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Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22   1. What stands in the way of having a deeper faith? On August 5, 1949 a crew of fifteen elite US Forest Service smokejumpers, or airborne firefighters, stepped out of their plane above a remote wildfire in Montana. Within an hour all but three of them were dead or mortally burned. They were caught by flames as they ran uphill through dried grass on a steep slope trying to reach a higher ridge. [1]   The University of Chicago English Literature professor Norman Maclean (1902-1990), who himself had experience as a fire fighter, happened to be in town and took the time to visit the fire even as it still burned. The men who perished were mostly in their early twenties and their stories haunted Maclean until he retired from teaching decades later and began writing about them.   He begins his book Young Men and Fire saying, “The problem of self-identity is not just a problem for the young. It is a problem for all the time. Perhaps the problem. It should haunt old age, and when it no longer does it should tell you that you are dead.” [2]   Maclean found his self-identity wrapped up in the tragedy. And so he studied what happened intently: the physics of fire (how a blowup happens and burns uphill), the geology, weather, terrain and botany of that particular river valley and hillside, safety changes that the tragedy inspired at the Forest Service.   Maclean notes that from the arrangement of the bodies rescue crews observed that most men had fallen and gotten up again. He writes, “at the very end beyond thought and beyond fear and beyond even self-compassion and divine bewilderment there remains some firm intention to continue doing forever... what we last hoped to do on earth.”   His last paragraph says, “I, an old man, have written this fire report… it was important to me, as an exercise for old age, to enlarge my knowledge and spirit so I could accompany young men, whose lives I might have lived, on their way to death. I have climbed where they have climbed, and in my time I have fought fire and inquired into its nature… I have lived to get a better understanding of myself and those close to me, many of them now dead… I have often found myself thinking of my wife on her brave and lonely way to death.”   2. What stands in the way of having a deeper faith? This week in a group my friend Chris directed this question to me. At first I didn't say anything and let the conversation flow. I had in mind the writer Mary Karr's observation that, “Talking about spiritual activity to a secular audience is like doing card tricks on the radio.” [3] But then another friend asked me the same question. So let me try to answer here.   I do not think that the major obstacle to deeper faith has much to do with belief. This is made more complicated because in our time of relative spiritual naiveté many people do not seem aware that we have to learn an adult faith. Paul writes, “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways” (1 Cor. 13:11).   Another factor is that many modern people feel that they don't have enough time to come to church or pray. Their work life and other obligations squeeze everything else out. Twenty years ago Robert Putnam pointed out that instead of joining bowling leagues as they once did many people are bowling alone. In other words, people are more isolated and not joining groups and civic organizations in the way they once did. Some people may have an idea of who they might find in a church and simply do not want to be around that kind of person. I can imagine someone with integrity being afraid that faith creates an obligation to take care of other people. And it does.   Despair is also a barrier. Some look at pain in the world and think God is at fault or that this proves there is no God. They have never been introduced to a more subtle form of faith in a God who suffers along with us in the person of Jesus.   I did not say any of this in our conversation. Instead I offered a short response and said: A profound barrier to having faith in our time is rapidly accelerating capitalism. This worldview has become so pervasive today that we are living examples of David Foster Wallace's joke. You remember the old fish swims past two younger ones and says, “How's the water?” The younger fishes swims on for a bit. Then one turns to the other and says, “What the heck is water?” [4]   What I mean by capitalism is an expanding set of values that colonizes our inner life and every domain of our daily experience. This includes a sense that the world is inert or dead, that everything can be measured objectively and valued. It makes our interactions into transactions. It turns gifts into investments and makes non-work activities seem somehow wasteful.   This kind of consciousness leads us to see ourselves as insatiable consumers who can never get enough and others as means to our own ends. It erodes a sense of gratitude and implies that good things have all been earned. It makes radically accelerating inequality seem inevitable even when this destabilizes democracy (and all other forms of community). Above all in our case capitalism is leading us to an extreme individualism that does radical damage to human dignity.   In response, my friends talked about how great life is in the twenty-first century and how it was not that long ago when half of Americans did not have access to warm showers. And I told them about how a society's income inequality is directly correlated with mental illness, and about the misery I encountered that day going twice through the Tenderloin among people suffering so gravely from mental illness and addiction.   I have a friend who lives in a small city apartment. Yes, she has a hot shower. But she wants me to call her every week because she is so alone that no one will even notice when she dies.   Climate scientist Gus Speth writes, “I used to think the top global environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and climate change. I thought with 30 years of good science we could address those problems, but I was wrong. The top environmental problems are selfishness, greed, and apathy – and to deal with these we need a spiritual and cultural transformation and we scientists don't know how to do that.” [5]   3. My friends should have asked a more interesting question, “what can remove these obstacles to faith?” The English translation of today's gospel states that those going out to see John the Baptist were “filled with expectation.” A better translation of this (prosdokōntos) would be foreboding or dread. That was not the world of what some would prematurely call late stage capitalism, but the shocking violence of those times would not be entirely unfamiliar to us.   Did you wonder about the verses that were omitted in our reading (Luke 3:18-20)? They interject a short reference to King Herod who later killed John in prison. And yet Luke writes, “John proclaimed the good news to the people” (Lk. 3). What is this good news? First, even though our inner lives seem thoroughly colonized by a world picture that seems to be leading to the death of our humanity and our planet, we can be changed. The word Luke uses is metanoia and means a change of mind or heart which we call repentance.   Second, don't be confused and think that there are some people who are wheat and others who are chaff. Just as a single grain has both parts, each of us do too. And through prayer we have Jesus' help as we try to separate what is good in our life so that it will thrive and minimize the prejudices and destructive thoughts that distort us.   Finally, let me assure you that deeper than all our thoughts there is a place within us where we can meet God. That voice that speaks quietly to Jesus says the same thing to us too. If you listen this morning you will hear in your own way God saying, “You are my child, my beloved, with you I am well pleased” (Lk. 3).   My friends what stands in the way of having a deeper faith – not just in general, but for you? The world around us is burning. 153,000 LA County residents are under mandatory evacuation orders and an area greater than the size of San Francisco has been reduced to ash. Our governor and next president are publicly feuding. [6] Many of us feel a sense of foreboding as if we were trapped halfway up a hill only just above the rising flames.   Through a lifetime of studying their story Norman Maclean saw similarities between those young men each one knowing he was alone at his death and Jesus. In Young Men and Fire Maclean writes about the group's foreman Wagner Dodge who lit a safety fire and tried to convince his men to follow him into the protection of the already charred land. Strangely enough going toward and more deeply into the fire was ultimately what saved his life. Perhaps this is true for us also. In our time we have fought fire and inquired into its nature. Each of us is trying to reach a higher ridge. After we have lived for a better understanding of ourselves and those close to us we each arrive at the same place. And at the very end beyond thought and beyond fear and beyond even self-compassion that is where we meet the one who has climbed everywhere we have climbed, the one who is closer to us than we are to ourselves. And we shall hear the voice of the One who loves us. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mann_Gulch_fire [2] Norman Maclean, Young Men and Fire (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992) xiii, 300-1. [3] Matthew Boulton, “Theologian's Almanac,” SALT, 12 January 2025. https://www.saltproject.org/progressive-christian-blog/2025/1/7/theologians-almanac-for-week-of-january-12-2025 [4] David Foster Wallace, “This Is Water,” Commencement Speech, Kenyon College, 2005. https://fs.blog/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water/ [5] Cited in a letter from Rev'd Dr. Vincent Pizzuto sent on Friday 10 January 2025. [6] https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/11/us/los-angeles-fires-california

Sermon Resources: Scripture References - Amos 5:24, Jeremiah 7:1-11, John 14:6 1. “When the Patient goes inside the church building, he will see the local grocer with a rather oily expression on his face bustling up to offer him one shiny little book containing a liturgy which neither of them understands, and one shabby little book containing texts of a number of religious lyrics, mostly bad, and in very small print. When he gets to his pew and looks round him he sees just that selection of his neighbors he has previously avoided. You want to lean pretty heavily on those neighbors…Provided that any of them sing out of tune, or have boots that squeak, or double chins, or odd clothes, the Patient will quite easily believe that their religion must therefore be somehow ridiculous. Work hard on the disappointment or anti-climax which is certainly coming to the patient during his first few weeks as a church-going man.” -C.S. Lewis, "The Screwtape Letters" 2. “Make your patient a taster or connoisseur of churches. The perpetual search for a “suitable” church makes the man a critic where the Enemy wants him to be a pupil [remember, Enemy in the demon's eyes is God]. So bestir yourself and send this fool around all the neighborhood churches as soon as possible…And then, if your patient can't be kept out of the church, he ought at least to be violently attached to some party within it. I don't mean on really doctrinal issues; about those, the more lukewarm he is the better. The real fun is working up hatred between those who say “mass” and those who say “holy communion” when neither party could possibly state the difference in any form which would hold water for five minutes. And all the purely indifferent things–candles and clothes and what not–are an admirable ground for our activities.” -C.S. Lewis, "The Screwtape Letters" 3. “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” -Henry David Thoreau, "Walden" 4. “In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” -David Foster Wallace, "This Is Water" 5. “The world is not divided between people who worship and people who don't. The world is divided into people who worship things that will distort their life, and people who worship the only object worthy of the adoration of our soul.” -Tim Keller 6. “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Blind spots are, by definition, difficult to challenge. Katie and I rise to the occasion in this edition of Doing What Works.Here are your show notes…Do you remember the “Marine Biologist” scene from Seinfeld?“Don't make assumptions” is one of the agreements in The Four Agreements.David Foster Wallace's This Is Water might inspire you to be less judgmental.The “thirty seconds or fewer” kindness rule.High levels of positive illusion can help you sustain long-term romantic relationships.“The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect is a phenomenon where individuals trust media information despite recognizing its inaccuracies in their areas of expertise.”

Episode #296 - "What's It Like Having Marketing Support For Your Jewelry Business?" Welcome to Episode #296. In today's episode, I want to paint a picture of what it's like to have marketing support in your business because it can feel abstract and nebulous until you experience it. Most of our clients come in with a specific idea of what the journey will look like. However, by the end of six months, they realize it's nothing like what they had imagined—they really don't know what they don't know. I can totally relate to this feeling. Recently, I had a call with a tax strategist and felt completely out of my depth. Like, it was kind of embarrassing how much I didn't know, but that's life - it's a constant journey of discovering and learning. And it's incredible how working with an expert can open up a whole new world you didn't even know existed.  There's a quote by the late writer David Foster Wallace, from a commencement speech he gave called "This Is Water", and I think it sums this up perfectly: "There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says "Morning, boys. How's the water?" And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes "What the hell is water?” And that's what this episode is all about. Keep listening or watching to find out what I mean. Transcript: https://joyjoya.com/marketing-support-for-your-jewelry-business Apply for the grant: https://jewelrybrandincubator.com 00:00 Start 4:10 Grant Announcement 5:49 Primary Episode Content 17:25 The Gold Mine  

