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Jamie Monroy aka Degenerate2018 on Twitch sits in again with Gerald as they discuss Scream taking the top spot at the US box office over Spider-Man: No Way Home. Does this mean that the web-crawling megahit's time in the sun is fading? Or does it have more big money to make at the theaters? Plus the guys also share thoughts on the just-ended season one of Yellowjackets on Showtime and why this popular program is similar (and different) to shows like Lost and Manifest. And they also touch on the upcoming Netflix zombie series All Of Us Are Dead possibly becoming another amazing hit from South Korea and IGN's reaction to the very real possibility of the latest XBOX-Playstation battle being closer than people think. What's the key reason why XBOX is doing so well this time around? All this and TJ Johnson shares thoughts on Spider-Man: No Way Home and answers the lingering questions on HBO Max's Peacemaker and Disney+'s The Book of Boba Fett canonical importance and if these shows will end up just being nothing more than streaming network fill-in. For thousands of conversations that matter with thoughtful and amazing people (like us!), you can listen to LIVE or at your convenience, download the Wisdom App today! Gear up with your favorite Pop Culture Cosmos shirts and gifts in our TeePublic store at https://www.teepublic.com/user/pop-culture-cosmos Presented by ThriveFantasy, the leader for Daily Fantasy Sports for the NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, and E-Sports Player Props! - Use promo code LFB when you sign up today and you will receive an instant deposit match up to $50 on your first deposit of $20 or more! - Download ThriveFantasy on the App Store or Play Store or by visiting their website www.thrivefantasy.com. Sign up and #PropUp today! Don't forget to Subscribe to our shows and leave us that 5-Star Review with your questions on Apple Podcasts or e-mail us at popculturecosmos@yahoo.com! And also brought to you by Pop Culture Cosmos, RobMcZob.com, Indie Pods United, Lakers Fast Break, Inside Sports Fantasy Football, the novel Congratulations, You Suck (available for purchase HERE), and Retro City Games!

What category would you say your kids fall into: biblical scholar, moderate Christian, or secular? Chances are they fall into secular. Surprised? Why? If we are sending our kids to Caesar for education, we shouldn't be surprised when they come home acting and thinking like Romans. In this episode, Dave and Dante discuss the importance of understanding the educational system, and whether to consider alternatives when the system starts to trend more secular in all aspects. Listen in and let us know your thoughts! Even the Legacy Dads are considering turning their backs on Caesar! Et tu, Legacy Dads! Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGjGXdcjuXY 10 Reasons Article: https://www.nehemiahinstitute.com/articles/index.php?action=show&id=38 Sticky Faith Article: https://reformedjournal.com/what-does-the-sticky-faith-movement-mean-for-the-church-2/    

Radi Nabulsi of UGASports.com joined Andy and Randy to recap the Georgia Bulldogs National Championship and what surprised him most about the game.

☎️Shakur Stevenson Says We Will Be “Surprised” By NEXT Opponent That We Should

During the 5 at 5 segment, Mike Mulligan, David Haugh and executive producer Dustin Rhoades discussed the pushback regarding former NFL executive Bill Polian being a consultant for the Bears in their search for a new general manager and coach.

Get your estimated IELTS Band Score. Take the IELTS Quiz at https://www.allearsenglish.com/myscore   Today meet Koji, a student from Japan, who just took his first IELTS Exam, and nailed it with an overall 7.5. Find out how he managed to do this, and what he can do now that he's done with IELTS.

Do you have a sharpie marker in your classroom?  If so, I've got an engaging idea for you! Do you have even one piece of technology in your classroom? If so, I've got an engaging idea for you. Do you have students in your classroom for at least 1 minute? Of course you do! So, I've for an engaging idea for you. 3 ideas will come your way in this episode that is all about being a Game Changer for kids. If you are looking for ways to boost student engagement and increase student motivation, this episode is for you! Episode Notes:  Check out this Game Changing virtual, PD course for teachers:  monicagenta.com/courses Needing some uplifting, awesome professional development at your school? Let's Connect:  http://monicagenta.com/pd Get a free PDF copy of Monica's Book Crushing It For Kids Here: http://bit.ly/MonicaGenta Connect with Monica on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/monicagentaed/ Facebook: facebook.com/MonicaGentaEd Twiiter: twitter.com/monicagentaed

Acts 10:34-38 Sermon Sources: James Boice, Acts: An Expositional Commentary Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible Commentary Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive CS Lewis, Mere Christianity CS Lewis, Surprised by Joy Roy Ratcliff, Dark Journey, Deep Grace: Jeffrey Dahmer's Story of Faith John Stott, The Message of Acts NT Wright, Acts for Everyone

