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In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean take a swing at a famous philosophy of organization: And, But, and Therefore. Other topics include The Bear, Being Billy Zane, and fighting words, both good and bad, about your favorite anime. https://linktr.ee/onriting The link! For the cat food!

We are engaged in a spiritual war, and this war will not end until the enemy is defeated and the winner is declared. Those who believe in Jesus are soliders in this battle. Therfore, we must know our Helper, our Enemy and our Victory. Thankfully God's Word declares all three of them to us. We will discuss these things and more as we strive for eternal victory. Many blessings!

15 May 2023 : Set Apart - Therfore Surrender by Waypoint Church

WWAR for March 2023Show NotesPart 1The Agatha Awards are coming up at end end of April and our next few episodes will be interviews withseveral of the nominees for this year's awards. Therfore, we decided to devote our March WWAR episodes tobooks that have been nominated for awards this year.Joan Long is nominated for an Agatha for Best First Novel for “The Finalist” (Level Best Books)Five authors, each with their own secrets, are chosen to complete a deceased novelist's unfinishedmanuscript. For single mom Risa Marr, the competition is the opportunity of a lifetime. At stake is a milliondollars and a contract to continue the famous novelist's bestselling thriller series.Transported to the tropical paradise of Key Island, the finalists are cut off from the world and given seven daysto draft their best ending for the book. But when one of them turns up dead, theories and accusations abound.Accident? Suicide? Or Murder? To what lengths will competitors go to win? And who, if anyone, will leave theisland alive?Dr. Lucy Worsley is nominated for an Agatha for Best Non-Fiction for her book “Agatha Christie: AnElusive Woman” (Pegasus Crime)"Nobody in the world was more inadequate to act the heroine than I was."Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was "just" an ordinary housewife, when clearlyshe wasn't? Her life is fascinating for its mysteries and its passions and, as Lucy Worsley says, "She wasthrillingly, scintillatingly modern." She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by thenew science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness.So why—despite all the evidence to the contrary—did Agatha present herself as a retiring Edwardian lady ofleisure?She was born in 1890 into a world that had its own rules about what women could and couldn't do. LucyWorsley's biography is not just of a massively, internationally successful writer. It's also the story of a personwho, despite the obstacles of class and gender, became an astonishingly successful working woman.With access to personal letters and papers that have rarely been seen, Lucy Worsley's biography is bothauthoritative and entertaining and makes us realize what an extraordinary pioneer Agatha Christie was—trulya woman who wrote the twentieth century.Part 2Rob Osler is nominated for a Best First Novel for his book “The Devil's Chew Toy” (Crooked Lane Books)Seattle teacher and part-time blogger Hayden McCall wakes sporting one hell of a shiner, with the policeknocking at his door. It seems that his new crush, dancer Camilo Rodriguez, has gone missing and theysuspect foul play. What happened the night before? And where is Camilo?Determined to find answers, pint-sized, good-hearted Hayden seeks out two of Camilo's friends—Hollisterand Burley—both lesbians and both fiercely devoted to their friend. From them, Hayden learns that Camilo isa “Dreamer” whose parents had been deported years earlier, and whose sister, Daniela, is presumed to havereturned to Venezuela with them. Convinced that the cops won't take a brown boy's disappearance seriously,the girls join Hayden's hunt for Camilo.The first clues turn up at Barkingham Palace, a pet store where Camilo had taken a part-time job. The store'sowner, Della Rupert, claims ignorance, but Hayden knows something is up. And then there's Camilo's ex-boyfriend, Ryan, who's suddenly grown inexplicably wealthy. When Hayden and Hollister follow Ryan to asecure airport warehouse, they make a shocking connection between him and Della—and uncover the twistedscheme that's made both of them rich.The trail of clues leads them to the grounds of a magnificent estate on an island in Puget Sound, where they'llfinally learn the truth about Camilo's disappearance—and the fate of his family.Karen Odden is nominated for Best Historical Novel for “Under A Veiled Moon” (Crooked Lane Books)September 1878. One night, as the pleasure boat The Princess Alice makes her daily trip up the Thames, shecollides with the Bywell Castle, a huge iron-hulled collier. The Princess Alice shears apart, throwing all 600passengers into the river; only 130 survive. It is the worst maritime disaster London has ever seen, and earlyclues point to sabotage by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who believe violence is the path to restoring IrishHome Rule.For Scotland Yard Inspector Michael Corravan, born in Ireland and adopted by the Irish Doyle family, the casepresents a challenge. Accused by the Home Office of willfully disregarding the obvious conclusion, andberated by his Irish friends for bowing to prejudice, Corravan doggedly pursues the truth, knowing that if thePrincess Alice disaster is pinned on the IRB, hopes for Home Rule could be dashed forever.Corrovan's dilemma is compounded by Colin, the youngest Doyle, who has joined James McCabe's Irishgang. As violence in Whitechapel rises, Corravan strikes a deal with McCabe to get Colin out of harm's way.But unbeknownst to Corravan, Colin bears longstanding resentments against his adopted brother and scornshis help.As the newspapers link the IRB to further accidents, London threatens to devolve into terror and chaos. Withthe help of his young colleague, the loyal Mr. Stiles, and his friend Belinda Gale, Corravan uncovers theharrowing truth—one that will shake his faith in his countrymen, the law, and himself.TRIVIAC.J. Box won what award for his first novel “Open Season?”a. Anthonyb. Macavityc. Gumshoed. BarryThe answer is All of them For Open Season, Box won the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, the GumshoeAward, and the Barry Award, all in the Best First Novel category.This week's question is:Which author worked at a job and had to dress up as a tuxedo wearing yogurt?a. Elly Griffithsb. Sue Graftonc. Louise Pennyd. Gillian FlynnTune in next week for the answer

