus, a wise manif it is right to call him merely a man. He performed remarkable works and was a teacher of people who gladly received the truth. He attracted many Jews and many Gentiles. He was the Christ. When Pilate, at the urging of our leading men, condemned him to the cross, those who had loved him from the beginning did not abandon him. For he appeared to them alive again on the third day, just as the divine prophets had foretold this and many other wonderful things about him. And the tribe of Christians, named after him, has not disappeared to this day. It is possible to know many true things about Jesus and still miss the weight of His worth. Josephus could describe Him as a wise man, a worker of remarkable deeds, a teacher, and one condemned to the cross. But Revelation 5 pulls back the curtain of heaven and shows us what all creation will one day confess: Jesus is not merely remarkable. He is worthy. The following is a list of twelve windows into the glory of the Lamb and why it is that He is worthy. Jesus is worthy because He is Judahs Lion (v. 5) Judah was a deeply flawed man who sold his younger brother Joseph into slavery, deceived his father, abandoned his daughter-in-law, and hid behind hypocrisy. But God changed Judahs heart, and by Genesis 44, Judah was willing to sacrifice himself to save Benjamin, the youngest son who was dearly loved by their father. Later, Jacob blessed Judah with a promise that the promised serpent-stomping King would come through him: Judah is a lions cub... The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the rulers staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to Him; and to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples (Gen. 49:910). That promise finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Jesus is more than Judahs descendant; He is Judahs promised Lionthe true and better Judah who offered Himself as the sinless Substitute for His people. He is the One to whom the scepter belongs, the One before whom the obedience of the peoples will one day be gathered. He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and He has conquered sin, death, and the dragon. Jesus is worthy because He is Gods Lamb (v. 6) We cannot have the Lion as our friend unless we first have Him as our Lamb, for Scripture declares, without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins (Heb. 9:22; see Lev. 17:11). This theme runs throughout the Bible. In Genesis 22, Isaac carried the wood for the sacrifice and asked, Where is the lamb for a burnt offering? Abraham answered, God will provide for Himself a lamb (Gen. 22:78). In Exodus 12, Israel was sheltered from wrath by the blood of the spotless lamb, and in Isaiah 53, the suffering Servant is portrayed as the Lamb pierced, crushed, and slaughtered for the iniquities of guilty sinners. So when John the Baptist cried out, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29), he summed up the promises and the point of the Old Testament. Jesus is the Lamb God provided, the Passover Lamb whose blood shelters His people from judgment, the sacrificial Lamb whose blood makes atonement, and the suffering Lamb who bears our sins. Apart from the blood of the Lamb, the Lion is not our comfort but our Judge. But for those covered by His blood, there is no condemnation. Those of us who have the Lamb know that the Lion is not against us but for us. Jesus is worthy because He can take the scroll (v. 7) He alone has the right to receive and enact Gods plan to judge evil, redeem His people, and restore creation. The scroll contains the sovereign plan of the Lord God Almightythe One who says in Isaiah 46: I am God, and there is no other declaring the end from the beginning saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose (Isa. 46:910). The scroll is in the right hand of this God, and when no one in heaven, on earth, or under the earth was found worthy to open it or even look into it, John wept bitterly. If the scroll remains sealed, Gods promises remain unfulfilled, sin and death are not finally defeated, the saints are not vindicated, and creation is not restored. But the Lion who is the Lamb came forth because He alone is worthy to open the scroll. He took it from the right hand of the Father. This was not theft but triumph. This was not presumption but due to the worthiness of the Preeminent Lamb. Jesus alone has the right to open the scroll because He alone has conquered by His blood. The destiny of creation is in the nail-scarred hand of the Lamb who is the Kinsman-Redeemer. Jesus is worthy because He is the unconquerable King (v. 6) When John turns to see the Lion worthy to open the scroll, he sees a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain. The One who knew no sin and became sin for us bears every scar from the cross as a reminder that His sacrifice was once for all: the righteous for the unrighteous (1 Pet. 3:18)! The Lamb stands because death could not keep Him. The Lamb stands because the grave could not hold Him! The Lamb stands even though He was rejected by men, condemned by rulers, mocked by the religious leaders, and nailed to the cross... He stands at the center of heavens throne room, victorious. His wounds testify to His triumph.The Lamb who was slain is worthy because He is the King who cannot be conquered. Jesus is worthy because He is the Omniscient King (v. 6) The unconquerable King is seen with seven horns and seven eyes. As you may recall, in Scripture, horns symbolize strength, power, and sovereign authority, while eyes symbolize sight, wisdom, and knowledge. The number seven points to fullness and perfection, which means the Lamb who was slain is not weak but all-powerful, not limited but limitless, not unaware but all-seeing.He shares the wisdom and sovereignty of the Ancient of Days.Nothing escapes His sight. No enemy can hide from Him. No suffering saint is forgotten by Him. No act of faithfulness goes unnoticed by Him. The Lion, who is the Lamb, sees all and reigns over all by the fullness of the Spirit sent into all the earth. Jesus is worthy because He is the King whose reign is as extensive as His holiness, goodness, justice, love, grace, and mercy. Jesus is worthy because He is creations Lord (vv. 7-8) The living creatures and elders fall before Him because the Lamb is creations Lord through Whom all of creation exists. The four living creatures represent the created order, and the twenty-four elders represent the redeemed people of God. The worship that belongs to the Lord God Almighty is directed to Jesus not only because of what He has done, but also because of who He is. All things were created through Him and for Him (Col. 1:16), and now all creation bows before Him as One who is equal with the Father. The Lamb who was slain is worthy because He is the Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer, and rightful Lord over all things. Jesus is worthy because He was slain as the sinners ransom (v. 9) The blood of the Lamb is the price of our redemption. The new song of heaven celebrates this: Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation... The Lion of Judah is the willing Lamb who stands before those He came to save; He is the Kinsman-Redeemer that creation needs. The price was not the religious deeds of fallible man, but the