Podcasts about Tayo

[John 6:51-58, Solemnity of Corpus Christi]

SPOILER-FREE as always! Had to put together an episode while we feel like being responsible TV and film podcasters. We've left a lot on our "we want to watch that" list. We don't know how long those movies will remain on that list but for now, we begin with Eraserheads: Combo on the Run! The documentary on Philippine's most iconic band is finally on Netflix. Para sa fans? Pano sa mga hindi? Pag-usapan natin! We then move on to the massively successful sci-fi horror film from A24, Backrooms! From creepypasta to Youtube series to box office hit, director Kane Parsons gives us a tour of this endless maze of unsettling vibes. Pagkatapos nun, we give our final word on the number one series in Korea, Filing for Love. Then while still on the topic of office romance, we talk about, well, Office Romance. Starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein, sabi ng Netflix NSFW daw ang relationship nila—talaga ba? Last but not the least, napanood nga rin pala namin ang latest movie ng DonBelle, ang Tayo Sa Wakas! At heto na nga daw ang wakas—as in this is DonBelle's final film as a love team... Until it's not. Listen in and let's talk about it!Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Letterboxd @pleasepausephWe'd really appreciate it if you tell someone about the podcast! Thank you for supporting Please Pause!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, the boys present another of their popular Dynamite Conspiracies episodes, in which they ask, did NASA really land humans on the moon in 1969 and then successfully return them to Earth?But what are your thoughts on this topic?Do you agree with Tony and Tayo on this?Or do you have other thoughts?Items used during the show:-https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV1RwnlEcvG/?igsh=MXNnZ3F0dWE3bWEwcg==-https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV_aLTnE7Df/?igsh=MXQ0eDk3dnkwcGxrbA==-https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXFdrBXCk9u/?igsh=MXJlMG9neXBzdGY2bw==-https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU_MeKiAQjh/?igsh=MW1yazVjbHQzcWtoaA==-https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU1V3r2is-A/?igsh=ZjM1dHZraXY5aGF2-https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW8nwA2Dbhz/?igsh=NjB6b3hqY3lnY2x3-https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUx2iO7iKWR/?igsh=MWVwczllNjBiY202OA==Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please share your thoughts on these subjects.Although we greatly appreciate effusive praise on our Facebook page, we also welcome any feedback you might care to share, so please feel free to leave it. If your comments cause outrage or uproar, we'll likely have you on the show, as we're a bit unconventional in that regard.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, the boys present another of their popular Dynamite Conspiracies episodes, in which they ask what is going on in Antarctica? Why is it difficult to get there? What are they hiding?But what are your thoughts on this topic?Items used during the show:-https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1cKNcppaQ3/-https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18N98BB78N/-https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1E6nWAFrjH/-https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1NwQY2azmX/Do you agree with Tony and Tayo on this?Or do you have other thoughts?Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please share your thoughts on these subjects.Although we greatly appreciate effusive praise on our Facebook page, we also welcome any feedback you might care to share, so please feel free to leave it. If your comments cause outrage or uproar, we'll likely have you on the show, as we're a bit unconventional in that regard.

What does it actually take to build one of Africa's most ambitious infrastructure companies from scratch and keep building through a regulatory shutdown, a global pandemic, and a currency collapse that wiped out over 70% of your revenue overnight?Adetayo Bamiduro, co-founder and CEO of Max, the mobility and logistics platform he launched out of MIT in 2015, answers that question with a level of candour that most founders simply do not offer publicly.Tayo grew up in Ibadan in a household shaped by two very different kinds of intensity. His father, a professor who never missed a day of work during a year-long ASUU strike, modelled a dedication to mission that went far beyond personal reward. His mother, known in her media circle as the Iron Lady of Africa work, drove herself from Ibadan to Sokoto State alone for a union meeting in the early 90s. He inherited both of them fully.His path to Max was not a straight line. He taught himself to code in Visual Basic, built software for vehicle tracking before anyone was calling it a startup, worked at the UAC Group, spent time at Nigeria LNG on Bonny Island where he witnessed for the first time that things in Nigeria could actually work — that order, precision, and organisation were possible within the same country where everything else felt chaotic. That experience changed something in him. He went to MIT to find a bigger platform, and it was there, in an entrepreneurship class taught by Bill Aulet, that Max began as a class project.Seven co-founders started the journey. By the time reality hit and student loan bills came due, only Ty and Chinedu remained. They won a pitch competition they arrived late to. They came second at TechCrunch Battlefield in London and received a crate of beer as their prize — neither of them drinks. They raised a million dollars on the back of $120,000 from Techstars and went back to Nigeria to build.In this conversation, Tayo walks through the hardest chapters without softening them. The three years between seed and Series A surviving on under a million dollars. The Lagos regulatory ban in 2020 that forced them to shut down 80% of their revenues overnight while he walked into the Lagos State House of Assembly every single day trying to carve out a legal space for the business. COVID hitting two months later. The 2022 currency devaluation that pulled term sheets off the table and turned every investor conversation into a 30-minute defence of Nigeria's macroeconomic outlook — a conversation he had zero control over and found more frustrating than anything else in a decade of building.He also challenges one of the most common founder instincts — the fear of competition. When Gokada and Opay entered the motorcycle ride-hailing space, his first reaction was protective. In hindsight, he says the opposite is true: investors back movements, not companies. If you are the only one in a space, they wonder why. If ten people are in the space, they look for the best one to back. Competition validated Max in the eyes of investors who would never have deployed capital otherwise.And then there is what is coming. Petrol in Nigeria has gone from roughly ₦200 to over ₦1,400 in a decade. Max is now pairing electric vehicles with solar-powered charging stations — and the goal is to lock in energy prices 20 to 30 years in advance, making the cost of movement predictable for people who have no margin for uncertainty. When Ty talks about this, something shifts in his voice. This is the most excited he gets in the entire conversation. His most important lesson from ten years of building: it is the people. If you are building anything in Africa, or thinking about it, this one is not optional.

Tayo Lusi is a former cloud engineer who founded The 1% University, a program helping individuals break into the tech industry as AWS Cloud Engineers. Check out Tayo's YouTube @TechWithTayo

When the Arcega family moved their restaurant, Kain Tayo, from Trenton, Illinois, to Midtown St. Louis, they brought more than Filipino cuisine. Through traditional home-style meals and music, Sally and Randy Arcega and their son, Jeross, share the culture and joy they grew up with. Their annual singing competition, Kain Tayo Idol, has become another way they connect with the St. Louis community.

Send us Fan MailGet vidIQ Boost for an exclusive price! https://vidiq.com/podcastWant a 1 on 1 coach? https://vidiq.ink/theboost1on1Join our Discord! https://www.vidiq.com/discordWatch the video: https://youtu.be/_kUOrWhNynwWe talk with Tayo about turning a borrowed Uber car and a basic phone into the start of a YouTube career built on travel documentaries, storytelling, and zero excuses. We break down the mindset, the strategy, and the business moves behind content that travels the world and still delivers real value to viewers. • starting from Lagos with limited gear and building momentum anyway • developing a hustle mindset from Nigeria's everyday realities • learning filming, editing, and drones from YouTube then funding the channel with paid client work • pushing past fear of uploading and staying consistent long enough to learn • finding the intersection of what we love and what viewers value • shifting from casual vlogs to evergreen documentary storytelling • building a repeatable production process with research, scripting, filming, and multi-draft edits • thinking through travel risk and why “anything for content” has limits • monetising through AdSense, brand sponsorships, digital products, and building startups • actionable creator advice: pick three interests, double down on what works, study what already wins, make discoverable videos 

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, the boys present another of their popular Dynamite Conspiracies episodes, in which they talk about Epstein, and whether he hasn't died as was originally said, but whether he is actually alive?But what are your thoughts on this topic?Do you agree with Tony and Tayo on this?Or do you have other thoughts?Items used during the show:-https://x.com/i/status/2039864284247667200Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please share your thoughts on these subjects.Although we greatly appreciate effusive praise on our Facebook page, we also welcome any feedback you might care to share, so please feel free to leave it. If your comments cause outrage or uproar, we'll likely have you on the show, as we're a bit unconventional in that regard.

[John 4:5-42, 3rd Sunday of Lent]

[Jihn 5:17-30, Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent]

[Luke 6:36-38, amonday of the 2nd Week of Lent]

[Mark 7:1-13, Tuesday of the 5th Week in the Ordinary Time]

Bakit ito kapangyarihan? Dahil ang gospel ang sagot ng Diyos sa problema ng kasalanan. Ang gospel ang mensahe ng Diyos para muling makalapit tayo sa Kanya. Ito ang magandang balita: Tayo ay nagkasala at hindi natin kayang iligtas ang ating sarili, kaya si Jesus ay namatay sa krus para bayaran ang ating mga kasalanan at  buhayin tayong muliAll Rights Reserved, CBN Asia Inc.https://www.cbnasia.com/giveSupport the show

[Mattnew 2:1-12, Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord]

Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, and when they did not find his body there they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.” Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem, and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread. Luke 24:13-35 NRSVUE Isang mapayapang araw sa inyong lahat. For today and the next dalawang Linggo, iisang Scripture reading lamang ang ating tatalakayin, ngunit hahatiin natin ang preaching sa tatlong bahagi. For this Sunday, I'd like to talk about being present. Sa ating buhay, madalas tayong nagiging masyadong pokus sa pagtapos ng mga gawain (tasks). Masyado tayong nagmamadali na nakakalimutan na nating maramdaman o ma-appreciate ang proseso—ang “smelling the roses” at ang tunay na pag-enjoy sa journey. Nang una kong mabasa ang tekstong ito mula sa Ebanghelyo ni Lucas (The Road to Emmaus), naisip ko: “Parang ang lakas mang-power trip ni Jesus?” Dahil sa isang kisap-mata, pinigilan niyang makilala siya ng mga alagad, at sa isang kisap-mata rin ay ipinakilala niya ang kanyang sarili. Pero kalaunan, na-realize ko na si Jesus ay kasama na nila sa buong biyahe. Hindi niya ito ginawa para paglaruan sila; sadyang ang dalawang alagad ay masyadong nakapokus sa ibang bagay. Marahil sila ay puno ng kalituhan at emosyon dahil sa balita ng muling pagkabuhay. Unveiling the Characters: Who Was on the Road? Habang binabasa ang kuwento, may mga tanong na lumitaw sa isip ko: Bakit sila papuntang Emmaus? Taga-doon ba sila? At isa pang mahalagang tanong: Sino ang kasama ni Cleopas? Sa kuwento, si Cleopas lamang ang pinangalanan. Sabi ng ilang scholars, maaaring si Simon Peter ito, pero marami ang naniniwala na ang kasama niya ay si Mary of Cleopas—ang kanyang asawa. Ayon sa tradisyon ng Simbahan, si Cleopas ay kapatid ni Jose (na asawa ni Maria, ang ina ni Jesus). Ibig sabihin, sila ay magbilas. Bago natin sagutin ang ibang tanong, nais kong bigyang-diin ang presensya ng mga kababaihan sa buhay at ministeryo ni Jesus. Mula simula hanggang sa krus, at maging sa muling pagkabuhay, laging nandoon ang mga babae. Sila ang may lakas ng loob at pananampalataya na hindi iniwan si Jesus. Minsan, ang pangalawang disipulo ay sadyang hindi pinangalanan sa Bibliya upang makita natin ang ating mga sarili sa kuwento. Tayo ang kasama ni Cleopas sa paglalakad. The Retreat from Hope Bakit nga ba sila papuntang Emmaus? Walang record na taga-doon sila. Maaaring ito ay nagsilbing temporary refuge o “halfway house” para sa kanila. Alam natin ang nangyari: Marami ang umasa na si Jesus ang magpapalaya sa kanila mula sa Imperyong Romano. Nang siya ay mamatay, tila namatay din ang kanilang mga pangarap. Ang pag-alis nila sa Jerusalem patungong Emmaus ay simbolo ng kanilang pag-atras mula sa pag-asa at komunidad. Ngunit narito ang maganda: Ang pagpapakita ni Jesus sa kalsada ay patunay na ang “Divine Presence” ay sumasalamin sa atin kahit sa mga sandaling tayo ay tumatalikod na sa pag-asa. Si Jesus ang nag-adjust para sa kanila. Nakipagtagpo siya sa kanila kung nasaan man sila. Ipinahayag niya ang kanyang sarili sa pamamagitan ng Kasulatan at sa pagpipiraso ng tinapay (Breaking of the Bread). At nang muling mag-alab ang pag-asa sa kanilang puso, bumalik agad sila sa Jerusalem nang gabing iyon upang magbahagi ng mabuting balita. Vulnerability as Strength Sa ating sariling buhay, madalas tayong nahihirapang lumapit sa Diyos kapag tayo ay nasa gitna ng pagsubok. Kadalasan, lumalapit lang tayo para magpasalamat kapag “tapos na” ang problema. Minsan naman, lumalapit lang tayo kapag nasa breaking point na tayo. Hindi ba natin naiisip na sa gitna ng ating mabigat na problema, malumanay na tumatawag si Jesus: “Hello, I am here. You can be vulnerable with me.” Your vulnerability is as beautiful as your strength. Madalas din nating mahalin ang ating “privacy” hanggang sa punto na hindi na tayo nakakapag-open up sa mga kaibigan o mahal sa buhay. Sinasabi lang natin ang kuwento kapag “overcome” na natin ang challenge. Paano naman yung mga struggle na kasalukuyan nating nilalabanan? Nasaan ang diwa ng komunidad? Bilang inyong pastor, nais kong malaman ninyo na maaari kayong maging vulnerable sa akin. Maaaring hindi ko masolusyunan ang lahat ng inyong problema, lalo na kung pinansyal, pero nangangako akong sasamahan ko kayo sa inyong paglalakbay. We are here to journey with you in your “Emmaus moments.” Learning to Pause Sa gitna ng trabaho at buhay, marami tayong bitbit na “baggages”: job security, inflation, midlife crisis, and the search for purpose. Para silang mabibigat na bag na isa-isang pinapasan hanggang sa tayo ay “ma-freeze” o ma-paralyze sa bigat. Minsan, kailangan nating tumigil at mag-assess: Bakit ito mabigat? 2. Alin sa mga ito ang pwede ko nang bitawan? 3. Alin dito ang pwede kong ipagkatiwala sa iba? Huwag nating kalimutang tumingin sa paligid. May mga taong handang tumulong sa pagpasan ng ating dalahin. Matutong huminga, tumigil, at pahalagahan ang mga kasama sa journey. Conclusion: Today is a Gift Bilang isang “frustrated wanderlust,” aminado akong hindi ako magaling sa direksyon o Maps. Umaasa lang ako sa mga landmarks. Sa paggamit ng mapa, mahalagang malaman mo muna kung nasaan ka (orienting yourself) bago mo malaman kung saan ka pupunta. Gayundin sa ating spiritual journey: Minsan kailangan nating mag-reflect kung nasaan na tayo. Gamitin natin si Jesus bilang ating compass at ang ating komunidad bilang sacred space para sa paghilom. Tandaan natin: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That's why it's called the PRESENT. Pahalagahan natin ang kasalukuyan at magtiwala na ang Kristong nabuhay ay kasama natin sa bawat hakbang ng ating paglalakbay. The post Easter: The Walk To Emmaus appeared first on Open Table Metropolitan Community Church.

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. John 20:19-31 NRSVUE Magandang hapon sa inyong lahat. Kamusta kayo? Napansin niyo ba na parang ang haba ng Good Friday? Kahit Easter na, parang hindi natin maramdaman. Napakatahimik ng buong linggo. Pagod ang mga tao, walang gaanong sasakyan sa labas, at dahil na rin siguro sa mahal ng gas kaya nananatili lang tayo sa loob. Parang kailan lang nung kumanta tayo ng “Happy Day” noong Easter Sunday, pero heto na naman tayo, bumalik na sa tahimik at matamlay nating mga buhay. Ito ang nais kong pag-usapan natin ngayon: kung paano natin matututunang mapansin ang mga “glimpses of Easter” o ang mga bakas ng pag-asa sa gitna ng ating pang-araw-araw na buhay na madalas nating binabalewala. Ngayon ay ikalawang linggo na natin sa panahon ng Easter, at sinusundan natin ang naging buhay ng mga alagad pagkatapos mamatay ni Jesus. Sa ating pagbasa ngayon, makikita natin silang nasa loob ng isang silid na nakakandado ang pinto dahil sa takot. Takot sila sa mga awtoridad na baka sila ay hulihin o usigin dahil kakamatay lang ni Jesus. Noong mga oras na iyon, iilan pa lamang ang nakakita sa libingan, kabilang sina Simon Pedro at Juan. Tanging kay Maria Magdalena pa lamang nagpapakita si Jesus, at siya ang unang inutusan ni Jesus na ipahayag ang balita ng muling pagkabuhay. Sa katunayan, maaari nating sabihin na ang unang itinalagang ministro ni Jesus ay isang babae. Isipin natin ang nararamdaman ng mga alagad habang nakakulong sila sa silid na iyon. Isipin niyo ang takot na kailangan niyo pang i-lock ang pinto dahil sa sobrang paranoia. Ginagawa nila ito para lang maramdaman ang kahit katiting na seguridad. Wala na si Jesus. Patay na ang kanilang pinuno at hindi nila alam kung ano ang mangyayari sa kanila. Siguro ay hindi pa nga sila tapos mag-luksa, pero heto na agad ang banta ng pag-uusig. At ang mga kinatatakutan nila ay hindi lang basta ordinaryong tao; sila ay mga makapangyarihan at may awtoridad. Nakita nila ang sinapit ng kanilang lider, at iniisip nila na baka sila na ang susunod. Napakasakit ng kawalang-pag-asang nararamdaman nila. Wala na silang aasahan. Ang taong sandigan nila, ang nagbibigay sa kanila ng lakas at suporta, ay wala na. Naalala ko tuloy noong nalaman nating magsasabbatical si Pastor Sean—grabe ang naging reaksyon natin. Marami ang nalungkot at nagtanong, “Paano na tayo?” Gayong alam naman nating babalik din siya. Paano pa kaya ang mga alagad na sa isip nila ay tuluyan nang nawala si Jesus?. Kahit sino naman ay gagawin ang ginawa nila. Tayo rin, madalas nating “ikandado ang ating mga pinto” sa panahon ng kawalang-pag-asa at kalungkutan. Ang pagkakandado ng pinto ay maaaring maging porma ng pag-isolate sa sarili, ang hindi pagpapakita sa iba, at ang pagkawala ng gana sa mga bagay-bagay. Minsan ay napapatanong tayo: “Para saan pa? Bakit ko pa kailangang magpatuloy kung parang bale-wala rin ang lahat?”. Ang takot na nararamdaman natin ay hindi lang basta personal; madalas ito ay bunsod ng mga sistemang mas malawak sa atin. Sa ating panahon, marami tayong kinatatakutang “awtoridad” at mga pangyayaring hindi natin kontrolado. Andiyan ang takot para sa ating bansa. Malapit na ang 2028, at may personal akong pangamba: muli ba tayong mabibigoy? Ma-iistuck na naman ba tayo sa isang gobyernong mas malala pa sa nararanasan natin ngayon? Minsan, nakakapagod nang lumabas at makisangkot kung parang walang nangyayari sa ating mga pagsisikap na humanap ng mga lider na may tunay na malasakit sa bayan. Maging sa mga simpleng bagay tulad ng pagbabayad ng pamasahe o pagpapagas, pinapaalalahanan tayo ng mga epekto ng mga desisyong ginagawa ng mga makapangyarihang lider sa mundo. Nakakalungkot isipin na ang mga “tantrums” at reckless na desisyon ng mga taong ito ay nagdudulot ng pasakit sa buhay nating mga ordinaryong tao. Ito ay isang trend sa buong mundo—mga lider na tila walang pakialam sa kapakanan ng kanilang nasasakupan. Bukod sa politika, isa pang bumabagabag sa akin ay ang tila pag-atras o pag-regress ng pagtingin ng lipunan sa mga kababaihan. Kaya naman ngayong taon, ang ating tema ay nakatutok sa queer at feminist theology. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit naramdaman namin ang pangangailangang ilabas ang aming unang single na “She Preached” noong nakaraang Easter. Nais nating ipaalala na sa kasaysayan ng ating pananampalataya, ang unang boses na nagpahayag ng pinakamahalagang balita—ang muling pagkabuhay—ay boses ng isang babae. Minsan, ang mundo ang mismong nagsasara ng pinto para sa atin. Ngunit tulad ng mga alagad, sa gitna ng ating pagtatago at takot, doon tayo kailangang puntahan ng pag-asa. Ang nakakalungkot na katotohanan ay hindi lamang iisang tao ang ganito; ito ay naging trend na sa buong mundo—mga lider na tila walang tunay na malasakit sa bayan at inuuna ang sariling “tantrums” kaysa sa kapakanan ng nakararami. Ang problema, kapag nag-tantrums sila, tayong mga ordinaryong tao ang pumapasan ng hirap at pasakit. Isa pa sa mga bagay na personal na bumabagabag sa akin ay kung paano tila umaatras o nag-re-regress ang pagtingin ng lipunan sa mga kababaihan. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit, bukod sa pagiging tema natin ang queer at feminist theology ngayong taon, naramdaman namin ang bigat at pangangailangang ilabas ang ating unang single na “She Preach” noong nakaraang Easter. Ito ang aming paraan ng paglaban sa mga mapanirang naratibo at sentimyento laban sa mga kababaihan. Sa kabila ng lahat ng mga “pinto” na isinasara sa atin ng mundo—maging ito man ay dahil sa takot, politika, o diskriminasyon—ang mensahe ng Easter ay nananatili. Tulad ng mga alagad na nakakulong sa silid, doon tayo kailangang puntahan ng muling nabuhay na Kristo. Ang hamon sa atin ngayong panahon ng Easter ay ang matutong kumilala sa mga “glimpses” o bakas ng pag-asa na madalas nating hindi napapansin sa gitna ng ating pagod at takot. Huwag nating hayaang manatiling nakakandado ang ating mga puso. Sa bawat pagkakataon na tayo ay nagmamalasakit, tumitindig para sa katotohanan, at kumikilala sa halaga ng bawat isa, doon natin nararanasan ang tunay na muling pagkabuhay. Salamat sa inyong pakikinig, at nawa’y maging inspirasyon ito sa inyong pagharap sa bagong linggo. Amen. The post Easter: Pagkilala Sa Pag-Asa appeared first on Open Table Metropolitan Community Church.