WWAR for March 2023Show NotesPart 1The Agatha Awards are coming up at end end of April and our next few episodes will be interviews withseveral of the nominees for this year's awards. Therfore, we decided to devote our March WWAR episodes tobooks that have been nominated for awards this year.Joan Long is nominated for an Agatha for Best First Novel for “The Finalist” (Level Best Books)Five authors, each with their own secrets, are chosen to complete a deceased novelist's unfinishedmanuscript. For single mom Risa Marr, the competition is the opportunity of a lifetime. At stake is a milliondollars and a contract to continue the famous novelist's bestselling thriller series.Transported to the tropical paradise of Key Island, the finalists are cut off from the world and given seven daysto draft their best ending for the book. But when one of them turns up dead, theories and accusations abound.Accident? Suicide? Or Murder? To what lengths will competitors go to win? And who, if anyone, will leave theisland alive?Dr. Lucy Worsley is nominated for an Agatha for Best Non-Fiction for her book “Agatha Christie: AnElusive Woman” (Pegasus Crime)"Nobody in the world was more inadequate to act the heroine than I was."Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was "just" an ordinary housewife, when clearlyshe wasn't? Her life is fascinating for its mysteries and its passions and, as Lucy Worsley says, "She wasthrillingly, scintillatingly modern." She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by thenew science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness.So why—despite all the evidence to the contrary—did Agatha present herself as a retiring Edwardian lady ofleisure?She was born in 1890 into a world that had its own rules about what women could and couldn't do. LucyWorsley's biography is not just of a massively, internationally successful writer. It's also the story of a personwho, despite the obstacles of class and gender, became an astonishingly successful working woman.With access to personal letters and papers that have rarely been seen, Lucy Worsley's biography is bothauthoritative and entertaining and makes us realize what an extraordinary pioneer Agatha Christie was—trulya woman who wrote the twentieth century.Part 2Rob Osler is nominated for a Best First Novel for his book “The Devil's Chew Toy” (Crooked Lane Books)Seattle teacher and part-time blogger Hayden McCall wakes sporting one hell of a shiner, with the policeknocking at his door. It seems that his new crush, dancer Camilo Rodriguez, has gone missing and theysuspect foul play. What happened the night before? And where is Camilo?Determined to find answers, pint-sized, good-hearted Hayden seeks out two of Camilo's friends—Hollisterand Burley—both lesbians and both fiercely devoted to their friend. From them, Hayden learns that Camilo isa “Dreamer” whose parents had been deported years earlier, and whose sister, Daniela, is presumed to havereturned to Venezuela with them. Convinced that the cops won't take a brown boy's disappearance seriously,the girls join Hayden's hunt for Camilo.The first clues turn up at Barkingham Palace, a pet store where Camilo had taken a part-time job. The store'sowner, Della Rupert, claims ignorance, but Hayden knows something is up. And then there's Camilo's ex-boyfriend, Ryan, who's suddenly grown inexplicably wealthy. When Hayden and Hollister follow Ryan to asecure airport warehouse, they make a shocking connection between him and Della—and uncover the twistedscheme that's made both of them rich.The trail of clues leads them to the grounds of a magnificent estate on an island in Puget Sound, where they'llfinally learn the truth about Camilo's disappearance—and the fate of his family.Karen Odden is nominated for Best Historical Novel for “Under A Veiled Moon” (Crooked Lane Books)September 1878. One night, as the pleasure boat The Princess Alice makes her daily trip up the Thames, shecollides with the Bywell Castle, a huge iron-hulled collier. The Princess Alice shears apart, throwing all 600passengers into the river; only 130 survive. It is the worst maritime disaster London has ever seen, and earlyclues point to sabotage by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who believe violence is the path to restoring IrishHome Rule.For Scotland Yard Inspector Michael Corravan, born in Ireland and adopted by the Irish Doyle family, the casepresents a challenge. Accused by the Home Office of willfully disregarding the obvious conclusion, andberated by his Irish friends for bowing to prejudice, Corravan doggedly pursues the truth, knowing that if thePrincess Alice disaster is pinned on the IRB, hopes for Home Rule could be dashed forever.Corrovan's dilemma is compounded by Colin, the youngest Doyle, who has joined James McCabe's Irishgang. As violence in Whitechapel rises, Corravan strikes a deal with McCabe to get Colin out of harm's way.But unbeknownst to Corravan, Colin bears longstanding resentments against his adopted brother and scornshis help.As the newspapers link the IRB to further accidents, London threatens to devolve into terror and chaos. Withthe help of his young colleague, the loyal Mr. Stiles, and his friend Belinda Gale, Corravan uncovers theharrowing truth—one that will shake his faith in his countrymen, the law, and himself.TRIVIAC.J. Box won what award for his first novel “Open Season?”a. Anthonyb. Macavityc. Gumshoed. BarryThe answer is All of them For Open Season, Box won the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, the GumshoeAward, and the Barry Award, all in the Best First Novel category.This week's question is:Which author worked at a job and had to dress up as a tuxedo wearing yogurt?a. Elly Griffithsb. Sue Graftonc. Louise Pennyd. Gillian FlynnTune in next week for the answer

