Podcasts about Thrall

What happens when you've asked clearly, explained why it matters and the work is still late, incomplete or not good enough? You feel the frustration rise and you get frustrated that you're angry. In this episode of Leadership Live, I speak with Karen Thrall, author of Don't Lose Your Shit at Work, about what anger at work is really trying to tell us before it turns into an explosion, withdrawal or the conversation we keep avoiding.This conversation looks at anger as data: a signal that a boundary may have been crossed, a standard has slipped, a role isn't being fully owned or something important needs to change. We talk about the hidden cost of reactive leadership, the power of composure and why the most effective leaders aren't the loudest in the room — they're the ones who can create clarity in chaos.If you're leading people, navigating pressure or finding yourself emotionally stretched in your work, this episode will give you practical insight, honest reflection and a different way to think about leadership under pressure.If this episode made you think about a conversation, reaction or leadership pattern that keeps repeating, pause before rushing to fix it. Ask what it is trying to show you. And if you want support thinking through the deeper leadership pattern underneath it, reach out to Daphna.Join our community to continue the conversation:https://chat.whatsapp.com/CKtF2WR1frH6aW2jr40UTQ Take the Life Clarity Quiz here:https://daphnahorowitz.com/life-clarityConnect with Your Host Daphna Horowitz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daphnahorowitz/https://www.facebook.com/PEACSolutionshttps://www.youtube.com/@daphnahorowitzleadership For more resources and coaching:www.daphnahorowitz.com   Connect with Karen Trallhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/karenthrallinc/https://www.karenthrall.com/ https://www.karenthrall.com/book Timestamps[00:03:34] Anger as information in leadership[00:07:24] The gift of anger[00:08:07] Anger as a catalyst for change[00:12:12] Tough Conversations and Self-Reflection[00:19:41] Anger as an alarm clock[00:26:40] Now vs. Later [00:30:05] Communication styles in conflict[00:34:26] Finding your voice[00:36:36] Naming emotions [00:39:57] Restoring trust as a leader[00:45:20] Apologizing as a leader[00:49:03] Energy's impact on communication[00:52:11] Emotional expression in leadership[00:55:50] Growth through personal storytellingThanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it, subscribe and leave us a review. 

Blessed Blade of the Whatever!So I went to take a crack at The Nine in Sanctum of Domination...ya know, the Maw. It's still a pain in the ass, btw. But I did discover something I forgot. If you die in the maw, you just kinda respawn somewhere. Makes sense, though, since it's supposedly Warcraft Hell. Where was I gonna go, Detroit?Wwwhats up swingaz? From the tbhq in the grizzly Midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 234!Mixed drink of the week (Gershom - Thunderfury)-elderberry flower tea ice cubes-shot of coconut vodka-diet 7 up-lime juice to tasteNext week: Woolly - Xal'atath, Blade of the Black EmpireWhat have we done in WoW?WoW NewsTrading Posthttps://www.wowhead.com/news/take-a-midsummer-stroll-in-the-june-trading-post-38174112.0.7https://www.wowhead.com/news/midnight-patch-12-0-7-ptr-now-a-release-candidate-build-381735https://www.wowhead.com/news/large-experience-buffs-for-quests-in-patch-12-0-7-381676Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @PlaggyBoy tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta GershomOutLoud@gmail.com@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All of our show's relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly Midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 233!The Ready Check w/Rak & Kael on SpotifyTwitter: @RakReadyCheckBluesky: @TheReadyCheck.Bsky.socialemail: TalkToTheReadyCheck@gmail.comdiscord: https://discord.gg/zA5aygzhFVMixed Drink of the Week - Woolly (Shadowmourne)Hint: Every single ingredient has intoxicating effects all ingredients as cold as possible-shot of Jaeger-shot of gin-fill with THC root beerNext week: Gershom - [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]WoW NewsTwitter CSR Dramahttps://www.wowhead.com/news/blizzard-confirms-swearing-one-time-can-get-you-suspended-381627Johnny Cashhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/johnny-cash-returns-to-blizzard-entertainment-381672The Ready Check w/Rak & Kael on SpotifyTwitter: @RakReadyCheckBluesky: @TheReadyCheck.Bsky.socialemail: TalkToTheReadyCheck@gmail.comdiscord: https://discord.gg/zA5aygzhFVGo ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta GershomOutLoud@gmail.com@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All of our show's relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Music industry professional with decades of experience in recording studio management. She is the Director of Studio Operations at The Hideout in Las Vegas, where this interview was recorded, and started her career at the famed Power Station Studios in New York City. There she met producer, musician, and actor Little Steven Van Zandt, who hired her to work for him as an engineer and as a musician in his band Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, going on to work with him for eleven years through many recordings and tours. She later returned to Power Station to become their studio manager and eventually president of the company. She continued as manager of Hit Factory Studios in New York City, overseeing nine studios and 75 employees, before the Palms Casino Resort courted her to Las Vegas to build and operate the Studio at the Palms where she worked for 15 years.

Wwwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 232! I'm Woolly, the king of bullshit and forsaken destro warlock! Here with me is Gershom, the classy sassy beast mastery hunter!Apologies for no episode last week. If you missed the announcement, JJJJohnnnie.Tips has left the show (more on that in a minute), leaving it just the two of us. Well, Gershom unfortunately got sick, so we just decided to take the week off.Now, for Johnnie - yes, he has stepped down from the show. Without getting into his personal business, he felt he needed to for his own mental health. I just wanted to take a second to say thank you, Johnnie, for everything you did for the show. You did a lot more than you think you did, and here's a shot of bourbon in your honor.Mixed Drink of the Week (Peddlefeet's Lovely Hearthstone - Gershom)You levitate, drawing cupid's bow. Hearts fly out of your body, small at first and then bigger ones. There's also little cherub wings, so yeah.equal parts:-Aldi's Strawberry Mimosa-Blackberry Monaco-THC drink, Dr. Quencher==if you CAN'T do THC, then: 1/2 shot buzzball cookie flavor, 1/2 shot monacoNext week: New drink series! We are starting a series of mixed drinks centered around the Class Artifacts and the Legendaries in the game. Woolly starts with Shadowmourne!WoW News12.0.7https://www.wowhead.com/news/gain-more-power-in-patch-12-0-7-first-look-at-patch-12-0-7-content-381461Cozy Treehouse Bundlehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-cozy-treehouse-retreat-bundle-costs-75-381463Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All of our show's relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the FuturePrint Podcast, Marcus Timson speaks with Natalie Thrall, Marketing Manager at Nazdar, about the changing role of marketing, storytelling and communication in industrial print.Operating in a highly technical world of ink chemistry, performance data and application expertise, Nazdar faces the challenge of translating complex innovation into clear, engaging and commercially relevant stories. Natalie explains why the most effective communication starts not with the product, but with the customer - what they need, what will help their business, and what will make complex technology easier to understand.The conversation explores how B2B buying behaviour is becoming more like B2C, with customers researching, validating and forming opinions long before direct engagement. Natalie shares how Nazdar is responding through a more focused content strategy built around R&D capability, sustainability leadership, new technologies and partnerships.She also discusses the growing importance of short-form video, visual proof, customer success stories and authentic brand voice. From high viscosity ink demonstrations to solar panels at Nazdar's California facility and inks used on NFL helmet decals, the episode highlights how technical performance can be made tangible and relatable.Natalie also reflects on the balance between storytelling and confidentiality, particularly in OEM work, and explains how internal alignment across R&D, sales and leadership helps create a stronger external message.A thoughtful discussion on how industrial brands can simplify complexity, build trust and communicate innovation with greater human relevance.Listen on:Apple PodcastGoogle PodcastSpotifyWhat is FuturePrint?FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, SpainFuturePrint Leaders Summit, 29 September '26, Valencia, SpainFuturePrint Industrial Print, 14-15 April '27, Munich, Germany

I sat down with the author of a great new vampire novel called Thrall, Rebecca Mahoney!  We discussed her book as well as horror movies and whether we would want to be werewolves or vampires.  It was lovely.    Her Website: https://www.rebeccamahoneybooks.com/Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cafecliche/Thrall on Penguin's Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804038/thrall-by-rebecca-mahoney/Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunes and SpotifyE-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.comTeen Girl Talk's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realteengirltalk/ Frank's writing website: franklincota.com Suesie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susieboboozy/Frank's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siriwouldchallenge/Frank's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJcUttxP0ujvc6HXBz-4kIw   Frank's Book: https://books2read.com/u/3nJPzP

What's up swingaz? From the tbhq in the grizzly Midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 230!Mixed drink of the week (lightcalled Hearthstone - Woolly)1/2 fireball - burning nature of the light (hands)1/2 honey whiskey - golden sweet light (tome)Shoot out of apple - (mound)Next week: Peddlefeet's Lovely Hearthstone (Gershom)WoW NewsLindormihttps://www.wowhead.com/news/help-route-through-higher-level-mythic-dungeons-with-lindormis-glow-in-patch-12-381261https://www.wowhead.com/affix=165/lindormis-guidanceCuddly Pearl Grrglehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/get-the-cuddly-pearl-grrgle-decor-new-twitch-drop-starts-next-week-381262Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All of our show's relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

We’re crawling out of our coffins and we’re doing just fine. We were joined by Rebecca Mahoney, author of Thrall, to discuss The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice. Please do not play this episode in the presence of Akasha, Queen of the Damned–the audio waves will only agitate her. Readers advisory: Here. Footnotes: Thrall Book Launch event at Porter Square Books on April 24th Episode 125 – Interview With the Vampire Savage Garden on Wikipedia Lestat the Musical Coming up next: Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry.

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly Midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 229!Teabag TimeDrastio - comment on Spotify: Prayers for Gersh gws. Awesome to see your beautiful bearded faces. Got a new pod to try out. Fuck for the horde or alliance. For the Beards!!Get teabagged! Spotify, apple podcasts, YouTube, email (ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.com), or even join Discord at ThrallsBalls.comMixed drink of the week (P.O.S.T. Master's Express Hearthstone - Johnnie)STIRRING GLASS FILLED WITH ICE0.5 oz Choice of Whiskey0.25 oz coffee liqueur0.25 oz licor 432 dashes of orange bittersFROTHED HEAVYCREAM, HALF & HALF, OR CREAMERSLOWLY POUR OUT ON TOP OF THE SHOTNext week: Lightcalled Hearthstone (Woolly)WoW NewsRWF Finalhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/mythic-lura-has-a-secret-phase-381124Information on progress from Raider.IOhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/augmentation-evoker-tops-boss-damage-in-mythic-march-on-quel-danas-midnight-381136https://www.wowhead.com/news/augmentation-evokers-join-the-highest-keys-in-midnight-season-1-mythic-381141https://www.wowhead.com/news/midnight-hotfixes-for-april-7th-class-dungeon-and-raid-tuning-381159#commentshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/mythic-beloren-nerfed-again-likely-due-to-augmentation-evoker-change-381179Darkmoon Faire Rep Buffhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/darkmoon-faire-rep-buff-still-inactive-for-midnight-factions-38109512.0.5https://www.wowhead.com/news/midnight-patch-12-0-5-releases-april-21st-381173Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All of our show's relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy By: Nathan Thrall Published: 2023 272 Pages Briefly, what is this book about? The book operates on three levels: First, the book spends quite a bit of time giving you Abed's history: his youth, his participation in the Palestinian resistance, his marriages, the associated family dynamics, etc. Second, there's the actual "day" from the title. Abed's desperate search for his son after he was involved in a horrific bus accident, and the various difficulties presented by Israeli control (checkpoints, different passes, separate roads, etc.) Third, there's everything beyond Abed and the "day". Including the backstory on how the roads were routed, the walls were built, and the rules implemented by the Israelis. The book also contains histories on dozens of characters, including Abed's many loves, an Israeli colonel who designed the wall, ultra-Orthodox volunteer rescuers, and Israeli settlers living in the area. I found the story of Huda Dahbour, who works as a physician with a UNRWA mobile clinic, to be particularly interesting. She also has a child involved in the wreck, and has to deal with a tragedy that's depressing for both its similarity to and differences from Abed's.  Taken all together, it's a level of tragedy, complexity, poverty, and culture that's hard to process for someone living in relative ease on the other side of the world.  What authorial biases should I be aware of? The book is clearly centered on the Palestinian side of things, and it's obvious that Thrall largely views the Israelis as being immoral, unjust, and using their greater power to impose ridiculous restrictions. That said, he does offer sympathetic accounts of some Israelis, but most of his sympathy is reserved for the Palestinians. Who should read this book?

Booker's current record is 2679 with 169 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for Can't Beat Booker with Emily & Rebecca in Thrall, Texas!!! LET'S WELCOME THEM TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!

Wwwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 228! This episode features a guest - Denethar, host of Azeroth United!Mixed Drink of the Week (Gershom - Ohn'ir Windsage's Hearthstone)Upon use, you become see-through, one with the wind itself. Silvery breezes swirl about your feet and your hands, summoning the spirit of Ohn'ara herself! She bursts forth and you are whisked away to your destination.-Half shot canned Paloma drink (brand choice, fun note...Paloma means Dove in spanish....so bird?)-Half shot blue crush monacoNext week: P.O.S.T Master's Express Hearthstone - JohnnieWoW NewsRace to World Firsthttps://www.wowhead.com/news/mythic-lura-nerfed-for-race-to-world-first-381114https://www.wowhead.com/news/world-first-mythic-beloren-child-of-alar-by-liquid-381037MQD Finale Cinematichttps://www.wowhead.com/news/march-on-queldanas-raid-finale-cinematic-massive-spoilers-381043Where to find Denethar:AzerothUnitedPod.comTwitch.tv/AzerothUnitedPodYoutube.com/@AzerothUnitedPodBluesky: AzerothUnitedTwitter: @AzuPodcastGo ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All of our show's relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Void Gooning!Wwwhats up swingaz? from the tbhq in the grizzly Midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 227!New delve - Darkwayhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/return-to-the-arcway-with-new-darkway-delve-380957Mixed drink of the week (Gershom - Notorious Thread's Hearthstone)-purple buzz ball (half shot)-blueberry thc drink (half shot)`Next week: Ohn'ir Windsage's Hearthstone - THE WHEEL DECIDES! - GershomWoW NewsCuddly Void Grrglehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-twitch-drop-live-cuddly-void-grrgle-housing-decor-380985RWFhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/world-first-dreamrift-exploited-380953https://www.wowhead.com/news/world-first-mythic-crown-of-the-cosmos-by-liquid-38093920 Years of Musichttps://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0700646AD63F830Ehttps://worldofwarcraft.helvepic.com/https://www.wowhead.com/news/official-world-of-warcraft-concert-series-in-north-america-europe-and-asia-380960A Place To Call Homehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/a-place-to-call-home-new-music-video-and-animation-380944Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All of our show's relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

MMA Lock of the Night is back to give you breakdowns and predictions for PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs Battle. Also on the main card, Rosta vs Kasanganay, Lipski vs Inaba, Pergande vs Arce, and Dayron vs Thrall.

We have a special treat this week as we interview YA author Rebecca Mahoney! Rebecca is here to talk about her brand new horror novel THRALL! THRALL will be hitting your local bookstores on April 21st, so be sure to pick up a copy for yourself or the vampire lover in your life!

Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #126!Mixed Drink of the Week (Woolly - Noblegardener's Hearthstone)Suddenly, you're holding a basket of eggs in one hand and a single egg in the other. A pair of bunny ears shows up on your head. Flowers and stuff appear around your feet, as does a pair of bunny rabbits.3/4 oz vanilla vodka1/2 oz Irish cream1/4 oz elderflower liqueur1 drop of grenadine, swirl lightlyNext week: Notorious Thread's Hearthstone (Gershom)WoW NewsDemon Hunter Changeshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/demon-hunters-embrace-the-void-with-new-eye-customizations-in-patch-12-0-5-380875Blizzard Storehttps://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/sale/spring-sale-2026#world-of-warcrafthttps://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/world-of-warcraft-spring-bloom-pet-packQ&A With Holly Longdalehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/wow-ambassador-q-a-with-holly-longdale-on-march-30th-380862#commentsTwitch Drophttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-twitch-drop-on-march-26th-cuddly-void-grrgle-housing-decor-380863Delve Nemesis HoFhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/delve-nemesis-hall-of-fame-has-closed-in-north-america-380841Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All of our show's relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

State of Warcraft with Gershom 2, This Time It's Midnight - Ep 37 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD now available:  https://discord.gg/N86fhRkDem Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 37! – 3:13         Gershom is back for our second annual State of Warcraft conversation!  Here are some of the topics we get into:   Looking back at TWW – 9:06 Midnight First Impressions – 16:18 Revamp of Zones – 39:42 Troll Talk – 48:48 Arator's Journey – 57:44 Looking Ahead – 1:06:34 Housing – 1:14:58 Overall State of Warcraft – 1:42:04   Outro – 1:53:12 Thanks to Gershom for joining me once again, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, to my lovely and supportive and healing wife, my PodBean for hosting the show, and to YOU for listening. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Case, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak!  And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Wednesday, Eric, TJ, Denethar, TheChampZ, Michelle, Donald, and AggroManagement! Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.  Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue. You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. You can contact Gershom on Twitter @huntergershom or on Instagram @huntergerrshom. You can check out Thrall's Balls at thrallsball.com for links to socials and the Discord, and the show comes out every Tuesday with WoW news and opinions. “We will see you out there."

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the tbhq in the grizzly Midwest, welcome to Thrall' s Balls Episode #225!Teabag TimeRak: "I've been enjoying your show! I just started listening just recently, after Dave from Solo Queue mentioned at the end of his last episode that Gershom was going to be on his next episode. Not going to lie, I wasn't sure what I was getting into with a name like "Thrall's Balls" haha. But, I really have been enjoying the discussions! I only have to make my kids go ear muffs for like half an episode!"This was in response to telling him I've been enjoying his show: The Ready Check with Rak and KaelHe also left a comment on Spotify: Great episode! Totally agree with you on valeera' s voice lines not hitting right. Brann is a tough act to follow, but I just found all her dialogue a bit boring. The only thing that will save the expansion for me at this point is if we get astalor or dundun as a companion option. Or better yet. Bwonsamdi when we go to Isle of fangs!Find The Ready Check with Rak and Kael on Spotify!If you want to be teabagged, leave a comment on Spotify, a review on iTunes, or email us at ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.com. you can also leave a review or feedback on Discord which you can find at ThrallsBalls.comMixed drink of the week (Johnnie - night fae hearthstone)1 oz Rumplemintz1/4 oz Lavender Syrup1/4 oz Lime Juicestirred in ice, and strained poured into a shotNext week: Noble Gardener's hearthstone (Woolly)Master Loothttps://www.wowhead.com/news/master-loot-returns-in-patch-12-0-5-for-chinese-realms-only-380774Bonus Rolls/Voidforgehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/bonus-rolls-are-returning-in-patch-12-0-5-with-knockout-system-380757Feeding the Flamehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/feeding-the-flame-midnight-endgame-campaign-quest-now-available-380710Battle Visagehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/dracthyr-automatically-switch-forms-in-combat-with-battle-visage-380758Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta bsky @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!Come talk about World of Warcraft with us:https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly Midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #224!Teabag TimeApple Podcast review from...um. August 22, 2025.We are so sorry we missed it!Dave (from Solo Queue): "NSFW WoW" Weekly WoW goodnewss with the seriousness of the middle school lunch room, but accompanied by adult beverages! Hilarious, a range of perspectives, and fun WoW adventures - Love it!Thank you so much! Again, we are so sorry we missed this!If you have a review for us, you can either leave one on iTunes (which will now be checked much more often). You can also leave a comment on Spotify or even email us: Thrallsballspodcast@gmail.com. However, the most fun way is to join our discord, which you can find by going to ThrallsBalls.com!Remember, we try to read your reviews on the show, thereby teabagging you!Mixed Drink of the Week (Necrolord Hearthstone - Johnnie; Mak'Gora from Gershom)Johnnie:1 oz Whiskey0.5 oz MidoriIceStiree and strain poured into a double shot glassTopped with cherry and orange bittersGershom: (stand by, it's coming)Next week: Night Fae Hearthstone (Johnnie)WoW NewsDecor Packshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-player-housing-decor-packs-only-available-until-april-23rd-380650https://www.wowhead.com/news/cherry-blossoms-and-garden-gnomes-125-worth-of-hearthsteel-purchases-in-new-shop-380647https://www.wowhead.com/news/springblossom-tree-price-adjustment-refunds-and-additional-trees-incoming-380673https://www.wowhead.com/news/spring-blossom-housing-decor-pack-removed-from-battle-net-and-in-game-store-380656Flying Squirrels and Cozy Koboldshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-flying-squirrel-mounts-and-cozy-kobold-transmog-in-the-in-game-shop-380646Arcantina Keyhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/key-to-the-arcantina-is-now-a-silvermoon-hearthstone-with-a-15-minute-cooldown-380675Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

There is a dire need for an interdisciplinary examination of the human cost of occupation through the lens of daily Palestinian experience in the West Bank. This episode explores the critically acclaimed work of Nathan Thrall, whose immersive narrative provides rare insight into the lived reality of Palestinians navigating Israeli systems of control that define life under occupation. There are prefixed structural inequalities embedded in the segregated apartheid landscape of Jerusalem and the West Bank that Palestinians including those within the diaspora must face daily—displacement from ancestral lands, violence from settlers, and systematic discrimination. Thrall's Pulitzer Prize-winning book explores the personal dimensions of a conflict often discussed in abstract geopolitical terms.Through intimate portrayals of individual Palestinians confronting institutional barriers and daily dignitary harms, his work humanizes the ancestral consequences of policies that separate communities, restrict movement, and create parallel legal systems based on ethnicity and religion. Pulitzer Prize winning author Nathan Thrall brings his unique perspective as an Israeli citizen who openly opposes what he describes as "the domination of one people by another" as perpetuated by the Israeli government.In his conversation with Professor Sahar Aziz, Nathan Thrall shares powerful excerpts from his work that capture the apartheid conditions experienced by West Bank Palestinians who live under military occupation while neighboring Israeli settlements enjoy full rights and protection. His narrative approach moves beyond headlines and statistics to reveal the emotional and psychological toll of occupation on individuals and families caught in systems designed to maintain separation and inequality.Join Sahar Aziz and Nathan Thrall in a conversation that offers listeners a deeper understanding of one of the world's most contested regions through the transformative lens of personal narrative and lived experience.Recommended Reading:Nathan Thrall,A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy(2023)Resources on Palestine and Palestinians -RutgersCenter for Security, Race and Rightsresources/palestinefacts/#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Apartheid #ICC #HumanRightsSupport the showSupport the Center for Security, Race and Rights by following us and making a donation: Donate: https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/csrr-support/20046.html Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbUfYcWGZapBNYvCObiCpp3qtxgH_jFy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rucsrr Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Threads: https://threads.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rucsrr Follow us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/rucsrr Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://csrr.rutgers.edu/newsroom/sign-up-for-newsletter/

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly Midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #222!Mixed Drink of the Week (Woolly - Kyrian Hearthstone)-half shot: THC Shooter "Midnight Berry"-half shot: Smirnoff blue raspberry vodka lemonade-whipped cream on topNext week: Gershom - Lunar Elder's HearthstoneWoW NewsPinteresthttps://www.wowhead.com/news/pinterest-promotion-temporarily-disabled-to-fix-account-suspensions-380478https://www.wowhead.com/news/share-your-azeroth-home-with-the-new-pin-o-matic-camera-380449Support A Streamerhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/earn-a-new-pet-and-two-new-plushies-from-support-a-streamer-and-twitch-drops-380460Final thoughtsGo ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Executive coach Karen Thrall rejoins Dr. Joe to share her strategy for slowing down, rebuilding trust in the workplace, and why forgiveness and trust aren't the same thing, offering leaders a new path to connection and clarity! Get your copy of Karen and Dr. Joe's new book, Don't Lose Your Sh*t at Work!

The World of Warcraft podcast with a dirty mind and a clean behind! What's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls Episode #221: The Beef Master!Mixed Drink of the Week (Johnnie - Holographic digitalization hearthstone)"You become holographic and see-through while rings scan you top-to-bottom and back again, spinning as they do so."-1 oz deep eddy lemon-1/2 oz blue curacaoNext week: Woolly (Kyrian Hearthstone)WoW newsXalatath Videohttps://youtu.be/rOVDY9Mrw3I?si=mchDRUx1uBg7zT8BZul'Jarra Videohttps://www.wowhead.com/news/midnight-warcraft-short-story-legacy-of-the-amani-amani-chieftain-zuljarra-380377Love is in the airhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-rewards-from-love-is-in-the-air-2026-mount-weapons-and-ensemble-380318Hearthsteel Plushieshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/housing-decor-now-available-for-hearthsteel-in-in-game-shop-380362Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in April 2024.An interview with Nathan Thrall, author of the new book, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama. The book tells the story of a deadly accident outside Jerusalem that unravels a tangle of lives, loves, and histories over the course of a single day.