Today's podcast comes from Daniel 6. Introduction: I've known the story of Daniel and the lion's den since I was a kid in Sunday School classes, but I never really considered before what Daniel was thinking at the time. As I wrote some of these retellings, it was obvious that the heroes were actually terrified and full of doubts, like Gideon. Samson wasn't at all fearful, but he'd placed his confidence in himself, rather than in God. It was only very rare individuals that seemed to be completely confident in the Lord. David and Jonathan clearly had this mentality, because the things they said to those around them just before their exploits revealed their thoughts. With Daniel, it's not quite so clear, until you put this event in chronological context with the rest of the book of Daniel.    The first half of the book of Daniel is historical, telling events that transpired during Daniel's lifetime as the kingdom changed rulership. The second half, from chapter 7 through 12, is prophetic, in which Daniel is treated to a series of profound visions which encompass the “silent” years of the Old Testament through the coming of Christ, and then apocalyptic visions that harmonize with John's account in Revelation. We're told in Daniel 5:31 and 6:1 that this episode of the lion's den occurred during the reign of King Darius, and historians say he only reigned for two years. We also know from Daniel 9:2 that Darius was king during the time that Daniel received his famous seventy weeks prophecy, so these two events must have occurred relatively close to one another in time. In the seventy weeks prophecy, Gabriel appeared and helped Daniel to understand that while Jeremiah's prediction of seventy years of captivity (Jeremiah 25:11-12) was nearly over for Israel, there was a deeper meaning for the seventy years as well. There would also be seventy weeks of years, or 490 years, from the time of the rebuilding of Jerusalem, until the end of the age. It would be sixty-nine weeks of years from the rebuilding of Jerusalem until the Messiah would come (and according to “The Coming Prince” by Sir Robert Anderson, from the time Nehemiah was sent to rebuild the walls of the city, sixty-nine weeks of years, where a year in the calendar of the day was 360 days, would work out to 173,880 days. This is to the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday, proclaiming himself to be king, Luke 19:28-44.) That last week of years, or the last seven years, will be the end of the age—and the rest of Daniel's seventy weeks prophecy describes the antichrist, the covenant with Israel that begins those seven years, and the abomination of desolation 3.5 years in, which will initiate the last 3.5 years of tribulation. Daniel's prophecy here doesn't indicate that there is a gap between the 69th and the 70th week, though some scholars believe that was because there didn't have to be a gap: had the Jews accepted Jesus as Messiah when he rode in on Palm Sunday, the first and the second coming might have been one and the same. This might have been why Jesus wept as he rode into town (Luke 19:41-44). As it was, there is a pause in Daniel's timeline “until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in” (Romans 11:25).    In my retelling, therefore, I imagined how full Daniel's mind must have been with such wonderful revelations. He'd seen and spoken with God's messenger, not once, but twice (Gabriel also came to him in Daniel 8:16). He'd been in captivity nearly all his life, and now in his eighties, he realized that the time drew near for his people to return to Jerusalem. His prayer in Daniel 9:4-19 is so impassioned, one can almost picture him weeping as he contends for their release. Gabriel told him that he was greatly beloved (Daniel 9:23), and told him that not only did the time draw near for his people's release, but also showed him God's entire plan for history.    Meanwhile, Darius wanted to promote Daniel because, like Pharaoh had said of Joseph, he had the spirit of God's wisdom upon him (Daniel 6:3). As King Solomon wrote, a man who excels in his work will stand before kings, and not obscure men (Proverbs 22:29). Daniel did his work with excellence, but he had no ambitions in Persia. His heart was clearly with his people, his homeland, and God's plans for the earth. So when the other governors and satraps conspired against him, I imagine that Daniel almost ignored them. He had far bigger things on his mind. He probably heard the threat, knew it was petty jealousy, proceeded about his business, and forgot about it.   It was the Persian custom that a law sealed by the king could not be changed (Daniel 6:15), which was the same issue Esther ran into in her day. Clearly Darius realized that his satraps and governors had convinced him to sign such a law just to entrap Daniel. Darius wanted to rescue Daniel and tried to find a loophole (Daniel 6:14), but even he couldn't do it, which was what his officials had counted upon. Daniel's devotion to the Lord had made such an impression on Darius by this point that when Daniel was cast into the lion's den, Darius declared, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you” (Daniel 6:16). Even this pagan king believed God would save Daniel! He also loved Daniel so well that he didn't sleep that night, and rose first thing in the morning to check on Daniel and see if God had indeed delivered him. If he had been certain to find Daniel dead, he presumably wouldn't have gone to check.    What must it have been like for Daniel to spend the night in that pit? Did he actually see the angel that he later told Darius had shut the lions' mouths? I don't see why not; he'd seen Gabriel at least twice before by this time. If Daniel's mindset was what I imagine it might have been, I suspect that he would have slept that night, just as Jesus did on the boat during the storm (Matthew 8:24, Mark 4:38, Luke 8:23). That's the picture of the perfect peace of one whose mind is stayed on the Lord because he trusts in Him (Isaiah 26:3). Daniel, I think, embodied this peace. That's why he inspired even Darius with such confidence on his behalf.   When the king found Daniel alive, he then did to the conspirators what they had intended to do to Daniel. The concept of reaping what one sows is well established in scripture (Luke 6:38, Galatians 6:7, Proverbs 26:27). The fact that the lions tore them apart before they even hit the bottom of the pit proves that they were both vicious and hungry; they just hadn't been able to touch Daniel. It seems awfully harsh to punish the conspirators' wives and children for crimes they did not commit, and this is not God's way (Deuteronomy 24:16, Jeremiah 31:30). But God was not the one to mete out judgment against Daniel's accusers; Darius was.    Fictional Retelling:    I lived almost my entire life in exile—in the land that was Babylon for the majority of my life, and then became Persia in my old age. I was constantly surrounded by political intrigue, though most of the time, it did not concern me. My dominant thoughts lay elsewhere. Though I'd left there as a boy, my heart was still in Jerusalem: the city of my father David. It had been so many years since I'd seen it that the place had taken on a mythical quality in my imagination, and I commingled the concept of Jerusalem with that of the throne room of heaven. Every day, when my duties as one of the governors over the kingdom of Persia did not otherwise compel me, I pored over the writings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel for some clue of the Lord's plans for His people. After I read, I opened the windows of the upper room of my home so that the sunlight would stream in; in my mind's eye, the sunlight was the radiance of the Lord Himself upon his throne, emanating from Jerusalem, His city. I faced Jerusalem and I prayed for wisdom, for repentance on behalf of my wayward people, and for mercy. When I shifted my heavenly focus down to the here and now, I executed my duties as governor with the wisdom the Lord gave me. King Darius set forty provinces, led by forty satraps, under each of his three governors. My provinces prospered effortlessly—of course. I had the wisdom of the Lord. It was clear that King Darius recognized the Lord's influence and admired me above all of the other governors and satraps, and I knew he considered putting me over the entire realm because of this. This was fine. I had no aspirations at my age. My heart and soul belonged to my own people and nation; I only labored for this one because for now, Darius was my king, and integrity demanded that I do the work he set before me to the best of my ability. I was vaguely aware that my more ambitious peers and the satraps under them envied me. I could do nothing about this though, and regarded their esteem lightly anyway. So I paid it little attention.  