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Wednesday, 17 November 2021   For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. Acts 2:27   In this verse, Peter continues to cite the 16th Psalm. It is this verse, in particular, that he will use to build his case concerning the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ that he spoke of in verse 2:23. As such, he begins with, “For You will not leave my soul in Hades.”   The word translated as “leave” means to “leave behind” or “abandon.” Other words which give the sense might be to “forsake,” or to “desert.” The word translated as “soul” is the Greek word psuché. That can have various significations, but the intent here is the being of the person that extends beyond the physical makeup. It is based on the Hebrew word nephesh which carries the same general meanings as the Greek. That this is referring to that which animates the body is obvious from the context because of the words “in Hades.”   Hades (translated as “hell” in older versions) is the repository for the dead. Today, hell is considered the place of damnation and eternal torment, but that was not its original intent. The Greek word hadés is the unseen world where departed spirits go. It is equivalent to the Hebrew word sheol, which is variously translated as the grave, hell, the pit, and so on. When a person dies, their soul (that which animates the physical body) is separated from the body. From there, it goes to sheol (hadés) where it awaits whatever is coming.   This is an unnatural state for man who is a soul/body unity. This is the doctrine known as anthropological hylomorphism, or the dual nature of man. Quite often, people incorrectly state that man has a triune nature – soul, body, and spirit. But this is not what Scripture teaches. Rather, the spirit is a connection to God. When Adam fell, the spiritual connection to God was lost. All people are born as a soul/body unity, but there is no spiritual connection to God.   The reconnection is the spiritual nature that needs to be corrected, but it is not a separate part of a person. When a person dies, he enters into an unnatural state where the body is dead, but the soul lives on. Paul calls this state being “naked” in 2 Corinthians 5:3. The intent for man that is clearly seen in Scripture is that he is to be a soul/body unity (clothed), and that it is to last forever because of the spiritual connection to his Creator. When the spiritual connection was severed, the physical body became corrupt and was destined to die –   “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.” Genesis 3:19   The soul, without the body (meaning when the body dies), goes to this pit. Whatever state that soul is in at the time of death will determine whether that person will be condemned to the Lake of Fire, or if that person will be given new and eternal life. An example of a soul in sheol (hadés) is found in 1 Samuel 28 –   “Then the woman said, ‘Whom shall I bring up for you?' And he said, ‘Bring up Samuel for me.' 12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, ‘Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!' 13 And the king said to her, ‘Do not be afraid. What did you see?' And the woman said to Saul, ‘I saw a spirit ascending out of the earth.' 14 So he said to her, ‘What is his form?' And she said, ‘An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.' And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down. 15 Now Samuel said to Saul, ‘Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?'” 1 Samuel 28:11-15   This is what David was saying in the Psalms concerning the state of One who has died, “For You will not leave my soul in Hades.” In this, it could be that he is simply saying, “I know that I will be redeemed from the pit someday. The Lord will not abandon me forever.” It is the same sentiment that Job anticipated –   “For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; 26 And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God, 27 Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!” Job 19:25-27   As this is the case with David and Job and so many others, it can be argued to this point that David is simply writing about himself in the psalm. However, his next words are what Peter's case hinges on. Continuing to cite David, he says, “Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.”   The word translated as “allow” is didómi. It means to “give.” Hence, “Nor will You give Your Holy One to see corruption.” As such, “allow” provides an acceptable way of understanding the intent. The Weymouth New Testament provides real clarity in the meaning of this verse –   “For Thou wilt not leave me in the Unseen World forsaken, nor give up Thy holy One to undergo decay.”   The word translated as “corruption” is introduced into Scripture here, diaphthora. It is found six times, all in Acts 2 and Acts 13. All six uses will refer to this same context, that of the non-decay of the body of Christ. The word David uses in the Psalm is shakhath, signifying a pit. As such, it figuratively means “decay,” because a body in a pit decays. The Greek translators of the Old Testament understood this and translated the words of David as Peter now repeats them.   