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If you don't date your significant other, someone else will. To keep your relationship strong, it's crucial to make time to be together—just the two of you. In fact, we recommend dating your partner AT LEAST twice a month. So, how do you create a date night experience that makes you both feel your best? And how can you leverage date night to deepen your connection and grow together? On this episode of Destined to Be, we explain why our date night plans fell apart last Thursday, describing what we do when our energies are out of sync and how the painful experience brought us closer. We discuss what we did differently Saturday to shake up our date night, sharing the apps we use to plan an epic experience and challenging you to set an intention for your time together. Listen in to understand how limiting distractions lets your partner know they're important to you and learn how to initiate a meaningful conversation with your significant other on date night! Key Takeaways   Why our date night plans fell apart last Thursday What to do when you and your partner's energies are out of sync Why painful experiences are necessary for growth What we did differently on Saturday to shake up our date night The apps we use to plan an epic date night experience  How often we recommend having date night with your spouse Why we suggest setting an intention for your date How we make choices around where to eat so we feel our best How limiting distractions lets your partner know they're important to you How to start a meaningful conversation on a date Connect with Jeremiah & Mallory Destined to Be Podcast Destined to Be on Instagram Jeremiah on Instagram Mallory on Instagram Level Up Entourage Facebook Group Text LEVEL UP to 586-600-8492  Resources Brendon Burchard HotelTonight OpenTable Resy Celine Dion Radio Caliente on SXM Register for Mallory's Fall Level Up Wait List Text VIP to 586-600-8492

The only way to be free of anxiety is to treasure what is eternal over what is temporary.Earthly Treasure (vv. 13-21)My Fair Share (vv. 13-15)The Rich Fool (vv. 16-21)What Jesus is Not SayingHeavenly Treasure (vv. 22-34)Worry Doesn't Help (vv. 22-23, 25-26)Ravens and Lilies (vv. 24, 27-28)Priorities Matter (vv. 29-31)Living in Freedom (vv. 32-34)A Portrait of SacrificeDiscussion StartersMonday—What is anxiety? What causes it? Why is there so much anxiety in a time of such prosperity?Tuesday—What is the point of the parable of the Rich Fool? (vv. 16-21) What was at the heart of his sin?Wednesday—Is it wrong to work hard or to save for retirement? (Proverbs 13:22) What is the difference between godly planning and the Rich Fool?Thursday—What is the lesson we are meant to learn from the ravens and the lilies? (vv. 24-28) How does verse 32 help drive that lesson home?Friday—What does it mean to live in freedom? What does it look like in your heart? How is it shown in your life?

The only way to be free of anxiety is to treasure what is eternal over what is temporary.Earthly Treasure (vv. 13-21)My Fair Share (vv. 13-15)The Rich Fool (vv. 16-21)What Jesus is Not SayingHeavenly Treasure (vv. 22-34)Worry Doesn't Help (vv. 22-23, 25-26)Ravens and Lilies (vv. 24, 27-28)Priorities Matter (vv. 29-31)Living in Freedom (vv. 32-34)A Portrait of SacrificeDiscussion StartersMonday—What is anxiety? What causes it? Why is there so much anxiety in a time of such prosperity?Tuesday—What is the point of the parable of the Rich Fool? (vv. 16-21) What was at the heart of his sin?Wednesday—Is it wrong to work hard or to save for retirement? (Proverbs 13:22) What is the difference between godly planning and the Rich Fool?Thursday—What is the lesson we are meant to learn from the ravens and the lilies? (vv. 24-28) How does verse 32 help drive that lesson home?Friday—What does it mean to live in freedom? What does it look like in your heart? How is it shown in your life?

Jesus promises that all who surrender their heart to him will be washed and made clean. The Pharisees and the LawyersThe Pharisees and Holy Living (vv. 37-39)The Lawyers and Rule Keeping (vv. 46-47)When the Solution is Worse than the Problem (vv. 42-45, 48-54)What Really MattersWhat Dishes (and the Law) Can Teach You (vv. 39-40, 46)Baptize Your Hearts (v. 41)Washed in the BloodDiscussion StartersMonday—What do people typically identify as their greatest problem? Something inside or outside? What is your greatest problem?Tuesday—Who were the Pharisees? What did they see as Israel's greatest need? Did their solution help or hurt? What are parallels in today's world?Wednesday—Who were the lawyers? What did they see as Israel's greatest need? Did their solution help or hurt? What are parallels in today's world?Thursday—What is more important—the outside or the inside? What does that mean God is most concerned about with you?Friday—What does it mean to offer your heart to God? Is this something you can do halfway? Is there any other way to peace with God?

Jesus promises that all who surrender their heart to him will be washed and made clean. The Pharisees and the LawyersThe Pharisees and Holy Living (vv. 37-39)The Lawyers and Rule Keeping (vv. 46-47)When the Solution is Worse than the Problem (vv. 42-45, 48-54)What Really MattersWhat Dishes (and the Law) Can Teach You (vv. 39-40, 46)Baptize Your Hearts (v. 41)Washed in the BloodDiscussion StartersMonday—What do people typically identify as their greatest problem? Something inside or outside? What is your greatest problem?Tuesday—Who were the Pharisees? What did they see as Israel's greatest need? Did their solution help or hurt? What are parallels in today's world?Wednesday—Who were the lawyers? What did they see as Israel's greatest need? Did their solution help or hurt? What are parallels in today's world?Thursday—What is more important—the outside or the inside? What does that mean God is most concerned about with you?Friday—What does it mean to offer your heart to God? Is this something you can do halfway? Is there any other way to peace with God?

The only division in this world that truly matters is between those who follow Jesus and those who don't. A House Divided (vv. 14-15, 17-22)Overt Hostility (vv. 14-15)A Kingdom Divided (vv. 17-19)The Kingdom Has Arrived (vv. 20-22; Exodus 8:16-19)For Him or Against Him (vv. 16, 23-27)Self Interest (v. 16)Empty Houses (vv. 23-27)Drawing Lines (v. 23; 9:50)Getting the Lines Right (v. 23; cf. 9:50)One Loaf, One Body (1 Corinthians 10:16–17)Discussion StartersMonday—What's the difference between running from the consequences of your sin and running to God? What do you think it means to run to God?Tuesday—What do you think could lead people to see the clear work of God and attribute it to Satan? What does that tell you about the power of prejudice? Do you ever interpret things unfairly because of your own prejudice?Wednesday—What does Jesus mean that the kingdom of God has come? (v. 20) Do you acknowledge that God's kingdom has arrived? Where is it experienced?Thursday—What was the sin of those who simply wanted to put Jesus to the test, asking him to do more signs? (v. 16) What is the difference between someone who wants Jesus to help clean up their lives and someone who surrenders his or her life to Jesus?Friday—What are the two temptations we face when it comes to drawing lines? Which one do you struggle with more? What is the Lord calling to you to confess and address in your life?

The only division in this world that truly matters is between those who follow Jesus and those who don't. A House Divided (vv. 14-15, 17-22)Overt Hostility (vv. 14-15)A Kingdom Divided (vv. 17-19)The Kingdom Has Arrived (vv. 20-22; Exodus 8:16-19)For Him or Against Him (vv. 16, 23-27)Self Interest (v. 16)Empty Houses (vv. 23-27)Drawing Lines (v. 23; 9:50)Getting the Lines Right (v. 23; cf. 9:50)One Loaf, One Body (1 Corinthians 10:16–17)Discussion StartersMonday—What's the difference between running from the consequences of your sin and running to God? What do you think it means to run to God?Tuesday—What do you think could lead people to see the clear work of God and attribute it to Satan? What does that tell you about the power of prejudice? Do you ever interpret things unfairly because of your own prejudice?Wednesday—What does Jesus mean that the kingdom of God has come? (v. 20) Do you acknowledge that God's kingdom has arrived? Where is it experienced?Thursday—What was the sin of those who simply wanted to put Jesus to the test, asking him to do more signs? (v. 16) What is the difference between someone who wants Jesus to help clean up their lives and someone who surrenders his or her life to Jesus?Friday—What are the two temptations we face when it comes to drawing lines? Which one do you struggle with more? What is the Lord calling to you to confess and address in your life?

The Sinner's PrayerLuke 11:1-13 | Deuteronomy 8:1-10Prayer humbly seeks God's holiness and the strength to pursue it.Why Prayer is So Hard (vv. 1-2) Prayer is Humiliating Prayer is Unnatural (vv. 1-2)What We Pray For (vv. 2-4) Holiness (vv. 2, 4) Strength (vv. 3, 13; Deuteronomy 8:1-10)Why Prayer Works (vv. 5-13) God Loves Us (vv. 5-12) Jesus Humbled Himself in Prayer (and Death) (v. 1) Tomorrow's Bread (vv. 3, 13; Deuteronomy 8:3)Discussion StartersMonday—What does it mean that prayer takes strength? What scares you about prayer? What keeps people from asking for God's grace?Tuesday—Why do the disciples ask to be taught how to pray? Do you think of prayer as something that you need to learn how to do? Why or why not?Wednesday—What does it mean that the Lord's Prayer is about praying for holiness? How do verses 2 and 4 relate to holiness? Why is this a scary thing to pray for?Thursday—What does it mean to pray for today's bread? What about tomorrow's bread?Which do you tend to focus on more in your prayers?Friday—What confidence do you have that God will hear and answer your prayers? Does this mean he will give you anything you ask for?