Instead, I spent my days swept up in visions and prophecy. One morning when reading the writings of the prophet Jeremiah, his words leapt off the scroll to me that the time of Jerusalem's desolations was to be seventy years.  Sixty-nine years had passed.  I tore my robes and put on sackcloth, deliberately sprinkling the floor of my upper room with ashes to symbolize repentance on behalf of my people, and determined to fast before the Lord for however long it took. Then I threw open my windows and fell to my knees, praying toward Jerusalem with such fervor that it was as though time and space fell away. I do not know how much time passed before I felt a hand on my shoulder. I was already so worked up that I jumped and my eyes flew open. The man I beheld was one I had met once before: the angel Gabriel. He was much larger and more powerfully built than the greatest of the Persian warriors, radiant with light and dressed in gleaming white.  He told me I was greatly beloved. He also showed me that there was a deeper meaning to Jeremiah's prophecy than what I had first supposed. Yes, there would be seventy years until my people could return to Jerusalem. But there would also be seventy weeks of years from the time of Jerusalem's reconstruction to the end of the age, and sixty-nine weeks of years from the reconstruction to the appearance of the Messiah.  I floated after this, so buoyant with happiness and overwhelmed with the implications of Gabriel's message that the details of the concrete world around me paled in comparison. So when I heard that the other governors and satraps had convinced Darius to sign into law the ridiculous order that for thirty days, anyone caught praying to any god or man except to him should be cast into the lion's den, I hardly considered it. I would not have heeded the rule at any time, but especially not now. The Lord had shown me such wonderful and marvelous things, so much larger than myself and my own life. I saw myself as a representative for my people, and Gabriel's words had confirmed this to me. We were on the cusp of the breakthrough I had awaited all my life… would I be stymied by fear, due to the petty jealousy of those who fancied themselves my political rivals? By no means!  I went home that very day and threw open the windows of my upper room as I always did. Then I knelt down and prayed to the Lord. I prayed for the end of my people's captivity. I envisioned my own return to Jerusalem, the city of my fathers. I prayed for my people 483 years from now, when Messiah the Prince would be revealed—oh! What a day that would be! May the people of that day know and recognize and rejoice at the appearance of their hope and redemption!  Two more times that day I did the same, giving thanks to God for hearing my prayers and for esteeming me so well that He was pleased to reveal to me what would come, long after my time. Both the second and third times I prayed that day, I glanced down and saw the assembly of governors and satraps on the street below, watching me, pointing, and whispering to one another.  “Oh Lord,” I prayed when I saw them, “as King Solomon wrote, ‘let he who digs a pit fall into it, and he who rolls a stone have it roll back on him.'” Then I went on with my prayers, thanksgiving, and supplications. I forgot all about the men clearly conspiring against me, until I heard a pounding upon my door at nightfall. It was insistent.  “Daniel!” shouted a voice I recognized as Kasper's, one of the other governors of the realm. I could tell he was not alone, but that he was with a company—probably the very ones who had seen me praying that day. I could make out the voice of Bijan, one of the most hateful of Darius's satraps, among them. “Open up, by decree of the king!”  Instinctively and though my window was shut just then, I glanced in the direction of Jerusalem, since in my mind, that was the direction of God's throne. More of Solomon's words came back to me unbidden: Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the posterity of the righteous will be delivered. I wrapped my nightclothes in my cloak and opened the door. Perhaps six pairs of hands grabbed me at once, and dragged me out of my house so forcefully that I stumbled, old man that I was.  “Daniel!” Kasper's voice rose above the din, even as they dragged me toward the palace, “you have not shown due regard for the king! You were seen today petitioning and praying to your God, against the royal decree. You knew the penalty for this was death by lions. We take you now to meet your fate!”  I tripped and nearly fell numerous times on the short walk to the palace dungeons, had it not been for the hands upon my robes. I should have been terrified, and entirely in this moment. Yet somehow, I felt insulated, almost as if I were watching the events transpire against someone else. I kept thinking of my friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego who, many years ago, had defied a similar order from King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I had been traveling on the king's business at the time. When I returned and heard the story of their supernatural deliverance, I'd been almost envious. I so wished I'd been there with them, to have seen the Lord face to face! What a story!  Now, almost sixty years later, here was my chance. King Darius met me and my entourage at the entrance to the palace dungeons, looking frantic and disheveled.  “Daniel—!” he moaned, his voice thick with grief. “I did everything I could to deliver you, but the decree is iron-clad!”  “I know you did,” I smiled at the king tenderly, and reached out a hand to his shoulder. It was a more familiar gesture than I perhaps would have attempted under any other circumstance, but I felt a rush of affection for him in his obvious distress. He was too inexperienced a ruler to have understood how his governors and satraps had played him. He had not known the extent of the political machinations of his court when he'd signed that decree, though he knew now. “Your God, to whom you are so loyal, is going to get you out of this!” Darius suddenly declared.  I blinked at him in amazement, then beamed, even as the satraps moved the stone off of the mouth of the lion's den. I knew this, but to hear it from the mouth of a pagan king!  “You are already much closer to Him than you realize,” I told the king. “I'll see you in the morning—”  My words were cut off by a rough thrust from the hands of my accusers, shoving me toward the open pit. I stumbled, and then fell in headlong, twisting in the air. I landed hard on my palms and knees, sending jolts of searing pain up to my wrists, shoulders, knees, and hips. I gasped, but then tested my bones and joints to make sure nothing was broken. Darius let out a strangled sob up above, as the satraps and governors heaved the stone back in place. Just before it sealed, I caught a glimpse of the five great shaggy beasts pacing and growling around me.  