American writer, voice actor and radio host
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2 episodes with Tom Bodett
2 episodes with Tom Bodett
2 episodes with Tom Bodett
2 episodes with Tom Bodett
This week, special guest Roy Wood Jr. joins panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Paula PoundstoneLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Tom is the spokesperson behind Motel 6's TV and radio spots and their famous tagline: “We'll leave the light on for you.” His latest idea, HatchSpace, might be exactly what our world needs right now. After all, Tom is more than a great baritone. He's lived a fascinating life — and now he's giving back in an excellent way. In today's episode, Tom shares how he moved west from his Michigan hometown to become a carpenter in Alaska. Along the way - almost by accident - he became a radio personality and writer. After relocating again to Brattleboro, Vermont, Tom launched HatchSpace. His work there is bringing people together and teaching them a powerful lesson: That making things together matters. During our show, Tom shares: Two human qualities that Tom believes set us apart from beasts in the woods How woodworking helps heal brain trauma, including addictions – and how it helped heal Tom What changes Tom has seen in his own community after creating HatchSpace The book that opened Tom's eyes to the importance of making things with his hands The Crazy Good Turn that saved his life Stay current on all of the great work Tom and HatchSpace are doing at hatchspace.org. Let us know what you think of today's show on social. We're @crazygoodturns on all of the platforms. Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on the podcast service of your choice. If you already subscribe, we'd really appreciate a 5-star review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crazy-good-turns/id1137217687 We appreciate you listening and sharing our episodes. Thank you!
This week, John Leguizamo joins panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Hari Kondabolu to talk about sloths, moms, and Bob the BuilderLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Since the dawn of time one thing has always captured our imagination. From Neanderthals sitting around a campfire, to Hollywood blockbuster movies, we are captivated by stories. I used to work in the film business. I worked on tons of tv series and feature films. I can recall countless times that I watched directors and lighting technicians spend hours getting a scene to look just right, then spend only a minute or two actually filming. The one thing that always stuck with me in those moments was the thought that no matter how visually pleasing you make the scene, if the content is crap, nobody's gonna care. An example that immediately comes to mind is the movie “Locke” with Tom Hardy. The entire movie is just one person, Locke, driving somewhere in his car and taking phone calls. Not the type of movie that captures your attention with car chases and explosions, but I was totally enthralled by the story. I couldn't stop watching it. Why is this important? Because we as business owners are great at telling our customers every fact, figure, and detail about what we do, but very few of us tell the story of what we do, or how we can matter to our customers. There's an old saying in the sales world… “Facts tell, stories sell”. Yes, our clients need to know that our product or service is going to do what we say it's going to do, but why is it better for them to do business with us rather than our competitors? It's the personal connection they create in their minds that keep them coming back to us. Now, you might think it's because we create a great relationship through our product and service, but that's not where it starts. It starts when they feel a reason to pick up the phone, or send an email. How many people do you know that always vote for the same party regardless of the candidate? Or always drink the same coffee, even though the coffee sucks? Or drive a Ford? Or drink Coke? What's the first thing that pops into your head when you think of these brands? Any 80's kid can remember the polar bear commercials at Christmas. Is there a more heartwarming image?The best way to attract new customers is by creating an emotional connection with them immediately when they discover us. The easiest way to do this is to draw them in with a story. But it doesn't have to be super complicated. One of the best “stories” I can recall in advertising are the Motel 6 ads. “I'm Tom Bodett, and we'll leave the light on for you”. This is such a simple story, but makes us think of images of home, being a road weary traveler, and being welcomed by a friendly face. It doesn't have to be a massive theatrical production, it just has to be good. Our guest on this episode of “Guide 2 the Grind” understands this completely. Wayne Stanley works with fortune 200 companies and small businesses to help them understand what story they should be telling, and how to get that story out there. This conversation was truly a treat for me, and I'm super glad I had the chance to meet Wayne. No matter what business you're in, you need to hear this!www.guidetothegrind.com
Actor David Oyelowo joins panelists Faith Salie, Helen Hong, and Tom Bodett to talk being mistaken for MLK, how a crush led to his acting career, and more. Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait.
Good News: The EU is taking steps to eliminate fast fashion, Link HERE. The Good Word: A great quote about joy, from Tom Bodett. Good To Know: A great fact about a massive underwater canyon… Good News: Amazing progress to relieve hot flashes for women going through menopause! Link HERE. Wonderful World: Check out 10 amazing […]
I lived the typical corporate life that included the heels, control top pantyhose, suits and pearls. The daily grind was no joke. It was exhilarating, fun, and my confidence soared in everything I accomplished. I was a people-pleaser, or should I say a boss-pleaser, and constantly did it all for my boss and company. I left my house by 5:30am and home after 7pm on a good day. I was Melanie Griffith in "Working Girl" on steroids. Then came motherhood. If you've read my book or listened to my episode about identity, my career was my identity. So when I said goodbye to it, you can imagine and relate to how hard it was figuring out who I was. I was a mother but what else? Tom Bodett once said, "They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for." I had someone to love. I guess I had something to do as I was in the thick of motherhood. But in my eyes I needed something ELSE to do other than household chores and feeding Brooklyn. The third one I struggled with... what was something I was hoping for? While raising Brooklyn, and as she became more independent and started school, I began asking, "What now?" Who was I? Did I want to go back to my past career? (The answer was no) What would I do now? What skills did I have? Should I keep it simple and work at a boutique by my house? Or was that just a paycheck? I needed something behind a paycheck. I was over 40 and in a stage of life where I wanted to connect with my passions versus my "have-to's" Maybe I wouldn't make a lot of money but I could at least enjoy and connect with something deeper than my past career? I could do something for MYSELF versus my boss. But what was that? This episode is for you if you are in a stage of life where you don't want to go back but you don't know where to go. Perhaps you're recently divorced and need to go back to work. You know you need to pivot (I know you have Ross's voice in your head right now) but where to? I hope you find this episode relatable and it lifts a heavy weight from your shoulders. You will figure it out. With some bumps in the road and mistakes and "what was I thinking?!" moments. That's OK! It's how you finally figure out your new stage of your life along with motherhood. I'm right here with you. Thank you for listening and sharing this episode! Mom Card Drawing of the Week: "We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about its width and depth." -Evan Esar (SUCH a great quote paralleling this episode!)
Veteran Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! panelists Tom Bodett and Roxanne Roberts co-star in a Dutch tale about a treasure so precious, it's priceless, and so valuable, it's invaluable!
John Stamos joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Skyler Higley, and Tom Bodett to talk about his new memoir, his feud with Tony Danza, and more!
Brett Miller chats with writer, voice actor, and HatchSpace founder and president Tom Bodett. They discuss Bodett's career, which includes his work as the voice of Motel 6, and how his passion for woodworking lead to the creation of HatchSpace, which was conceived as a gathering place to support fine woodworking.
Hey Girl, If you are struggling with disordered eating or you are looking to find support for someone who is? If you answered yes...today's episode is FOR YOU! In Episode 75, I share 7 ways to help someone who doesn't want help, & I give you insight into my own freedom journey + hope along the way! In my experience, t's so very important to show love, kindness & provide an "open door" if you are in the midst of helping navigate support for someone who is dealing with this dreadful disease. I share with you nuggets of gold in this one! I also discuss how these 7 different ways in helping support someone with disordered eating can actually allow the person in need to step forward & ultimately get the accountability that is imperative to recover. This illness can cause isolation, loneliness & avoidance. But with today's guidance you can be armored up to help you support your loved one through this process. & I want you to remember.... an eating disorder is NOT a choice! Don't give up hope sweet friend. Help is possible for them....& hope is possible for YOU no matter what side of the fence you are on. Tom Bodett says, "They say a person needs just 3 things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, & something to hope for." I hope today's show brings hope to your weary heart & that you continue to love on that special someone in your life that is going through this struggle to freedom. Have faith, sis! & if you or someone you love is searching for support, I'd love to get to know you & share with you just how recovery coaching & the holistic tools & principles I leverage with private clients can help support your recovery journey. Come on over to the website & fill out a client application. I look forward to hearing from you! See you on Monday! with love & hugs, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don't have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let's work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.