WWwwhats up swingaz? from the tbhq in the grizzly lands of the Midwest, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #320!Mixed drink of the week (Johnnie - hearthstone of the flame)Fire envelopes your hands and feet while you channel the powers of this hearthstone. A ring encircles you in the form of flaming columnal jets bursting forth from the ground for a whisper of a second. The circle closes in on you, one jet burst at a time, and as it reaches you, you are transported to your destination.Johnnie:-- Rimmed Tajin Shot Glass- 3/4 oz Deep Eddy Grapefruit- 1/4 oz Lime Juice- 1/4 oz Campari- Light a match and cover with a glassGershom's Mak'Gora:-half shot black raspberry monaco-half shot silver tequila-swirl in a pinch of brown sugar-cinnamon stick (which has been soaked overnight in Bacardi 151), light it on fire, put it out IN the shot-shoot the shotNext week: holographic digitalization hearthstone (Johnnie)WoW NewsPre-patch currencyhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/pre-patch-currency-buffed-again-world-quests-and-weeklies-on-alts-380252Toronto Midnight Eventhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/wow-midnight-event-in-toronto-canada-on-february-21-380260Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

This week on the Erotic Awakening Podcast, episode 748  Dawn chats with Hypnostory and Panda about Memory Play, but it also drifted into talking about agency in Hypnosis…..great conversation…. ……plus, she reviews some bdsm terms like "aftercare, negotiation, collaring and free-use".    Links mentioned on the show: Intrigue https://fetlife.com/events/1725996 NM Leather & Kink Fair https://fetlife.com/events/2026/04/11/nm-leather-kink-fair-sat-apr-11-2026-puaxxg Primal Arts Fest https://fetlife.com/events/1911410   Transcript 1:38 Interview with Hypnostory and Panda 3:12 What is Memory Play? 4:17 Example of Memory Play 12:05 Hypnosis is teamwork 12:51 Using distraction to help with forgetting 15:04 Bottoming for hypnosis is not passive 17:58 Neural Pathways 19:40 Utilization in hypnosis 20:58 Dawn realizes hypnosis has skills like guided meditations 22:14 Hypnosis in Kink 24:53 Resistance and Agency 28:40 Removing suggestion 33:39 Vampire and Thrall style relationship 37:38 Consent Violation 40:25  Class is on February 15th at 3:00 PM Eastern Time - online - Remembering to Forget, exploring Memory Play 41:58 Where to find online hypnosis community 46:19 aftercare 46:50 negotiation 47:18 collaring 47:49 free use Enjoy!!! Dawn ***************************************** Fetlife - @erotic_awakening  Fetlife - @dawn_awakening Instagram - @eroticawakening Youtube - @eroticawakeningpodcast TikTok - @eapodcastdawn Newsletter - www.eroticawakening.com Discord - https://discord.gg/WQtSM56V39 748 - #bdsmterminology #bdsmterms #aftercare #bdsmnegotiations #freeuse #bdsmtng #kinkvirtual #powerexchange #polyamory #livingms #polyamorytoolkit #kinkeducation #leathereducation #onlineeducation #podcast #eroticawakeningpodcast #bdsm #domsub #submission #heartsandcollars

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the tbhq in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #219!Mixed Drink of the Week (Gershom - Headless Horseman's Hearthstone)With a be-pumpkin'd head, fire swirls around your feet and your hands until you SWOOSH to your location-make the sodas COLD-Diet orange soda-regular mountain dew-open the cans, leave them to sit about 5-10 minutes, then add vodka-bottom half of the shot glass is the spiked mountain dew-layer the spiked diet orange soda over it SLOWLY with an upside down spoonNext week: the wheel decides! hearthstone of the flame (Johnnie)WoW NewsPre-patch Eventhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/winds-of-mysterious-fortune-xp-and-reputation-buff-now-live-380113https://www.wowhead.com/news/new-twilight-ascension-event-rare-tracker-addon-for-midnight-pre-patch-380165https://www.wowhead.com/news/pre-patch-event-rares-will-be-summoned-every-5-minutes-later-today-380170State of Azerothhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/buy-more-dark-portals-for-housing-newly-added-to-vendors-380211https://www.wowhead.com/news/enter-the-labyrinth-expanded-delve-activity-coming-in-patch-12-1-5-380162https://www.wowhead.com/news/world-of-warcraft-2026-midnight-roadmap-revealed-380135https://www.wowhead.com/news/player-housing-updates-in-the-works-throughout-midnight-pets-and-mounts-in-380182https://www.wowhead.com/news/disguise-yourself-as-decor-in-prop-hunt-new-activity-coming-in-patch-12-0-5-380156https://www.wowhead.com/news/extra-4th-day-of-midnight-early-access-confirmed-for-purchasing-midnight-epic-380192Roofushttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-charity-pet-pack-supporting-habitat-for-humanity-roofus-pet-and-decor-380186Azeroth Interiorshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/introducing-azeroth-interiors-player-housing-competition-380125Coming Homehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/watch-the-coming-home-player-housing-cinematic-380189WoW Ambassador Programhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/find-your-community-with-the-wow-ambassadors-program-380196Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom instaJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #218! Mixed Drink of the Week (Woolly - Greatfather Winter's Hearthstone)You basically dance in a circle while a swirling floof of snow blows around you-Peppermint Shot Glass-3/4 Tippy Cow-1/4 Mocha Cold Brew Coffee-Whipped Cream (the swirling snow)-Colorful sanding sugar on the whipped creamNext week: Gershom - Headless Horseman's HearthstoneWoW NewsPatch Dayhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/blizzards-issues-with-the-midnight-pre-patch-380030https://www.wowhead.com/news/transmog-costs-officially-nerfed-hotfix-reduces-prices-by-50-380082https://www.wowhead.com/news/transmog-costs-will-be-reduced-by-50-and-one-free-transmog-soon-380073https://www.wowhead.com/news/faction-changing-characters-breaks-transmog-380031Cooldown Manager Helphttps://www.wowhead.com/news/how-to-cooldown-manager-setup-tutorial-with-jedith-380087Void Elf DH Unlockhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/how-to-unlock-void-elf-demon-hunters-in-the-midnight-pre-patch-380028https://www.wowhead.com/quest=90972/a-common-causeThe Void Betweenhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/warcraft-short-story-the-void-between-world-of-warcraft-blizzard-news-380081#commentsNorthrendhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/blizzard-developers-on-redesigning-the-world-for-the-last-titan-expansion-380012Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the tbhq in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #217!Mixed Drink of the week (Johnnie - Naaru's Enfold Hearthstone)-3/4 oz Whiskey or Jamaican Rum-3/4 oz Banana Cream Protein Shake-2 Dashes Chocolate BittersMAK'GORA from Woolly!-half shot bacardi limon-half shot mike's hard-lemon head candies (the crystalline nature of the naaru)Next week: Greatfather Winter's Hearthstone (Woolly)WoW NewsTBC Classic Anniversaryhttps://www.wowhead.com/classic/news/blizzard-announces-24-hour-server-maintenance-ahead-of-tbc-pre-patch-on-january-379871https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/news/the-burning-crusade-anniversary-edition-launches-february-5th-379872https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/news/blood-elf-and-dreanei-characters-can-be-boosted-during-the-burning-crusade-pre-379873Returning to WoWhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/returning-to-wow-made-easy-with-farts-gaming-379897Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the tbhq in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 216!Mixed Drink of the Week (Johnnie - fire eaters hearthstone)The Fire Breather Hearthstone0.5 oz Mountain Dew Code Red0.5 oz Blanco Tequila2-3 dashes orange bitters2-3 Dashes of Tabasco Sauce1 Hot Tamale Candy (optional)Pour in the Orange Bitters & Tabasco Sauce FirstAdd in the TequilaAdd in the Mountain Code Red1 Hot Tamale Candy is Dropped in and shot all at onceNext week: Johnnie - Naaru's Enfold HearthstoneMAK'GORA FROM WOOLLY!WoW NewsLich King Merchhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-lich-king-merchandise-now-available-from-the-blizzard-gear-store-379783TB DraftOur top 3 choices of light-weilding lore characters to fight the voidGershom - Faerin Lothar; Lothraxion; T'uulaniJohnnie - Velen; Calia Menethil; Anduin WrynnWoolly - Tirion Fordring; Lightforged Yrel; T'Paartos!Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

I follow this wow page on Facebook and they posted something about "Who's the biggest nepo-baby" and it had 4 lore characters on it. They captioned it "I don't know who the tauren is, but it's definitely Calia." Okay, that's a whole discussion to have, but...the tauren? That "tauren" in question was fucking Ebonhorn. You know, Ebyssian? The fucking Aspect of Earth? Who was super relevant as recently as the LAST EXPANSION? Who the hell is running that page? Bruh.Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #215!Mixed Drink of the Week (Gershom - Explosive Hearthstone)A glowing, spiky, orange bomb appears on the ground in front of you and instead of running away like a sane person, your toon falls to their knees and loses all composure and probably all control over their bowels. Then the bomb explodes and boom, you go back to Dornogal or wherever the fuck.-Ice cold vodka with a mix of bright red simple syrup. Its supposed to crackleNext week: THE WHEEL DECIDED...Johnnie! Fire Eater's HearthstoneWoW NewsPre-Patchhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/aotc-and-cutting-edge-achievements-will-be-unavailable-with-pre-patch-what-to-do-379780https://www.wowhead.com/news/legion-remix-ends-january-19th-buy-remaining-bronze-rewards-and-finish-379782https://www.wowhead.com/news/defeat-nexus-princess-kyveza-before-pre-patch-removes-guaranteed-rewards-379772January Trading Posthttps://www.wowhead.com/news/a-new-dawn-breaks-at-the-january-trading-post-2026-vengeful-regalia-of-the-379766Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Dr. Joe welcomes back executive coach and co-author Karen Thrall to celebrate the release of Don't Lose Your Sh*t at Work, unpacking how anger shows up on the job, why “nows vs. laters” collide in conflict, and the small, practical shifts that help you stay calm, be heard, and lead with respect under pressure!

Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the Texan-Chicago Connection, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 214!Mixed Drink of the Week (Woolly - Eternal Traveler's Hearthstone)Equal parts of all liquid ingredients1/3 Blue Raspberry-flavored THC drink1/3 Blue Raspberry Lemonade Vodka1/3 regular vodkamix in edible silver glitterLogic here:-The THC makes you float, just like the hearthstone does-The silvery blue swirls are represented by the Blue Raz vodka and the silver glitter-The regular vodka is to dilute the color a bit so it isn't TOO blue.Anyway, mix it up and shoot it and boom. Eternal Traveler's Hearthstone.Next week: Gershom - Explosive HearthstoneWoW NewsPre-Patchhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/devourer-demon-hunter-releases-with-the-midnight-pre-patch-on-january-20th-379723Snowbound Drustvar Packhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/snowbound-drustvar-pack-now-available-on-battle-net-shop-379685Mailboxeshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/fully-functioning-housing-mailboxes-in-midnight-379726Final ThoughtsGo ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 213!Mixed Drink of the Week (Enlightened Hearthstone - Johnnie, Mak'Gora from Gershom)A gold zereth mortis ball appears over your head and then throws a rotating gold matrix around you. There is a white shimmer around the ball as lines on it also glow white and the matrix seems to pulse with that same white energy1/3 shot of Coffee Vodka1/3 Shot Licor 431/3 Shot of RumplemintzNext week: Woolly - Eternal Traveler's HearthstoneWoW NewsHousing Budgethttps://www.wowhead.com/news/housing-exterior-decor-budget-increased-to-250-at-house-level-3-379588Diablo Cross-Promotionhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/earn-world-of-warcraft-housing-decor-by-pre-ordering-diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-379642Lemixhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/legion-remix-phase-5-infinite-echoes-now-live-379584https://www.wowhead.com/news/remix-decor-is-available-to-all-after-event-but-will-be-costly-379607https://www.wowhead.com/news/level-even-faster-in-legion-remix-with-timerunners-mayhem-379589https://www.wowhead.com/news/more-bronze-and-faster-legion-assaults-in-legion-remix-379648https://www.wowhead.com/news/remix-decor-is-available-to-all-after-event-but-will-be-costly-379607Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Shut the f*** up, Donny! (it'll make sense later)Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #212!Teabag TimeCalcas sent Woolly an amazing gift!"Happy Feast of Winter Veil! I've been listening to the show for a few years now. Yinz bring me a lot of joy, so I thought this might bring you joy."This isn't our usual method of receiving feedback on the show, but it was heartwarming and so generous all the same!If you have feedback you would like to have us read on the show, send us an email: thrallsballspodcast@gmail.com. You can also drop it on Discord, which you can find at ThrallsBalls.comMixed Drink of the Week (Johnnie - Dominated Hearthstone)Your character does a generic casting animation and a white glow swirls around their hands as an ovular, gray, torghast-looking portal swirls into life to whisk you away-half shot coffee liqueuer-half shot REAL root beer-dash of chocolate bittersNext week: Enlightened Hearthstone, also by Johnnie = Gershom too! MAK'GORA!Housing and BFAhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/extremely-rare-player-housing-decor-costs-100k-echoes-of-nyalotha-each-379525https://www.wowhead.com/achievement=40953/a-farewell-to-armsSilvermoon Houseshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/silvermoon-neighborhood-teased-midnight-concept-art-spotlight-379482HUGE XP Nerfhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/massive-80-nerf-to-experience-needed-from-level-70-to-80-379494Midnight Season Onehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/midnight-season-1-begins-on-march-17th-full-raid-schedule-for-midnight-379506ElvUihttps://x.com/Luckyone961/status/1996158389009694816Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