life of the second Adam, who lived the life we could not live and died the death we deserved. We were once enslaved by sin and stood condemned before God as guilty sinners, but Jesus gave His life to ransom us and set us free for God. Jesus is worthy because He was slain in our place, bore the judgment we deserved, paid the debt we could not pay, and purchased us by His precious blood. Jesus is worthy because He redeemed a people for mission (vv. 9-10) Jesus did not ransom, redeem, and save sinners from condemnation merely so they could occupy space in His kingdom; He redeemed them for His kingdom purposes. We are not only forgiven of our sins; we are restored to the purpose for which humanity exists. Jesus saved us to send us into the world as His ambassadors and the Fathers priests. We are priests before God, and we live under the reign of Christ as citizens of His kingdom. This is why Peter says, But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light (1 Pet. 2:9). Jesus is worthy not only because He rescued us from the wrath of God we deserved, but also because He restored us to what we were created to be. Jesus is worthy because He is the song of the angels (vv. 11-12) After the song of the four living creatures and the new song of the twenty-four elders, John turns his attention to what he hears around the throne. What he hears is an innumerable host of angels resounding with praise: Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing! The angels erupt in praise after those who represent redeemed humanity conclude theirs. Why? Because the second person of the Trinity took upon Himself human flesh, was born of a virgin, and came to redeem a lost, rebellious, and cursed race (Phil. 2:1-11). This is something angels find baffling, for Peter tells us that our salvation is something angels long to look into (1 Pet. 1:12). What the angels offer in worship is a sevenfold declaration of what belongs only to Yahweh. To give this kind of worship to anyone else would not merely be inappropriate; it would be idolatrous. You cannot see it clearly in English, but in the Greek there is one definite article governing the entire sevenfold list attributed to the Lamb. The point is simple: Jesus is worthy to receivethepower,thewealth,thewisdom,themight,thehonor,theglory, andtheblessing that belong to the One true God. In his commentary on Revelation, Richard Phillips captures the wonder of this angelic worship well: Like that of the glorified church, the angels worship responds to Christs atoning death on the cross. Their testimony therefore shows that what once seemed like defeat for Jesus has been revealed as total victory. The cross was seen as weakness but was actually power; the cross displayed poverty but gained true riches; the cross was foolishness to the world but wisdom from God; the cross represented shame but earned the highest honor for Christ; the cross was a place of deep disgrace, yet revealed the very glory of Gods grace; and the cross stood for the curse of sin but achieved eternal blessing for those on whose behalf Jesus died. The One who was slain is now declared worthy by countless heavenly beings. Jesus is worthy because all of heaven knows what earth so often forgets: the Lamb who was slain is worthy of the glory that belongs to God alonebecause He is God. Jesus is worthy because He is creations celebration (v. 13) The worship does not end with the millions of angels, the twenty-four elders, or the four living creatures. John hears more. He hears every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, declaring in worship: To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever! What John witnesses is not universal admiration, but the worship of every creature directed to God and to the Lamb. The One who was rejected and despised by men is celebrated by creation. The One who was crucified and crushed outside the city is praised throughout the universe. Jesus is worthy because He is the Lamb before whom every creature will one day bow in worship. Jesus is worthy because He deserves everything (vv. 12-13) Jesus is worthy to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing that belong to the Lord God Almighty. Every creature appropriately joins the heavenly worship by declaring, To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever! Heaven holds nothing back, and creation attributes to the Lamb what rightfully belongs to Yahweh alone. All power belongs to Him because He reigns. All wealth belongs to Him because all things are His. All wisdom belongs to Him because His ways are perfect. All might belongs to Him because He has conquered. All honor belongs to Him because He is exalted. All glory belongs to Him because He is God. All blessing belongs to Him because all praise is His due. Jesus is worthy because He embodies, in infinite measure, all that is good, glorious, powerful, beautiful, and praiseworthy. Jesus is worthy because He is the Amen of the Father (vv. 13-14) Jesus did not need to earn the praise He receives from the four living creatures, the twenty-four elders, the angels, and all creation; He is worthy because of who He is. In the same way the Father is unchanging, Jesus is unchanging, for Scripture testifies, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Heb. 13:8). In response to the worship and praise Jesus receives as the One worthy to take and open the scroll, the four living creatures respond, Amen!a word that means, Truly, Let it be so, This is true. But do not misunderstand what they are doing. They are not only saying Amen to Jesus as the One who is worthy; they are saying Amen because He Himself is the Amen of God the Father. Jesus is the faithful and true witness, the One in whom every promise of God finds its fulfillment. As Paul writes, For all the promises of God find their Yes in Him. That is why it is through Him that we utter our Amen to God for His glory (2 Cor. 1:20). Revelation 5 begins with the question, Who is worthy? But after the Lion who is the Lamb takes the scroll, it ends with heaven, earth, and every creature confessing through worship that He alone is worthy. There is nothing left to say but Amen, and nothing left to do but fall down and worship. Conclusion Jesus is worthy before the angels sing that He is.Jesus is worthy before creation celebrates that He is.Jesus is worthy before the elders fall down because of who He is.Jesus is worthy before you and I respond to all that He is! Jesus is worthy. Our worship does not make Him worthy.Our worship simply agrees with what is already true. The question is not whether Jesus is worthyheaven has already declared it, and creation will one day echo that truth. There will come a time when every knee will bow, every tongue will confess, and all creation will acknowledge what has always been true (Isa. 45:23; Phil. 2:9-10): the Lamb who was slain is worthy. The question I leave with you today is whether your heart, your obedience, your faith, your suffering, your worship, and every other part of your life will respond with Amen to the Lamb who is worthy. So, do not wait until every creature sings to join the song of heaven. Sing now. Trust Him now. Follow Him now and may Psalm 119:37 be your hearts cry: Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word (Ps. 119:37; BSB).