Dr. Florian Birkmayer shares his journey from mainstream psychiatry to questioning the profession and witnessing the creation of professional patients. He became frustrated by the use of psychiatric drugs to cover up symptoms and co-founded AromaGnosis. We discuss the harmful effects of labeling and diagnosing mental illness, and the conditioning of society to believe that something is wrong with them. It touches on the importance of cultural traditions and the need for alternative approaches to healing. AromaGnosisSubscribe to AromaGnosis NewsletterSubstack | Befriending the ShadowNote: This podcast episode is designed solely for informational and educational purposes, without endorsing or promoting any specific medical treatments. We strongly advise consulting with a qualified healthcare professional before making any medical decisions or taking any actions.*If you are in crisis or believe you have an emergency, please contact your doctor or dial 911. If you are contemplating suicide, call 1-800-273-TALK to speak with a trained and skilled counselor.RADICALLY GENUINE PODCASTDr. Roger McFillin / Radically Genuine WebsiteYouTube @RadicallyGenuineDr. Roger McFillin (@DrMcFillin) / XSubstack | Radically Genuine | Dr. Roger McFillinInstagram @radicallygenuineContact Radically GenuineConscious Clinician CollectivePLEASE SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS15% Off Pure Spectrum CBD (Code: RadicallyGenuine)—-----------FREE DOWNLOAD! DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS—----------ADDITIONAL RESOURCES17:00 - Bleuler's Psychopathological Perspective on Schizophrenia Delusions: Towards New Tools in Psychotherapy Treatment - PMC23:00 - A Historical Overview of Pharmacology | Carrington College29:00 - Escitalopram (Lexapro) Approved for Children Despite Increased Suicide Risk33:00 - Harry Stack Sullivan: Interpersonal Theory and Psychotherapy | American Journal of Psychiatry36:00 - Book of Lamentations – The New Inquiry40:00 - Radical Psychiatry Caucus About Us50:00 - Default Mode Network - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics53:00 - THIS IS WATER! by David Foster Wallace1:02:00 - Unbecoming - Mad In America1:15:00 - Tripping on Utopia – Benjamin Breen PLEASE SUPPORT OUR PARTNERSConscious Clinician Collective15% Off Pure Spectrum CBD (Code: RadicallyGenuine)

This week's guest is Zack Estes. Ron and Zack discussed Zack's coaching business, applying lean in non-manufacturing contexts, the five functions of business, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote Zack likes (3:16) His background (3:34) About Path for Growth (7:19) Applying lean in digital spaces (8:28) Whether he speaks about lean specifically (11:19) Why envisioning outcomes is difficult (15:37) The five functions of business (17:18) Zack's reading project (27:25) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Zack on LinkedIn Path for Growth How to Operationalize Your Business Workbook Zack's Reading List GA 456 | "This Is Water" by David Foster Wallace with Alex Judd Get All the Latest News from Gemba Academy Our newsletter is a great way to receive updates on new courses, blog posts, and more. Sign up here. What Do You Think? What are you reading this year?

Sermon Resources: 1. “Of course God will forgive me; that's his job!” -Heinrich Heine 2. “The so-called real world of men and money and power hums merrily along in a pool of fear and anger and frustration and craving and worship of self. Our own present culture has harnessed these forces in ways that have yielded extraordinary wealth and comfort and personal freedom. The freedom to all be lords of our tiny skull-sized kingdoms, alone at the center of all creation…In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” -David Foster Wallace, "This Is Water" 3. “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself. If we let Him, He will make the feeblest and filthiest of us into a dazzling, radiant, immortal creature pulsating all through with such energy and joy and wisdom and love as we cannot now imagine, a bright stainless mirror which reflects back to God perfectly, though of course on a smaller scale, His own boundless power and delight and goodness. The process will be long, and in parts painful, but that is what we are in for. Nothing less.” -C.S. Lewis, "Mere Christianity"

Romans 7:1-6 // Ben BeasleyWhat we belong to gives us an identity, sense of community, and even drastically affects our self-worth. Whether we find our belonging in sports, career, family, romantic relationships, or even religious observance, there are many good things that we are tempted to worship as ultimate things, but each leaves us restless and empty inside.Join us as we continue to see in the book of Romans why our ultimate belonging is to Jesus and how that is such good news for us. SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/49221839PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2509/responses/new24.03.17

Romans 7:1-6 // Caleb JenkinsWhat we belong to gives us an identity, sense of community, and even drastically affects our self-worth. Whether we find our belonging in sports, career, family, romantic relationships, or even religious observance, there are many good things that we are tempted to worship as ultimate things, but each leaves us restless and empty inside.Join us as we continue to see in the book of Romans why our ultimate belonging is to Jesus and how that is such good news for us. SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/49214771PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2553/responses/new24.03.17

Romans 7:1-6 // John DaigleWhat we belong to gives us an identity, sense of community, and even drastically affects our self-worth. Whether we find our belonging in sports, career, family, romantic relationships, or even religious observance, there are many good things that we are tempted to worship as ultimate things, but each leaves us restless and empty inside.Join us as we continue to see in the book of Romans why our ultimate belonging is to Jesus and how that is such good news for us. SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/49221841PRAYER REQUESTS:  https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new24.03.17

Romans 7:1-6 // John DaigleWhat we belong to gives us an identity, sense of community, and even drastically affects our self-worth. Whether we find our belonging in sports, career, family, romantic relationships, or even religious observance, there are many good things that we are tempted to worship as ultimate things, but each leaves us restless and empty inside.Join us as we continue to see in the book of Romans why our ultimate belonging is to Jesus and how that is such good news for us. SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/49214771PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2553/responses/new24.03.17

Ana Rita Bessa é licenciada em economia e o seu percurso profissional passa por várias empresas ao longo de 25 anos. Foi Deputada à Assembleia da República, pelo CDS-PP, acompanhando as áreas da Saúde, Educação e Ciência. Atualmente é CEO da LeYa. Livros mencionados: Os Maias, Eça de Queirós; Visões da Economia Social, Vol. II, Sector 3 e Fundação Ageas; Apneia, Tânia Ganho; As Benevolentes, Jonathan Littell; O Ano do Pensamento Mágico, Joan Didion; This Is Water, David Foster Wallace. Qualquer dúvida ou ideia: leiturasembadanas@leya.com

Dr Emily is back - and once again proving why she is increasingly becoming the most popular person on The Imperfects.This Emisode is all about a fundamental part of Positive Psychology… the beautiful idea that OTHER PEOPLE MATTER.Now, you're probably thinking… of course other people matter, right? Seems pretty obvious. But here, Dr Emily explains what it is about ‘other people', that matters so much, and how much it relates to our never-ending search for that elusive thing we call “happiness”.To learn more about positive psychology and Christopher Peterson's work, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3t7AvnP To learn more about the impact of physical touch to build trust and corporation and to read about the NBA basketball study mentioned in the episode, follow this link: https://bit.ly/48puJ0R To learn more about Eudimonic and hedonistic happiness, and Martin Seligman's work, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3PRs88wFor Josh's recommendation, This Is Water, by David Foster Wallace, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC7xzavzEKY&t=6s For book recommendation, 'The Happiness Trap' by Russ Harris, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3tbjkl0 For book recommendation, 'The Courage To Be Disliked', by Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga, follow this link: https://bit.ly/452d8cAFor book recommendation, 'On Living', by Hospice Chaplain Kerry Egan, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3rz3tfE For book recommendation, 'Love 2.0' by Barbara Fredrickson, follow this link: https://bit.ly/48psM4BThe Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you're struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks pontificate on the practice of prayer.Presentation for Sabbath Practice — Prayer (PDF)“Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de ChardinSpiritual Direction by Henri NouwenPrayer by Richard J. FosterThis Is Water by David Foster WallaceEvery Moment Holy, Volume I by Douglas Kaine McKelveyEvery Moment Holy, Volume II by Douglas Kaine McKelveyTo Bless the Space Between Us by John O'DonohueThe Ignatian Examen — Jesuits.org“How to Make Ringtones for iPhone” by Don Reisinger — Tom's Guide“How to Create Custom Ringtones for Your Android Phone” by Cameron Summerson — How-To GeekSilence (2016 film)The Cast of Rogue One — Wikipedia

Pat and Carson discuss living life on life's terms. This discussion finds Carson reading This Is Water by David Foster Wallace...See link below for the top 100 Sobriety Podcast list!!!!https://podcasts.feedspot.com/sobriety_podcasts/

If most of us are being honest, we likely consider prayer to be a weak point in our spiritual lives. We find it hard to make time to pray; we find it unproductive in a world obsessed with hurry and productivity; we feel guilty for not praying often enough, and yet when we finally set aside the time to do so, we find ourselves distracted or confused, not sure how to proceed. Rather than serving as a life-giving connection to a redemptive, loving, and restorative God in the midst of a broken world, prayer becomes a chore or a bore or a guilt-riddled religious game. We often find ourselves, as Jesus' earliest disciples did, wondering how we can begin to pray. Join us as Midtown as we wade into the challenging waters of prayer, exploring the way that the Psalms teach us authentic, genuine prayer, and how their model can provide us structures for how we begin to relate to and know God more fully in our own lives today. All people--religious or otherwise--adore something above all else. Our adorations shape, and often distort, who we are. Watch as Pastor Clint explores this idea, and teaches how Psalm 95 teaches us how to adore the right thing in the right ways. Sermon Resources: 1. The Mirror of Erised - from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling" 2. “The so-called real world of men and money and power hums merrily along in a pool of fear and anger and frustration and craving and worship of self. Our own present culture has harnessed these forces in ways that have yielded extraordinary wealth and comfort and personal freedom. The freedom to all be lords of our tiny skull-sized kingdoms, alone at the center of all creation.” -David Foster Wallace, "This Is Water" 3. “Your deepest desire is the one manifested by your daily life and habits. This is because our action—our doing—bubbles up from our loves, which, as we've observed, are habits we've acquired through the practices we're immersed in. That means the formation of my loves and desires can be happening “under the hood” of consciousness. I might be learning to love something that I'm not even aware of and that nonetheless governs my life in unconscious ways.” -James K.A. Smith, "You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit" 4. "Sacred Pathways," by Gary Thomas - Naturalist, Sensate, Traditionalist, Ascetic, Activist, Caregiver, Enthusiast, Contemplative, Intellectual 5. “The world is not divided between people who worship and people who don't. The world is divided into people who worship things that will distort their life, and people who worship the only object worthy of the adoration of our soul.” -Tim Keller, Sermon on 7/7/2002 6. “We learn about the goodness of God not by contemplating the goodness of God but by watching a butterfly. So here is my counsel: begin by paying attention to the little creatures that creep upon the earth. Watch the birds and the squirrels and the ducks. Go to a brook and splash some water on your burning face. In that instant don't seek to solve all the problems of pollution and the ecosystem; just feel the water…When we do these kinds of things with some degree of regularity, we, in time, begin to experience pleasures rather than scrutinize them…As this happens, thanksgiving and praise and adoration will flow naturally in their proper time. ‘To experience the tiny theophany is itself to adore.” -Richard Foster, "Prayer: Finding The Heart's True Home" 7. “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Join us below: Facebook: www.facebook.com/midtownpreschurch Instagram: www.instagram.com/midtown.pres Website: www.midtownpres.org Community Groups: www.midtownpres.org/community-groups Sunday Services: www.midtownpres.org

The resurrection isn't the end of the story: it's the beginning of the revolution. Following Easter, join us for our Sunday gatherings at Midtown as we explore the book of Acts, which follows the earliest years of the church and provides a profound glimpse into the revolutionary nature of the Kingdom of God. This isn't simply the start of a new religious sect that we reflect on appreciatively; it isn't simply another social group we recall and draw inspiration from; it is the reporting of the cosmic drama of God and humanity, together in partnership to bring flourishing to all things, the same cosmic drama we participate in today. This is the remarkable next of the resurrection. Listen as Pastor Clint examines Paul's interactions in Athens, and how we can learn to engage our own culture today by going where Paul goes, seeing what Paul sees, and doing what Paul does. Sermon Resources: 1. Study on religious demographics in the U.S.: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/ 2. Charles Blondin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Blondin 3. “The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.” -Martin Luther 4. “In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” -David Foster Wallace, "This Is Water" 5. Pete Docter on "Soul:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePzoKVVHuQg Join us below: Facebook: www.facebook.com/midtownpreschurch Instagram: www.instagram.com/midtown.pres Website: www.midtownpres.org Community Groups: www.midtownpres.org/community-groups Sunday Services: www.midtownpres.org