At Bonzo's Dark, the kids spill what's been happening for them in Esterholt, and Chet fills the group in on his latest condition. // CASTING CALL D&R has opened our doors for a rare casting call through December 31, 2025. Check out our Discord announcements for details! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/DandR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // CATCH UP ON FROSTBOURNE: • Find the Frostbourne Recap: Ep. 1-20 in our feed, right there between Episodes 20 and 21. It takes over forty hours of adventure and chaos and boils it down to just one. Perfect to catch up and share with friends, family, enemies—whoever! // FROSTBOURNE CAST:  • Jason Massey – Game Master / Narrator   • Jamieson Alcorn – “Logrhyn Cragborn”   • Susan Spenader – “Nythera Rhyelith”   • Jason ‘Jasper' Permenter – “Ruby Pettigrew”   • Ian Duncan – “Chimera” // FIND US: • Support the show on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/dandr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Explore the world of Theria: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dandrpodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠ • Join our Discord community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/DandR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Grab official D&R merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dandrpodcast.dashery.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠ // PARTNERS & PLUGS: • Play the Level Up A5E ruleset: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.levelup5e.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠(use code DANDR for a 5% discount) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the Chicago-Texan Connection, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #211!Mixed drink of the week (Gershom - Earthen Deepdweller's Hearthstone)1/2 SHOT OF DR. PEPPER1/2 SHOT OF CHOICE DARK RUMDROP A SINGLE MENTOS INSHOOT THE SHOTNext week: THE WHEEL DECIDES! Dominated HearthstoneThe wheel chose...Johnnie!WoW NewsDecember trading posthttps://www.wowhead.com/news/december-2025-trading-post-is-cool-as-ice-kaluak-crest-horn-379406Midnight Release Datehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/midnight-releases-march-2nd-2026-blizzard-announcement-trailer-379423BC Classic Anniversaryhttps://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24242435https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24242436Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Consider yourself warned - in addition to the "adult language and crude humor," this show will mention alcohol and oftentimes discussion of other substances will come into play. Drink responsibly, smoke responsibly, and don't do anything illegal...ya jackass.Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of WI, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #209!Quaylin (Tales of Azeroth) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TalesofAzerothMixed Drink of the Week (Johnnie-Dalaran Hearthstone)Y'all know what the Dalaran Hearthstone is. I don't need to explain this shih.75 oz Malibu Black Coconut Rum (Pre-chilled) 0.25 oz Lavender Syrup (Pre-Chilled)0.25 oz Lemon JuiceGarnish with a fresh blueberry if you want or pop one as you take the shot (optional)Next week: Woolly (Dark Portal Hearthstone)Midnight Betahttps://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24245100/the-midnight-beta-test-goes-live-november-11https://www.wowhead.com/blue-tracker/topic/us/play-with-the-blues-midnight-pre-launch-event-november-17-2198330https://www.wowhead.com/blue-tracker/topic/us/midnight-raid-testing-schedule-2198120https://www.wowhead.com/blue-tracker/topic/us/home-sweet-home-a-housing-early-access-celebration-submit-your-homes-now-2196692https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeV_cwYhouzvRRvsmvljTrTovipQXlJQJOthyoQew1DiWmWPQ/viewform?pli=1Pre-Patch Datehttps://www.wowhead.com/blue-tracker/news/us/midnight-prologue-the-warning-content-update-goes-live-december-2-content-news-2424750912 Month Sub Rewardhttps://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/world-of-warcraft-subscription@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree.All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

The Ballsy Council!Boomy plays a warlock. Johnnie plays a warlock. Gershom has a warlock alt. And as for me, Woolly? I've gone back to warlock, probably permanently this time. We've unintentionally created our own little ballsy council.Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 208!Mixed Drink of the Week (Cosmic Hearthstone - Gershom vs Woolly)Gershom:-rim glass with honey, blackberry liqueuer, salt-half jaeger-half white rumWoolly:-1 part cherry liqueuer-1 part smirnoff blue raspberry lemonade`-edible glittermix it all with a TINY amount of black food coloring and serve in a shot glassNext week: Dalaran Hearthstone (Johnnie)WoW NewsBlizzconhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/blizzcon-2026-tickets-on-sale-friday-november-7th-early-bird-pricing-is-249-99-379146https://www.wowhead.com/news/new-darkmoon-faire-after-hours-add-on-for-blizzcon-2026-379148Blood Ties Bookhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-preview-chapter-for-blood-ties-midnights-prequel-novel-379143Hearthsteelhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/hearthsteel-confirmed-as-new-real-money-currency-used-to-buy-housing-items-379155https://www.wowhead.com/news/less-than-1-of-housing-decor-items-are-currently-flagged-as-shop-sources-379177Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree. All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Do you guys think if I get turned on when Venari says "Good! There you are!" I could call it ASMNari?Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #207!Mixed Drink of the Week (Gershom - Broker Translocation Matrix)"You hold up both hands and wiggle them while a bunch of white swirlies scan you bottom to top. Also the swirlies swirl around in a swirly swirl, swirling all around you."-Half lime margarita of choice (buzz ball on today's episode)-half malibu-coconut shavingsNext week: Cosmic Hearthstone (Gershom VERSUS Woolly!)WoW NewsXboxhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/world-of-warcraft-and-all-pc-games-coming-to-next-gen-xbox-console-per-windows-379034Trading Posthttps://www.wowhead.com/news/november-2025-trading-post-rewards-a-bountiful-thing-379076Midnight Betahttps://www.wowhead.com/news/the-midnight-beta-release-date-is-november-11th-pre-purchase-epic-edition-for-379072Lemix Bughttps://www.wowhead.com/news/legion-remix-timerunning-character-conversion-disabled-379067Splash Screenhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/new-splash-screen-reveals-midnight-pre-patch-launches-by-january-27th-379054Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree. All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

You're all fired. Nobody wants F Duty? Johnnie had it, but he FAILED. So nobody's on F Duty!Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 206!Apply to compete in the Azeroth Delver's League: AliencoreGaming.orgMixed Drink of the Week (Woolly - Brewfest Reveler's Hearthstone)"While you're double-fisting brewed drinks, Liquid Homecoming swirls all around"2 parts beer1 part root beer1 part apple pie liqueur1 part bourbonmake 2 shots out of this to reflect the double-fisting animationNext Week: Gershom - Broker Translocation MatrixWoW NewsTurbo Boosthttps://www.wowhead.com/news/turbo-boost-event-fully-live-puzzling-cartel-chips-bonus-rewards-and-more-378956Lemix Phase 2https://www.wowhead.com/news/legion-remix-phase-2-now-live-with-the-nighthold-and-return-to-karazhan-378957Ashbringerhttps://gear.blizzard.com/products/wowcst0022-world-of-warcraft-ashbringer-replica?utm_source=aw&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Communities+%26+UGC&utm_content=1594716&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=1594716&awc=64570_1761485666_63b9f337e7dff0b1f5fb1c96fe6ebab8ElvUIhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/elvui-development-on-hold-for-midnight-379025Delveshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/solo-players-can-get-hall-of-fame-with-new-delve-achievement-in-midnight-378989Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta bsky @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree. All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3ZApply to compete in the Azeroth Delver's League: AliencoreGaming.org

From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 205!Mixed Drink of the Week (Johnnie - Hearthstone)"A simple, ordinary stone, plucked from the warm ashes of the hearth. Ordinary, yes, and yet...a way home. Reflect on the stone and the rune inscribed there upon, and before long you'll find yourself back in that familiar, homey Inn from which this statuous chip came forth."fIngredients1 Cup Water (Boiled)1 Package Blue Jel-lo4 oz. Malibu Black (70 proof)4 oz. Pineapple Juice2 oz. Blue Curacao1 Can of Rediwhip OR soft-Frosting Gel (If using Frosting, just use a Ziploc bag pipette with some scotch tap)Edible Sprinkle Dust (Blue)1 Muffin Pan1 Cookie SheetParchment Paper/Butcher paper12 to 24 2 oz Jello Shot or "Dipping" Container cups1 large glass + 1 Spouted Measuring Cup + 1 small boiling potDirections1) Arrange a muffin tin on top of a matte of butcher paper or parchment paper lined cookie sheet2) Put the lids at an angle inside each muffin tin and place the cups at an angle into each tin3) Pre-mix Chilled Malibu Black (70 proof), Pineapple Juice, and Blue Curacao into large glass (pint glass should work)4) Boil 1 Cup of Water and pour into the Jello mix and stir a couple minutes in a spouted measuring cup (2 cup measuring cup should work)5) Mix the Chilled Portion into the Boiling hot portion and stir for a bit until it's cooled down enough to pour into the smaller cups.6) Pour mix into the cups & place tray of cups in the fridge7) Let them site for at least 4 hours or alot more (alot more in my case)8) Take the cups out and fill the remaining portion of the "slanted" shot with rediwhip or Icing (personal preference)9) Dust/sprinkle the food coloring in a "swirl" on top.Next week: Woolly (Brewfest Reveler's Hearthstone)Next week: Woolly (Brewfest Reveler's Hearthstone)Artifact Crazinesshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/maximizing-infinite-power-in-legion-remix-world-first-rank-999-artifacts-and-378938https://www.wowhead.com/news/frog-farmers-of-legion-remix-nerfed-378880https://www.wowhead.com/news/the-best-way-to-farm-infinite-power-in-legion-remix-378931?utm_source=discord-webhookBlizzard's "Add-Ons"https://www.wowhead.com/news/airhorn-is-back-in-midnight-text-to-speech-and-other-sound-options-added-to-378917https://www.wowhead.com/news/first-look-at-blizzards-in-game-damage-meters-in-midnight-378907Hallow's Endest golem transmog) are also available. Check on the wowhead article for further details.https://www.wowhead.com/news/hallow-s-end-begins-this-weekend-new-harvest-golem-transmog-378922Devo-Hunter Showcasehttps://www.wowhead.com/news/your-new-main-devourer-demon-hunter-showcase-and-first-impression-378875Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta bsky @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @Craig_Addict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree. All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