Send us Fan MailIn this show, the boys tackle a couple of subjects...Firstly, they discuss whether the CyberBrothel is the future of sex. Where more and more people are choosing to interact with robots and AI, does this leave relationships between humans, in the dustbin of history? What would be the repercussions for humans?Secondly, they discuss whether the USA has now slowly slept walked into becoming a fascist state?But what are your thoughts on any of these subjects? Do you agree with Tony or Tayo, or do you have different views?Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please let us have your comments on these subjects.Links used during the show:-https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18Lthgn2or/-With the crackdown on broadcasters and threats of broadcasting licences being revoked, has the USA finally made the move to full-out fascism? Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr threatened the broadcast licenses of media stations. He quoted Trump when he posted: “Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions—also known as the fake news—have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not…. It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news.” Then Carr slipped in his own fake news, suggesting that Trump won “a landslide election victory” when in fact he received less than 50% of the vote, and concluded: “Time for change!”The Framers of the U.S. Constitution understood that a free press is imperative for a democracy. They established the right to a free press in the First Amendment that begins the Bill of Rights. Silencing critics is the refuge of those who know what they are doing is unpopular and unjustifiable.Jim Acosta, who left CNN, noted that while the administration is attempting to establish a state media, the American people increasingly have the option of reading independent journalism. “Yes,” Acosta wrote, “Trump put me on his media hit list. I regret to report to the notoriously thin-skinned, twice elected, yet soon to be thrice-impeached president that I am still here, loving the freedom of independent media…. Living rent free in the mind of the president of the United States is indeed liberating, especially when you are coloring outside the lines of corporate media.”Yesterday evening, the official White House social media account on X tried to reassure Americans that Trump knows what he's doing. It posted an image of the American flag over a stealth bomber with the words “PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH” and “NO PANICANS!”And yet, in what seemed to be panicked comments tonight, Trump on social media appeared to take on the rifts showing up among MAGA leaders over the Iran war, saying of isolationist America First MAGAs: “THEY ARE NOT MAGA, I AM, and MAGA includes not allowing Iran, a Sick, Demented, and Violent Terrorist Regime, to have a Nuclear Weapon to blow up the United States of America, the Middle East and, ultimately, the rest of the World.”Another post blamed Iranian AI and disinformation for stories that he said are “FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information.” He reiterated support for Carr's attack on the media and insisted he won the presidential election “IN A LGet in touch or leave us your feedback on any of these channels:Email - tnttalkshow@mail.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/thetnttalkshow/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thetnttalkshowLocals - https://thetnttalkshow.locals.com/Buzzsprout Podcast - https://thetnttalkshow.buzzsprout.com

