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This World is Not My Home

Episode 150 Bonkers - 5 What do the Marine Corps, babies, COVID, and children have in common? They have all gone bonkers, of course! In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we continue the series This World has Gone Bonkers. The Marine Corps has a scholarship and professional military education program that teaches participants how to implement feminist and DEI values in the upper echelons of decision-making and warfighting. Judges impose rulings to either murder babies or deny the pursuit of potentially life-extending medicine for terminally ill babies. Various outbreaks in select countries evoke fear of another round of draconian government responses as we recently experienced during COVID-19. Join us on this episode as we discuss these headlines, realizing that though this world is indeed bonkers, there is no reason for Christians to fear because the king's heart is in our God's hand. Listen to the Removing Barriers Podcast here: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cutt.ly/Ega8YeI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cutt.ly/Vga2SVd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cutt.ly/Rga25WD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cutt.ly/mga8A77⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podnews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podnews.net/podcast/i4jxo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ See all our platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://removingbarriers.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact us: Leave us a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/removingbarriers/message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://removingbarriers.net/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Financially support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://removingbarriers.net/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Affiliates: Book Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/removingbarriers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Answers in Genesis Bookstore: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shrsl.com/2tu8i⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Design It Yourself Gift Baskets: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shrsl.com/2m64o⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ivacy:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shrsl.com/2jz3c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share a Sale: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shrsl.com/2jz4f⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ See all our affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://removingbarriers.net/affiliates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notes: Court orders abortion for 11-year-old: https://www.foxnews.com/world/court-orders-11-year-old-girl-abortion-despite-happy-pregnancy High school students walk out: https://www.foxnews.com/media/loudoun-county-high-school-students-walk-protest-transgender-bathroom-policy Speech is freer in California than in Florida: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/speech-is-freer-in-california-than-in-florida-watchdog-warns-ahead-of-newsom-desantis-debate/ar-AA1kEZNW China brings back masks & social distancing: https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/24871338/china-masks-social-distancing-mystery-outbreak-covid-lockdown/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/removingbarriers/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/removingbarriers/support

This World is Not My Home

This World is Not My Home

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 119:1–88 Psalm 119:1–88 (Listen) Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet Aleph 119   1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,    who walk in the law of the LORD!2   Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,    who seek him with their whole heart,3   who also do no wrong,    but walk in his ways!4   You have commanded your precepts    to be kept diligently.5   Oh that my ways may be steadfast    in keeping your statutes!6   Then I shall not be put to shame,    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.7   I will praise you with an upright heart,    when I learn your righteous rules.28   I will keep your statutes;    do not utterly forsake me! Beth 9   How can a young man keep his way pure?    By guarding it according to your word.10   With my whole heart I seek you;    let me not wander from your commandments!11   I have stored up your word in my heart,    that I might not sin against you.12   Blessed are you, O LORD;    teach me your statutes!13   With my lips I declare    all the rules3 of your mouth.14   In the way of your testimonies I delight    as much as in all riches.15   I will meditate on your precepts    and fix my eyes on your ways.16   I will delight in your statutes;    I will not forget your word. Gimel 17   Deal bountifully with your servant,    that I may live and keep your word.18   Open my eyes, that I may behold    wondrous things out of your law.19   I am a sojourner on the earth;    hide not your commandments from me!20   My soul is consumed with longing    for your rules4 at all times.21   You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,    who wander from your commandments.22   Take away from me scorn and contempt,    for I have kept your testimonies.23   Even though princes sit plotting against me,    your servant will meditate on your statutes.24   Your testimonies are my delight;    they are my counselors. Daleth 25   My soul clings to the dust;    give me life according to your word!26   When I told of my ways, you answered me;    teach me your statutes!27   Make me understand the way of your precepts,    and I will meditate on your wondrous works.28   My soul melts away for sorrow;    strengthen me according to your word!29   Put false ways far from me    and graciously teach me your law!30   I have chosen the way of faithfulness;    I set your rules before me.31   I cling to your testimonies, O LORD;    let me not be put to shame!32   I will run in the way of your commandments    when you enlarge my heart!5 He 33   Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes;    and I will keep it to the end.634   Give me understanding, that I may keep your law    and observe it with my whole heart.35   Lead me in the path of your commandments,    for I delight in it.36   Incline my heart to your testimonies,    and not to selfish gain!37   Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;    and give me life in your ways.38   Confirm to your servant your promise,    that you may be feared.39   Turn away the reproach that I dread,    for your rules are good.40   Behold, I long for your precepts;    in your righteousness give me life! Waw 41   Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD,    your salvation according to your promise;42   then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me,    for I trust in your word.43   And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,    for my hope is in your rules.44   I will keep your law continually,    forever and ever,45   and I shall walk in a wide place,    for I have sought your precepts.46   I will also speak of your testimonies before kings    and shall not be put to shame,47   for I find my delight in your commandments,    which I love.48   I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,    and I will meditate on your statutes. Zayin 49   Remember your word to your servant,    in which you have made me hope.50   This is my comfort in my affliction,    that your promise gives me life.51   The insolent utterly deride me,    but I do not turn away from your law.52   When I think of your rules from of old,    I take comfort, O LORD.53   Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,    who forsake your law.54   Your statutes have been my songs    in the house of my sojourning.55   I remember your name in the night, O LORD,    and keep your law.56   This blessing has fallen to me,    that I have kept your precepts. Heth 57   The LORD is my portion;    I promise to keep your words.58   I entreat your favor with all my heart;    be gracious to me according to your promise.59   When I think on my ways,    I turn my feet to your testimonies;60   I hasten and do not delay    to keep your commandments.61   Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,    I do not forget your law.62   At midnight I rise to praise you,    because of your righteous rules.63   I am a companion of all who fear you,    of those who keep your precepts.64   The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love;    teach me your statutes! Teth 65   You have dealt well with your servant,    O LORD, according to your word.66   Teach me good judgment and knowledge,    for I believe in your commandments.67   Before I was afflicted I went astray,    but now I keep your word.68   You are good and do good;    teach me your statutes.69   The insolent smear me with lies,    but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;70   their heart is unfeeling like fat,    but I delight in your law.71   It is good for me that I was afflicted,    that I might learn your statutes.72   The law of your mouth is better to me    than thousands of gold and silver pieces. Yodh 73   Your hands have made and fashioned me;    give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.74   Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,    because I have hoped in your word.75   I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous,    and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.76   Let your steadfast love comfort me    according to your promise to your servant.77   Let your mercy come to me, that I may live;    for your law is my delight.78   Let the insolent be put to shame,    because they have wronged me with falsehood;    as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.79   Let those who fear you turn to me,    that they may know your testimonies.80   May my heart be blameless in your statutes,    that I may not be put to shame! Kaph 81   My soul longs for your salvation;    I hope in your word.82   My eyes long for your promise;    I ask, “When will you comfort me?”83   For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,    yet I have not forgotten your statutes.84   How long must your servant endure?7    When will you judge those who persecute me?85   The insolent have dug pitfalls for me;    they do not live according to your law.86   All your commandments are sure;    they persecute me with falsehood; help me!87   They have almost made an end of me on earth,    but I have not forsaken your precepts.88   In your steadfast love give me life,    that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth. Footnotes [1] 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter [2] 119:7 Or your just and righteous decrees; also verses 62, 106, 160, 164 [3] 119:13 Or all the just decrees [4] 119:20 Or your just decrees; also verses 30, 39, 43, 52, 75, 102, 108, 137, 156, 175 [5] 119:32 Or for you set my heart free [6] 119:33 Or keep it as my reward [7] 119:84 Hebrew How many are the days of your servant? (ESV) Pentateuch and History: Job 1 Job 1 (Listen) Job's Character and Wealth 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. 2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. 4 His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed1 God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually. Satan Allowed to Test Job 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan2 also came among them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 8 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” 9 Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? 10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” 12 And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD. Satan Takes Job's Property and Children 13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, 14 and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, 15 and the Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants3 with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 16 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 17 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 18 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, 19 and behold, a great wind came across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. 21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” 22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. Footnotes [1] 1:5 The Hebrew word bless is used euphemistically for curse in 1:5, 11; 2:5, 9 [2] 1:6 Hebrew the Accuser or the Adversary; so throughout chapters 1–2 [3] 1:15 Hebrew the young men; also verses 16, 17 (ESV) Chronicles and Prophets: Isaiah 22 Isaiah 22 (Listen) An Oracle Concerning Jerusalem 22 The oracle concerning the valley of vision.   What do you mean that you have gone up,    all of you, to the housetops,2   you who are full of shoutings,    tumultuous city, exultant town?  Your slain are not slain with the sword    or dead in battle.3   All your leaders have fled together;    without the bow they were captured.  All of you who were found were captured,    though they had fled far away.4   Therefore I said:  “Look away from me;    let me weep bitter tears;  do not labor to comfort me    concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.” 5   For the Lord GOD of hosts has a day    of tumult and trampling and confusion    in the valley of vision,  a battering down of walls    and a shouting to the mountains.6   And Elam bore the quiver    with chariots and horsemen,    and Kir uncovered the shield.7   Your choicest valleys were full of chariots,