Then there was utter darkness.  I closed my eyes and opened them again, and could tell no difference. The padding of great paws picked up their pace, and the growling turned to roars, one after the other, like a great cacophonous symphony. I had the sense that the lions were frustrated by the prey in their very midst, and yet they could not seem to get at it.  “Let me see you, Lord,” I prayed, yawning with sudden weariness as I lay down on the floor of the pit. “I know you're here…”  Suddenly the pit filled with an otherworldly glow. Gabriel circled around me, bearing a sword in each hand. He whipped it with dazzling speed each time one of the great cats got too close. They, in turn, backed off, but roared with fury.  “Go to sleep, Daniel,” Gabriel told me, and flashed me a grin. “You might as well. I'm going to be up all night, anyway.”  I laughed, and the vision faded until all was complete darkness again. I tuned out the lions' roars, though I think they eventually must have given up and fallen silent. I couldn't say for sure. I drifted off fairly soon after that.  “Daniel!”  I gasped awake, squinting against the light streaming in from the top of the now open pit. I perceived a silhouette up above, though all I could see was the disheveled hair sticking out in all directions. I recognized the voice as the king's though. He sounded nearly as anxious as he had the night before. “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve so loyally, saved you from the lions?” I sat up, glancing around the pit to see the great cats fast asleep around me, though they stirred now as I did from the light and the noise. I grinned at the king, who began to come into focus as I gazed up at him.  “O king, live forever!” I called. “My God sent his angel, who closed the mouths of the lions so that they would not hurt me. I've been found innocent before God and also before you, O king. I've done nothing to harm you.”  Darius let out a shout of glee, clapping his hands together. He stood up out of my view, and I could neither see nor quite hear what he did next, but I heard him speaking to someone. The next thing I knew, a thick rope with a loop at the bottom of it descended into the pit, and I saw two strong servants at the top, ready to pull me out. Two of the lions saw the commotion, got to their feet, and began to snarl and pace again.  “Hurry!” cried one of the servants, glancing at the lions with alarm, just as one of the lions let out an almighty roar.  “Oh, don't worry,” I told them with a wave of my hand, as I stepped into the loop and grabbed on to the rope up above. “They're just frustrated. They can't even get close to me.”  I wasn't sure if the servants even heard this, as they immediately began to heave me up and out. Once I was well out of the way, the lions paced to the place where I had been lying, roaring up at me and swiping the air with their claws. The edge of one claw sliced clean through the bottom of my robe, just as one servant let go of the robe to grab me around my waist. I twisted to sit down at the top of the pit and edge away.  “Daniel!” King Darius forgot his royal position and threw his arms around my neck, weeping with relief. Surprised, I patted his shoulders, and then he pulled me back to inspect me. “You are truly unharmed?”  “Truly, my king,” I nodded, wiping the last of the sleep from my eyes as I yawned.  “Did—you sleep in there?” he demanded, incredulous. Then he added, almost accusing, “I didn't even sleep last night! I rushed here at first light to see how you fared!”  I smiled at the king fondly. “My king honors me greatly with his concern,” I said, and shrugged. “I saw no reason to fear the lions. Besides, I was tired.”  The servants behind King Darius let out an incredulous snort of laughter at this, but stifled it when the king whipped around to glare at them. One of the servants clamped a hand over his mouth, as a slow answering smile spread across Darius's face. Then the king started to laugh too. Before I knew it, the servants were doubled over, as was the king, tears running down his face.  Nervous relief? I thought as I watched them in wonder, totally missing the humor. When the king recovered himself, his expression grew suddenly fierce. He told his servants, “Tell my royal guard to seize Daniel's accusers, the other two governors, the complicit satraps, and their families. Bring them here at once, before the hour has passed!”  I felt a wave of foreboding and sympathy, suspecting I knew what the king intended to do to them for their treachery. Darius got to his feet, and I followed suit. He confirmed my fears when asked me, his expression dark, “Would you like to watch, Daniel?”  I closed my eyes and shook my head. “No, my king.”  “You are a better man than I, then,” said King Darius. “I rejoice at the destruction of my enemies. And your enemies have now become mine. You are dismissed.”  I bowed my head and made my way alone back to my home. At a distance, I saw Kasper, his wife and children struggling against the rough hands of the king's royal guard. His wife wept and begged. The children, I could tell, did not understand what was going on, but knew something was wrong. They cried because their mother did. Though we were far away, Kasper's eyes locked with mine, frantic with fear. A wave of nausea rolled over me.  “O God, may it be quick and painless,” I prayed. “I commend the souls of the innocents to Your mercy.”  I heard later that my prayers were answered. The hungry, frustrated lions overpowered all those thrown into the den, killing them instantly before they even hit the bottom.  The same messenger informed me that the king had now officially placed me above the entire realm. I had assumed this would be the case, since the other two governors had perished. The news brought me sorrow—not because I minded the position, but I had never sought it, either. All this had transpired because the governors had not wanted to relinquish their power to me. Instead of merely their power, they had lost their lives, and those of their families too.  That evening, I heard the news that King Darius had sent out a royal decree to every corner of his kingdom, which read, “Peace to you! Abundant peace! I decree that Daniel's God shall be worshiped and feared in all parts of my kingdom. He is the living God, world without end. His kingdom never falls. His rule continues eternally. He is a savior and rescuer. He performs astonishing miracles in heaven and on earth. He saved Daniel from the power of the lions.” I took the written decree to the upper room of my home, and laid it before the Lord. I thanked Him for rescuing me. I thanked Him for humbling and saving King Nebuchadnezzar all those years ago, when he returned to his right mind and served the Lord for the rest of His days. I thanked him that King Darius now honored Him too. I thought of Jonah's ministry to Nineveh, and how they too had repented. I thanked the Lord that He did not show favoritism; He wanted to save the Jew and the Gentile alike, the rich and the poor, the ruler and the peasant. I thanked Him that though I had been brought into Babylon as a captive, now like Joseph, I found myself favored by the king, and second in command of a pagan kingdom.  “You are faithful to honor Your servants who fear You, even in a land not our own,” I prayed.  Yet still, my heart was not here, in this foreign nation where I had lived most of my life. For all my power and prestige, I was but a sojourner; that was the great irony. I would serve the Lord where He had placed me to the best of my ability all of my days, and would try to represent Him well. But I would daily pray toward my true home, awaiting the day of our redemption.