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus's head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed, for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' ” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and she told them that he had said these things to her. John 20:1-18 NRSVUE Sa mapagpalang hapon po sa inyo. Tuwing pumupunta ako sa ibang simbahan, ang pulpito lagi ang una kong tinitingnan para malaman kung kasya ba ako at makikita doon. Finally, nandito na rin ako sa inyong harapan; tuwing busy ang buong linggo at hindi makauwi sa bahay tuwing hapon ng Linggo, nanonood lamang ako ng inyong live. Ang pakiramdam ay parang nasa iisang tahanan na rin tayo. Tayo po ay manalangin para sa ating pagbubulay ng mensahe ng ating Panginoon. Salamat po dakilang Diyos sa pagkakataon na ito na kami ay pare-parehong magbubulay at makikinig ng inyong mensahe. Dalangin namin Panginoon na ang inyong abang lingkod ay magamit na instrumento sa paghahatid ng inyong mabuting balita sa bawat isa sa pangalan ni Hesus, Amen. Ang Pagbabalik ni Maria Magdalena at ang Huling Paglilingkod Si Maria ay muling bumalik at may dalang mabuting balita. Sa tuwing ako ay nagbibigay ng mensahe, iniisip ko kung anong komunidad ang aking dadalhan at kung ano ang mabuting balita para sa kanila. Hindi po tayo pumipili kung ano ang ating dadalhin, kundi kung ano ang ating pinaniniwalaan na iyon ang mabuting balita para sa inyo. Bakit nga ba patungo sa libingan si Maria Magdalena? Ang layunin ni Maria Magdalena at ng ibang alagad ay pumunta roon para magbigay sana ng maayos na libing kay Hesus—isang huling pagkakataon ng paglilingkod, isang “last ritual”. Ngunit ang kanilang kalungkutan at takot ay napalitan ng pagkagulat, pananabik, at kagalakan. Ang Kakulangan ng Pag-asa: Kasama ba si Maria sa mga alagad na sinabihan ni Hesus na Siya ay muling mabubuhay? Sa mga ebanghelyo nina Mateo, Marcos, at Lucas, malinaw na binanggit ni Hesus na ang Anak ng Tao ay ipagkakanulo, papatayin, ngunit muling bubuhayin sa ikatlong araw. Sa Ebanghelyo ni Juan, may mga pahiwatig tulad ng “Gibain ninyo ang templong ito at sa loob ng tatlong araw ay muli kong itatayo,” at “Kaunting panahon na lamang at hindi na ninyo ako makikita at pagkaraan ng kaunti pang panahon ako’y inyong makikitang muli.” Ang Pangamba ng mga Alagad: Bagama’t may mga pahayag si Hesus, hindi ito lubusang naunawaan at inasahan ng mga alagad. Nang mamatay si Hesus, binalot silang lahat ng takot at nagtago; walang naitalang nagpakita ng pag-asa na Siya ay mabubuhay muli. Naniwala na lamang sila noong Siya ay kanilang narinig, nakita, at muling nakasalo sa pagkain. Ang Nagmamadaling Paglilibing: Dahil namatay si Hesus noong Biyernes at ang kasunod na araw ay Sabado (Sabbath kung saan bawal gumawa), dali-dali lamang ang ginawang pagbabalot at pagpapahid ng pabango upang mapreserba ang Kanyang katawan. Kaya naman noong Linggo ng umaga, inipon nila ang kanilang mga pabango at nagtungo sa libingan upang iayos ang katawan ni Hesus. Hindi sila pumunta para tingnan kung Siya ay nabuhay, kundi para pahiran ng langis ang Kanyang katawan. Ang Mga Batong Humaharang at ang Pagbibigay-Access ni Hesus Sa kabilang banda, nakarating sa mga pinunong pari ang balita na mabubuhay si Hesus, kaya’t hiniling nila sa mga Romano na i-seal ang libingan. Nilagyan ito ng malaking bato, lubid, at wax, pati na ng Roman Seal, upang walang makabukas nito; ang sinumang sumira sa selyo ay maaaring patayin. Ngunit hindi na inabot ni Maria ang ganitong tagpo dahil naigulong na ang bato nang sila ay makarating doon. Hindi na rin nila kinailangang tangkain na buksan ito. Ang ganitong pagharang at pagkontrol sa katawan ni Hesus ay hindi na bago sa mga gawain ng mga political and religious leaders. Kinokontrol nila at sila ang may access sa lahat ng bagay: sa pera, sa kaayusan, at sa mga ritwal. Sila ang nagpapasya at nagtatakda kung sino ang matuwid, kung sino ang makasalanan, kung sino ang karapat-dapat, at kung sino ang mga hamak. Ginagamit nila ang buwis, templo, at batas upang manipulahin ang mga tao, na nagresulta sa pagmamayagpag ng injustice kung saan maraming naging alipin at naghirap. Ang Ministeryo ni Hesus: Kabaligtaran ito ng ginawa ni Hesus. Kung hinaharangan ng mga lider ang access, ibinubukas naman ito ni Hesus para sa lahat. Nagbigay Siya ng access sa kagalingan para sa mga may sakit, pagpapatawad, pagtanggap sa mga makasalanan, at pag-asa sa mga itinakwil ng lipunan, habang hinahamon ang pagpapaimbabaw ng mga nasa kapangyarihan. Ang Kanyang buhay, ministeryo, at muling pagkabuhay ay nangangahulugang pagbibigay ng access sa kaganapan ng buhay; wala nang pwedeng humadlang sa kabutihan ng Diyos. Noon, kamatayan ang laging panakot sa mga tao, pero muling nabuhay si Hesus para mawala ang hadlang tungo sa buhay na ganap. Mga Makabagong “Bato” sa Ating Buhay: Sa ating buhay ngayon, marami pa ring “bato” na tila nagsasara ng pagkakataon upang makamit natin ang biyaya ng Diyos. Sa buong mundo, nariyan ang tatlong malalaking bato: imperialism, feudalism, at capitalism. Madalas ding pinipigilan, at kung minsan ay humahantong pa sa kamatayan, ang gawain at ministeryo ng mga sumusunod kay Hesus. Tila paulit-ulit na nakukulong si Hesus at sinasaraduhan ang pagkakataong malapitan Siya. Napakayaman sana natin sa resources, ngunit dahil nakaharang ang mga bato, pare-pareho tayong nahihirapang makamit ang access sa biyaya ng Panginoon. Lalo na para sa LGBTQ community, alam kong danas ninyo ang maraming batong iniharang—mga sandaling “access denied” kayo, sinasabihang bawal o hindi kabilang. Ngunit patuloy na ipinapaalala ng Panginoon na ang access ay ibinigay na Niya; walang nakaharang para tayo ay dumiretso, manalangin, at maniwala sa Kanya. Kahit may mga pumipigil sa pagtatayo ng ganitong simbahan, dito ninyo mararanasan ang pag-ibig ng ating Panginoon. Ang Mga Ebidensya ng Muling Pagkabuhay 1. Ang Mga Nakatiklop na Telang Lino Nang pumasok si Pedro sa libingan, nakita niya ang mga telang lino, at ang telang nakatakip sa ulo ni Hesus ay nakatiklop at inilagay nang hiwalay. Para sa mga Hudyo, mahalagang igalang ang katawan at gawin itong disente kaya ibinabalot sa lino. Praktikal din ito dahil wala silang embalsamo, at ang lino ang sumisipsip sa mga likidong lumalabas sa katawan. Ang ritwal ng pagbabalot sa telang lino ay ang kaganapan ng kamatayan. Kung ninakaw ang katawan, walang magnanakaw ang mag-aaksaya ng oras na tanggalin ang lino lalo’t ito ay didikit na sa sugatang katawan ni Hesus. Nawala ang katawan hindi dahil ito ay kinuha, kundi nabuhay si Hesus at hindi na Niya kailangan pang manatiling nakabalot. Ang simpleng telang ito na maayos na nakatupi ay ebidensya na Siya ay bumangon. Aplikasyon: Sa ating buhay pananampalataya, dapat din tayong magpakita ng ebidensya na tayo ay kasamang muling nabuhay. Kailangan nating kumawala sa mga “telang lino” na bumabalot sa atin na nagpapakitang tayo ay patay; kung hindi, magiging parang mga “mummy” o walking dead tayo na naging komportable na sa maling pakikitungo at panggigipit. Ipinapakita ng Panginoon na kayang pagtagumpayan ang kamatayan, at dapat din tayong mag-iwan ng ebidensya ng Kanyang muling pagkabuhay. 2. Ang Luklukan ng Awa (Ang Dalawang Anghel) Nakita ni Maria ang dalawang anghel na nakaupo kung saan inilagay ang bangkay ni Hesus, isa sa ulo at isa sa paa. Bakit sila nakaupo? Kung titingnan natin ang Exodo 25, inilalarawan doon ang Kaban ng Tipan (Ark of the Covenant) kung saan may dalawang kerubin sa magkabilang dulo ng “luklukan ng awa” (mercy seat). Doon nagtatagpo ang Diyos at nagaganap ang pagbabayad-sala. Ang mga anghel sa libingan ay nakaupo dahil hindi na nila kailangang magbantay kung maghahandog ng dugo ang mga tao. Naganap na ang pinakamainam na handog at nakamit na ang pagpapatawad; bukas na ang mesa para sa lahat, at may direkta na tayong ugnayan sa Diyos. Konklusyon: Tayo ang Patunay Paano tayo niligtas ng kamatayan ni Hesus? Hindi lamang ito nakatuon sa mismong kamatayan sa krus. Ang kaligtasan ay makikita sa Kanyang kapanganakan, ministeryo, kamatayan, muling pagkabuhay, at ang Kanyang mga ginawa sa pamamagitan ng mga alagad. Dahil sa muling pagkabuhay, ang kamatayan sa krus ay hindi isang pagkatalo kundi isang mapagpalayang tagumpay ng buhay laban sa kamatayan. Ang pagkabuhay muli ay hindi lamang mangyayari pagkatapos nating mamatay; maaari natin itong maranasan araw-araw. Mararanasan natin ito tuwing tayo ay tumutulong na alisin ang mga gumagapos sa mga tao, sa ating pagmiministeryo, at sa tuwing ipinapangaral natin ang mabuting balita. Ang pinakamagandang patunay na muling nabuhay si Kristo ay hindi ang puntod na walang laman, at hindi rin ang krus. Tingnan ninyo ang inyong katabi: ang bawat isa sa atin at kung paano natin ipinaparanas ang kabutihan ng Diyos, ang ating buhay mismo ang siyang pinakamagandang patunay. Muli, si Kristo ay buhay. Siya ay muling nabuhay, at ang buhay natin ang magiging patunay. Sa pangalan ng Diyos Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo, Amen. The post Easter: The Unsealed Entrance appeared first on Open Table Metropolitan Community Church.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, the boys present another of their popular Dynamite Conspiracies episodes, in which they talk about Epstein, the US Christians and their role in the Iran war, as well as some key figures seem to have "handlers" following them around everywhere. Who are these people? Why are they there? And what is their role in what is going on?But what are your thoughts on this topic?Do you agree with Tony and Tayo on this?Or do you have other thoughts?Items used during the show:-https://x.com/i/status/2030654598390657366-https://youtu.be/qS8HgQEYPkATune in and listen to the discussion. Please share your thoughts on these subjects.Although we greatly appreciate effusive praise on our Facebook page, we also welcome any feedback you might care to share, so please feel free to leave it. If your comments cause outrage or uproar, we'll likely have you on the show, as we're a bit unconventional in that regard.

For thousands of people in Australia, Holy Week is not only a time for reflection but also an opportunity to share their time and service with others. Many people in the country volunteer in a wide range of activities and events, such as various Easter Shows across Australia. How about you—how do you make your celebration meaningful? - Para sa libo-libong tao sa Australia, bukod sa panahon ng pagnilay-nilay ang Semana Santa, pagkakataon din ito upang maibahagi ang iyong oras at serbisyo para sa iba. Kaya naman maraming tao sa bansa ang nagboboluntaryo sa malawak na hanay ng mga aktibidad at kaganapan tulad na lamang ng iba't ibang Easter Show sa kabuuan ng Australia. Ikaw, paano mo ipinagdiriwang ang iyong Holy Week?

In this episode of the RunThrough Podcast, we're joined by Tayo Fam, co-founder of Runnpac, one of the most diverse and community-driven run clubs in London. Tayo chats through how Runnpac started and what's gone into building a community that brings so many different people together through running. Sitting down with host Ben Sheppard, the conversation touches on discipline, staying consistent, and why motivation doesn't always carry you through. They also get into the importance of diversity in the running space, taking risks, and how being part of a strong community can really shape your mindset and growth. It's an easy, honest conversation with plenty to take away, whether you're into running or just looking for a bit of perspective. If you would like to join Tayo and Runnpac, they will be joining RunThrough on 22 April at Battersea Park. For an exclusive discount code, head to their Instagram now. Listen now and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes of the RunThrough Podcast.Ben Sheppard - https://www.instagram.com/bensheppard93/Tayo Fam - https://www.instagram.com/tayofampt/Runnpac - https://www.instagram.com/runnpac/

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Parenting is no joke—lalo na kapag performers kayo with unpredictable schedules.In this episode of Tawa Let's, SPIT parents Thea, Monica, Chester, and Bibay share stories about raising their kids while performing with the group. They talk about the values they teach their children—like hard work, responsibility and luck—and how they try to model those lessons through their work.Napag-usapan din nila kung paano sila pinalaki ng sarili nilang mga magulang, and the things they learned growing up that they now pass on to their own kids. From work-life balance struggles to the small parenting wins (at minsan kalokohan din), this episode is full of honest stories and relatable moments.And since this is the last episode of Season 2, they also leave listeners with some heartfelt messages before the season wraps.Kwento, aral, at maraming tawa—don't miss the Season 2 finale of Tawa Let's!