The crew split up to take in three very different meetings. Ilsene goes shopping. Magpie meets with her patron. Ezri tries very hard not to screw things up with Tibu... again. Player Intrusion: Stace: This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-gilded-abyss-rebecca-thorne/20147120?ean=9798986692470) | Barnes & Noble (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-gilded-abyss-rebecca-thorne/1143299450?ean=9798986692470) | Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/This-Gilded-Abyss-Rebecca-Thorne/dp/B0C6W5M2S6) Your cast: GM: Daniel (https://www.explorerswanted.fm/hosts/daniel) Ilsene Vite: Sampson (https://www.explorerswanted.fm/hosts/sampson) Magpie: Alex (https://www.explorerswanted.fm/hosts/alex) Ezri Stonebreaker: Stace (https://www.explorerswanted.fm/hosts/stace) Music Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling (https://www.mixcloud.com/davesterling/). Previously On by Monument Studios Picking up the Pieces by Ryan Moore / via Audiio Interlude by Monument Studios Out of This World by Seth Ophengon / via Audiio In the Empire of the Builders by Arms and Sleepers / via Audiio Fear by Dark Fantasy Studio Dystopian Guitar Loop by Monument Studios Intermission Piano Mix B by Monument Studios Old Town Loading Screen by Monument Studios A Creeping Suspicion by Colton Dewberry / via Audiio Cinematic Piano by Monument Studios Politics by CAPE / via Audiio Goodbye, My Friend by Dark Fantasy Studio Marty Gots A Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4992-marty-gots-a-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Haunting by Monument Studios Additional sound effects and ambience by Audio Alchemist, Ghosthack, Monument Studios, and Savage. Production Editing: Daniel Transcription: Stace Safety in Role-playing It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here (https://www.explorerswanted.fm/safety). As always, see our standard disclaimer (https://www.explorerswanted.fm/disclaimer).

John 17–19 John 17–19 (Listen) The High Priestly Prayer 17 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. 6 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. 8 For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9 I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. 12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.1 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them2 in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sake I consecrate myself,3 that they also may be sanctified4 in truth. 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 18 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4 Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” 5 They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.”5 Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6 When Jesus6 said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. 7 So he asked them again, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” 8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” 9 This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant7 and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) 11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” Jesus Faces Annas and Caiaphas 12 So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews8 arrested Jesus and bound him. 13 First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people. Peter Denies Jesus 15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, 16 but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. 17 The servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” 18 Now the servants9 and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself. The High Priest Questions Jesus 19 The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” 22 When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” 23 Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” 24 Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Peter Denies Jesus Again 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” 26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” 27 Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed. Jesus Before Pilate 28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters.10 It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” 31 Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” 32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die. My Kingdom Is Not of This World 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him. 39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” 40 They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.11 Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified 19 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. 4 Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” 6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.” 7 The Jews12 answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.” 8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. 9 He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.” 12 From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic13 Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.14 He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. The Crucifixion So they took Jesus, 17 and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. 19 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 20 Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,' but rather, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.'” 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.” 23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic.15 But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,   “They divided my garments among them,    and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things, 25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. The Death of Jesus 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Jesus' Side Is Pierced 31 Since it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. 35 He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe. 36 For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.” Jesus Is Buried 38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. 39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus16 by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds17 in weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there. Footnotes [1] 17:15 Or from evil [2] 17:17 Greek Set them apart (for holy service to God) [3] 17:19 Or I sanctify myself; or I set myself apart (for holy service to God) [4] 17:19 Greek may be set apart (for holy service to God) [5] 18:5 Greek I am; also verses 6, 8 [6] 18:6 Greek he [7] 18:10 Or bondservant; twice in this verse [8] 18:12 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 14, 31, 36, 38 [9] 18:18 Or bondservants; also verse 26 [10] 18:28 Greek the praetorium [11] 18:40 Or an insurrectionist [12] 19:7 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 12, 14, 31, 38 [13] 19:13 Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20 [14] 19:14 That is, about noon [15] 19:23 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin [16] 19:39 Greek him [17] 19:39 Greek one hundred litras; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams (ESV)

John 17–19 John 17–19 (Listen) The High Priestly Prayer 17 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. 6 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. 8 For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9 I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. 12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.1 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them2 in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sake I consecrate myself,3 that they also may be sanctified4 in truth. 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 18 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4 Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” 5 They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.”5 Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6 When Jesus6 said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. 7 So he asked them again, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” 8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” 9 This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant7 and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) 11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” Jesus Faces Annas and Caiaphas 12 So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews8 arrested Jesus and bound him. 13 First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people. Peter Denies Jesus 15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, 16 but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. 17 The servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” 18 Now the servants9 and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself. The High Priest Questions Jesus 19 The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” 22 When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” 23 Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” 24 Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Peter Denies Jesus Again 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” 26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” 27 Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed. Jesus Before Pilate 28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters.10 It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” 31 Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” 32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die. My Kingdom Is Not of This World 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him. 39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” 40 They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.11 Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified 19 Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. 4 Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” 6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.” 7 The Jews12 answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.” 8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. 9 He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.” 12 From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic13 Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.14 He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. The Crucifixion So they took Jesus, 17 and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. 19 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 20 Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,' but rather, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.'” 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.” 23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic.15 But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,   “They divided my garments among them,    and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things, 25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. The Death of Jesus 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Jesus' Side Is Pierced 31 Since it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. 35 He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe. 36 For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.” 37 And again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.” Jesus Is Buried 38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. 39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus16 by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds17 in weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there. Footnotes [1] 17:15 Or from evil [2] 17:17 Greek Set them apart (for holy service to God) [3] 17:19 Or I sanctify myself; or I set myself apart (for holy service to God) [4] 17:19 Greek may be set apart (for holy service to God) [5] 18:5 Greek I am; also verses 6, 8 [6] 18:6 Greek he [7] 18:10 Or bondservant; twice in this verse [8] 18:12 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 14, 31, 36, 38 [9] 18:18 Or bondservants; also verse 26 [10] 18:28 Greek the praetorium [11] 18:40 Or an insurrectionist [12] 19:7 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 12, 14, 31, 38 [13] 19:13 Or Hebrew; also verses 17, 20 [14] 19:14 That is, about noon [15] 19:23 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin [16] 19:39 Greek him [17] 19:39 Greek one hundred litras; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams (ESV)

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Silver Quintette - "Sinner's Crossroads" [0:00:00] Baystate Singers - "He's Sweet I Know" [0:05:29] Dixie Hummingbirds - "Live On Forever" [0:08:10] Mrs. Hattie R. Walters - "The Truth Keeps Marching On" [0:13:26] Deacon Willie Benton and the Fabulous Gospel Revivals - "My Prayer" [0:15:58] Brown Brothers - "Job's Story" [0:22:53] Jackson Brothers - "This Train" [0:24:00] Heaven Bound Singers - "He Did a Miracle" [0:26:40] Oklahoma Jubilee Singers - "I'm So Glad Somehow" [0:30:04] Thomas Housley and Family of Oakland, CA - "My God Is A Wonder" [0:36:48] Traveling Echo of Reynolds, GA. - "I'm Not Uneasy" [0:39:55] Sons of Joy - "Condition of This World" [0:43:10] Spiritual Harmonizers of Rockford Ill. - "Happy Feeling" - Stop! [0:46:00] Brown Brothers - "Are You Ready" - Prayer [0:50:00] Dixie Disciples - "I Found Jesus" [0:54:10] Eva Neal and the Stars of Glory - "Oh Lord" [0:59:18] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133310

For a special themed show, FFRF co-presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker discuss the harm of belief in heaven and hell. Songs include "Heaven" by Rupert Brooke, "Pack Up Your Sins (and Go to the Devil in Hades)" by Irving Berlin, "Declaration of the Free" by Robert Ingersoll, "Preacher & the Slave" by Joe Hill, "Spooky Mormon Hell" from The Book of Mormon, "This World" by Malvina Reynolds, "Reincarnation" by Wallace D. McRae, "Joy To The World" by Godless Gospel, and "None of the Above" by Dan Barker.

Smile on us as we play ditties of the deities to tee up the concert version of The Frogs, produced by MasterVoices. Out of This World, Two by Two, Xanadu, Hadestown, and more.