The Sinner’s PrayerLuke 11:1-13 | Deuteronomy 8:1-10Prayer humbly seeks God's holiness and the strength to pursue it.Why Prayer is So Hard (vv. 1-2) Prayer is Humiliating Prayer is Unnatural (vv. 1-2)What We Pray For (vv. 2-4) Holiness (vv. 2, 4) Strength (vv. 3, 13; Deuteronomy 8:1-10)Why Prayer Works (vv. 5-13) God Loves Us (vv. 5-12) Jesus Humbled Himself in Prayer (and Death) (v. 1) Tomorrow’s Bread (vv. 3, 13; Deuteronomy 8:3)Discussion StartersMonday—What does it mean that prayer takes strength? What scares you about prayer? What keeps people from asking for God’s grace?Tuesday—Why do the disciples ask to be taught how to pray? Do you think of prayer as something that you need to learn how to do? Why or why not?Wednesday—What does it mean that the Lord’s Prayer is about praying for holiness? How do verses 2 and 4 relate to holiness? Why is this a scary thing to pray for?Thursday—What does it mean to pray for today’s bread? What about tomorrow’s bread?Which do you tend to focus on more in your prayers?Friday—What confidence do you have that God will hear and answer your prayers? Does this mean he will give you anything you ask for?

The gospel message is repulsive to this world and will be rejected by many—our job is to preach it, not change the hearts of those who hear it. Turning toward Jerusalem (9:51-56)Pressing toward the Cross (9:51)The Offense of the Cross (9:52-56)Ministry and the Cross (9:57 - 10:16)A Call to the Cross (9:57 - 10:2)The Shape of the Cross (10:3-9)Human Responsibility (10:10-15)Setting our Faces toward Jerusalem (9:51; 10:16)Discussion StartersMonday—What does it mean that we “struggle with the cross”? Do you struggle with the idea that sometimes things won't get better? That God might call you to surrender without seeing victory?Tuesday—What does it mean that Jesus turned his face toward Jerusalem? (9:51) Why would those in Samaria reject him because he turned his face toward Jerusalem? (9:53)Wednesday—How does the cross of Jesus shape the ministry of the church? How does it uniquely shape pastoral ministry? How does it shape the ministry of all believers?Thursday—What is the responsibility of the church when it comes to evangelism? What is the responsibility of those who hear the preaching of the gospel?Friday—Why did Jesus add that it's not you that is being rejected, but him and his father (10:16)? How is this meant to be a comfort to you?

The gospel message is repulsive to this world and will be rejected by many—our job is to preach it, not change the hearts of those who hear it. Turning toward Jerusalem (9:51-56)Pressing toward the Cross (9:51)The Offense of the Cross (9:52-56)Ministry and the Cross (9:57 - 10:16)A Call to the Cross (9:57 - 10:2)The Shape of the Cross (10:3-9)Human Responsibility (10:10-15)Setting our Faces toward Jerusalem (9:51; 10:16)Discussion StartersMonday—What does it mean that we “struggle with the cross”? Do you struggle with the idea that sometimes things won’t get better? That God might call you to surrender without seeing victory?Tuesday—What does it mean that Jesus turned his face toward Jerusalem? (9:51) Why would those in Samaria reject him because he turned his face toward Jerusalem? (9:53)Wednesday—How does the cross of Jesus shape the ministry of the church? How does it uniquely shape pastoral ministry? How does it shape the ministry of all believers?Thursday—What is the responsibility of the church when it comes to evangelism? What is the responsibility of those who hear the preaching of the gospel?Friday—Why did Jesus add that it’s not you that is being rejected, but him and his father (10:16)? How is this meant to be a comfort to you?

True repentance admits guilt and responsibility, yielding all rights, hoping only for grace which is not deserved.Our Struggle with RepentanceHumblingIncriminatingYields all RightsA Call to the Church (vv. 12-13, 15-16)For Whom the Horn Blows? (vv. 12-13, 15-16)Judgment Begins in the House of God (1 Peter 4:17; Revelation 2-3)Defender of the Defenseless (vv. 13-14, 17)What Repentance Looks LikeSincere Sorrow (vv. 12-13)Turning from the World (v. 16)A Contrite Heart He Will Not Despise (v. 14; Psalm 51:15-17)Discussion StartersMonday—Why do we like it when others repent, but hate to repent ourselves?Tuesday—Why is it important to remember that the call to repentance in the book of Joel is addressed at the church? What is the danger of the church forgetting that it needs to repent regularly?Wednesday—Why do you think we struggle with the idea of corporate repentance? Is the Bible opposed to the idea of corporate repentance?Thursday—What does it mean to rend your hearts and not your garments? What does true repentance look like?Friday—What does it mean that our worthiness is found in admitting our unworthiness? Why is that which scares us the most, the only way to find comfort?

True repentance admits guilt and responsibility, yielding all rights, hoping only for grace which is not deserved.Our Struggle with RepentanceHumblingIncriminatingYields all RightsA Call to the Church (vv. 12-13, 15-16)For Whom the Horn Blows? (vv. 12-13, 15-16)Judgment Begins in the House of God (1 Peter 4:17; Revelation 2-3)Defender of the Defenseless (vv. 13-14, 17)What Repentance Looks LikeSincere Sorrow (vv. 12-13)Turning from the World (v. 16)A Contrite Heart He Will Not Despise (v. 14; Psalm 51:15-17)Discussion StartersMonday—Why do we like it when others repent, but hate to repent ourselves?Tuesday—Why is it important to remember that the call to repentance in the book of Joel is addressed at the church? What is the danger of the church forgetting that it needs to repent regularly?Wednesday—Why do you think we struggle with the idea of corporate repentance? Is the Bible opposed to the idea of corporate repentance?Thursday—What does it mean to rend your hearts and not your garments? What does true repentance look like?Friday—What does it mean that our worthiness is found in admitting our unworthiness? Why is that which scares us the most, the only way to find comfort?

Thursday – What is the Temper…is me!? And yes, sometimes it is you, or me! Test yourself! If you say yes to at least 50% of these ways we all can be tempters, it's time to repent. “If you know thyself, and thine enemy, you need not fear a thousand battles.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War

God's greatness is demonstrated in power over evil, in love for the weak, and those who humbly serve others.God's Greatness in Power (vv. 37-43a)The Weakness of the Disciples (vv. 37-41)The Greatness of Jesus (vv. 42-43a)God's Greatness in Love (vv. 43b-46)What True Greatness Looks Like (vv. 43b-44)When You Can't Recognize Greatness (vv. 45-46)God's Greatness in Us (vv. 47-50)Receiving the Least (vv. 47-48)Receiving Competition (vv. 49-50)Tasting GreatnessDiscussion StartersMonday—How is Jesus' greatness shown in his power over the demon? What are some ways that God has shown his greatness in power in your life? How should you respond?Tuesday—How is Jesus' greatness shown in his love for the church? Why is this sometimes hard to recognize? When was the last time you thanked him for dying for you?Wednesday—Why were the disciples afraid to ask Jesus questions (v. 45) about his statement in verse 44? What keeps you from asking more questions? Why don't you need to be afraid?Thursday—What does it mean to “receive the least”? (v. 48) Why is it so hard for us to bring ourselves low for others?Friday—What are some lines that you drawn that the Lord hasn't? What have been the effects to the church? Is there anyone from whom you need to seek forgiveness?

God’s greatness is demonstrated in power over evil, in love for the weak, and those who humbly serve others.God’s Greatness in Power (vv. 37-43a)The Weakness of the Disciples (vv. 37-41)The Greatness of Jesus (vv. 42-43a)God’s Greatness in Love (vv. 43b-46)What True Greatness Looks Like (vv. 43b-44)When You Can't Recognize Greatness (vv. 45-46)God’s Greatness in Us (vv. 47-50)Receiving the Least (vv. 47-48)Receiving Competition (vv. 49-50)Tasting GreatnessDiscussion StartersMonday—How is Jesus’ greatness shown in his power over the demon? What are some ways that God has shown his greatness in power in your life? How should you respond?Tuesday—How is Jesus’ greatness shown in his love for the church? Why is this sometimes hard to recognize? When was the last time you thanked him for dying for you?Wednesday—Why were the disciples afraid to ask Jesus questions (v. 45) about his statement in verse 44? What keeps you from asking more questions? Why don’t you need to be afraid?Thursday—What does it mean to “receive the least”? (v. 48) Why is it so hard for us to bring ourselves low for others?Friday—What are some lines that you drawn that the Lord hasn’t? What have been the effects to the church? Is there anyone from whom you need to seek forgiveness?