Discograffiti's 9-hour interview with indie rock legend David Pajo continues with Part 2, the absolute rawest of the five installments. Pajo gives Discograffiti an honest assessment of his Zwan experience, not to mention his brief spells in The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, and Gang of Four, our mutual misadventures with a host of narcotics…and ultimately ending up at a harrowing yet triumphant re-evaluation of his suicide attempt. Don't miss out on five weeks of essential Pajo Patreon Collections—Subscribe at Patreon.com/Discograffiti. Next Week: PAJO PART 3: PAPA M!  Zwan's Mary Star Of The Sea LP (2003, full LP): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD8HQe4PJS9sG7Fsvdf5nPd6RGC0v8RD David Foster Wallace's “This Is Water” commencement speech: https://youtu.be/ms2BvRbjOYo CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: https://podfollow.com/1592182331 Merch Shop: https://discograffiti.creator-spring.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe CONTACT TODD ZIMMER: GRAPHIC DESIGN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ToddZimmer and https://www.facebook.com/punknjunkradio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_real_todd_zimmer/ and https://www.instagram.com/punknjunkradioshow/ #davidpajo #patreon #guitarist #stereolab #davidfosterwallace #billycorgan #music #johnmcentire #tortoise #gangoffour #suicide #paulmajor #bonnyprincebilly #palace #palacebrothers #willoldham #jenniferherrema #theyeahyeahyeahs #deadchild #zwan #thisiswater #smashingpumpkins #slint #pajo #soldiersofsound #arielm #papam #royaltrux #theforcarnation #discograffiti --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discograffiti/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discograffiti/support

At Midtown Presbyterian Church, our mission is to invite people into a transformative relationship with Jesus Christ. We borrow this language of transformation from the scriptures, where we are encouraged as Christians to be “transformed by the renewing of our minds" (Romans 12:1-2). Being a Christian isn't simply about information - it is about transformation, becoming people whose entire beings embody the way and work of Jesus in every part of our lives. With this goal in mind, we at Midtown have developed an introductory curriculum, alongside a library of resources, events, sermons, and podcasts, designed to help transform our community into Christlikeness. Listen as Pastor Clint explores the topic of work, and how Christianity provides a transformative picture in contrast the the dehumanizing "workism" of our culture. Sermon Resources: 1. “In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” -David Foster Wallace, "This Is Water" 2. Article in The Atlantic on the danger of workism: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/ 3. WHO release on "burnout:" https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2019-burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon-international-classification-of-diseases 4. Gallup study on work dissatisfaction: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://news.gallup.com/opinion/chairman/212045/world-broken-workplace.aspx?g_source%3Dposition1%26g_medium%3Drelated%26g_campaign%3Dtiles&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1676240261221924&usg=AOvVaw20mRPI12X-mCikBC6XuTWW 5. "Culture says, “I am what I do.” Scripture says, “I do what I am.” -John Mark Comer 6. Vocational Question: “At this point in your journey, how do you envision your call to God's mission in the world?" Join us below: Facebook: www.facebook.com/midtownpreschurch Instagram: www.instagram.com/midtown.pres Website: www.midtownpres.org Community Groups: www.midtownpres.org/community-groups Sunday Services: www.midtownpres.org

This week's guest is Alex Judd. Ron and Alex listened to and discussed David Foster Wallace's famous commencement speech, "This Is Water." This is a very powerful episode that contains some great food for thought for the new year. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  Why this commence speech is important (3:47) Alex's background (9:33) What is water? (10:16) The ability to think critically (13:39) The argument he is making (16:18) Why the believer and non-believer are actually similar (26:16) Being lost (35:14) The monotony of adult life (42:03) How NOT to think (44:22) Darkness and light (49:03) Why you get to decide how to see things (51:47) The power of education (58:54) Why there has to be truth (1:03:59) Life before death (1:09:41) Identifying your truth (1:13:15) Choosing wisely (1:16:19) Why truth demands submission (1:18:07) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 GA 446 | From "Here" to "There" in Leadership with Alex Judd  This Is Water on YouTube Path for Growth Alex on LinkedIn Get All the Latest News from Gemba Academy Our newsletter is a great way to receive updates on new courses, blog posts, and more. Sign up here. What Do You Think? What part of David's speech spoke to you the most?

Hello to you listening in Thornleigh, Australia!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories from Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more because it's worth it) for Motivate Your Monday with your host, Diane Wyzga  The following is excerpted from This Is Water By Jenna Krajeski, published September 19, 2008. “In 2005, David Foster Wallace addressed the graduating class at Kenyon College with a speech that is now one of his most read pieces. Click HERE in the Episode Notes to access the speech. In it, he argues, gorgeously, against “unconsciousness, the default setting, the rat race, the constant gnawing sense of having had, and lost, some infinite thing.” He begins with a parable:There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys. How's the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, “What the hell is water?”All of this is, no doubt, just the tip of the iceberg, peeking out of the sea. At Kenyon, Wallace elaborated on his water parable:The point of the fish story is merely that the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about....The fact is that in the day to day trenches of adult existence, banal platitudes can have a life or death importance.And, nearing the end of his speech:The capital-T Truth is about life BEFORE death. It is about the real value of a real education, which has almost nothing to do with knowledge, and everything to do with simple awareness; awareness of what is so real and essential, so hidden in plain sight all around us, all the time, that we have to keep reminding ourselves over and over:This is water.This is water.”Question: How's the water you're swimming in?  You're invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and Quarter Moon Story Arts and on LinkedIn.  Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts

Reading important books can change the way we interact with the people around us. In this episode of The Rugged Truth Podcast, I share my 5 best reads of 2022. These books have shaped and changed me in significant ways. They could do the same for you! Listen now! God's Truth can endure any attack and answer any question. It's rugged. Our grasp of God's Truth has to be just as rugged in a skeptical culture. On The Rugged Truth Podcast, Dr Bryan Fergus answers real questions that real people are asking about real life with God as he helps listeners develop a rugged faith. The Rugged Truth Podcast is committed to helping people develop a biblical worldview through in-depth analysis of how God's Word impacts our understanding of the issues of the day. Complex theological and doctrinal questions are answered with Scripture and common sense reasoning. The result is a firm grasp of God's truth that allows followers of Jesus to both comprehend and defend their faith in today's skeptical culture. About Dr Bryan Fergus Dr Bryan Fergus is driven by a passion to teach God's Word in clear and applicable ways and to train up the next generation of Christian pastors and leaders. He currently pursues his passion by serving as an Adjunct Professor at Phoenix Seminary, Calvary Chapel University, and Arizona Christian University. He is also the Lead Educator at The Rugged Truth. Bryan Fergus served in vocational pastoral ministry for 32 years. He has also been teaching courses on the Bible, theology, ancient near eastern history and pastoral leadership at Christian universities and seminaries on four continents for the past 21 years. Dr Fergus earned his Doctor of Ministry degree through Phoenix Seminary, writing a dissertation entitled The Intersection of Analytic Theology and Catechesis. ​ He is a voracious reader and writer with new book projects and online content coming out often and regularly. His YouTube channel is simply called Dr Bryan Fergus.

Ojai's own Rain Perry, singer-songwriter known for her lyrical prowess and crystal-clear voice, has been working on a one-woman show, which opens Thursday, October 13 and runs through October 22nd (Thursday, Friday and Saturday both weekends) at Kim Maxwell Studio, 226 West Ojai Avenue, #102. All shows are at 8 p.m. The show is named after David Foster Wallace's viral commencement address, "This Is Water," which emphasizes the true purpose of education and empathy. Perry was wrestling with questions of race and identity during the pandemic and George Floyd protests and found it the perfect metaphor. The show includes eight songs from her 9-song album "A White Album" which was just released and available on Itunes and Spotify or through her website. It debuted on the Folk Music Chart at no. 11 and has received rave reviews, including Glide Magazine's "it distill(s) complicated issues fraught with politics and passion through a prism of compassion and understanding." Bill Bentley of Americana Highways magazine wrote, "There are times on "A White Album" where the whole thing feels like it is making the world tilt in a new direction. These are songs which are perfectly capable of giving life a whole new meaning. People like Rain Perry don't come around that often. They just don't." Perry said one message is for white people to acknowledge their privilege and to question each other, or, as she said, "Calling people in," rather than calling them out. She also used the folk expression, "Collect your cousins," for a reckoning on race and culture. This play is being directed by Kim Maxwell, who also directed Rain's much-acclaimed 2008 show, "Cinderblock Bookshelves," with accompaniment from Austin, Texas-based Mark Hallman. Perry said that a grant from the Ojai Arts Commission helped produce the play as well. It "was a sequel of sorts to 'Cinderblock Bookshelves'," she said. “I want to look back at my same childhood, but this time through the lens of race.” Hallman, owner of the iconic Congress House studio, has produced music by Carole King, Tom Russell (who recorded one of Rain's songs) and Eliza Gylkison and Ani Di Franco. He was the subject of a well-received 2016 documentary film, "The Shopkeeper," that Perry wrote and directed about the post-Napster travails of the music business, through Hallman's and other musicians' struggles to stay afloat in the streaming era. Perry talked about growing up in Ojai, her eccentric family, early mentors and raising her children, as well as sharing insights into the creative side of her life, the success of selling a song, "Beautiful Tree," that became the theme of a popular CW Network show, "Life Unexpected," and her song "Yosemite" has been recorded by Tom Russell and Nanci Griffith. We did not talk about Lake Casitas storage capacity, how grasshoppers turn into locusts or how Auguste Escoffier's military service informed his "brigade de cuisine" system. For more information: www.rainperry.com/this_is_water Rain Perry's "White Album" which includes all nine songs on her show. David Foster Wallace's 2005 commencement address at Kenyon College: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhhC_N6Bm_s

Trinity joins Sophie and Raymond to discuss absurdism in Gen Z humor, the problems of irony, and deconstructing commencement speeches in the YouTube short film THIS IS WATER!, taken from David Foster Wallace's 2005 commencement address at Kenyon college. Wallace earnestly challenges us to rethink what it means to a human being in the world, even when (especially when) it seems replete with tedium, stress, boredom, and frustration. Check out David Foster Wallace's full commencement address here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI In our next episode, we will be discussing Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film The Seventh Seal. Questions? Comments? E-mail us at unreliablenarratorsstoa@gmail.com, visit our website atunreliablenarratorspodcast.wordpress.com, or say hi on Instagram @unreliablenarratorspodcast. Theme music is "No New Words" by Caleb Klomparens. Check out his music athttps://soundcloud.com/kappamuse Access the 2022-2023 Stoa Mars Hill list here: https://stoausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mars-Hill-Topics-2022-2023-1.pdf Check out David Foster Wallace's full commencement address here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI

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This week's conversation is with Virgie Tovar: author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts on weight-based discrimination and body image. She holds a Master's degree in Sexuality Studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race and gender. She is a contributor for Forbes and she's written several books. Her podcast, Rebel Eaters Club, is now in Season 3 and is Transmitter Media's first original production. Virgie has been featured by the New York Times, BBC, MTV, Al Jazeera, NPR, and many more. We met a few years ago through our mutual friend Isabel Foxen Duke and I'm lucky to call her a friend. This is her second appearance on the podcast. We recorded a conversation last summer and I've been eager to talk to her again ever since. We talked over Zoom for two hours and our conversation covered dressing rooms, letting go of a normative timeline, control, markers of success, happiness research, and more. Show Notes:- Follow Virgie on the Web | Instagram- Check out Virgie's Books | Podcast: Rebel Eaters Club- David Foster Wallace's "This Is Water" speech at Kenyon College- The Vox podcast episode I mention about sea shells & mollusks- Take the friendship breakup survey from me and Kayleen Schaefer here- The Let It Out Kits are 32% off with the code 32- Sign up for the waitlist for the re-imagined Creative Underdogs/In Process (coming soon)!- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram. I'm @katiedalebout If you liked this episode, try out:Episodes 367 & 368: Seasons of Overwhelm with Christy Harrison Sponsors:Magic Mind: I started drinking these little green productivity shots and I love them so much. For 40% off a subscription or 20% off a single purchase, go to magicmind.co/letitout and use code LETITOUT20 at checkout!