“Dicen que una persona necesita solo tres cosas para ser verdaderamente feliz en este mundo: ♥️alguien a quien amar, ♥️algo que hacer y ♥️algo por lo que tener esperanza.” Tom Bodett
For some, being a triple-threat actor/writer/comedian is enough, but not for Randall Park, who decided to add "director" to the list with his debut film Shortcomings. He joins guest host Karen Chee and panelists Zainab Johnson, Tom Bodett and Josh Gondelman.
Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Lee Cowan reports on efforts to rescue endangered sea turtles, by air. Also: Ted Koppel looks at how some South Carolina newspapers are finding new strategies to survive; Kelefa Sanneh explores the legacy of jazz great Louis Armstrong; Faith Salie visits the woodworking shop of writer and NPR essayist Tom Bodett; and Roxana Saberi takes a spin through the history of the Ferris wheel.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Weird Al joins panelists Josh Gondelman, Robby Hoffman, and Tom Bodett to talk about his new (mostly real) biopic, and what he would've done if Prince hadn't turned him down.
OMG. I met Tom Bodett! and he left a light on... for me! thanks G6 Hospitality LLC
Chuck Heinz and Jamie Lent Texas Tech basketball coaching search, Tom Bodett, Texas Tech Baseball vs Texas this weekend, and who we thing in the Big 12 football upcoming season will make the biggest jump and fall.
"They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for." Tom Bodett. Let's talk about all 3. Especially something to hope for, because Happy and Hope are twins. They are inseparable. You can't have one without the other. In this episode we wrap up our Happy Week as well as celebrate The International Day of Happiness and the first day of Spring. It's a crazy day at Happy Life Studios. Listen and you will see what I am talking about. Make sure you check out our Happy Life Challenge and develop your Happy Habit!Contact usLinktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudiosEmail: Podcast@HappyLife.StudioYo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297)Webpage: www.HappyLife.lol YouTube: www.YouTube.com/StevoHaysTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@happylifestudiosFacebook: www.Facebook.com/HappyLifeStudios Instagram: www.Instagram.com/HappyLife_Studios Twitter: www.Twitter.com/HappyLifStudios If you would like to help us spread the HappyPayPal: www.PayPal.me/StevoHaysCash App: $HappyLifeStudiosZelle: StevoHays@gmail.comVenmo: @StevoHaysBuy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/HappyLifeStudioCheck: Payable to Hays Ministries or Steve Hays and send to PO Box 102 Maple Valley, WA 98038
Secretary of State Antony Blinken takes some time out from his busy schedule to tell panelists Dulcé Sloan, Eugene Cordaro, and Tom Bodett about his musical alter ego, ABlinken, and to answer three questions about Matthew Mcconaughey.Sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
TOEICでスコアアップを達成するには日頃の学習が大切なことは言うまでもありませんが、実力を発揮してスコアに反映させるためには、当日の取り組み方も大切です。 今回は、テスト開始前からテスト終了まで、どのような意識で取り組むか、テスト中の取り組みのちょっとしたポイントについてお話しています。 近々TOEICを受験する方はぜひ参考にしてみてください。 ■ Useful Expressions： In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson. (Tom Bodett) ●テーマのリクエストや番組へのご感想もお待ちしています！ https://ws.formzu.net/dist/S41569386/ ●YouTube「Jayの英語ブースターチャンネル」のご登録 http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=jayscoreup ●毎日配信ボキャブラリーブースターのご登録 http://boosterstation.jp/vocabulary/ ●ブログ「英語モチベーション・ブースター」 https://ameblo.jp/jay-english/ MP3 シェア用コードを表示
TOEICでスコアアップを達成するには日頃の学習が大切なことは言うまでもありませんが、実力を発揮してスコアに反映させるためには、当日の取り組み方も大切です。 今回は、テスト開始前からテスト終了まで、どのような意識で取り組むか、テスト中の取り組みのちょっとしたポイントについてお話しています。 近々TOEICを受験する方はぜひ参考にしてみてください。 ■ Useful Expressions： In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson. (Tom Bodett) ●テーマのリクエストや番組へのご感想もお待ちしています！ https://ws.formzu.net/dist/S41569386/ ●YouTube「Jayの英語ブースターチャンネル」のご登録 http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=jayscoreup ●毎日配信ボキャブラリーブースターのご登録 http://boosterstation.jp/vocabulary/ ●ブログ「英語モチベーション・ブースター」 https://ameblo.jp/jay-english/ MP3 シェア用コードを表示
Welcome to Day 1992 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom Laugh To Forget – Daily Wisdom Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps. We are on Day 1992 of our Trek, and it's time to explore another nugget of wisdom, which includes an inspirational quote and some wise words from Gramps for today's trek. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. So we are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend; this is Gramps. Thanks for coming along on today's trek as we increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2016%3A16&version=NLT (Proverbs 16:16) How much better to get wisdom than gold, and sound judgment than silver! If you apply the words you hear today, over time, it will help you become more healthy, wealthy, and wise as you continue your daily trek of life. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from Tom Bodett, and it is: An optimist laughs to forget; the pessimist forgets to laugh. Laugh To Forget I realize that different people have different personalities and perspectives. Some are naturally inclined to view life through the lens of the past, others through the present, and still others through the perceived future. Some people or more pessimistic while others are optimistic. While I understand that part of a person's outlook may be genetic in nature, or shaped by their past, we all have a choice to view each situation in life negatively or positively. As I have mentioned previously, I am an eternal optimist, and I will reframe just about everything I experience or encounter through a positive lens and mindset. I don't know how to view life in any other manner. I must admit though when things are rough in life, I must choose that I will look for the good and benefits of every encounter, whether it appears to be good or bad. While we are in a situation, we don't fully comprehend at the time if the situation will ultimately be good or bad. Many times, God permits us to go through trials and tribulations that are difficult to shape and mold us into His image. So, choose to laugh in every situation, and you will soon find that every situation is an opportunity to laugh. Life in this physical realm is short whether you live to 10 years or 150 years, so learn to laugh at life and the road you are on will appear much smoother. Psalm 126 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem,[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+126&version=NLT#fen-NLT-16093a (a)] it was like a dream! 2 We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the Lord has done for them.” 3 Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy! 4 Restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew the desert. 5 Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. 6 They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest. As you ponder this nugget of wisdom for yourself, please encourage your friends and family to join us and come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you want to listen to any of our 1991 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are available at Wisdom-Trek.com. In addition, I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player to download each day's trek automatically. Finally, if you would like to receive our weekly newsletter,' Wisdom Notes,' please email me at guthrie@wisdom-trek.com. Thank you so much for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and, most importantly, your friend as I serve you through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal. As we take this trek together, let us always: Live Abundantly (Fully) Love...
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington DC's long-serving Congresswoman, plays our game about DC Comics. She is joined by panelists Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett and Alzo Slade.
Tom Bodett celebrates a heroic payphone and gets advice from author Samin Nosrat.
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“I'm Tom Bodett for Motel 6 and we'll leave the light on for you.” Do you remember those Motel 6 commercials? There's something comforting about Tom Bodett telling us that he's leaving that light on for us, isn't it? He's expecting us, we're welcome there. Well, God is offering comfort beyond understanding. Let's look at Psalm 139:1-18 over the next couple of days. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Help us Bring HOPE and Encouragement to Others Texting the word GIVE to 833-713-1591 Website https://www.hopeisheretoday.org/donate Shopping on Amazon, select HOPE is Here as your favorite charity (EIN: 83-0522555) Login through this link > https://smile.amazon.com/ch/83-0522555
Keke Palmer, actor, singer and author of the new Kindle book Southern Belle Insults, plays our game about palm readers. She is joined by panelists Faith Salie, Mo Rocca, and Tom Bodett.
EPISODE SUMMARY: An all-pep-talks episode with appearances from lots of past Make My Day guests. Josh announces the show is going on a little hiatus and curates a series of pep talks from many wonderful past Make My Day contestants. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who contributed: Ron Funches, Bridger Winegar, Sadie Dupuis, Jon Gabrus, Anthony DeVito, Karen Chee, Sarah Hagi, Zach Reino, Jessica McKenna, Tom Bodett, Maris Kreizman, Daniel Kibblesmith, Aparna Nancherla, Mike Drucker, Tess Lynch, Jo Firestone, Mina Kimes, Laura Stevenson, Tom Scharpling, Wyatt Cenac, Alison Roman, Myq Kaplan, John Hodgman, Scaachi Koul, Matt Braunger, Dani Fernandez, and Ophira Eisenberg! Please consider donating to your local food bank or contributing to a local mutual aid organization this holiday season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Patrick talks to former Alaska-based home builder Tom Bodett about being a builder and helping to start HatchSpace, a woodworking shop, teaching space, and gallery.