It is the normal occurrence that happens to all people. It is the reason why some cultures embalm their dead. It is an attempt to arrest the degradation of the body in order to overthrow the effects of the fall. Job understood this state of degradation of the body and he forms a parallel thought, equating the pit (corruption) to the activity of worms which come to destroy his body –   “If I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,' And to the worm, ‘You are my mother and my sister,'” Job 17:14   As the soul does not decay, what David says is obviously referring to the body that has gone to the pit in death. The words of David are stating that a Person is going to die, that the soul of that Person will enter Hades, and that the body of that Person will not see corruption in this state. After finishing his quote from the psalms, Peter will then explain why this must be speaking of the Messiah rather than David referring to Himself.   Both of these clauses, when properly understood, point to a person who is protected by the Lord from being abandoned in the repository of the dead (Hades) and whose body – that has been temporarily separated from the soul – will not see any corruption, even though this is the usual and accepted norm for bodies that die. That this separation is temporary is to be inferred because the soul has not been left in Hades. As Hades is where disembodied souls go, the inference is then obvious. There will be a reuniting of the soul and body.   Life application: One valuable tool in studying particular verses or passages is to check the translation of multiple versions. In doing so, different ways of expressing the same thing can be considered. In knowing what the original language says, and then noting these various translations, it is as if a flower has opened up with many beautiful petals that look the same, but are individual from one another.   At the same time, one must be careful to not simply choose the translation that he likes the most because it is pleasing to the ear. It may be wrong, and indeed, translations are often wrong. But to see the variations can help come to a proper conclusion about what is being said. This is exactly what the authors of the KJV said to do in their preface. Though the language is old and difficult, they say –   “For as it is a fault of incredulitie, to doubt of those things that are evident: so to determine of such things as the Spirit of God hath left (even in the judgment of the judicious) questionable, can beno lesse then presumption. Therfore as S. Augustine saith, that varietie of Translations is profitable for the finding out of the sense of the Scriptures: so diversitie of signification and sense in the margine, where the text is not so cleare, must needes doe good, yea is necessary, as we are perswaded.”   In other words, they are fully persuaded that it is necessary to use a multitude of translations, and to also check the margin notes where the text is not so clear. As such, we can close with an evaluation of the verse set before us today in a multitude of translations –   # because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay. (NIV)   # For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave. (NLT)   # For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. (ESV)   # because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. (BSB)   #for You will not abandon my soul into Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see decay. (BLB)   # Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (KJV)   #For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. (NKJV)   #FOR YOU WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO HADES, NOR WILL YOU ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY. (NASB)   # FOR YOU WILL NOT FORSAKE ME and ABANDON MY SOUL TO HADES (the realm of the dead), NOR LET YOUR HOLY ONE UNDERGO DECAY [after death]. (Amplified)   # because you will not abandon me in Hades or allow your holy one to see decay. (CSB)   # because You will not leave me in Hades or allow Your Holy One to see decay. (HCSB)   # Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption. (ASV)   # “Because you did not leave my Soul in Sheol and you did not give your Pure One to see destruction.” (Aramaic)   # The Lord won't leave me in the grave. I am his holy one, and he won't let my body decay. (CEV)   # Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. (Douay-Rheims)   # Because thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption. (ERV)   # because you will not abandon me in the world of the dead; you will not allow your faithful servant to rot in the grave. (GNT)   # because you do not abandon my soul to the grave or allow your holy one to decay. (GWT)   # For you will not abandon my soul to Hades or allow your Holy One to experience decay. (ISV)   # Because You will not leave my soul to Hades, Nor will You give Your Holy One to see corruption; (LSV)   # because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.   # because you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (NHEB)   # For Thou wilt not leave me in the Unseen World forsaken, nor give up Thy holy One to undergo decay. (Weymouth New Testament)   # because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (WEB)   # because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption; (YLT)   Lord God, thank You for the diligent study and care of scholars and translators over the ages who have brought a richness to understanding Your word that fills us with a great and deep understanding and appreciation for what Your word is telling us. Help us to be diligent in our own studies, and to carefully evaluate and consider what You are telling us. To Your glory, we pray. Amen.