·      Happy Birthday Libras! Shout out to the Libra Moons ·      Moment of Silence for the innocent lives lost in the Palestine-Israel conflict ·      The Solar Eclipse and the Eclipse Hangover…how ya feeling? ·      Libra New Moon energy themes ·      Binge previous episodes of the My Virgo Friend podcast to catch up ·      New beginnings usually come from endings and closed chapters ·      Enough is enough! I'm ready for a different book! ·      When the thoughts & inspiration comes in, write it down! ·      Being in Nature, heals. Spend some time there. ·      How have you restored balance in the areas of your Life? ·      Get your Energy in motion…what movement would make you feel good? ·      Communicate your needs and consider fairness in all things ·      Are you the distraction? Are you the toxic friend? Check your energy. ·      Self- Sabotage is powerful, dangerous and time consuming. Beware. ·      This World is in a Spiritual Warfare at all times ·      The World is trying to keep your vibe low. Do the work to vibe higher! ·      America's Youth Generations (aka “Our Future”) are getting stupider and stupider, y'all ·      Affirm: I have decided to Heal. I have decided to receive Love. I have decided. ·      Decide the Life you want then make decisions that reflect that Vision ·      Girl stand up! Stop forcing the narrative that Women should propose to Men! ·      Why can't YOU be the special occasion?! Rise above what you think you deserve. ·      We're creeping into the dark waters of Scorpio SZN y'all ·      What are you looking forward to?  What's motivating/ discouraging you? ·      If you have the opportunity to speak your Truth and reconcile, take it. ·      God doesn't give you the same exact moment twice. Make the most of the moments. ·      We don't always know when the Last time will be. Be present for the Present. ·      Look forward to the Light, where there is opportunity. ·      Are these even your emotions or their projections? ·      Having the tough conversation to agree to disagree ·      Remember the pain point to remember Your Why ·      Get clear on what you Like, what you Love, what you want more of ·      Get a grip on what's going on in your Mind and your Emotions ·      Look at yourself in the Mirror. Who do you see? If you can't, why not? ·      Who are you around when you're feeling THAT way? ·      PSA: Stop walking everywhere by yourself distracted on your phone! Pay attention! ·      Take that pause, take that moment, and then take that step ·      It don't take all that time to think and make the decision. Close the gap. ·      Don't self-sabotage by taking too long in between decisions & deliverable ·      You can always decide to do different…just DECIDE. ·      Final cup of CheChe & Announcements ·      Karmic Justice…what goes around, comes around ·      Happy Birthday Libras! Shoutout to the Libra Moons ·      Add me on IG- @CheCheBabe @MyVirgoFriendPodcast @MyCoachCheChe o   Feature me as a guest on your podcast! Let's collaborate! o   If you want to submit your questions to me for advice or feedback, you're welcome to email me at askcherelle@myvirgofriend.com  or cheche@myvirgofriend.com 

The last episode was born because my ADHD brain assumed I had dropped the ball and not uploaded an episode on Monday. Then I checked my phone again and yep it turns out that that other episode WAS uploaded. I realized that this was an example of the Lord using my weakness to create something beautiful. I think sometimes we think of weaknesses wrong. We think that they are something not to be shared. The reality though is that sharing our weaknesses and our weak moments with people helps us to empathize with them. It helps us to lift them up to new heights because after all - we are all going through this thing called life.Yep so I wasn't planning to upload TWO episodes in one day (and a Wednesday, no less) but I hope these were in some way helpful for you. God is good. :)More YIELD Content: YIELD Deeply Newsletter: https://dallincandland.substack.com/Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@yieldtodaypodcastTime Stamps:0:50 - Coming into Contact With My Actual Reality 2:33 - Love is a Choice (We Are Human Beings Not Human Feelings)4:36 - Your Flaws Don't Disqualify You From Receiving Love6:20 - This World is a Giant Hospital10:22 - Love is The Power - If We Don't Have That, We Don't Go Anywhere11:16 - "The Story, I Don't Need Help"... It Wasn't True16:10 - "A Holy Cow, What is Happening, Everything is Happening" Kind of Day16:57 - Weakness is Different From RebellionResources Mentioned:"Worthiness is Not Flawlessness" - Brad R. Wilcox - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/35wilcox?lang=engIn Their Time and Place (A Poem About Order) - https://medium.com/@DallinsYield/in-their-time-and-place-a-poem-about-order-c925b786f62dSupport the show

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Zach, Steve, & Alex hosting for our recap of One Piece Chapter 1095, “Better Off Dead in This World” — plus a double Anime Recap for Episodes 1078 & 1079!This week we are joined by special guests Geoff Thew (Mother's Basement on YouTube), Delaney Jordon (Infinite Snow Productions, OPP Editor), and Sam Leach (OPP Anime Recap host)Credit to Steve for this week's episode image! Check out all of the alternate images and titles on our Patreon, subscribe today at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast!This week's episode is edited by Delaney!0:00:00 - Introduction and 4Kids Flashback0:19:40 - Manga Recap: Chapter 10952:09:20 - Anime Recap: Episodes 1078 & 10792:36:12 - To Be Continued . . . and Announcements!Don't miss our all-new series, OPLA! Releases every Wednesday with interviews and recaps of the Netflix One Piece live-action series.We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday beginning October 18th!You can pick up One Piece Podcast merch from our TeePublic store! Check it out!You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to our 700+ episode archive, ad-free episodes, 4'ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length documentary OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. Don't miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5846933/advertisement

CW: Standard Homestuck CWs, transphobia Ashe and Alis talk about the new Homestuck update and a bit about how Homestuck continues on. I also need to reiterate, the update dropped 30 mins before recording started and completly derailed our original plans for the recording. Music and art by https://ashenthorns.art/ Homestuck made This World: https://rangedtouch.com/category/homestuck/ Unofficial Homestuck Collection: https://bambosh.dev/unofficial-homestuck-collection/ Slur Replacement Patch: https://hssrp.carrd.co/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arp1033/message

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This week Kait, Sam, and Jason catch up on all the current Taylor Swift news. They cover Travis Kelces pants theory, Selena Gomez, Sophie Turner's Friendship bracelet, and the Era's Tour Movie. Then they dive into Taylor's debut album with A Place in This World. Has Sam found an early Taylor song that he likes? Tune in and find out!Tell us what you think @theswifttalk

Happy Sunday! We are rolling into the Fall season with a brand new series called Out of This World! We're going to spend the month of October unpacking the idea that Heaven is our home, not earth. So how should we as Christians live in the world with the knowledge that we are pilgrims? Join us every Sunday in October as we talk about what it means to truly live out of this world. Like this message? Hit "Subscribe" to get notified when our Sunday Sermons are uploaded!Wanting to get connected to church life? Text "Hi" to 773-295-0781.Visit our websiteFollow us on Instagram

Romans 13:1-7I. Understanding Transformed Living in This World – 1-6II. Modeling Transformed Living in This World – 7

You're not crazy, I accidentally released these out of order. Join my monthly supporters: www.Patreon.com/OnwardintheFaith One-time donations: PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/OnwardintheFaith?locale.x=en_US Venmo https://account.venmo.com/u/Ray-Burns-6   Living for Jesus requires Christians to know what is good, but also to be aware of what is evil. Yet as we learn more about Satan, we see more of what it truly means that he's the "god of this world" (2 Corinthians 4:4). In this final teaching on who Satan truly is, we look at many specific tools Satan uses to blind the world to the gospel and weaken Christ's followers. It's a long one, but it will also be one that encourages us to lean even more on our perfect Savior.   My discussions on mental health: https://onwardinthefaith.com/christians-and-psychology/ Christian Nationalism: https://onwardinthefaith.com/christian-nationalism-a-false-teaching-we-must-reject/   00:00 Intro 00:36 Series Recap 03:39 In This Episode 05:04 The Core of Worldliness 07:48 The Worldliness We Ignore: Finding Happiness 16:23 The Worldliness We Ignore: Finding Satisfaction 24:59 The Worldliness We Ignore: Finding Our Identity 43:41 The Worldliness That Shapes Us 1:02:02 Living Day to Day 1:06:08 Living Alongside Others 1:08:20 Why the Gospel Matters to Our Discussion 1:20:47 Practical Steps for Living in This World 1:27:40 Next Time 1:31:38 Outro   Get my books from Amazon! 40 Moments From Christ's Final Days: https://a.co/2N9hWtH 25 Days of Christ in the Old Testament: https://a.co/0zoq8IH   Outro music by LesFM from Pixabay

We are Boonsong and Flynn Slicker is our Monkey Ghost. Letterboxd's elusive social media manager joins hosts Gemma and Slim from the seaside for a deep chat about her four favorite films: Wong Kar-wai's Fallen Angels, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, John Carney's Sing Street and René Liu's Us And Them. We celebrate siblings and hot people, commiserate about how hard it is to be alive, calculate how long Raphina and Cosmo would have taken to get to Wales in that tiny boat, normalize hanging out with ghosts and marvel at the genius of running other people's businesses at night. Plus! Read Flynn's Q&A with John Carney on Journal. Sponsor: mubi.com/letterboxd Credits: Recorded in Nantucket MA, Philadelphia PA and Auckland NZ. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Editorial producer: Brian Formo. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Chapters: Sponsored by MUBI (00:00:00) Opening credits (00:01:10) Fallen Angels (00:10:12) Uncle Boonmee (00:23:29) Sing Street (00:40:15) Us and Them (00:54:45) Closing credits (01:12:19) Links: List of movies mentioned Flynn's Letterboxd profile Letterboxd Visits the Criterion Closet Gemma's interview with Kamila Andini on Journal Apichatpong Weerasethakul profile in The New Yorker Lists mentioned: When You're Young, Vibrant, and Lost in This World by hungcat Letterboxd 100: Chinese Cinema by Rahat Ahmad Reviews mentioned: Flynn & Josh Lewis's Fallen Angels reviews Carol Grant's Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives review Jae's Us and Them review

Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 1–3 Ecclesiastes 1–3 (Listen) All Is Vanity 1 The words of the Preacher,1 the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2   Vanity2 of vanities, says the Preacher,    vanity of vanities! All is vanity.3   What does man gain by all the toil    at which he toils under the sun?4   A generation goes, and a generation comes,    but the earth remains forever.5   The sun rises, and the sun goes down,    and hastens3 to the place where it rises.6   The wind blows to the south    and goes around to the north;  around and around goes the wind,    and on its circuits the wind returns.7   All streams run to the sea,    but the sea is not full;  to the place where the streams flow,    there they flow again.8   All things are full of weariness;    a man cannot utter it;  the eye is not satisfied with seeing,    nor the ear filled with hearing.9   What has been is what will be,    and what has been done is what will be done,    and there is nothing new under the sun.10   Is there a thing of which it is said,    “See, this is new”?  It has been already    in the ages before us.11   There is no remembrance of former things,4    nor will there be any remembrance  of later things5 yet to be    among those who come after. The Vanity of Wisdom 12 I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I applied my heart6 to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. 14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity7 and a striving after wind.8 15   What is crooked cannot be made straight,    and what is lacking cannot be counted. 16 I said in my heart, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind. 18   For in much wisdom is much vexation,    and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. The Vanity of Self-Indulgence 2 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.9 2 I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” 3 I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life. 4 I made great works. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. 5 I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. 6 I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees. 7 I bought male and female slaves, and had slaves who were born in my house. I had also great possessions of herds and flocks, more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem. 8 I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines,10 the delight of the sons of man. 9 So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me. 10 And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil. 11 Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun. The Vanity of Living Wisely 12 So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done. 13 Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness. 14 The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them. 15 Then I said in my heart, “What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is vanity. 16 For of the wise as of the fool there is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How the wise dies just like the fool! 17 So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind. The Vanity of Toil 18 I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me, 19 and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. 20 So I turned about and gave my heart up to despair over all the toil of my labors under the sun, 21 because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. 22 What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun? 23 For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity. 24 There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment11 in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, 25 for apart from him12 who can eat or who can have enjoyment? 26 For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. A Time for Everything 3 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2   a time to be born, and a time to die;  a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;3   a time to kill, and a time to heal;  a time to break down, and a time to build up;4   a time to weep, and a time to laugh;  a time to mourn, and a time to dance;5   a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;  a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;6   a time to seek, and a time to lose;  a time to keep, and a time to cast away;7   a time to tear, and a time to sew;  a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;8   a time to love, and a time to hate;  a time for war, and a time for peace. The God-Given Task 9 What gain has the worker from his toil? 10 I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. 12 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; 13 also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God's gift to man. 14 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him. 15 That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.13 From Dust to Dust 16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. 17 I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work. 18 I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. 19 For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity.14 20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return. 21 Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth? 22 So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot. Who can bring him to see what will be after him? Footnotes [1] 1:1 Or Convener, or Collector; Hebrew Qoheleth (so throughout Ecclesiastes) [2] 1:2 The Hebrew term hebel, translated vanity or vain, refers concretely to a “mist,” “vapor,” or “mere breath,” and metaphorically to something that is fleeting or elusive (with different nuances depending on the context). It appears five times in this verse and in 29 other verses in Ecclesiastes [3] 1:5 Or and returns panting [4] 1:11 Or former people [5] 1:11 Or later people [6] 1:13 The Hebrew term denotes the center of one's inner life, including mind, will, and emotions [7] 1:14 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2) [8] 1:14 Or a feeding on wind; compare Hosea 12:1 (also in Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9) [9] 2:1 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26 (see note on 1:2) [10] 2:8 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain [11] 2:24 Or and make his soul see good [12] 2:25 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts apart from me [13] 3:15 Hebrew what has been pursued [14] 3:19 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2) (ESV) Psalm: Psalm 76 Psalm 76 (Listen) Who Can Stand Before You? To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. 76   In Judah God is known;    his name is great in Israel.2   His abode has been established in Salem,    his dwelling place in Zion.3   There he broke the flashing arrows,    the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah 4   Glorious are you, more majestic    than the mountains full of prey.5   The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil;    they sank into sleep;  all the men of war    were unable to use their hands.6   At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,    both rider and horse lay stunned. 7   But you, you are to be feared!    Who can stand before you    when once your anger is roused?8   From the heavens you uttered judgment;    the earth feared and was still,9   when God arose to establish judgment,    to save all the humble of the earth. Selah 10   Surely the wrath of man shall praise you;    the remnant1 of wrath you will put on like a belt.11   Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them;    let all around him bring gifts    to him who is to be feared,12   who cuts off the spirit of princes,    who is to be feared by the kings of the earth. Footnotes [1] 76:10 Or extremity (ESV) New Testament: John 18 John 18 (Listen) Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 18 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4 Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” 5 They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.”1 Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6 When Jesus2 said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. 7 So he asked them again, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” 8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” 9 This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant3 and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) 11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” Jesus Faces Annas and Caiaphas 12 So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews4 arrested Jesus and bound him. 13 First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people. Peter Denies Jesus 15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, 16 but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. 17 The servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” 18 Now the servants5 and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself. The High Priest Questions Jesus 19 The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” 22 When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” 23 Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” 24 Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Peter Denies Jesus Again 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” 26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” 27 Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed. Jesus Before Pilate 28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters.6 It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” 31 Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” 32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die. My Kingdom Is Not of This World 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him. 39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” 40 They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.7 Footnotes [1] 18:5 Greek I am; also verses 6, 8 [2] 18:6 Greek he [3] 18:10 Or bondservant; twice in this verse [4] 18:12 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verses 14, 31, 36, 38 [5] 18:18 Or bondservants; also verse 26 [6] 18:28 Greek the praetorium [7] 18:40 Or an insurrectionist (ESV)

For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!NB: Alice and I (and possibly Brian?) will be at Dick & Jane's Cocktail Bar on Adelphi St. in Brooklyn on the evening of Wed, Sept 20. Come join us!NB #2: For some reason I use in this episode the annoyingly-now-preferred expression “die by suicide” about which I've previously complained. What the fuck?NB #3: Ha ha, just kidding. I'm literally leaving for the Dick & Jane's the second I post this, so I hope you're already on your way!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The God of This World to His Prophet by Bill Coyle– Andre Hulet– Poets in Their Youth by Eileen Simpson– My Special Fate by John Berryman– Homage to Mistress Bradstreet by John Berryman– The Wilmington Ghost Tour (ask for Anthony)– Hakan Sandell– Kolmarden Zoo by Billy Coyle– The God of This World to His Prophet (poem) by Billy Coyle– Aubade by Bill Coyle– Pacific by Bill Coyle– Disaster by Bill Coyle– Sleeper by Bill Coyle– Contra Dante (Kind of) by Bill Coyle– Elijah's Versecraft episode on Contra Dante– To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing by W. B. Yeats– Aubade by Philip Larkin– Chicxulub by T. C. Boyle– Now winter nights enlarge by Thomas Campion– Don't Look Up– A Friend's Work by Bill Coyle– Lynn Chandhok– The Soundman's Funeral by Bill Coyle– Improvisation by Bill CoyleAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander SmithFrequent topics:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Alexis SearsMore Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry SaysI Hate Matt WallVersecraft

'Arisings Rare in This World' - Friday Dhamma videos | 15 Sep 2023. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

Pastor Matthew Shores preached from John 17-6-8.--Sermon Title- God's People--Sermon Outline- -1. God's People Are Given by God-2. God's People Know God-3. God's People Are Not of This World-4. God's People Keep God's Word

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, David Joy returns to the program to discuss his latest novel THOSE WE THOUGHT WE KNEW. David is the author of When These Mountains Burn (winner of the 2020 Dashiell Hammett Award), The Line That Held Us (winner of the 2018 SIBA Book Prize), The Weight of This World, and Where All Light Tends to Go (Edgar finalist for Best First Novel). Joy lives in Tuckasegee, North Carolina.