#Truckers #Drivers - The Truckers Network Radio Show on TNCRadio.Live spoke to broadcast celebrity, Tom Bodett. You know him as the spokesman and signature voice of Motel 6. Tom drove a semi back in the day! It is a very entertaining episode with a great storyteller who is humorous and down to earth. Tom is a published author and is also heard on National Public Radio on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me and The Moth Radio Hour. Find out more about Tom Bodett. Check out this interview recorded during the Guilty by Association Truck Show in Joplin, Missouri. https://www.motel6.com/ https://hatchspace.org/ https://tncradio.live/ #TomBodett, #Motel6, #TNCRadioLive
Genesis 1 kicks off the creation story with those familiar words, "Let there be light." The first thing God does is provide us with the guidance we need to find our way in this world and, ultimately, find our way to him. What does the Bible say about the way we welcome others? How do we become more intentional about showing hospitality to our visitors and guests? Genesis 1 is all about how God made room for us. When we look at what He did for us, we see ways to make room for others. God said, "let there be light," and it was good. Tom Bodett says, "We'll leave the light on for you."
British actor, writer, TV host and Renaissance man Stephen Fry plays our game about one-hit wonders. He is joined by panelists Maeve Higgins, Hari Kondabolu, and Tom Bodett.
This has been a fun run, but it's time to stop. Or, as Tom Bodett famously said, "We'll leave the light on for ya..."
EPISODE SUMMARY: A recording of our recent livestream show. Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett, and Peter Sagal compete to cheer Josh up. Karen Chee pops in as well and is delightful in a non-competitive setting. Quick note for listeners who didn't watch the livestream: Paula Poundstone repeatedly pretends to cut her head off with a saw over the course of the episode. Ticket sales from the live show benefitted HatchSpace, a not-for-profit woodworking collective in Vermont that Tom co-founded. Donate to HatchSpace: https://hatchspace.org/Donate Listen to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me: https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/ Check out Peter's books: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/authorpage/peter-sagal.html Listen to Paula's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nobody-listens-to-paula-poundstone/id1410611499 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of the memoir, "Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs" plays our game about hot dogs. She is joined by panelists Maeve Higgens, Tom Bodett, and Negin Farsad.
Most people have the tendency to believe that happiness comes when you reach a certain destination in life: the new car, the new home, the new job, the new body. But, the truth is that those things offer temporary happiness. Janis talks about the basis of true happiness and how you can achieve it without needing to have anything. (and the most important person to love is YOU!) They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” -Tom Bodett
Abby Phillip, host of CNN's "Inside Politics", joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett, and Alonzo Bodden.
Welcome to Homer, Alaska, the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World"! Located on the shore of Kachemak Bay, the area was first settled when coal was discovered in the area in the 1890s. Homer is the southernmost town on the contiguous Alaska highway system and erected its first traffic light in 2005. The most recognizable feature of the town is the Homer Spit. It is a narrow gravel bar that extends in the bay and has the longest road into ocean waters in the entire world. Notable residents include Christian worship musicianLincoln Brewster, Motel 6 spokesman Tom Bodett, and Jean Keene, the "Eagle Lady of Homer." Keene fed bald eagles on Homer Spit for decades. We hope you enjoy our exploration of this wonderful little town.
Este and Alana Haim, two-thirds of the band HAIM, join us along with panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Peter Grosz.
It appears that the long-awaited electric car revolution is finally upon us. Are you ready? Are you excited? Last week, General Motors officially launched the electric version of the Hummer. The Hummer, of course, is the purposely intimidating sport utility vehicle based on the U.S. military's HumVee. Popularized during America's turn-of-the-century oil wars, the Hummer has long been one the personal vehicles that is most like a gigantic middle finger on four wheels. Weighing almost two tons, with 1,000 horsepower, and 0 to 60 m.p.h. acceleration in three seconds, the 2022 Hummer E.V. begs the question: Are we simply going to try to replicate the toxic male, energy-intensive, automobile-centric, 20th century “American way of life” on electricity rather than gas? Or can we imagine and build something better? This episode was sponsored by our friends at Cleverhood. For 20% off of stylish, functional rain gear designed specifically for bicycle commuters, enter coupon code: WARONCARS when you check out. Support The War on Cars on Patreon. Rate and review the podcast on iTunes. Buy a War on Cars t-shirt at Cotton Bureau. Check out The War on Cars library at Bookshop.org. SHOW NOTES: Listen to Tom Bodett's fantastic personal story, “Inside Passage,” on The Moth. You can find more on his “strange, fascinating career” right here. How fast could we transition our transportation system to electricity if we really wanted to? Subscribe to Andrew Salzberg's newsletter, Decarbonizing Transportation and find out. What 'net-zero carbon' really means for cities. And how the City of London is planning to get there by 2050, in part, via Ultra Low Emission Zones. (BBC) The EV Bummer: The Hummer EV may be the "quiet revolution" that GMC's promising — but for all the wrong reasons. (Streetsblog) Tom is also a co-founder of the non-profit HatchSpace, dedicated to sharpening an appreciation for the work of human hands through the learning, practice, and teaching of woodworking. (Seven Days) This episode was produced by Aaron Naparstek and edited by Ali Lemer. Our music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Our logo is by Dani Finkel of Crucial D Design. Find us on Twitter: @TheWarOnCars, Aaron Naparstek @Naparstek, Doug Gordon @BrooklynSpoke, Sarah Goodyear @buttermilk1. Questions, comments or suggestions? Email us: thewaroncars@gmail.com TheWarOnCars.org
Bryan Cranston, star of Breaking Bad, joins us along with panelists Tracy Clayton, Joel Kim Booster and Tom Bodett.
You know him from Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me or maybe “We’ll leave the light on for you.” but we know Mr. Tom Bodett as a green energy advocate who walks the walk. His self-installed 37kW solar array, advanced heating pump system and his new Tesla Model Y all speak of someone who cares. Spend […]
Christina Koch, NASA engineer and astronaut, joins us along with panelists Tom Bodett, Alison Leiby, and Maz Jobrani.
Samin Nosrat, chef, joins us along with panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Josh Gondelman.
Big Boi, rapper and producer, joins us along with panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Peter Grosz.
Bear Creek Winery Welcome to The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast. I'm your host Forrest Kelly from the seed to the glass. Wine has a past. Our aim at The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast is to look for adventure at wineries around the globe. After all grape minds think alike. Let's start the adventure. Our featured winery is https://www.bearcreekwinery.com/ (Bear Creek Winery) as we venture to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer,_Alaska (Homer, Alaska). Population just over 5,000, the halibut fishing capital of the world. Home to such famous people as the singer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_(singer) (Jewel). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motel_6 (Mr. Motel 6 Tom Bodett). Tom Bodett: We'll sure leave the light on for you. Forrest Kelly: Thanks Tom and https://www.bearcreekwinery.com/ (Bear Creek Winery), owner-operator Louis Mauer. That is correct. So when we pull into the parking lot at Bear Creek Winery, what do we see? Beautiful set of grounds and gardens that you can see and so there's a little aft people can walk through and we've highlighted some of the berries, the fruits, and berries that we use in our wines in the garden. No, the first thing people think of, you know, a winery in Alaska. How is that possible? Are there any hardships? Well, yes. If we were trying to grow our grape, it would be extremely difficult. Which we've actually tried cultivating grapes and they'll root and they do okay during the summer months, but then they're very difficult over winter with the cold. Our most challenging thing is probably shipping items, getting stuff up here, and getting things back down the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States#The_lower_48 (lower 48). It is always a challenge and costly. In the early years, you were doing five-gallon batches and now you're over what, 20,000 gallons a year? That's correct. Right now, we ship anywhere in the US. So your featured wine, your home run, your grand slam home run wine would be? Our strawberry rhubarb. We have two brands, one's a Bear Creek and the strawberry rhubarb is by far our most popular wine. We make a strawberry wine and then a rhubarb wine and blend the two together. And then for our https://www.glacierbearwinery.com/ (Glacier Bear), which is our sister label that we've produced in order to highlight the guaranteed to be grown in Alaska fruit wines. We have a golden raspberry that we make that's extremely popular. Do you get any push back from traditional wineries? No, not from wineries but within wine tasters. Everything's interested in what we're doing, it's very collaborative. We get more blowback from customers coming into the tasting room and not understanding what it is that we do more so than people in the industry. It's the taste of a fruit wine that much different than that of a grape wine? It's significantly different. The wines are, you know, they're wines are crafted well. We've produced award medal-winning wines, but the flavor profiles are dramatically different because they're not done, it's not a grape. So, you know, I don't know who's ever tried, like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_wine (apple wine) might be something they're more familiar with. And the fun part of it is because the flavor profiles are so much different, you have a whole new set of flavors that you can pair with dishes and for different settings and occasions and things. So is the process similar? Yes, the equipment is the same. We use tanks and pressers of holding vats and all those kinds of things from the same vendors that a grape winery would and we use all those things in the toolbox. We might do it in a different order than some other winery, but it's all the same, still yeast and sugars and producing alcohol. I understand you've got a https://www.bearcreekwinery.com/lodging (lodge)? We do. We've got two suites that guests can stand and then we also have an apartment, a three-bedroom apartment so people can stay on the grounds and enjoy
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In today's episode we'll talk about the quote from Tom Bodett that says "The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson."