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A look at the warning for Christians in Hebrews chapter 4, beginning in verse 1: “Therfore let us fear lest, while a promise remains of entering His rest, anyone of you should seem to have come short of it”

On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about Kyle's birthday and Cam's run in with food poisoning. Then they get into some news and Cam talks about Pierre Denys de Montfort, the Kraken, Great White sharks, Sea Serpents, the San Clemente Sea Monster and other watery beasts! In 1820 a man died of starvation in a cold Parisian gutter. He was given a pauper’s burial and the few who attended did so only to snicker at the feeble-minded fool that believed in sea monsters. The man was the French zoologist Pierre Denys de Montfort. Had he lived until 1857 he would have seen his ‘wild stories’ vindicated. Pierre Denys de Montfort was a malacologist, an expert in mollusks. He was also a scientific heretic, for he dared to research something that the high priests of science deemed to be an old wives’ tale, giant cephalopods. He wrote an addendum for Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon’s Histoire naturelle générale et particulière. Comte de Buffon had been the director of Jardin des Plantes and this was a feather in the young naturalist’s cap. Suites a Buffon was devoted to mollusks. During this time, he investigated the origins of ambergris (the indigestible beaks and claws of cephalopods vomited up by sperm whales like gigantic owl pellets) and became interested in the idea of huge cephalopods. He interviewed American whalers who had settled in France about the evidence for such creatures. One such man, Ben Johnson, told of a monstrous tentacle found in the mouth of a sperm whale they had killed. The tentacle was 35 feet long and had been severed at both ends, De Montfort reckoned another 10-20 feet of it had been lost. It was as thick as a mast with suckers the size of hats. Another man, Reynolds, told of seeing what he thought was a red sea serpent laying next to a whale they had killed. It was discovered to be a massive tentacle 45 feet long with suckers as large as plates. At the time no one believed him. We now know that the Colossal Squid is a very real creature. Therfore, Pierre Denys de Montfort was a prophet! All of this and more on this installment of Expanded Perspectives! Show Notes: Boomerang Shaped UFO Reported Over Texas Extinct Prehistoric Bird Spotted in Arizona The Kraken Pierre Denys de Montfort San Clemente Sea Monster Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin Empty Station New Moon Same Dark Vibe Vendetta

On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about Kyle's birthday and Cam's run in with food poisoning. Then they get into some news and Cam talks about Pierre Denys de Montfort, the Kraken, Great White sharks, Sea Serpents, the San Clemente Sea Monster and other watery beasts! In 1820 a man died of starvation in a cold Parisian gutter. He was given a pauper’s burial and the few who attended did so only to snicker at the feeble-minded fool that believed in sea monsters. The man was the French zoologist Pierre Denys de Montfort. Had he lived until 1857 he would have seen his ‘wild stories’ vindicated. Pierre Denys de Montfort was a malacologist, an expert in mollusks. He was also a scientific heretic, for he dared to research something that the high priests of science deemed to be an old wives’ tale, giant cephalopods. He wrote an addendum for Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon’s Histoire naturelle générale et particulière. Comte de Buffon had been the director of Jardin des Plantes and this was a feather in the young naturalist’s cap. Suites a Buffon was devoted to mollusks. During this time, he investigated the origins of ambergris (the indigestible beaks and claws of cephalopods vomited up by sperm whales like gigantic owl pellets) and became interested in the idea of huge cephalopods. He interviewed American whalers who had settled in France about the evidence for such creatures. One such man, Ben Johnson, told of a monstrous tentacle found in the mouth of a sperm whale they had killed. The tentacle was 35 feet long and had been severed at both ends, De Montfort reckoned another 10-20 feet of it had been lost. It was as thick as a mast with suckers the size of hats. Another man, Reynolds, told of seeing what he thought was a red sea serpent laying next to a whale they had killed. It was discovered to be a massive tentacle 45 feet long with suckers as large as plates. At the time no one believed him. We now know that the Colossal Squid is a very real creature. Therfore, Pierre Denys de Montfort was a prophet! All of this and more on this installment of Expanded Perspectives! Show Notes: Boomerang Shaped UFO Reported Over Texas Extinct Prehistoric Bird Spotted in Arizona The Kraken Pierre Denys de Montfort San Clemente Sea Monster Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin Empty Station New Moon Same Dark Vibe Vendetta

In the last week, we had some great news regarding the ban of single-use items. Therfore in today’s episode, I would like to take a moment to talk about why single-use plastic is a problem, and why it is important for us to get more governments and on board to change legislation and for the organisation also to do their part and provide people with more environmentally friendly options.  

This episode encourages us to get out of old habits and think about the battle with weight loss in a completely different way! Suggested Readings from Episode: Bible Plan - "Weight Loss, God's Way" by Cathy Morenzie Book - "Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be" by Rachel Hollis Bible Verses: "Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's." 2 Chronicles 20:15 "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; but you were brought at a price. Therfore, honor God with your bodies." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Facebook: Finding My Joi Instagram: @FindingMyJoi Email: FindingMyJoi@yahoo.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/FindingMyJoi/support

In this full-length message from Psalm 46:1 "God is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble. You too can learn to trust in and take refuge in God. And to know as the psalmnist declared "Therfore we will not fear."

