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Many of us have felt it, and now it's official: "brain rot" is the Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. Oxford University Press said that the evocative phrase "gained new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before. Oxford defines brain rot as "the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging." The word of the year is intended to be "a word or expression that reflects a defining theme from the past 12 months." "Brain rot" was chosen by a combination of public vote and language analysis by Oxford lexicographers. It beat five other finalists: demure, slop, dynamic pricing, romantasy and lore. While it may seem a modern phenomenon, the first recorded use of "brain rot" was by Henry David Thoreau in his 1854 ode to the natural world, Walden. Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl said that in its modern sense, "'brain rot' speaks to one of the perceived dangers of virtual life, and how we are using our free time." "It feels like a rightful next chapter in the cultural conversation about humanity and technology. It's not surprising that so many voters embraced the term, endorsing it as our choice this year," he said. Last year's Oxford word of the year was "rizz," a riff on charisma, used to describe someone's ability to attract or seduce another person. Collins Dictionary's 2024 word of the year is "brat"—the album title that became a summer-living ideal. This article was provided by The Associated Press.
In this episode, Bryce and Conor chat about NumPy, summed-area tables and more.Link to Episode 213 on WebsiteDiscuss this episode, leave a comment, or ask a question (on GitHub)TwitterADSP: The PodcastConor HoekstraBryce Adelstein LelbachShow NotesDate Generated: 2024-12-10Date Released: 2024-12-20NumPyScalar FunctionsMonadic Pervasive Functions (Uiua)NumbaPython frompyfuncSummed-area tablesSummed-area tables in BQN (Tweet)BQN ˘ (Cells)Leading Axis TheorySoftmaxllm.cConvolutional Neural Networks in APLIntro Song InfoMiss You by Sarah Jansen https://soundcloud.com/sarahjansenmusicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/l-miss-youMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/iYYxnasvfx8
Two Peoples – One Way (Part 5) | Galatians 2:20a; Ephesians 1:4-13 ------------------------- Sermon Outline------------------------------- Introduction: The Biblical Use of the Word “Law” (Greek “nomos” / Hebrew “torah”) * Summed up three different ways: 1. Scripture in general (particularly the O.T.) 2. Laws that apply to all people everywhere at all times 3. The Mosaic Law given to Israel * When it comes to the Mosaic Law we can look at in one of two ways: 1. Universal, which reflects the immutable character of God 2. Provisional, or laws given for a given time and situation I. Essential Elements of the Gospel in Galatians (vv. 15-21) A. The Universal Nature of Sin (v. 15-16a) B. Justification Is by Faith Alone (v. 16) C. The Believer's Union With Christ (vv. 17-20) 1. The biblical and theological foundation for our union with Christ 2. A look at Ephesians 1 3. Application C. The Believer's Union With Christ (vv. 17-20) 1. To be “In Christ” is not to be “In Sin” (17) 2. To be "In Christ" is to have died to sin and the Law (18-19) 3. To be "In Christ" is to have been crucified with Christ (20) a. Greek sustauroō – “to be crucified with” (1) Four things that were crucified with Christ b. Christian mysticism Conclusion: Knowing the Essential Truth of Who You Are in Christ
Dr. Lee Childs John 15:1-17 John 15:26-27
In the latest episode of Travillian Next, host Brian Love, Head of Banking & Fintech at Travillian, sits down with community bankers from North Carolina and Tennessee to discuss the profound impact of Hurricane Helene. The storm has left a trail of devastation, affecting countless families and businesses in its wake. At the time of this release, the death toll has reached over 230 individuals with hundreds more still unaccounted. Financial costs could total over $30 billion and the rebuilding of these communities will take years. Our guests, Lynn Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, EVP at North Carolina Banker's Association, Billy Carroll, President & CEO at SmartBank, and John Hunter, Senior Vice President and Tri-Cities Community President at Trio South Bank, share accounts of the challenges their communities are facing and the vital role local banks are playing in the recovery process. Summed up very well by Billy on the long road ahead for folks affected by Hurricane Helene, he said, “Don't forget about it….Stay plugged into what's going on in all of these communities…Look for opportunities to help.” While relief efforts are underway, there is still much to be done to help rebuild these communities. Your support can make a difference in the lives of those affected by this disaster. By donating to trusted organizations, you can help provide essential resources and long-term aid. Here are four organizations you can support today: North Carolina Bankers Association Mountain Ways Tennessee Bankers Association Region Ahead
It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy!Jane's Addiction BATTLES on stage.Elon and Rage Against the Machine fight on the internet.Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety.More Neal Gaiman fallout.And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsNew Music/VideoAs I Lay Dying - We Are the Dead feat. Alex terrible and Tom Barber https://youtu.be/Z0SA-1rXdw0?si=VkIlMkz_rOV_o1gt Barber formerly of Lorna Shore, currently of Chelsea Grin. THIS is new AILD!! I don't know if they stepped it up for the guest spots, but whatever they did KEEP IT UP.Whitechapel - A Visceral Retch https://youtu.be/UzsX5pjZggo?si=kgdw9YVhePBRgVfM I once heard someone say that new Whitechapel material “isn't as heavy” as it used to be… well, this proves them to be silly people.Mastodon V Lamb of God - Floods of Triton https://youtu.be/9glOHT7V2d0?si=C101lgbfQGlHVgZA 2 Heavy hitters in the metal world come together to give us a fairly mid new track. Still good, but is it really up to the standards of EITHER band? Cool vocal stuff too.Dead Icarus - Bearing Burdens and Saving Skin https://youtu.be/hGJbi0nMcRc?si=OSGvIM4cclmu0oJp Summed up by the top comment “Dead Icarus is PEAK Alex…” I couldn't agree more. The mix on this one is a little muddy. But the actual music is KILLER.A Killer's Confession - Voices ( Featuring Aaron Nordstrom) https://youtu.be/m6FR4Ioggmg Finally listening to new Waylon stuff… Not really a MRH sound to it, but that isn't a bad thing. A little butt-rocky though. DEF showing his Nu-Metal roots.Silly Goose - Bad Behavior https://youtu.be/fIlKlsFLDuU to start i dig the punk DIY style. NU METAL??? Not bad, but unexpected.Neon Nightmare - She's Drowning https://youtu.be/teE_1veQ8-0 MORE! I NEED MORE! That bassline is fantastic!Nytt Land - The Lame Rogue https://youtu.be/sW7w_Ri1JEU More story telling than previously assumed. Still has an essence of “If not for Heilung…”LL COOL J - Murdergram Deux ft. Eminem https://youtu.be/50Tl8E0Vvms THIS is a jam. Been a long time since i have dug an LL song.Bleeding Through - Dead But So Alive https://youtu.be/JgR2W_ps1Wc Brandon Schieppati crawled so that Alex Terrible could run. And now it seems that is coming full circle. Really cool to see Marta's vocals shine.Poppy - They're All Around You https://youtu.be/EiG82CSq948 WTF even is this? Is Poppy becoming a metal act?August Burns Red - Exhumed https://youtu.be/iqfh8n24qT4 meh…Tours/FestivalsJane's Addiction - Canceling the remainder of their current tour because Perry Ferrell picked a fight with Dave Novarro over sound issues?Deftones - with the Mars Volta and Fleshwater. Starts Feb 25 in Portland OR, runs through Apr 8 in Boston MA.https://www.deftones.com Bullet for my Valentine / Trivium - Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. NA dates start Mar 30 2025 in Vancouver BC and runs through May 18 in Raleigh NC. Support from August Burns Red, Sylosis, and Bleed From Within. 20th anniversary for both “The Poison” form BFMV and “Ascendancy” from Trivium.https://www.trivium.org/tour Primus - Sessanta V2.0 Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. What was once a celebration of Maynard's 60th birthday is returning to bring this weird line-up back together. Starts Apr 24 in Palm Springs CA, and runs through June 7 Auburn WA.www.tour.puscifer.com Reg ‘ol NewsIce Nine Kills - To provide the next Terrifier movie with its opening song in “A Work Of Art.” Oct 11 in theaters. https://youtu.be/NNLO2gjHBL0 Dead Icarus - FINALLY announces debut album “Zealot.” Out Oct 31 via MNRK Heavy.Elon VS RATM - Sign of the times. Elon asks “Why are so many people raging FOR the machine?” and Tom Morello's only response is to mock Elon for looking oddly like the cover image from Evil Empire. “Funny cuz Elon was the kid on the cover of Evil Empire”**honorable mention**Dave GrohlThe Sword to release live album “Live at Levitation Live” after the show on Nov 3.SuggestsSmashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Billy Corgan's “The Wall” is a perfect soundtrack to spooky season. Produced by Alan Moulder and Flood with Billy Corgan. STAND OUT TRACKS: Tonight, Tonight - 1979 - Zero - An Ode To No OneGaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsMarvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection - Physical release in NA on Switch will be a proper game cartridge, and not a download code in a box. The EU release will be different for some reason.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-physical-release-good-news-nintendo-switch/ Nintendo Switch - Holiday bundles will be Mario Kart 8 again… Gamestop - Closing ANOTHER chunk of stores. 650? Due to a 30% fall in sales from last year. https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/13/in-response-to-falling-sales-gamestop-announces-plan-to-close-a-larger-number-of-stores-than-we-have-closed-in-the-past-few-years/ TrailersSteam Families - https://youtu.be/b248W74jcFc?si=euWBrHJPsLrEQzAd Seems like a good update for PC gamersStarfield: Shattered Space - To take place only on 1 planet for the expansion, which will make the experience a bit more detailed and handcrafted. https://youtu.be/Br8_YASkfb8?si=Efv9yKt4QOOYkAZY Reg ‘ol NewsThe Crew 2 - Ubisoft announced offline modes for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest following the EU's "Stop Killing Games" petition, which protests publishers rendering games unplayable by disabling servers. Ubisoft made the announcement during The Crew showcase, likely in response to this petition, which aims to preserve long-term access to games. This move ensures both titles will remain functional even if servers are taken offline, addressing concerns about game accessibility. The petition seeks to gather a million signatures by 2025.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/in-apparent-response-to-eu-stop-killing-games-petition-ubisoft-announces-offline-modes-for-the-crew-2-the-crew-motorfest/ Microsoft - 650 more jobs lost. This time it appears to be upper management types dealing with the Activision merger.https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242695/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-650-employees Tony Hawk - In talks with Activision again. To what end remains to be seen. https://youtu.be/CIEpU0EF0XI?si=2I3hmhGjek1NzCDN PS6 - Development has begun for the next generation of Sony consoles. Though it is still likely a few years out, signs are pointing to a focus on Backward Compatibility.https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-intel-lost-sony-playstation-business-2024-09-16/ SuggestsComic Books/BooksTrailersThe Horseman - https://youtu.be/yNp5yC6GioE?si=5xdnEq8IXKoPXArS Technically a trailer for the animated series that will be behind the Rippaverse paywall. Written by Chuck Dixon and art by Joe Bennett. Based on the comic by the same team.Reg ‘ol NewsThe Horseman - The Rippaverse has launched a new series, The Horseman, written by Chuck Dixon with art by Joe Bennett. The story follows Hector Caballero, a former military operative turned vigilante, who returns to his hometown to combat its criminal underworld. The series promises intense, mature storytelling, focusing on street-level justice similar to Batman or The Punisher. It features collaborations from Rippaverse veterans and offers several variant covers for the first issue.