Parker and Grant are back one last time in 2020 to talk about bowl season, some fun rumors about TCU's roster, and then preview the Texas Bowl. TCU faces Arkansas this Thursday: What are the Razorbacks' strengths and weaknesses? How do their offenses and defenses attack? What to watch for, and more. Subscribe to the Purple Theory Newsletter.

Thursday – What is next for the protest movement? Would you be a regular supporter of a drive in movie theater? Brendan O'Connor updates us on what is opening up in Orlando. Glenn Klausman calls for Colbert Court with the case of the Bumby Uber Ride. Rauce Thoughts welcomes special guest comedian Ken Miller.

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A Life Well-LivedEcclesiastes 12:9-14Genesis 4:1-12A life well-lived in one lived in the fear of God, not death.I. Frustrated by Brevity (vv. 9-10; cf. 1:1 - 2:26)A. The Dream—Pleasure and Significance (vv. 9-10a)B. The Reality—Futility and Despair (v. 10b)II. Resigned to Brevity (vv. 11-13; cf. 3:1 - 7:29)A. The Seasons of Life (Ecclesiastes 3:1 - 4:16)B. The Fear of God (vv. 11-13; Ecclesiastes 5:1 - 8:17)III. Comforted in Brevity (v. 14; cf. 8:1 - 12:8)A. A Brother’s Perspective (v. 14; Ecclesiastes 6:3-6; Genesis 4:1-12)B. The Peace of PerspectiveC. An Inadequate Snack or Foretaste of AbundanceDiscussion Starters1. Monday—What does it mean to fight against the current? Why is it a hopeless pursuit?2. Tuesday—Why do you think we pursue pleasure and recognition in this life? Why do we want to be important?3. Wednesday—What does it mean to be resigned to the brevity/shortness of life? Why is it important to accept that life is short and the grave is guaranteed?4. Thursday—What is the “fear of God”? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? What does it say about us when we fear other things more than God?5. Friday—How can the shortness of life actually be a comfort when we see the world rightly?

A Life Well-LivedEcclesiastes 12:9-14Genesis 4:1-12A life well-lived in one lived in the fear of God, not death.I. Frustrated by Brevity (vv. 9-10; cf. 1:1 - 2:26)A. The Dream—Pleasure and Significance (vv. 9-10a)B. The Reality—Futility and Despair (v. 10b)II. Resigned to Brevity (vv. 11-13; cf. 3:1 - 7:29)A. The Seasons of Life (Ecclesiastes 3:1 - 4:16)B. The Fear of God (vv. 11-13; Ecclesiastes 5:1 - 8:17)III. Comforted in Brevity (v. 14; cf. 8:1 - 12:8)A. A Brother’s Perspective (v. 14; Ecclesiastes 6:3-6; Genesis 4:1-12)B. The Peace of PerspectiveC. An Inadequate Snack or Foretaste of AbundanceDiscussion Starters1. Monday—What does it mean to fight against the current? Why is it a hopeless pursuit?2. Tuesday—Why do you think we pursue pleasure and recognition in this life? Why do we want to be important?3. Wednesday—What does it mean to be resigned to the brevity/shortness of life? Why is it important to accept that life is short and the grave is guaranteed?4. Thursday—What is the “fear of God”? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? What does it say about us when we fear other things more than God?5. Friday—How can the shortness of life actually be a comfort when we see the world rightly?

Casting BreadEcclesiastes 11:1-8Matthew 16:21-25God refuses to operate according our ideas of what should happen and until we accept this, our lives will filled with anxiety.I. Practical AtheismA. Living as if There is no GodB. What it AccomplishesC. Why We do itII. Spiritual Math (vv. 1-3a, 6)A. If You Love Something… Let it Go (vv. 1-2)B. Defying the Laws of Nature? (v. 3a)C. Dying to Live (Matthew 16:21-23; John 10:17-18)III. God is a Mystery (vv. 3b-5, 7-8)A. Identifying What You Can’t Change (v. 3b)B. The Paralyzing Desire for Certainty (v. 4)C. Burying the Hatchet with Reality (vv. 5, 7-8)D. Casting Bread (Matthew 16:24-25)Discussion Starters1. Monday—Why do you think Peter rebuked Jesus when he heard that Jesus must die in Jerusalem? How do you think you would have responded?2. Tuesday—What does it mean to live as if there is no God? Do you ever fall into that trap?3. Wednesday—What do we end up accomplishing when we expect life to simply operate according to certain rules and deliver certain results? So why do we keep trying?4. Thursday—What does it mean to cast your bread upon the water? What gives us confidence that we can hold onto our possessions lightly and that we will be okay?5. Friday—What does it mean that God is a mystery? Does following him remove all risk in life?

Casting BreadEcclesiastes 11:1-8Matthew 16:21-25God refuses to operate according our ideas of what should happen and until we accept this, our lives will filled with anxiety.I. Practical AtheismA. Living as if There is no GodB. What it AccomplishesC. Why We do itII. Spiritual Math (vv. 1-3a, 6)A. If You Love Something… Let it Go (vv. 1-2)B. Defying the Laws of Nature? (v. 3a)C. Dying to Live (Matthew 16:21-23; John 10:17-18)III. God is a Mystery (vv. 3b-5, 7-8)A. Identifying What You Can’t Change (v. 3b)B. The Paralyzing Desire for Certainty (v. 4)C. Burying the Hatchet with Reality (vv. 5, 7-8)D. Casting Bread (Matthew 16:24-25)Discussion Starters1. Monday—Why do you think Peter rebuked Jesus when he heard that Jesus must die in Jerusalem? How do you think you would have responded?2. Tuesday—What does it mean to live as if there is no God? Do you ever fall into that trap?3. Wednesday—What do we end up accomplishing when we expect life to simply operate according to certain rules and deliver certain results? So why do we keep trying?4. Thursday—What does it mean to cast your bread upon the water? What gives us confidence that we can hold onto our possessions lightly and that we will be okay?5. Friday—What does it mean that God is a mystery? Does following him remove all risk in life?

Victim or Villain?Ecclesiastes 9:1-12In this life, we struggle between seeing ourselves as victims and villains—neither of which is helpful for living a life that glorifies God.I. To Be or not to Be? (vv. 3, 4-6, 11)A. The Battle—Solomon v. Paul (vv. 4-6; Philippians 1:21-23)B. The Limits of Solomon’s Comparison (vv. 3, 11)II. Life Under the Sun (vv. 1-3, 7-12)A. What God Allows (vv. 1-3, 11-12)B. What God does not Require (vv. 7, 10)C. What God does Require (vv. 7-9)III. When a Dead Lion is Better (v. 4; Revelation 5:5-6; 7:13-14)A. Where Our Logic Leads (v. 4; Revelation 5:5-6; 7:13-14)B. Seeing Our Lives (in this World) through His (v. 1; Romans 8:16-17)C. Feasting Upon the Lion (v. 7; John 6:53)Discussion Starters1. Monday—How do we see ourselves as victims when bad things happen to people who strive to live well? How do we tend think the world should operate?2. Tuesday—Have you ever felt like you were letting God down—like he expects more from you and you never do it all? Do you struggle to believe that God approves of what you have done?3. Wednesday—What does it mean that God wants you to keep your garments white? What is more important—holiness or accomplishments?4. Thursday—What is the danger of forgetting to slow down and enjoy God’s blessings? What are the blessing you could a better job enjoying?5. Friday—Why do you think God allows those who follow him to suffer like those who don’t? Why doesn’t he choose for the world to be like we think it should be?

Victim or Villain?Ecclesiastes 9:1-12In this life, we struggle between seeing ourselves as victims and villains—neither of which is helpful for living a life that glorifies God.I. To Be or not to Be? (vv. 3, 4-6, 11)A. The Battle—Solomon v. Paul (vv. 4-6; Philippians 1:21-23)B. The Limits of Solomon’s Comparison (vv. 3, 11)II. Life Under the Sun (vv. 1-3, 7-12)A. What God Allows (vv. 1-3, 11-12)B. What God does not Require (vv. 7, 10)C. What God does Require (vv. 7-9)III. When a Dead Lion is Better (v. 4; Revelation 5:5-6; 7:13-14)A. Where Our Logic Leads (v. 4; Revelation 5:5-6; 7:13-14)B. Seeing Our Lives (in this World) through His (v. 1; Romans 8:16-17)C. Feasting Upon the Lion (v. 7; John 6:53)Discussion Starters1. Monday—How do we see ourselves as victims when bad things happen to people who strive to live well? How do we tend think the world should operate?2. Tuesday—Have you ever felt like you were letting God down—like he expects more from you and you never do it all? Do you struggle to believe that God approves of what you have done?3. Wednesday—What does it mean that God wants you to keep your garments white? What is more important—holiness or accomplishments?4. Thursday—What is the danger of forgetting to slow down and enjoy God’s blessings? What are the blessing you could a better job enjoying?5. Friday—Why do you think God allows those who follow him to suffer like those who don’t? Why doesn’t he choose for the world to be like we think it should be?