As you know, it's my mission to help teach you how to build the MINDSET and SKILLS that will help you live an extraordinary life - and over the last few months I've been working hard behind the scenes to help create a brand-new tool that will help you do that.It's called Kyzen - and I am proud to announce that I will be bringing it to the world later this year to challenge you to empower yourself and accomplish greater things in life. To learn more, join my Discord at impacttheory.com/discord!.Big goals require DISCIPLINE. By it's very nature, discipline requires you to do hard things - and that is a skill you can LEARN. I'm teaching my process to build Ironclad Discipline in a new workshop - you can register at discipline.impacttheory.comHave you ever realized that the very things that lead to success, purpose, and fulfillment are the things nearly everyone runs away from? Discomfort, hard work, uncomfortable situations and conversations, are the things that no one desires more of, and yet…The ability to build a wildly successful and scalable business is within reach for nearly everyone reading this, and yet through self-selection on the few will do what needs to be done to rise to the top. Of the few that rise to the top, even fewer will do so feeling fulfilled in their life. It takes much more than skills and relationships to be successful. It takes grit and determination to do the hard things. It requires you go through emotionally taxing, ego killing moments of failure, humility, and self-realization to become adaptable and become who you want to be.In this keynote, Tom reveals the hard facts of entrepreneurship and what it takes to be in the 1%. “If you're only good in the beginning you lack grit.” After watching this it's time for a hard self-talk and challenge to yourself. It's time for a no B.S. approach of what will it take to build yourself into the person you desire to be. Don't underestimate what you are capable of, stop thinking too small and get uncomfortable.Tom's 6 Ways to Develop New Skills:Always be readingOpen yourself up to changeWhat you believe is a choiceBe an eternal studentBecome antifragileDevelop GritResources Mentioned:Poem, Richard Cory: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44982/richard-cory David Foster Wallace, This Is Water: https://youtu.be/8CrOL-ydFMI Tom's Reading List: https://impacttheory.com/reading-list/ “To those human beings who are of any concern to me I wish suffering, desolation, sickness, ill treatment, indignities - I wish that they should not remain unfamiliar with profound self-contempt, the torture of self-mistrust, the wretchedness of the vanquished: I have no pity for them, because I wish them the only thing that can prove today whether one is worth anything or not - that one endures.” -NietzcheSHOW NOTES:0:00 | Introduction to The Journey Is the Win0:22 | Entrepreneurs Survive Rock Bottom9:12 | Connect to Purpose (Not Money)16:41 | Develop Your Mindset First24:16 | 6 Ways to Develop New Skills37:13 | How to Develop Grit46:16 | Identify Your Passion & Develop It51:03 | Building a Scalable Business1:01:29 | Value of Online Community 1:14:17 | Success Requires Clear Goals QUOTES:“Each and every one of you at some point in your life, you're going to hit rock bottom. The question isn't will you hit rock bottom? The question is what are you going to do with yourself when it happens?” [2:15]The game you think you're playing is money, but I promise, the game you're actually playing is brain chemistry.” [4:36]“I don't care if you have a dream. I'm so uninterested in empty dreamers, I can't see straight. What I care about? Do you have the fortitude to fail.” [8:00]“Saving the world, doing the right thing, thinking about your customer, wanting them to win, wanting them to shine, wanting great things for your employees, it's big f*cking business.” [15:35]“I'm a grand fan of doing and believing that which moves you toward your goals.” [18:34]“Everyone is your superior in some way, and once you learn to check your ego, sit at their feet with absolute humility and be open to their ideas, especially the one that contradicts what you believe today, then you'll get somewhere” [26:06]“Doing more work than anyone else is required for greatness” [50:16]“Now you're going to have to be transparent, now you're going to have to tell people what you stand for, and the thing you stand for better be the creation of value.” [1:00:19]“What's going to keep people from losing faith in your company as you get bigger is feeling connected to a person.” [1:04:41]“As much as you can be an early adopter, so much the better. It's always the early adopters that win.” [1:09:51]Follow Tom Bilyeu:Website: https://impacttheory.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomBilyeu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tombilyeu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/

Tony takes excerpts from David Foster Wallace's "This Is Water," Kenyon College commencement speech to discuss the need to step outside of our own ego, and experience, in order to understand others https://fs.blog/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water/ He then discusses Russ Harris's ACT metaphor "Donkeys, Carrots and Sticks" to talk about using love, or coercion to get our needs met/motivate others. https://thehappinesstrap.com/donkeys-carrots-sticks/ Go to http://tonyoverbay.com/workshop to sign up for Tony's “Magnetize Your Marriage” virtual workshop. The cost is only $19. You'll learn the top 3 things you can do NOW to create a Magnetic Marriage. With the continuing "sheltering" rules spreading across the country, PLEASE do not think you can't continue or begin therapy now. http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch can put you quickly in touch with licensed mental health professionals who can meet through text, email, or videoconference often as soon as 24-48 hours. And if you use the link http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch, you will receive 10% off your first month of services. Please make your mental health a priority, http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch offers affordable counseling, and they even have sliding scale options if your budget is tight. You can learn more about Tony's pornography recovery program, The Path Back, by visiting http://pathbackrecovery.com And visit http://tonyoverbay.com and sign up to receive updates on upcoming programs and podcasts. Tony mentioned a product that he used to take out all of the "uh's" and "um's" that, in his words, "must be created by wizards and magic!" because it's that good! To learn more about Descript, click here https://descript.com?lmref=bSWcEQ

Our identity is multifaceted, but people love the simplicity and tend to reduce people to a singular trait, which objectifies them. This reduction leads to violence, in part because it allows an "us vs them" narrative. Amartya Sen points out the ramifications in his book "Identity and Violence". To consider it personally, we look at Martin Buber's "I-thou" to show how most of the time we are in an "I-it" relationship to the world, and must "self-surrender" to have an "I-thou" whole relationship, and not objectify others. Ryder closes out with David Foster Wallace's "This Is Water" in which to be a better person we must be attuned and aware, even imaginative. Matthew Crawford counters that unfortunately, even Wallace remains stuck in his had manipulating mental models to relate to the world as a good person. The solution, says Crawford, is to take action in reality by engaging with others and the world. https://www.letusthinkaboutit.com/step-58-identity--violence/0:00 Intro3:56 Part 1: reductive Identity7:38 Part 2: I-it, I-thou11:57 Part 3: Mind Games17:09 Outro 

The Speech Guys listen to and discuss excerpts from the 2005 Kenyon College commencement speech given by David Foster Wallace. This is the fourth and final episode in the "Speeches Before They Died" series. Questions and topics explored in this episode consider the tension between objectivist and subjectivist perspectives expressed in the speech, the role that boredom plays in cultivating self-awareness and introspection, how the empathetic, conscientious vision of the "This Is Water" mindset is cultivated and built up within an individual, and more! (Be sure to listen through for the post-credits scene ; ) This episode utilizes audio from the "This Is Water" speech posted by Ms. Lynn Skittle on YouTube. No revenue is generated from use of this content.

After hearing about Cousin Max's journey into Film Studies, the guys dive into Children of Men's leechiest themes (10:01), characters (25:55), and scenes (31:01). After a brief Leech on a Beach respite (43:04), they consider the film's medicinal qualities (44:58) and give an overall rating -- from 1 to 4 -- of the film's leechiness (52:02).We're always looking to expand our pond -- please reach out!Series URL: www.theleechpodcast.comPublic email contact: theleechpodcast@gmail.comSocial Media:@leechpodcast on Twittertheleechpodcast on InstagramExternal Links:Isaiah Berlin, “Message to the 21st Century” [link - subscription needed]David Foster Wallace, “This Is Water” [link]Max's Social Media: @max_inreallife on Twitter, max.inreallife on IGMax's Blee Blump and Fletcher series: [YouTube link], @BBAFMD on Twitter, moondetectives on IGCredits:Hosted by Evan CateEditing by Evan CateGraphic design by Banks ClarkOriginal music by Justin Klump of Podcast Sound and MusicProduction help by Lisa Gray of Sound Mind ProductionsEquipment help from Topher Thomas

David and Tamler dive into David Foster Wallace's celebrated and surprisingly earnest Kenyon College commencement speech “This is Water”. How can we escape the prison and prism of our (literally) self-centered perspective? Can we choose to adjust our natural default settings, take a break from our running inner monologue, and pay attention to what's in front of us right now? Is DFW appealing to Buddhist ideas or something more general that you can be found across all spiritual traditions? Plus we ask the AI ethics program “Ask Delphi” some tough moral questions (spoiler alert: "just the tip" is "rude"), and almost get into a big fight about the potential of AI ethical robots (but we're saving that argument for a future episode).

Today's podcast is in reaction to my listening of David Foster Wallace's “This Is Water” graduation speech at Kenyon College in 2005. It's a beautiful speech which I'd highly recommend you listen to. I took some time in this episode to talk through some of my takeaways and the beauty I found in his words. Perhaps you will, too. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matt-best/support

A very happy Thursday to you, friends!On today's show: The Instagram post that made everyone turn on Chris Pratt, Em Rata reveals her connection to a controversial billionaire, influencer Elly Miles is called out for faking her spon con, a Bachelor fan saw Brooke Blurton entering a contestants' home, and the fallout from Astroworld: Travis Scott's festival turns into a nightmare.This week, Zara recommended reading This Is Water, David Foster Wallace's commencement speech to the Kenyon College class of 2005. Mich had a beauty rec! The Queen Screen SPF 50+ Luminizing Serum from Ultra Violette (not sponsored, as always).Got some thoughts on today's episode you wanna share? We're allllll ears (also, eyes, heads, bodies, etc etc) - join in the convo over on our Insta @shamelesspodcast.Big thanks to the Pop Gold playlist for making this episode possible. Purchase or stream Fleetwood Mac wherever you access your music. And don't forget to listen to ‘Fleetwood Mac' in the Pop Gold playlist via this link.Want to support our show? We are sending air kisses, air tea, and air hugs (too far?) to anyone who clicks ‘subscribe' on Apple (bonus hugs for anyone who leaves a five-star review, too) or ‘follow' on Spotify.Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else.Subscribe to the weekly ‘ASK SHAMELESS' newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gFbYLTJoin our book club: https://www.instagram.com/theshamelessbookclub/Check out our website: https://shamelessmediaco.com/Write to the Shameless Mailbag: Email hello@shamelessmediaco.comThanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

This is a summary episode of the 'reacting to the material from my classes at Columbia' live stream. In this episode, Prakhar delves deeper into his class material including ‘Phallogocentrism' by Jacques Derrida and ‘This Is Water' by David Foster Wallace. He talks in-depth on questions like "are you a prisoner of your own mind?" while he discusses what he learns at his university. He also explains the idea of masculinity and femininity. Listen to the entire episode and find out. You can also watch this episode on [Youtube.com/PrakharKePravachan]https://youtu.be/PzC1mKIQrFwArt of ConversationWant to become a master in conversations?  artofconversation.inFollow on Instagram@Prakhar Ke PravachanGet in touch:email: asim@pgradio.com

Welcome to GLIDE Memorial Church's “Tiny Celebrations,” the mini-podcast highlighting the inspirational words and music from our Sunday Celebration. In this episode singer Jonah Matranga and Musical Director Vernon Bush present Jonah's song, "This Is Water."Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/

Caitlin Landesberg was the Founder and CEO of Sufferfest Beer Company. She grew and scaled her brand to success through strategic marketing and determination — ultimately, selling her brand to the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. She has experience as a marketing executive working for Adobe, Strava, and Mozilla. Caitlin is a passionate investor at This Is Water, focused on helping others grow their brands. In this episode… In an oversaturated market, how do you make your brand stand out? Is there a way to craft a beer geared towards athletes? Crafting a beer that can cater to functionality and an active lifestyle is no easy take, but Caitlin Landesberg was up to the task. With her experience building digital platforms, Caitlin crafted a beer with vitamins and nutrients aimed at athletes. With negativity coupled with health reservations, she grew and scaled her brand. She built a stellar team using unique storytelling marketing techniques, and her brand excelled in a saturated beer market. In this episode of the Alexi Cashen Show, Caitlin Landesberg tells her entrepreneurial story and motivation behind upstarting Sufferfest Beer. Alexi and Caitlin discuss pushing yourself to grow, the challenge of efficiently scaling a brand, and the innovation and creativity it takes to market a beer brand successfully.