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” He asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” The men who were traveling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one. Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. For three days he was without sight and neither ate nor drank. Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” He answered, “Here I am, Lord.” The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem, and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who invoke your name.” But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel; I myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized. Acts 9:1-18 (NRSVUE) Isang mapagpalayang araw sa lahat ng kababaihan. Ngayon ay Pandaigdigang Araw ng mga Kababaihan (International Women’s Day). Inaalala natin ang mga dakilang kababaihan sa kasaysayan—ang ating mga ina, kapatid, asawa, kasamahan sa trabaho, mga lingkod-bayan, at lingkod-simbahan na patuloy na bumubuo ng mas mabuting mundo at kinabukasan para sa ating lahat. Tayo ay nasa Lenten series pa rin ng ating simbahan. Noong nakaraang dalawang linggo, tinalakay ni Pastor Jom ang kalikasan ng “sin theology”. Noong nakaraang linggo naman, pinaalalahanan tayo tungkol sa Juan 3:16, ang ating paboritong memory verse, ngunit binigyang-diin din ang talata 17: na hindi tayo nais hatulan ng Diyos. Sa hapong ito, ipagpapatuloy natin ang talakayan at magpopokus sa kung ano ang susunod. Susubukan nating unawain ang Metanoia. Ang Metanoia ay kombinasyon ng dalawang salitang Griyego: ang “Meta” na nangangahulugang beyond, after, o change; at “Noos” na ang ibig sabihin ay perception, understanding, o mind. Sa Griyegong Bagong Tipan, karaniwan itong isinasalin sa Ingles bilang repentance o pagsisisi. Kaya naman sa Marcos 1:15, sinabi ni Jesus: “Magsisi (repent) at maniwala sa mabuting balita dahil malapit na ang kaharian ng Diyos”. Sa Gawa 2:38, sa sermon ni Pedro noong Pentecostes, sinabi rin niya: “Magsisi (repent) at magpabinyag ang bawat isa sa inyo sa pangalan ni Jesu-Cristo upang mapatawad ang inyong mga kasalanan”. Sa tradisyong Kristiyano at teolohiya, tinitingnan ang metanoia bilang isang karanasan ng konbersyon—isang pagbabago mula sa lumang gawi patungo sa bago at mas mabuting buhay. Sa kuwento ni Saul, makikita natin na ang tunay na pagbabago ay madalas nagsisimula sa isang hindi inaasahang pagtatagpo o mystical experience. Habang si Saul ay naglalakad patungong Damascus—bitbit ang kanyang mga plano at awtoridad—bigla siyang nabulag ng isang matinding liwanag. Dito natin makikita ang ironya: si Saul, na akala ay “nakikita” ang lahat at alam ang lahat ng tama, ay kailangang mabulag upang tunay na makakita. Ang kanyang pisikal na pagkabulag ay sumasalamin sa kanyang espirituwal na kalagayan. Sa loob ng tatlong araw, siya ay nasa dilim—walang pagkain, walang inumin, at walang kasiguruhan. Ito ang yugto ng paglilinis, ang sandali kung saan ang lahat ng kanyang pinaniniwalaan ay gumuho upang bigyang-daan ang isang bagong katotohanan. Upang mas maunawaan ang pinagdaanan ni Saul, maaari nating gamitin ang konsepto ng Old Testament scholar na si Walter Brueggemann tungkol sa buhay ng pananampalataya. Ayon sa kanya, ang ating buhay ay dumadaan sa isang cycle: Orientation: Ito ang panahon kung saan maayos ang lahat. Alam natin ang ating gagawin, kontrolado natin ang sitwasyon, at panatag ang ating loob sa ating mga nakasanayan. Ito si Saul bago ang Damascus. Disorientation: Ito ang “madilim na gabi ng kaluluwa.” Dito pumapasok ang krisis, pagkabulag, at ang pagkawala ng kontrol. Ito ang tatlong araw ni Saul sa Damascus kung saan ang kanyang mundo ay nagulo. New Orientation: Ito ang yugto ng Metanoia. Hindi tayo bumabalik sa dati; sa halip, tayo ay nagiging bagong nilalang na may mas malalim na pag-unawa at mas malawak na pananaw. Ang pagbabagong-loob ay hindi lamang tungkol sa paghinto sa paggawa ng masama, kundi ang pagyakap sa isang bagong paraan ng pag-iisip at pamumuhay na mas malapit sa puso ng Diyos. Ang Metanoia o ang pagbabago ng isip ay dapat humantong sa Metamorphosis—ang pagbabago ng anyo o buhay. Tulad ng isang uod na nagiging lilibuyo, ang ating pagbabago ay dapat maging kitang-kita sa ating mga gawa at pakikitungo sa kapwa. Ang pagbabago ay hindi isang minsang kaganapan lamang; ito ay isang patuloy na proseso. Sabi nga ni Hesus, tayo ay tinatawag na mamuhay sa liwanag. Ang mga “kaliskis” na nalaglag sa mga mata ni Saul ay simbolo ng pag-alis ng ating mga maling akala, paghuhusga, at poot sa ating mga puso. Sa kuwento, makikita natin na hindi lamang si Saul ang sumailalim sa metanoia. Si Ananias din ay kinailangan ng pagbabago ng isip. Takot siya kay Saul dahil sa reputasyon nito, ngunit sumunod siya sa utos ng Panginoon. Tinawag niya si Saul na “Kapatid na Saul” (Brother Saul)—isang pagkilala na ang dating kaaway ay isa na ngayong kapamilya sa pananampalataya. Ito ang hamon sa atin: Handa ba nating tanggapin ang mga taong nagbago na, o patuloy natin silang huhusgahan base sa kanilang nakaraan? Ang metanoia ay hindi lamang para sa “masasamang tao” na kailangang maging mabuti, kundi para rin sa mga “mabubuting tao” na kailangang maging mas mapagmahal at mapagpatawad. Ang pagbabago ay hindi natatapos sa isang iglap. Tulad ng nabanggit natin, ang metanoia ay dapat humantong sa isang tuloy-tuloy na metamorphosis. Bilang mga Kristiyano, tinawag tayo ni Hesus na lumakad sa liwanag. Hindi tayo iniwan sa ating lumang kalagayan; patuloy tayong hinuhubog ng Diyos araw-araw. Sa pagtatapos ng ating pagninilay sa Lenten series na ito, nawa’y maging tapat tayo sa ating sarili. Siyasatin natin ang ating mga puso: Ano-anong mga “maskara” ang kailangan nating tanggalin? Ano-anong mga “kaliskis” sa ating mga mata ang kailangang malaglag upang tunay nating makita ang pangangailangan ng ating kapwa? Ang tunay na pagsisisi ay hindi lamang pag-iyak sa ating mga pagkakamali, kundi ang matapang na paghakbang patungo sa direksyong nais ng Diyos para sa atin. The post Metanoia: What’s Next appeared first on Open Table Metropolitan Community Church.

Send a textIn this show, the boys tackle a couple of subjects...Firstly, they discuss whether Democracy would actually be better and get things done if we abolished political parties altogether.Secondly, they discuss whether money has eroded and destroyed the current legal systems, so fairness is no longer right, but rather, who has the bigger funds gets the best representation.But what are your thoughts on any of these subjects? Do you agree with Tony or Tayo, or do you have different views?Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please let us have your comments on these subjects.Links used during the show:-https://www.geo.tv/latest/648830-gen-z-is-less-intelligent-than-previous-generations-neuroscientist-claims-https://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-news/football-firestick-premier-league-illegal-jail-259476-20241113?fbclid=IwY2xjawGhaXFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQkBOWB8wSoMv5PMnoIxEN2aS80keta1-6u8pA_CjldMiXPWiHFMevfbiQ_aem_w1b4ONXRcKE_lVWUJ0u5MA-When people who have committed “real” crimes, like abuse of children and rape, are let off or released early from prison to allow the justice system to spend time and money investigating and arresting someone streaming TV.It begs the question whether the legal system is indeed corrupted or, at the very least, skewed and misguided.Although we much prefer effusive praise

How do you manage $4B+ in revenue while staying close to customers in 120 countries?At the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting in Florence, hosts David de Roode and Victoria Beard Queen sit down with Tayo Akinokun, SVP of Global Geozones, to explore his 34+ year journey from Nigeria to global leadership.He shares why the company shifted from eight regions to 16 geo zones to get closer to customers, how he manages global complexity, and how Baker Hughes is “rewriting the energy equation” through integrated energy solutions.00:00 Why Oil and Gas Matters00:37 Podcast Mission and Sponsors01:59 Live from Baker Hughes Italy04:18 Early Exposure and Youth Service06:04 Family Background and Career Choice08:13 Favorite Country UAE09:19 What Are Geo Zones11:12 Leading a Global Team13:06 Culture and Consistency Worldwide17:20 Rewriting the Energy Equation19:27 Supply Chain and Synergies21:03 Where Baker Hughes Focuses22:46 Entering New Regions24:00 Career Path and Taking Risks25:20 Field Life Inspiration26:54 Taking Career Risks27:40 Algeria Safety Reality29:27 Nomadic Family Moves31:09 Kids Global Advantage35:52 Leadership Development38:01 Mentors In Nigeria39:42 Purpose And Balance43:27 Dedication To Success44:10 Final Thanks And Wrap

What does it actually take to go from feeling stuck, overlooked, and undervalued - to landing a role with a 50% salary increase? In this episode, I sit down with my client Tayo, who shares the raw, honest journey behind her breakthrough and it's not what most people expect. If you've ever wondered whether the thing holding you back is really your CV, your qualifications, or your experience, this conversation might just change everything. Tune in to hear what finally shifted for Tayo and why the answer had nothing to do with what she added to her resume. Get full show notes and more information here: https://nataliefisher.ca/ep-271-50-salary-increase-one-role-no-extra-qualifications/