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Illidan's Finger Trap!Wwwhats up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 204!Mixed Drink of the Week (Woolly: Lemix)-Half a blue buzz ball-Shot of Bacardi Limon-Mountain DewNext week: Johnnie (Hearthstone)WoW NewsLegion Remix & 11.2.5https://www.wowhead.com/news/250-xp-bonus-at-level-70-legion-remix-reminder-378843https://www.wowhead.com/news/blizzard-announces-unintended-bear-and-cat-forms-will-no-longer-be-usable-378803https://www.wowhead.com/news/players-earning-sparklekitty-and-werebear-mage-tower-skins-for-druids-378797https://www.wowhead.com/guide/the-war-within/turbo-boost-dinar-event-overviewHousing on PTRhttps://www.wowhead.com/news/test-player-housing-on-the-ptr-on-monday-october-13th-no-midnight-necessary-378821Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta bsky @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @CraigAddict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree. All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Wwwhats up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of WI, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode 203!Mixed Drink of the Week (Gershom - Repairing the Coreway)-3 oz sniffer glass-nerds gummy clusters (Halloween themed) as "rocks" in the bottom-1 part hard apple cider-half shot vanilla vodka-half shot fireballNext week: Woolly (LEMIX)WoW NewsMOP Server Queueshttps://www.wowhead.com/mop-classic/news/no-more-queues-server-limits-have-been-increased-on-mists-of-pandaria-classic-378654Pandaren Heritage Armorhttps://www.wowhead.com/mop-classic/news/no-more-queues-server-limits-have-been-increased-on-mists-of-pandaria-classic-378654Alphahttps://www.wowhead.com/news/midnight-alpha-public-test-servers-are-live-378717https://www.wowhead.com/news/fully-collecting-a-class-set-appearance-unlocks-all-lower-difficulty-variants-378684Midnight Class Updateshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/blizzard-aims-to-make-wow-more-approachable-with-combat-changes-in-midnight-378689Good News/Bad Newshttps://www.wowhead.com/news/combat-addons-disabled-in-end-game-content-in-midnight-378679https://www.wowhead.com/news/valorstones-removed-in-midnight-378685https://www.wowhead.com/news/no-weakauras-addon-for-midnight-378740Final thoughts?Go ahead and follow us in the social places. You can find the various proper spellings in the episode description!@Woolly08 twt insta bsky @Woolly_08 tktk@HunterGershom twt @HunterGerrshom insta@BoomyNation Twt YouTubeJohnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips InstaCRAIIIIG! @CraigAddict Twt@ThrallsBallsPod Twt InstaSearch ThrallsBallsPod on YoutubeEmail us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.comYou can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree. All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there.Bye we love you be good!https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Notes and Links to Nathan Thrall's Work       Nathan Thrall is an American writer living in Jerusalem. In 2024, he received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for A Day in the Life of Abed Salama. An international bestseller, it was translated into more than thirty languages, selected as a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and named a best book of the year by over twenty publications, including The New Yorker, The Economist, and Time. He is also the author of The Only Language They Understand. His reporting, essays, and criticism have appeared in the London Review of Books, The Guardian, The New York Times Magazine, and The New York Review of Books. He spent a decade at the International Crisis Group, where he was director of the Arab-Israeli Project, and has taught at Bard College.  Buy A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy   Nathan's Website   2021 The New York Review of Books Article: “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama”   At about 1:15, Nathan recounts the experience of winning the Pulitzer Prize, and notes the wonderful ways in which the book's protagonists and others close to him have celebrated the achievement  At about 3:20, Nathan provides purchasing info and book details  At about 4:15, Nathan responds to Pete's question about the added significance of the book being published on October 3, 2023, four days before a pivotal event At about 6:30, Nathan reflects on how “nothing [much] has changed” regarding the organizations (the “gatekeepers”) who cancelled events with him and Abed Salama, with perhaps more of these organizations digging in on standing with Israel At about 9:30, Nathan notes that “organized political money” is all on one side in the “corrupt political system” At about 12:35, Pete wonders about the “tail wagging the dog” regarding the voting public and the politicians, and Nathan expands upon the reasoning and details for this “gap” At about 14:35, Pete asks Nathan about seeds for the book, and about how the book speaks to the idea that the Israeli/Palestinian conflict did not start on October 7, 2023 At about 15:35, Nathan explains the apartheid and “walled ghetto” at the center of the book, and talks about how this ghetto is a microcosm for Israeli policy At about 18:30, Nathan responds to Pete's questions about and admiration for his objective hand in writing the book At about 20:45, Pete sets the book's exposition At about 21:45, Nathan notes the “striking” fact of talking to parents with their “unwarranted” guilt since the bus accident, in response to Pete wondering about Nathan's broaching such a horrible topic with survivors At about 24:05, The two reflect on the innocence of youth as Nathan recounts the details of parents and family looking for their children and relatives after the bus accident At about 27:30, Nathan explains how just the telling of the basics of Abed's story, including his odyssey just to find his son in the hospital, was to “tell of apartheid” At about 29:00, Pete compliments the ways in which Nathan's tracing Abed's childhood and youth and Nathan expounds on how the personal stories have the reader see “the world through [the character's eyes]” At about 31:45, Nathan shares a recent experience that shows how life is micromanaged for Palestinians in Israel, revolving around a bridge crossing for Abed, his wife Haifa, and Nathan At about 34:45, Pete asks Nathan to explain the colored-permit system involving Palestinian ID cards and how the intifadas changed the processes, including for Abed At about 39:50, Pete and Nathan talk about different Palestinian cultural and political factions, as described in the book At about 40:30, Nathan explains “bypass roads” and the ways in which they represent Israeli control of Palestinians' lives; in so doing, he points out inaccuracies in the ways that democracy and Israel have often been linked  At about 47:35, Nathan expands on “fabric of life roads” and “sterile roads”-brutally racist as an official name-and “gerrymandering”-mapping-done by Dany Tirza, featured pretty prominently in the book At about 50:05, Nathan talks about schooling for Palestinians and how Israeli control is rendered in the book-he describes the "forensic analysis” of the bus accident and homes in on the forced walling-in of Palestinians  At about 53:00, Nathan further explains land use and land possession as strategies  At about 54:35, Pete remarks on the banal of the Israeli Occupation and asks Nathan's thoughts on the “reverberations” of Israel's seemingly-small and detailed actions/policy of moving the Palestinians out  At about 58:00, Nathan responds to Pete's questions about how an average Jewish Israeli lives his/her life with “informational apartheid”  At about 1:01:05, Nathan states the common narrative about Israel's history and the continued bloodshed for average Israelis At about 1:04:15, Nathan recounts an anecdote about a publishing company that has asked him multiple questions about early Israeli history  At about 1:06:05, Nathan reflects on the task of sitting with parents and relatives during the emotionally-wrenching times and listening to their stories     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode.       Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Hannah Pittard, a recent guest, is up at Chicago Review.     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. 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Lore Watch this week explores three questions sent in by our listeners, all ending in answers we may see as we go forward into Midnight. First, they talk about the different types of magic -- specifically that Warlock magic stems from the Titans -- and why that knowledge didn't knock the socks clean off the Kirin Tor. Or maybe Xal'atath literally knocking those socks off also knocked some sense into them, and that's where we'll see them in Midnight. Then, we turn to the cry of Azeroth we saw in the teaser trailer for The War Within -- where did Anduin and Thrall go, by the way? Did everyone really hear the cries of Azeroth, or was that something else? Finally, on a scale from one to ten, just how elfy an expansion is Midnight going to be? Because we suspect pretty elfy (and when we say "pretty elfy" we're not just talking about Kael'thas).As always, the answers to the questions posed lead to some interesting places.If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How should we understand the words, “in him all things were created” in Col 1.16? Although commonly taken to mean Christ created the universe, this view has contextual, structural, and exegetical problems. In what follows I’ll name six problems with old-creation readings before laying out why a new creation approach makes sense. I presented this talk at the 2025 Unitarian Christian Alliance (UCA) conference in Uxbridge, England. Scroll down to see the full-length paper. For those listening to the audio, here’s a quick reference to Colossians 1.15-20 Strophe 1 (Col 1.15-18a) 15a      who is (the) image of the invisible God, 15b      firstborn of all creation 16a      for in him were created all things 16b                  in the heavens and upon the earth, 16c                  the visible and the invisible, 16d                  whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities 16e      all things have been created through him and for him 17a      and he is before all things 17b      and all things hold together in him 18a      and he is the head of the body of the Church,[12] Strophe 2 (Col 1.18b-20) 18b      who is (the) beginning, 18c      firstborn from the dead, 18d                  in order that he may be first in all things, 19        for in him was pleased all the fulness to dwell 20a      and through him to reconcile all things in him, 20b      making peace through the blood of his cross 20c                  whether the things upon the earth 20d                  or the things in the heavens Here’s Randy Leedy’s New Testament Diagram Here are the slides in the original PowerPoint format Download [13.82 MB] Here are the slides converted to PDF Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [3.16 MB] To read the paper, simply scroll down or read it on Academia.edu.   Listen on Spotify   Listen on Apple Podcasts —— Links —— Check out these other papers by Sean Finnegan Support Restitutio by donating here Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Finnegan on X @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play it out on the air Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here Get Finnegan’s book, Kingdom Journey to learn about God’s kingdom coming on earth as well as the story of how Christianity lost this pearl of great price. Get the transcript of this episode Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Below is the paper presented on July 25, 2025 in Uxbridge, England at the 2nd annual UCA UK Conference. Access this paper on Academia.edu to get the pdf. Full text is below, including bibliography and end notes. Colossians 1.16: Old Creation or New Creation? by Sean P. Finnegan Abstract  How should we understand the words, “in him all things were created” in Col 1.16? Although commonly taken to mean Christ created the universe, this view has contextual, structural, and exegetical problems. In what follows, I will explain the difficulties with the various old creation readings of Col 1.16 along with five reasons for a new creation approach. Then I'll provide a new creation reading of Col 1.16 before summarizing my findings in the conclusion. Introduction  Colossians 1.15-20 is a fascinating text of great importance for Christology. Commonly understood to be a hymn, it is fascinating in its cosmic scope and elevated Christology. Although many commentators interpret Paul[1] to say that Christ created the universe in his pre-existent state in Col 1.16, not all scholars see it that way. For example, Edward Schillebeeckx writes, “There is no mention in this text of pre-existence in the Trinitarian sense.”[2] Rather he sees “an eschatological pre-existence, characteristic of wisdom and apocalyptic.”[3] G. B. Caird agreed that Paul's focus in Col. 1.15-20 was not pre-existence (contra Lightfoot), rather, “The main thread of Paul's thought, then, is the manhood of Christ.”[4] In other words, “All that has been said in vv. 15-18 can be said of the historical Jesus.”[5] James Dunn also denied that Paul saw Christ as God's agent in creation in Col 1.15-20, claiming that such an interpretation was “to read imaginative metaphor in a pedantically literal way.”[6] James McGrath argued that “Jesus is the one through whom God's new creation takes place.” [7] Andrew Perriman likewise noted, “There is no reference to the creation of heaven and earth, light and darkness, sea and dry land, lights in the heavens, vegetation, or living creatures,”[8] also preferring a new creation approach.[9] To understand why such a broad range of scholars diverge from the old creation interpretation of Col 1.16, we will examine several contextual, structural, and exegetical problems. While explaining these, I'll also put forward four reasons to interpret Col 1.16 as new creation. Then I'll provide a fifth before giving a new creation reading of Col 1.15-20. But before going any further, let's familiarize ourselves with the text and structure. The Form of Col 1.15-20  To get our bearings, let me begin by providing a translation,[10] carefully structured to show the two strophes.[11] Strophe 1 (Col 1.15-18a) 15a      who is (the) image of the invisible God, 15b      firstborn of all creation 16a      for in him were created all things 16b                  in the heavens and upon the earth, 16c                  the visible and the invisible, 16d                  whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities 16e      all things have been created through him and for him 17a      and he is before all things 17b      and all things hold together in him 18a      and he is the head of the body of the Church,[12] Strophe 2 (Col 1.18b-20) 18b      who is (the) beginning, 18c      firstborn from the dead, 18d                  in order that he may be first in all things, 19        for in him was pleased all the fulness to dwell 20a      and through him to reconcile all things in him, 20b      making peace through the blood of his cross 20c                  whether the things upon the earth 20d                  or the things in the heavens Here I've followed the two-strophe structure (1.15-18a and 18b-20) noted more than a century ago by the classical philologist Eduard Norden[13] and repeated by James Robinson,[14] Edward Lohse,[15] Edward Schweizer,[16] James Dunn,[17] Ben Witherington III,[18] and William Lane[19] among others. By lining up the parallel lines of the two strophes, we can clearly see the poetic form. Strophe 1 15a who is (the) image… 15b firstborn of all creation 16a for in him were created all things… 16e  all things have been created through him… Strophe 2 18b who is (the) beginning, 18c firstborn from the dead … 19 for in him was pleased all… 20a and through him to reconcile all things in him… Such striking repeated language between the two strophes means that we should be careful to maintain the parallels between them and not take a grammatical or exegetical position on a word or phrase that would disconnect it from the parallel line in the other strophe. Some scholars, including F. F. Bruce,[20] Michael Bird,[21] David Pao,[22] among others proposed vv. 17-18a as an independent transitional link between the two strophes. Lohse explained the motivation for this unlikely innovation as follows. Above all, it is curious that at the end of the first, cosmologically oriented strophe, Christ is suddenly referred to as the “head of the body, the church” (1:18a κεφαλή τοῦ σώματος τῆς ἐκκλησίας). Considering its content, this statement would have to be connected with the second strophe which is characterized by soteriological statements. The structure of the hymn, however, places it in the first strophe.