Alison Roman, NY Times food writer, joins us along with panelists Maeve Higgins, Tom Bodett, and Helen Hong.
Do you remember that old commercial for Motel 6, where the announcer named Tom Bodett used to say “we’ll leave the light on“? If you don’t, click the link for more information, it’s a fun trip down memory lane! That tag line corresponds to this week’s show about placeholders. The best way I can describe a placeholder is … Read more about this episode...
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joins us, along with panelists Maeve Higgins, Tom Bodett, and Luke Burbank.
Danica Patrick, former NASCAR driver, joins us along with panelists Faith Salie, Tom Bodett, and Helen Hong.
The gang Finally makes it back to Tabarongo but it looks like they forgot to leave the light on for them. Tom Bodett would be very displeased with this level of customer service.
Tom Bodett from Motel 6 and Tom Shane from Shane Company sound strangely similar. What if they're actually the same person?
Lt. Col. James Carafano is the Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at The Heritage Foundation and author of Wiki at War: Conflict in a Socially Networked World and Private Sector, Public Wars – Contractors in Combat. He joined Dan Proft and Charles Love with reaction to the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio over the weekend, along with Cheryl Chumley, the online opinion editor for The Washington Times and author of The Devil in DC: Winning Back the Country from the Beast in Washington. Plus, Tom Bodett is an author and broadcast personality heard regularly on NPR’s satirical weekend news quiz Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me, and national brand spokesman for Motel 6 since 1986. He joined Dan and Charles to explain why "Puttering" is a uniquely American undertaking, and why that is what separates us from other countries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Allie and Kristin discuss the Cecil Hotel, freaky-ass building, and Tom Bodett.
Talking about our new chat room!!! I Am The One Who Knocks! Ham & Beans with cornbread! Turning the other cheek and forgiving 70 X 7! Cluck Norris,...the winner! Ruber Chicken Names! Tom Bodett and Elvis Presley? Quotes! People with NO Personality. Current Events...where were you when... Good Deeds, Stupid Laws! Places near you that you can visit! Kirk In The Hills. Planned Parenthood defunded by $60,000,000. Media is the enemy! Some trivia! Camels in Arizona! We now have Jim's microphone fixed for next week!!!! Yay!
We're back down to just the two of us today as we discuss some new art. Camden brings the podcast to some more serious places than it's been before with a dark and insightful episode of a well-known TV show, as well as a very large oil painting. Anthony brings it to a more self-aware place as they talk about one of their favorite podcasts, as well as a magic routine that's much more than just a magic routine. We have it all in this new episode!
In this hour, a writer is sent on an assignment to locate poisonous snakes; two child refugees arrive in America; and a hippie kid seeks the approval of his father. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Hosted by: Catherine Burns Storytellers: Dan Kennedy, Tom Bodett, Dory Bonner
Ozzie Smith, former Cardinals shortstop, joins us along with panelists Tom Bodett, Amy Dickingson, and Brian Babylon.
Tom Bodett & Peter Asher - Tom discusses his work on "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me" & a new project in his Vermont town. Peter looks back on his days in Peter & Gordon, producing artists like James Taylor & Linda Ronstadt, and his show on Sirius XM Radio's The Beatles Channel.
Steve Earle, singer/songwriter, joins us along with panelists Tom Bodett, Roxanne Roberts, and Peter Grosz.
This week: comedian Judah Friedlander on his brief appearance in The Force Awakens and on who in the Dave Matthews Band gives the best hugs. Radio legend, Tom Bodett, who has reconvened his Storytellers on A Mission. We have new James Beard Award winners in the Valley and this organization doesn’t even cook. How much does the Milky Way weigh? And why do we call a lighting person a “gaffer”. Congressman McGovern on who he is endorsing for President and more.
Chris is the creative director for Motel 6 and HEB. He’s won the Mercury Award for radio 7 times. He’s a two-time jeopardy champion, an improv comic, a serial event […]
Aaron Sorkin, creator of the West Wing, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett, and Faith Salie.
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Richard E. Grant, actor, joins us along with panelists Maeve Higgins, Tom Bodett, and Adam Felber.
02 03 2019 - Tom Bodett And The Psalms by Snowmass Chapel
Jon Batiste, musician, joins us along with guest host Faith Salie and panelists Adam Felber, Rashawn Scott, and Tom Bodett.
Katherine forgets about chips, Jolt Cola, the lost calzone, Gucci slides, our animatic, and embryonic Smash Mouth fans. Basically, this is a good episode. Also, I'm gonna get upset about the Death of Expertise later in the episode, so be ready for that.
Tom Bodett is a household name: an author, columnist, radio host, voice actor and humorist. Since 1986 Tom Bodett is the voice behind the award-winning Motel 6 radio commercials ending with their slogan "we'll leave the light on for you." Bodett's distinct voice has been heard on NPR's programs All Things Considered, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and he has contributed to Sirius XM's The Bob Edwards Show. You may recall the voice for "Good Idea/Bad Idea" on the animated television series Animaniacs. We are honored to have him here on The Paul Leslie Hour. Support The Paul Leslie Hour by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-paul-leslie-hour
Cyndi Lauper, singer, joins us along with panelists Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, and Tara Clancy.
In this episode the crew talks about their experiences with going back to school both as kids and as adults. We cover topics that range from the first day of school, our favorite outfits, our best school memories and handling our children in school. We wrap the episode up with quotes from Shakuntala Devi & Tom Bodett.
Brief episode this week folks, on account of Colin being the one near death this week. Don''t fret though, because in his last remaining hours on Earth, we covered Raw's post-Superstar Shakeup plans, WWE's least fashionable ginger, the continued weakness of the Smackdown women's division, Tomohiro Ishii's travel hacks, PLUS a special appearance by NPR's Ira Glass and Tom Bodett! FIND US ON FACEBOOK- facebook.com/fightforeverpod/ FIND US ON SOUNDCLOUD- @fightforeverpod FIND US ON INSTAGRAM- instagram.com/fightforeverpod/ FIND US ON TWITTER- twitter.com/fightforeverpod Many thanks, as always, to Mo Goodly or the use of his music for the show. You can find him on Soundcloud at @mogoodly
Movies discussed: Death Spa, Death Ship, Death Bed: The Bed That Eats, Death House (short) We take a respite in the Death Spa that Charlie seems to enjoy this week, Josh and Matt prefer to relax in the Death Bed, and no one is interested in a cruise on the Death Ship. Next weeks assignments: REC 3: Genesis Cheap Thrills Brain Dead Cargo (short) Watch along with us if you like and we'll see you next week. The post Episode 90 – I'm Tom Bodett, and I'm Behind Your Painting appeared first on Horror Show Hot Dog.