Excerpt from Chapter 2 of Anne of Green Gables. Anne meets Matthew at the train station and he is unsure what to do. Matthew is a very quiet man who does not like confrontation so when he sees Anne he knows he will take her to Green Gables. Matthew has never heard anyone talk as much as Anne can. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️

Episode 16 // HAPPY NEW YEAR! RIP Betty White. We also start this one off with a bang, where Slater's first words are very... inappropriate. Surprised? We talk about Melissa's EPIC late Christmas gift and our "words" for the year. Melissa also is officially moved!

It's a New Year!....and it's the same BS. Justin & Meelz go longform on Tony Khan vs Big Swole—what this means for AEW, and how the company has refused to address their diversity/inclusion problems. The hosts then review WWE Day 1 and attempt to make sense of the Brock Lesnar decision (which we loved). 

In this ultra short podcast episode we hear the American talent Chris Richards tell the story of when he surprised the FC Bayern dressing room with a fake bird noise.- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tuvalu's former prime minister, Enele Sopoaga, says he's been caught off guard by a government backed plan to explore deep sea mining in the country's waters.

Antonio Brown quit in the middle of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the New York Jets. Will Brinson of CBS Sports says it's not the craziest thing we've seen from Antonio Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we discuss volume one of 'World Trigger'...   VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/-D72lfYyric

Here are our top 5 books from 2021 with honorable mentions of the other 40+ books we read this year. We love to read as a way to grow our minds to different ideas and perspectives and we hope you enjoy these books as much as we do!  Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  2:46 - Intro to High and Low from 2021 6:47 - Actual(!) High and Low from 2021 11:44 - The Books of 2021 13:28 - Quick Thank You to Our Sponsors 14:06 - The Books of 2021 cont. 31:09 - Good Word Of The Day!!! 33:21 - Continued Focus on Health Gigantic 2021 Book Review Jihae Books 1 The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray 2 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 3 Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 4 No Greater Love by AW Tozer 5 The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World John Mark Comer 6 Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More Don Miller 7 The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy Steve Stoute 8 The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World Rosaria Butterfiled 9 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir  Michelle Zauner 10 Never Lose a Customer Again: Turn Any Sale into Lifelong Loyalty in 100 Days Joseph Coleman 11 I Am Here: The Journey from Fear to Freedom Ashley Lemieux 12 Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life  CS Lewis 13 Eat a Peach David Chang 14 Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage Dan Crenshaw 15 Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age By: Jeff Goins 16 Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life By: Emily Nagoski PhD 17 The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom Re-Read Books 18 For Women Only by Shauti Feldhahn 19 Essentialism by Greg McKeown 20 Love Does by Bob Goff Chris's Books 1 Wizard's First Rule: Sword of Truth, Book 1 Terry Goodkind 2 What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful Marshall Goldsmith 3 His Needs, Her Needs: Building a Marriage That Lasts By: Dr. Willard F. Harley Jr. 4 Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values Marshall Rosenberg PhD 5 Public Speaking for Success Jim Rohn 6 It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership – Colin Powell 7 Twelve Pillars – By: Jim Rohn , Chris Widener 8 More Than a Carpenter Josh McDowell 9 Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City – Rosa Brooks 10 Re-read The Compound Effect Read Together 11 Feeding the Mouth That Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them into the World Kenneth Wilgus PhD 12 Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew By: Sherrie Eldridge 13 The Anatomy of Peace, Expanded Second Edition: Resolving the Heart of Conflict The Arbinger Institute 14 The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves The Arbinger Institute 15 Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box The Arbinger Institute 16 A Promised Land by Barack Obama 17 How To Have Your Best Year Ever Jim Rohn 18 Your Turn: How to Be an Adult by Julie Lythcott Haims 19 Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life – By: Craig Groeschel   Keeping Score: Jihae - 29 Books Chris - 19 Books Jihae is the 2021 FV Pod Book Reading Champion!! Other Links: Lily's devo she did on the Bible App - Growing Your Faith  Patrick Lencioni 5 Dysfunctions of a Team ‎At The Table with Patrick Lencioni: The Five Dysfunctions … Dave Ramsey Goal Sheet  Bek and Kev goal setting with kids Good Word of the Day “Don't ask yourself how you can be more efficient, ask yourself how you can be more effective.” –  Carey Nieuwhof Wishing you all a great new year of healthy bodies, spirits, and minds! If you would like to connect: Fostering Voices on Instagram You can also email us! Follow us on YouTube! AND we would LOVE it if you would SUBSCRIBE and leave us a review on iTunes! This helps others to find our podcast so we can share these voices from the foster care and adoption community with more people! If you want to see how to leave a review, check out this handy little video!    