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. John 15:9-14 (NRSVUE) So, this Sunday is the first Sunday in our Lent season. As all of you know naman, Lent season is in preparation for Easter or Resurrection Sunday. This is when Jesus rose again. So that's going to be a month from now — malapit na. And along with that, all the preparations that we as a community is going to face. This is the season where we reflect on the life of Jesus — lahat ng drama bago siya mamatay at mabuhay muli. And in this season we are invited to pray, to fast, reflect, and to be charitable, which I encourage all of us to observe in our own little ways. Even though some of us here are hindi naman Katoliko, and if hindi ka naman religious, the practice of abstinence and self-discipline is still valuable pa rin naman and something that we must all practice. Lent season is not just about the disciplines in themselves. The challenge for all of us Christians this Lent is that these practices will eventually lead us to repentance and transformation. And repentance and transformation all start with the acknowledgement of our sins as an individual and as a collective. That's why this afternoon we would be discussing sin — the nature of sin, and kung ano nga ba ang sin. In the study of theology, sa mga may theology background diyan or nagse-seminary, we also divide theological topics into branches. Just like in science — sa science we have biology, we have chemistry, zoology. In theology, meron din. Dini-divide din natin yung knowledge or study ng theology into branches. So in systematic theology, we also have the likes of Christology, which is the study that concerns the nature of Jesus. We have Soteriology, which we will be discussing in the coming weeks. Soteriology is concerned with salvation in the Christian sense. And for today we would be discussing Hamartiology, which is the study of sin. So yung paglabas niyo mamaya, uy grabe, feeling niyo may MDiv na kayo dahil may natutunan kayong theology on this service. Pwede niyo nang i-flex sa mga friends niyo. So why is it called hamartiology? I-clarify ko lang: hamartiology is spelled — it's a single word. Hindi siya “hamar” and “theology” with space. It's from the Greek word hamartia, which means to miss the mark. So in your New Testament books, when you read the word sin, some of those came from the word hamartia and is translated to sin in English. So I mention na some of those kasi hindi lang naman hamartia yung word for sin. There are many of that. But for this afternoon, we will be focusing on the word hamartia for sin. There are some people who think na pag progressive ka wala ka nang konsepto ng kasalanan. Kasi nga if ang same-sex relationship ay hindi niyo naman tinuturing na kasalanan, then ano pang kasalanan for you? Since parang lahat naman ay pwede — diyan kayo nagkakamali. Kaya nga may community guidelines tayo. The funny thing is, for some people it seems that being gay is the greatest sin that there is — even worse than the seven deadly sins. It seems to be more acceptable to some than gay people getting married or being in a same-sex relationship. Para mas grabe pa ang reaksyon nila dito rather than a president ordering the killing of people, regardless kahit maraming inosente ang madadamay. So the question is: wala nga ba tayong konsepto ng kasalanan bilang progressive Christians? Not at all. Not at all. In fact, the challenge with being a progressive Christian is that what we consider sins are sometimes those that are not obvious and sadly even considered as normal or acceptable in this society that we're in. Pumunta lang kayo sa news feed niyo at sa comment sections ng mga tita at tito niyo. Grabe. Hindi ko naman jine-generalize lahat ng tita, kahit ako naloloka minsan na grabe normal okay lang sa kanila 'to. Minsan napapa-question ako: ako ba yung mali? For example, killing people for the greater good daw is acceptable for some. Makikita mo yan sa comment section. Corruption — some people, even Christians, don't even seem to care or are not angry with the rampant corruption that's happening in our country. Yung iba jina-justify pa at pinagtatanggol. Yung iba may pa-prayer vigil pa. They are even more angry sa pagbuo ng relationships nating mga bakla and even with the recent Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex partnerships to co-own properties. Mas kasalanan pa sa kanila na may dalawang babae o dalawang lalaki na magkaroon ng legal protection to own properties rather than their own favorite politicians na nagnanakaw ng properties that aren't theirs and even killing innocent people in the process — and worse, using God to justify it. And for some of us, we are not immune to societal sins that pervade us. For example, rampant consumerism — from the belief that happiness lies in consuming more and obtaining things that doesn't satisfy us. O ‘di ba? Ilan na yung nasa cart niyo? O hindi ko kayo iju-judge kung kailangan niyo talaga 'yan — i-checkout niyo na. Kung needs naman, go, hindi naman kayo huhusgahan diyan. Pero aminin natin, 'di ba, sometimes tayo can be consumeristic at times. Oo, 'di ba? O labubo — baka ma-bash ako. Ayon. O next topic. Naku ito — how about our dependence sa social media? 'Di ba, na parang… o kita niyo, kahit ako parang social media na rin magsalita with that trend. Social media na nagde-dictate sa atin kung ano yung dapat nating magustuhan, who to vote, and what a good life is. Huwag kasi kayong maniniwala sa aming mga advertisers. I'm raising my hand here, so baka mawalan ako ng trabaho next week. Oh 'di ba? This just all points out na yung mga personal sins natin ay related sa systemic and social sin. But also alam ko din naman that all of us here are middle class and some are even considered poor. Wala naman sigurong nepo baby dito, no — except kay RD. Joke lang. Oo, mukha kasing congressman si John sa recent date nila, so parang nepo vibes ang dating. So it's okay. We are all just getting by for us to bear the burden of these complex systemic issues or sins that all of us are trapped in. So ito na: What is sin and how do we know? Because for some pastors or churches, the very existence of our own church — MCC — and even me, your baklang lay pastor, is considered not just a sin but even an abomination that we deserve na maging panggatong sa impiyerno. 'Di ba? For us progressives, that's what constitutes sin: the likes of rape and abuse that don't reflect Jesus' command for us to love one another. Actions that cause real harm and pain that are felt, lived, and experienced — whether it is spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, sexual, and so on. Sin is two gay men or women having a loving and life-giving relationship na hindi naman nakakaabala or nakakapanakit sa mga buhay ng mga taong naniniwalang isa siyang kasalanan. The sin in this scenario is their judgment and condemnation over something that God obviously intended to be part of the diversity of God's creation. And ito — ito na yung pinaka-favorite nating progressive pero pinakamalaking haggard din sa atin: it is condemning systemic or structural sins. We also name and condemn systemic sins that bring suffering and harm to us and other people. These sins can be political, economical, and religious in nature — such as inequality, religious extremism, homophobia, misogyny, racism, environmental neglect, and so on. These are actually the sins that Jesus cared more about. ossible ba na kahit busy tayo to work on social justice as progressive Christians, we still miss the mark — that we are still capable of hurting others and forgetting the way of Jesus this Lent season? Now maybe this is a good time for all of us as progressive Christians to reflect on how, in our own ways, we are unconsciously becoming perpetrators also of the sin that we condemn. Maybe we can ask ourselves: masyado na rin ba tayong nagiging katulad ng mga Pharisees that Jesus speaks against? That what we only see is the speck in our brother's eye rather than the plank in our own eye? Sabi nga ni Jesus sa Matthew chapter 7. Because of our hyperfixation with justice, we can become the same people that we condemn — oppressive, judgmental, unforgiving. Are our condemnation or correction to other people rooted in our genuine love and care? Or is it just to satisfy our egos or to assert our moral superiority? Do we still give space for grace and transformation? Or do we easily cut short the transformative power of God's grace in the lives of others — realizing that even if they also perpetuate oppression, they too are victims of oppression themselves? Baka naman call-out lang tayo nang call-out that we forgot that we too are in the process of lifetime transformation and also need grace from other people. Tayo rin ba, personally, bukas ba tayo sa correction? O kapag tayo na ang kino-call out, defensive agad? My hope is that we don't get stuck sa pagde-deconstruct at sa pagiging mulat, but we move forward sa bagong faith at kalayaan na natagpuan natin. That in the middle of all the mess in this world, people will see that we are Jesus' disciples — because it is evident in our lives filled with love, joy, gentleness, and fierceness na strategically nilulugar din sa sitwasyon. As progressive Christians, we cannot change the world alone and overnight. We wouldn't even be able to see the fruits of our labor in our lifetime. After all, it is not our labor — it is God's labor. Kaya huwag tayong mag-alala. We just show up. We love. We find ways to be joyful, to be gentle and kind to one another, and to be fierce only when specific situations call for it. And we find strength and hope in the combined efforts of our communities who work for justice. So let us love, be joyful, and do justice where we are. Let us begin again — in our homes and in this community of Open Table. God bless us all. The post Nature of Sin appeared first on Open Table Metropolitan Community Church.

Sa pinakabagong episode ng The Linya-Linya Show, nakasama natin ang dalawang award-winning writers at guro—Prof. Joselito Delos Reyes at Jerry Gracio—para sa isang masayang pero makabuluhang kwentuhan.Pinag-usapan namin ang mga recent na balita sa pulitika, ang mga aral na dapat sana'y natutuhan sa mga huling kampanya, at ang halaga ng pag-uusap-usap ng iba't ibang mga grupo at kampo, upang maipanalo ang mga nais nating mamuno sa bansa. Syempre, natalakay din natin kung paano nagbabago ang paraan ng pagsusulat—mula sa tradisyunal na panitikan hanggang sa social media. Napagkwentuhan din ang creative writing, ang papel ng manunulat sa lipunan, at syempre, ang hypothetical campaign strategy kung sakaling tumakbo na nga sa pulitika si Sir Jerry Gracio (haha!).Isang usapan na may talas, may tawa, at may lalim—para sa mga naniniwala na ang salita ay may bigat, at ang panitikan ay may pakialam.Listen up, yo!

Send us a textIn this episode, the boys present another of their popular Dynamite Conspiracies episodes, in which they ask whether we have reached the age of disclosure regarding UFOs and aliens. Have we now reached a tipping point where authorities will have to divulge the truth?But what are your thoughts on this topic?Do you agree with Tony and Tayo on this?Or do you have other thoughts?Items used during the show:-AARO Puerto Rico UAP Case Resolution Source: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Department of Defense Conclusion Date: Officially briefed and published in the AARO 2024 Consolidated Annual Report.-https://aaro.mil/Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please share your thoughts on these subjects.Although we greatly appreciate effusive praise on our Facebook page, we also welcome any feedback you might care to share, so please feel free to leave it. If your comments cause outrage or uproar, we'll likely have you on the show, as we're a bit unconventional in that regard.