[23] For interpreters who prefer to think of the first strophe as cosmogony and the second as soteriology, a line about Christ's headship over the church doesn't fit very well. They restructure the form based on their interpretation of the content. Such a policy reverses the order of operations. One should determine the form and then interpret the content in light of structure. Lohse was right to reject the addition of a new transitional bridge between the two strophes. He called it “out of the question” since vv. 17-18a underscore “all things” and “serve as a summary that brings the first strophe to a conclusion.”[24] Now that we've oriented ourselves to some degree, let's consider old creation readings of Col 1.16 and the problems that arise when reading it that way. Old Creation Readings  Within the old creation paradigm for Col 1.16 we can discern three groups: those who see (A) Christ as the agent by whom God created, (B) Wisdom as the agent, and (C) Christ as the purpose of creation. Although space won't allow me to interact with each of these in detail, I will offer a brief critique of these three approaches. As a reminder, here is our text in both Greek and English. Colossians 1.16 16a      ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίσθη τὰ πάντα 16b                  ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, 16c                  τὰ ὁρατὰ καὶ τὰ ἀόρατα, 16d                  εἴτε θρόνοι εἴτε κυριότητες εἴτε ἀρχαὶ εἴτε ἐξουσίαι· 16e      τὰ πάντα δι' αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν ἔκτισται· 16a      for in him were created all things 16b                  in the heavens and upon the earth, 16c                  the visible and the invisible, 16d                  whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities 16e      all things have been created through him and for him 1. Christ as the Agent of Creation Scot McKnight is representative in his claim that “The emphasis of the first stanza is Christ as the agent of creation … and the second is Christ as the agent of redemption.”[25] This view sees the phrase “in him were created all things” as Christ creating the universe in the beginning. However, this position has six problems with it. Firstly, the context of the poem—both before (vv. 13-14) and after (vv. 21-22)—is clearly soteriological not cosmogonical.[26] By inserting vv. 15-20 into the text after vv. 13-14, Paul connected the two together.[27] V. 15 begins with ὅς ἐστιν (who is), which makes it grammatically dependent on vv. 13-14. “It is widely accepted,” wrote Dunn, “that this passage is a pre-Pauline hymn interpolated and interpreted to greater or less extent by Paul.”[28] By placing the poem into a redemptive frame, Paul indicated how he interpreted it. The fact that God “rescued us from the authority of darkness and transferred (us) into the kingdom of his beloved son” is the controlling context (v. 13).[29] As I will show below, I believe vv. 15-20 are ecclesiology not protology, since ecclesiology naturally flows from soteriology. Rather than remaining in the old domain of darkness, vulnerable to malevolent spiritual powers of this age, Colossian Christians are transferred into the new domain of Christ. The context makes it more natural to interpret the creation language of vv. 15-16 in light of Christ's redemptive work—as references to new creation rather than old creation. Doing so retains the contextual frame rather than jumping back to the beginning of time. A second problem arises when we consider the phrase “image of the invisible God” in v. 15. Although some see a Stoic or Wisdom reference here, I agree with F. F. Bruce who said, “No reader conversant with the OT scriptures, on reading these words of Paul, could fail to be reminded of the statement in Gen. 1:26f., that man was created by God ‘in his own image.'”[30] Immediately after making humanity in his own image, God blessed us with dominion over the earth. Philo also connected humanity's image of God with “the rulership over the earthly realms.”[31] But if the Christ of v. 15 is the pre-existent son prior to his incarnation, as the old creation model posits, “How can he be the ‘image of God,'” asked Eduard Schweizer, since “the one who is thus described here is not the earthly Jesus?”[32] It is precisely by virtue of his humanity that Jesus is the image of God not his pre-existence.[33] Thus, image-of-God language points us to the creation of a new humanity. A third problem is that “firstborn of all creation” prima facia implies that Christ is a member of creation (a partitive genitive). This is how Paul thought about Christ as firstborn in Rom 8.29 when he called Christ “firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” Clearly he saw Christ as a member of the “ἀδελφοῖς” (brothers and sisters). Furthermore, “πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως” (firstborn of all creation) in v. 15 parallels “πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν” (firstborn from the dead) v. 18. Although the former (v. 15) can be taken as a genitive of subordination (firstborn over creation) or as a partitive genitive (firstborn of creation), the latter (v. 18) is unambiguously partitive. Because v. 18 includes the word ἐκ (from/out of), instead of a multivalent genitive, it must mean that Jesus was himself a member of the dead prior to his resurrection. Likewise, he was the firstborn member of creation. To take v. 15 as a genitive of subordination and v. 18 in a partitive sense allows theology to drive exegesis over against the clear structural link between v. 15b and v. 18c. In fact, as the BDAG noted, Christ is “the firstborn of a new humanity.”[34] He is chronologically born first and, by virtue of that, also preeminent.[35] Fourthly, the phrase, “ἐν αὐτῷ” (in him), implies soteriology not protology as it does throughout the Pauline corpus. The prepositional phrases “in Christ,” “in the Lord,” “in him,” and others that are similar occur more than a hundred times in Paul's epistles. McKnight elucidated the sense nicely: “This expression, then, is the inaugurated eschatological reality into which the Christian has been placed, and it also evokes the new-creation realities that a person discovers.”[36] Creation in Christ is not likely to refer to Genesis creation. In fact, apart from Col 1.16, there is no text within Paul or the rest of the Bible that speaks of the origin of the universe as something created “in Christ.”[37] Sadly translators routinely obscure this fact by translating “ἐν αὐτῷ” as “by him.”[38] Amazingly, the NASB and ESV render “ἐν αὐτῷ” as “in him” in every other usage apart from Col 1.16![39] For the sake of consistency, it makes better sense to render “ἐν αὐτῷ” as “in him” and let the reader decide how to interpret it. Fifthly, the line, “and he is the head of the body, the Church” (v. 18a) clearly roots the first strophe in redemptive history not creation. Our English translations follow Robert Estienne's verse divisions, which confusingly combine the last line of the first strophe (v. 18a) and the first line of the second (v. 18b), obscuring the native poetic structure. As I made the case above, the structure of the text breaks into two strophes with v. 18a included in the first one. As I mentioned earlier, vv. 15-20 are a pre-existing poem that Paul has modified and incorporated into the text of Colossians. Ralph Martin pointed out that the poem contains “no less than five hapax legomena” and “about ten non-Pauline expressions.”[40] Additionally, there appear to be awkward additions that disrupt the symmetry. These additions are the most explicitly Christian material. It is likely that the original said, “and he is the head of the body” to which Paul appended “the church.” Edward Schillebeeckx commented on this. In Hellenistic terms this must primarily mean that he gives life and existence to the cosmos. Here, however, Colossians drastically corrects the ideas … The correction made by Colossians is to understand ‘body' as a reference to the church, and not the cosmos. This alters the whole perspective of the cultural and religious setting … The cosmic background is reinterpreted in terms of salvation history and ecclesiology. In fact Christ is already exercising his lordship over the world now … however, he is doing this only as the head of the church, his body, to which he gives life and strength. Thus Colossians claims that the church alone, rather than the cosmos, is the body of Christ.[41] If this is true, it shows Paul's careful concern to disallow a strictly old creation or protological reading of the first strophe. For by inserting “of the church,” he has limited the context of the first strophe to the Christ event. “The addition of ‘the church,'” wrote Dunn, “indicates that for Paul at any rate the two strophes were not dealing with two clearly distinct subjects (cosmology and soteriology).”[42] Karl-Joseph Kuschel wrote, “The answer would seem to be he wanted to ‘disturb' a possible cosmological-protological fancy in the confession of Christ … to prevent Christ from becoming a purely mythical heavenly being.”[43] Thus Paul's addition shows us he interpreted the creation of v16 as new creation. Lastly, theological concerns arise when taking Col 1.16 as old creation. The most obvious is that given the partitive genitive of v. 15, we are left affirming the so-called Arian position that God created Christ as the firstborn who, in turn, created everything else. Another thorn in the side of this view is God's insistence elsewhere to be the solo creator (Isa 44.24; cf. 45.18). On the strength of this fact, modalism comes forward to save the day while leaving new problems in its wake. However, recognizing Col 1.15-20 as new creation avoids such theological conundrums. 2. Wisdom as the Agent of Creation Dustin Smith noted, “The christological hymn contains no less than nine characteristics of the wisdom of God (e.g., “image,” “firstborn,” agent of creation, preceding all things, holding all things together) that are reapplied to the figure of Jesus.”[44] Some suggest that Col 1.15-20 is actually a hymn to Wisdom that Paul Christianized.[45] The idea is that God created the universe through his divine Wisdom, which is now embodied or incarnate in Christ. Dunn explained it as follows. If then Christ is what God's power/wisdom came to be recognized as, of Christ it can be said what was said first of wisdom—that ‘in him (the divine wisdom now embodied in Christ) were created all things.' In other words the language may be used here to indicate the continuity between God's creative power and Christ without the implication being intended that Christ himself was active in creation.[46] Before pointing out some problems, I must admit much of this perspective is quite noncontroversial. That Jewish literature identified Wisdom as God's creative agent, that there are linguistic parallels between Col 1.15-20 and Wisdom, and that the historical Jesus uniquely embodied Wisdom to an unprecedented degree are not up for debate. Did Paul expect his readers to pick up on the linguistic parallels? Afterall, he could have just said “in her were created all things” in v. 16, clearly making the connection with the grammatically feminine σοφία (Wisdom). Better yet, he could have said, “in Wisdom were created all things.” Even if the poem was originally to Wisdom, Paul has thoroughly Christianized it, applying to Christ what had been said of Wisdom. However, the most significant defeater for this view is that applying Wisdom vocabulary to Christ only works one way. Wisdom has found her home in Christ. This doesn't mean we can attribute to Christ what Wisdom did before she indwelt him any more than we can attribute to the living descendants of Nazis the horrific deeds of their ancestors. Perriman's critique is correct: “The point is not that the act of creation was Christlike, rather the reverse: recent events have been creation-like. The death and resurrection of Jesus are represented as the profoundly creative event in which the wisdom of God is again dynamically engaged, by which a new world order has come about.”[47] Once again a new creation approach makes better sense of the text. 3. Christ as the Purpose of Creation Another approach is to take ἐν αὐτῷ (in him) in a telic sense. Martha King, a linguist with SIL, said the phrase can mean “in association with Christ everything was created” or “in connection with Christ all things were created.”[48] Lexicographer, Joseph Thayer, sharpened the sense with the translation, “[I]n him resides the cause why all things were originally created.”[49] William MacDonald's translation brought this out even more with the phrase, “because for him everything … was created.”[50] The idea is that God's act of creation in the beginning was with Christ in view. As Eric Chang noted, “Christ is the reason God created all things.”[51] G. B. Caird said, “He is the embodiment of that purpose of God which underlies the whole creation.”[52] The idea is one of predestination not agency.[53] Christ was the goal for which God created all things. A weakness of this view is that purpose is better expressed using εἰς or δία with an accusative than ἐν. Secondly, the parallel line in the second strophe (v. 19) employs “ἐν αὐτῷ” in a clearly locative sense: “in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell.” So even though “ἐν αὐτῷ” could imply purpose, in this context it much more likely refers to location. Lastly, Paul mentioned the sense of purpose at the end of v. 16 with “εἰς αὐτὸν ἔκτισται” (for him has been created), so it would be repetitive to take “ἐν αὐτῷ” that way as well. To sum up, the three positions that see Col 1.16 as a reference to old creation all have significant problems. With these in mind, let us turn our attention to consider a fourth possibility: that Paul has in mind new creation. Reasons for a New Creation Reading I've already provided four reasons why Col 1.15-20 refers to new creation: (1) calling Christ the image of God points to the new humanity begun in Christ as the last Adam;[54] (2) since the firstborn of the old creation was Adam (or, perhaps, Seth), Jesus must be the firstborn of the new creation; (3) saying Jesus is the head of the church, limits the focus for the first strophe to the time following the Christ event; (4) the context of the poem, both before (vv. 13-14) and after (vv. 21-22) is soteriological, making an old creation paradigm awkward, while a new creation view fits perfectly. The Catholic priest and professor, Franz Zeilinger, summarized the situation nicely: “Christ is (through his resurrection from the realm of death) Lord over the possession granted to him, of which he is the ἀρχή (beginning) and archetype, … and head and beginning of the eschatological new creation!”