I see a lot of people mistake talking for progress. Just because there's conversation, ideas, and analysis doesn't mean anything is actually moving. Talking creates the feeling of action, but it doesn't produce real results. In this episode, I explain how conversation gives you visibility without consequence. You can talk all day and still stay in the same place. Execution is what actually changes your position, not the discussion about it. Show Notes: [02:26]#1 Speech discharges tension. [09:36]#2 Talking invites evaluation without outcome. [12:51]#3 Execution compounds. Commentary, resets. [15:05] Recap Next Steps: --- Execution is not a talent. It is a measurable standard. If your results don't match your ability, you are not lacking information—you are lacking execution reliability. The Execution Reliability Index (ERI) identifies exactly where your discipline breaks, where your standards drop, and where your results are leaking. This is not theory. This is a system. Get your ERI score here: → http://www.WorkOnYourGame.com/ERI   This show is the public record of standards. Measurement and enforcement happen elsewhere. All episodes and the complete archive: → WorkOnYourGamePodcast.com 

Our very own Issy Wong has been selected for the England T20 World Cup Squad - but what was it like waiting for THAT call? Plus what happened when the T20 Squad went on an Army Bootcamp, Jimmy kicks off about the Substitute rule in County Cricket, tech issues (has Jimmy been hacked by The Russians?), billage cricket sponsorship, Felix has a radical idea to improve post match interviews, and we have LOTS of homework for the Tailenders listeners.,