SurrenderEcclesiastes 8:1-17Knowing that God will address all evils in time allows you to rest in him and enjoy what is good.I. God Does Not Expect You to Fix Everything (vv. 1-7)A. Seeing Atlas in the MirrorB. There Are Things You Can’t ControlII. God Will Not Allow Evil to go Unjudged Forever (vv. 8-13)A. Patience is not Indifference (v. 11; 2 Peter 3:8-9)B. Patience is Temporary (vv. 8-13)C. Patience has a Purpose (2 Peter 3:8-9; cf. Romans 2:4)III. Learning to Rest in God (vv. 14-17)A. The (only) One Who can Right all Wrongs (vv. 14, 16-17)B. Don’t Worry About Tomorrow (vv. 1, 7, 15)C. Learning the Discipline of Rest (v. 15)Discussion Starters1. Monday—Do you ever feel overwhelmed—like things just keep getting worse? Do you worry about the future of our country?2. Tuesday—What are some of the way that you try to fix everything? Is it exhausting? Does it work?3. Wednesday—How does the image of a king who cannot be challenged reflect your reality? What does it mean that there are some things that are simply outside your control?4. Thursday—What does it mean that patience is not indifference? Why is God patient with those who are rebellious?5. Friday—What does it mean that we are to learn to rest in the midst of all the problems in the world? What does stopping to rest communicate? Are you good at resting?

SurrenderEcclesiastes 8:1-17Knowing that God will address all evils in time allows you to rest in him and enjoy what is good.I. God Does Not Expect You to Fix Everything (vv. 1-7)A. Seeing Atlas in the MirrorB. There Are Things You Can’t ControlII. God Will Not Allow Evil to go Unjudged Forever (vv. 8-13)A. Patience is not Indifference (v. 11; 2 Peter 3:8-9)B. Patience is Temporary (vv. 8-13)C. Patience has a Purpose (2 Peter 3:8-9; cf. Romans 2:4)III. Learning to Rest in God (vv. 14-17)A. The (only) One Who can Right all Wrongs (vv. 14, 16-17)B. Don’t Worry About Tomorrow (vv. 1, 7, 15)C. Learning the Discipline of Rest (v. 15)Discussion Starters1. Monday—Do you ever feel overwhelmed—like things just keep getting worse? Do you worry about the future of our country?2. Tuesday—What are some of the way that you try to fix everything? Is it exhausting? Does it work?3. Wednesday—How does the image of a king who cannot be challenged reflect your reality? What does it mean that there are some things that are simply outside your control?4. Thursday—What does it mean that patience is not indifference? Why is God patient with those who are rebellious?5. Friday—What does it mean that we are to learn to rest in the midst of all the problems in the world? What does stopping to rest communicate? Are you good at resting?

Women, Wisdom, and WorksEcclesiastes 7:15-29When we elevate God’s gifts above God, we do not serve him, we destroy ourselves.I. The Danger of Legalism (vv. 15-20)A. Seeking to Make God your Debtor (vv. 15-20)B. The Fear of God (v. 16-18)II. The Danger of Intellectualism (vv. 21-25)A. Seeking to Know the Hidden Things (v, 23; Deuteronomy 29:29)B. Things You Can’t (and Don’t Want to) Know (vv. 21-22, 24-25)III. The Danger of Romanticism (vv. 26-29)A. Love is Power?B. Those Who Flatter, Enslave (vv. 26-29; 1 Kings 11:3)IV. One in a Thousand (John 17:1-4)A. The Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6; 17:1-4)B. Avoiding TemptationC. It’s Not About YouDiscussion Starters1. Monday—What are idols? Why do people invent them?2. Tuesday—What is legalism? How does it take something good and twist it? Have you ever thought God owed you something in return for your obedience?3. Wednesday—What is intellectualism? How does it take something good and twist it? Have you ever used knowledge as a weapon?4. Thursday—What is romanticism? How does it take something good and twist it? Have you followed your heart rather than God?5. Friday—How does Jesus perfectly embody righteousness, truth, and love? How does he free you up to pursue these things in a proper way?

Women, Wisdom, and WorksEcclesiastes 7:15-29When we elevate God’s gifts above God, we do not serve him, we destroy ourselves.I. The Danger of Legalism (vv. 15-20)A. Seeking to Make God your Debtor (vv. 15-20)B. The Fear of God (v. 16-18)II. The Danger of Intellectualism (vv. 21-25)A. Seeking to Know the Hidden Things (v, 23; Deuteronomy 29:29)B. Things You Can’t (and Don’t Want to) Know (vv. 21-22, 24-25)III. The Danger of Romanticism (vv. 26-29)A. Love is Power?B. Those Who Flatter, Enslave (vv. 26-29; 1 Kings 11:3)IV. One in a Thousand (John 17:1-4)A. The Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6; 17:1-4)B. Avoiding TemptationC. It’s Not About YouDiscussion Starters1. Monday—What are idols? Why do people invent them?2. Tuesday—What is legalism? How does it take something good and twist it? Have you ever thought God owed you something in return for your obedience?3. Wednesday—What is intellectualism? How does it take something good and twist it? Have you ever used knowledge as a weapon?4. Thursday—What is romanticism? How does it take something good and twist it? Have you followed your heart rather than God?5. Friday—How does Jesus perfectly embody righteousness, truth, and love? How does he free you up to pursue these things in a proper way?

Better ThingsEcclesiastes 7:1-14You must be aware of and fight the temptation to self-deception through entertainment and distractions.I. What is Better? (vv. 1-3, 8, 11-12)A. Wisdom’s CharacterB. Wisdom’s Judgments (vv. 1-3, 8)C. Wisdom’s Reason (vv. 11-12)II. The Better God (vv. 1, 8)A. The Cross in the RoadB. The Reward Earned (vv. 1, 8)C. The Reward SharedIII. Wisdom for an Age of FoolishnessA. Prefer a Rebuke (Over Praise) (vv. 4-7)B. Be Patient (Not Proud) (vv. 8-9)C. Enjoy the Good (and Learn from the Hard) (vv. 13-14)D. Keep Death Close (with a Feast) (vv. 2, 4, 10)Discussion Starters1. Monday—What is the difference between how a child and a mature adult judges something to be better? Does God want us to think like children in this area?2. Tuesday—How does Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection teach us that there are more important things than pleasure and that God can use hard times for our good?3. Wednesday—How do we deceive ourselves if we are only around people who praise us? Why is it important to have people in your life who will correct you?4. Thursday—What does it mean that no-one can make straight what God has made crooked? How does God want you to understand good and bad days?5. Friday—Why do you think our society insulates itself from death? Is this good for us? What are something you can do to keep death close?

Better ThingsEcclesiastes 7:1-14You must be aware of and fight the temptation to self-deception through entertainment and distractions.I. What is Better? (vv. 1-3, 8, 11-12)A. Wisdom’s CharacterB. Wisdom’s Judgments (vv. 1-3, 8)C. Wisdom’s Reason (vv. 11-12)II. The Better God (vv. 1, 8)A. The Cross in the RoadB. The Reward Earned (vv. 1, 8)C. The Reward SharedIII. Wisdom for an Age of FoolishnessA. Prefer a Rebuke (Over Praise) (vv. 4-7)B. Be Patient (Not Proud) (vv. 8-9)C. Enjoy the Good (and Learn from the Hard) (vv. 13-14)D. Keep Death Close (with a Feast) (vv. 2, 4, 10)Discussion Starters1. Monday—What is the difference between how a child and a mature adult judges something to be better? Does God want us to think like children in this area?2. Tuesday—How does Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection teach us that there are more important things than pleasure and that God can use hard times for our good?3. Wednesday—How do we deceive ourselves if we are only around people who praise us? Why is it important to have people in your life who will correct you?4. Thursday—What does it mean that no-one can make straight what God has made crooked? How does God want you to understand good and bad days?5. Friday—Why do you think our society insulates itself from death? Is this good for us? What are something you can do to keep death close?

Drinking SeawaterEcclesiastes 5:8 - 6:12God alone can quench our thirst for meaning and significance in life.I. Looking for Peace in all the Wrong Places (5:8-17; 6:-17)A. False Gods and Their Promises (5:8-11; cf. Matthew 6:24)B. You Can’t Take it with You (5:13-17)C. What Money Can’t Buy (6:1-7)II. Sweet Surrender (5:12, 18-20; 6:8-12)A. Humanity’s Struggle (6:10-12)B. The Important Question (5:12; 6:8-9)C. Surrender to a Ticking Clock (5:18-20)III. The One with the Answers (6:12)A. The Even More Important Question (v. 12)B. The One Who Died (and Lived to Tell) (Revelation 1:18; John 4:10-15; 19:28)C. Today’s Bread (John 6:32-35)Discussion Starters1. Monday—What’s the problem with drinking seawater? In what way is trying to find fulfillment in anything but God like drinking seawater?2. Tuesday—Why does the Bible say that money is a master or, even, a false god? How much money is enough?3. Wednesday—What are some of the problems with placing your hope in earthly riches?4. Thursday—What is Ecclesiastes’ solution for the shortness of life? How does making peace with life’s brevity help you?5. Friday—What did Jesus mean when he said “I thirst” while on the cross? What did he accomplish through his thirsting?