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/rippaverse-takes-on-the-criminal-underworld-in-new-series-the-horseman-from-writer-chuck-dixon-and-artist-joe-bennett-first-issue-now-available/ Walk of Fame - Batman is getting a square on Grauman's walk of fame, right next to Adam West and Bob Kane.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/batman-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-2024-dc-jim-lee-signing-funko/ Civil War - The upcoming X-Men crossover event, Raid on Graymalkin, will unfold across several issues, beginning in December 2024. Written by Jed MacKay and Gail Simone, the story features two distinct X-Men teams—one led by Cyclops in Alaska and the other by Rogue in Louisiana. Both groups launch a mission to raid Graymalkin Prison, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, to rescue a captive Professor X. The prison, now run by a new villain, Dr. Corina Ellis, specializes in capturing and reprogramming mutants.The event will explore deep ideological conflicts between Cyclops and Rogue's teams, leading to confrontations that question the legacy of Charles Xavier and the future of the X-Men. The storyline promises to have lasting repercussions on the mutant community, with emotionally charged battles and complex character dynamics. The event will span four issues: X-Men #8 and #9, and Uncanny X-Men #7 and #8https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/its-x-man-vs-x-man-for-the-future-of-professor-xs-dream-in-new-raid-on-graymalkin-crossover/ Grant Morrison - The famed comic writer is returning to the artform in an Image project. No specific details as to which new Image project.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/image-teases-grant-morrisons-return-to-comics/ Hellhunters - a new comic miniseries that teams up Ghost Rider and Wolverine in a World War II setting. It features Sergeant Sal Romero, who transforms into Ghost Rider '44 after encountering a young Nazi officer, Felix Bruckner, possessed by a demonic force. The series, penned by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and drawn by Adam Gorham, brings together a brutal team of soldiers, the "Hellhunters," tasked with fighting Nazis and supernatural threats. The comic blends horror, action, and superhero elements in a gritty WWII narrative.This five-issue miniseries begins on December 15, 2024https://www.comicsbeat.com/ghost-rider-44-hellhunters-miniseries-announced/ SuggestsThe Invisibles - This is Morrison's magnum opus of counterculture, conspiracy theories, and magic. Spanning several volumes, The Invisibles explores rebellion, anarchy, and the metaphysical. It's a dense, psychedelic narrative often seen as a precursor to the modern "mind-bending" comic book genre.TV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsDead Boy Detectives - Canceled by Netflix. This is also due to the Neil Gaiman situation.TrailersThe Penguin - https://twitter.com/TheBatmanFilm_/status/1834613568177684690 so far the critics are liking it. The audience score will be released once the series is released on Thursday the 19th.Dexter: Original Sin - https://youtu.be/f_Q936R8Hwk prequel series on Paramount+ and Showtime. Michael C Hall returns, this time as the inner monologue for the younger version of himself. Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson and special guest star, Sarah Michelle Gellar also star.Reg ‘ol NewsPeter Renaday - The voice actor responsible for Master Splinter in the 87 TMNT series, as well as Richard Ames in MGS2: Sons of Liberty has passed at age 89. It is presumed that the cause could be related to the heatwave in California, though no official cause was given.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-metal-gear-solid-2-voice-actor-peter-renaday-passes-away-at-89/ The Emmys - The Bear won 11 awards.Hot Ones - Netflix is trying to get a live version of the Sean Evans hosted show onto it's platform. SuggestsThe Fall of the House of Usher - Step into the dark, eerie world of Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece, reimagined in Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix. This haunting series weaves together Poe's iconic tales, exploring the blurred lines between madness, grief, and horror. Flanagan's masterful storytelling brings the author's tortured psyche to life, paying homage to Poe's classic themes while injecting fresh terror and emotional depth. If you're a fan of Poe's works or just love a chilling, thought-provoking story, this series is a must-watch. Experience the unsettling genius of Poe reborn.STREAMING: NetflixMoviesTrailersSalem's Lot - https://youtu.be/QtVzKkv03ic?si=mdBiGwHP-3rUcgNq I think i need to watch the original, and read the book. This looks INTENSE.Venom 3 - Last Dance https://youtu.be/HyIyd9joTTc?si=R1DCSmk6Z8XS5OUH Knull is ACTUALLY happening? How the HELL is this a thing for the final movie?Reg ‘ol NewsFrancis Ford Coppola VS Variety - rancis Ford Coppola has filed a $15 million defamation lawsuit against Variety over a July 2024 article that accused him of unprofessional behavior on the set of Megalopolis. The article alleged that Coppola made inappropriate advances toward young female extras and ran a chaotic production. Coppola refutes these claims, labeling them false and damaging to his reputation. His lawsuit asserts that Variety relied on anonymous sources and exaggerated incidents, portraying him as incompetent. Despite these accusations, Variety stands by its reporting, while Coppola emphasizes his lifelong respect for women, vowing to clear his name in courthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/francis-ford-coppola-ap-megalopolis-los-angeles-variety-b2611997.html The Sims - Movie in the works for Amazon? Kate Herron (Director and EP for season 1 of Loki) will direct and co-write, as well as EP the film. Lots of easter eggs from the game promised for the film. (pools with no ladders)https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/news/the-future-of-the-sims Joan of Arc - Baz Luhrmann is going to be telling the tale of Noah's wife.https://variety.com/2024/film/news/baz-luhrmann-jehanne-darc-joan-of-arc-1236147612/ SuggestsNOPE - Jordan Peele's Nope is a must-watch if you're into genre-bending films that mix horror, sci-fi, and social commentary. Set on a remote ranch, the story follows two siblings who encounter a mysterious presence in the sky, leading to a chilling, visually stunning exploration of spectacle and survival. Peele masterfully blends suspense and thought-provoking themes, offering a modern twist on alien thrillers. If you loved Get Out or Us, Nope delivers the same bold, unforgettable experience.STREAMING: Hulu, or most other services for a rental/purchase fee.Rumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsREFUTE: Knull - According to Knull creator, Donny Cates, Knull will be fighting Venom, presumably, throughout the movie. This kills the rumors that Knull will actually just have a post credit sting cameo.REFUTE: Goonies 2 - Both Corey Feldman and Martha Plimpton have shot down claims that the movie is about to hit production. This could be WB being sneaky and not bringing in Feldman or Plimpton, but the rumor says that WB wants to “get it right”, so that seems unlikely. Sean Aston has yet to chime in.New SourcesResident Evil - Another source saying that both Code Veronica and Zero are both in the works to some degree.New RumorsKnull - The symbiote god is going to be a big bad in the MCU proper in the future. With a spot in Secret Wars too. ~ALSO~Norman Reedus is NOT playing the God of the Symbiotes. The rumor is that title will actually go to Rhys Ifans, who is OBVIOUSLY not returning as the Lizard.Spider-Man 4 - Knull to be the Villain, pushing plans for the rumored “street level” Spider-man movie back.~ALSO~ Destin Daniel Cretton rumored for the Director's chair. Cretton was supposed to direct Kang Dynasty. Seems like a lock (IGN) also would mean a boon for the Wonder Man series as Cretton is set to produce. ~ALSO~Still ANOTHER source says that Spider-Man 4 will NOT deal with the multiverse, though still an “Avengers-level event.”Scarlet Witch - Elizabeth Olsen set to return to the MCUX-Men - TWO different projects in the works.~ALSO~Kelsey Grammer said to be returning for Beast. Which would have legacy Beast and legacy Wolverine alongside 2 separate X-Men teams.Nintendo Switch 2 - Manufacturing is reportedly starting now, with a possible trailer this week. Design details are leaking from the factory workers, indicating that the console will look similar to its predecessor and actually be called the Switch 2.MCU - Doctor Strange 3 is expected on February 13, 2026.Possible Scarlet Witch movie on November 6, 2026.SPECULATIONGrant Morrison - returning to the Ice Cream Man crossover book. As alluded to by the post from Image with Morrison's name on top of some ice cream scoops and in a font familiar to the fanbase.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy!Jane's Addiction BATTLES on stage.Elon and Rage Against the Machine fight on the internet.Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety.More Neal Gaiman fallout.And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsNew Music/VideoAs I Lay Dying - We Are the Dead feat. Alex terrible and Tom Barber https://youtu.be/Z0SA-1rXdw0?si=VkIlMkz_rOV_o1gt Barber formerly of Lorna Shore, currently of Chelsea Grin. THIS is new AILD!! I don't know if they stepped it up for the guest spots, but whatever they did KEEP IT UP.Whitechapel - A Visceral Retch https://youtu.be/UzsX5pjZggo?si=kgdw9YVhePBRgVfM I once heard someone say that new Whitechapel material “isn't as heavy” as it used to be… well, this proves them to be silly people.Mastodon V Lamb of God - Floods of Triton https://youtu.be/9glOHT7V2d0?si=C101lgbfQGlHVgZA 2 Heavy hitters in the metal world come together to give us a fairly mid new track. Still good, but is it really up to the standards of EITHER band? Cool vocal stuff too.Dead Icarus - Bearing Burdens and Saving Skin https://youtu.be/hGJbi0nMcRc?si=OSGvIM4cclmu0oJp Summed up by the top comment “Dead Icarus is PEAK Alex…” I couldn't agree more. The mix on this one is a little muddy. But the actual music is KILLER.A Killer's Confession - Voices ( Featuring Aaron Nordstrom) https://youtu.be/m6FR4Ioggmg Finally listening to new Waylon stuff… Not really a MRH sound to it, but that isn't a bad thing. A little butt-rocky though. DEF showing his Nu-Metal roots.Silly Goose - Bad Behavior https://youtu.be/fIlKlsFLDuU to start i dig the punk DIY style. NU METAL??? Not bad, but unexpected.Neon Nightmare - She's Drowning https://youtu.be/teE_1veQ8-0 MORE! I NEED MORE! That bassline is fantastic!Nytt Land - The Lame Rogue https://youtu.be/sW7w_Ri1JEU More story telling than previously assumed. Still has an essence of “If not for Heilung…”LL COOL J - Murdergram Deux ft. Eminem https://youtu.be/50Tl8E0Vvms THIS is a jam. Been a long time since i have dug an LL song.Bleeding Through - Dead But So Alive https://youtu.be/JgR2W_ps1Wc Brandon Schieppati crawled so that Alex Terrible could run. And now it seems that is coming full circle. Really cool to see Marta's vocals shine.Poppy - They're All Around You https://youtu.be/EiG82CSq948 WTF even is this? Is Poppy becoming a metal act?August Burns Red - Exhumed https://youtu.be/iqfh8n24qT4 meh…Tours/FestivalsJane's Addiction - Canceling the remainder of their current tour because Perry Ferrell picked a fight with Dave Novarro over sound issues?Deftones - with the Mars Volta and Fleshwater. Starts Feb 25 in Portland OR, runs through Apr 8 in Boston MA.https://www.deftones.com Bullet for my Valentine / Trivium - Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. NA dates start Mar 30 2025 in Vancouver BC and runs through May 18 in Raleigh NC. Support from August Burns Red, Sylosis, and Bleed From Within. 