Stocks, the Yarbo is on the fritz, and JLR needs to eat more than one meal a day. The Beck family. Charlie gives an update on Sonny's health. Spirit Airlines shuts down. Is the F1 girl hotter than the Coachella woman? Bookless bookstore. Duji and Charlie listen to audiobooks. A woman refuses to get off the phone while a plane is trying to depart. Did JLR pick up and use his boner medication? Duji was in the rack room looking for a computer. Floyd Mayweather Jr. owes $7.5 million in taxes. He can't read well. Can prep students read the word "gauche?" Substitute teacher refuses to leave the school after twerking in class. Did the building ever contact Rover about the strangers in his condo? Teen drives into a Target on his riding lawn mower. Rover is thinking about buying a lawn mower or just hiring JLR to do the yard. Duji checked in on Curious George but not Krystle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Substitute teacher refuses to leave the school after twerking in class. Did the building ever contact Rover about the strangers in his condo? Teen drives into a Target on his riding lawn mower. Rover is thinking about buying a lawn mower or just hiring JLR to do the yard. Duji checked in on Curious George but not Krystle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Substitute teacher refuses to leave the school after twerking in class. Did the building ever contact Rover about the strangers in his condo? Teen drives into a Target on his riding lawn mower. Rover is thinking about buying a lawn mower or just hiring JLR to do the yard. Duji checked in on Curious George but not Krystle. 

Stocks, the Yarbo is on the fritz, and JLR needs to eat more than one meal a day. The Beck family. Charlie gives an update on Sonny's health. Spirit Airlines shuts down. Is the F1 girl hotter than the Coachella woman? Bookless bookstore. Duji and Charlie listen to audiobooks. A woman refuses to get off the phone while a plane is trying to depart. Did JLR pick up and use his boner medication? Duji was in the rack room looking for a computer. Floyd Mayweather Jr. owes $7.5 million in taxes. He can't read well. Can prep students read the word "gauche?" Substitute teacher refuses to leave the school after twerking in class. Did the building ever contact Rover about the strangers in his condo? Teen drives into a Target on his riding lawn mower. Rover is thinking about buying a lawn mower or just hiring JLR to do the yard. Duji checked in on Curious George but not Krystle. 

Sermon by Davy Lee on May 3, 2026. 

Is soybean oil the new crude? As energy markets continue to dominate the headlines, Carley Garner (DeCarley Trading) joins Mark Longo to break down a wild week in the futures and options pits. From WTI crude skyrocketing toward $110 to the S&P 500 hitting "obscene" new intraday highs on the back of AI spending, the markets are anything but quiet. In this episode, Mark and Carley discuss: Energy Overdrive: Why WTI crude is seeing massive volume in the June $120 calls and July $70 puts. The "Secret" Substitute: Why traders looking for lower risk and high correlation are moving from WTI to Soybean Oil. Equities on Fumes: A look at the "insane" S&P 500 rally—is it fueled by AI infrastructure or just "fake money" in the system? Natural Gas Strategy: Why the $3.00 level is the focal point and how to scale into long positions with minis. Ag & Livestock: A "toppy" look at Live Cattle and why the seasonal trend favors the bears.