Whether conscious or subconscious, judging others is harmful and – as it usually comes from a place of lack or insecurity within ourselves – says infinitely more about us than whomever we judge. Listen as Monica and Michael discuss how we can fight our instinct to judge through an embrace of mercy and compassion, and how doing so not only creates a chain reaction that truly makes the world a better place, it also leads us to transforming into who we want to be. We never see something negative in another person so we can change them, we see it so we can change ourselves. – Michael BergFurther readings: This Is Water by David Foster Wallace Radical Compassion by Tara Brach Fundamentals by Frank Wilczek

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Podcast: Next Story Up (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Season 1, Episode 6: Think Outside the Fish Bowl (w/ Trish Starkey)Pub date: 2019-05-19In Act 1, Tyler explains his love for spring, which includes the fact that it's university commencement speech season. He shares an excerpt from one of his favorites - "This Is Water" from the late David Foster Wallace - to illustrate that sometimes we we might not notice our surroundings, and because of that don't do enough to challenge them or make them better. In this episode, we discuss how we can make our lives better with a more decentralized, resilient, and cleaner energy infrastructure. In Act 2, we are joined by Trish Starkey, Business Development Manager in New Energy Landscape Strategic Alliances at Schneider Electric US. Trish starts with some valuable definitions for the building audience and answers questions like "What are microgrids?" and "What is energy as a service?". She explains that the benefit of having a resilient energy infrastructure no longer needs to be at odds with having a sustainable and renewable one, and that true value is realized when greater interconnectivity is pursued. We learn that microgrids just may be the "posterchild" for digitization, and that fundamentally you can't have an occupant-centric building if power isn't reliable and constant. For some facility types, outages are simply unacceptable. For others, a resilient grid provides an opportunity for community in a time of distress. In what felt at first like it may be an exciting detour, we learn just how intertwined (and necessary) resilient, sustainable electricity is with our smart building infrastructure, services, and experiences. Outro Music: "Who I Thought You Were" by SantigoldThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Schneider Electric, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

David Foster Wallace delivered one of the best speeches I've heard called This Is Water (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI). In it, he talks about the importance of choosing what you believe and how you construct meaning because otherwise your natural, egotistical default setting kicks in. I think this is important to reflect upon and unpack. I worry that we hold the wrong people in high esteem and care mostly about the common denominator. How did it come to this? What can you do about it? These are a few of the questions I tackled in this spirited (and explicit) episode. After listening, kindly feel free to ask questions or offer opinions of your own, whether down in the comment section or by hitting me up on social media @PhilSvitek. Lastly, for more free resources from your 360 creative coach, check out my website at http://philsvitek.com. RESOURCES/LINKS: -Coach or Consultant Services: https://philsvitek.com/lets-work-together/ -Podcast Services: http://philsvitek.com/podcastservices -Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philsvitek -Merchandise: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/phil-svitek---360-creative-coach/ -Adorama Affiliate Link: https://www.adorama.com/?utm_source=rflaid914115 -Instagram: http://instagram.com/philsvitek -Facebook: http://facebook.com/philippsvitek -Twitter: http://twitter.com/philsvitek -Master Mental Fortitude Book: http://mastermentalfortitude.com -Idyll Film: http://philsvitek.com/idyll -Elan, Elan Book: http://philsvitek.com/elan-elan -In Search of Sunrise Film: http://philsvitek.com/in-search-of-sunrise

GoodAthleteProject.com For today's episode Jim and Alex start by discussing a passage from the book “This Is Water”' by David Foster Wallace. They talk about what the book and passage mean to them and how the messaging from it can apply to daily life. Then, they move on to discussing how to go about building a process and what can be done if one feels they have fallen off that path. Got an idea for a topic you want covered in a future episode? Shoot us an email at Alex@GoodAthleteProject.com and let us know what you'd like to hear discussed. Please remember to Subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! Follow us on Twitter: @Coach4Kindness and Instagram: @GoodAthleteProject Visit us at our Website: GoodAthleteProject.com

In today's episode, we cover how to keep the romance in your life fresh. Unfortunately, many of us believe relationship myths as truth which can set us up for failure, so what are the biggest relationship myths, what else do you need besides love to make a relationship work, and what skills can you start working on today to improve your relationships? What to Listen For The Biggest Relationship Myths - 5:50 What are the biggest myths surrounding relationships and why do we believe them? Why do some people fall in love with falling in love more than they fall in love with actual people? How are dating apps making it more difficult for you to find a healthy relationship and what should you do to avoid falling into the swipe life trap? What are the 2 human traits that work against us when it comes to dating apps and how do we overcome them? The Tools for Strengthening Relationships - 15:45 What are emotional bids and how can you use them to deepen your relationships? What is the DEEP framework and how can you use it to understand the differences between you and your partner? What question can you and your partner ask each other to develop actionable goals to be more supportive of one another? What 4 skills can you start working on today to keep your relationship fresh? What simple exercise can you implement every day or week to improve communication in your relationships? What are the 3 levels of listening and how can your knowledge of them help you strengthen relationships? A long-lasting happy relationship requires more than just love. If you don't have the skills to navigate all of the issues and challenges that inevitably arise from two people spending time together, love won't simply solve all of your problems. Fortunately, the skills necessary to forge healthy relationships can be taught and learned, but you must be willing to grow. A Word From Our Sponsors Share your vulnerabilities, victories, and questions in our 17,000-member private Facebook group at theartofcharm.com/challenge. This is a unique opportunity where everyone — both men and women — celebrate your accountability on the way to becoming the best version of yourself. Register today here! Resources from this Episode Why Emotional Connection Makes or Breaks a Relationship (Episode 719) Turning Toward Emotion (Episode 720) THIS IS WATER! A speech by David Foster Wallace Check in with AJ and Johnny! AJ on Instagram Johnny on Instagram The Art of Charm on Instagram The Art of Charm on YouTube

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Today's show features one of the first "Aha" moments I remember having as an adult trying to navigate the everyday business that life slaps in your face. The late, great author David Foster Wallace serves up a Dose of perspective to the Kenyon College's 2005 Graduating Class in his commencement speech titled "This Is Water". It's friggin' gold, guys. Get into it. Find the full speech on Youtube at https://youtu.be/8CrOL-ydFMI About The Host - Mike Schwartz For more information on me, my coaching and my creative pursuits please check out miketheschwartz.com Find me on all your favourite socials @miketheschwartz Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok Exciting news! Are you a Fitness Entrepreneur looking to scale your business? The Fitprocademy has opened up enrolment for our 9 week Fitness Entrepreneur course: " The Hybrid PT Playbook: Become The Authority and Boost Your Bank Account! If you're a Fitness Professional, looking to level up your personal development, become the authority of what you do, learn the systems that stick and scale your coaching business by working less total hours and leveraging your expertise... this is the program for you. We only have a dozen seats and we're picky about who's a part of this. Contact us at hello@fitprocademy.com to schedule a discovery call with one of our advisors and learn more.

Communities along the Darling-Baaka are rich in stories, life and culture. Dan Shultz and Otis Filley from homelandings media have been capturing and sharing these grassroots stories for 10 months. This week they caught up with Megan on Dirt Radio Check out This Is Water: https://www.homelandings.com.au/Sign up with Friends of the Earth: https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/eventsLearn More about the Menindee Lakes: https://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode-202008021100/leave-our-lakes-alone-darling-baaka-community-says-no  

David Foster Wallace's famous commencement speech titled "This Is Water."

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This episode will explain and illustrate mindfulness by way of example from David Foster Wallace’s speech titled “This Is Water.” Follow frameworks_healthymind on Instagram for updates, reminders and resources!

out with the new, in with the old. Gary agrees with me.

So many people seem to living off of past scripts of their lives. Howard and I talk around this idea in this episode, and look at how expectations can really hold someone in a life they're not wanting. Expectations from others, from society, from yourself. We also talk about decentralization and the future of technology. Check out Howard's podcast The Ascention Cafe once it's released!  This is the image that came to me with 'People are living shadows' I describe in the episode.  | \ . //// | Look here for a picture of the John Lilly's passage on Expectations I read in this episode Here is Onyx Ashanti David Foster Wallace's This Is Water speech

A relaxed shallow dive into the life & work of writer David Foster Wallace; exploring (lightly) the monster that is Infinite Jest & celebrating self-awareness with This Is Water. IG: @performance_doc

Join us for episode 100 as I bring my lovely wife on the show for a jam-packed double feature. We get emotional as we talk overcoming trauma, her 1st ayahuasca experience, and the pros and cons to open relationship.    Connect with Natasha Instagram | https://bit.ly/2Zbxjnf Twitter | https://bit.ly/2Ayja9X Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/public/Natasha-Kingsbury   Show Notes: Peter Attia | https://peterattiamd.com/ This Is Water by David Foster Wallace | https://bit.ly/2KWQYDm Psilocybin Mushroom |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin_mushroom Sex At Dawn by Chris Ryan | https://amzn.to/2lqHJP4 Conscious Loving | https://bit.ly/2JPXbj6 49th Mystic by Ted Decker | https://amzn.to/2YXliAK   Waayb CBD www.waayb.com (Get 10% off using code word Kyle at checkout)   Onnit Nitric Oxide  Get 10% off all foods and supplements at Onnit by going to https://www.onnit.com/kyle/    Felix Gray Blue Blocker Sunglasses (Free Shipping/ 30 days risk-free, returns and exchanges) felixgrayglasses.com/kyle  https://bit.ly/2J0BhJA   Connect with Kyle Kingsbury on: Twitter | https://bit.ly/2DrhtKn Instagram | https://bit.ly/2DxeDrk    Subscribe to the Kyle Kingsbury Podcast Itunes | https://apple.co/2P0GEJu Stitcher | https://bit.ly/2DzUSyp Spotify | https://spoti.fi/2ybfVTY IHeartRadio | https://ihr.fm/2Ib3HCg Google Play Music | https://bit.ly/2HPdhKY

You had questions and we had answers. Joined by Natasha and Christian, we break down some of the most commonly asked questions about an open relationship. Tips on parenting, health, and wellness. You don't want to miss this one.       Connect with Natasha Instagram | https://bit.ly/2Zbxjnf Twitter | https://bit.ly/2Ayja9X Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/public/Natasha-Kingsbury   Show Notes: Peter Attia | https://peterattiamd.com/ This Is Water by David Foster Wallace | https://bit.ly/2KWQYDm Psilocybin Mushroom |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin_mushroom Sex At Dawn by Chris Ryan | https://amzn.to/2lqHJP4 Conscious Loving | https://bit.ly/2JPXbj6       Connect with Kyle Kingsbury on: Twitter | https://bit.ly/2DrhtKn Instagram | https://bit.ly/2DxeDrk    Subscribe to the Kyle Kingsbury Podcast Itunes | https://apple.co/2P0GEJu Stitcher | https://bit.ly/2DzUSyp Spotify | https://spoti.fi/2ybfVTY IHeartRadio | https://ihr.fm/2Ib3HCg Google Play Music | https://bit.ly/2HPdhKY