20th anniversary for both “The Poison” form BFMV and “Ascendancy” from Trivium.https://www.trivium.org/tour Primus - Sessanta V2.0 Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. What was once a celebration of Maynard's 60th birthday is returning to bring this weird line-up back together. Starts Apr 24 in Palm Springs CA, and runs through June 7 Auburn WA.www.tour.puscifer.com Reg ‘ol NewsIce Nine Kills - To provide the next Terrifier movie with its opening song in “A Work Of Art.” Oct 11 in theaters. https://youtu.be/NNLO2gjHBL0 Dead Icarus - FINALLY announces debut album “Zealot.” Out Oct 31 via MNRK Heavy.Elon VS RATM - Sign of the times. Elon asks “Why are so many people raging FOR the machine?” and Tom Morello's only response is to mock Elon for looking oddly like the cover image from Evil Empire. “Funny cuz Elon was the kid on the cover of Evil Empire”**honorable mention**Dave GrohlThe Sword to release live album “Live at Levitation Live” after the show on Nov 3.SuggestsSmashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Billy Corgan's “The Wall” is a perfect soundtrack to spooky season. Produced by Alan Moulder and Flood with Billy Corgan. STAND OUT TRACKS: Tonight, Tonight - 1979 - Zero - An Ode To No OneGaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsMarvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection - Physical release in NA on Switch will be a proper game cartridge, and not a download code in a box. The EU release will be different for some reason.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-physical-release-good-news-nintendo-switch/ Nintendo Switch - Holiday bundles will be Mario Kart 8 again… Gamestop - Closing ANOTHER chunk of stores. 650? Due to a 30% fall in sales from last year. https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/13/in-response-to-falling-sales-gamestop-announces-plan-to-close-a-larger-number-of-stores-than-we-have-closed-in-the-past-few-years/ TrailersSteam Families - https://youtu.be/b248W74jcFc?si=euWBrHJPsLrEQzAd Seems like a good update for PC gamersStarfield: Shattered Space - To take place only on 1 planet for the expansion, which will make the experience a bit more detailed and handcrafted. https://youtu.be/Br8_YASkfb8?si=Efv9yKt4QOOYkAZY Reg ‘ol NewsThe Crew 2 - Ubisoft announced offline modes for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest following the EU's "Stop Killing Games" petition, which protests publishers rendering games unplayable by disabling servers. Ubisoft made the announcement during The Crew showcase, likely in response to this petition, which aims to preserve long-term access to games. This move ensures both titles will remain functional even if servers are taken offline, addressing concerns about game accessibility. The petition seeks to gather a million signatures by 2025.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/in-apparent-response-to-eu-stop-killing-games-petition-ubisoft-announces-offline-modes-for-the-crew-2-the-crew-motorfest/ Microsoft - 650 more jobs lost. This time it appears to be upper management types dealing with the Activision merger.https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242695/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-650-employees Tony Hawk - In talks with Activision again. To what end remains to be seen. https://youtu.be/CIEpU0EF0XI?si=2I3hmhGjek1NzCDN PS6 - Development has begun for the next generation of Sony consoles. Though it is still likely a few years out, signs are pointing to a focus on Backward Compatibility.https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-intel-lost-sony-playstation-business-2024-09-16/ SuggestsComic Books/BooksTrailersThe Horseman - https://youtu.be/yNp5yC6GioE?si=5xdnEq8IXKoPXArS Technically a trailer for the animated series that will be behind the Rippaverse paywall. Written by Chuck Dixon and art by Joe Bennett. Based on the comic by the same team.Reg ‘ol NewsThe Horseman - The Rippaverse has launched a new series, The Horseman, written by Chuck Dixon with art by Joe Bennett. The story follows Hector Caballero, a former military operative turned vigilante, who returns to his hometown to combat its criminal underworld. The series promises intense, mature storytelling, focusing on street-level justice similar to Batman or The Punisher. It features collaborations from Rippaverse veterans and offers several variant covers for the first issue.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/rippaverse-takes-on-the-criminal-underworld-in-new-series-the-horseman-from-writer-chuck-dixon-and-artist-joe-bennett-first-issue-now-available/ Walk of Fame - Batman is getting a square on Grauman's walk of fame, right next to Adam West and Bob Kane.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/batman-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-2024-dc-jim-lee-signing-funko/ Civil War - The upcoming X-Men crossover event, Raid on Graymalkin, will unfold across several issues, beginning in December 2024. Written by Jed MacKay and Gail Simone, the story features two distinct X-Men teams—one led by Cyclops in Alaska and the other by Rogue in Louisiana. Both groups launch a mission to raid Graymalkin Prison, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, to rescue a captive Professor X. The prison, now run by a new villain, Dr. Corina Ellis, specializes in capturing and reprogramming mutants.The event will explore deep ideological conflicts between Cyclops and Rogue's teams, leading to confrontations that question the legacy of Charles Xavier and the future of the X-Men. The storyline promises to have lasting repercussions on the mutant community, with emotionally charged battles and complex character dynamics. The event will span four issues: X-Men #8 and #9, and Uncanny X-Men #7 and #8https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/its-x-man-vs-x-man-for-the-future-of-professor-xs-dream-in-new-raid-on-graymalkin-crossover/ Grant Morrison - The famed comic writer is returning to the artform in an Image project. No specific details as to which new Image project.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/image-teases-grant-morrisons-return-to-comics/ Hellhunters - a new comic miniseries that teams up Ghost Rider and Wolverine in a World War II setting. It features Sergeant Sal Romero, who transforms into Ghost Rider '44 after encountering a young Nazi officer, Felix Bruckner, possessed by a demonic force. The series, penned by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and drawn by Adam Gorham, brings together a brutal team of soldiers, the "Hellhunters," tasked with fighting Nazis and supernatural threats. The comic blends horror, action, and superhero elements in a gritty WWII narrative.This five-issue miniseries begins on December 15, 2024https://www.comicsbeat.com/ghost-rider-44-hellhunters-miniseries-announced/ SuggestsThe Invisibles - This is Morrison's magnum opus of counterculture, conspiracy theories, and magic. Spanning several volumes, The Invisibles explores rebellion, anarchy, and the metaphysical. It's a dense, psychedelic narrative often seen as a precursor to the modern "mind-bending" comic book genre.TV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsDead Boy Detectives - Canceled by Netflix. This is also due to the Neil Gaiman situation.TrailersThe Penguin - https://twitter.com/TheBatmanFilm_/status/1834613568177684690 so far the critics are liking it. The audience score will be released once the series is released on Thursday the 19th.Dexter: Original Sin - https://youtu.be/f_Q936R8Hwk prequel series on Paramount+ and Showtime. Michael C Hall returns, this time as the inner monologue for the younger version of himself. Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson and special guest star, Sarah Michelle Gellar also star.Reg ‘ol NewsPeter Renaday - The voice actor responsible for Master Splinter in the 87 TMNT series, as well as Richard Ames in MGS2: Sons of Liberty has passed at age 89. It is presumed that the cause could be related to the heatwave in California, though no official cause was given.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-metal-gear-solid-2-voice-actor-peter-renaday-passes-away-at-89/ The Emmys - The Bear won 11 awards.Hot Ones - Netflix is trying to get a live version of the Sean Evans hosted show onto it's platform. SuggestsThe Fall of the House of Usher - Step into the dark, eerie world of Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece, reimagined in Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix. This haunting series weaves together Poe's iconic tales, exploring the blurred lines between madness, grief, and horror. Flanagan's masterful storytelling brings the author's tortured psyche to life, paying homage to Poe's classic themes while injecting fresh terror and emotional depth. If you're a fan of Poe's works or just love a chilling, thought-provoking story, this series is a must-watch. Experience the unsettling genius of Poe reborn.STREAMING: NetflixMoviesTrailersSalem's Lot - https://youtu.be/QtVzKkv03ic?si=mdBiGwHP-3rUcgNq I think i need to watch the original, and read the book. This looks INTENSE.Venom 3 - Last Dance https://youtu.be/HyIyd9joTTc?si=R1DCSmk6Z8XS5OUH Knull is ACTUALLY happening? How the HELL is this a thing for the final movie?Reg ‘ol NewsFrancis Ford Coppola VS Variety - rancis Ford Coppola has filed a $15 million defamation lawsuit against Variety over a July 2024 article that accused him of unprofessional behavior on the set of Megalopolis. The article alleged that Coppola made inappropriate advances toward young female extras and ran a chaotic production. Coppola refutes these claims, labeling them false and damaging to his reputation. His lawsuit asserts that Variety relied on anonymous sources and exaggerated incidents, portraying him as incompetent. Despite these accusations, Variety stands by its reporting, while Coppola emphasizes his lifelong respect for women, vowing to clear his name in courthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/francis-ford-coppola-ap-megalopolis-los-angeles-variety-b2611997.html The Sims - Movie in the works for Amazon? Kate Herron (Director and EP for season 1 of Loki) will direct and co-write, as well as EP the film. Lots of easter eggs from the game promised for the film. (pools with no ladders)https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/news/the-future-of-the-sims Joan of Arc - Baz Luhrmann is going to be telling the tale of Noah's wife.https://variety.com/2024/film/news/baz-luhrmann-jehanne-darc-joan-of-arc-1236147612/ SuggestsNOPE - Jordan Peele's Nope is a must-watch if you're into genre-bending films that mix horror, sci-fi, and social commentary. Set on a remote ranch, the story follows two siblings who encounter a mysterious presence in the sky, leading to a chilling, visually stunning exploration of spectacle and survival. Peele masterfully blends suspense and thought-provoking themes, offering a modern twist on alien thrillers. If you loved Get Out or Us, Nope delivers the same bold, unforgettable experience.STREAMING: Hulu, or most other services for a rental/purchase fee.Rumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsREFUTE: Knull - According to Knull creator, Donny Cates, Knull will be fighting Venom, presumably, throughout the movie. This kills the rumors that Knull will actually just have a post credit sting cameo.REFUTE: Goonies 2 - Both Corey Feldman and Martha Plimpton have shot down claims that the movie is about to hit production. This could be WB being sneaky and not bringing in Feldman or Plimpton, but the rumor says that WB wants to “get it right”, so that seems unlikely. Sean Aston has yet to chime in.New SourcesResident Evil - Another source saying that both Code Veronica and Zero are both in the works to some degree.New RumorsKnull - The symbiote god is going to be a big bad in the MCU proper in the future. With a spot in Secret Wars too. ~ALSO~Norman Reedus is NOT playing the God of the Symbiotes. The rumor is that title will actually go to Rhys Ifans, who is OBVIOUSLY not returning as the Lizard.Spider-Man 4 - Knull to be the Villain, pushing plans for the rumored “street level” Spider-man movie back.~ALSO~ Destin Daniel Cretton rumored for the Director's chair. Cretton was supposed to direct Kang Dynasty. Seems like a lock (IGN) also would mean a boon for the Wonder Man series as Cretton is set to produce. ~ALSO~Still ANOTHER source says that Spider-Man 4 will NOT deal with the multiverse, though still an “Avengers-level event.”Scarlet Witch - Elizabeth Olsen set to return to the MCUX-Men - TWO different projects in the works.~ALSO~Kelsey Grammer said to be returning for Beast. Which would have legacy Beast and legacy Wolverine alongside 2 separate X-Men teams.Nintendo Switch 2 - Manufacturing is reportedly starting now, with a possible trailer this week. Design details are leaking from the factory workers, indicating that the console will look similar to its predecessor and actually be called the Switch 2.MCU - Doctor Strange 3 is expected on February 13, 2026.Possible Scarlet Witch movie on November 6, 2026.SPECULATIONGrant Morrison - returning to the Ice Cream Man crossover book. As alluded to by the post from Image with Morrison's name on top of some ice cream scoops and in a font familiar to the fanbase.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