Drinking SeawaterEcclesiastes 5:8 - 6:12God alone can quench our thirst for meaning and significance in life.I. Looking for Peace in all the Wrong Places (5:8-17; 6:-17)A. False Gods and Their Promises (5:8-11; cf. Matthew 6:24)B. You Can’t Take it with You (5:13-17)C. What Money Can’t Buy (6:1-7)II. Sweet Surrender (5:12, 18-20; 6:8-12)A. Humanity’s Struggle (6:10-12)B. The Important Question (5:12; 6:8-9)C. Surrender to a Ticking Clock (5:18-20)III. The One with the Answers (6:12)A. The Even More Important Question (v. 12)B. The One Who Died (and Lived to Tell) (Revelation 1:18; John 4:10-15; 19:28)C. Today’s Bread (John 6:32-35)Discussion Starters1. Monday—What’s the problem with drinking seawater? In what way is trying to find fulfillment in anything but God like drinking seawater?2. Tuesday—Why does the Bible say that money is a master or, even, a false god? How much money is enough?3. Wednesday—What are some of the problems with placing your hope in earthly riches?4. Thursday—What is Ecclesiastes’ solution for the shortness of life? How does making peace with life’s brevity help you?5. Friday—What did Jesus mean when he said “I thirst” while on the cross? What did he accomplish through his thirsting?

Authentic WorshipEcclesiastes 5:1-7Making sense of the world begins with quietly worshipping the God of heaven.I. Worshipping with Quiet Reverence (vv. 1-7)A. The Gifts of Man’s Imaginations (vv. 1-7)1. Gifts / Bribes (v. 1; cf. 1 Samuel 15)2. Many Words (vv. 2, 7; Matthew 6:7-8)3. Dreams of Fancy (vv. 3, 7)4. Empty Vows (vv. 4-5)B. Authentic Worship (vv. 1-2, 4-5, 7)II. Jesus, the Silent SacrificeA. More than Going through the Motions (John 4:34; 10:17; 12:27; 13:27; Luke 22:42)B. Silent Wisdom (vv. 1-2)C. Eating the Food of Jesus (John 4:34)Discussion Starters1. Monday—How do many take the idea of authenticity in worship today? What happens when we become the test of authenticity in worship?2. Tuesday—Why are we tempted to use many words in worship and prayer? Why does God say it is better to listen?3. Wednesday—What is the allure of dreams? What is the problem with trusting dreams over scripture?4. Thursday—What does it mean to guard your steps as you enter into God’s house? Do you feel the weightiness of God’s holiness when you enter into worship?5. Friday—What does it mean to offer yourself up as sacrifice of worship? What does truly authentic worship cost you?

Authentic WorshipEcclesiastes 5:1-7Making sense of the world begins with quietly worshipping the God of heaven.I. Worshipping with Quiet Reverence (vv. 1-7)A. The Gifts of Man’s Imaginations (vv. 1-7)1. Gifts / Bribes (v. 1; cf. 1 Samuel 15)2. Many Words (vv. 2, 7; Matthew 6:7-8)3. Dreams of Fancy (vv. 3, 7)4. Empty Vows (vv. 4-5)B. Authentic Worship (vv. 1-2, 4-5, 7)II. Jesus, the Silent SacrificeA. More than Going through the Motions (John 4:34; 10:17; 12:27; 13:27; Luke 22:42)B. Silent Wisdom (vv. 1-2)C. Eating the Food of Jesus (John 4:34)Discussion Starters1. Monday—How do many take the idea of authenticity in worship today? What happens when we become the test of authenticity in worship?2. Tuesday—Why are we tempted to use many words in worship and prayer? Why does God say it is better to listen?3. Wednesday—What is the allure of dreams? What is the problem with trusting dreams over scripture?4. Thursday—What does it mean to guard your steps as you enter into God’s house? Do you feel the weightiness of God’s holiness when you enter into worship?5. Friday—What does it mean to offer yourself up as sacrifice of worship? What does truly authentic worship cost you?

CommunityEcclesiastes 4:1-16Philippians 2:5-11As humans made in the image of a relational God, we need community, but it can only truly be found through the saving work of Jesus Christ.I. The Curse of Loneliness (vv. 1-8)A. The Loneliness of the Oppressed (vv. 1-3)B. The Loneliness of Envy (vv. 4-8)II. The Blessings of Community and Wisdom (vv. 9-16)A. The Blessing of Community (vv. 9-12)B. The Blessing of Wisdom (vv. 13-16)III. The Lonely King (vv. 12-16; Philippians 2:5-11)A. Homeless and Alone (vv. 13-16; Matthew 8:20; Philippians 2:5-11)B. A Biblical View of Community (v. 12; Philippians 2:5-11)C. The Table of the Reconciled (1 Corinthians 10:16-17, 24)Discussion Starters1. Monday—Why do you think loneliness is so painful? What is it about humans that makes us need meaningful relationships with others?2. Tuesday—What is oppression? Why do you think God hates it so much? Is it something we can conquer? What can we do?3. Wednesday—What are some of the many faces that envy wears? Where can you see it in your own life? How can Jesus help you?4. Thursday—What are some different kinds of relationships God gives us? Are all people called to marriage? To having children? What are we all called to?5. Friday—What could drive Jesus to be brought so low and suffer complete abandonment for your sake? Where is God’s love for you most clearly revealed?

CommunityEcclesiastes 4:1-16Philippians 2:5-11As humans made in the image of a relational God, we need community, but it can only truly be found through the saving work of Jesus Christ.I. The Curse of Loneliness (vv. 1-8)A. The Loneliness of the Oppressed (vv. 1-3)B. The Loneliness of Envy (vv. 4-8)II. The Blessings of Community and Wisdom (vv. 9-16)A. The Blessing of Community (vv. 9-12)B. The Blessing of Wisdom (vv. 13-16)III. The Lonely King (vv. 12-16; Philippians 2:5-11)A. Homeless and Alone (vv. 13-16; Matthew 8:20; Philippians 2:5-11)B. A Biblical View of Community (v. 12; Philippians 2:5-11)C. The Table of the Reconciled (1 Corinthians 10:16-17, 24)Discussion Starters1. Monday—Why do you think loneliness is so painful? What is it about humans that makes us need meaningful relationships with others?2. Tuesday—What is oppression? Why do you think God hates it so much? Is it something we can conquer? What can we do?3. Wednesday—What are some of the many faces that envy wears? Where can you see it in your own life? How can Jesus help you?4. Thursday—What are some different kinds of relationships God gives us? Are all people called to marriage? To having children? What are we all called to?5. Friday—What could drive Jesus to be brought so low and suffer complete abandonment for your sake? Where is God’s love for you most clearly revealed?

Changing SeasonsEcclesiastes 3:1-22; Luke 19:10God has ordained seasons of life to teach us our need for him and invites us learn to enjoy his blessings in the midst of them.I. Our Frustration with Changing Seasons (vv. 1-11)A. Shameless Hypocrisy (vv. 2-8)B. The Real Issue of Eternity (vv. 1, 9-11)II. Jesus’ Submission to the Changing Seasons (vv. 2-8, 14-15)A. God Alone Does Things the Last Forever (vv. 14-15; cf. Ezekiel 34:1-15)B. Fullness of time Came into the world (vv. 2-8; Luke 19:10; cf. Galatians 4:4-6)III. Enjoying Life Amidst the Changing Seasons (vv. 12-22)A. Learning to Fear God (vv. 2-8, 14-21)B. Denying Self v. Denying Life (vv. 12-13, 22)Discussion Starters1. Monday—How is what Solomon is wrestling with in chapter 3 the exact opposite of what he wrestled with in chapter 1? How is exactly the same? Are you ever guilty of such hypocrisy?W2. Tuesday—What do you think it means that God has put eternity in our hearts? Why do you think people would want to believe there is no eternity—no afterlife?3. Wednesday—What does it mean that Jesus came “in the fullness of time” (Galatians 4:4)? In what way did Jesus submit to the seasons described in Ecclesiastes 3:2-8? Why did he do this?4. Thursday—What does it mean to fear God (v. 14)? Why does the Bible say that the fear of God is a good thing?5. Friday—What is the difference between denying yourself and denying life? Why is one an act of humility and the other an act of pride? What are some ways you can better enjoy God’s gifts?