Kevin and Karl review a podcast called Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, episode entitled "Rachel Bloom". Kevin loves the production values and occasionally chuckles at the jokes while Karl wishes the entire show would die in a fire. Bill Curtis and Tom Bodett are featured on the show and Kevin discloses that their velvet voices are fan-wank material. Karl does his best to educate us all on song writing theory in a constructive and helpful way. Carlos Santana is talked about for some reason and Kevin is as white as old dog poo. All this and more on this week's WATP!
Her energy alone is contagious. Stir in a terrific sense of comedy and several cupfuls of improv training and you have the perfect recipe for a dish we call “Fun to Work With” and a TV host, comedian and actress we call Lisa Gilroy! This multi-talented young woman was the host of YTV’s Undercover High (series nominated for an International Emmy) and currently co-hosts the afternoon pre-teen staple called The Zone as well as the live broadcast talent search competition The Next Star. When Lisa isn’t on camera, she’s writing and performing comedy sketches with a variety of improv groups at comedy clubs. How was young Lisa Gilroy plucked from thousands who submitted self-taped auditions to YTV who then shipped her across the continent from the wilds of Western Canada to the well-pounded pavement of Toronto? And how did those first few weeks go? In her words: “It was a medical miracle … minus the medical part!” Great Story! But we’ll let her tell it to you. The difference between school and life? “In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.” - Tom Bodett, humorist, radio personality, author Subscribe to the free Monetizing Your Creativity podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/monetizing-your-creativity/id1082894462?mt=2 While you're there, please leave your comments and suggestions for future episodes. We love your feedback! Or search for Monetizing Your Creativity on Stitcher, Google Play Music, Overcast or your other podcast app. www.monetizingyourcreativity.com
Live Wire visits the Twin Cities! Local TV pitchman Fancy Ray McCloney shows Tom Bodett how to spice up his Motel 6 ads, the mayors of St. Paul and Minneapolis (Chris Coleman and Betsy Hodges) face-off in a trivia contest to determine who is the superior mayor, and The Jayhawks share their signature sound that put Minneapolis on the musical map.
Wait Wait Don't Tell Me's Tom Bodett offers up the key to a happy, sober life (not hanging out with drunk jackasses plays a role), Scott Poole waxes poetic about corn dogs, Head Writer Courtenay Hameister says farewell, and Box Set offers up stunning harmonies.
This segment is dedicated to “Back to School”. We start of with the Battlefield and discuss tips for preparing kids for going to a big school for the first time (kindergarten). Here are some survival tips to make the first day easier: 1) Do a dry run – visit the school, practice dropping off, practice picking up 2) Get everything ready the night before 3) Learn the teacher's name – say how positive it will be 4) Get plenty of sleep 5) Eat Healthy Foods 6) Create a morning schedule – practice a day or two before Because the first week is going to be a big deal for them, they are probably going to be exhausted. In the Stuff To Do segment we suggest giving them a 10-15 massage to their neck, head, and shoulders. To prepare for school, our SuperCharge segment introduces Brain Packets by Deborah McNelis. These are products that assist in early brain development building language, cognitive, social-emotional, physical skills of kids. We debate whether you should police your children's clothes and if so, at what age in Dad's Debate. The homework for the week is to give your kids extra attention. Give them a little more of your time, hug them, and be sure to pay attention to them. You can also give them that massage we suggested. We close up the episode with the Quote of the Day by Tom Bodett, “The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.” SEGMENTS Welcome & Intros (0:00) – Jason & Alan discuss kids going back to school for this episode. The Battlefield (3:32) – The difficulties of starting school and some tips to cope with it. Stuff …
This segment is dedicated to “Back to School”. We start of with the Battlefield and discuss tips for preparing kids for going to a big school for the first time (kindergarten). Here are some survival tips to make the first day easier: 1) Do a dry run – visit the school, practice dropping off, practice picking up 2) Get everything ready the night before 3) Learn the teacher's name – say how positive it will be 4) Get plenty of sleep 5) Eat Healthy Foods 6) Create a morning schedule – practice a day or two before Because the first week is going to be a big deal for them, they are probably going to be exhausted. In the Stuff To Do segment we suggest giving them a 10-15 massage to their neck, head, and shoulders. To prepare for school, our SuperCharge segment introduces Brain Packets by Deborah McNelis. These are products that assist in early brain development building language, cognitive, social-emotional, physical skills of kids. We debate whether you should police your children's clothes and if so, at what age in Dad's Debate. The homework for the week is to give your kids extra attention. Give them a little more of your time, hug them, and be sure to pay attention to them. You can also give them that massage we suggested. We close up the episode with the Quote of the Day by Tom Bodett, “The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.” SEGMENTS Welcome & Intros (0:00) – Jason & Alan discuss kids going back to school for this episode. The Battlefield (3:32) – The difficulties of starting school and some tips to cope with it. Stuff …
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Introduction: There are three thoughts that bring me joy every day of my life, and all three are focused on the person of Christ. One of them has to do with the past, one of them has to do with the present and one of them has to do with the future. Concerning the past, it brings me constant delight to know that all of my sins are forgiven through the blood of Christ, much as a candle has been extinguished in an ocean of grace. Just to know that my sin can't even compare with the provision for it, that brings me great joy today. And in that I stand right now up to this very moment, all of my sins in the past are forgiven through the blood of Christ. Isn't that wonderful? Concerning the present, it's a magnificent thing for me to know that Jesus has given me work of eternal consequence to do today, and He will give me everything I need to do that work today. And concerning the future, that someday I will see Jesus face-to-face, therefore all of my best things are yet to come, and nothing, no power in heaven or earth or under the earth can take that from me. Those three things bring me great joy to today. Amen. And so you've had your three-part sermon. I'm done, and so we'll just close in prayer. No, there are some practicalities as we look back at that second one. Today God is calling on me and you to live supernaturally for His glory, He's calling on us to do things we ordinarily couldn't do, and He's calling on us to live by the power of the Spirit of God. Now, unlike I mentioned last week, like Peter walking on the water, that's not likely to be something He's going to call you to do today, although if He did call you, He would give you enough power to do it, as He did for Peter. But rather the truth of the incarnation, the truth of Emmanuel, God with us, the truth of Jesus coming down from heaven to earth is that Jesus cares about everyday, ordinary life. He cares how you and I eat our food, He cares how you and I interact with each other in the hall, He cares how you and I deal with brothers and sisters in Christ, how we deal with strangers. He cares about these things, and He knows that only by the power of the Holy Spirit of God can we lift those ordinary encounters into something sublime, something supernatural of eternal consequence, and that's what He's calling on us to do in Romans 12. Now, last week, I'd set the context for you. We've had 11 chapters of doctrine. These ethical commands in Romans 12 are not coming out of nowhere, but rather they are the fruit of all of the doctrine that we have learned in Romans 1-3, that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God that we apart from him, can do nothing good, that our mouths are full of cursing and bitterness, and our feet are swift to shed blood, all those things in Romans 3, that's what we were apart from Christ. We also learned in Romans 3 that through the blood of Jesus Christ, our atoning sacrifice, all of our sins have been forgiven. Through faith in his blood we stand cleansed, as I just mentioned a moment ago. And how we are in Romans chapter 6, no longer slave to sin, we're called to a whole new realm of existence. We're in a whole new country, as it were, with new rules and new ways of living. And yes, we still struggle with the body of death, Romans 7, but through the indwelling spirit, Romans 8, we can live as more than conquerors, and that this sovereign grace that God is giving us, Romans 9-11, it's so irresistible, so powerful that it will have its way with us, and that we can hold firm to it and nothing can steal our hope, and so therefore we can get busy in the Christian life on that solid foundation. If I can speak a little more directly, this supernatural life that we're talking about this morning can only be lived by Christians. It can only be lived by people who have trusted in Jesus, who have the indwelling spirit, but if that's you, if that's you, today, he's calling on you to live like this. Now, last week, we talked about the supernatural life. It begins in the heart with un-hypocritical love, a genuine love. It also begins with a burning zeal for the glory of God, there's a fire inside us and that we must stir that fire up, we must never be lacking in zeal, but keep our spirit’s of fervor serving the Lord. And a dear brother this week said, "Did you miss verse 10? I just wanted to know if you were skipping it or whatever," and I, "No, I didn't, I just wanted to combine these two heart elements of an un-hypocritical love and a burning zeal together." It starts in there, but it's hard to make a strong delineation between what's inside and what's outside here. It begins with the heart, we saw last week. Now, this morning, we're going to look at three other aspects of the supernatural life that God through the Apostle Paul is calling on us to live. First of all, the supernatural and very practical love for the family of God. And secondly, we're going to talk about a supernatural hospitality and generosity, and third, supernatural joy in trials. I. Supernatural Love for the Family of God Let's look at the first, a