In this episode, Matt and Kelsey sum up their summer, discuss the dancing with the stars cast, talk about the apparent downfall of Blake lively, and are super amped about football season!
CBC reporter Jessica Singer and intern Julia Israel summed up this year's Regatta nicely with some soundscapes from this afternoon.
This episode's suggestion is Summed up as "Unknown Obsession"but here is the exact quote"I'm obsessed with this thing no one in America (or Canada) has ever heard of and it always makes me sound like a crazy person when I try to share it with others. Have any of you ever had that experience?" (AD)If you wanted to send a suggestion in, there is no easier way than going to the webpage OriginalUnderstudies.com Don't forget to add some sort of name to credit the suggestion to.This episode would not be possible with the unending support of our Post Audio Engineer and Sound Designer , Toivo Kallio.@ToistinenThat music at the start... You know who that is? It is The Quick Six, I bet you would love their whole album "County Line" check it out!Todays Understudies are...Shannon Bacchus - @TheShannonBacchusJames Heaney - James Plays Elden RingJake Regal @JakeRegalAmy Bury - @bury0007James Heaney - James Plays Elden RingRob Gamble - @GobertRamble
Scott is joined by Tommy to look back at Sundays final match of the league campaign and look forward to the Scottish Cup Final on Saturday afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Grace Free Lutheran Church Maple Grove, MN Pentecost Sunday Pentecost summed up in one word: Change Two major categories of change 1. Category one: the change occurring within the disciples. 2. Category two: the Holy Spirit changing the lives of those who heard Peter's message.
Chris and Dan discussed how Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool summed up The Reds season. Liverpool fall short in the title race due to conceding too many goals and too many draws.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/redmentv. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ISHTAR is Back... O'Biden Admin swaps Jesus for ISHTAR & elevates Transgender awareness. Get on your knees, America and cry out to God Almighty. Then, Read Romans 1."Summed up in a sentence, this book describes how the United States, in kicking God out of the schools and public life in the 1960s, has since replaced the one True God with three ancient deities (Baal, Ishtar, and Molech), each of whom has wreaked havoc upon our culture and morality."#DarkTrinity #ISHTAR #Baal #Molech #returnofthegods #AmericaHasFallen #RepentThe Return of the gods- Video PresentationYou Can see this on Rumble: The Dark TrinityFind Us & Follow, Likes n Share helps our Reach.-Amos37 Website-Amos37 on Facebook-Amos37 on Instagram-Amos37 on Rumble-Amos37 on Gettr-Amos37 on Gab-Amos37 on Parler
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This week our hosts Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield look at an Eighties dance-floor classic, from one of the all-time biggest pop legends: Madonna's “Into The Groove.” It wasn't Madonna's first single (that was “Everybody”) or her first hit (that would be “Holiday”), but “Into The Groove” is the one that instantly evokes Madonna in her raw, gritty early days. It's a cheap, fast, in-your-face disco anthem that hits as hard as punk rock, from the hungry young Madonna, aiming to sum up the whole history of dance music in one song. “Into The Groove” is still the song at the heart of her lifelong bond with the club scene and the dance community. It's the one that where she sings right into your ear: “You can dance, for inspiration.” For this episode Brittany and Rob are joined by one of the most brilliant music writers around, Suzy Exposito, a longtime journalist for Rolling Stone and the L.A. Times. They break down the song's impact on club culture, including the goth world (the dancing boy in the music video became an iconic goth figure in himself!). They'll also seek to answer the questions of why we're all so obsessed with this song? Why does it loom so large over Madonna's other hits? Why is it the gateway drug that hooks so many generations of Madonna fans? Take a listen to find out!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jesus, the glory of God and the glory of Israel, is also the ultimate prophet who proclaimed God’s judgment on the nation for its sins and rejection of Him. - SERMON TRANSCRIPT - Turn in your Bibles to Mark 13. You can also refer to Matthew 24. I'm going to be leaning on both of the chapters but mostly walking through Mark 13, as we begin to look at a topic that theologians call eschatology or the study of end times or last things. In 1925, the American poet TS Eliot wrote his masterpiece entitled The Hollow Men. It was a reflection of his generally gloomy outlook on the direction of human history after the devastation of World War I. That terrible so-called “War to End All Wars” left permanent scars in the minds and hearts of many. Pictures of bleak battlefields that were stripped of all trees, all vegetation, all life, looking more like a moonscape which had been pounded by artillery for years. Deep craters, mud and death everywhere. TS Eliot looked at that, he looked at human history and he wondered bleakly where it was all heading. In the poem he spoke of men with heads filled with straw, men without eyes groping through a valley with dying stars, in which little by little all energy just seems to leak out or drain out slowly from the universe until nothing is left. The poem ended famously with these words, “this is the way the world ends.” “This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper.” That's TS Eliot's opinion or poetic prophecy. But it's just, in my opinion, another example of the fascination that human beings have with where this is all heading. Where are we going in all of this and more specifically with the conceptions of the end of the world? Doomsday scenarios, apocalyptic visions, dystopian societies clawing out some existence on a dying planet after World War III has wiped out most of the human race or some other such thing. It says in Ecclesiastes 3:11, “God has set eternity in the hearts of men, but they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” We have a sense of a movement towards something but we don't know what it is. We can't figure out where we've come from. We don't really understand the history that leads up to this, and we don't know ... even James says, what's going to happen tomorrow? But we have a fascination in it. We're interested in it. In our culture, especially movie makers cash in on this kind of thing. They depict earth in its final stage after some thermonuclear holocaust, like in the movie “Planet of the Apes” or “Dr. Strangelove” or others. Or perhaps a pandemic which wipes out all of earth's population, such as in the movie “I Am Legend.” Or some kind of ecological disaster, climate change, global warming, or some kind of solar flares like in “2012” or “The Day After Tomorrow.” Or a blight that kills all vegetation except corn, that’s “Interstellar.” Or even alien invasions, that's “The War of the Worlds”, or conquest by artificial intelligence robots, “The Matrix." I'm sure I've missed a few of the ways that the world ends. How exactly will the world end and how will we know when it's coming? Is there anything we can do about it? These are questions that burn in the hearts of normal people, and they burned in the hearts of the disciples of Jesus as well. These are the questions that Jesus Christ seeks to answer in Mark 13 and also Matthew 24 and 25. One of the key issues He brings up is, what are the signs by which we can see the impending end of the world as it approaches? Jesus amazingly begins, in the account we're going to look at today, Mark 13: 1-13, by talking about things that will happen commonplace in every generation and are no certain signs of the immediate end of the world. But in the midst of it ... as we're going to talk about next week more especially, is the central purpose of history, the unfolding of history, and that is the proclamation of the gospel to the ends of the earth. The unfolding of uncertain signs that are true in every generation is a matrix or a canvas on which the painting, the masterpiece of the spread of the Gospel ... or what we call the external journey, goes on. Today we begin a fascinating and vital journey into true prophecy, not the prophecy of movie makers or of American poets, but the prophecy that flows from the mind of God. The only one who really knows the future is the sovereign God who decrees it. God is sovereign and therefore when He tells us what's going to happen, we need to listen. I. Christ’s Shocking Prediction It begins with Christ's shocking prediction there in Jerusalem, in Mark 13:2; "Not one stone here will be left on another. Every one will be thrown down." We need to understand the significance of this moment. We get it more clearly in the Gospel of Matthew, at the end of Matthew 23 and on into 24. As Jesus has finished his words of judgment, his seven woes on the scribes and Pharisees and condemns them, then the glory leaves the temple. In the Old Covenant, the glory cloud represented the presence of God, the special presence of the omnipresent God with his people, the Jews. God's glory cloud entered the tabernacle when Moses had finished constructing it. The glory cloud entered the tabernacle and filled it, symbolizing the special presence of God there in the tabernacle. So also, centuries later when Solomon completed the construction of his temple, the glory cloud entered the temple and filled it. But sadly, tragically, when the Jews forsook the true God, the only God, for idols and did this over centuries, the glory cloud departed from the temple. Ezekiel saw it in Ezekiel chapter 10, "He beheld the glory," called sometimes the “Shekhinah” glory. You're not going to see that word but it just means the dwelling glory of God. The dwelling glory departing the temple because of Israel's great wickedness and idolatry, the glory leaving the temple. That rendered the temple really nothing more than a empty or desolate pile of stones, which then the Gentiles were about to flood in and destroy, the Gentiles being the Babylonians at that point. In the kindness of God, a remnant of Jews ... a very small remnant compared to the original population that entered the Promised Land, 42,000 came back and were given permission by their Gentile overlords to rebuild a smaller version of the temple, which they did. The story is told in Haggai and also in Ezra and Nehemiah. But now in Matthew 23 and 24 the true glory of God, the dwelling glory, the incarnate glory of God leaves the temple. He walks out because the Jews have officially rejected him from being their Messiah. In Matthew 23, seven times He says, "Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites." He condemns them. They are spiritual leaders and representatives of the Jewish nation. Jesus said in Matthew 23, "They sit in Moses's seat so you must obey them." They do represent the law of God, but they were deeply corrupted men. They were whitewashed tombs that looked beautiful on the outside, but inside full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. As Jesus says in Mark 12, "They devour widows' houses and for show make lengthy prayers." That's who they were. It culminates with these devastating words in Matthew 23:37-39, "Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who killed the prophets and stoned those sent to you, how often I've longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling. Behold, your house is left to you desolate." This is an incredibly important statement. Behold, look, your house