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, David Joy returns to the program to discuss his latest novel THOSE WE THOUGHT WE KNEW. David is the author of When These Mountains Burn (winner of the 2020 Dashiell Hammett Award), The Line That Held Us (winner of the 2018 SIBA Book Prize), The Weight of This World, and Where All Light Tends to Go (Edgar finalist for Best First Novel). Joy lives in Tuckasegee, North Carolina. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eliot-parker/support

Session 7 – The Ephemerality of This World by Shaykh Ashhar Ali

This week the I am reading from Claire Broad's 'Heaven Sent: Soul Lessons from the Afterlife' and Mark Carlotto's book 'Not of This World: An Emerging Picture of the UFO Phenomenon'.Claire BroadMost people understand Mediumship as the practice of passing on information from deceased loved ones who bring a message that they live on. However, there is so much more to spirit communication. Claire Broad, accredited medium and spiritual teacher explains how, as a conduit between two worlds, she is uniquely placed to receive and communicate wisdom about our soul's journey from the deceased and her guides.After experiencing her own profound soul connection and receiving coaching from her team of spirit guides, Claire has been asked by the spirit world to write on their behalf, about the soul and unconditional love.From soul families, to soulmates and twin flames, there are many expressions of soul connections, each one perfectly designed to lead us back to pure unconditional love and our soul within. Even the most difficult and painful relationships serve a higher spiritual purpose, teaching us to live fearlessly, love without condition, have compassion for all souls on Earth, as well as enjoy a life of greater joy, purpose and meaning. Lessons from the afterlife prepare us for our own inevitable physical death and the soul's journey back to the spirit world.When we are ready to see the truth of the soul, we can learn the value in every relationship including the most important of all, the one we hold with ourselves. We can discover we are enough, we are never alone, nor can we be separated from those we love even after death.We are all connected in this world and the next.BioClaire Broad is a medium, spiritual teacher and bestselling author. She gave her first message from the spirit world to a relative at the age of four and began developing her ability as a medium from the age of 21. She currently has over 25 years of professional experience working as a spiritual practitioner, bringing greater soul awareness and comfort to thousands of people across the world. She is accredited as a registered and approved medium with the Institute of Spiritualist Mediums, and works with her spirit team in various ways including one-to-one private sessions, public speaking, teaching and writing. Claire is author of the bestselling books, Answers From Heaven – Incredible True Stories of Heavenly Encounters and the Afterlife, What The Dead Are Dying To Teach Us – Lessons From The Afterlife and Heaven Sent – Soul Lessons From the Afterlife. She trains at the world-renowned College of Psychic Studies in London, as well as running her own successful and ever growing training programme, covering areas including spiritual awareness and enlightenment, mediumship and spirit communication, soul connections and soul healing. Claire has appeared in the mainstream media, featuring in the UK National Press and guesting on radio stations and popular podcasts such as BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 4, Howard Hughes' The Unexplained.tv and Jim Harold's Paranormal Podcast.In 2020, Claire joined forces with highly gifted energy practitioner, Gyles Whitnall. Together with their joint spirit team, they specialize in spirit guide channelled soul healing sessions, healing for spiritual crisis and spirit release, and healing through soul connections.Amazon link http://rb.gy/5ndwrhttps://www.clairevoyant.co.uk/Mark carlottoThe development of radio astronomy in the 1930s provided a means of searching for evidence of intelligent life beyond earth. After more than six decades, SETI has yet to detect an extraterrestrial signal of intelligent origin. Over this same period, thousands of UFO sightings were reported. Until recently, the lack of government transparency on UFOs has led many to believe in cover-ups and conspiracies to keep their existence from the public. This seemed to change with the official release of three videos by the US Navy in April 2020, confirming earlier unofficial reports of military pilots encountering unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). In Not of This World, independent researcher Mark Carlotto examines the most compelling UFO cases on record, including the Gulf Breeze sightings, Space Shuttle videos, videos of crop circles and UFOs, Tic Tacs and other UAP, and a UFO over the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Dr. Carlotto's findings that UFOs and UAPs are likely real, appear to defy the laws of physics as currently understood, apparently exceed known aerospace capabilities, and might not be extraterrestrial in origin, suggest that reality may be completely different from what we think it is.BioMark Carlotto is an engineer, scientist, and author with forty years of experience in satellite imaging, remote sensing, image processing, and pattern recognition. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1981 and has written over one hundred technical papers and nine books. Outside of his occupation as an engineer in the aerospace industry, his journey as an independent scientist has taken him to Mars and back by way of planetary mysteries, world and local history, archaeology, and most recently, ancient origins and UFOs.Amazon link http://rb.gy/agztmhttps://markcarlotto.com/https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

This week I'm talking to Mark Carlotto about his book 'Not of This World: An Emerging Picture of the UFO Phenomenon'.The development of radio astronomy in the 1930s provided a means of searching for evidence of intelligent life beyond earth. After more than six decades, SETI has yet to detect an extraterrestrial signal of intelligent origin. Over this same period, thousands of UFO sightings were reported. Until recently, the lack of government transparency on UFOs has led many to believe in cover-ups and conspiracies to keep their existence from the public. This seemed to change with the official release of three videos by the US Navy in April 2020, confirming earlier unofficial reports of military pilots encountering unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). In Not of This World, independent researcher Mark Carlotto examines the most compelling UFO cases on record, including the Gulf Breeze sightings, Space Shuttle videos, videos of crop circles and UFOs, Tic Tacs and other UAP, and a UFO over the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Dr. Carlotto's findings that UFOs and UAPs are likely real, appear to defy the laws of physics as currently understood, apparently exceed known aerospace capabilities, and might not be extraterrestrial in origin, suggest that reality may be completely different from what we think it is.BioMark Carlotto is an engineer, scientist, and author with forty years of experience in satellite imaging, remote sensing, image processing, and pattern recognition. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1981 and has written over one hundred technical papers and nine books. Outside of his occupation as an engineer in the aerospace industry, his journey as an independent scientist has taken him to Mars and back by way of planetary mysteries, world and local history, archaeology, and most recently, ancient origins and UFOs.Amazon link http://rb.gy/agztmhttps://markcarlotto.com/https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast

They Are Not of This World by Richard EssiawAs a son born to Ghanaian parents, Richard Essiaw knew firsthand how a foreigner from another country struggled to assimilate into the current country they had returned to. This experience was not only experienced in his own life as he returned from Ghana in West Africa in 1993 to America after being initially born in Arlington, Virginia, on April 6 of 1986, but also he often saw similar struggles from other Ghanian family members who would often experience the struggles of culture shock, language barriers, and the overall struggles of adapting to living in another country.What about having to not assimilate to living in a foreign world as a foreigner or alien? Ever since he became a Christ follower in 2005, Richard Essiaw now had to learn to live in this world as a Christ follower with a biblical worldview without assimilating to—approving of its standards—ideologies, lifestyles, etc. However, when we scan the overall forecast and spiritual temperature of this world or, more specifically, of American Christianity, there is an obvious lack of uniqueness or difference in how we have been responding to the hot-button issues of our days, such as pandemics and racial injustices. Consequently, the family of Christ is at an all-time split that even the watching world has observed.They are not of this world, is a plea to Christ followers to uniquely and credibly live out the faith in unity during our temporary stay on this earth.I am an African (Ghanaian native) American who is a Christ follower. 2nd oldest of 3 siblings. A graduate of Capital Seminary in Greenbelt Md. With a second Masters degree in communications from Grand Canyon University. I currently live in Jarrell, Texas with my wifeFrancisca; two daughters, Sarah and Charis; and son, Makarios. My ultimate biography is found in what it says in Galatians 2:20.https://www.amazon.com/They-Are-Not-This-World-ebook/dp/B0CCBSCXQV/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9798888324059&qid=1691871304&sr=8-1https://www.christianfaithpublishing.com/books/?book=they-are-not-of-this-worldhttp://www.KingPagesPress.comhttp://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/81723kpp2.mp3  