supernatural love for the family of God. Look at verse 10, "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love, honor one another above yourselves." Upon being saved, you and I, as we are trusted in Christ, we entered into the worldwide family of God through faith in Christ. It's an international family, there are people from almost every tribe and language and people and nation, and some day it'll be every tribe and people and nation. Amen. I'm looking forward to that. But it's a worldwide body of Christ, it's made up of people in every station of life economically, made up of both genders, of all ages, it's made up in a beautiful way of people from all walks of life. That's what you entered into. Now, this family, this supernatural family, is supernatural in origin. You enter it not in the natural way, but supernaturally. We're not all children of God in that sense. You have to be born again into the family of God, and so it says in John 1, "Yet to all who received Him [Christ], to those who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, children born not of natural descent nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." That's the supernatural origin of my connection with the family of God, and it's happened to people all over the world, that's how we enter. God, therefore, is our eternal Father. Every other Christian is my brother or sister in Christ. Jesus is our head, he's also our elder brother. You could put it that way, for it says in Hebrews 2:11, "Jesus is not ashamed to call them [and us] brothers." Isn't it amazing, then, sometimes how we are ashamed of Jesus. How could we ever be ashamed of Jesus? He's not ashamed of us, and he's not ashamed, it says to call us brothers. This family is united by the Spirit and by truth, we all believe the same things about God and about Christ, about sin and hell and death, about heaven, about justification, about the blood of Christ. We believe these same things and so doctrine unites us, and also the indwelling Spirit unites us. By the Spirit we are one family. Love for the Family of God Inevitable Fruit of Faith Now, love for the family of God is the inevitable fruit of true saving faith. Let me say that again. Love for the family of God is the inevitable fruit of true saving faith. Let me turn it around. Basically, if you don't love other Christians, you're not a Christian yourself. And first John tells us that very plainly in a number of places, first John 5:1 says, "Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves the child as well." You can't love the father and not love the father's children, and so therefore you've got to love the family of God if you're a Christian. Turning it around more negatively. First John 4:20 says, "If anyone says I love God and yet hates his brother, he is a liar, for anyone who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen." Now, this love is the very thing that Paul is commanding here in verse 10. "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love, honor one another above yourselves." Now, sadly, it doesn't always happen this way, does it? I actually was reading a book this week about a conflict in a church that ended up in an open fist fight right in front of the communion table. Can you imagine that? I can't, but I know that that kind of extreme fruit, actually trace it back, the roots of it are in our hearts, aren't they? We can have conflicts, we can have divisions with each other, even though we're better mannered than that so we don't end up in someone's Christian book as an illustration. But the divisions are there, we can disagree and it's an old problem too. The Corinthian church was rife with strife and conflict and factions. In Philippians, Euodia and Syntyche couldn't get along, couldn't agree with each other in the Lord. Even our author here, Paul, had a problem with Barnabas over John Mark, right, so I'm not saying he didn't practice what he preached, it's just what he preached is difficult to do, and there are going to be times that there's going to be disagreements, conflicts like between Paul and Barnabas over John Mark. But yet in the Book of Acts we see a contrast, we see local churches actually living this kind of thing out. We see them devoting themselves every day to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and a prayer. We see the way they used to sell their possessions and their goods and give to anyone as he had need. They didn't consider that their possessions were their own, but they shared everything that they had, even to the point of selling houses and real estate and putting at the apostles' feet. An amazingly generous collection was taken up among Greek believers for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem, and so we see a Jew-Gentile unity there through the sacrificial giving that went on. That's what the church was like in the Book of Acts. And we see a church that's characterized by supernatural boldness in dealing with the outside world, boldness in preaching the Gospel, boldness in facing persecution. That's what the church was like. And so here in verse 10, it was lived out, "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love, honor one another above yourself." Now, as we look at that first half, "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love." Paul combines two Greek words for love, and one of them just has to do with an open display of affection, of genuine affection, and the other just has to do with a family connection, like the love of a brother, a sister, for one another, because they're in the same family, and he combines the two of them together. This is pictured so many times in the Book of Acts toward Paul. You remember how Paul, at the end of Acts 20 when he's with the elders from the Ephesian church, they're all weeping that they would never see Paul again, then the very next chapter, there's the church at Tyre and they all go to the beach and they're begging him not to go to Jerusalem, and when they see that they can't persuade him not to go, they kneel down on the beach, all the wives and the little ones in the church, and they're just all huddled together praying. And then he gets up from there and goes to the next community and he stays at the home of Philip the Evangelist, who had seven daughters, who prophesied and he opened up his home in hospitality to them, and he goes from them and stays at the home of Mnason, and he opens up his home, Acts 21. One household after another, one local church after another displaying this brotherly love and this devotion. It's a beautiful thing. Now, I think a beautiful picture of this in the Old Testament is Joseph, whose brothers sold him as a slave into Egypt, and then after their father died, they were afraid that he was going to take his revenge finally, he was waiting for Jacob to die, so they thought, and so they come basically crawling in on their knees begging him not to punish them. And he is deeply moved, he weeps over this, Joseph, and he says, "Am I in the place of God? You meant it for evil against me, but God meant it for good." And then it says so beautifully in Genesis 50, that he spoke kindly to them and reassured them and he said that he would provide for all of their needs. That's a good picture of the brotherly love here. We don't always do well by each other, do we? But we've got to have that theological perspective that Joseph had, you meant it for evil but God meant it for good. And I love you and I'll provide for you, I'll do what I can for you to help you. That's a picture of his brotherly love and his devotion. The Scriptural Emphasis on Humility Now, I think the scripture here emphasizes humility, it's a foundation to this. Honor one another above yourselves. Prefer others ahead of yourself, think of them as better than you are, seek to meet their needs ahead of meeting your own. Think of issues from their point of view rather than from your own point of view. I think foundational to this is seeing other brothers and sisters as they will be someday, while you see yourself as you are right now. And Bunyan pictures this so beautifully in Pilgrim's Progress part 2, when Christiana is there with her children and Mercy, and they're in the interpreter's house and he gives all of them clothing, representing their right standing with God, their purity in God's sight. But what's so interesting is they cannot see their own clothes as glorious, but only those of the others. And so they're kind of... Bunyan said that the clothes were a terror to each one of them, because they only saw the other as glorious and not themselves, and so it is in the Christian life. We know our own sin, don't we? We can see it. And it's hard for us to imagine that some day we'll be perfect and glorious and we will be. But in terms of our humility and dealing with one another, we say, "Some day this brother, this sister is going to be glorious in Christ." And you see them that way. Lewis points us out in his great sermon, Weight of Glory, "We treat each other as though some day they will be glorious in Christ." And you look at how the apostle Paul dealt with this in 1 Timothy 1, he said, "I am the greatest of all sinners," and he's talking about how he persecuted the church, but notice the tense of the verb. He didn't say, "I was the great, the chief of all sinners," he doesn't say that. "I am the chief of all sinners," that's the way he carries himself, the way he thinks of himself. We honor each other above ourselves. Interestingly, the ESV emphasizes almost a holy competition here. "Outdo one another, in showing honor." That's one translation, like, let's have a contest and let's see who can honor the other more, let's see who can serve more. Churches divide over some of the strangest things, decorating schemes, colors of things; even more significant things like worship styles or evangelistic strategies or things like that can be sources of division. But here we are to prefer one another above the others. That doesn't mean we sacrifice truth for unity. That's not what we're talking about, but there's a sense of, "I want to see things from your point of view, I want to try to understand your convictions because they matter to me." And so we should try to see who can be the most humble, let's outdo one another, as the ESV gives us, "outdo one another in showing honor." I love the illustration. I've talked to others about this before, of George Whitfield, who was in a controversy with John Wesley over the doctrine of predestination. And someone came and asked Whitfield, "Do you think you'll see Wesley in Heaven?" And he said, "No, I don't, he said, "I think he'll be so close to the throne of Christ and I'll be so far away that I don't think I'll catch a glimpse of him there." You have to know Whitfield to know that that wasn't just an act. That's the way he really thought. There was a genuine humility there. Outdo one another in honoring others