is left to you desolate ... an important word. "I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” In Matthew 24:1 and also in Mark 13, Jesus then left the temple, He walks out. It's not just the actions, it's the words and what He says, "Your house is left desolate. It's empty because I'm walking out. I'm not coming back until you say, 'Blessed is he comes in the name of the Lord.'" So out He goes, it's a hugely significant moment in redemptive history. Jesus is the ultimate prophet from God. He is the one who has been sent. After all these other servants have been sent and have been mistreated and killed, then the the absentee owner of the vineyard sends His son. But they reject him and they are conspiring to kill him, so therefore Jesus is leaving. He's departing and Israel's house, the temple is going to be left desolate. That is vacant, empty, stripped of glory. Why? Because He is leaving and He is the incarnate glory of God. Hebrews 1:3, “the Son is the radiance of God's glory in the exact representation of His being.” The glory cloud symbolizes Jesus. Jesus is the glory of Israel. He's the glory of God, and He's leaving because of Israel's wicked unbelief. They had rejected Jesus. They would officially do it at his trial. But they had already made the decision that if anyone declared that Jesus was the Messiah, they'd be cast out of the synagogue [John 9]. They've rejected him and out He goes. The glory departed the temple. Indeed, Jerusalem itself will be nothing more spiritually than an empty, vacant set of piles of stone, ready again for the Gentiles to come in and destroy. That's what's going on. At this moment the disciples who frequently weren't on message ... Do you get that sense? They're frequently just missing what's happening. They represent us. They come up at that moment, and one of them in particular just can't get over how beautiful the temple is. Look at verse 1, “As Jesus was leaving the temple one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, teacher, what massive stones, what magnificent buildings.’" This is really remarkably poor timing but it’s significant as well. Herod's temple was indeed an impressive temple. Some of those stones were truly massive. Josephus, the contemporary Jewish historian a generation later from Jesus, tells us that some of the stones were as large as 45 feet long, 12 feet high and 18 feet in width. That's a single stone. Approximately 1.5 million pounds, astonishing. Furthermore, the building itself was lavishly beautiful. King Herod was a vicious, wicked tyrant. He was the one that ordered the slaughter of the newborns in order to kill Jesus after He was born. He's just a terribly wicked man. But he thought to ingratiate himself to his people by adorning the temple with stones of marble and with a lot of gold and other glitter. It was rather a very impressive building. Human beings in general marvel at human achievement. We get blown away by what humans can do and humans can do amazing things, created in the image of God. But from the Tower of Babel, then through Nebuchadnezzar gloating over Babylon ... “this great Babylon that I've built for my own glory and display of my splendor”, et cetera, we are drawn in and amazed at human achievements. God is not. Stephen says in Acts 7, quoting the scripture, “God says, ‘Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? Where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things and so they came into being?’" God's not impressed. God instead yearns for a people characterized by brokenhearted humility and faith and repentance. That's what He's yearning for, and the Jews did not have it. So Jesus makes this shocking prediction, verses 1-2, “As Jesus was leaving the temple one of his disciples said to him, “'Look teacher, what massive stones, what magnificent buildings.’ ‘Do you see all these great buildings?" replied Jesus, ‘Not one stone here will be left on another. Every one will be thrown down.’" "God …yearns for a people characterized by brokenhearted humility and faith and repentance." Jesus frequently used object lessons, pointing to things, “Look at it”. But this is very much the topic. They were the ones calling his attention to the stones, to the temple, that's what they're talking about. “Do you see them? Look at all these great buildings.” I don't know whether his hand swept over the temple complex itself or the entire city. As you know historically, the whole thing was going to be destroyed, not just the temple. So it could be He was talking about the entire city of Jerusalem, as He wept over Jerusalem, as He lamented over Jerusalem, but specifically the topic there was the temple. Either way, these words would have been shocking to these Jewish disciples. Every stone placed on top of another will be toppled down. This entire place will be leveled. It's going to be raised. Humanity in pride builds upward and goes lofty and high. Like in Isaiah 2, these lofty towers and these cedars of Lebanon and all this rising up, it's just a symbol of human pride. Like the Tower of Babel, God casts it downward. This is nothing less than the prediction of the total destruction, not just of the temple I believe but of the entire city of Jerusalem. That prediction would be fulfilled a generation later in 70 AD. Josephus, a contemporary at that time, a Jewish historian, tells the story of the destruction of the city of Jerusalem in the year 70 AD. It was the decisive event of the first Jewish-Roman war. It was followed by the fall of Masada three years later in 73 AD. The Roman Army was led by the future Emperor Titus. It besieged and conquered the city of Jerusalem, which had been occupied by zealous Jewish defenders, zealots, since the year 66 AD. For four years they had held out. Jerusalem is notoriously difficult to conquer, very difficult, it was easy to defend. Therefore frequently what would happen is, when the Gentiles like the Babylonians or the Romans would finally topple the city, they would be so filled with rage at how difficult it had been that they took it out on the defenders and on the city and that's what they did. Despite the fact that Titus wanted the temple preserved, they didn't. They burned it to the ground and they were determined, the Romans were, filled with rage, to remove even foundation stones so that it couldn't even be seen that there'd ever been a city there. The Romans did this kind of thing. It's the fulfillment of Jesus's words, just vindicating him as an accurate and faithful prophet of God. The spiritual significance is this, Israel had rejected God, so God had rejected Israel. Ezekiel 16 poignantly portrays a spiritual marriage between God and Jerusalem, his love relationship with Jerusalem and through Jerusalem, the people of Israel. But they had betrayed that love and had been spiritually unfaithful to God, spiritually adulterous through idolatry and wickedness. Despite his incredible patience, He swore that He would level it by means of a Gentile nation. This is his regular pattern. He said it in the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy 32, before Israel even entered the Promised Land, "I'm going to make you angry by those who are not a nation. I'll make you envious by a nation without understanding." He's clearly predicting Gentile destruction of the Jews if they do not keep the laws of God. Again and again, that's what God did. He would raise up Gentile armies who would come in and trample his people. In this case it was the Romans. He would pour out wrath on the Jewish nation and it began what Jesus called “the times of the Gentiles.” Luke 21:24, “Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” We're in those times now, “the times of the Gentiles.” What does that mean? It's a shift in the focus of God. First, God would give up the Jewish nation to Gentile armies to be trampled by the Romans. Then He would pour out his grace and mercy on the elect among the Gentiles all over the world to the ends of the earth, and rescue them from every tribe and language and people and nation. He would graft them into a cultivated olive tree, a Jewish olive tree, deriving nourishing spiritual sap from the patriarchs from the Jewish heritage, so we become sons and daughters of Abraham. Meanwhile, Israel would be experiencing a hardening in part; in every generation, some Jews believing in Jesus, but for the most part not. Until we're told a mystery at the end of time when God will turn the Jews back to himself through faith in Christ and be saved, so all Israel will be saved. That's the whole story of “the times of the Gentiles”, and part of it includes Gentile domination of the city of Jerusalem. This is the prediction of “the times of the Gentiles”, the destruction of the temple. It is also spiritually significant because it signals absolutely the end of animal sacrifice and the end of the Jews' ability to perform the Old Covenant. It's physically impossible for them to do. The destruction of the temple clearly means an end to animal sacrifice. The Old Covenant has come to an end, and now Jesus's death on the cross fulfilled the animal sacrificial system. Once He died on the cross, Hebrews 8:13 says that that old system, that Old Covenantal system was obsolete and aging and would soon disappear. The writer, writing clearly before the destruction of the temple is predicting, I believe there and in Hebrews 8:13, the destruction of the temple, It would disappear, you wouldn't see it at all. The moment Jesus died, the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, signaling the end of animal sacrifice. The Jews should have known at that point, the priests should have all repented and come to Christ. There would have been no need for the temple to be destroyed. It would have been a Christian church. It would have been a symbol of the Old Covenant animal sacrificial system that has now been fulfilled in Jesus. But they had, through unbelief and hardness of heart, reestablished animal sacrifice, sewed up the curtain that was torn in two from top to bottom, reestablished all that. So God had to shut it down, and He did it by the Romans. "The destruction of the temple clearly means an end to animal sacrifice. The Old Covenant has come to an end, and now Jesus's death on the cross fulfilled the animal sacrificial system." The Jews cannot obey the law of Moses. Please do not say there is a spiritualized Judaism in which the animal sacrifice is not important. How could anyone ever say that? Read the first five books of Moses. There's an entire book, Leviticus, devoted to animal sacrifice from beginning to end. It is essential to the Jewish religion and it cannot be done. Even more later when the Muslims built the Dome of the Rock there, one of their sacred pilgrimage sites at the end of the 7th century. So Jesus makes the prediction, "Not one stone here will be left on another. Every one will be thrown down." [Mark 13:3-4] II. The Stunned Questions We have this stunned questions by the disciples in private. As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately, "Tell us, when will these things happen and what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?" That's a simpler version of the more extended question he asks in Matthew 24:3, "When will this happen?" This being, not one stone left on another. "What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" It's asked in private on the Mount of Olives, across the Kidron Valley. They're up on the mountain, they can look down over the temple. I'm sure they could look down over the city of Jerusalem when they're sitting there privately. The disciples must have certainly been stunned and troubled by Jesus's prediction. They still fully expected that Jesus, the son of David, would just be another David, and that He would reign on a physical throne in Jerusalem and that animal sacrifice would continue, because they really didn't understand the need for his own blood to be shed for their sins—that the blood of bulls and goats could never take away sin that was waiting for the incarnate son of God to die. It was essential for their salvation. They didn't understand that. They were picturing Jesus in a palace of cedar, on a throne of gold, ruling over the Gentile nations. The idea that those Gentile nations would gain military ascendancy over Jerusalem and destroy it, would have been anathema to