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains long conversations about violence, terrorist attacks, suicide, drug use, and alcohol addiction.  As moral panic descends, let's be brave, and critically examine the mess Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater made of everything! In this week's third installment of our deep-dive series, we look into Ariana's modern pop culture moments and the events leading up to the Manchester bombing attack, as well as Mac Miller's death in 2018--both of which fundamentally changed her life, and her perception in the public media.  About: Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip. You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com  Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson Sources: Intro Clip/Interview [Zach Sang Show] Watch Ariana Grande Fall On Stage [03/10/2015] [Billboard] Ariana Grande Leaning On ‘Scream Queens' Co-Star Lea Michele After Big Sean Split, 04/20/2015 [Hollywood Life] ARIANA GRANDE: BIG SEAN'S 'BILLION DOLLAR P***Y' LYRIC The Final Straw, 04/24/2015 [TMZ] Ariana Grande Issues Important Feminist Manifesto, June 8, 2015 [Vanity Fair] ARIANA GRANDE Tongues New BF [Ricky Alvarez]  … AND AN INNOCENT DONUT!!, 07/07/2015 [TMZ] Ariana Grande faces California police inquiry over doughnut-licking incident, July 9, 2015 [The Guardian] Twitter Slams Wendy Williams After Ariana Grande Body-Shaming Comments, Prompts Hashtag #CancelWendyWilliams, 08/14/2015 [E!] Ariana Grande Speaks Out About Body-Shaming After Being Compared to Ariel Winter, November 2, 2015 [People] Ariana Grande Blasts DJs for Sexist Questions: ‘You Need a Little Brushing Up on Equality' 11/03/2015, [Billboard] Ariana Grande spent this entire interview educating these lowkey sexist and homophobic interviewers! [Youtube] Billboard Cover: Ariana Grande on Defending Female Pop Stars and Staying Away From Drama [05/19/2016] [Billboard] Ariana Grande Had a White House Performance Turned Down After Donut-Licking Incident, 07/22/2016 [Billboard] Mac Miller on How His Friendship with Ariana Grande Evolved Into More: 'Everything Just Happened Organically', 09/16/2016 [People] Ariana Grande shuts down Ryan Seacrest's probing questions 09/16/2016 [Mashable] Ariana Grande Pleads for Fans to ‘Stick Together' After Donald Trump Wins Election, 11/09/2016 [Billboard] Why Ariana Grande Feels Sick After Being Objectified by a Fan: "I Am Not a Piece of Meat" [InStyle] 22 dead after blast at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester [CNN] Ariana Grande Reunites With Mac Miller in Florida After Manchester Bombing, 05/23/2017 [E!] Ariana Grande Pens Powerful Essay After Manchester Attack: ''We Will Not Quit or Operate in Fear'', 05/26/2017 [E!] How Ariana Grande became an unlikely pop hero: ‘We are not objects. We are queens', 05/24/2017 [Guardian] Ariana Grande Concert Raises $9 Million, Brings 'One Love' To 50 Countries, 06/04/2017 [Forbes] Families of Ariana Grande Manchester Concert Bombing Victims Will Each Receive $324,000, 08/15/2017 [Billboard] Ariana Grande Emotional in ‘Dangerous Woman World Tour' Hong Kong Finale, 09/21/2017, [Billboard] Ariana Grande Wrote A Beautiful Goodbye Note To Her 'Dangerous Woman' Tour, 09/21/2017 [MTV] Folk hero: Ariana Grande Gave an Inspiring Speech at Charlottesville Unity Concert, 09/25/2017 [TeenVogue] Four Months After Manchester, Ariana Grande Calls for 'Love, Unity, Peace, Gun Control' in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting, 10/02/2017 [People] Ariana Grande Opens Up About Her Emotional Tour & Keeping a Healthy Perspective, 10/04/2017 [Coveteur] ARIANA GRANDE & MAC MILLER SPLIT, 05/09/2018 [TMZ] Mac Miller Reportedly Arrested For DUI, 05/17/2018, [TMZ] Ariana Grande Calls Her Mac Miller Relationship 'Toxic' In Powerful Message, 05/23/2018 [MTV] Ariana Grande's Ex Mac Miller Opens Up About Their Breakup and Moving On: 'I Am Happy for Her', 07/28/2018 [ET] Mac Miller Dead at 26 of Apparent Overdose: 'He Was a Bright Light in This World' Says Family, 09/7/18 [People] Ariana Grande Turns Off Instagram Comments as Trolls Blame Her for Ex Mac Miller's Death [People] (Same Day) Ariana Grande 'Devastated' by Mac Miller's Death, Source Says (Exclusive), 09/07/2018 [ET] Ariana Grande Was “Unbelievably Involved” in Supporting Mac Miller's Sobriety, Says the Late Artist's Friend [W] Ariana Grande Breaks Her Silence About Mac Miller's Death, 09/14/2018 [Variety] ARIANA GRANDE & PETE DAVIDSON MAC MILLER'S DEATH WAS BREAKING POINT, 10/15/2018 [TMZ] Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber Manager Scooter Braun Talks Tough Times and Big Payoffs 10/28/2018 [Variety] Ariana Grande on Grief and Growing Up, July 9, 2019 [Vogue]  

In this mind-expanding episode, we embark on a journey beyond the confines of our familiar three dimensions, guided by the profound wisdom of Neville Goddard and his transformative book, "Out of This World." Join us as we traverse the blurred boundaries between dreams and reality, exploring the tantalizing idea that our dreams are not mere figments of imagination but windows into a dimension as tangible as the world we wake up to each day. Drawing on Neville Goddard's insights, we unravel the concept that the fourth dimension is not confined by time and space but intertwined with our consciousness itself. Neville Goddard's words resonate deeply as he declares, "Imagination creates reality." We delve into the transformative power of intention, where thoughts and emotions can sculpt the very fabric of reality. As we explore Goddard's teachings, we come to understand that our dreams are not isolated occurrences but integral parts of our experience in this multidimensional existence. "The eternal body of man is the IMAGINATION," Goddard reminds us. This conversation challenges us to reimagine our place in the cosmos, acknowledging that our perceptions stretch beyond the material world to embrace the ethereal and boundless expanse of the fourth dimension. We contemplate the idea that dreams are not confined by the limitations of the physical world but instead offer a glimpse into the expansive universe of possibilities that lies within us. "Man moves in a world that is nothing more or less than his looking glass," as Goddard eloquently puts it. In this episode, we peer through that looking glass, pondering the enigmatic nature of reality, perception, and the interconnectedness of all dimensions. If you're ready to challenge the boundaries of what you perceive as real, to question the very nature of existence, and to embrace the idea that dreams are as substantial as the physical reality we touch, then join us at Soul Builder LIVE in Denver for a deeper dive in a 2 day event! Visit www.soulbuilderlive.com for more info and to get your tickets. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/science-spirituality/support

Episode 138 Bonkers - 2 What do slippery slopes, the military, Andrew Tate, and guns have in common? They are all indicative of a world gone bonkers! In this second episode of the series This World has Gone Bonkers, we point to news articles and videos from the past and present that highlight incredible foolishness, incompetence, or malice, from American soldiers defecting to North Korea to children buying guns online. Let the series remind us of the spiritual needs of this lost and dying world, and of the good news that our Lord has already overcome the world. Listen to the Removing Barriers Podcast here: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cutt.ly/Ega8YeI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cutt.ly/Vga2SVd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cutt.ly/Rga25WD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stitcher: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cutt.ly/GgP1L46⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cutt.ly/mga8A77⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podnews: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podnews.net/podcast/i4jxo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ See all our platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://removingbarriers.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact us: Leave us a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/removingbarriers/message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://removingbarriers.net/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Financially support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://removingbarriers.net/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Affiliates: Book Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/removingbarriers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Answers in Genesis Bookstore: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shrsl.com/2tu8i⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Design It Yourself Gift Baskets: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shrsl.com/2m64o⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ivacy:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shrsl.com/2jz3c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share a Sale: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shrsl.com/2jz4f⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ See all our affiliates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://removingbarriers.net/affiliates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Notes: An 8-year-old had no trouble buying an AK-47: ⁠https://nypost.com/2023/07/23/an-8-year-old-had-no-trouble-buying-an-ak-47-online-and-mailing-it-home/ New York parent seeks OK to marry their own adult child: https://nypost.com/2021/04/10/new-york-parent-seeks-ok-to-marry-their-own-adult-child/ Naked man terrorizing Los Angeles: ⁠⁠https://www.foxnews.com/us/naked-man-terrorizing-los-angeles-area-apartment-complex-residents-say fossil dinosaur feathers found: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/first-fossil-dinosaur-feathers-found-near-south-pole-cretaceous-australia Tucker & Tate are Dangerous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0AP_oKphr4 US soldier facing disciplinary action flees into North Korea: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-national-crosses-military-demarcation-line-into-north-korea-yonhap-2023-07-18/ Politics Won't Save the Nation: https://www.wayoflife.org/reports/politics_will_not_save_the_nation.php --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/removingbarriers/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/removingbarriers/support

We're back. New single (The Menzingers) called There's No Place in This World for Me. New tour this fall with Microwave, Cloud Nothings, and Rodeo Boys. Switching up the podcast. Love you guys but this is for me. A fun document and something to make. Email me at Tom@futurefriday.net to let me know what you like and don't like. See ya soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rev. Leela Sinha is a genderqueer, Queer-as-fuck entrepreneur. Ze is intense, spiritually grounded, real, funny, compassionate, and mostly interested in creating a better world with more pleasure and less pain. To that end, Leela coaches and consults to uplift intense people (if you're told you're "too much" that means you!) and creates leadership, companies, and systems where the bottom line is robust and everyone's needs get met.In this special 2-part episode, Anne-Marie and Leela take a fascinating meander through subjects such as the profound impact of Leela's upbringing in the Unitarian church, the contrasting messages they received surrounding sexuality during their formative years (Anne-Marie was raised Catholic, while Leela learned about sexuality through the Unitarian "About Your Sexuality" (AYS) program), the early 2000's reclamation of the word "Queer" and the shifting climate surrounding that word today, how language around gender has changed the coming out trans experience over time, how the experience of coming out and living as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community differs regionally in the United States, how Leela both lost and gained a community after cutting hir hair and much, much more. Their deep dive into topics surrounding Queer, trans and lesbian experiences as they relate to history, culture and religion continues in a part 2 episode, to be released on July 7th, 2023.Leela's coming out song is In or Out by Ani DiFranco. You can listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/track/57RddpbPMFxeR20eonC0gH?si=98cbf96c72db48d4Leela hosts PowerPivot, a business podcast showcasing the best ideas out there for changing the way we work (and live) for the better. https://open.spotify.com/show/6Q1oG5PtdIOWdW2HswVK4lThe PowerPivot podcast is an extension of Leela's coaching/consulting business, The Intensives Institute. The Intensives Institute exists to encourage and develop intensives – that's people are strong-minded, innovative thinkers – to develop in leadership and executive roles. You can learn more about The Intensives Institute here: https://intensivesinstitute.com/Some of Leela's reading recommendations are:Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergExhibitionism for the Shy by Carol QueenThe Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard PylePippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenWomanspirit Rising: A Feminist Reader in Religion by Carol P. Christ and Judith PlaskowSaving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire by Rebecca Ann Parker and Rita Nakashima