Building a business for 16 years in the African tech ecosystem requires more than just a good idea—it requires "crazy" resilience and the ability to pivot when the market shifts. In this episode, Tayo Oviosu, founder and CEO of Paga, shares the raw, unfiltered story of building one of Nigeria's leading mobile money infrastructures. From getting fired from his first job after college to navigating the complexities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the NDIC, Tayo reveals what it actually takes to survive and thrive in the fintech space.We dive deep into the 2022 pivot that transformed Paga from a consumer-first app into the "infrastructure for African finance," much like how Amazon built AWS. Tayo explains why he opened up Paga's core technology to competitors and how this B2B move is shaping the future of payments across the continent. If you are an entrepreneur wondering if you are "too early" for your market or how to manage investor expectations over a decade-long journey, this conversation is a masterclass in long-term strategic vision.Tayo also breaks down the evolution of the Nigerian fintech landscape from 2008 to 2025. He discusses the "white spaces" still left in the market, the importance of "ownership" as a core company value, and why Paga chose to stop announcing funding rounds to focus on building a sustainable, net-income-positive business. Whether you are a founder, investor, or tech enthusiast, Tayo's insights on financial maturity and the "going together" proverb provide a roadmap for building a business that lasts.This episode is sponsored by Obiex. Instantly buy and sell cryptocurrencies at zero fees here: https://www.obiex.finance/Connect with us:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundersconnectshow/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersconnect_X: https://www.x.com/thefcshow_

Send us a textIn this show, the boys tackle a couple of subjects...Firstly, they discuss whether Australia is now on the thin edge of internet freedom, having recently introduced some far-reaching new laws.Secondly, they discuss whether what has happened over in the far East, means we have witnessed a civilisation handover from West to East But what are your thoughts on any of these subjects? Do you agree with Tony or Tayo, or do you have different views?Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please let us have your comments on these subjects.Links used during the show:-https://youtu.be/J5ZmLvy_Jfg-https://x.com/shanaka86/status/1995408734575604143-https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdfAlthough we much prefer effusive praise

Send us a textIn this show, the boys tackle a couple of subjects...Firstly, they discuss whether a disease of the brain causes addiction or whether it all actually begins with a poor decision.Secondly, they discuss who owns ideas? Does the intellectual property and trademarking system actually cause more problems than it actually hopes to fix?But what are your thoughts on any of these subjects? Do you agree with Tony or Tayo, or do you have different views?Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please let us have your comments on these subjects.Links used during the show:-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVdaFQhS86EAlthough we much prefer effusive praise

Send us a textIn this show, the boys tackle a couple of subjects...Firstly, they discuss whether we should be assisting women of any age to get pregnant. So the natural biological can be "enhanced" with medical breakthroughs, but shout it?Secondly, they discuss whether EVs (electric vehicles) are just one big hoax!But what are your thoughts on any of these subjects? Do you agree with Tony or Tayo, or do you have different views?Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please let us have your comments on these subjects.Items used during the show:"I was a newly graduated anesthesiologist, attending Physician at a major medical centre in NYC, during the late 90s.  On call, I did an emergency C-section for a 57-year-old “single” woman who wanted to have a child/ experience childbirth, in her lifetime.  Well, she had an egg donor, donor sperm, and was impregnated with IVF.  Of course, she had a “rocky” C-section with EKG changes and more than the average blood loss during the procedure.  I was sweating bullets the whole time.  It turned out she had twins, of which she put one up for adoption and kept only one." -  UNETHICAL and SELFISH

Send us a textIn this episode, the boys present another of their popular Dynamite Conspiracies episodes, in which they ask if there is a "Sugar cover-up"?But what are your thoughts on this topic?Do you agree with Tony and Tayo on this?Or do you have other thoughts?Items used during the show:The "Sugar Cover-Up": In the 1960s, the sugar industry paid Harvard scientists (Project 226) to shift the blame for heart disease from sugar to saturated fat. This led to the "Low Fat" craze, where manufacturers removed fat from food but replaced it with massive amounts of sugar to make it taste good.The "Ancel Keys" Effect: Discuss the "Seven Countries Study." Keys famously cherry-picked data to prove fat was bad, conveniently leaving out countries (like France and West Germany) that ate lots of fat but had low heart disease.The "Profit" Motive: A cured diabetic buys no drugs. A managed diabetic is a customer for life. Is the push against "Keto" (which can reverse Type 2) actually about protecting pharmaceutical revenue?-https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/34/Supplement_2/S132/28705/Hypoglycemia-and-Cardiovascular-Risks-https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/07/1138732Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please share your thoughts on these subjects.Although we greatly appreciate effusive praise on our Facebook page, we also welcome any feedback you might care to share, so please feel free to leave it. If your comments cause outrage or uproar, we'll likely have you on the show, as we're a bit unconventional in that regard.

In Usap Tayo, some of our fellow Filipinos share where they choose to celebrate Christmas, whether in the Philippines or Australia, and the reasons behind returning home or staying in the Land Down Under. - Sa Usap Tayo, ibinahagi natin kung saan magpa-Pasko ang ilan nating mga kababayan, kung sa Pilipinas ba o sa Australia at ano ang dahilan ng kanilang pag-uwi sa Pinas o pananatili sa Land Downunder.

On Usap Tayo, we discussed the different dishes commonly prepared by many Filipinos during Christmas, such as lechon, pancit, and savoury treats including puto bumbong, bibingka and others. Meanwhile, in Australia, because of the hot weather during the Christmas season, chilled cooked prawns are among the most popular dishes served at holiday gatherings. - Sa Usap Tayo, tinalakay natin ang iba't ibang pagkaing madalas ihanda ng maraming Pilipino tuwing Pasko gaya ng lechon, pancit at mga minatamis gaya ng puto bumbong at iba pa. Habang sa Australia, dahil sa init ng panahon kapag Kapaskuhan, malamig na lutong hipon ang isa sa paboritong ihanda.

Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to divorce her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife but had no marital relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Jesus. Matthew 1:18-25 NRSVUE Sa Isang progressive church na intentionally mulat sa mga katarantafudahan ng bayan at mg Mundo, we are always confronted with the hardest question pag pasko and then later pag pasko ng pagkabukay… Is there something to celebrate sa kashitan na ito? But we are reminded na Hindi porket maraming kashitan, Tayo ay magpapatalo at magpapalugmok sa mga tae ng kasalukuyang kaganapan. Advent reminds is that there is always hope and our hope is based on the action of God throughout history. Kaya mahalagang mag-alam natin ang history because it proves to us thay things do get better eventually. Advent reminds that our peace does not come from the kings and emperors of this world but from the king of heaven who chooses to lower himself and become human, poor, a servant, and someone willing to die. Ang kapayapaan ay nagmumula sa kanya at ipinakita rin nya sa kanyang naging buhay paano natin maaachive Ang kapayapaan sa pamamagitan ng paglilingkod sa isat isa.Advent reminds us that there is joy and we must actively pursue joy. Mariz reminds us that Joy is rooted in grace and growing from the soil of ministry and Advocacy. Joy through ministry and Advocacy is our act of resistance against sa kashitan ng Mundo and it is a gift of God through community and shared work. Lastly, today, last Sunday of Advent, we are reminded in all of this it is always about love from love and towards love. Love that is not abstract but love na bodily – nagkakatawan – and intimately relational. Pag-ibig na gustong makipag ugnayan, nakikipag-kapwa, at nais yumakap at humipo. Eto any pag-ibig na Ang pangalan ay Emmanuel – God with us. God through us. Sa lahat ng paalalang ito ay kung paano Tayo nag-ambag at nagparticipate sa Open table, merong dapat ipagdiwang ngayong pasko at sa pagtatapos ng taon. Merong pag-asang masayang inaabangan para sa darating na taon in the face of all the shittiness now and will also continue to come. Mary and Joseph as Immanuel Sa last Sunday of Advent and our last worship of the year magandang paalala ang ating scripture reading tungkol sa pagkakatawang tao no Hesus ayon sa gospel of Matthew. Ang buong gospel of Matthew ay tungkol sa presensya ng Diyos na kasa-kasama natin. Yan Ang main theological frame and linchpin of the gospel of matthew. It reminds us that Jesus is Immanuel – the living presence of God among us… But I want us to also look at this story a little differently. I want us to also realize that in the Story the presence of God to the Son of God was also Mary who chose and decided to conceive Jesus and give birth to him. She didn’t have to. She could say No especially when it will most likely get her into trouble and danger. But she said yes to the danger and to the physical struggle and pain of child bearing and child birth. Joseph also embodied Immanuel – God’s presence towards Mary and Jesus – when he decided to continue his marriage with Mary and not have her stoned to death for adultery. Despite his own internal struggle, shame, and pain, he accepted Mary and her pregnancy. She believed his dream when he does not have to. Unlike Kay Mary na Meron talagang nagpakitang anghel, so Joseph, nananiginip lang. Ano bang Malay nya kung lerler lang sya Ang under a lot of stress that caused that dream. Baka gusto nya lang paniwalain Ang sarili nya. But he kept faith and did not have Mary put to death. Or kahit Hindi na nga put to death, Sabi sa gospel, he just wanted to divorse her in secret para Hindi na mapahamak so Mary. But even with that, paano na lang si Maria bilang deborsyadang batang ina? Hindi man sya ma stone to death, how will she survive as a young mother divorced so young? She was poor and from a poor family herself. Peasante. So when Joseph decided to keep Mary as his wife and believe a dream, and be a father to Jesus, he was Immanuel to them. Pero Hindi lang si Mary and Joseph ant Immanuel Kay Jesus. Later the wise men who gave them resources to help them start over and who also decided not to go back to herod. Then sino-sino pa kaya any mga kapamilya, kapit-bahay, at mga kaibigan ni Maria at Jose na naging Immanuel sa kanilang pamilya at Kay Hesus? We are Immanuel to Jesus in our midst Our advent story and indeed Christmas tells us not only God’s presence in and through Jesus but God’s presence in and through Each one of us for each other lalong-lalo na sa kashitan na nararanasan ng isa’t Isa at ng ating kapwa. Not only that Jesus is God’s presence to us. But it is also how we are God’s presence to Jesus who is among us. After all Sabi nga ni Jesus rin whatever good you have done for the least of this, you have done for me. Sabi rin ni Paul that Christ lives in and through us. Paano Tayo Immanuel din para Kay Hesus sa mga naghihirap ay nagdudusa sa ating paligid. Paanong Yung mga nasa paligid natin ay naging Immanuel para sa atin sa mga oras na Tayo ay nahihirapan, nag-iisa, nasasaktan, at nalulungkot. Paanong Tayo bilang open table, – community and a body – paanong Tayo rin ay katawan ni Kristo and presence ni God for our queer siblings and straight allies? Paanong Ang ating straight allies are God’s presence to our community of Open Table MCC? Reflection questions: As we end 2025… Let us reflect and look back. Tayo ay magmuni-muni Sinu-sino Ang naging Maria, Joseph, at Hesus sa iyong buhay nitong 2025? Who were the people who cared for you and were there for you in those moments of difficulty, pain, or loneliness? Who are those who took the time para kumustahin ka at makinig sayo? Sino any mga taong naging buhay na katugunan sa mga panalangin mo this 2025? Where the persons who became your answered prayers? Who were those who cared for you if and when you got sick? Ako sa akin buhay at bilang pastor, syempre pagoda mirasol Ako every Sunday or some days and ang immanuel para sa akin ay si Lawrence pag minamasahe nya Ako after Sunday or after one lagare day. Siya rin ay nakikinig sa akin sa mga hanash ko sa inyo at mga kunsumisyon. Pero malaking Immanuel din sa akin this year so Jaetee, Rix, at mother Sean sa mga bagay na need ng pastoral care. Malaking bagay sa akin Ang iilang sa Inyo na nakakaalala, nanganganusta, at minsan may pa ayuda. Pero kahit Hindi, Yung simpleng pag gampan sa mga ministry ninyo ay isang malaking presence of God para sa akin bilamg pastor nyo. Salamat. Sa Inyo? Sino ang mga naging Immanuel sa buhay nyo this 2025? Paano naging immanuel any open table sa buhay nyo this year? Whether you are here for a long time or bago la lang… How does open table continue to be God’s living presence in your life and spirituality?Reflectik. 2. Paano Naman kayo naging immanuel sa kapwa nyo this 2025? In what ways have you embodied Jesus nitong 2025? Sino Ang nilapitan mo para kausapin, kumustahin, at pakinggan kahit na inconvenient? Was there a time and a person you went out of your way to give your time and attention even? Meron rin bang mga times that you were less of a presence of God to someone or might even be the opposite nitong 2025? How have you repented as per Ardy’s preaching? How have you changed?Last reflection as reminded by our gospel today and this preaching, how can you continue to be Immanuel for 2026? Paano kayo patuloy na magiging aktibont presensya ng Diyos sa darating na taon sa community na ito, sa inyong mga kapamilya at kaibigan, at sa iba pang higit na nangangailangan? Kahit matatapos Ang year of grace sa open table, paano ka magpapatuloy na daluyan ng kanyang grace next year? Because the presence of God is marked by grace. What acts of kindness and grace will you continue or commit to do for next year here and everywhere? As Open Table MCC with our year of faith, how can we live and embody our progressive and queer Faith bilang nagkakatawang presensya ng Diyos sa mga nahihirapan at nasasaktan? Bilang Open Table, paano Tayo magiging instrumento ng Diyos para maging kasagutan sa panalangin nh bawat Isa at ng iba pa? Sa lahat ng kashitan at katarantaduhan ng sa ating bayan, how can we continue to embody Emmanuel and give the hope, peace, joy, and love of God in our own way sa mas malawak na pakikibaka? Next year is our year of faith, at ako ay tiwala sa Inyo to do well next year while at the same time pinagkakatiwala ko kayo sa presence of God that is in each other and among us. I trust you and God among you to live out your faith with grace and to embody Immanuel this 2026. The post We Are Immanuel appeared first on Open Table Metropolitan Community Church.