In 2016, a fun mobile game came out that absolutely blew up into a worldwide phenomenon. Pokêmon GO completely took the world by storm—and I got swept up in it as well.Even though it's a silly video game of monsters and training in a virtual world, there were some real-world good things that happened because I play it. Surprised? So was I!---I would LOVE it if you signed up to be a Patron—it supports my work and also gets you some cool extra throwback episodes, right in your podcast feed. Sign up here: https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/2869793 (and a big THANKS to those of you who have already supported me!

Sermon preached by Mother Nancy Nethercott at The Table worship gathering on Sunday, December 26th. First Sunday of Christmas.

SI.com's Brendan Gulick joins Mike 'Chico' Bormann to discuss the upcoming Rose Bowl between Ohio State and Utah, with the guys getting into some of the Buckeyes' players opting out of the contest, including Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Journalist and reporter on the 'Hunting Ghislaine' podcast John Sweeney told Adrian why he wasn't surprised about the guilty verdict for Ghislaine Maxwell.

Surprised by the tabaxi thief, the gang attempts to launch a scattered defence. Roinar faces issues with the blaring alarm, Sisilia gets caught in Tum's crossfire, and G3 gets handsy! Can our beloved band of adventures foil the feline's ferocious frogs and soil his scheme? Will they hope to persevere and protect Chota Danaav, the book of [lesser] demons? Only one way to find out.Tavern Squad is a live-play tabletop rpg podcast, playing Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition, Call of Cthulhu 7th edition, and Cthulhu Dark. And we certainly hope to sample more!Content Warning: Adult LanguageViolenceViolence towards animalsFollow us on our Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TavernSquadFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TavernSquadInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tavernsquad/Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TavernSquadPodcast/Website: https://www.tavernsquad.comMusic Credits: Tartanic: https://www.tartanic.net/RPG Music Maker: https://www.youtube.com/c/RPGMusicMaker"Sands of Mystery" Trey VanZandt: https://www.youtube.com/c/TreyVanZandtKarl Casey @ White Bat Audio: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudioDanya Vodovoz: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanyaVodovozChill Out Records: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2iczXFcRRg5nN_IVQOXIaAOG Sound FX: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC34fZoB9inDzlSoq0qzZ2vAMichael Gelfie Studios: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDed9jQ1Y1gKeyjvkyFGkCABreaking Copyright: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUFDNffZtBGisDliMx12fYwRoss Bugden: https://www.youtube.com/c/RossBugden/featuredSongs: Song: Evan King - GuardiansYouTube: https://youtube.com/evankingaudio"Alex Productions - Legens" is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0).https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_…"Vadim Krakhmal - Runic Hills" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license"Alexander Nakarada - Chase" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license.https://www.youtube.com/c/SerpentSoun...

The Colorado Avalanche were pushing their fans to log in daily and make Cale Makar the captain of the Central Division for the All-Star Game in February in Vegas. We aren't saying Makar isn't deserving. He should definitely be in the conversation. But it was somewhat surprising and a little funny that the guy the Avs were pushing fans to vote for isn't leading the vote. It's another Avalanche player entirely in Nathan MacKinnon. Should we be surprised by this? And are All-Star games even necessary. If they are, who should go? The genuine league all-stars or players just having a good season? Kyle and Chris discuss. They also get into the Brad Marchand comments about the league and the Olympics. Marchand is not happy the league has no problem instituting taxi squads for NHL games and feels like they should do the same for the Olympics. Is he right? Finally, since it is the end of the year, Kyle and Chris will look into some of their favorite moments from the Avs in 2021. Subscribe and enjoy! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

+ I'd be surprised if the Texas Bowl is canceled + K-State WBB Coach Jeff Mittie (14:31) + Mitch in Vegas (25:16) + #1 Song of the Day (36:56)

Mike Max on tonight's Gopher bowl matchup vs. West Virginia. Do you agree??? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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John 3:16 is the most familiar verse in the Bible. Yet as we look more deeply at its meaning, we should be surprised, even shocked, at God's gift of Jesus.