The whole earth is shaking, but you can build faith that withstands. Don't miss this encouraging conversation with Alli Patterson, Bible teacher and author of  How To Stay Standing: 3 Essential Practices for Building a Faith That Lasts. We discuss the parable of the wise and foolish builders from scripture and her new book. Hear Biblical wisdom to build your life with Jesus, your solid rock. Your story is the most powerful tool you have to connect with others regarding who Jesus is.  “If the beginning is real, open, and honest with Him, now He can really do something. The point at which you engage Him really matters,” Patterson said. Listen to hear testimonies from Alli's life and ministry. Listen to the end for a beautiful prayer. At the Feet of Jesus: Worship & Prayer Journal   CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:  Alli Patterson, How To Stay Standing: 3 Essential Practices for Building a Faith That Lasts, Facebook, Instagram,    ABOUT:  Christina Perera Ministries SOCIAL CONNECT:  Facebook,  Instagram & YouTube @christinapereraministries NEW RESOURCE: I want to empower you with additional resources to deepen your walk with Jesus!  At the Feet of Jesus: Worship & Prayer Journal: Take your faith to the next level as you record your time with Jesus.  52 Week/Day Creative Journal Are you a new believer and don't know where to start? New Believer Workbook: Foundational Gospel Truths To Begin Your Relationship With Jesus Will equip you as you begin the most beautiful relationship of your life.  Chosen: Appointed for Favor, Destined for Greatness- This book will equip you with prophetic insight and divine strategies to jump-start you toward destiny. ADDITIONAL READING: You Are the God-Dreamed Solution to This World's Problems By Christina Perera & Jesus Is Provision You Will Not Lack! By Christina Perera CPM EVENTS & OUTREACHES: Miracles Tour Photos & Contemporary Christian Music Magazine article! SUPPORT: We can only bring you this faith-building podcast with your financial gifts. Share the gospel of Jesus Christ by sponsoring an episode of Revealing Jesus!  Support Revealing Jesus and honor your loved one's special day. Get a special on-air dedication to your loved one! CONNECT: It's your turn to join the conversation on Revealing Jesus; tell us your burning questions about Jesus, your favorite Christian leaders, and your testimonies of God's goodness! STORE: Get your favorite gear from the store and help our ministry initiatives unite and reach a hurting world!       

This week we bust out Adam's favorite video game, Out of This World. Start a podcast with Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1349671Check out Jeremy's Music:https://soundcloud.com/user-673035821-538929112

This world is a strange place to say the least. On this episode Greg Polard (Where It Went, Something To Du) and I rap rhapsodic about the track This World. After that, we present part two of my conversation with Joe Lally (Fugazi, Messthetics). Lots of mystery and magic to be had for all!

Morning: 2 Chronicles 32–33 2 Chronicles 32–33 (Listen) Sennacherib Invades Judah 32 After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem, 3 he planned with his officers and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him. 4 A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?” 5 He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it,1 and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance. 6 And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke encouragingly to them, saying, 7 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. Sennacherib Blasphemes 9 After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria, who was besieging Lachish with all his forces, sent his servants to Jerusalem to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, 10 “Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, ‘On what are you trusting, that you endure the siege in Jerusalem? 11 Is not Hezekiah misleading you, that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst, when he tells you, “The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria”? 12 Has not this same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, “Before one altar you shall worship, and on it you shall burn your sacrifices”? 13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to deliver their lands out of my hand? 14 Who among all the gods of those nations that my fathers devoted to destruction was able to deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand? 15 Now, therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you in this fashion, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand!'” 16 And his servants said still more against the LORD God and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 And he wrote letters to cast contempt on the LORD, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, “Like the gods of the nations of the lands who have not delivered their people from my hands, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver his people from my hand.” 18 And they shouted it with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them, in order that they might take the city. 19 And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they spoke of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands. The Lord Delivers Jerusalem 20 Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven. 21 And the LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword. 22 So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all his enemies, and he provided for them on every side. 23 And many brought gifts to the LORD to Jerusalem and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from that time onward. Hezekiah's Pride and Achievements 24 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the LORD, and he answered him and gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem. 26 But Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah. 27 And Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of costly vessels; 28 storehouses also for the yield of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds. 29 He likewise provided cities for himself, and flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very great possessions. 30 This same Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. 31 And so in the matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, who had been sent to him to inquire about the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in order to test him and to know all that was in his heart. 32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper part of the tombs of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his place. Manasseh Reigns in Judah 33 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had broken down, and he erected altars to the Baals, and made Asheroth, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. 4 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he burned his sons as an offering in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and used fortune-telling and omens and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger. 7 And the carved image of the idol that he had made he set in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever, 8 and I will no more remove the foot of Israel from the land that I appointed for your fathers, if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them, all the law, the statutes, and the rules given through Moses.” 9 Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the people of Israel. Manasseh's Repentance 10 The LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. 11 Therefore the LORD brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God. 14 Afterward he built an outer wall for the city of David west of Gihon, in the valley, and for the entrance into the Fish Gate, and carried it around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. He also put commanders of the army in all the fortified cities in Judah. 15 And he took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside of the city. 16 He also restored the altar of the LORD and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving, and he commanded Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel. 17 Nevertheless, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to the LORD their God. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, behold, they are in the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 19 And his prayer, and how God was moved by his entreaty, and all his sin and his faithlessness, and the sites on which he built high places and set up the Asherim and the images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Chronicles of the Seers.2 20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his house, and Amon his son reigned in his place. Amon's Reign and Death 21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done. Amon sacrificed to all the images that Manasseh his father had made, and served them. 23 And he did not humble himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself, but this Amon incurred guilt more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his house. 25 But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. Footnotes [1] 32:5 Vulgate; Hebrew and raised upon the towers [2] 33:19 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts of Hozai (ESV) Evening: John 18:24–40 John 18:24–40 (Listen) 24 Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Peter Denies Jesus Again 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” 26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” 27 Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed. Jesus Before Pilate 28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters.1 It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” 31 Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” 32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die. My Kingdom Is Not of This World 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him. 39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” 40 They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.2 Footnotes [1] 18:28 Greek the praetorium [2] 18:40 Or an insurrectionist (ESV)

God sees you, and He will show up in your life, but it might not be in the way you think. He always has a greater plan to touch your life and as many people as possible.  Don't miss this empowering conversation with Laurie Short, author of  Faith, Doubt, and God's Mysterious Timing. We discuss the faith-filled stories of many of the Bibles characters, Abraham, Ruth, Job, and more. These are real people who received promises of God and walked them out with Him. Learn practical steps to move with God while you are believing to see your promises come to pass.  “Our dreams are too small, God does show up, but it's on His time and in His way,” Short said. Listen to hear testimonies from Laurie's life and ministry. Listen to the end for a beautiful prayer. New Believer Workbook: Foundational Gospel Truths To Begin Your Relationship With Jesus   CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:  Laurie Polich Short, Faith, Doubt, and God's Mysterious Timing, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube   ABOUT:  Christina Perera Ministries SOCIAL CONNECT:  Facebook,  Instagram & YouTube @christinapereraministries NEW RESOURCE: I want to empower you with additional resources to deepen your walk with Jesus!  At the Feet of Jesus: Worship & Prayer Journal: Take your faith to the next level as you record your time with Jesus.  52 Week/Day Creative Journal Are you a new believer and don't know where to start? New Believer Workbook: Foundational Gospel Truths To Begin Your Relationship With Jesus Will equip you as you begin the most beautiful relationship of your life.  Chosen: Appointed for Favor, Destined for Greatness- This book will equip you with prophetic insight and divine strategies to jump-start you toward destiny. ADDITIONAL READING: You Are the God-Dreamed Solution to This World's Problems By Christina Perera & Jesus Is Provision You Will Not Lack! By Christina Perera CPM EVENTS & OUTREACHES: Miracles Tour Photos & Contemporary Christian Music Magazine article! SUPPORT: We can only bring you this faith-building podcast with your financial gifts. Share the gospel of Jesus Christ by sponsoring an episode of Revealing Jesus!  Support Revealing Jesus and honor your loved one's special day. Get a special on-air dedication to your loved one! CONNECT: It's your turn to join the conversation on Revealing Jesus; tell us your burning questions about Jesus, your favorite Christian leaders, and your testimonies of God's goodness! STORE: Get your favorite gear from the store and help our ministry initiatives unite and reach a hurting world!     