ahead of yourself. II. Supernatural Hospitality and Generosity The second aspect of the supernatural life is supernatural hospitality and generosity. Look at verse 13, there it says, "Share with God's people who are in need and practice hospitality." This is going to be a big part of how we are devoted to one another in brotherly love, this issue of hospitality. The word that Paul gives us here is one of pursue, pursue generous hospitality. Make it your business to find ways to be hospitable. Think about it, think about how you can open up your life, open up your home, open up your heart to others, pursue it. Now, the word for hospitality literally means love for strangers or outsiders. And the foundation's in the Old Testament, when God says, for example, in Leviticus 19 verse 33 and 34, it says, "When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God." Isn't that marvelous? Don't you remember how it used to be for you in Egypt, how you were aliens? Do to others in effect what you'd have them do to you. Treat them the way you would have wanted to have been treated in Egypt, not necessarily the way you were treated, but the way you wish you'd been treated when you were an alien, an outsider. It gets even stronger in the New Testament, when Jesus in the sheep and the goats teaching says he's going to gather all the nations before him, and separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he's going to put the sheep on the right and the goats on the left. And he'll say to those on his right, "Come you who are blessed by my Father, take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you invited me in." In other words, people's eternal destiny will be put on display by how they treat other Christians. because at the end, he says, "Anyone who does one of the least of these things, to the least of these brothers of mine, you do it to me." There's a connection to the church of which he is head, and if you treat somebody like this, it's like you're treating Christ that way. Very strong teaching. An even deeper concept is the idea that when it comes to heaven, we are all aliens and strangers, aren't we? I mean, naturally apart from Christ. Ephesians 2 tells us we were at that time, aliens and strangers and outsiders. That's what it says in Ephesians 2:12-13, it says, "Remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus, you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ." We were aliens, were outsiders and now God has opened himself up and brought you in. And so it says in Ephesians 2-19. So you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you're fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household. We're going to Heaven on the basis of God's hospitality. He's opening himself up to aliens and strangers through the work of Jesus Christ on the cross, and he's opening up his home, he's opening up his table, he's saying, "Come sit with me." And one of the sweetest things ever is the idea of God and man at table are sat down, someday we're going to sit down at the table with God. Now, that's hospitality, it's the foundation of what he's calling on us to do, to welcome the stranger. Hospitality in the New Testament Now, in the New Testament, it's very practical and foundational. The basic concept is when you're traveling, you're on the road, there's not many other places to stay. Now, I'm not going to say not any places, because you know that there was no room in the inn for Joseph and Mary, so there were inns. And you know the parable of the good Samaritan, he puts him up in an inn, and they were there but there were not as many as we have today. Certainly no Holiday Inn. There's no Tom Bodett leaving the lights on for you at Motel 6, that wasn't happening. Certainly no Hyatt or Ritz-Carlton. For the most part also, as Christians, they didn't want to stay at the homes of unbelievers. And so you really wanted to stay, in a very practical way, you wanted to stay with believers as you're on the road. Well, Christ's first missionary instructions in Matthew 10, he sends them out without any extra bag or tunic and sandals or staff, without any extra money, nothing, just sends them out. And if there's an immediate practical problem on this mission trip, where are we going to stay? And he says, "Whatever town or village you enter, search for some worthy person there and stay at his house until you leave. If the home is deserving let your peace rest on it. If it is not, let your peace return to you." So the idea is you find a base of operations in a town, and based on hospitality, you stand and you do your ministry there. And at the end of Matthew 10, Jesus pronounces eternal rewards for the people who put them up. "Anyone who receives a prophet because he's a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward. Anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous man's reward, and if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones that I'm sending out, [he says] I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward." That's an eternal reward for hospitality as we're helping God's servants that are going out to do his work, Matthew 10. Now, later on, the apostles are totally dependent on it. Peter was staying at the home of Simon the Tanner who lived by the sea in Acts 10 when the messengers came from Cornelius' house, he was a Gentile, that's how the whole Gentile church began, and so it's at Simon the Tanner's house that he's staying. It was his base of operations there. And then he's willing to go with a bunch of other Jewish brothers and he is actually willing to enter across the threshold of a Gentile home and share the gospel with them. And afterwards, Acts 11 applies, they sat down and ate a meal together. So he was willing to receive hospitality. Sometimes that's hard, it's easier to give it than receive it. Have you ever felt that way? But so it is. Here's the apostle Peter and he's willing to receive hospitality from Simon the Tanner, who gives it to him, and he's willing to receive hospitality from the first Gentile convert, there in Caesarea, Cornelius. Even here in the Book of Romans, the Book of Romans is written by a man, the apostle Paul, who is at that moment, receiving hospitality. As it says in Romans 16:23, "Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings." The whole church is based there. House churches were foundational. Lydia opens up her home in Philippi and after she's converted and baptized, she said, "If you consider me a believer in the Lord Jesus, please come and stay at my home." And that became the start of the Philippian church. House churches were big in hospitality. Foundational, then. 2 and 3 John, the foundational issue of those two books is hospitality. Don't take in a false teacher and show him hospitality or you'll share in his evil works. 3 John, he's thanking them for taking in good teachers and sharing in their good works. And so he says in 3 John 5:8, "Dear friend, you are faithful in what you're doing for the brothers even though they are strangers to you. They have told the church about your love, you will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. It was for the sake of the name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. We ought…" listen, this is 3 John 8, "We ought therefore, to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth." They needed a base of operations and they gave it to them. And so hospitality is huge. The most intriguing one is, of course, Hebrews 13: 2, which says, "Do not forget to entertain strangers for by so doing some have entertained angels without knowing it." Wouldn't that be exciting? Find out on Judgment Day. Oh, he was an angel? You know, I had no idea. Now, I think this is talking about Abraham's hospitality in Genesis 18, but there it is. Now, what is the situation today in the American church? How are we on hospitality? How are we on hospitality? Well, first of all, just societally, we have certain problems. First of all, there's the problem of affluence. One of the problems with affluence is that it breeds isolation. You know what you get for your affluence? You get to be away from people. And you might say, "Why would I want to be away from people?" Well, people are complex. People can be a little messy, people can mess things up, like your living room. And so as a result, you get to have isolation, a kind of a perfect and neat world, and that's a problem. Another problem is the fluidity of our society, we're a very fluid society, and therefore very few people feel the need to welcome the newcomer, because they themselves are newcomers, and nobody in takes ownership for the neighborhood. That happens especially in churches where people transfer their membership so frequently that they don't necessarily feel a sense of ownership for the community to then be hospitable to visitors. They're asking instead, "Who's being hospitable to me?" And I always find a way of saying, "Oh, it's not a very friendly church." I'm trying to think, "How do I turn it around," so I ask, "Were you friendly? How do I do that?" I want to think about that. Oh, the church just wasn't very friendly. And I have found that people who are friendly receive friendliness back, and so it's a matter of you don't look inward anymore, and say, "What am I getting from this church?" But rather, you're saying, "I want to be open to the visitors, I want to be open myself." Little by little you find you don't have a problem with friends at all. So it's an issue. Alexander Strauch wrote a book called The Hospitality Commands, and he was talking about an elderly single woman who had to travel more than an hour by bus to a suburban church that she wanted to go to, and she was there for four years, and no one ever invited that lady out or to their home after worship, four years, until the very end when she had announced that she was leaving the church, another elderly lady took her in and they had a meal together on her final Sunday. Alexander Strauch himself said, "I would go around and I would preach in other places, some two, three, four hours away from where I live. I would get done with the service," Strauch said. "People would come up, shake my hand, say it was a good message, maybe give me an offering, something like that, invite me back if I'd ever like to come, and then they'd all disappear and there I was, nobody would invite me to their home or give me a place of rest before I had to go back, or maybe there was even an evening service and in between the two services, I had no one to invite me over." It can happen, it's a problem. Now, here at First Baptist Church, I have personally seen and experienced incredible hospitality from members of this church. When we first came here, we stayed at a wonderful Christian family's home, and I enjoyed that time, that week together, with them. I'll never forget it. It was an incredible time. Or then there's the ice storm, 2002, when