[55] Additionally, a new creation paradigm fits best with Paul's elaboration of what visible and invisible things in heaven and on earth he has in mind. Once again, here's our text. 16a      for in him were created all things 16b                  in the heavens and upon the earth, 16c                  the visible and the invisible, 16d                  whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities 16e      all things have been created through him and for him By specifying thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities, we discern Paul's train of thought. Form critics are quick to point out that v. 16d is Paul's addition to the poem. Without it, the reader may have thought of sky, land, and animals—old creation. However, with v. 16d present, we direct our attention to political realities not God's creative power or engineering genius. Martha King noted the two possible meanings for εἴτε: (1) specifying the “invisible things” or (2) giving examples of “all things.” Taking the second view, we read “in him were created all things, including thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities.”[56] Randy Leedy also presented this position in his sentence diagrams, identifying v. 16d as equivalent to v. 16c and v. 16b, all of which modify τὰ πάντα (all things) at the end of v. 16a. (See Appendix for Leedy's diagram.) Perriman pressed home the point when he wrote: The fact is that any interpretation that takes verse 16 to be a reference to the original creation has to account for the narrow range of created things explicitly listed. … The Colossians verse mentions only the creation of political entities—thrones, lordships, rulers and authorities, visible and invisible—either in the already existing heaven or on the already existing and, presumably, populated earth. What this speaks of is a new governmental order consisting of both invisible-heavenly and visibly-earthly entities.”[57] Understanding v. 16d as equivalent to “all things” in v. 16a nicely coheres with a new-creation paradigm. However, taken the other way—as an elaboration of only the invisible created realities—v. 16d introduces an asymmetrical and clumsy appendix. A New Creation Reading of Col 1.16 Now that we've considered some problems with old creation views and some reasons to read Col 1.16 from a new creation perspective, let's consider how a new creation reading works. New creation is all about the new breaking into the old, the future into the present. G. F. Wessels said, “Paul made clear that there is a present realized aspect of salvation, as well as a future, still outstanding aspect, which will only be realized at the eschaton.”[58] New creation, likewise, has future and present realities. Exiting Old Creation Before becoming part of the new creation, one must exit the old creation. “Our old humanity was co-crucified“ (Rom 6.6). “With Christ you died to the elemental principles of the world” (Col 2.20). “As many as were baptized into Christ Jesus, were baptized into his death” (Rom 6.3). We were “co-buried with him through baptism into the death … having been united with the likeness of his death” (Rom 6.4-5). Our death with him through baptism kills our allegiance and submission to the old powers and the old way of life “in which you formerly walked according to the zeitgeist of this world, according to the rule of the authority of the air, the spirit which now works in the children of disobedience” (Eph 2.2). Entering New Creation As death is the only way out of the old creation, so resurrection is the only way into the new creation. “You have been co-raised with Christ” (Col 3.1). God “co-made-alive us together with him” (Col 2.13).[59] By virtue of our union with Christ, we ourselves are already “co-raised and co-seated us in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus” (Eph 2.6). The result of this is that “we also may walk in newness of life” (Rom 6.4). For those who are “in Christ, (there is) a new creation; the old has passed away, behold (the) new has come into existence” (2 Cor 5.17). “They have been ‘transported,'” wrote Schillebeeckx, “they already dwell above in Christ's heavenly sphere of influence (Col 1.13)—the soma Christou … that is the church!”[60] Community For the people of God, “neither circumcision is anything nor uncircumcision but a new creation” is what matters (Gal 6.15). Those who “are clothed with the new” are “being renewed in knowledge according to the image of him who created, where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, (or) free, but Christ (is) all and in all” (Col 3.10-11). Through Christ God has nullified the law “in order that he might create the two into one new humanity in him” (Eph 2.14-15). Thus, within new creation, ethnic identity still exists, but it is relativized, our identity in Christ taking priority ahead of other affiliations and duties. Lifestyle When the lost become saved through faith, they become his creation (ποίημα), “created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Eph 2.10). This means we are to “lay aside the former way of life, the old humanity corrupted according to deceitful desires” and instead be clothed with “the new humanity created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the truth” (Eph 4.22-24). Rather than lying to one another, we must “strip off the old humanity with its way of acting” and “be clothed with the new (humanity), renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it” (Col 3.9-10). “The ones who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts” and instead “walk by the spirit” (Gal 5.24-25). Ultimately, All Creation Although new creation is currently limited to those who voluntarily recognize Jesus as Lord, all “creation is waiting with eager expectation for the unveiling of the children of God” (Rom 8.19). Because of the Christ event, the created order eagerly awaits the day when it will escape “the enslavement of corruption” and gain “the freedom of the glory of the children of God” (v. 21). Like a bone out of joint, creation does not function properly. Once Christ sets it right, it will return to its proper order and operation under humanity's wise and capable rulership in the eschaton. Eschatology God predetermined that those who believe will be “conformed to the image of his son, that he be firstborn among many brothers and sisters” (Rom 8.29). Thus, the resurrected Christ is the prototype, “the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Cor 15.20). Whereas “in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive” (v. 22). We await Christ's return to “transform the body of our humble station (that it be) shaped to his glorious body according to the energy which makes him able to also to subject all things to himself.” (Phil 3.21). This is the end goal of new creation: resurrected subjects of God's kingdom joyfully living in a renewed world without mourning, crying, and pain forevermore (Isa 65.17-25; Rev 21-22). The Powers Taking Col 1.16 as a new creation text adds key information about the present governing powers to this richly textured picture. In Christ God created thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities. He made these through Christ and for Christ with the result that Christ himself is before all things, and in Christ all things hold together (Col 1.17). He is the head of the body, the Church (Col 1.18). We find very similar language repeated in Ephesians in the context of Christ's exaltation.[61] Ephesians 1.20-23 20 Which [power] he energized in Christ having raised him from the dead and seated (him) on his right (hand) in the heavenlies 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name named, not only in this age but also in the one to come; 22 and he subjected all things under his feet and gave him (as) head over all things in the Church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in all. The parallels are striking. Both speak of Christ's resurrection, Christ's exalted position of authority over all the powers, Christ's role as head of the church, and both mention the fullness. It's easy to miss the connection between these two passages since most think of Eph 1.20-22 as ascension theology and Col 1.15-20 as creation theology. But, if we adjust our thinking to regard Col 1.16 as new creation, we see how the two fit together. In Ephesians we see Christ's ascension to God's right hand as the reason for a cosmic reordering of authorities with the result that all rule, authority, power, and dominion are subjected to him. (Though we may be accustomed to reading these powers in Eph 1.21 as only malevolent owing to Eph 2.2 and 6.12, the list here must be mixed, since only benevolent powers will survive the final judgement and continue into the age to come.) Instead of exaltation, in Colossians Paul employed the language of creation to describe Christ's relation to the powers. Perhaps lesser terms like reassign, reorder, or establish were just too small to adequately express the magnitude of how the Christ event has changed the world—both in heaven and on earth. The only term big enough to convey the new situation was “creation”—the very same word he routinely used elsewhere with the meaning of new creation.[62] We can gain more insight by considering what the powers of Eph 1.21 and Col 1.16 mean. McKnight saw them “as earthly, systemic manifestations of (perhaps fallen) angelic powers—hence, the systemic worldly, sociopolitical manifestations of cosmic/angelic rebellion against God.”[63] I partially agree with McKnight here. He's right to see the powers as both heavenly and earthly, or better, as the heavenly component of the earthly sociopolitical realities, but he has not made room for the new authority structures created in Christ. John Schoenheit helpfully explained it this way: Not only did Jesus create his Church out of Jew and Gentile, he had to create the structure and positions that would allow it to function, both in the spiritual world (positions for the angels that would minister to the Church—see Rev. 1:1, “his angel”) and in the physical world (positions and ministries here on earth—see Rom. 12:4-8; Eph. 4:7-11).[64] We must never forget that Paul has an apocalyptic worldview—a perspective that seeks to unveil the heavenly reality behind the earthly. He believed in powers of darkness and powers of light. In Christ were created thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities (Col 1.16). He is “the head of all rule and authority” (Col 2.10). These new creation realities make progress against the old powers that still hold sway in the world outside the Church. Although the old powers are still at work, those who are in Christ enjoy his protection. With respect to the Church, he has already “disarmed the rulers and authorities” (Col 2.15). We can don “the armor of God that we be able to stand against the methods of the devil” (Eph 6.11) and “subduing everything, to stand” (v. 13). We find glimpses of this heavenly reality scattered in other places in the Bible. Peter mentioned how Christ “is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and power having been subjected to him” (1 Pet 3.22). In John's Revelation, he addressed each of the seven letters to the angels of their respective churches.[65] Although it's hard for us to get details on precisely what happened at Christ's ascension, something major occurred, not just on earth, but also in the spiritual realm. Jesus's last recorded words in Matthew are: “all authority in heaven and upon earth was given to me” (Mat 28.18-20). Presumably such a statement implies that prior to his resurrection Jesus did not have all authority in heaven and earth. It didn't exist until it was created. Similarly, because of his death, resurrection, and ascension, Christ has “become so much better than the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to them” (Heb 1.4). Once again, the text implies that Christ was not already superior to the angels, but “after making purification of the sins, he sat on the right hand of the majesty on high” at which time he became preeminent (Heb 1.3). Perhaps this also explains something about why Christ “proclaimed to the spirits in prison” (1 Pet 3.19). Another possibility is that Christ's ascension (Rev 12.5) triggered a war in heaven (v. 7) with the result that the dragon and his angels suffered defeat (v. 8) and were thrown out of heaven down to the earth (v. 9). Sadly, for most of the history of the church we have missed this Jewish apocalyptic approach that was obvious to Paul, limiting salvation to individual sins and improved morality.[66] Only in the twentieth century did interpreters begin to see the cosmic aspect of new creation. Margaret Thrall wrote the following. The Christ-event is the turning-point of the whole world … This Christ ‘in whom' the believer lives is the last Adam, the inaugurator of the new eschatological humanity. … Paul is saying that if anyone exists ‘in Christ', that person is a newly-created being. … In principle, through the Christ-event and in the person of Christ, the new world and the new age are already objective realities.[67] New creation is, in the words of J. Louis Martyn “categorically cosmic and emphatically apocalyptic.”[68] In fact, “The advent of the Son and of his Spirit is thus the cosmic apocalyptic event.”[69] In Christ is the beginning of a whole new creation, an intersecting community of angelic and human beings spanning heaven and earth. The interlocking of earthly (visible) and heavenly (invisible) authority structures points to Paul's apocalyptic holism. The Church was not on her own to face the ravages of Rome's mad love affair with violence and power. In Christ, people were no longer susceptible to the whims of the gods that have wreaked so much havoc from time immemorial.[70] No, the Church is Christ's body under his direct supervision and protection. As a result, the Church is the eschatological cosmic community. It is not merely a social club; it has prophetic and cosmic dimensions. Prophetically, the Church points to the eschaton when all of humanity will behave then how the Church already strives to live now—by the spirit instead of the flesh (Gal 5.16-25). Cosmically, the Church is not confined to the earth. There is a heavenly dimension with authority structures instantiated under Christ to partner with the earthly assemblies. God's “plan for the fulness of the times” is “to head up all thing in the Christ, the things upon the heavens and the things upon the earth in him” (Eph 1.10). Although this is his eschatological vision, Zeilinger pointed out that it is already happening. [T]he eschatological world given in Christ is realized within the still-existing earthly creation through the inclusion of the human being in Christ, the exalted one, by means of the proclamation of salvation and baptism. The eschaton spreads throughout the world in the kerygma and becomes reality, in that the human being, through baptism, becomes part of Christ—that is, in unity with him, dies to the claim of the στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου (2.20) and is raised with him to receive his eschatological life. The people thus incorporated into the exalted Christ thereby form, in him and with him, the new creation of the eschaton within the old! The body of Christ is thus recognizable as the expanding Church. In it, heavenly and earthly space form, in a certain sense, a unity.