them. They would have hated it. They didn't understand any of these things. The key inner circle, Peter, John, James and Andrew, approached Jesus privately while He's sitting on the Mount of Olives. This probably was very wise. If the population in general had heard what Jesus was teaching here, they would not have taken it well. They're coming privately and they're asking for an explanation. Undoubtedly they could look down over the temple and over Jerusalem while this is going on. Because it's on the Mount of Olives, some scholars call this the Olivet Discourse, especially the longer version in Matthew 24 and 25, or sometimes the Little Apocalypse. In Matthew's Gospel, these three questions and Jesus's answer to them are woven together in a rather complex tapestry. What are the three questions? Question number one, "When will this happen?" Namely, the destruction of Jerusalem and of the temple. Number two, "What will be the sign of your coming?" The word “coming” is “parousia,” meaning the Second Coming of Christ, which they could not have fully understood. But certainly the parables Jesus tells in Matthew 24 and 25 will prepare them for the parousia, the coming. He also must have already been teaching, though I'm sure they didn't understand, "What will be the sign of your coming?" Then of the end of the age, the question of the end of the world. These are the three questions in Matthew 24:3. It's not as clear in Mark 13, but they're woven together. The complexity of Mark 13 and of Matthew 24 and 25 is to try to figure out what He's talking about at any moment. Is He talking about the destruction of Jerusalem? Is He talking about the end of the age? Is He talking about the Second Coming? What is He talking about and how do we understand that? As they go on, the questions go much bigger than just the destruction of the temple. They're thinking about everything. "Where is all this heading? If the temple gets destroyed, what's next? Where are we heading?" Jesus's answer I do believe does include the events connected with the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD by the Romans. But it goes beyond and extends to the entire age, right to the end of the world. So therefore I believe aspects of what Jesus says in Matthew 24 and in Mark 13 have yet to be fulfilled. They're still in front of us. For me an interpretive key on eschatology from Matthew 24:37 is, “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the son of man.” If I could just keep it simple; as it was, so it will be. We get recurring themes. You get the theme of the holy place like the tabernacle, the temple destroyed, rebuilt, and then this recurring theme, the abomination of desolation, which we'll talk about in the new year. On the teaching on the Antichrist, in 1 John 2:18 it says, “You have heard the Antichrist is coming and even now many Antichrists have come.” What that means is, there's lots of lesser Antichrists that come that do dress rehearsals of the final Antichrist. But there is an Antichrist coming, so that's what I would say. Also the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD is a foretaste of a final and full destruction that is yet to come. III. The Warning Against Spiritual Deception Jesus begins his answer in verses 5-6. He begins with a warning against spiritual deception. In verses 5-6 Jesus answered, "Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name claiming I am he and will deceive many." The danger in every era is false teachers and false Christs. It's the single greatest threat to the church, greater than worldliness, greater than persecution, is false doctrine. So false teachers are going to come in every generation. One of the great hallmarks of many ... not all but many cult leaders is eschatological focus, a sense of the imminent end of the world and that they themselves are the key leader that God has sent for the people at this end of the world time. It's happened again and again and again. It's a fascinating study of these kinds of cult leaders that claim themselves the key leader and that the end is imminent. The Zwickau Prophets during the Reformation were like that. The Millerites in the 19th century, they led into the Jehovah's Witnesses that made predictions of the end of the world that did not come true. The Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas and all that, making all of these kinds of ... It happens again and again and Jesus warns. He doubles down in verses 21 and 22, "At that time if anyone says to you, look, here is the Christ, or look, there he is, do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible." We'll talk more about that in time. I'm not getting to that today. I am mentioning it because it connects with this idea of false teachers that come and give false doctrine, and that culminates in the Antichrist himself who will be able to work great signs and wonders. He’s called the “man of lawlessness” in 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11. The Antichrist was coming, the final one. The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refuse to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie. He allows the Antichrist to work miracles. Jesus says, "To deceive even the elect, if that were possible." But it's not possible because you are forewarned in the scripture. You're told ahead of time this is going to happen, so you're ready. You should take this seriously, this idea of a world leader who can do signs and wonders and miracles. Get ready and tell your children and tell your grandchildren ... and if you live long enough, tell your great-grandchildren so they'll be ready. Because there will be a generation whose eternal salvation depends on knowing these truths. Forewarned is forearmed, Mark 13:23, “So be on your guard, I've told you everything ahead of time. Now we have the convulsions of a hate-filled dying world in verses seven and eight. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.” IV. The Convulsions of a Hate-Filled, Dying World Here we have the wickedness of humanity continuing and unfolding, wars and rumors of wars, empires rising and falling. Human beings, with no love for God and no love for each other, violating overtly the two Great Commandments, will continue to hate and plunder and kill each other. That's human history and to some degree you could argue it's one of the reasons for history. We wanted an education at the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. This is what evil looks like. God is drawing it out and showing it to us, so we can see how awful it is. Then He mentions the physical convulsions of planet Earth, ecological disasters. He calls it famines and earthquakes. After Adam's sin, God cursed the ground because of him. It would produce thorns and thistles for him. We know from Romans 8 and from personal experience that the curse went beyond just the harvest of thorns and thistles from the ground. It extends to every area of physical life here on earth. Romans 8:20-22 makes it plain that God has cursed planet Earth because of human sin. Earth's ecology, God subjected the Earth's ecology to cycles of death and destruction and vanity. Earthquakes and famines that Jesus mentions, are just evidences of God's curse on the Earth. In every generation earthquakes and famines ... and other natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes, floods, tsunamis, mudslides, plagues, et cetera, display that the natural order has been cursed because of human sin. It's going to continue and Jesus says vaguely, "In various places." It's just going to happen in various places. He's not trying to be specific. He's saying, this is what life's going to be like. It's going to continue like this. These are what I would call non-specific signs. Is there any generation since Jesus in which there weren't famines and earthquakes and nations rising against nation and wars and rumors of wars? Every generation, there's no specificity to it. It's just general, but that's what life's going to be like. Jesus calls them the beginning of birth pains. He uses this language in John 16, also Romans 8:22 says, “The creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” Jesus talked about the anguish of his own disciples. The anguish they would have when they would see him arrested, beaten and crucified but then on the third day raised to life, He likens it to birth pains. In John 16:21-22, "A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come. But when her baby is born, she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So it is with you. Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you'll rejoice and no one will take away your joy." That's talking about his own resurrection, which is a foretaste of the New Heaven and New Earth that's coming, but the process before is birth pains. Jesus says this, "All of the rending and convulsion of planet earth is the beginning of birth pains but the end is yet to come," He's saying. Now, that is very hopeful, isn't it? If you look at John 16, Jesus says, "It's going to be painful for a while, but after that you're going to have joy and no one will take away your joy.” Lasting eternal undimmed joy will never happen in this world but it will happen in the world to come, where there'll be no more death, mourning, crying in pain. That's what Jesus's resurrection is pointing toward. In the meantime, there is the convulsions and the pain of labor, giving birth to something joyful afterwards. "Lasting eternal undimmed joy will never happen in this world but it will happen in the world to come, where there'll be no more death, mourning, crying in pain. That's what Jesus's resurrection is pointing toward." V. The Costly Growth of a Living Kingdom In the middle of all of this is, the real point of it all, and that is the costly growth of the kingdom of God. History has a purpose and the purpose is the salvation of sinners out of every tribe and language and people and nation. That's the reason for all of it. Wars, rumors of wars, famines and earthquakes, that's just the matrix of it or the blank canvas on which the real masterpiece is being painted. What is that real masterpiece? It is the spread of the gospel from Jerusalem through Judea and Samaria to the ends of the earth, saving people for all eternity. Look what He says about that costly growth of a living kingdom. Mark 13: 10 is the thesis verse. We're going to spend a whole week on it, God willing, next week, verse 10, “And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.” It's amazing this word “gospel", right in the midst of all this darkness and sorrow and misery, is good news. The good news is Jesus Christ. Jesus is the gospel. Jesus is the good news. Salvation through faith in Christ is the gospel. It is the good news. This good news must be preached to all nations in the midst of all these convulsions. The entire Gospel of Mark has been about understanding that gospel, that good news. Mark 1:1, “The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ or about Jesus Christ, the son of God.” These prophecies that Christ gives here in Mark 13 are incredibly sad and heavy and dark. "Not one stone left on another. Every one of them thrown down. Wars, rumors of wars, famines and earthquakes in various places, sorrow, destruction and death." Yet, Jesus hopefully calls them birth pains and what's being birthed is a perfect people of God redeemed from every tribe, language and people and nation through the blood of Christ, through faith in Christ, and a new heaven and new earth, which will be drawn out of this present cosmos through fire ... Peter tells us in 2 Peter 3, into perfection. That's what we're heading toward. Mark 13:10 is the centerpiece of all this, the kingdom of Christ is going to spread through the world through the proclamation of a verbal gospel, the Gospel. It's not random suffering for no purpose, rather, God is orchestrating these birth pains to end in eternal joy and glory. The suffering of the messengers of that gospel is clearly predicted. The suffering of the messengers, it's a laborious, a painful journey that the church has to go on. Look at Verse 9-13, “You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me, you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them, and the gospel must first be preached to all nations. Wherever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say, just