Stance visits Toronto to cover Hot Docs, the largest documentary film festival in North America, known for its bold and outspoken programming. Founded in 1993 by Canadian filmmakers and producers, the festival now showcases over 200 films from across 72 countries. While at the festival, Stance views visually arresting, thought-provoking, experimental and investigative documentaries premiering in Toronto from across the world.  Chrystal Genesis interviews makers of the films including Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?, covering Hong Kong's fight for democracy through the political rise of lawmaker and activist Nathan Law to becoming most wanted by the age of 26. This World is Not My Own is an innovative portrait of self-taught visual artist Nellie Mae Rowe in 20th century Georgia, USA, through vivid dreamscapes and animation. The Homes We Carry follows Sarah, an Afro-German mother to a newborn, who dreams of being united with her family having been separated by two continents, Africa and Europe, in a moving search for home. Echo Of Everything explores the transformative power of music across cultures through science, history and philosophy. Plus we share a list of other compelling and important international films for you to check out.  If you like what you heard, please subscribe, write us a review and join the conversation at stancepodcast.com and all podcasting apps @stancepodcast @chrystalgenesis Visit Stance's website for more info and links from this episode.   

On The Good Place, our group finally gets to the actual Good Place, where they discover that an eternity of perfection has led to boredom and stagnation even for those who were moral giants on earth. So they propose a new option, that people can stay as long as they like and then choose when it's time to bring their existence to a peaceful end. On the podcast, Dan Ross and Jon Spira-Savett discuss our own tentative views about the afterlife. We run through a number of Jewish views of what happens with us in Olam Ha-Ba, the World to Come, from Maimonides' view to Dara Horn's. Mostly we talk about how we think our individual souls continue to exist somehow for the purpose of giving back to Olam Ha-Zeh, This World, and how others' souls continue to affect us. Click here for show notes.

Jesus came so that we might have life and have it abundantly. (John 10:10) Hear the powerful testimony of Glen being raised from the dead. Don't miss this powerful conversation with Glen Berteau, pastor, and author of  A Heart On Fire: You Are Chosen To Change The World. We discuss knowing a real, living, and loving Jesus. Learn how you can ignite the supernatural power of God and develop faith without limits. “You have your own story that nobody can take away from you. You are the next revival,” Berteau said. Listen to hear testimonies from Glen's life and ministry. Listen to the end for a powerful prayer. New Believer Workbook: Foundational Gospel Truths To Begin Your Relationship With Jesus   CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:  Glen Berteau, A Heart On Fire: You Are Chosen To Change The World, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube   ABOUT:  Christina Perera Ministries SOCIAL CONNECT:  Facebook,  Instagram & YouTube @christinapereraministries NEW RESOURCE: I want to empower you with additional resources to deepen your walk with Jesus!  At the Feet of Jesus: Worship & Prayer Journal: Take your faith to the next level as you record your time with Jesus.  52 Week/Day Creative Journal Are you a new believer and don't know where to start? New Believer Workbook: Foundational Gospel Truths To Begin Your Relationship With Jesus Will equip you as you begin the most beautiful relationship of your life.  Chosen: Appointed for Favor, Destined for Greatness- This book will equip you with prophetic insight and divine strategies to jump-start you toward destiny. ADDITIONAL READING: You Are the God-Dreamed Solution to This World's Problems By Christina Perera & Jesus Is Provision You Will Not Lack! By Christina Perera CPM EVENTS & OUTREACHES: Miracles Tour Photos & Contemporary Christian Music Magazine article! SUPPORT: We can only bring you this faith-building podcast with your financial gifts. Share the gospel of Jesus Christ by sponsoring an episode of Revealing Jesus!  Support Revealing Jesus and honor your loved one's special day. Get a special on-air dedication to your loved one! CONNECT: It's your turn to join the conversation on Revealing Jesus; tell us your burning questions about Jesus, your favorite Christian leaders, and your testimonies of God's goodness! STORE: Get your favorite gear from the store and help our ministry initiatives unite and reach a hurting world!   

God is setting the table; all are invited to feast on His Word and grow strong. Don't miss this beautiful and practical conversation with Wendy Speake, author of  The 40-Day Feast: Taste & See The Goodness of God's Word. We discuss the process of learning to feast on God's Word to grow strong in our faith. Hear practical steps to begin your feasting at the feet of Jesus.  “God becomes the supplier of the feast itself. God is wanting to have a conversation directly with us,” Speake said. Listen to hear testimonies from Wendy's life and ministry. Listen to the end for a prayer to begin your feasting. At the Feet of Jesus: Worship & Prayer Journal   CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST:  Wendy Speake, The 40-Day Feast: Taste & See The Goodness of God's Word, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube   ABOUT:  Christina Perera Ministries SOCIAL CONNECT:  Facebook,  Instagram & YouTube @christinapereraministries NEW RESOURCE: I want to empower you with additional resources to deepen your walk with Jesus!  At the Feet of Jesus: Worship & Prayer Journal: Take your faith to the next level as you record your time with Jesus.  52 Week/Day Creative Journal Are you a new believer and don't know where to start? New Believer Workbook: Foundational Gospel Truths To Begin Your Relationship With Jesus Will equip you as you begin the most beautiful relationship of your life.  Chosen: Appointed for Favor, Destined for Greatness- This book will equip you with prophetic insight and divine strategies to jump-start you toward destiny. ADDITIONAL READING: You Are the God-Dreamed Solution to This World's Problems By Christina Perera & Jesus Is Provision You Will Not Lack! By Christina Perera CPM EVENTS & OUTREACHES: Miracles Tour Photos & Contemporary Christian Music Magazine article! SUPPORT: We can only bring you this faith-building podcast with your financial gifts. Share the gospel of Jesus Christ by sponsoring an episode of Revealing Jesus!  Support Revealing Jesus and honor your loved one's special day. Get a special on-air dedication to your loved one! CONNECT: It's your turn to join the conversation on Revealing Jesus; tell us your burning questions about Jesus, your favorite Christian leaders, and your testimonies of God's goodness! STORE: Get your favorite gear from the store and help our ministry initiatives unite and reach a hurting world!     

John 17:25 — Why was the baby Jesus born in the manger? In this sermon on John 17:25 titled “Not of This World,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones teaches that it was for nothing less than the redemption of the whole world. Jesus came into the world to live the perfect life and die upon the cross as the only way of salvation. This is opposed to those who claim that Christianity is concerned with merely moral reform. Christ did not come just to set an example for how to live, but He died so that people could have true life. This means that salvation is not about morality, nor is it about one's own works, but salvation comes through Christ and what He has done. The world does not know this and many live their lives seeking their own pleasure and justification. But the death of Christ is nothing other than God dying in humanity's stead for their redemption. As a result, all should turn away from themselves and the world by looking to Christ and His work. This message of Jesus is the only hope for salvation.

In this episode I talk with writer, author, DJ, and speaker, Jared Dillian. Jared's newsletters include The Daily Dirtnap, a daily market newsletter for investment professionals, and We're Gonna Get Those Bastards, which is about everything that is depraved, especially finance, culture and music. His books include Street Freak, All the Evil of This World, Those Bastards, and No Worries (2024). In his spare time, Jared is a progressive house DJ and speaks frequently on mental health issues at financial institutions. We talk about:  Bet on Winners USD F.I.R.E. Play the Tuba! Cargo Shorts and more!  I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Jared as much as I did!

Bethany finally gets to talk about her favorite theory: Bigfoot is NOT a bear. He is a real being and surfing the divide between our dimension and his! Kathleen puts on her “I'm being a trooper” hat and listens to Bebe talk at her about the Interdimensional Bigfoot Theory! *NOTE: The show about an alien dad that Kathleen couldn't remember was called “Out of This World!” Get ready for some Smoky Mountain talk. Brace yourself for a poo insincerator. It's a wild one this week, folks. ------ PATREON Dates in April: April 18th @ 7:30 PM ET - Live Show! April 25th @ 7:30 PM ET - Live Show! Book Club:  Sunday, April 23rd @ 7:30 PM ET Sign up at www.patreon.com/acquiredtaste ------ Please Support The Companies That Support Us: Liquid IV - Grab your Liquid I.V. in bulk nationwide at Costco or you can get 20% off when you go to LIQUIDIV.COM and use code TASTE at checkout.  Vegamour - Go to vegamour.com/taste and use the code “taste” to save 20% on your first order! ------ Sources: “Could Bigfoot Be an Interdimensional Being?” by Kristen Anderson https://members.huntakiller.com/blog-articles/2021/3/8/could-bigfoot-be-an-interdimensional-being