[71] The Church is a counter society, and embassy of the future kingdom shining the light of the age to come into the present in the power of the spirit with the protection of Christ and his heavenly powers over against the powers of darkness, who/which are still quite active—especially in the political realities of our present evil age (Gal 1.4). We bend the knee to the cosmic Christ now in anticipation of the day when “every knee may bend: heavenly and earthly and subterranean” (Phil 2.10) and “every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ (is) Lord” (v. 11). Christ's destiny is to fulfil the original Adamic mandate to multiply, fill, and have dominion over the earth (Gen 1.28). He has already received all authority in heaven and earth (Mat 28.18). God has given him “dominion over the works of your hands and put all things under his feet” as the quintessential man (Ps 8.6). Even so, “Now we do not yet see all things subjected to him” (Heb 2.8), but when he comes “he will reign into the ages of the ages” (Rev 11.15). Until then, he calls the Church to recognize his preeminence and give him total allegiance both in word and deed. Conclusion We began by establishing that the structure of the poetic unit in Col 1.15-20 breaks into two strophes (15-18a and 18b-20). We noted that Paul likely incorporated pre-existing material into Colossians, editing it as he saw fit. Then we considered the problems with the three old creation readings: (A) Christ as the agent of creation, (B) Wisdom as the agent of creation, and (C) Christ as the purpose of creation. In the course of critiquing (A), which is by far most popular, we observed several reasons to think Col 1.16 pertained to new creation, including (1) the image of God language in v. 15a, (2) the firstborn of all creation language in v. 15b, (3) the head of the Church language in v. 18a, and (4) the soteriological context (frame) of the poem (vv. 13-14, 21-22). To this I added a fifth syntactical reason that 16d as an elaboration of “τἀ πάντα” (all things) of 16a. Next, we explored the idea of new creation, especially within Paul's epistles, to find a deep and richly textured paradigm for interpreting God's redemptive and expanding sphere of influence (in Christ) breaking into the hostile world. We saw that new Christians die and rise with Christ, ending their association with the old and beginning again as a part of the new—a community where old racial, legal, and status divisions no longer matter, where members put off the old way of living and instead become clothed with the new humanity, where people look forward to and live in light of the ultimate transformation to be brought about at the coming of Christ. Rather than limiting new creation to the salvation of individuals, or even the sanctifying experience of the community, we saw that it also includes spiritual powers both “in the heavens and upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities” (Col 1.16). Reading Col 1.15-20 along with Eph 1.20-23 we connected God's creation of the powers in Christ with his exaltation of Christ to his right hand “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name named, not only in this age but also in the one to come” (Eph 1.21). The point from both texts is clear: as “the head of the body, the Church” (Col 1.18; Eph 1.22), Christ is “before all things” (Col 1.17), “first in all things” (Col 1.18), and “far above all” (Eph 1.21), since God has “subjected all things under his feet” (Eph 1.22). Christ is preeminent as the firstborn of all new creation, “the new Adam … the starting point where new creation took place.”[72] Although the old powers still hold sway in the world, those in the interlocked heaven-and-earth new creation domain where Christ is the head, enjoy his protection if they remain “in the faith established and steadfast and not shifting away from the hope of the gospel” (Col 1.23). This interpretation has several significant advantages. It fits into Paul's apocalyptic way of thinking about Christ's advent and exaltation. It also holds together the first strophe of the poem as a unit. Additionally, it makes better sense of the context. (The ecclesiology of Col 1.15-18a follows logically from the soteriological context of vv. 13-14.) Lastly, it is compatible with a wide range of Christological options. Appendix Here is Col 1.16 from Leedy's sentence diagrams.[73] Of note is how he equates the τὰ πάντα of 16a with 16c and 16d rather than seeing 16d as an elaboration of τά ὁρατά. Bibliography Bauer, Walter, Frederick William  Danker, William F. Arndt, F. Gingrich, Kurt Aland, Barbara Aland, and Viktor Reichmann. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2000. Bird, Michael F. Colossians and Philemon. A New Covenant Commentary. Cambridge, England: The Lutterworth Press, 2009. 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Wien, Österreich: Herder, 1974. Footnotes [1] Since the nineteenth century biblical scholars have been divided over whether Paul wrote Colossians. One of the major reasons for thinking Paul didn't write Colossians is his exalted Christology—the very conclusion this paper seeks to undermine. A second major factor to argue against Pauline authorship is the difference in vocabulary, but this is explainable if Paul used a different amanuensis. The theologically more cosmic emphasis (also evident in Ephesians) is likely due to Paul's time in prison to reflect and expand his understanding of the Christ event. Lastly, the proto-Gnostic hints in Colossians do not require dating the epistle outside of Paul's time. Although Gnosticism flourished at the beginning of the second century, it was likely already beginning to incubate in Paul's time. [2] Eduard Schillebeeckx, Christ: The Experience of Jesus as Lord, trans. John Bowden (New York, NY: The Seabury Press, 1977), 185. [3] Schillebeeckx, 185. [4] G. B. Caird, Paul’s Letters from Prison, New Clarendon Bible, ed. H. F. D. Sparks (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1976), 177. [5] Caird, 181. [6] James D. G. Dunn, The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon, New International Greek Testament Commentary, ed. Gasque Marshall, Hagner (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996), 91. “[W]hat at first reads as a straightforward assertion of Christ's pre-existenct activity in creation becomes on closer analysis an assertion which is rather more profound—not of Christ as such present with God in the beginning, nor of Christ as identified with a pre-existent hypostasis or divine being (Wisdom) beside God, but of Christ as embodying and expressing (and defining) that power of God which is the manifestation of God in and to his creation.” (Italics in original.) James D. G. Dunn, Christology in the Making, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996), 194. [7] James F. McGrath, The Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish Context (Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2009), 46. [8] Andrew Perriman, In the Form of a God, Studies in Early Christology, ed. David Capes Michael Bird, and Scott Harrower (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2022), 200. [9] In addition, biblical unitarians routinely interpret Col 1.16 as new creation. See Anthony F. Buzzard, Jesus Was Not a Trinitarian (Morrow, GA: Restoration Fellowship, 2007), 189–90, Robert Carden, One God: The Unfinished Reformation, Revised ed. (Naperville, IL: Grace Christian Press, 2016), 197–200, Eric H. H. Chang, The Only Perfect Man, ed. Bentley C. F. Chang, 2nd ed. (Montreal, QC: Christian Disciples Church Publishers, 2017), 151–52, Jeff Deuble, Christ before Creeds (Latham, NY: Living Hope International Ministries, 2021), 163–66, John A. Lynn Mark H. Graeser, John W. Schoenheit, One God & One Lord, 4th ed. (Martinsville, IN: Spirit & Truth Fellowship International, 2010), 493–94, Donald R. Snedeker, Our Heavenly Father Has No Equals (Bethesda, MD: International Scholars Publications, 1998), 291–92, William M. Wachtel, “Colossians 1:15-20–Preexistence or Preeminence?” (paper presented at the 14th Theological Conference, McDonough, GA, 2005), 4. [10] All translations are my own. [11] Stophes are structural divisions drawn from Greek odes akin to stanzas in poetry or verses in music. [12] Throughout I will capitalize Church since that reflects the idea of all Christians collectively not just those in a particular local assembly. [13] Eduard Norden, Agnostos Theos: Untersuchungen Zur Formengeschichte Religiöser Rede, 4th ed. (Stuttgart, Germany: B. G. Teubner, 1956), 250–54. [14] James M. Robinson, “A Formal Analysis of Colossians 1:15-20,” Journal of Biblical Literature 76, no. 4 (1957): 272–73. [15] Edward Lohse, Colossians and Philemon, Hermeneia (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1971), 44. [16] Eduard Schweizer, The Letter to the Colossians, trans. Andrew Chester (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1982), 57. [17] Dunn, The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon, 84. [18] Ben  Witherington III, The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary of the Captivity Epistles (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2007), 129. [19] William L. Lane, The New Testament Page by Page, Open Your Bible Commentary, ed. Martin Manser (Bath, UK: Creative 4 International, 2013), 765. [20] E. K. Simpson and F. F. Bruce, The Epistles to the Ephesians and the Colossians, The New International Commentary on the New Testament, ed. Ned B. Stonehouse (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1957), 65. [21] Michael F. Bird, Colossians and Philemon, A New Covenant Commentary (Cambridge, England: The Lutterworth Press, 2009), 50. [22] David Pao, Colossians and Philemon, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary of the New Testament, ed. Clinton E. Arnold (Grand Rapid, MI: Zondervan, 2012), 87. [23] Lohse, 42. [24] Lohse, 43–44. [25] Scot McKnight, The Letter to the Colossians, New International Commentary on the New Testament, ed. Joel B. Green (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2018), 144. [26] Col 1.13-14: “who rescued us from the authority of darkness and transferred (us) into the kingdom of his beloved son in whom we have the redemption, the forgiveness of the sins.” Col 1.21-22: “And you being formerly alienated and hostile in thought in the evil deeds, but now he reconciled (you) in his body of the flesh through the death to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him.” [27] In fact, we can easily skip from vv. 13-14 to vv. 21-22. [28] Dunn, Christology in the Making, 187–88. [29] Sadly, most translations erroneously insert a paragraph between vv. 14 and 15. This produces the visual effect that v. 15 is a new thought unit. [30] Bruce, 193. [31] Moses 2.65: “τὴν ἡγεμονίαν τῶν περιγείων” in Philo, The Works of Philo, The Norwegian Philo Concordance Project (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2005). See also Sirach 17.3. [32] Schweizer, 64. [33] For a helpful treatment of how the image of God relates to Christology, see Anna Shoffner Brown, “Nothing ‘Mere’ About a Man in the Image of God” (paper presented at the Unitarian Christian Alliance, Springfield, OH, Oct 14, 2022). [34] Walter Bauer et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2000), s.v. “πρωτότοκος,” 2.a. [35] Franz Zeilnger wrote, “Christ is temporally the first of a series that essentially proceeds from him, and at the same time its lord and head.” Franz Zeilinger, Der Erstgeborene Der Schöpfung (Wien, Österreich: Herder, 1974), 182. Original: “als “Wurzel” ist Christus zeitlich der erste einer Reihe, die wesentlich aus ihm hervorgeht, und zugleich ihr Herr und Haupt.” [36] McKnight, 85–86. [37] The closest parallels are 1 Cor 8.6; Heb 1.2; and John 1.3, which employ the preposition δια (through). Upon close examination these three don't teach Christ created the universe either. [38] ESV, CSB, NASB, etc. Notably the NET diverges from the other evangelical translations. Roman Catholic, mainline, and unitarian translations all tend to straightforwardly render “ἐν αὐτῷ” as “in him” in Col 1.16; cf. NABRE, NRSVUE, OGFOMMT, etc. [39] Chang, 150. [40] Ralph Martin, “An Early Christian Hymn (Col. 1:15-20),” The Evangelical Quarterly 36, no. 4 (1964): 198. [41] Schillebeeckx, 186. [42] Dunn, Christology in the Making, 191. [43] Karl-Joseph Kuschel, Born before All Time?, trans. John Bowden (New York, NY: Crossroad, 1992), 336. [44] Dustin R. Smith, Wisdom Christology in the Gospel of John (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2024), 5–6. For more on wisdom Christology in Col 1.16 see Dunn, The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon, 89, Roy Yates, The Epistle to the Colossians (London: Epworth Press, 1993), 18–19, 23, G. B. Caird, New Testament Theology, ed. L. D. Hurst (Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 2002), 46, McGrath, 44, 46. [45] See Dunn, The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon, 89. See also Yates, 18–19, 23. [46] Dunn, Christology in the Making, 190. [47] Perriman, 199. [48] Martha King, An Exegetical Summary of Colossians (Dallas, TX: SIL International, 1992), 53. [49] Joseph Henry Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1996), s.v. “ἐν,” 1722. He recognized the cause was both instrumental and final. [50] William Graham MacDonald, The Idiomatic Translation of the New Testament (Norfolk, VA: Bibleworks, 2012). [51] Chang, 147. Similarly James McGrath wrote, “[I]f all things were intended by God to find their fulfillment in Christ, then they must have been created “in him” in the very beginning in some undefined sense, since it was axiomatic that the eschatological climax of history would be a restoration of its perfect, original state.” McGrath, 46. [52] Caird, Paul’s Letters from Prison, 172. [53] “God so designed the universe that it was to achieve its proper meaning and unity only under the authority of man (Gen. 128; Ps. 86). But this purpose was not to be implemented at once; it was ‘to be put into effect when the time was ripe' (Eph. 110), when Christ had lived a human life as God intended it, and had become God's image in a measure which was never true of Adam. Only in unity with ‘the proper man' could the universe be brought to its destined coherence. For one who believes in predestination it is but a small step from this to saying that the universe was created in him.” Caird, Paul’s Letters from Prison, 178. [54] See also Paul's Adam Christology in Rom 5.12-21; 1 Cor 15.21-22, 45-49. [55] “Christus ist (durch seine Auferstehung aus dem Todesbereich) Herr über den ihm verliehenen Besitz, dessen ἀρχή und Urbild er ist, … und Haupt und Anfang der eschatologischen Neuschöpfung!” Zeilinger, 188. [56] King, 54. [57] Perriman, 200. [58] G. F. Wessels, “The Eschatology of Colossians and Ephesians,” Neotestamentica 21, no. 2 (1987): 187. [59] I realize my translation is awkward, but I prioritized closely mirroring the Greek over presenting smooth English. The original reads, “συνεζωοποίησεν ὑμᾶς σὺν αὐτῷ.” [60] Schillebeeckx, 187. [61] Scholars who make this connection include Caird, New Testament Theology, 216, Caird, Paul’s Letters from Prison, 177, McGrath, 44, Perriman, 201. [62] In fact, only two of the texts I cited above explicitly say “new creation” (2 Cor 5.17 and Gal 6.15). In all the others, Paul blithely employed creation language, expecting his readers to understand that he was not talking about the creation of the universe, but the creation of the new humanity in Christ—the Church. [63] McKnight, 152. [64] Mark H. Graeser, 493. [65] Rev 2.1, 8, 12, 18; 3.1, 7, 14. [66] See Gerry Schoberg, Perspectives of Jesus in the Writings of Paul (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2013), 280–81, 83. [67] Margaret Thrall, The Second Epistle to the Corinthians, vol. 1, The International Critical Commentary, ed. C. E. B. Cranfield J. A. Emerton, G. N. Stanton (Edinburgh, Scotland: T&T Clark, 1994), 423, 26–28. [68] J. Louis Martyn, Theological Issues in the Letters of Paul (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1997), 122. [69] Martyn, 121. [70] Whether the old gods actually existed or not is a topic beyond the scope of this paper. Interested readers should consult Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019). [71] “[D]ie in Christus gegebene echatologische Welt verwirkliche sich innerhalb der weiterhin existenten irdischen Schöpfung durch die Einbeziehung des Menschen in Christus, den Erhöhten, mittles Heilsverkündigung und Taufe. Das Eschaton setzt sic him Kerygma wetweit durch und wird Wirklichkeit, indem der Mensch durch die Taufe Christi Teil wird, d. h. in Einheit mit ihm dem Anspruch der στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου stirbt (2, 20) und mit ihm auferweckt sein eschatologisches Leben erhält. Die so dem erhöhten Christus eingegliederten Menschen bilden somit in ihm und mit ihm die neue Schöpfung der Eschata innerhalb der alten! Der Christusleib ist somit als sich weitende Kirche erkennbar. In ihr bildet himmlischer und irdischer Raum gewissermaßen eine Einheit.” Zeilinger, 179. [72] “Der neue Adam … Ausgangsort, in dem sich Neuschöpfung ereignete,” Zeilinger, 199. [73] Randy A. Leedy, The Greek New Testament Sentence Diagrams (Norfolk, VA: Bible Works, 2006). This is now available in Logos Bible Software.