say whatever is given to you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit. Brother will betray brother to death and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.” Jesus warns us, his followers, again and again, as the world hated him, it's going to hate us. It's going to hate Christians as well, and that hatred is actually going to increase. It's going to be greatly ramped up into the world. The persecution on the messengers of the gospel will be both informal and formal. Informally, family members and friends will betray and hate Christians. Verse 12, “Brother will betray brother to death and a father, his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.” This is utterly heartbreaking. You look at Verse 12 and you're like, what would that actually mean for those people, to have those closest to you hate you and turn you over to death because they hate Jesus? That's how bad it's going to get, the betrayal. But the persecution will also be formal. It will involve synagogues, religious tribunals, governmental agencies, governors and kings and emperors and presidents and supreme courts, and all these formal tribunals that the messengers of the gospel are going to get hauled in front of. This has been a repeated scene in twenty centuries: the messenger hauled up in front of the authorities giving an account. It happens again and again and again. The Apostle Paul, the last third of the book of Acts is that; Paul on trial, Paul on trial, Paul on trial. They're standing before either religious tribunals or governmental inquiries, etc. Bottom line, all of that is going to culminate in the hatred of the Antichrist, when he controls the government of the entire world and uses his supernatural powers to seek to eradicate the church of Jesus Christ, precipitating the Second Coming of Christ I believe. So that tribunal aspect is going to keep coming and the persecution is going to get worse and worse. Summed up in Verse 13, “everyone will hate you.” It seems to me like American evangelicals need to understand, we're not going to win a popularity contest. We need to understand the truth. The more that our surrounding culture digresses from biblical Christianity, the more they're going to hate us. We need to be aware of that. That doesn't mean every single person will hate. There will be unconverted elects who will eventually cross over from death to life. But in general, the world's evaluation of Christians will be fiercely negative. In the middle of all of that persecution and tribunals and all of that, will be the powerful equipping by the Holy Spirit. The promise of the Spirit as power to witnesses. Acts 1:8 says, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you'll be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, to the ends of the earth.” We need the Spirit's power. The tribunals will be terrifying. The synagogues and the religious councils and the governors' courts and all of that, it's going to be terrifying. We're going to in our flesh, quake and melt in front of it. But we'll be positioned to be witnesses to them [verse 9], to preach the gospel [verse 10]. Jesus speaks of the violence of the persecutions. It says that they'll be betrayed by family members to death, to execution. But before that execution happens, the martyrs die, they speak words of witness. The blood of martyrs is seed for the church. They powerfully speak words of witness empowered by the Spirit of God. He says, "Don't worry ahead of time what to say, for the spirit will tell you what to say at that time." Some of the greatest statements in church history have been made by martyrs on trial. They could never have written that material ahead of time. The Holy Spirit knew what to say through them. A very good example of this is in Acts 4 when Peter and John were arrested for doing a miracle and they're brought before the Sanhedrin, and they are so filled with the Holy Spirit and they are absolutely fearless. They say, "If we are hauled in front of this tribunal and asked to give an account for a miracle done to a cripple, then know this, you and all the people of Israel, it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom you crucified, by whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. He is the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." Wow, where did that come from? The Holy Spirit came on them. It says, when they saw the courage, the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled ordinary men, they're just regular people, they were astonished and took note that these men had been with Jesus. Stephen's whole speech was saturated with the Spirit of God. Also, Polycarp's courageous message when they burned him at the stake in Smyrna at the end of the first century. Felicitas, the Roman noble woman said, "While I live, I shall defeat you and if you kill me, I shall defeat you even more." It's one of my favorite statements ever in church history, “you can't win,” something like that. “There's no way you can win. If you let me go, I'm going to keep preaching the gospel. I'm going to keep winning disciples. If you kill me, then things really take off.” Awesome. Jan Hus said, "What I proclaim with my lips, I now seal with my blood." Martin Luther, though he was not martyred, he thought he was going to be martyred just like Jan Hus. He said, "Here I stand; I can do no other.” Courageous, bold. Do not worry ahead of time, the Holy Spirit will come on you at that trial of faith. The increase of persecution will be a severe test of nominal Christians, people who aren't serious. They're in the habit of going to church but they're not really Christians. The fires of persecution will weed those people out. In Matthew 24:10 it says, “At that time, many will turn away from the faith and betray and hate each other.” So they're apostates. The increase of wickedness, it says, will cause people's hearts to grow cold. Natural affections will be replaced by animal-like instincts. The survival of the fittest [Matthew 24:12] because the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. True Christians can never fall away from Christ. But in the Parable of the Seed and the Soils, there is that stony ground that springs up. But when heat comes, when trouble or persecution comes because of the Word, they quickly fall away. Jesus gives a warning to all of his true followers, he who stands firm to the end will be saved. You have to stand firm in your faith through all that persecution. That's Mark 1-13. VI. Applications Let's take some applications now. First and foremost, it's simple, come to Christ. Come to Christ. There is macro-eschatology, the big story of the world. But then there's your eschatology, do you know how much longer you have to be alive? Do you know when you're going to die? That's the end of your time here on earth. Do you know when that is? No one knows. All of this wickedness and convulsions and famines and earthquakes and wars and rumors of wars, all of that is caused, the Bible says, by sin. There is one and only one remedy, and that is the blood of Jesus Christ shed on the cross. Flee to Christ while you can. You don't know how long you have. You've heard the Gospel here this morning. All you need to do is repent of your sins, turn away from your sin and trust in Christ and you'll be forgiven. You'll be forgiven. So come to Christ, come to Christ for salvation. If you're a Christian, come to Christ for wisdom. I love what Peter, John, James and Andrew do. They didn't understand and they came to Jesus privately and said, "Explain it." Just like with the parables, Jesus gives them the secrets. The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you but not the outsiders. He'll tell you what you need to know. If you want to know things about the future, come to Christ and ask and He'll tell you the Scripture by the Spirit. He's not going to tell you more than the Scripture but the Scripture says everything you need. So come to Christ for wisdom and expect it in the Scriptures by the Spirit. Then, understand the direction of history. History has a direction. It has a purpose. This is not random sorrow and destruction like there's no purpose at all. No, there's a purpose to everything. History has a direction. Revelation 21, the second to last chapter of the Bible, in verses 6 and 7 Jesus said, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end." History has a journey. It's a story being unfolded and Jesus is that story. “I am the Alpha, I am the first letter and I'm the Omega, I'm the last letter. The beginning and the end.” Then He says, "To him who is thirsty, I'll give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this. I will be his God and he will be my son." That's the purpose of history, salvation. Come to Christ and drink. Come to Christ and drink, and never think that history is spinning out of control. God is sovereign. He is on his throne. When the so-called eternal city Rome fell to the vandals in the 5th century, many Christians thought it was the end of the world but it wasn't. When the Muslims swept across North Africa, destroying lots of good churches ... and then swept across the Strait of Gibraltar and conquered all of Spain. Then when they swept up into France in the 8th century, many thought it was the end of the world, but it wasn't. When the Vikings were pillaging and ravaging monasteries and churches all throughout the Northern part of Europe and then on into Russia and even down into the Mediterranean and all that, people begged God, deliver us from the fear of the Norsemen. They thought it was the end of the world, but it wasn't. When Mongol warriors extended the largest contiguous empire that had ever been ... coming in from the Asian steppes and no band of Christian knights could defeat them, and they just won battle after battle after battle, many thought it was the end of the world, but it wasn't. When the Black Death swept across Europe and killed a third of the population ... and all of their good luck charms and all of their incantations and all of that stuff could not drive it away. They really thought everyone's going to die of this disease. The end of the world is imminent, but it wasn't. When the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople, finally fell in the 15th century because of a new invention, cannons with gunpowder ... and the Muslim banners fluttered over Eastern Orthodoxy, over the most significant site of Eastern Orthodoxy. The backdoor to Europe was finally thrown open it seemed to Turkish invasion, many thought the end of the world was imminent, Martin Luther did, but it wasn't. The 20th century dawned with a war to end all wars and millions died in that senseless conflict. When European poets said, “I see the lights of humanity extinguished all over Europe and we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” Then twenty years later, an even worse war came with an even more terrifying scourge, Nazism, subjugating one nation after another. It seemed they could never be defeated. Many thought the end of the world was imminent, but it wasn't. So also Communism when it spread from one country to the next, the dominoes were toppling in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America and all kinds of places ... and it was godless atheism and openly hostile to the church, many thought the end of the world was imminent, but it wasn't. Now there will come a time, the end of the world will come but God is sovereign over all these things. In every one of these cases, the church continued and even flourished. Nothing can stop the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So let's rest assured in that and realize what our calling is. Our calling is to be holy and to spread the gospel. Close with me in prayer. Father, we thank you for the time we've had to begin this study in eschatology, in Mark 13. I thank you for the themes that Jesus lays out and He tells us very clearly ahead of time what's going to happen. Lord, continue to strengthen us for our mission in this world, that we'll be courageous and clear and bold, and unafraid of what's happening with governments, unafraid what's happening with natural disasters, knowing that we will suffer. It's not going to be painless but we know also all of it has a glorious purpose. We thank you in Jesus's name. Amen.