In Act 1, Tyler explains his love for spring, which includes the fact that it's university commencement speech season. He shares an excerpt from one of his favorites - "This Is Water" from the late David Foster Wallace - to illustrate that sometimes we we might not notice our surroundings, and because of that don't do enough to challenge them or make them better. In this episode, we discuss how we can make our lives better with a more decentralized, resilient, and cleaner energy infrastructure. In Act 2, we are joined by Trish Starkey, Business Development Manager in New Energy Landscape Strategic Alliances at Schneider Electric US. Trish starts with some valuable definitions for the building audience and answers questions like "What are microgrids?" and "What is energy as a service?". She explains that the benefit of having a resilient energy infrastructure no longer needs to be at odds with having a sustainable and renewable one, and that true value is realized when greater interconnectivity is pursued. We learn that microgrids just may be the "posterchild" for digitization, and that fundamentally you can't have an occupant-centric building if power isn't reliable and constant. For some facility types, outages are simply unacceptable. For others, a resilient grid provides an opportunity for community in a time of distress. In what felt at first like it may be an exciting detour, we learn just how intertwined (and necessary) resilient, sustainable electricity is with our smart building infrastructure, services, and experiences. Outro Music: "Who I Thought You Were" by Santigold

Frequent guest Mike Palindrome takes the wheel for another solo episode on David Foster Wallace, including a deep dive into Wallace's unfinished manuscript The Pale King, published posthumously in 2011. DAVID FOSTER WALLACE (1962-2008) was an American author best known for his novels The Broom in the System and Infinite Jest, his story collection Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, his essay collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, and his graduation speech to Kenyon College, published under the title This Is Water. Known for his writerly struggles to advance the novel form beyond irony and postmodernism, as well as for his personal struggles with depression, drug addiction, and suicidal tendencies, David Foster Wallace died of his own hand in 2008. In the years since his death, new biographical information has emerged, including several disturbing incidents regarding women whom Wallace treated poorly, including stalking incidents and other alarming incidents and allegations. Today, Wallace has an uneasy relationship with the literary canon: widely recognized as a brilliant if sometimes narcissistic talent, possessed of both genius-like intelligence and deep flaws both as a writer and a human being. Today, his reputation is a source of contention: Was he a prophetlike figure who surpassed his peers and superseded all who came before? Or a smart but flawed man whose worst tendencies led him to generate thickets of navel-gazing and unreadability? Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Nutz: *Lauren is sorry for coming in hot on strawberry yogurt / true crime Previous Podcast Challenge for Lauren: It's Been A Minute, Comedian Guy Branum Wants to Change the Boys Club of Comedy Overall rating: Must listen to all, esp this one, then go buy Guy Branum's MY LIFE AS A GODDESS Podcast Challenge for Eric: Bad Science THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR POSH MARK. Clip 1: Proof, Ketchup Host: Bridget Lancaster Guest: Alex DePalma This episode is all about on of Lauren's favorite foods, ketchup! Some people love it, some people think it's totally gauche, but one restaurant has gone so far as to ban the condiment. In this clip, host Bridget Lancaster introduces one ketchup fanatic who grew up depraved of the stuff. Clip 2: Pivot Podcast with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Tech Addiction and How It Might Be Ruining Gen Z Host: Scott Galloway Guest: Jonathan Haidt On this episode of Pivot Podcast, Scott brings on a guest-host, his NYU colleague and bestselling author Jonathan Haidt. They dig into COLLEGE CALL OUT CULTURE, and how a culture of fragility has left a young generation of students unable to cope with the real world and how that will affect corporations. And that we might not be able to have public conversations ANY. MORE. SUPER SEGGY 1: Are We Screwed or No?: Note To Self, The Fourth Amendment Needs Your Attention Host: Manoush Zomorodi Guest: Laura Donoghue Host Manoush Zomorodi and law professor Laura Donoghue look back at the Supreme Court cases that defined privacy for the digital age, and how the fourth amendment is a crucial part of the fight for digital privacy. SUPER SEGGY 1: Bible Lesson! A Funny Feeling, Man with the Sharp Teeth w/Ryan Stanger Are we fools to believe we can describe God with the English language? Also: Food 4 Thot, Let's Go to Church! This Is Water: :17-1:07

Hey man, we're just a couple of chill guys taking it easy after releasing an episode like 8 full days later than we wanted to. But it's all good, because we're so chill. We talk about This Is Water by David Foster Wallace, and the Weatherbox Audiotree Live session. You can get both of those hot links on youtube if you want, dude. It's all good either way, we're chill about it.

  Show Notes Thanks to Joe's Place Delifor their always warm and friendly hospitality! Congrats to Nichole and Milan!! 3 Things We're Thinkin' About The Apple ballot Kevin Kamenetz's passing This Is Water by David Foster Wallace Graduation season   Howard County Public Library CEO Tonya Kennon Libraries serve the community Asset Based Community Development Healthy community building Choose Civility STEM Makerspace Library Parcel Tax Measure Tonya's Rapid Fire Book - In Between The Lines Nicki Grimes Movie - Black Panther Music - This Is America Unpopular benign - Eats little to no dairy Podcast - HiJinx Best meal - Cinco De Mayo Event - Longest TableJune 16 Elevate MD - more conversations without judgement Events Wine In The Woods Merriweather Movie Nights Columbia Festival of the Arts Summer Festival Encore Party  

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00:00 - Introduction 02:43 - Scripture Narrative (Galatians 5:1) 06:33 - Free-for-all (Going back to school) 18:30 - Main Topic (Consider the Lobster) On episode TWENTY-TWO of Let the Bird Fly! Wade and Peter find themselves alone in the studio...no Ben, no guest, no kids. But don’t worry, they still manage to find something to talk about; even if that something turns out to be lobsters (Ben may need to rethink missing episodes). Before discussing crustaceans, however, Wade discusses Galatians 5 and they both talk about going back to school, as the new school year is just now beginning. Eventually, as always happens though, the guys make it to the main topic. This week they discuss an essay by David Foster Wallace entitled Consider the Lobster. (If you haven’t read David Foster Wallace’s essay, follow the link above, and do yourself the favor now. Or if you prefer a PDF version, you can find that here.) The essay turns on the question: is it at all right to boil a sentient creature alive? But before you turn off the episode, this isn’t an episode designed to turn you into a vegan, but rather one that we hope gets you to ask the questions that sometimes hide in plain sight. Wade also mentions a commencement address by David Foster Wallace, This Is Water. (It’s worth a listen, but as Wade mentions in the episode, he does use a bad word...you have been warned.) In that address David Foster Wallace points directly to these questions as well. It may be a bit headier of an episode (but let’s be honest, it’s Wade and Peter, so you know it can’t be too heady); we hope it gets you thinking about some of those things that you hadn’t even thought to think about. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com. Thanks for listening! Attributions for Music Used in this Episode: “The Last One” by Jahzzar is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. “Horses to Water” by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena “Gib laut” by Dirk Becker is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License. “Whistling Down the Road” by Silent Partner “Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.  

Peter invited Mike over to discuss getting fired, Marty S., motivation, This Is Water, and then they swam in Peter's parents salt water pool. #suburbia

Michael Slaby is the Founder and Head of Mission of Timshel, a startup that has developed a platform called The Groundwork to give organizations and brands more powerful digital tools to analyze all the data they are producing, help them organize supporters, get their message out, and raise money. According to Federal Election Commission records, Hillary Clinton has spent almost $500,000 on Timshel’s services since announcing her candidacy last year. Before starting Timshel, Michael was the CTO of Obama for America in 2008 and Obama’s Chief Integration Officer in 2012,  overseeing the campaign's integration of technology, digital strategy, and analytics.  listen on iTunes listen on stitcher In This Episode You Will Learn: How an "argument of violent agreement" got Michael into politics The differences between the 2008 election and 2012 election What the team took from the 2012 campaign to Timshel How Timshel balances being a for profit company and having a social mission How Timshel is helping Hillary Clinton's campaign Why they started a podcast Why we need to improve the availability of early stage capital here in Chicago (None of Timshel's investors are from here) Why Michael thinks Chicago has a bright future in impact analytics How entrepreneurs can balance the line between optimism and insanity Selected Links From The Episode: Dick Durbin, Illinois Senator Joe Rospars, Founder & CEO of Blue State Digital Harper Reed, Former CTO at Obama For America Dan Wagner, Founder and CEO of Civis Analytics UN Refugee Agency The Hive, digital arm of UN Refugee Agency Impact Engine The way we think about charity is dead wrong by Dan Pallotta,  Stephanie Hannon, CTO of Clinton Campaign Edelmen, Marketing Agency Fabretto Foundation Bright Pink I Am That Girl Food Tank Elevate Purpose, Timshel's podcast Rayid Ghani, Director of the Center for Data Science and Public Policy Kevin Willer, VC at Chicago Ventures JB Pritzker, VC at Pritzker VC Matter Data For Social Good University of Chicago Crime Lab UN Sustainable Development Goals Favorite Books:  East of Eden by John Steinbeck (where the name Timshel comes from) This Is Water by David Foster Wallace (given to every new employee)  Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

As we prepare to graduate in three days, we felt it appropriate to examine and analyze another commencement address. This time, we chose to look at a well-known speech from our alma mater (Kenyon College) by David Foster Wallace. In this beloved address, often referred to as "This Is Water," Wallace examines the values of a liberal arts education. He emphasizes the mundane, soul-crushing and depressing realities of adult life, the daily battles and chores which face all of us in adulthood. He adds, however, that he feels the value of a liberal arts education lies in how one learns to think. He discusses the conscious choices one can make in perceiving the environment, social situations and the beautiful freedom in pursuing one's own beliefs through critical thought.

How did Peter manage to make several terrible TV shows on unbridled self-confidence alone? Was SJ really The Messy One? Does the mental health system make you sick? Find out this week with the fancy podcast for fancy people. Things discussed this episode: If you’re interested in perusing through Peter’s back catalogue of terrible TV shows you can check out Help!, NAP-Time, and here’s a fun behind the scenes video of The Map Shop Here’s that picture of SJ drunk at a house inspection(this link is shamelessly put here so you can go follow her on instagram) This is the Uni of California Student Cooperative housing place that I mentioned. It’s actually a really cool enterprise and you should check it out if you’re interested in that kind of thing. If you’re interested in Intentional Peer Support I suggest reading some things by Shery Mead, the creator of IPS. This article is about what it is and this article is about her personal experience. Turns out people with a “serious” mental illness have a life expectancy 10-25 years lower than the rest of the population :( If you haven’t seen David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech This Is Water please, please watch it. It’s an amazing way of describing what mindfulness is without the word mindfulness or any irritating inspirational bullshit (that being said I find it really inspiring) To talk about how you want to co-produce a child with SJ, how best to propose to someone and whether Peter’s jokes are sub-par head to Honor Eastly’s Facebook page. If you want to record an outro to be used in an upcoming episode, record the following and carrier-pigeon it to us (we also use email: beinghonestwithmyex@gmail.com): "Thanks for listening to Being Honest With My Ex. If you've enjoyed the podcast, subscribe to us on iTunes, leave a review and tell your friends. Peter is my favourite son!"