Is soybean oil the new crude? As energy markets continue to dominate the headlines, Carley Garner (DeCarley Trading) joins Mark Longo to break down a wild week in the futures and options pits. From WTI crude skyrocketing toward $110 to the S&P 500 hitting "obscene" new intraday highs on the back of AI spending, the markets are anything but quiet. In this episode, Mark and Carley discuss: Energy Overdrive: Why WTI crude is seeing massive volume in the June $120 calls and July $70 puts. The "Secret" Substitute: Why traders looking for lower risk and high correlation are moving from WTI to Soybean Oil. Equities on Fumes: A look at the "insane" S&P 500 rally—is it fueled by AI infrastructure or just "fake money" in the system? Natural Gas Strategy: Why the $3.00 level is the focal point and how to scale into long positions with minis. Ag & Livestock: A "toppy" look at Live Cattle and why the seasonal trend favors the bears.

Psalm 51:1-9, Joshua 8:1-9:15, Luke 22:63-23:25. Jesus died to remove all the bad stuff He died instead of you and me (Mark 10:45)

Psalm 51:1-7, Joshua 8:1-7, Luke 23:20-25. Jesus died to remove all the bad stuff He died instead of you and me (Mark 10:45)

Psalm 51:1-9, Joshua 8:1-7, Luke 22:63-71, 23:1-25. Jesus died to remove all the bad stuff He died instead of you and me (Mark 10:45)

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Conrad Black critiques the diplomatic rift between Canada and the United States, arguing that Prime Minister Carney's anti-Trump rhetoric serves as a political substitute for substantive policy achievements and effective housing solutions. (15)1944

Ian Leslie joins James Smith to unpack the uncomfortable truth about honesty: we can't actually handle it. A bestselling author and host of the Where Shall We Meet podcast, Ian argues that lying isn't a bug in human nature but an evolutionary feature — the very thing responsible for our big brains, our creativity, and our capacity for art.

Life-saving advancements have come a long way, but engineering artificial blood has been a challenge. Nicola Twilley is a New Yorker contributor and co-host of the podcast Gastropod. She talks to Krys Boyd about the breakthroughs — and setbacks — in the quest for artificial blood, why it's needed more than ever, and why eyes are on Big Pharma to finance it. Her article is “The Long Quest for Artificial Blood.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Criminently! It's Animation April (and our 250th episode!) so we're bringing you some foxy foxes, passing secret pouches, Prince John Little John long Johns and a debtor's prison? More like DEAD-er's prison! We discuss the trials of Chet Haze, ask if snakes sleep long and we don't know how it happened but Clucky and Little John hooked up. Who's in there stroking the taxes? Substitute with your asshole of choice! Wet eyes, get ready for 'em it's Disney's Robin Hood now on Doom Generation. Oo-de-lally golly what an episode!

Is AI Helping Us Flourish or Making Us Less Human?   Andy Crouch joins Curtis Chang for a timely conversation on AI, Christianity, human flourishing, and the future of being human. Together they explore whether artificial intelligence will deepen human relationships or replace them, why prediction is not the same as prophecy, and how Christians can pursue embodied community, reconciliation, and faithful living in the age of AI.   04:31 - Technology Adoption and Cultural Change 09:05 - AI's Subtle Presence and Future Potential 12:30 - AI and Work-Life Balance 14:36 - Risks of AI Replacing Relationships 15:35 - Loneliness and AI Relationships  20:43 - Practical Steps Toward Relationships 28:36 - A call to cultivate deep relationships before the AI "tsunami." 29:54 - Human Distinctiveness: Prediction vs. Prophecy 35:13 - AI, Consciousness, and the Image of God 41:04 - What are the responsibilities of Christians working in AI? 45:49 - Redemptive Technology 46:24 - Andy expresses grief and concern for dehumanization. 48:03 - God's redemptive purpose despite anticipated losses from AI   Drawing upon material from a past conversation   Take the Listener Survey Sign up for The After Party Sign up for The Good List     Mentioned in This Episode: Rosaria Butterfield's The Gospel Comes with a House Key Good Faith episode 107: Where is AI Taking Us Spiritually? (with James Cham and John Kim) American Psychological Association: Many teens are turning to AI chatbots for friendship and emotional support Psychology Today: AI Use in Dating Jumps 333% Video: AI Allows Man with ALS to 'Speak' Again     More From Andy Crouch: Check out Andy's website Check out Andy's work at Praxis Read Andy's book: The Life We're Looking For   Follow Us: Good Faith on Instagram Good Faith on X (formerly Twitter) Good Faith on Facebook   The Good Faith Podcast is a production of a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization that does not engage in any political campaign activity to support or oppose any candidate for public office. Any views and opinions expressed by any guests on this program are solely those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Good Faith.