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On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Congressman Williams represents Texas' 25th Congressional District. Congressman Williams is the Chairman of the House Small Business Committee and sits on the House Financial Services Committee.
Andy chats to Chris Paterson and Colin Gregor about the season just finished for Glasgow, Edinburgh and Scotland's national teams in the Six Nations, URC and European Challenge Cup and look ahead to the Rugby World Cup
On today's show, we are talking about all of Nellie's failures. There's not enough people talking about the failures. There should be more normalization and celebration around failing, as much as there is for successes!We will touch on:Talking about failureWhy mindset work is so important.90% of what you do will not workThe faster you fail, the more you will become wealthierKeep moving forwardCelebrate along the way!
Sunday, April 30, 2023 10:00 am
Despite inflation falling to 6.7 percent, one of the main drivers continues to be the cost of food. That's an expense hitting every one of us - including those running restaurants. One pizzeria owner says his costs have doubled in just a few years. Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth and cameraman Nick Monro have the story.
April 19, 2023 Job 18:5-19:29; Ps. 40:11-13; Prov. 13:12-14; I Cor. 16:10-24
I'm so happy to welcome Steve Georgio to The Podcast this week. Steve has been doing awesome work up at Fordham going through a very unique and trying three years, surviving three different head coaching changes in that time period, leading up to a fantastic season this year. Throughout the 30 plus minute discussion Steve and I talk about 1) The importance of loyalty in a world and vocation that really lacks it at times2) In a time where specializing in one sport is the norm, how working with multiple sports has helped him be ready for a vast array of situations, changes, curve balls3) Key thoughts and themes of the conversations that he has had to better understand the direction a team is going to go with new coaches during times of transition4) Understanding our role within the team, and how that changes, not just throughout the year, but season to season as teams change5) How expanding your coaching skill set, through many different forms of education, is great, but doing so directed by the needs of the athletes and coaches is even better6) Providing ever green content and “meeting the athletes where they're at” through different mediums to help provide more education for the athletes Make sure to give Steve a follow-on IG and twitter @georg1o and follow his performance team @rams_strength, they're doing great stuff and putting out great content. If you enjoyed the talk please feel free to subscribe and give us a 5-star review! It's greatly appreciated
Less resistance, more softness. What's "the Soft Life?" It's a mentality, an approach to being, a series of decisions we make for ourselves. Those decisions include LIVING INTENTIONALLY, MANAGING / ELIMINATING STRESS, and PRIORITIZING JOY, COMFORT, PEACE, and HEART-NURTURING EXPERIENCES. Living softly begs the question: Are you entering into a relationship with each moment? When we prioritize our needs, we reinforce to ourselves that we are important, deserving. Summed up, the Soft Life is all about self-sovereignty. Press play to learn how to create your own Soft Life Blueprint. IF YOU DIG THE VIBE, GET IN ON THIS GOOD GOOD!! text "MINDFLOWERS" to 18332520307 for a free gift! check out my website: https://www.mndflwrs.me/ if you love my content and would like to support [thank you so much!!!] you can do so here: paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ashlyndtuffentsamer cash app https://cash.app/$ashlyndt or venmo https://venmo.com/u/ashlyndmarie
In this episode, Jacob and Stephen sit down with Ed to discuss the basics of layering and how proper layering can protect you from harsh enviroments. Educational Details on Layering: Base Layer - Broken down into 2 categories Synthetic and Natural (and blend) Insulation Layer - The insulation layer can be broken down into many different layers and multiple insulation layers can be worn at the same time Shell Layer - For Rain/Snow/Wind BASE LAYER: The base layer is a very important layer in this process. The reason for a base layer is to remove moisture from your skin and transport away from your body for evaporation. Due to this process the fabric needs to be in contact with the skin. The more contact the better (think skintight). This process is best demonstrated by the feeling you get when you step out of the shower. The water is evaporating off your skin and taking your body heat with it. However, if we use this base layer to transport the moisture (sweat) off the skin it will then evaporate off the fabric. There are two categories of base layers Synthetic and Natural. Just like anything in life, there are pros and cons of each. (There are blends of synthetic and natural that try to give you the best of both worlds) Light (125-200 grams) Mid (200-300 grams) Heavy (300+ grams) Examples: The Army has used the ECWCS (Extended/Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System) for several years and multiple generations have been made. The newest generation features 7 different layer options. The Base layer has two options level 1 Silk weight and level 2 Heavy weight. These are often found in surplus and usually inexpensive. Varusteleka makes a light and heavy weight layers Any of the quality hunting brands (Sitka Gear, Kuiu, UnderArmor, etc.) Other outdoor brands (Outdoor Research, Arcteryx, etc.) INSULATION LAYER: The Insulation Layer works by trapping pockets of air next to your body. Air is a poor conductor of heat and therefore ideal, specially because air is very lightweight. The air contained in this area will block heat from escaping. Examples: Polar Fleece Polar fleece is probably what comes to mind when hear “fleece”. It is used as an umbrella. It is made in varying weights and is commonly used in colder climates. It dries quickly and does not get saturated with water. It is common to see Windproof Fleece, and some also have DWR finish for water repellency. Micro Fleece Micro Fleece is as the name implies. It is more light weight and is therefore more breathable than polar fleece. Though that does mean it gives up some insulating value. Stretch Fleece Stretch Fleece is common in active wear like gym clothes. It isn't, generally, something we would buy a whole jacket or pants in. However, companies often sew some panels of this onto other clothes for articulation. Down Vs Synthetic Down and Synthetic down are popular insulation materials. Both are warm, light, and often pack down very small. There are some significant tradeoffs between the two. Down Real goose down holds the most warmth per weight More packable Doesn't perform well when wet Not as Breathable Synthetics Maintains loft when wet Regulates temperature better Cheaper than down SHELL LAYER: The Shell Layer provides us with a barrier for harsh weather. These fabrics are often wind and waterproof. Goretex is the most common fabric used for a shell. Goretex is a laminate waterproof yet microporous membrane. It is very thin, and the idea is, it will let water vapor out while not allowing water to get in. Not all Goretex is made the same. These fabrics are usually categorized by the number of layers used. Examples 2L Uses a two-layer sandwich of face fabric with the GORE membrane laminated to it on the inside plus a non-laminated lining layer — often mesh, nylon or microfiber that serves to protect the GORE membrane and create a comfortable feel inside the jacket. GORE-TEX 2L can be paired with insulation and is generally warmer, heavier, and less expensive than 3L or 2.5L versions. 2.5L Uses a two-layer sandwich of a face fabric with the GORE membrane laminated to it plus a spray-on or printed backer on the inside. This “half layer” on the inside appears almost unnoticeable but adds durability to the membrane. 2.5L GORE-TEX is the lightest of the three traditional GORE waterproof, breathable constructions. 3L Uses a full three-layer sandwich of a face fabric+membrane+knit backer — all laminated together. GORE-TEX 3L construction is the classic unlined, uninsulated, high performance shell design. Despite its three-layer name, it feels like a single layer. It's the most durable of the three constructions and is lighter than 2L. There are a couple others that pop up Gore Pro and Gore Infinium. Gore Pro is more durable than the 3L. Gore Pro is broken into categories itself; Rugged, Stretch, and Breathable. Summed up Gore Pro is set to have more stretch and be more breathable than normal Goretex. Gore Infinium is a windstopper fabric that is only water resistant but is highly breathable. Recommended Brands: ARC'TERYX Outdoor Research Varusteleka Sitka Gear There are many other great places to look, but this will get you started!
The Stuff That Heresies Are Made Of. In this episode, we discuss Ireneaus' attack on the Marcionite and Gnostic heresies, which sought to divide Christ's two natures, and the ramifications of this teaching for the churches today. — SHOW NOTES: The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) https://amzn.to/3fCTrEv SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511 Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: https://stjohnrandomlake.org/church/media/ Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media The Banned Pastors https://t.me/bannedpastors CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Rumble Odysee Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio
There's nothing of this world that will satisfy your soul, but there's only one thing that will. Pastor Levi Matteson wraps up our sermon series This Means War with parting words from Jesus Christ of what he wanted from his disciples.This podcast episode is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, November 6, 2022.
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