Send us a textIn this show, the boys tackle a couple of subjects...Firstly, they discuss whether equal parenting is a good thing, compared to single parenting from either of the gendersSecondly, they discuss whether women should make the first move when approaching a potential date. Does this make women's lives easier? Or does it make men's lives easier?But what are your thoughts on any of these subjects? Do you agree with Tony or Tayo, or do you have different views?Tune in and listen to the discussion. Please let us have your comments on these subjects.Links used during the show:-https://youtu.be/Z7Wnokw-3fc-https://youtu.be/K6DBC_Q8B9QAlthough we much prefer effusive praise

Diana Tayo Osobu Seit April 2025 arbeitet Diana Tayo Osobu als selbstständige CMF Design Consultant und unterstützt Designteams bei der Entwicklung ganzheitlicher CMF-Strategien von der Konzeptphase bis zur Umsetzung. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt auf nachhaltigen Materialien, die markengerecht und im Einklang mit regulatorischen Anforderungen eingesetzt werden. Zudem entwickelt sie CMF-Konzepte für Prototypen, Studien und Serienprodukte und verbindet dabei Designintuition mit strategischem Business-Kontext. Zuvor war sie von April 2024 bis März 2025 als Interim Manager CMF Design bei Ineos Automotive tätig, wo sie die Design-DNA der Marke durch strategische CMF-Konzepte stärkte und Design, Engineering und Marketing eng verzahnte. Davor leitete sie von 2022 bis 2023 als Director CMF Design bei Lucid Motors im Silicon Valley die CMF-Strategie zur Schärfung der Premium-Positionierung. Von 2007 bis 2022 war sie Senior Manager CMF Design bei Hyundai Motor Europe und etablierte CMF als zentralen Differenzierungsfaktor der Marke. Frühere Stationen umfassen Bugatti Engineering, wo sie den Ultra-Luxus-Ansatz der Marke mitprägte, sowie verschiedene Positionen im Volkswagen Design Center Europe, in denen sie Farb- und Materialstrategien für Konzept- und Serienfahrzeuge verantwortete. ⸻ Jörg Friedrich Jörg Friedrich studierte Industriedesign an der Fachhochschule Hannover und arbeitete bereits während des Studiums selbstständig als Designer, unter anderem für Möbel, Gartengeräte und Outdoorspielzeug. Zudem war er an Bühnenbildern für bekannte deutsche Musiker wie Marius Müller-Westernhagen und Nena beteiligt. Von 1997 bis 2002 arbeitete er bei d…c brand + design consultants in Frankfurt als Trend- und Design-Analyst. 2002 gründete er gemeinsam mit Ginger Ostle die Car Men GmbH, eine Unternehmensberatung für Automotive Design Research sowie Marken- und Designstrategie. Car Men unterstützt Automobilhersteller und Zulieferer bei der Entwicklung zukunftsfähiger Designstrategien in den Bereichen Form, Farbe und Oberfläche. Jörg Friedrich verfügt über langjährige Erfahrung in der Beratung von Inhouse-Designteams und ist spezialisiert auf Trendmanagement und die Verknüpfung von Design mit gesellschaftlichem Wandel. Er ist Geschäftsführer der Car Men GmbH, passionierter Motorradfahrer und lebt mit seiner Familie im Taunus bei Frankfurt.

In this episode, Doreen and Megan dive into the theme of Belonging with Tayo Rockson, whose life as a global citizen, diplomat's son, writer, and basketball lover has uniquely shaped his perspective on identity, inclusion, and community. Together, they explore how moving across cultures influences our understanding of self, the growing crisis of belonging in a polarized, fast-paced world, and practical tools for cultivating more inclusive communities.Key Topics & Takeaways:Tayo's Global Journey:Raised in five countries across four continents by age 17.Navigating identity as a Nigerian living abroad: Code-switching, language barriers, and the pressure to “fit in”The concept of "lily pad thinking" - that is growth through incremental changes rather than binary leapsBelonging in Today's World:We're experiencing a “crisis of community, identity, and values.”Binary (either/or) thinking and social media are fueling division and reducing our opportunities for true connection.We need to slow down, reflect, and get comfortable with nuance, discomfort, and messiness.Moving from Head to Heart:Practicing basic self-inquiry—What am I feeling? Why? How will I respond?Importance of understanding personal biases, values, and triggers.Ownership over our roles, both as those affected by bias and as people who may perpetuate it unconsciously.Authenticity & Inclusivity:Authenticity starts with asking “Who do I want to show up as?”The power of stating your needs and values, even when it's uncomfortable.Perfectionism and “the invisibility cloak”—how hiding our messiness suppresses humanity and connection.For Leaders:“Don't be afraid to be human.”Admitting mistakes and modeling vulnerability fosters psychological safety and real team connection.Perfection can be oppressive—process and progress matter.Lightning Round Highlights:Synonyms for belonging: Safety, home, appreciation, understanding.Language Tayo would learn: Igbo (Nigerian tribal language).Dream destination: Singapore.Tayo's Motto:“Use your difference to make a difference.”Embrace uniqueness as a superpower. Start with similarity if difference feels challenging.Recommended Resources:Use Your Difference to Make a Difference – Tayo's BookAs Told By Nomads – Tayo's Podcast ArchiveRethinking by Adam Grant (book reference)Paradise Found (film) – For lighter reflections on difference and belongingConnect with Tayo:Website & Socials: tyrockson.com | @tyrockson everywhereClosing Quote:“Real belonging does not require that we change. It requires that we decide to be who we are.” — Doreen CumberfordSupport the showSupport the showHome is Where Your Story Crosses Borders!We aim to inspire expat solutions, by helping you navigate global living with ease and grace.

In Usap Tayo, we explored what Filipinos packed in their suitcases upon first arriving in Australia and highlighted important reminders from the Australian Border Force about items that must be declared. - Sa Usap Tayo, tinalakay kung ano ang laman ng mga maleta ng mga Pinoy sa unang pagdating sa Australia at ang mahahalagang paalala ng Australian Border Force sa dapat ideklara.

Sa Usap Tayo, tinalakay kung paano nakikilahok ang mga Pilipino sa Australia sa mga multicultural events at kung paano ito nakatutulong sa mas malalim na pag-unawa sa iba't ibang kultura.

【Luke 6:12-19, Tursday of the 23rd Week in the Ordinary Time]

Weekly Unofficial Leyton Orient Podcast by @stevienuss & @supero1881. This episode includes: *Your South Stand Chums review the 3-2 home defeat to Stevenage *Richie Wellens post match interview *We discuss all the latest talking points at the club, should Simkin keep his place, who should start at Cardiff, where is Tayo? *Your views *Ladies team Update following their 14-0 win at Brisbane Road *Youth team Update *Fantasy Football League Update *Prediction League Update *Positives & Negatives Of The Week *HerO Of The Week *Supporters Club Update *Plus lots more... Listen now to the most comprehensive round of Orient news and views anywhere in the world. Up the O's!

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