many people had to get out of their homes because the power went down, for sometimes as much as a week. And it was wonderful to see the way homes were being opened up to widows and the elderly and just people that had to get out of their homes. And we ourselves stayed at two different homes at that time. I'll never forget, it was beautiful. So we've seen that kind of hospitality. One family I know had a ministry in Pennsylvania of hospitality opening up their homes to really undesirable, poverty-stricken people and seeing many of them come to Christ, because they cared more about the people than they did about the quality or the status of their possessions. They were willing to open their home and they've done the same thing here, with International Ministry. I've seen many of you open your homes for meals, extended grace to our family and to others. It's a beautiful thing. I've seen it again and again, so there is a wonderful spirit of hospitality here at FBC. But I think we could do even better, I really believe it. And the more I thought about hospitality, the more I think this is strategic for our future ministries. It's very important, it's important for developing a sense of community and fellowship. We are very much a commuter church. People drive long distances to get to this church. As a matter of fact, if you went east-most or west-most to the extremities you're at least a 90-minute travel from one side to the other. And so it's very, very difficult for us to have community here if people don't show hospitality. One of the things we've seen develop in the last year are the home fellowships, and people have opened up their homes and they're willing to have fellowship in their homes, and that's made all the difference of developing community and fellowship. I think if we don't keep working at it, though, it's easy to slip through our fingers. We want to have a community here. We'll just have a little time on Sunday morning then you go, you go away. There's got to be hospitality to make it happen, fellowship. It's also essential to generosity. Here, we're commanded to share with God's people who are in need. I think one of the best ways you can do that is open up your home and share your home and your life and your food and other things with people, share with them. Now, obviously, for you to a write generous check and send it to needy Christians in other countries is in obedience to this verse. But I like to combine them. It's almost like share with God's people who are in need by pursuing hospitality. You combine them. Hospitality Fosters Evangelism Thirdly, also hospitality is strategically vital for evangelism. The gospel itself is weighty, heavy cargo that travels best over a well-built bridge of trust from one person to another. Now, I'm not saying that you can't do contact evangelism or that it's not valuable. What I'm saying is, it works best when you really know the people. And so, how about inviting people over your home and having them, I'm talking unbelievers, share a meal with them, reach out to them, in that way. We've seen fruit from that even quite recently. It's a beautiful thing. I think this is especially true for internationals. My goodness, nowhere do you see the need for hospitality as much as in international ministry. A lot of these folks come from countries where hospitality is ingrained in their nature and they come over here, and they're amazed at how difficult it is to get into an American home. Some of them study at Duke for two or three years and go home, never having been invited to the home of an American. Never. Now, this is amazing, I found out about a month ago that we have the possibility through Duke University of being a host family for an international student for the first week they spend in the Triangle region before they get situated at Duke. Do you see any possible strategic ministry there for the gospel? Do you think there might be the possibility that during that week, you could build a friendship that would last for a lifetime? That they would get to know you, and that you might actually be able to share the Gospel? Hospitality, essential to evangelism. If you're interested in doing something like this with internationals, talk to me or to any of the others are involved in international ministry, if you say I want to be a host family for one of those internationals for the first week that they're here in the Triangle region. What a strategic ministry that could be. Imagine seeing some of them come to Christ. Or the host ministry, talk about evangelism, people bring visitors to the church, and Tony is going to be saying at the end more about ways we can get involved, even beginning on Easter Sunday, but then from there on a developing ministry of making our church more hospitable to visitors, so that we can reach out to the people that God brings us. Hospitality is Strategic for Discipleship And then finally, hospitality is strategically vital in the area of discipleship. So much of the Christian life is what we say caught rather than taught. How valuable is it for, let's say, a more established family that's got older kids to take in a younger married couple that's just getting going in life, or has a newborn so that they can put their life on display and say, "This is how we discipline our children or this is how we train them or these are the things we do for a family, devotion time, this how we eat a meal together," and it helps you to be better too, as well. You want to put your best face on and to have guests from the outside, things just go so well at that point, and there's just a sweet spirit. So it's a beautiful inducement both ways. But discipleship works that way. And then the home fellowships are discipleship times. We have developing home fellowship ministry but we had a practical problem, we didn't have enough host families. And so some of the home fellowships have 25 or 30 people in them, that's large. And as a result, it's hard to get everybody in one room. The fellowship's not as intimate. We need more host families for the fall. So that's about as practical as it gets. Be willing to open your home on a Sunday evening and have a home fellowship. III. Supernatural Joy in Trials The final area of Christian life that I want to talk about here is supernatural joy and trials. Verse 12, it says, "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." It seems to me as I look at the Christian life that God has given us the challenge of waiting on him. And I told you the third sweet thing for me is that the best is yet to come. But sometimes it seems like I'll never get there. Do you ever feel that way? When do we get to see the Lord, when do we get to be in his presence? And it's even harder when you're going through a trial, isn't it? Maybe it's a chronic illness, maybe it's a chronic financial problem, joblessness, for example, maybe there's other issues that make life here on earth very shrill and difficult, but here God is calling on you to be joyful in hope and patient in affliction and faithful in prayer. What does Paul mean by be joyful in hope? Well, first of all, he's not talking about a natural hope, you know what I'm talking about? Like, "I hope my team wins the NCAA tournament," something like that. I don't want to drag us down into the mundane from the sublime, but that's a kind of a temporal hope that rarely gets fulfilled. Or an unemployed person could say, "I hope I get the job I'm interviewing for." Or even a lonely person in a nursing home can say, "I hope somebody visits me this week." Well, those hopes are fleeting. That's not what we're talking about here when we talk about be joyful in hope. Christian hope is a certainty that's coming to us some day based on the promise of God, you just don't have it yet. That's not a technical definition, but that's what it is, it's something you will most certainly get because God said you would get it, you just don't have it yet. And based on that, we get 11 chapters of what that hope is and from that draw on it, like from a bank account. Be joyful in the hope that someday you're going to be with Christ, even as you're facing great afflictions. I have seen in this church people go through afflictions in marvelous ways. I've seen people get diagnoses of cancer, and keep drawing on their faith in Christ to get through it. I've seen it again and again, it's one of the most beautiful aspects of the Christian life. I've also seen, not so much in this church, but I've seen people go through difficult trials, and they begin to question God. They begin to murmur against him and they begin to abandon their prayer life. That's why Paul combines be faithful in prayer, keep praying even when things don't seem to be going your way. George Mueller, the great prayer warrior, said it well, when he said, "The great fault of the children of God is they do not continue in prayer, they don't go on praying, they do not persevere." This is a man who recorded over 50,000 answers to prayer, but also prayed for over 50 years for something he never received while he was alive. God waited until after he was dead to give it to him. Be faithful in prayer. Jesus told many parables on this, like the parable of the unrighteous judge and the widow who kept coming again and again and again. Why did he tell that prayer, except that he's not necessarily going to grant you everything you want right away, but he wants you to be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Now, today we have looked at three aspects of the supernatural life that God is calling on Christians to live. My question to you is, do you see this power at work in your life? Perhaps you've already made a commitment to Christ, you've already come to faith in Christ, you've already given your life to him, but you're not seeing this kind of love flowing through you for the brothers and sisters in Christ. You're not seeing the humility that you'd like to see where you honor somebody above yourself. Maybe you haven't been hospitable, you haven't opened your home to anybody sacrificially. Maybe you don't see this is what you want, or maybe you've allowed the trials of your life to get you inward-focused, get you bitter, get you down. You know, God, when he comes to us through the Scripture, calls on us to repent, and to turn back and say, "I want to live this kind of life. This is my inheritance while I live here on this Earth. God work it in me." But I said at the beginning, if you're not a Christian, you can't live this kind of life. My hope then is that the description of it will be inducement to get you to look at the cross and say, "I want Jesus, not only because I could live this kind of a life here on Earth, but because when I die I can be with him forever in glory. That's what I yearn for." Don't leave this place without having trusted in Christ as your Savior. Close with me in prayer.
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