Changing SeasonsEcclesiastes 3:1-22; Luke 19:10God has ordained seasons of life to teach us our need for him and invites us learn to enjoy his blessings in the midst of them.I. Our Frustration with Changing Seasons (vv. 1-11)A. Shameless Hypocrisy (vv. 2-8)B. The Real Issue of Eternity (vv. 1, 9-11)II. Jesus’ Submission to the Changing Seasons (vv. 2-8, 14-15)A. God Alone Does Things the Last Forever (vv. 14-15; cf. Ezekiel 34:1-15)B. Fullness of time Came into the world (vv. 2-8; Luke 19:10; cf. Galatians 4:4-6)III. Enjoying Life Amidst the Changing Seasons (vv. 12-22)A. Learning to Fear God (vv. 2-8, 14-21)B. Denying Self v. Denying Life (vv. 12-13, 22)Discussion Starters1. Monday—How is what Solomon is wrestling with in chapter 3 the exact opposite of what he wrestled with in chapter 1? How is exactly the same? Are you ever guilty of such hypocrisy?W2. Tuesday—What do you think it means that God has put eternity in our hearts? Why do you think people would want to believe there is no eternity—no afterlife?3. Wednesday—What does it mean that Jesus came “in the fullness of time” (Galatians 4:4)? In what way did Jesus submit to the seasons described in Ecclesiastes 3:2-8? Why did he do this?4. Thursday—What does it mean to fear God (v. 14)? Why does the Bible say that the fear of God is a good thing?5. Friday—What is the difference between denying yourself and denying life? Why is one an act of humility and the other an act of pride? What are some ways you can better enjoy God’s gifts?