"We fully believe that optimized human beings lead to a better world. People being productive and creative in whatever it is that is theirs to do. But in many ways, our modern world works against us.” - Daniel Schmachtenberger, Co-Founder of The NeuroHacker Collective  On this special episode of Wellness Force Radio, Daniel shares far beyond how Nootropics like Qualia can provide a comprehensive hardware upgrade for radical cognitive enhancement and emotional resilience, but also how he believes it is creating the building blocks towards a better planet. You, The N Equals One [2:47] In a world of mass distractions, responsibilities, cumulative stressors and more notifications than ever in the palms of hands, millions of Americans have long since met their cognitive and emotional capacity.    Cognitive capacity is a nuanced relationship between many variables. Optimizing for one variable of cognitive function at the expense of other critical ones would not give us the result of comprehensive enhancement of human capability. For instance, having drive without the ability to focus well, or willpower without emotional resilience. For that reason, The Neurohacker Collective have designed a formula that deliberately balances subjective effects to give meaningful enhancement in a comprehensive way – a whole system upgrade called Qualia. If you're here reading, you felt the call towards Qualia. If you're in the contemplation phase or in the process of learning, this is an optimal time for your N=1. What is N=1? N-of-1 or single subject clinical trials consider an individual patient as the sole unit of observation in a study investigating the efficacy or side-effect profiles of different interventions. The ultimate goal of an n-of-1 trial is to determine the optimal or best intervention for an individual patient using objective data-driven criteria. From baseline to Qualia for 4 weeks, here are the 5 steps to start your own personal N:1 experiment in emotional resilience and cognitive performance:    Inspired Action: Order your 30 day supply of Qualia Baseline: Once your Qualia is received, take a baseline memory, reason, concentration and/or comprehensive cognitive test(s) on either Quantified Mind or Cambridge Brain Sciences and mark the date Stage 1: Begin stage 1 of Qualia on an empty stomach each morning for 30 days. Download the Qualia Quick Start Guide for full directions on stage 2 and total program here Journal: Each day for 30 days, journal for 5-7 minutes after your meditation session, or at minimum, during the same time each day. After 30 days: Congrats, you did it! How do you feel? What did you learn about yourself and Qualia? Now, reassess the same tests again for memory, reason, concentration and/or comprehensive cognitive performance (then email Josh and tell him how you feel!)   Rising Above All The Noise [11:36]   "What could a person of normal intelligence do with their life if they fully dedicated themselves to developing themselves comprehensively for the benefit of humanity?" - Richard Buckminster Fuller   People of all ages seek thier life purpose and calling. Maybe you've been called to a career or a responsibility that you now realize is keeping you from what you feel is really your life calling? If you're aware your vocation doesn't coincide with who you really are, you have the power change it because it's never too late to start a new path that benefit yourself and others. Rising above all the noise of modern society that's distracting you starts by creating the space to look inside.  To begin, use meditation or box-breathing to enter a calm mindset in the stillness and ask yourself these questions: What does the future of the world look like? How does this transition look like for everyone? What does it look like for me? If all my financial needs were met, what would I do? What would be the most meaningful thing for me to do? Answering these questions will raise your awareness above the noise and closer to true alignment with your most authentic self.   "By asking yourself these questions, we're not looking to answer how do we gain or how do we win at life. Rather, we're looking at what problems in the world bother us the most and what interest us."- Daniel Schmachtenberger   About Daniel Schmachtenberger [13:08]   Daniel Schmachtenberger is a social engineer and evolutionary philosopher and strategist. He is the Founder of Critical Path Institute, The Emergence Project, and The Co-Founder of The Neurohacker Collective. With an early childhood in the Transcendental Meditation community of Fairfield, Iowa, Daniel was homeschooled on the works of Buckminster Fuller, Fritjof Capra, and David Bohm. After many relocations in childhood, Daniel returned to Fairfield to further math and eastern philosophy studies at Maharishi University, before delving into the work of his adult life. After accumulating comprehensive inventories on behavioral influence, coupled with an already comprehensive literacy of complex systems and whole systems science, he then founded The Emergence Project and began working with a host of luminaries to tackle global scale problems with global scale solutions. Concurrently, he researched the epistemological frontier of neuroscience, delving deeply into integrative medicine as well as emergent neurotech tools and psychological techniques to optimize solutions on both sides of the mind/brain interface. All of these approaches, within an overarching framework of whole systems problem solving, have resulted in his axiomatic deconstruction of assumed scientific boundaries, and the emergence of a more integrally connected body of knowledge from which to understand scholarship. Daniel is not only a founder at Neurohacker Collective, but moreover a uniquely educated pioneer who is broadening the definition of scientific rigor itself.   What are Nootropics? [19:57] A Nootropic is a chemical that enhances some aspect of our cognitive ability beyond our normal capability without any impactful side affects. When our brain power and cognitive ability drops below normal baseline, Nootropics help  to support existing and to create new capacities for our brainpower. Nootropics like Qualia are not "medicine," but they can optimize our capability to overcome when we face different challenges such as brain fog.   The Difference between Nootropics and "Smart Drugs" A lot of people will take "smart drugs" such as Adderall to help them focus, but Adderall also has a lot of long term side affects such as irritability, anxiety, loss of empathy and ability for digit span. Adderall can help enhance one aspect, but unlike Nootropics that support systemic enhancement, it won't fully supplement the brain in a comprehensive manner.   Emotional Resilience, Curiosity & Wellness [24:50]   How many times have you felt the pull of distraction today? Maybe caught yourself looking at your phone too much? Did you try to have a conversation with someone, but they were absorbed by their phone? It is easy to become slaves to emails, notifications, and social media messages. So much so, that the present moment is lost.  