In this episode I read/review some free-writing, which is located at: http://www.spuntoday.com/freewriting/. I also speak about the UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm upset. Going to see my favorite Basketball player; Kobe Bryant play live for the first time before he retires, watching Aziz Ansaris new show on Netflix; Master of None, Watching an HBO Miniseries; Show Me A Hero, which is based on the True Story of Nick Wasicsko, the youngest big-city Mayor in America. I saw the movie; The End of the Tour, which is a Drama/Biography based on the True Story of Writer & Journalist David Lipsky interviewing author David Foster Wallace for Rolling Stone Magazine. Check out Wallace’s famed commencement speech; This Is Water if you haven’t already (it’s a really good one). I went to see the hilariously prolific Bill Burr at MSG, I read two more readings from the Tao Te Ching; #33 & #44, and lastly I read and go over another Spun Today questionnaire submission by: Christa @GirlOxygen. Links referenced in this episode: This Is Water – David Foster Wallace Commencement Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI Fill out my 5-question survey if you’re passionate about your craft. I’ll share your insight and motivation on the Podcast: http://www.spuntoday.com/questionnaire/ Order prints of my Photography (Posters, Canvas, Framed):www.crated.com/spuntoday Shop on Amazon using this link, to support the Podcast: www.Amazon.com Shop on iTunes using this link, to support the Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?genreId=38&id=27820&popId=42&uo=10 Sound effects are credited to: http://www.freesfx.co.uk Listen on: iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts and YouTube

Danny Anderson holds forth with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour on David Foster Wallace's commencement address "This Is Water."

Danny Anderson holds forth with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour on David Foster Wallace's commencement address "This Is Water."

Friend of the show and “Freaks and Geeks” extra Sarah Schindler returns to join us live at Oral Argument World Headquarters to talk about the exclusion we impose not through law but through building and architecture. We make an outdoor party of it with very special guests Paul Heald, Jessica Owley, and Justin Steil. (With so many of us gathered around three microphones, forgive us for a little more unevenness in levels than usual.) This show’s links: Sarah Schindler’s faculty profile and writing Oral Argument 4: Grow a Pear Sarah Schindler, Architectural Exclusion Our guest hosts: Paul Heald (Paul’s writing), Jessica Owley (Jesse’s writing), and Justin Steil (Justin’s writing) About Robert Moses and his low bridges Nicholas Blomley, Traffic Logic and Political Logic About NEPA and environmental impact statements Robin Malloy, Inclusion by Design, Thinking Beyond a Civil Rights Paradigm Washington v. Davis Benjamin Mueller, In Connecticut, Breaking a Barrier Between a Suburb and Public Housing Barton Hinkle, Zoning’s Racist Roots Still Bear Fruit (referencing, like Sarah’s article, the 1910 mayor of Baltimore’s support for zoning that would “quarantine” black residents in “isolated slums”) About the Edmund Pettus Bridge About public choice Links to audio and text of David Foster Wallace’s This Is Water Special Guests: Jessica Owley, Paul Heald, and Sarah Schindler.