I know you have heard of SpearPhishing - but it has nothing to do with how fishing is done in the South Pacific.  It is a targeted attack and you need to understand how it happens and why it is so effective - Listen in as I discuss this in detail. There is a lot of cover-up going on for the malfeasance in DC these days.  Who better to blame than the Big Bad Russians.  With the DNC who can't seem to protect their systems, whenever something happens they immediately blame the Russians.  Well, not so fast.  Listen in today and I will tell you that it is not always the Russians especially when it comes to the DNC. Do you know what the Largest Data Breach Ever is? I will cover that in today's show! The Global Data Privacy Regulation went into full effect in May last year and they have now snared their first big fine against a company who failed to comply. Listen in and I will tell you who it was and why they were caught.  These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Transcript: Below is a rush transcript of this segment, it might contain errors. Airing date: 01/26/2019 What Is Spear Phishing Really - DNC Says Russians Attacking Them Again - Largest Data Breach Ever - GDPR Snares First Big Fine Craig Peterson: 0:00 Hey, good morning, everybody. Craig Peterson here with our new bumper music. As I said last week, I'm gonna like this. It's kind of cool. It's a, it's called bound and determined and I got the licenses to use this. So, you probably hear it again, that's for sure. Hey, show number 991, almost 1000 weeks of shows. How's that for a long time. And of course, we've been podcasting now one of the longest podcasters out there, but I've never really done any the heavy promotion so, all of you who have found the show either on the radio or heard me as a guest or see me as a regular on TV, etc. and found this as a podcast. Welcome to you and everyone listening over the air. Hey, hi. Howdy everybody, of course, I am on every Saturday at this same time we're having to cut it back a bit. I had a three hour show for many, many years and that was kind of fun and I had a lot of different guests on and it just got to be all-consuming because it was taking us, my wife was helping out and of course I was doing a lot of work and I would say it probably was in the order of two to three full days a week to put together a three hour show on Saturday. Because you know me, right, I like to do the research like to have great guests when I do have guests and try and put everything in order so a whole lot of work and we cut it back in the stations had some paying customers that wanted the time I was on and a chance for them to make some more money from some other people really good thing so I'm not paid for this I do this out of love this is definitely a labor of love and I have had so many wonderful emails from everybody, not everybody, but from so many people out there it was everybody but so many people out there just thanking me for it because they realize the amount of effort I put in some you know some just been too kind. It's been phenomenal, so thanks, to everyone that's reached out and said hello. Everybody who has rated the podcast over on iTunes. We keep trying to follow up with Iheart to get it on their podcast platform and it just hasn't happened. It's just weird. So, I'm on a number of other platforms out there platforms and want me to pay to be on them hey I'm not there I do you have a content provider. I use Libsyn because I was hosting at myself for a lot of years and Libsyn has some better stats and statistical programs and things that are you know useful for us because that way we can see who's listening where they're listening and everything and I find that interesting and get to see trends in the shows and whether or not it really makes sense for me to keep it up so for now anyways it's making sense because there's just so many wonderful people saying wonderful things about it and we may go back to an hour I'm not sure depends on what happens on these radio stations that I'm on but I am on every week as well on iHeart. I am covering pretty much just didn't New Hampshire with Jack Heath every Monday morning at about 730 and of course we're discussing the latest in security and technology topics but I'm on with him at 730 on a whole bunch of stations in fact a few different chains of stations that I'm on. And I am on Tuesday mornings in Mass in Worcester and in Springfield but two second biggest and third biggest cities in the state of Mass. And I'm on with the Jim Polito show there. And on Wednesdays. I'm on in Maine up on WGAN and their affiliate stations throughout the state of Maine. So I'm probably gonna keep doing those. I don't see why wouldn't do those. And I want to keep doing this radio show as well because it is helping a lot of people. And that's our goal. Yesterday afternoon, we had a special seminar you should have gotten and I'm not going to harp on you anymore. I've sent like three or four emails to everybody. You should have gotten my free special report on how to keep your information safe from hackers because they got it right. There's no two ways about it. You're right. You know, you've got to have been part of that one of these hacks. I'm going to talk today about another big hack that was uncovered just in the last week or so. So, if you have been hacked and you have had your accounts taken or credit card compromised, it's not your fault. Okay. It really isn't. It's a fault of these companies and government organizations because the feds have been hacked to who just have not cared enough about your security. And really, they don't care. They could hire someone like me, internally, to take care of their security. Heck, they could hire me, but they just don't care. They don't. Right, you are to them a bottom line figure you're expendable if your information was stolen, they look at it and say, Well, how much is it going to cost us if we have to go to court on this. And they figure, well, it's going to be cheaper because most people aren't going to sue and even if they do maybe we can turn it into a class action. And then that'll be cheaper for us, right on and on and on on who hasn't heard this stuff before. It just happens too much and has happened to all of us. And I think that's just a crying shame. So that's what that special report for not remind you to can about it. But if you didn't get it, make sure you check your email because there's no charge for any of this stuff. And yesterday afternoon, I had a walk through some people wanted me to spend some time with them. So we split them up into small groups and did walk and everything with them. So that happened yesterday as well. So shout out to everybody that was on yesterday. glad you were able to join us. Now today, we have a lot to talk about looks like the DNC and the Russians, or again, this huge email breach. We're going to talk about some scams, it gets kind of technical. And I get into the very technical stuff when I do the webinars for the FBI in regard program. And I'm not going to get real technical with you guys. But I want you to understand a little bit about what's going on. So if you are a business person, you can talk security with your security people and make sure they are covering this very interesting backstory here on Khashoggi and how they may have been able to find him and where did that recording come from? And the surveillance capitalism, great article from The Guardian and the EU privacy law. You've heard me talk about GDPR, and we've helped a lot of companies with that summer concern. I gotta tell you, almost no companies are concerned about it. Well, it looks like Google might be concerned they just got nailed for violating that new law. So let's get going here. Let's talk about what's been happening with these Russian hackers. You know, I've always wondered just what did the Russians do? Did they do much of anything, they seem to like to just kind of mess around just like we to frankly, you know, it's not as though we are not out there looking at trying to use technology as a first strike capability or defensive capability. We're continually probing other people's networks and monitoring what's going on. So, to hear that the Russians, for instance, are trying to break into something, It's not as though they are our mortal enemies, The fact that they're trying to get in, doesn't mean they are mortal enemies, it does mean that the very least they're trying to get our information and probe our infrastructure, right.   Can we agree on that? Now, when it comes to the political side of things, I think things get a little bit different because frankly, I think in those cases, the Russians are trying to do something different. I think in those cases, the Russians are trying to find information about our policies or politics, just like that might try and get into the State Department or get into the NSA or FBI or something else, just like they have forever, just like we have forever. Have you ever watched a spy movie, right? It's been going on forever. Ethan Hunt, right? What does he do the Tom Cruise character? He's trying to get into things. He's trying to influence things. He's trying to get information to protect informants and everything out. So what has changed isn't the desire of the various nations to get it our information or get it everybody else's information. But what has changed is just the way they're doing it. They don't have to have women trying to seduce like they used to have, they don't have to have so many of these things, because all they need to do is get someone to click on a link. We know about Podesta again, the DNC link where he went ahead, and he clicked on it, a phishing email. Well, was that aimed at him because of his tie to the Clinton campaign, the Obama government or just because he had an email address? The results the same, they got the information, the big question is, did they use it? And what did they use it for? So now we have a story that came out this last week from the Democratic National Committee. And apparently, they're there, according to this article, and seen it written by Edward Moyer trying to come back and hack them some more. Now. I don't know what's going on. I'm sure the Russians are trying to infiltrate I look at now look at my firewalls right at my home, I look at the firewalls at our office, I look at the firewalls. We are maintaining, you know, managing for businesses all over the world — some of the huge businesses, some of them very small businesses. And I asked myself, what's going on here because I'm seeing attacks, I don't have a server that I can think of that isn't being at least probed almost every second and some of them multiple times a second. So they're being probed. Is that an attack? They're trying to log into these servers. Is that the attack? They may? In my case, they haven't been able to get in, at least not that I've been able to tell, but they try and go to the next level. Is that an attack? Where is the attack? What is the attack vector? When is it an attack? So when the Democratic National Committee says that, following the midterm elections last year, Russian hackers again started going after them. What does that mean? So here's the quote from them. In November 2018, dozens of DNC email addresses were targeted at a spear phishing campaign. Although there is no evidence the attack was successful. The DNC said in court documents filed Thursday What does that mean? That's the big question, and when you hear about these sorts of attacks from in the political realm you've got to step back and think about a little bit let's talk about the terms, they're using their let's try to make a little bit of sense about it. Because this is a security thing fishing campaigns are where someone sends out an email trying to get you clicked on it. And typically phishing on this case it's about PH is a giant G, but it's the same concept of throwing a fishing line in and see what bite now you might use a lower that you know is good for carp or lower. That's great for rainbow trout of your up in the Pacific Northwest. But that doesn't mean that you're necessarily going to hook one of those and the same things true. You go off the coast of Boston, you're doing deep sea fishing, and you're hoping to catch what may be, hey, I made man catch up to now. Or maybe I can catch a swordfish or you know, the list goes on and on. So you use a lure to get the fish that you want. And hopefully, you'll catch it. The same thing with a phishing attack online; you write a letter, you write an email that looks attractive to the types of fish the types of people you want to catch. So if you want to catch people who are political activists on the left, maybe you send out an email saying, you know this, that this is about to explode underground and credible information about President Trump, and I can't believe it and got to click here. Contrarywise, on the left, you can't believe what Chuck and Nancy just did, right. And they try and get people to click on it. So that's kind of a still a general fishing campaign. But what's this spearfishing campaign, a spear phishing campaign is where again, think about how the South Pacific where you've got an Islander Pacific Islander out there, and they've got a spear maybe it's one of those Trident Spears, you know, the one that has the three tips on it. Have you seen those before, and you can make those yourself probably seen them on survivor, and they're watching in the water. And they see in the water I just under the surface of fish they want to get. So they stab it, they grab that fish, now they've got it, and life is good. They captured that fish. So they were aiming for that fish. And they caught that fish that spearfishing. And in the in the security business when we say spearfishing. We typically mean the going after an individual. Now there are regular phishing attacks that some educated people might call spear phishing, for instance, they might have your name and email address from a vulnerability. So let's say they got all your information from our friends over at the credit reporting agency last year. So now they've got your name and your email address, and they send out 200 million emails. And each one of them, of course, is going to an individual email address, and it includes the name of the person. And it's including the name of the person that was in the breached record, so is that spearfishing. It's aimed at one person, but a lot of people will call it spearfishing. But security professionals are not going to call that a spear phishing attack. That is a phishing attack. That's like casting a net or dropping a line in and hoping you're going to get them, but it's a little more personal. So instead of the net that you might have had five years ago with phishing attacks, where it's just a generic Nigerian prince type scheme, it moves on to we're going to use a specific type of lower that might work. That's still a phishing attack to now where we're going to make that lower very attractive because we're going to include your name, we're going to make it look legit. So they might send it out as though it's from Bank of America. And it's got your name in it. And it's got a number in it looks like an account number. It looks like a Bank of America. So you click that is technically not a spear phishing attack. Now, I fought these types of battles forever. Yeah, you know, for instance, what's a hacker versus a cracker. I was a hacker as a kid, that didn't mean I was trying to break into anything. I just hacked it programming because I wasn't a professional. I hadn't been trained; I didn't have enough experience. A hacker was not a bad guy. A hacker was just somebody who was semi-professional. And frankly, in today's world, I would say 90%, maybe 95% of all programmers are hackers. They're not professionals. They don't understand the whole system. They're just taking a drag and drop the component from a Microsoft Visual Basic or C sharp or Java; they're using the just this generic component that they don't understand anything about other than if I feed it this. Hopefully, I'll get that out. That's called hacking. That's the classical definition of hacking. So you try it does it work on doesn't work. Okay, so let's try something else. Let's try and figure this out. That's a hacker. A cracker is someone who goes in. No, I'm not a cracker. Okay, I'm a white guy. But in crackers. Somebody goes in and tries to break into something tries to crack in just like a Safecracker. So you have programmers that are crackers. And I've been fighting this for 20, 30 years, trying to help people understand there is a difference. And the majority of people out there that call themselves programmers are actually hackers. They're not professionals. They don't have enough experience. They don't understand the whole flow, and all of the implications and side effects of everything they're doing, and you don't want in most cases, that's fine. In most cases, that's all you need your small business, you're trying to build a little database, who cares if you're a professional programmer, doesn't matter. It matters when course is now live, start getting involved, Monday starts getting involved. But even at that, you know, the, there's a lot of hackers working for companies that are taking their our lives into their hands. Anyways, now I'm fighting this next door, I don't know, maybe I should give up on it. Maybe it's a lost cause for me. But this next world war is phishing campaigns, I look at it and say there's a number of different types of fishing you've got the guys cast and big nets, little catch anything, hopefully, you got the guys that are are using a lower to try and catch up a specific type of person, and then you got the guys that are going after one person and that's spearfishing, and based on this article, I would say that the democrats are misleading people or the whoever is the spokesperson doesn't know what spearfishing is, which is probably the most most likely option here. You know, I try not to put too malice what can easily be attributed to stupidity or ignorance, right. And in this case, it's probably ignorant. Because if you look at this article on seeing that it says spear phishing is sending bogus emails disguises legitimate ones to full recipients. Well, no, not true. That's only a part very small part of it. Because it also has to do with who you are going after. Now, I mentioned this a little bit earlier. Let's get into a couple of details on it. I don't know if this was the biggest, biggest breach ever. Obviously, we don't know everything about every breach that's occurred. We know there's been huge breaches of the IRS and huge ones over at the Federal Department of what do they call it, the where all the employees federal employees go through, including background check information, everything, there's just been huge ones out there. And we know about Equifax. We know about so many of these others. This is being called collection number one, because it's thought to be a collection made from multiple hacks that have occurred over who knows how long So, Troy Hunt, he's a researcher, security researcher down in Australia. And he goes around, and he cruises the dark web. And he's got friends on it. And he kind of comes up with some, I think, some good data, some good information that people should be aware of. And that's why I'm bringing it up right now. And it's kind of a security thing, right? He's a total security geek. And he is he's in love with this stuff. And he makes some money from it, too, which is good. I think he supports himself from that very thing. Well, this collection is one that he found. And they're thinking that it may contain data from as many as 2000 sources, 87 gigabytes of data in all and it has information on some 773 million accounts. So that's three quarters of a billion email addresses and passwords. While it's got about 21 million passwords. As part of this, it's been for sale amongst hackers could be used for credential stuffing. This is a technique where the bad guys are trying multiple email addresses and passwords on as many different apps and services they possibly can. So people are taking lists like this that have email addresses have a password and trying to figure out, figure out where else they might work. And again, this goes back to you are hacked. Okay, that's got to be one of my new solo pins, right? It isn't a security thing anymore. It's an everybody thing you have been having, don't worry about it, you've been hacked, okay, you have to worry about your data and how it's going to be used. But this just reinforces that, frankly, European privacy law, the GDPR French regulators have now fined Google 50 million euros. That was on Monday for via violating the European Union GDPR. Now that's not a lot when you look at Google and how much money that they made, which was like, I think alphabet was about $33 billion in revenue in its most recent quarter, okay, but a lot like the US $2.7 billion fine against Google for anti trust in 2017, which was a record the fine maybe less important than the changes that Google is going to have to make to its privacy and not just for people who are clearly in the European Union but people world why the so there may be some some dramatic actions here against a number of us tech giants. And I think that's going to be good for all of us. Frankly, these GDPR date which is the general data protection regulation, those rules went into effect a few years ago they gain teeth in May of 2018 to almost a year now and this is big this is really big we're seeing GDPR equivalent legislation being worked on in mass in California federal in fact the GDPR had some basis on some guidelines that mass was publishing so this is just one country France and they ruled the Google violated it because they hadn't properly gained consent from users to use their personal data for online advertising now if you signed up for my email list basically anytime in the last few years but it's been very obvious for about six years you've probably noticed so if you go to http://CraigPeterson.com/subscribe meaning by the way, if you do that go to slash subscribe on my website you will get all of my show notes every week and you'll also get information about hacks that are occurring occurring in real time you'll get information also about the free master classes I have and everything else okay so if you haven't already you should do it. http://CraigPeterson.com/subscribe. 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That's considered a marketing email even if I'm trying to help you out so you have to click both those boxes before I will allow you to subscribe and then on top of it you hit subscribe and you're not subscribed yet I will send you an email right away saying hey thanks for signing up but you got to click here because I got to confirm you are who you are so that you know some guy that doesn't like you and wants to subscribe to every email list known to man can't just go to my site and the thousand other sites and sign you up so you're not going to get any emails from me unless you double opt in and you also confirm that you really want them on that page now this is something as well that you should be doing if you have a business and you have a website you have to be doing this. And if you want more tips on this let me know just email me@CraigPeterson.com. That might be a great topic for one of our master classes what you need to do in order to comply with these new privacy laws. But let me know know right, I don't know unless you tell me you can either text me back if you're on the SMS list or you can respond to my email if you're on my email list and just let me know that you want to know more about your business website what you should do to comply with GDPR to be glad to let you know okay, I don't charge for this stuff. This really is something I want you guys to know about. You need to know about. So we're going to run through really quickly a few little flashes one looks like a hacked phone may have led the killers to Khashoggi very, very big deal. And apparently, it was software from this company called Pegasus and Israeli based cyber company that makes acting tools that are sold to evil governments worldwide as well as to lessee for governments worldwide. The goal is to automate us welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism you're going to want to read this again it's up on my website http://CraigPeterson.com This is from the guardian and the notes by the way, listen to a podcast all of this is in my show notes as well on popular WordPress plugin was hacked by an angry former employee. I've got that up on there. If you're using multi lingual WordPress, you've got to check that out again on my website. It's all right there and who is checks keep an eye on your domain if you own your own domain as a business because there are scams going on. All right all of that to http://CraigPeterson.com. Make sure you subscribe. http://CraigPeterson.com/subscribe, you'll see it all there. Have a great week and keep an eye on your email box because I got a phenomenal thing coming up here. And I'm going to be starting to send out some emails about it this week. Little bit of training is going on. Have a great week. Take care and we'll chat again next week. And I'll have my next podcast out on Monday. Bye Bye. Thanks for joining us. --- Related articles: Biggest Data Breach Yet Has Leaked 773 Million Emails. Here’s What You Need To Do Now DNC Says Russian Hackers Hit It Again With Phishing Effort After Midterms How A Hacked Phone May Have Led Killers To Khashoggi ‘The Goal Is To Automate Us’: Welcome To The Age Of Surveillance Capitalism EU Privacy Law Snares Its First Tech Giant: Google Popular WordPress Plugin Hacked By Angry Former Employee How A Who Is Check Could Have Halted A Scam --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