When we're practicing emotional resilience however, we can take on deeper personal connections, and our biggest and brightest goals. When we're present, we're naturally curious, which allows us unlimited access to our wellness force: our ability to create a positive vibration in that moment, and in the collective world. It's the burning curiosity of visionaries like the Co-Founder of The Neurohacker Collective, Daniel Schmachtenberger, who believes that it is now both possible and necessary for human beings to dramatically upgrade our individual and collective capacities and safeguard the wellbeing of all, and he is on a mission to help build a global alliance of responsible, empowered individuals and like minded groups dedicated to making this vision a reality.   Cognitive Enhancement [28:13]   "We believe that it is now both possible and necessary for human beings to dramatically upgrade our individual and collective capacities and safeguard the well-being of all. Our mission is to help build a global alliance of responsible, empowered individuals and like minded groups dedicated to making this vision a reality." -Daniel Schmachtenberger   At a young age, Daniel realized that he was experiencing brain fog. In order to enhance his thinking, he began to focus on underlying disease structures to find the root of the problem. Unlike some acute diseases that can be cured with one medication, areas of health such as brain fog, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's are more complicated and can have several root causes. To help end his brain fog, Daniel needed to enhance his brain by providing it with an optimal cognitive bandwidth. So he asked himself, how could a person enhance their own cognitive ability? To understand the brain's ability and how we can reach cognitive enhancement, Daniel studied the following areas: Cognitive chemistry Nootropics Brain nutrients Neuro chemistry and structure Smart drugs Short term vs. long term memory Verbal fluency and ability Digital spain Focus and concentration Thinking speed Neurotransmitters (dopamine, glutamine) Get 10x More Done In Life [37:01]    "Increasing the quality of our experience means less subjective suffering and more subjective happiness. That's important because human experience is intrinsically meaningful. By experiencing human capability and the pre-disposition to solve problems, we create things of meaning which also ends up increasing the experience of other people." - Daniel Schmachtenberger   Every single one of us has a hidden meaning or purpose, just waiting to be discovered. But we can't find it if we're distracted by incessant messages, media, or outside noise. We're all either motivated or inspired by numerous factors and in different manners. Our world view, personal beliefs, economic situation, and even knowing our biology can motivate or direct us towards what we feel called to do. How we can use this motivation to our advantage? We can biologically optimize our lives with technology and biomarker data. Using technology and biomarker data, we can improve what we has human beings are capable of doing in this world. Sources such as WellnessFX, 23 And Me, and Ubiome can give us the genetics data we need to help us track our progress while using a nootropic like Qualia to enhance our lives and increase our emotional resilience.   "Qualia is not your golden ticket to everything, but it can support you by enhancing your ability to do things more effectively and grow your capability to make better decisions." -  Daniel Schmachtenberger   How To Increase Our Emotional Presence [46:12]   "There's circuitry in the brain that actually wired us to care for other people and tribes. That's how we would have survived." - Jason Silva of Brain Games   We are meant to be in a tribe. When we're surrounded by people who give us the compassion and support that we need to grow, we all win. But not everyone is born with or capable of being empathetic towards others. How can we create more empathy and compassion? According to Daniel, humans have "hardware" and "software" that connects us with the "collective" or the rest of the world. Together, all of our physical and social needs are interdependent upon each other. Daniel gave a great example of how we can take care of ourselves while also being omni-considerate. To begin, think about life would be like without plants. Our bioshphere created both us and plants. Therfore, without plants, we wouldn't have the means to live- no air nor food. The same goes for water and gravity. We are completely interdependent with the planet and everyone else.   Our Actions Affect Everything [53:23] With that thought in mind, we can increase our emotional presence by being more present with our actions or what we buy. Every time we make a decision, we can make the best choice by thinking about not only how it will affect ourselves, but everything else in the biosphere as well. We're a growing population and we need to be emotionally present with how our actions are affecting not only people, but the planet.   See the World Differently   "Practice looking at the world through other people's eyes." - Daniel Schmachtenberger   One of Daniel's favorite ways to increase emotional presence is just to think about looking at the world through the perspective of other people. What other people value What can hurt them Why they are asking for something The reason they feel upset or feel a certain way about something This way of thinking can help us grow our wellness through better relationships with loved ones and create positive connections with everyone else that we come into contact with. Emotional Resilience [47:30]   With all of the challenges that we face in this world, it can be emotionally draining at times. At some point we may feel like we've lost our original path to living the life that we want. The life we wanted that gave us purpose. Nootropics like Qualia can support people in get engaged once again with what they are curious about. As Daniel discusses during the 2016 event "The Hive Panel: The Future of Humanity and Systems Thinking" he believes that only fully optimized human beings can improve the world. The Hive Panel: The Future of Humanity and Systems Thinking.   QUALIA DISCOUNT CODE   Ready to start your N=1 by enhancing your cognitive performance, and regaining your focus? Click below and enter code WF10 (Use code WF10 for 10% off any single purchase or monthly subscription – and note that the monthly subscription is already discounted 20%, so you get an additional 10% off if you choose the monthly subscription)   Resources Mentioned From Daniel & Josh Neurohacker Collective official website Learn more about Qualia Get a Qualia order discount The Emergence Project official website The Hive Panel: The Future of Humanity and Systems Thinking The Critical Path Institute Facebook Page Jason Silva of Brain Games: Empathetic Wiring in Our Brains The life and work of Richard Buckminster Fuller Get a blood anylsis done with WellnessFX Learn about yourself with 23andMe Improve your gut health with uBiome Listen to WFR episode #055 with Gay and Katie Hendricks: Body Intelligence in a Modern World Tim Ferris: My Favorite "Smart Drugs" Dr. Peter H Diamandis of XPRIZE Quantified Mind Cambridge Brain Sciences Tim Ferris - Huperzine-A   Rate & Review Wellness Force   Aloha! 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All Scripture, the Law, the Psalms, and the Prophets, teach us about Jesus, His person and His work. They instruct us about His death, burial, and resurrection and the salvation that is ours in Him. Therfore, our whole lives should be about Jesus.