Series: NOT A FAN Fan or Follower? What does repent and believe mean Mark 1:15 09/01/2013 FCC Pastor Jeff Williams Let's open the Bible to the gospel of Mark together. Chapter 1, I want to read verse 15 with you today. We are going to try to accomplish in this message this morning as to get it started sort of. OK? We are kicking off kinda. I mean, labor day weekend, honestly, not a great weekend to kick off a series. OK? And so we know that. So what we're going to do is intro the series and then next week, not this week, next week, we get into our journals, we get into our small groups, we start showing the videos, I'll start preaching the message from the journal. We are introing it this week and we'll be into it six weeks to go through the study. And then a wrap-up week, two months altogether including this Sunday. Mark chapter 1 verse 15: “The time has come.” he said, “Believe the kingdom. The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” Jesus comes to Galilee, the region he is from and he says, “The time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news.” What would you have done that day? How would you have responded to Jesus' declaration? Remember, Jesus has not performed one miracle at this point in time. He's not given one sermon. The Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, Lord's prayer, never has happened. OK? Those who do know him do not see him as a religious person at all, a religious leader, maybe a religious person, not certainly a leader. He works as a carpenter. He lives in obscurity. Nobody knows who he is. And he is coming down the street, making this incredible declaration about the kingdom of God. How would you have responded? Well, let's put it this way. Let's say you are downtown Janesville, on a Sunday afternoon. Let's see you there. Let's put you there on Saturday. That makes more sense. You're at the farmer's market. And some guy comes walking down the street and comes up to you and says, “The time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” What is your response? You probably think, let's be honest, this guy is off and he's a nut, something's crazy with this guy. Who are you? Why should I believe you? And repent from what? And what news? And the kingdom is near, where? I don't see it. Jesus is trying to raise awareness. Do you see it? He's trying to get them to see what they ought to see in their natural eyes. He's trying to get their spiritual radar to try to be aware of the fact that God is present and that his kingdom is near. Recognition of the kingdom, to know the kingdom is among us. The kingdom is here. It doesn't look any different. Today does not look any different than yesterday did, or the day before. I mean, when the kingdom of God comes, would we know it? Would we see it? It would be brought to us by some mystery man that we've never seen before walking down the street. We would know when the kingdom of God is here. I would think, they said. So who this guy is? He's crudely off base. But to raise awareness. Sometimes what is important is difficult to see. I was listening to a commencement speech by Stephen Foster Wallace. I don't know if any of you has heard of that late novelist, or listened to his commencement speech called This Is Water. Anybody ever heard of that? It's OK. Nobody this weekend has. I'm the only person who's heard it. Stephen Foster Wallace is addressing a group. He tells a parable, a story about fish. He says there was an old fish swimming one way and two young fish swimming another way. In a while they passed each other. As they did, the old fish nodded to the two young fish and said, “Hi boys! How's the water?” The young fish smiled and nodded their heads as well. They swam a little beyond the old fish and turned and looked at each other. And one said, “What the hack is water?” Unaware of what they're swimming in. Sometimes the obvious. That's not funny, the joke. That's the fact that most of you didn't laugh. It doesn't discourage me. It's not a joke. It's a parable. Because if I told the joke for real, you guys will be just like dying laughing. It'll be so funny. It's a parable. And the meaning is sometimes the obvious and the important goes unseen, undetected. Sometimes that which's important is unknown and undetected. Jesus says, “The kingdom of God is here.” Reminds me of the apostle Paul when he is preaching in Athens. Athens is an intellectual hot bed. It's kind of the capital of philosophy. It's the birthplace of philosophy. Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, all these great names we still study and still read. And everybody there talks about the latest school of thought, the latest world view, the latest philosophy. And into this intellectual scene comes the apostle Paul to declare the gospel. He's very craft and he's very smooth. He begins to look around and he picks up on the culture, the statues, the idols. And there's one there to an unknown god. And he seizes that. He begins to address the Athenians and he says, “What you declare's unknown, I now declare to you the God of heaven and earth does not live in things made of human hands as if he needed anything. He is not from anyone of us. For in him we live, and move and have a being." In him we live, and move and have a being. There had to be some Athenians scratching their heads as the two young fish going where is God. What is water? Where is God? You're talking about God around me? In me? Where is he? I don't see him. Where? And so what Jesus is trying to do is get them aware. Pay attention. Turn on your spiritual. Wait till you can see truth, see truth and understand it. That's our hope for the series. When God is working in your life, you'll be aware. When God is moving in your heart in the series, you will understand it and recognize it. That we will hear Jesus' words as if hearing them for the first time. We'll strip aside all the man-made stuff, all the junk. Say, why did he come? Did he just come to make you happy to live a happy life? Did he come to bless you and give you stuff? Why did he come? What was his message? And hear the message as if we're hearing it for the first time. And be aware that he is present. And be aware that he is communicating to us. There is something he wants us to know. His news is not changed. Are we perceiving it the right way? Stephen Foster Wallace also talked about two men who lived in Alaska in the wilderness. They were the buddies. One was a believer and one was an atheist. They were having an age old debate of “Does God exist.” They're going back and forth. The atheist finally says, “Wolk. It's not that I don't have a reason to not to believe. I do. I mean I try to hold faith and prayer stuff. At it just doesn't work.” He says, “I tell you, for instance.” He says, “Last year I got lost in a blizzard in the wilderness.” He says, “I thought that I was gonna die. I couldn't see anything, ‘cause the snow was so intense. I couldn't feel anything, ‘cause my feet and my hands were so cold. I couldn't find shelter. And I knew if I was not rescued, or did not find shelter in a matter of time, I was gonna be dead. So I said, ‘I'm not a man of faith, not a man of prayer. If I'm gonna try to do it and be it, I guess now is the time. So God, please help me. God, please save me. I'm gonna die. If you're a real God, please rescue me. Amen.'” The believer kind of scratches his head and goes, “I understand.” He says, “You're here, right? When you ended the story, you were in this blizzard, about ready to freeze to death from exposure. So what happened? God obviously answered your prayer. You're here.” “That's got nothing to do with God,” he says. “It was just two Eskimos that happened to be walking by just when I needed it and escorted me back to shelter. That's all. Nothing to do with God. Just by chance these two Eskimos came walking by.” Get your radar on. Be able to be perceptive of what God is saying. So he starts his message, not a miracle, not a great sermon, but simply a one-sentence declaration of truth to people to whom he was a stranger for the most part. They did not recognize him or know his name. Repent and believe the good news. The kingdom of God is near. The time has come. When he says, “The kingdom of God is near,” that's revelation. That's revelation of the kingdom. Once I've got your attention. Then I'll spill the beans. Then I'll tell you why I want your attention. The kingdom of God is near. It's not gonna look like you thought it was gonna look. So you thought it was gonna come in power. You thought when the Messiah come, he would triumph militarily over Rome and establish a physical kingdom in Jerusalem. Jesus begins to talk about the kingdom that was present. It was gonna be inside of them. The kingdom of heaven was gonna give and reside within them. You have to change the way you look at the kingdom of God, and to change your perception. Paul says, “This God you worship is unknown I declare to you. Jesus Christ came into the world. The God who made heaven and earth sent his son in the world. Here is what he did and here is what he said. Then he died and he rose again. God gave proof that he is Lord by raising him from the dead. And God commands men everywhere to repent and believe.” That's what Paul said in 17 of Acts. It's a command. Repentance is not a suggestion. God doesn't apologetically say to us, “Hey, you know, get some time, you know, when you have a moment. I don't want to impose. I don't want to impede. You know repentance. Think about it. If you want to, that's OK. You don't have to.” God doesn't do that. God commands repentance. So Paul gets them aware. In him we live, we move and have a being. But What? Where? Who? And once he's done that, once he's got their attention, then he begins to reveal the kingdom. The kingdom of God is coming in the person of Jesus Christ. As soon as he said raising him from the dead, he lost them. The Athenians said, “That doesn't make any sense. That's not rational. That doesn't fit into our philosophy. That doesn't fit into our world view.” And many of them rejected. Not all. Many of them rejected. You see, the message of the kingdom, once it's revealed to us, it demands a response. So Jesus talked about the response of the kingdom, too. Recognize the kingdom. He revealed that this is a spiritual kingdom, but demanded a response as well. The response was “repent and believe.” The response could also be “reject.” But it demands a response. And as we encourage you to look at the demands of Christ, the expectations of Christ, there might be some of you who'll say, “I reject that”, or did not understand that was a commitment that was made. But it demands a response. You receive it or you reject it. But it demands a response. The response is “repent and repent and believe.” You always see those two working together. Repent and believe. Repent and believe. The work repent is metaonia which means to change one's mind. Believe is pisteuo which means to believe and act upon. It's not just intellectual sense. But biblical belief always has corresponding action. For instance, you think tomorrow is going to be a nice day. But then you look at the forecast, it says 100 percent chance of rain. When you believe that report, what do you do? You change the clothes you're wearing that day. You bring an umbrella. Maybe you thought it was gonna rain. Later the forecast says hot and sunny. So now you're gonna wear short sleeves and sun block and bring your sun glasses. ‘Cause you believe the weatherman, which I don't know why you do. But, we just keep falling for it, don't we? We're suckers, I guess. But you listen and you believe and you change. And there is corresponding action. If you truly believe something, you will change your behavior. I repented this week. I'll show you a story of repentance now. You know, I've come to miss Pastor Jerry more and more every month. I miss him ‘cause he's my friend. But he's in Evansville. But there is a lot of things that male shepherding pastor does, but the female shepherding ministry doesn't do. You know. She doesn't do in funerals. She's not dealing with men, with man issues. She's not going to prison to visit male prisoners. So lots of stuff Jerry was doing is falling on me. I put in a lot of long days. I didn't get a day off. I had a day off on Monday. I didn't get a day off last week. Tuesday was long day. Wednesday was long day. I'm not complaining. I like my job. I'm grateful to have a job. But just like you, I get tired, too. It's a good tire. But I was tired. When Thursday came along, I said, “I'm just gonna have some me time. I'm gonna go out and work on my terrible golf game. I just want to be alone.” So I called and I made an appointment and he said, “I'll play you with so and so at such and such time.” I go, “I don't want to be paired up. I just really want to work on some things and I want to be by myself.” That may sound selfish to you. But if you have been in a ministry, you know sometimes you need to have time to yourself. OK? Pastor Gary is nodding his head. He knows what I'm talking about. I just want to be by myself. What's wrong with that? So, he said, “If you want to be by yourself, you've got to come at this time instead.” OK. So I showed up. So the clerk said, “OK. We paired you up with so and so.” Trying to be nice, I said, “Look, I called earlier and I said I really want to be by myself.” “OK, then I'll let him know that. You have to wait until he goes. And then you can go.” OK. Then kind of put me at a bad spot. So I went out there and tried to be nice again. I said, “Sorry. But I'm gonna golf course by myself today. I got some things I got to work on. I don't wanna, which was true. I do not know how to TR with my irons at all. I'm terrible. So I'll just work on that. And I don't want to hold you up. So you just go ahead and go.” He said, “OK. All right.” I am terrible at everything else, too. But I'm especially terrible with that. My son's back there, going, “He's bad at everything.” So I said, “Go ahead. You go.” He said, “OK. That's fine. But, listen, if I start looking for a ball, I'm just wandering around looking for a ball, taking a long time, just play on through. See, I had a surgery on my eye and I don't see very good on the other side. I can't track the ball. It passes the side of me.” I said, “I'm golfing with you. Me and you, we're gonna be buddies today, OK. I'm gonna help you track that ball. Don't worry about it.” He was like oh, OK. I didn't mind it at that point. I got a purpose now. So I said, “We're gonna golfing together, me and you. I'm gonna help you find your ball.” He was a very good golfer, very helpful. We had wonderful conversation. He drew lines on my glove. So that helped me grab my club better. Just some subtle changes. That really helped. I'm gonna make sure this arrow points at this shoulder. It helped. So, what did I do there? I repented. I changed my mind. I changed my direction. I wasn't emotional. I wasn't crying. It was repentance. I listened to what he had to say. I believed what he had to say. And I changed my action. I was gonna golf alone. But now I believed the right thing to do was to pair up with this guy, to help him find his ball. OK? That's repentance to change your mind, to change your direction. It follows belief. I hear, I believe and I change. That's a response. Jesus says “Response is the message of the kingdom.” The proper response is to repent and believe.” Believe is corresponding action. Believe what? What is it we call to believe? Or put it this way. Why is it hard to repent? Why is it hard to do? You know why it's hard to repent. Because to truly repent you have to admit you're wrong. Right? I was wrong about golfing alone today. That's not a good thing to do. You're gonna repent, you admit that you're wrong. How many of you have ever been in an argument? You know you're wrong and keep defending yourself. Boy, look at this group of hypocrites. I do it, too. You know you're wrong and you just keep on arguing. Because you don't want to say you're wrong. Remember the father on Happy Days? He can never say he was wrong. The father always goes “RRRR.” Let me try again. “I was RRRR.” He couldn't say it. I was in Philadelphia this year. My table was right next to the Fonz. He was author, you know. Henry Winkler. He doesn't look like Fonz anymore. I didn't talk to him. I didn't want to embarrass him and go “ye ye ye.” I just kind of looked at him, kind of stalked him. That's the Fonz. Could it mean that I was wrong? That was the problem with some of the people whom Jesus wanted to follow him. The religious leaders, the Pharisees, he said, he said to them what. You diligently recite the scriptures, because you think by the scriptures you possess eternal life. Yet you refuse to come to me. That you might have right. Why? You have to admit you're wrong. You've got to eat your words. And nobody wants to eat their words. They don't taste good. Right? My roommate in college, his name is Tod. He had attention deficit disorder when it was time to study. We were playing softball, video games, ping pong, or pool. He could concentrate really well. When it was time to sit down and study, he just lost it. He studied for a second, then he was off playing basketball. He studied for a second, he said, “I'm gonna play dunkey kong. Do you want to go?” He studied for a second, he said, “Hey, let's go down and see what's going on over here. Let's go play some pool.” So now at the end of semester, he got to buckle down to get grades. And he drew out this elaborate schedule. Monday, wake at 8 o'clock, 8:15, 9 o'clock of this, 10 o'clock of that. And he got this elaborate every-15-minutes schedule that he was gonna keep. And he showed it to me all proudly. He expected me to go “Wow! That's great.” I looked at it as a skeptic as I looked at it for the last two years. Then I go, “You ain't gonna do that.” He said, “What do you mean that I ain't gonna do that? I'm gonna do that. I'm serious. I'll take the time to make this schedule.” “I don't care. You're gonna do.” He said, “Why not?” I said, “'cause you've never done that in 2 years. So all of a sudden, you're gonna flip the switch. You're gonna just unstruture God? Play by ear God? Attention deficit God? You're gonna follow this from 8 o'clock in the morning till 8 o'clock at night?” He said, “Yah. I am. You wanna bet?” I said, “Oh, yah. That's a good bet.” So I forgot what I had to do if he would keep, every day he kept the schedule I had to do something. I didn't remember what it was. He said, “What do I have to do if I don't?” A light bulb went off. A big one lit up the campus. I said, “I got an idea.” I said, “Every day you don't do that time, you're gonna figuratively and literally eat your words. I want you to rip a page out of your book. Rip it into tiny pieces and eat the paper.” He said, “Deal. Deal.” I came back to the room Monday night. I couldn't wait. I got into the room and I said, “Tod. How did it go?” Suddenly he went “Whoa! Choo! Whoa!” He started to eat. Tuesday, “Hi, Tod. How was your day?” Whoa! Choo! And he would eat the whole page. And every page, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Actually Friday he skipped out. ‘Cause it was like the last day of school. I held him to it. A month later, we got together. And I went, “Page 5. Time to eat, buddy.” So I mean he ate it. Mom looked at me and kind of scorned, “I want to know he is OK, you know.” He made it just fine. But he had to eat his words. He had to admit “I was wrong. I was wrong. I eat my words.” We don't like to eat our words. We don't like to admit we're wrong. But that's what repentance is. It's admitting you're wrong. It's saying, “I'm wrong. You're right.” You know the word confession? It comes from two words, homologeo, same word. It means to say the same thing that God says. It needs to be in agreement with God. I'm right. You're right. I'm wrong. And Jesus says, a lot of you, when you hear the news of the kingdom, you've got to change your mind. You have to change your mind about who the Messiah is as well. The Messiah's gonna come in and conquer. Right? You know what Isiah says? Isiah prophesies 700 hundred years before the Messiah comes. He says, “A reed he will not break.” So gentle, he will not even break a reed. I'm gonna miss his coming. What's called hardening of the categories. Hardening the categories. So we're just getting that, a little late. That's all right. He wasn't what they were expecting. And to receive him as Lord, you have to admit that your perception was wrong. Your perception of the kingdom. Your perception of the Messiah. You thought you were righteous, holy. But, you, in fact, are sinners, neither are savior. Repent and believe. Two go hand in hand. So believe what? Believe the good news. What good news? What good news does he talk about? Remember the ministry was just starting. There's no sermon. There's no miracle. He hasn't died on the cross for sin. He has not rose from the dead. When we think, we think of the gospel. What's the good news that he was calling people then to believe? It's salvation to come. The time of redemption was here. That he was fulfilling God's plan of redemption. The salvation was here. The good news that God has come to redeem his people. I was talking to my friend, my new friend on the golf course, Doug. He is a physician's assistant at St. Mary's. He lives here 4 days a week. He lives in Minnesota the rest of the time. So I finally asked him, “What do you do?” He told me. The he said, “What do you do?” I said, “I am the pastor of the Faith Community Church.” He said, “Oh, that's the one on the interstate. I drive by there all the time.” I said, “Ya. That's where I'm at.” He said, “I went to a seminary.” I said, “Ya?” He told me about it. So I said, “What do you do with that?” He said, “Well, I'm a part-time missionary.” He said, “Once a year, for a month, I go on the mercy ship. Have you heard of that?” I said, “I've heard of them. I watched a report on 60 minutes. Christians, doctors, surgeons, nurses, specialists travel along on these ships all over the world. They travel around all over Africa. They travel around all over the third world. They travel around the Caribbean. And they'll stop at these various ports of call and they cure people. There will be doctors there that work on eye problems.” He said, “There might be eye procedures that cost a hundred dollars to get it fixed. But they don't have a hundred dollars. You might as well save a million dollars. We fix it for free. Or maybe there is an outbreak. And they simply just need a vaccine. So we'll bring the vaccine on our ship. Or they might have a dental problem. The dentist will be there to work on their mouths.” Something very treatable. Orthopedist surgeons and all kinds of doctors. A lot of times it's very treatable illnesses. They don't have access to medication or they can't afford it. But they hear the mercy ship is there. They come from everywhere, villages and towns. Many of them just disfigured in pain. And they receive help by these Christian medical professionals whom people like you and I sponsored to pay and go. And do you know what they receive? Salvation. Good news. Salvation literally means deliverance, rescue. That's what it means. They're delivered from their illness, from their pain. Sometimes they'll have operations that would last for a period of years. They'll do corrective surgery. They can only go so far this year. And next year they will be back. They'll come back for round 2, round 3 until the doctors get it right. But if there's an emergency, the mercy ship is here for just a time and pulls out. Believe the report. Believe it's there. You're gonna respond. You're gonna show that you believe by going there, taking a step of faith, walking into that ship, allowing those doctors to work on you, those nurses to minister to you. Trust what they say and put into your mouth and swallow what they inject into your vein. You trust them. The result is that you heal. The result is you're delivered. Jesus says, “I'm coming with some news.” It's good news. You may not realize it's good news. But be aware. Be spiritually aware. Have your antennas up. Be alert. Recognize the kingdom of God. This is water. This is the kingdom. And it's all around you. And it's in you. That's our goal. Be aware of the kingdom. Listen to the revelation. What did he have to say? ‘Cause whatever he said to them, he said to us as well. And lastly respond. Where do I need to change? Where do I need to admit I'm wrong in my thinking, in my action and change? Change. Humble myself and repent and believe. That's what the series is gonna be about. I hope you'll join us for it. Let's pray. Father, we thank you for this opportunity we had to listen to the first words. You began your ministry. People around did not realize those words were ushering in an age that would change the world. But it did. Lord, as we come to the series, help us to see those words like we're seeing it for the first time and understand the commitment you're calling us to, and why you came. Strip away man-made religion, garbage. We might be left a pure gospel to respond to it. Repent and believe. It's good news. Salvation's come in the person of Christ. In his name, we pray. Amen.