DON'T GET STABBED by Sayid: instead, join your hosts David, Cara, and Robert as they continue their LOST 20 year retrospective by discussing episodes 6x04, "The Substitute," 6x05, "The Lighthouse," and 6x06, "Sundown." You can check out some of our older episodes on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-dpEKWvhcZoQ4PLu1HfUg-KXfWwrtnklYou can also check out more of Long Walk Productions' original content here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVrMG74aomWR_WQs7yYT6_g

Rev. Kenneth Bomberger gives today's prayerful thought based on the day's Scripture readings. Begin your morning in word and prayer with Rev. Kenneth Bomberger, who shares scripture, hymns, prayers, and texts for the day, and also gives a short meditation on the day's scripture lessons. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org

The Substitute (1996) follows a battle-hardened mercenary who goes undercover as a high school teacher after his educator fiancée is attacked by gang members. And as a 14 year old we would want nothing else, but the real question is does it hold up? Find out and enjoy this weeks episode!     Music: https://jessejacethomas.bandcamp.com/album/want Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

If there is any hope for eternity in the presence of God, we need a Redeemer, a Substitute, a Savior. Christ died and rose to be that hope.

In this compilation of short stories, kids learn that Jesus became our Substitute when He was punished for our sin. When we believe on Jesus and receive Him as our Savior, Jesus makes us God's children and we become righteous in Christ. In “Judge Spanky,” Alfalfa uses John 1:12, “But to all who believed Jesus and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God,” to prove that Darla is a child of God. In “Red Handit the Bandit,” Red uses 2 Corinthians 5:21 incorrectly to try to get away with breaking the law. “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” You must be born again by receiving Jesus as your Savior if you want to be made righteous! In “Not Guilty As Charged,” the Prosecuter (Satan) tries to convince The Judge (God) to sentence Stephen Samuel Sinner to hell because he sinned. However, the Defense Attorney (Jesus) steps in to remind everyone that Stephen has been born again by receiving Jesus as his Savior—and Jesus already took the punishment for Stephen's sin! “For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God's wonderful grace and His gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:15 #kids, #storiesforkids, #biblestoriesforkids, #faithbasedcontentforkids, #christiancontentforkids, #bedtimestoriesforkids, #biblelessonsforkids, #jesusforgivesmysin, #jesusmakesmerighteous, #jesusmysubstitute, #jesustookthepunishmentformysin, #jesusgivesmehispeace, #childrenofgod, #Bible, #fishbytesforkids, #fishbytes4kids, #ronandcarriewebb, #roncarriewebb