Keys to a Healthier Lifestyle. David Sherman will explore the world of health and natural methods to heal the body. On his show he will bring humor, science and simplicity to convey how the body has incredible healing powers and with the right tools you can have a long and healthy lifestyle.  Not sure how to find the right modality, then this show is for you! Topic/Guest: Heal your Body. Free your mind with Frances George McCullough, Functional Neuromuscular Activation Therapist, we will explore how the relationship of the body can reduce and help heal from pain. How Functional Neuromuscular Activation Therapy is so important to the body.She treats the origin and insertion of the muscles that is causing the problem. She charts your body distortions; Therfore she can see by looking at your body what muscles are affected.  Some distortions are more obvious than others. Her first goal is getting you out of pain. Then, she will help the body work with itself to function in harmony. She will work muscles you did not know you had pain in. Her work is soft tissue manipulation, specific to your body's pain pattern.  Call in to ask questions about the proper direction for you to stay healthy.

In February we celebrated Black History Month. In March we will have celebrated Virgin Islands History Month, the biography and works of Crucian-born Hubert Harrison in the forms of a book and a play, Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair, Danish-to-American Transfer Day, and International Working Women's Day. As you can see, we have a lot to cover. Therfore, we are having a special and extended show.  Because I will be on our sister island of St. Croix attending the Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair durng our next show on March 28th, we are postponing and extending that show. Come prepared for surprises and comments!  

Among the Paramyxoviridae, only members of the subfamily Pneumovirinae like Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) encode two nonstructural proteins, NS1 and NS2. These two proteins cooperatively mediate type I interferon resistance and prevent induction of interferon in infected cells. Interactions of NS1 and NS2 proteins in every combination were shown by using the yeast-two-hybrid system. Therfore, NS1 and NS2 are able to form homo- and hetero(oligo)mers in infected cells. Although RSV replicates exclusively in the cytoplasm, NS-Proteins are localized in the cytoplasm as well as in the nucleus. Expression of an enlarged NS1 fusion protein, EGFP-NS1-BRSV N, resulted in the same nuclear and cytosolic localisation indicating that nuclear localisation is not due to diffusion but rather to an active transport. Thus, NS-Proteins should have particular functions in the nucleus of infected cells. Furthermore, yeast-two-hybrid screening of a lung cDNA expression library using NS1 of bovine RSV (BRSV) as a bait, identified cDNA clones encoding several nuclear proteins and one cytosolic protein. BRSV NS2 protein and NS-Proteins from other pneumoviruses (HRSV, PVM) were also able to interact with the identified cellular proteins in yeast. The isolated cDNAs encode the nuclear proteins CDK4BP (p34SEI-1 or TRIP-Br1), RanBP16, MM-1, DEAD Box Helicase p68 and the cytosolic β-COPI. Specific interactions were determined by mutational analysis of BRSV NS1 in yeast. Co-immunoprecipitation from lysates of eukaryotic cells confirmed the interaction of both BRSV NS-Proteins with the cellular proteins. The interaction of MM-1 and p68 with both NS-Proteins was also shown in GST pull down assay in vitro. Engineered BRSV encoding a truncated p68 showed accelerated replication in MDBK and Vero cells, whereas growth of NS1/NS2 deletion mutants expressing the truncated p68 was unaffected. This indicates that the presence of NS-Proteins is a prerequisite for the acceleration of BRSV growth by truncated p68. Furthermore, replication of BRSV was attenuated on HeLa cells in which expression of p68 was knocked down by specific siRNA, whereas replication of the unrelated Rabies virus was not. Thus, p68 is a nuclear target protein for the NS-Proteins and supports BRSV replication in vitro. Growth and division of host cells is necessary for optimal BRSV replication and like p68, most of the identified nuclear protein interactors are related to regulation of the cell cycle and cell division, respectively. Therefore, NS-Proteins appear to influence the cell cycle for optimal replication of BRSV by targeting such proteins. Hence, with the yeast-two-hybrid system, the first cellular interaction partners were identified indicating new functions of NS-Proteins in the viral replication cycle.