The Fool’s InheritanceEcclesiastes 1:12 - 2:26; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25None of us should try to be God, but we could all stand to be more like him.I. Replacing God (1:12 - 2:11)A. Through Wisdom (1:12-18)B. Through Creation (2:1-11)II. Facing Reality (2:12-23)A. No Protection from Trials (2:12-15)B. No Immortality (2:16-23)III. Pleasing God (2:24-26; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25)A. The Foolishness of God (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)B. Enjoying Toil, Food, and Drink (2:24-26)Discussion Starters1. Monday—Why was Solomon trying to understand everything? What did he hope this would enable him to do? Did it? Have you ever been tempted to gain knowledge in order to take control of others?2. Tuesday—What was Solomon’s hope in abandoning himself to pleasure? Have you ever tried to escape reality by distracting yourself with pleasure? Did it work?3. Wednesday—Can wisdom change your reality and remove all affliction? What can it do?4. Thursday—What is the “fool’s inheritance”? What was wrong with Solomon’s fear of leaving his wealth to a foolish heir? What if God thought that way?5. Friday—What does it mean that “ignorance is bliss?” Does this mean that ignorance is better than wisdom and knowledge?

The Fool’s InheritanceEcclesiastes 1:12 - 2:26; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25None of us should try to be God, but we could all stand to be more like him.I. Replacing God (1:12 - 2:11)A. Through Wisdom (1:12-18)B. Through Creation (2:1-11)II. Facing Reality (2:12-23)A. No Protection from Trials (2:12-15)B. No Immortality (2:16-23)III. Pleasing God (2:24-26; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25)A. The Foolishness of God (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)B. Enjoying Toil, Food, and Drink (2:24-26)Discussion Starters1. Monday—Why was Solomon trying to understand everything? What did he hope this would enable him to do? Did it? Have you ever been tempted to gain knowledge in order to take control of others?2. Tuesday—What was Solomon’s hope in abandoning himself to pleasure? Have you ever tried to escape reality by distracting yourself with pleasure? Did it work?3. Wednesday—Can wisdom change your reality and remove all affliction? What can it do?4. Thursday—What is the “fool’s inheritance”? What was wrong with Solomon’s fear of leaving his wealth to a foolish heir? What if God thought that way?5. Friday—What does it mean that “ignorance is bliss?” Does this mean that ignorance is better than wisdom and knowledge?

Unmet ExpectationsEcclesiastes 1:1-11If you think you can achieve immortality and lasting change through your hard work, you will be disappointed.I. Unmet Expectations (vv. 2-3, 8-11)A. The Quest for Immortality (vv. 2, 11)B. The Quest for Something New (vv. 3, 10)C. The Quest for Satisfaction and Meaning(v. 8)II. Lessons from Nature (vv. 5-10)A. Repetition is Normal and Good (vv. 5-7)B. You Are a Breath (vv. 5-7)C. You Will Not be the One to Make Things New (vv. 7, 9-10)III. The New Son of David in Jerusalem (v. 1)A. Jesus is Making All Things New (Revelation 21:5; Matthew 19:28)B. The Eternal Became Temporary (Psalm 8)C. Learning to Enjoy RepetitionDiscussion Starters1. Monday—Why is it significant that Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes late in life?2. Tuesday—What is the quest for immortality? What are the different ways people seek it? What are your temptations?3. Wednesday—How do people try achieve immortality through their careers or callings? Why is this wrong?4. Thursday—What are some lessons you can learn from the sun, the winds, and the rivers (vv. 5-7)? Is repetition bad?5. Friday—Who is the only one who can truly do something new? What did he need to do in order to accomplish this? How can that help you deal with the short and fleeting nature of life?

Unmet ExpectationsEcclesiastes 1:1-11If you think you can achieve immortality and lasting change through your hard work, you will be disappointed.I. Unmet Expectations (vv. 2-3, 8-11)A. The Quest for Immortality (vv. 2, 11)B. The Quest for Something New (vv. 3, 10)C. The Quest for Satisfaction and Meaning(v. 8)II. Lessons from Nature (vv. 5-10)A. Repetition is Normal and Good (vv. 5-7)B. You Are a Breath (vv. 5-7)C. You Will Not be the One to Make Things New (vv. 7, 9-10)III. The New Son of David in Jerusalem (v. 1)A. Jesus is Making All Things New (Revelation 21:5; Matthew 19:28)B. The Eternal Became Temporary (Psalm 8)C. Learning to Enjoy RepetitionDiscussion Starters1. Monday—Why is it significant that Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes late in life?2. Tuesday—What is the quest for immortality? What are the different ways people seek it? What are your temptations?3. Wednesday—How do people try achieve immortality through their careers or callings? Why is this wrong?4. Thursday—What are some lessons you can learn from the sun, the winds, and the rivers (vv. 5-7)? Is repetition bad?5. Friday—Who is the only one who can truly do something new? What did he need to do in order to accomplish this? How can that help you deal with the short and fleeting nature of life?

As promised, the IFNZ BonusPod #2 - Black Friday on Thursday What does one call Black Friday shopping when it's no longer on a Thursday? What about if it's opposite day? All these topics and more are tackled in this special "on the street" (literally) episode as the INFZ boyz go Black Friday shopping! We would love to hear from you! Have any questions, comments, or general input? Want to be on a segment of the show?!? Contact us! Follow Justin and Shaad on Twitter: Justin - @RandomHeroXIX Shaad - @listen2shaadows Thanks for listening!

The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel discuss the unexpected Blackhawks success, and discuss the newest, most robust NHL salary cap website, PuckPedia, with its founder, Hart Levine.The Blackhawks lose to the Wild and beat the Blues; both in overtime.Fans will be happy to hear that we point out several Blackhawks positivesThe Blackhawks are also, technically, undefeated and winless in regulation.The newest saga with Brandon SaadWill Corey Crawford play Thursday?What is PuckPedia, and why is it different than all the others?We discuss things like the complexities of LTIR and IR with Hart.We wrap up the episode with some great listener/reader questions...and a trolling review.Please subscribe, rate this episode, and even write us a review. Reviews will be read on the air.Also, please help spread the word to more #RinkRats and visit our sponsor www.PUCKHCKY.com. Use the discount code “THERINK” for 10% off all orders.

01.18.2018 THURSDAY What is a Hard Freeze? Watch out what you post on Social Media. Spanking you kids. RRR - Dolly's Two Awards. New Diet plan. Where You At Florida? 6 Things - Amazing toilets and the courtesy flush. Depression. Meat of The Week with Dirty Jim and Pettys. To The Top with Carlos. Monster Sports.

With several central bank meetings in the week ahead, FT currencies correspondent Alice Ross is joined by Derek Halpenny, head of European forex research at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi. What impact would there be on the euro if the ECB cut headline interest rates on Thursday? What does it mean for the dollar if the Fed provides guidance on how much longer QE will be needed? And why is the Swiss National Bank unlikely to raise the floor at which it buys euros to weaken the franc? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.