0:00-1:00 – Show Open1:00-7:00 – Dave's family woke him up several times last night7:00-19:00 – Emailer's friend met girl from overseas online and she's very jealous19:00-22:00 – Comfy Friday trend in Sweden22:00-31:00 – Signs that you made it as a Millennial31:00-35:00 – Tornados and severe storms rip through parts of the country35:00-39:00 – SWAT team board plane with guns drawn because of suspicious activity on board39:00-42:00 – Worker fell through a hotel's old coal chute42:00-45:00 – ‘cool parents' in trouble after 60 teens found drinking in their home45:00-48:00 – Woman busted performing dental work without license48:00-51:00 – Town making guy take giant skeleton down from top of his business51:00-55:00 – Newly adopted dog went missing and was found 5 weeks later55:00-1:02:00 – DST affected the show and Dave's windshield got cracked1:02:00-1:04:00 – Sherrone Moore in court1:04:00-1:07:00 – Guy fell as he finished marathon and lost1:07:00-1:13:00 – 3-year-old is good at baseball1:13:00-1:18:00 – Woman arrested after shooting at Rihanna's house1:18:00-1:22:00 – Update on arrest of Britney Spears1:22:00-1:30:00 – actress says she was filmed nude without her knowing1:30:00-1:36:00 – Songs, TV shows, and movies that make Americans horny1:36:00-1:42:00 – Guy uses Google Translate while robbing store1:42:00-1:55:00 – Inmate has sex in porta-potty1:55:00-2:01:00 – Cop accused of sending woman's nudes to his own phone during arrest2:01:00-2:07:00 – Mayor who was caught pantsless at City Hall fired more people2:07:00-2:15:00 – Drive-thru worker pepper sprayed2:15:00-2:17:00 – KFC worker pepper sprayed2:17:00-2:23:00 – Fake story about guy kidnapped by dolphins2:23:00-2:28:00 – Teen pilot able to make emergency landing on Florida highway2:28:00-2:32:00 – A couple of people help driver who went unconscious while behind the wheel2:32:00-2:40:00 – 2 women found dead in motel from carbon monoxide poisoning2:40:00-2:42:00 – Couple sets trap for porch pirates with poop in a box2:42:00-2:47:00 – Science created an onion that won't make you cry2:47:00-2:52:00 – Students TP teacher's house and accidentally run him over2:52:00-2:57:00 – Substitute teacher gave students weed gummies2:57:00-End – Guy breaks Guinness World Record for having the most teethSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How do we understand the role of Sunday worship in the Christian life? Today, Sinclair Ferguson reflects on the nature of the church and what Scripture teaches about gathering together as Christ's people. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ask-ligonier/is-a-small-group-a-substitute-for-sunday-worship/ Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/ Submit a biblical or theological question of your own by calling 1-800-607-9386 or by emailing an audio recording of your question to askligoniervm@ligonier.org. You can also receive real-time answers through our online chat service at https://ask.ligonier.org/. A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Artificial intelligence is transforming everything from writing and research to medicine and productivity — or at least it appears to be doing so. But are we gaining only illusory efficiency at the cost of something deeper and more long-term? Are anti-market forces and government and industry gaslighting steering capital to the wrong uses of AI based on the assumption that we will achieve “general intelligence”? What responsibility do we have as humans to make sure we approach available LLMs in a way that won't supplant human cognition? In this thought-provoking conversation, I sit down with leading innovation theorist John Nosta, author of "The Borrowed Mind: Reclaiming Human Thought in the Age of AI," to explore one of the most important questions of our time: Are we using AI as a tool to augment human thought, or are we slowly outsourcing our thinking to it? From "frictionless intelligence" being a trap and the myth of AGI to the danger of "cognitive obsolescence," Nosta reveals why the struggle to think is a feature, not a bug, of humanity. Learn how to reclaim your agency and use technology as a tool — without becoming a tool yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedy legend Todd Glass joins the 13-timers club as he beefs with Scott and promotes his upcoming shows at Joe's Pub in NYC. Substitute teacher Mr. Gunlock returns to give updates on his odd hobbies and let us know when the homework is due. Finally, first-time guest Charlene LeTruck gives an exhibition of her amazing psychic abilities! Don't forget to check out the Comedy Bang! Bang! Action Figures at shop.figurecollections.com and go to actionfigureseller.com for international purchases. If you want more great episodes of Comedy Bang! Bang! become a subscriber at comedybangbangworld.com. We have all of the past episodes from the archives, every live show, ad-free new episodes, and original shows like CBB Presents and Scott Hasn't Seen. Find more great Comedy Bang! Bang! merch at https://www.podswag.com/collections/comedy-bang-bang Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/cbb Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.