Here is SHOW #59 - "COLLEGE STUDENTS WANT MORE SERIOUS & FUN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS" in which I discuss how my college students in the Race and Ethnic Relations class that I currently teach truly challenged themselves and enjoyed the class! I have been pleasantly SURPRISED how much more information and discussions that they wanted on each and every topic that I brought up in the lectures and the class exercises. I had to realize that many college students DO NOT get this opportunity in our COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES today so they welcomed this opportunity to DIVE DEEPER into a number of SERIOUS and FUN issues related to race and ethnic relations in their lives TODAY. This is also my FINAL SHOW of the YEAR and I wanted to THANK ALL OF MY COLLEGE STUDENTS who have taken this class over the years and hopefully it has helped them too! Finally, I want to thank my BOOK PUBLISHER - ABC-CLIO and now BLOOMSBURY Publishing for publishing my 2018 book - Race and Ethnic Relations on Campus: Understanding, Empowerment, and Solutions for College Students.  PEACE BE WITH ALL OF YOU in 2022!

DATE: December 26, 2021 MONTHLY THEME: On the Brink of Everything SPEAKER: Rev. Dr. Andrea Asebedo

A lot of hullabaloo was raised over Asaduddin Owaisi's remark over Modi and Yogi, specially by Hindu minded social media celebrities. Dr. Ajay Chrungoo joins Sanjay Dixit to examine the fundamentals of Islam to conclude that Owaisi is merely following the path shown by the Book, the Prophet and the High Ulama.

I was at Wally World for some stuff need by the wife yesterday.  Surprised that the changeover crew looked like they were already removing Christmas from the main aisles. I thought they would leave all that up till Christmas Eve for the last-minute shoppers!  The Music Authority LIVE STREAM Show & Podcast...listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat…heard daily on Podcahser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Google Podcast Manager, Mixcloud, Player FM, Stitcher, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, and Pocket Cast, and APPLE iTunes! MORNINGS IN CANADA!  Hamilton Co-Op Radio! https://s1.citrus3.com:2000/public/HCRRadio  Follow the show on TWITTER JimPrell@TMusicAuthority! Are you listening? How does and can one listen in? Let me list the ways...*Listen LIVE here - https://fastcast4u.com/player/jamprell/ *Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/   The Music Authority LIVE STREAM Show & Podcast!  Special Recorded Network Shows, too!  Different than my daily show! *Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT!   December 23, 2021, Thursday…opening salvo…Orbis 2.0 - TMA SHOW OPEN THEMEThe Connection - 07 Rock N Roll Christmas [A Christmas Gift For You]Tim Anthony - I Still Believe In ChristmasDan Markell - Send You All Our Love (@Fermada Nowhere Music)Dan Bonn - It Won't Be A Distant ChristmasThe Poppermost - 02 Another Bloody Christmas Song [Christmas With The Poppermost]Dana Countryman - 14 Christmas All Over The World [Pop3]Dean Massalsky, Paul Melançon, Sara Depp, Tom Bishel, Wendi Dunlap – Someday At Christmastime [Wonderful Christmastheme – The TM Collective]Perry Como - (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays@Mitch Miller And The Gang - Winter WonderlandAndy Williams - Do You Hear What I Hear?Rogers & Butler - Other Side Of Midnight [Poets & Sinners] (Zip Records)Blake Jones & the Trike Shop - 22 String Lights And Hold On [Big Stir Singles The Yuletide Wave] (Big Stir Records)The Nines - Believe in Christmas [Colour Radio – American Transistor]Gary Frenay & Arty Lenin - O Come All Ye Faithful [Christmastime In Syracuse]@Lou Rawls - The Little Drummer BoyTad Overbaugh - Spotlight Hits You [Open Road & Blue Sky] (Rum Bar Records)Cocteau Twins - Frosty The Snowman@The Thorns - Silent Night@The JAC (featuring the Christmas Crew) - December

On Today's Show:On This Day: 'Dirty Harry' Premiered in 1971.Michael Keaton Will Appear as Batman in the ‘Batgirl' Film.Multiverse of Madness Trailer Debuted.Canelo Surprised by Makabu Request.WWE Presenting a Special Holiday Edition of SmackDown.The January 2022 PS+ Titles Have Been LeakedFor more details on these stories and many more, follow ONE37pm on IG, Twitter, FB and TT.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Embed from Getty Images Jonathan Alexander of The Charlotte Observer joined The Afternoon Rush to discuss the QB situation for the Panthers, what could happen with Matt Rhule and much more about the Panthers

Surprised! We got our act together long enough to record a special holiday special for our 5 listeners! Unfortunately, it’s not endorsed by Jonathan Frakes because we can’t afford his Cameo fees.  Check out our website! At https://perhapsitsyou.com/ You can support the show and get bonus content at www.patreon.com/perhapsitsyou Email us at perhapsitsyoupodcast@gmail.com. Follow us […]

Included in this episode: 1. Nobody Should Be Surprised Joe Manchin Killed Biden's Agenda 2. Omicron Takes Over America: COVID-19 Variant Now Makes Up 73% Cases 3. Column: How Trump Stole Christmas—And Why Evangelicals Rally to Their Savior 4. Donald Trump Received a COVID-19 Booster Shot—and Got Booed for It by His Own Crowd 5. Hong Kong Sees Lowest Ever Voter Turnout After Beijing's New Election Rules .

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME's politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. And just like that, Build Back Better died. With apologies to the Sex and the City spinoff, that was the effect of Sen. Joe Manchin's visit to the set of Fox News Sunday, a performance that sent Washington insiders scrambling, progressives reaching for pitchforks and Republicans quietly repositioning their chess board for 2022 and 2024.

While the Chicago Bears may not be exciting, the competitive NFL playoff picture sure is! Tune in to hear what we think about the fourth quarter of the NFL season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fromtheden/message

On tonight's show, we'll look at the media party reaction to the assault of David Menzies by Justin Trudeau's bodyguards. GUEST: Andrew Lawton

Our conversation with James Ham wraps up, and then, it's on the sh*t show that is Urban Meyer and the Jaguars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For author Clarissa Moll, hiring a writing coach was like finding her book midwife, and she urges writers to seek that kind of intimate, knowledgeable support and input for their own writing and publishing journey. In this interview, Clarissa shares her approach to writing, platform, and publishing, like: make a list of 10 things whenever you're stuck or developing an ideasay “Yes” before you're readypitch publications as a core platform-building activityauthentically engage with readers—she's committed to building connections and offering support Listen to episode 242 and check out excerpts below. You'll be inspired by her clear, sensible, inspiring personality and advice. Clarissa Moll is an author and podcaster and the young widow of author Rob Moll. Clarissa's writing has appeared in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, RELEVANT, Modern Loss, Grief Digest, and more. Her debut book, Beyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for Living with Grief and Thriving After Loss is forthcoming from Tyndale (2022). Clarissa co-hosts Christianity Today's "Surprised by Grief" podcast and hosts the weekly hope*writers podcast, The Writerly Life. She lives a joyful life with her four children and rescue pup and proudly calls both New England the Pacific Northwest home. Interview Highlights Enjoy these highlights from Clarissa's interview. Find Your Book Midwife As folks in my life kept saying to me, "You should write a book!" I thought, I don't even know where to start. I mean, I can write a five-paragraph essay. I can write a thesis. But to write 55,000 words? It seemed like an elephant that was too big to swallow. I knew that to do it well, in a way that was sustainable in my own life, I needed to make sure that I was having a meaningful life outside of my writing. And I knew if I wanted to do this again—if I didn't want to end at the finish line so exhausted that I said, "No more. This is it."—I knew I needed some guidance. And so I reached out to you. I gave birth to my four babies with a midwife, and when you're in that delivery room, that baby feels like the only one that's ever been born. And isn't it wonderful to have a midwife stand beside you, who's seen hundreds of delivered, to say, "This is normal. You're doing great!" To be able to offer that encouragement and guidance along the way. And so I found in you my book midwife. You're the person who helped me to make that journey from just a nebulous kind of idea to something that's really concrete. Make a List of 10 Things One of the exercises that I have gone back to time and time again is one that we did together. You encouraged me to write a list of 10 things. And if I struggled with making my list of 10, I had to write another 10. When you're out of ideas, just force yourself to put pen to paper. That's where clarity is born. It's not born in the writer's retreat over a long weekend or at a cabin by the lake. It's born out of those very ordinary, disciplined kind of practices that you taught me. Say "Yes" Before You're Ready Back in my acting days, I had an audition and the acting professor said, "Could you do an Irish accent for this audition?" I said, "Oh, I don't know how to do that. I'm sorry." And nothing ever came of it. A couple of weeks later, he came to me and said, "You know, I wanted to give you that role, but you said you couldn't do it. Next time, say 'I'll learn how.'" That kind of perspective has been really helpful for me, as I have said yes to things that are beyond whatever I have done before. Had I podcasted before? No. But when someone invited me to do the Christianity Today podcast, I said, "I'll learn how. I'll get the equipment. I'll learn how to do the technology. I will do it." Check Your Heart I've been trying to think about what other things I could do that relate to my writing. Should I build in speaking more?

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JK and Jeremiah talk about gear that surprised them with how much they loved them, and, of course, get way off topic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/backpackingpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/backpackingpodcast/support

Welcome to the Greatest Hits series!In this episode, we're revisiting my interview with Ryan and Kristy Sorrels who are self-proclaimed as "not your typical homeschool parents". ____________________________What makes a good homeschool parent? Do you need to have a certain type of personality to teach your children at home? Ryan and Kristy Sorrels answer those questions and more as they share how they homeschool their three children with a literature based approach. On this episode, you'll hear: - why their son only went to preschool for 6 days- what Kristy calls the best part and worst part of homeschooling- Ryan's encouragement for non-reading parentsSubscribe to this podcast to make sure you never miss an episode. If you enjoy this podcast, leave a review so we can share the message of homeschool made simple with others!

The further removed you are from a typical response, the more frustrated you will be by a typical response. Help your team learn to respond like a great leader, expect them to respond like an average person.

With the stoning of Stephen everything changes.  It becomes OK to persecute the FOLLOWERS of Jesus unto DEATH.  This gets everybody's attention in Jerusalem to the point that they are scattered to the world.  Up to this point in Acts, the WORLD has come to Jerusalem.  Now, Jerusalem believers go to the WORLD.  Stephen catalyses this change in the ministry model.  For believers, don't be SURPRISED if you are Persecuted.  It is a good marker.  Don't miss this MOMENT when the target of death potentially and actually comes to Jesus' FOLLOWERS.  We might be TESTED in this way.  It is not a bad thing because it has helped with the spreading of the message of rescue and reconciliation.  I hope you are persecuted today.Share. Like. Re-tweet. Subscribe.  May they be means to your persecution.  ;-)

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The CIA has been covering up pedos in its ranks. We want to be surprised. Instead, we're just infuriated. We also take a look at the new Omicron variant and what most of the cases have in common. And what's the deal with HBO Max's “Santa Inc."? #CIA #Omicron #SantaInc NEW MERCH! https://crowdershop.com/  GET TODAY'S SHOW NOTES with SOURCES: https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/show-notes-cia-omicron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices