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This week on Breaking Bread Mike Birbiglia joins us at the table! Two Italian comedians in one booth - what could go wrong?! Tom and Mike share old Comedy Cellar stories, discuss thoughts on the Pope, and whether or not they would feel comfortable sharing a sleeping bag. Enjoy!  Check out Mike's new special The Good Life on Netflix May 27th.  Thank you to Last Bottle Wines for sponsoring this episode. Use the code PAPA at checkout to get 10% off your next order. That's lastbottlewines.com — code PAPA.  ------------- 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:27 Patreon Shoutout  0:00:56 Tom and Cynthia's support of Mike 0:03:04 Mike and Tom's "falling out" 0:04:00 Bread!  0:05:08 Mike's new special and serious topics in stand up 0:09:00 Greg Giraldo and hot takes 0:13:04 Italian upbringing  0:14:47 Comedy Cellar insults  0:17:47 Permission to laugh at serious topics  0:19:33 Touring with topics you're currently going through 0:22:06 Not showing special to father  0:26:45 Advice for being a parent 0:28:52 Last Bottle Wines Ad  0:32:15 TomPapa.com 0:32:53 Dreams that come true and telepathy  0:34:25 Meeting the Pope 0:38:00 Uncomfortable Moment  0:42:25 Therapy and bad breakup 0:47:35 Mike's wife is a poet - Jokes & Poems 0:50:47 Shhh Patreon 0:51:13 Not having more children 0:52:58 Reaction to Catholic upbringing and meeting the Pope 0:57:07 Silly questions  0:58:23 Angry Mike and getting in fights 1:04:04 Writing and 80 year old Mike 1:08:08 The Good Life backdrop painting  ------------- Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry. Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix! Patreon - Patreon.com/BreakingBreadWithTomPapa Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa #tompapa #breakingbread #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #bread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Italian scientists turn light into a solid. It's Incredible!Rome Fiumicino airport is the best in Europe for the 8th consecutive yearRenewable energy: Italy is fourth in the world among the largest markets for network development projectsPordenone in Friuli Venezia Giulia is the Italian Capital of Culture 2027La Sapienza University of Rome is the world's top university in Classical Studies for the fifth consecutive yearItaly leader in specific forms of tourism: luxury and wine Two Italian startups promote sustainability and innovationThe secret to living a hundred years in Italy and in particular in SardiniaItalian kids invent a phone case that charges with solar energySuperyachts driving the Italian nautical industryBreast cancer, Italy performs better than the EU average in access to and reimbursement for therapies

Two Italian managers square off in Warsaw, Poland later today as Carlo Ancelotti and Gian Piero Gasperini look to cap off last season's European triumphs with another piece of silverware. The MF crew discuss Real Madrid and Atalanta's selection headaches. Will Kylian Mbappé will be get the nod? Where will Jude Bellingham be deployed? Can La Dea replicate their Europa League final success with the likes of Gianluca Scamacca and Nicolo Zaniolò?    Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow the Morning Footy podcast on Twitter: @CBSSportsGolazo, @susannahcollins, @nicocantor1, @NotAlexis, @CharlieDavies9 For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, EFL, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you think football owners, chances are you'll think of the likes of the Glazers, Saudi state-ownership or rich Russian oligarchs. And you'd probably imagine these owners to be sipping champagne and soaking up luxury hospitality suites. But what if I told you that it's not always glitz and glam? In fact, it's more guts and grit as these two brothers have proved. Rafa & Stefano Petruzzo, the owners of Hampton & Richmond Borough FC - who play in National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system - tell us all about the world of football ownership, and how they're eyeing a partnership with Singapore's very own BG Tampines Rovers. Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us!raushan@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two Italian restaurants in Melbourne's north-west have been severely damaged by fire early this morning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Italian Parliament is expected to pass a law that makes overseas surrogacy a crime, which would eliminate the last pathway to parenthood for many same-sex couples. It's part of a wave of efforts around the world trying to reshape what families look like. Read more:The Italian Parliament is expected to pass a law that makes overseas surrogacy a crime, which would eliminate the last pathway to parenthood for many same-sex couples. It's part of a wave of efforts around the world trying to reshape what families look like. The Italian government claims that the potential ban on surrogacy is an effort to protect women from exploitation, and Pope Francis recently called for a ban on surrogacy using similar arguments. But advocates decry this legislation as part of an attack on same-sex parenthood being waged by Italy's right-wing government.Luca Capuano and Salvatore Scarpa are one Italian couple who are figuring out how this law could affect their family. They had a baby daughter last year with the help of an American surrogate, and they have an embryo ready for a second child. Now they are unsure if they can even remain in Italy. Rome bureau chief Anthony Faiola visited Luca and Salvatore in their home this year to talk about the future of their family. Today's show was produced by Peter Bresnan. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and mixed by Sean Carter. Thank you to Stefano Pitrelli and Marisa Bellack.Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

This week a chef in Provincetown uses walnuts and almonds to create two Italian-inspired after-dinner drinks.

Deanna Carbone is a Professional Cabaret Performer, Radio Show Host and Company Director of Voicehouse, which she founded back in 2008 and is now one of Australia's largest vocal studios teaching adults how to sing.Deanna's professional career started in children's entertainment, where she got her first ‘big break' at the age of 20 as Poppi the Pop Princess in iconic Adelaide's children's group ‘The Funkees'. The group toured all around South Australia and performed with big names such as Jessica Mauboy, for crowds of up to 35,000 people.More recently, Deanna is known for her part in the hit trio, ‘Two Brunettes And A Gay', with Aaron Collis and Celeste La Scala. Deanna is also a passionate Animal Rights Activist and former SA Coordinator for Anonymous for the Voiceless and Deputy Convenor for the Animal Justice Party. In this episode Jen and Deanna discuss-       The intersection of business and spirituality-       Building an integral brand-       The deconditioning process of the personal development industry -       The importance of self-discipline, strategy and practical implementation as well as energetics in business-       Unravelling the belief systems that exists within the family around having a business-       The natural cycles in business of fast and slow growth-       Both Jen and Deanna share details of their entrepreneurial journeys and experiences in business-       The importance of marketing, SEO and using terms that create visibility in your brand without the fluff-       Jen shares her indoctrination of spirituality and spiritual tools in the early years and her beliefs now around spirituality -       Jen and Deanna share their views beliefs around spirituality and their  journey with veganism-       Deanna shares her story about vegan activism and running in federal and state parliament for the Animal Justice Party -       Why so many people getting triggered by vegans talking about veganism-       The premise of vegan values and societal cognitive dissonance around the consumption of animal products-       The difference between veganism and a plant based diet-       Answering the questions that omnivores generally have towards vegans and breaking some of the stigmas around animal consumption -       Plus so much more! The documentaries that Jen spoke about, Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy and Forks over Knives are available on Netflix, and Dominion is available on YouTube.  To connect with Deanna, you'll find her on Instagram: https://instagram.com/deannacarbonee?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==To know more about the work that Jen does, head to the website: www.jenhamilton.coach Don't forget to follow your host, Jen, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/jenhamiltonofficial and the podcast at www.instagram.com/enlifened_podcast This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. The host and her guests claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein.

In an Italian American family, every dish tells a story. For two young Italian American bloggers, the stories of so many of their family dishes have become wildly popular with readers worldwide. In this week's episode, we're discussing how our Italian American foodways have helped our guests Kate Famiglietti of The Two Bananas and Maria Del Russo of Sunday Sauce to connect to past generations and inspire future ones! Both women share stories of how their grandparents' recipes encouraged them to begin their journeys into Italian food culture. From backgrounds photographing the human eye and writing a sex and relationship advice column, these two passionate Italians share the fascinating backgrounds and careers that brought them to these projects and explain how recreating a cherished family recipe is a trial-and-error process that takes time and patience… but the dividends pay off in more ways than one. We also discuss how our food culture helps connect us to our ancestral towns, why recipes vary from region to region, and what recipe modifications mean to how our foods tell a greater story. Join us for an episode that'll leave you hungry for more! This episode was sponsored by Mediaset Italia. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/italianamerican/support

A lumber jill, a Hollywood director, two Italian families, compost, a zoetrope, the man with a blue face and interview with Andrea Card, senior winemaker, Francis Ford Coppola Winery. ON THE ROAD with MR CA WINE is about California's cool, aspirational lifestyle and awesome wines hosted by Chuck Cramer, a California native, living in London and is the Director of European sales & marketing, Terlato Wines. This is a wine journey covering the hottest topics in the world of California wine, chatting along the way with the key influencers in the industry who make it all happen. This week's episode includes an interview with Andrea Card, senior winemaker, Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Sonoma.

Discussing Farmers and Nobles, A Genealogy History of Two Italian American Families with author Robert Sorrentino. Recorded: January 27, 2023 Running Time: 29 minutes 32 seconds

Discussing Farmers and Nobles, A Genealogy History of Two Italian American Families with author Robert Sorrentino. Recorded: January 27, 2023 Running Time: 29 minutes 32 seconds

In questa puntata del Podcast di The Street Rover discuto con Vincenzo Elifani di "Two Italian Rascals", rivista fotografica di cui è fondatore, e dell'importanza di saper andare oltre alla fotografia pubblicata sui Social Networks.++ LINK UTILI

Here are your top must-know tips on ordering coffee in Italy! Two Italian coffee aficionados tell you exactly what you need to know about Italian coffee culture, how to order coffee in Italy, what you should order, and Italian coffee order dos and don'ts....there's really just one but it's a biggie for Italians!

An Italian factory that works in conjunction with the Ukrainian steelworks Azovstal is currently at a standstill, as steel from Ukraine is no longer arriving. But just down the road, a factory partially owned by a Russian oligarch is operating at full capacity, using Russian steel. Our correspondents report from northern Italy. But first, the United States has cut off the last remaining financial route for Russia to pay off its debts to US bondholders by allowing a waiver to expire. 

Two Italian immigrants Giovanni and Emiliano (Mattia Signaroldi and Mike Fox) hit the stage to play synth pop and deal with a more than tough crowd.  Will Giovannia and Emiliano survive?  Find out in #bullyingsucks, an anti-bullying skit featuring songstress Wonky Tonk.  Wonky plays Jennifer, a bartender at Hank's bar in Texas, working alongside her BFF Melissa (Kayleigh Allen).  Kayleigh Allen also designed the cartoon artwork for this episode cover art.  Two Italian immigrants Giovanni and Emiliano (Mattia Signaroldi and Mike Fox) hit the stage to play synth pop and deal with a more than tough crowd.  Will Giovannia and Emiliano survive?  Find out in #bullyingsucks, an anti-bullying skit.   Be Kind (To Everyone You Meet), Music composed and performed by: Mattia Signaroldi.  Vocals by: Wonky Tonk & Kayleigh Allen. We Are All The Same (But Different), Music composed performed by: Mattia Signaroldi.  Vocals by: Mattia Signaroldi and Mike Fox.  This episode is made possible by: Load Boost.  Be sure to use our promo code: HSSH at check out when purchasing from this link: https://vitaliboost.com/products/load-boost.   This episode is also made possible by: RISING STAR, the innovative fashion house based in New York City, presents the timeless art collection, entitled “I Met Jesus”. Sound FX by Zapsplat.com and fesliyanstudios.com!  Listen to more music by Mattia Signaroldi at https://en.mattiartist.com.  Listen to more music by Wonky Tonk at https://www.wonkytonkmusic.com Full interview with Wonky Tonk Available watch at: https://www.hesaidsheheard.com/e/wonky-tonk-and-bullyingsucks/ Or Full interview with Wonky Tonk Available to listen at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cIaYGrrHgVkcizYWFBEJj

In this week's Great British Bake Off Podcast, Greer Riddell is joined by James 'JP' Pearce to discuss episode 3 of the brand new season (Season 12 2021). They discuss Kippers, Two Italian bread challenges and baking a baby out of Japanese Milk Bread is terrifying. Challenges include Focaccia, Ciabatta Breadsticks, and 3D Japanese Milk Bread Sculptures.

Welcome to The Hydrogen Podcast!In episode 029, The US Department of Energy pumping even more money into hydrogen, some great bipartisan news to come out of West Virginia as they look to utilize some of that DoE cash. Snam and Leonardo partnering in hydrogen safety, and how the world's first hydrogen focused investment fund is planning on deploying its millions. All of this on today's hydrogen podcast. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy the podcast. Please feel free to email me at info@thehydrogenpodcast.com with any questions. Also, if you wouldn't mind subscribing to my podcast using your preferred platform... I would greatly appreciate it. Respectfully,Paul RoddenVISIT THE HYDROGEN PODCAST WEBSITEhttps://thehydrogenpodcast.comCHECK OUT OUR BLOGhttps://thehydrogenpodcast.com/blog/WANT TO SPONSOR THE PODCAST? Send us an email to: info@thehydrogenpodcast.com

On the 12th April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human to leave Earth's gravity and complete an orbit of earth. But are the history books right? Was Yuri really the first person to try? Two Italian brothers may have discovered disturbing evidence pointing to dangerous and secretive missions later covered up by Russia. Who should we believe? Time for Kit and Rory to investigate. BUY OFFICIAL TPL MERCH www.thisparanormallife.com/store Patreon patreon.com/ThisParanormalLife YouTube youtube.com/thisparanormallife Twitter twitter.com/ThisParaLife Instagram instagram.com/thisparanormallife Secret Society Facebook Page www.facebook.com/groups/thisparanormallife/ Edited by Kami Toman www.tomanedits.com Research by Amy Grisdale Intro music: www.purple-planet.com

Newsome gives a contigent June15 reopening date. Two Italian teachers pass due mocktail #AstraZeneca Former Pfizer VP makes a statement on mocktails... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian citizenship attorney and founder of Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA), along with dual citizen and content creator, Rafael Di Furia, as well as special guest, Italian attorney, Andrea Permunian discuss the topic of how to get Italian citizenship through a 1948 case. As a Andrea regularly represents Italian Citizenship Assistance's clients in the courts of Rome and successfully challenges the 1948 rule on a regular basis. 1948 Italian citizenship cases are not uncommon in the field of getting Italian citizenship through an ancestor. For help with the Italian citizenship process and more information about Italian Citizenship Assistance visit ICA's website:https://ItalianCitizenshipAssistance.comTo contact Italian Attorney Marco Permunian and his team of dual-citizenship experts and attorneys you can use the contact form on the Italian Citizenship Assistance website:http://ItalianCitizenshipAssistance.comTo see more from Rafael Di Furia about life in Italy and life as a dual citizen expat check out his YouTube channel and website:Http://YouTube.com/RafaelDiFuriaHttp://RafaelDiFuria.com

Two Italian loudmouths discuss their week, food, and the things that annoy them to the core. They go so far "Off The Rails" you wont know how you even got there. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/off--the--rails/support

Royna McNamara joins us today to trace the footsteps of Giacomo Puccini and Maria Callas, and discuss the events that helped shape their musical lives. We begin on the picturesque shores of Lake Massaciuccoli in Torre Del Lago, where Puccini lived and composed for 30 years, before heading to the magnificent Arena di Verona.

Brittany Brave is a New York City-based comedian who has been featured on TBS, MTV, The New York Times, ELLE and was named a Best New Talent by the New York Comedy Festival in 2019. She is also the founder of We are Cat Call, a platform for women’s leadership, progress and camaraderie that does female-focused events for all. I wanted to have Brittany on the show because we are really kindred spirits and have a similar path -both Italian Catholic, both only children both huge champions of fellow women and creatives. Brittany started her professional career in PR and did comedy on the side, but her true passion was always calling her. However, it wasn’t until she found herself in a situation of domestic violence that she truly started owning her creativity as a way of admitting what was going on and taking charge of her life again. From Brittany, you will truly learn creativity’s ability to not only help, but even save your life. From our conversation you’ll also learn: How to "come out" as a creative at your day job Some of the weird quirks of Italian culture The unique and horrifying pressures of being an only child How to make money as a comedian during the pandemic Tips to pivot your career Hear our open dialogue about mental health Advice on dating during the pandemic. Also, I want to give a quick trigger warning...This is a very well-rounded conversation that ranges from serious and deeply emotional, to inspiring to rolling on the floor laughing, with that said, it’s important to mention that we do go into Brittany’s experience as a survivor of domestic violence and how comedy helped her through it. So I just think it’s important that you know that. Check out Britany Here! Listen to my single, "Like a Bomb" Here: ffm.to/likeabomb Follow me: @laurenlograsso & @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Two Italian photographers have found chickens to be perfect models – they can now be admired in a photo book. More than 200 photos show that even chickens can strike an elegant and professional pose.

It's summer time although most of us are still locked in the house fighting against the apocalypse. So we take you into 2 movies that dabble in Crocs! This week we watched Killer Crocodile (1989) & Killer Crocodile (1990). Two Italian schlock fests that you probably never saw. One of these are so bad it's good fare and one maybe not. We got loads of trivia and revelations about these movies. So let's get into it! EPISODE LINK www.longlivethevoid.com/episodes/ep189 Time Stamps HORRORSHOTS - 5:08 Killer Crocodile (1989) Spoiler Free Review - 7:45 Killer Crocodile Spoilers & Trivia - 20:10 Killer Crocodile 2 (1990) Spoiler Free Review - 1:00:08 Killer Crocodile 2 Spoilers & Trivia - 1:06:03 End of Podcast Talk - 1:26:50 So grab your safari hat, bring some dynamite and don't forget to pack your vegenaise as we travel Beyond The Void!

Two Italian inmates broke out of an Italian prison to "handle some business," and promised to return within 15 days. A donkey was arrested for gambling in Pakistan. New studies indicate that, just like humans, artifical brains need to sleep. Join Ben Bowlin for more Strange News Daily, and share your stories on Twitter: #strangedaily. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Can we have open houses yet? Has inventory recovered from coronavirus lows? What don’t I know about buying a home in this environment?! Quite honestly, it may be a lot. But don’t worry, today Joe and Mike are here with the lowdown on Silicon Valley’s housing market. Topics include: Inventory & prices under Covid-19 Protocols for showing and buying homes Covid contingencies Interest rates hovering around all-time lows Are there any buying opportunities?   If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99

Coronavirus is spreading rapidly and keeping more consumers inside their homes, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the Bay Area’s housing market. Most listings are generating a lot of activity and more homes are slowly coming onto the market. Right now interest rates are the hitting historic lows, which doesn’t necessarily mean low mortgage rates right away. With the Feds lowering prime lending rates it’s not only affects the refinance market, but the purchase market to. Today Joe and Mike provide a better understanding to prime lending rates and the market.   If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99

Out of state investing continues to be a hot topic in states where home prices are high and cash flow is limited. Looking at properties out of state is the more logical choice for consumers looking to build a diversified portfolio with real estate. Today Joe and Mike cover a checklist to guide investors through the process of investing in out of state properties. Know your strategy and goals before purchasing a property Where is your financing coming from? 1031 market research Multiple properties Turnkey providers & property managers Visiting your intended property     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99

February is coming to a close and the number of homes on market remains drastically low. Buying a primary residence in California is difficult, but investing in a property here can be downright impossible. If investing in property outside of California has been on your mind there are a few things you will want to know. First of all you should be investing for cash flow, not appreciation. It would also help to know about: What you should be researching before you buy Development in Detroit & other cities Maintenance and natural disasters Annual renters vs. short stay vacation renters Working with local banks   If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99

A new year has always meant a new market, and not to say we told you so, but there is always the possibility of the market reverting back to a strong sellers market. Inventory right now is incredibly low and offers are starting to flow in on whatever’s available. Are buyers in for another tough round or will more sellers come on to the market as the year progresses? Today Joe and Mike get us prepared for the 2020 housing market. Topics include: Why the market could shift again Buyers – Preparing for contingent offers and appraisals Financing contingencies Maxing out your budget Sell-and-buy strategies     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99

Two Italian Women Working for the European Parliament, with outsanding backgrounds and an even bigger mission. Founders and leaders of the European Women Alliance.  ALESSIA CENTIONI is an Italian, mom, co-founder and president of European Women Alliance, she has ten years of experience in European affairs in the field of internal market, trade and foreign policy. She is graduated in Political Sciences at university of Rome La Sapienza and holds a M.A in European studies at the ULB of Brussels. Alessia is a pro-European and feminist activist trusting in EU’s integration and women empowerment. She regularly contributes on Huffington Post blog with comments on Italian and European politics. LAURA CAROLI is a Senior Policy Advisor at the European Parliament, she has a PhD in Geopolitics and previously worked at the Italian Parliament and the Italian think tank “Italianieuropei”.

With the New Year being so young, people are making big plans and setting new goals for their future. For many of us moving up, buying that rental property or taking that big step into home ownership is our main priority following a tame 2019. No one can predict the future, but looking to a professional for help can help you make the right move. Today Joe and Mike try and guess what will happen in 2020 based on history and data. Topics: Holiday inventory levels A unique situation for buyers and sellers Cross-collateralization program Will mortgage rates stay under 5%? Changes to VA loans Rates on jumbo loans And more!   If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99

Rachael mashes up two Italian classics!

Many people are unaware of the new property tax bill under consideration for San Jose.  Any commercial and residential transactions over $2 million will get an additional assessment of $7.50/thousand. This is a big deal even for those it doesn’t affect. Do you have an issue with the city enacting this additional tax on San Jose properties? Being a first time home buyer is a difficult challenge and here in the Bay Area where the costs of living is incredibly high, it can feel downright impossible. Discouragement won’t change your current living situation so it’s time to start focusing on what you can do to get the home you really want. In the second half of today’s podcast Joe and Mike discuss first time home buyers hesitations.   If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99

It has been a while since we took a look at the market and you might assume we would continue the steady climb to normal inventory levels we saw all year. You’ll be surprised that the number of homes on market has surprisingly shrunk to nearly half of what we would consider normal. Today Joe and Mike try and determine if people are busy decking the halls or taking their homes off the market and repricing to fit today’s market. Also in discussion: The Silver Tsunami and the next sellers market Do credits have to be disclosed in closing? The digital mortgage experience   If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99

Most people are aware that the next big move for retired baby boomers will be to sell their homes and downsize. Predictions claim that the market, which has been incredibly parched in the past, will soon be flooded with homes over the next 20 years. If these predictions hold true, how do we prepare for the shakeup the Silver Tsunami will cause? The iBuyer –it’s a term real estate professionals are incredibly familiar with and baffles the consumer. Who or what is the iBuyer and what they mean to the market? Also in discussion: Are consumers receptive? How professionals are handling the iBuyer Reality of the iBuyer program     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99

The amount of college graduates entering the workforce with substantial debt has never been higher. In fact, student debt levels are so high they are surpassing total mortgage debt in the US. Even if you are one of the millions of students beginning your new career with debt the amount of a home, you’d be surprised to find out that home ownership is still within your reach! In the first half of today’s podcast Joe and Mike explain how student loans affect your ability to finance a house. Death and taxes. While neither are avoidable, one of these is deferrable. Since capital gains laws were written real estate prices have skyrocketed posing a problem for consumers looking to sell their property, but not willing to accept the house tax hit that would come with it. The 1031 Exchange is a great tax deferral tool that can be used for personal residences and investment properties. Listen in to find out how the 1031 Exchange works!     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

Rent is a big, big deal in the Bay Area where home prices are incredibly high. Starting next year statewide rent control officially takes effect and no one is quite sure what effect it will have on rent increases and home values till it expires in 2030. With so many big changes coming up its hard not to start planning what your next move will look like. Today Joe and Mike discuss what kind of future the Bay Area and California will have under rent control. Topics include: What will this mean for landlords, renters and investors? Laws around rent control Limiting single family home zoning & ADU’s Home buyer opportunities     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

Lie down on the couch and relax because today Joe and Mike are delving into the psychology of real estate. In a time when more things are becoming automated and we are becoming more reliant on the internet, 90% of consumers still prefer to work with an agent. Is there a deeper reason why technology has yet to become a dominant force in the real estate world? Will the agent continue to thrive in an area where emotions run strong?     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

The Feds cut the prime lending rate by .25% and even though the economy is still chugging along, people are still concerned that a recession is coming. Anything could happen between now and 2020, but if you believe a recession is imminent then it’s best to be prepared. Today Joe and Mile think about what a possible recession could do to real estate. Topics include: Buying and selling before a recession Analyzing investment properties Managing your mortgage HELOC’s     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

The market is flattening into a normal market and emotionally speaking, consumers just don’t know what to do. Simply mention you were thinking about making a transaction and instantly you’ll have people telling you to wait for the Bay Area’s market to come crashing down. Other people will encourage you to get out there quick and take advantage of this lull in the market for it will surely take off again before we know it. Whether the market rallies back or continues to fall, trying to time the market is a huge mistake because no one can predict the future. Listen in as Joe and Mike get into the psychology of the market.     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

“Pick a team of people you trust” is a phrase you’ve heard repeated many times on RERL and for a good reason. Not only are you making a big financial decision, many consumers rely on their agents and lenders for referrals on plumbers, electricians and really anything house related. Building trust is everything in a real estate transaction; so who do you trust and who do you trust to find who to trust? Topics include: Can good communication and service replace immediate action? Technology to improve customer service Transaction legality issues Working with family and friends     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

The market keeps ticking up and buyers are finding their options are dwindling once again. Silicon Valley continues to prove it’s a crazy place where first time home buyers are looking for homes priced around $1million instead of the sub $400,000 range the rest of the country deals with. Coming up with $200,000 for a down payment is no easy feat and buyers are turning to creative financing options to get their foot into their very first home. Today Joe and Mike share their checklist of buyer’s options. Topics include: Financing and payment programs Qualifying for a larger loan & staying under the interest tax deduction cap Preparing to buy in this market Creative ways to get into homes     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

We hate to say we told you so, but the market is ticking up! The slow start and strong buyers market we saw earlier this summer is starting to swing back the other way. Could we end up with another crazy-strong sellers market before heading back to a more normal inventory levels or is this just a momentary flash where sellers are back in the driver’s seat watching buyer’s fight over homes? Listen in as Joe and Mike discuss the latest activity in the market. Topics include: Mike’s fixer upper transaction Best cities to flip houses outside California Top 10 relocation search destinations Top 10 cities where people are looking to leave     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

“It’s a great time to buy” It’s the phrase you’ve been hearing from us all year long that has had sellers wondering where the hoards of buyers have seemingly disappeared to. Okay, so maybe Silicon Valley’s real estate market isn’t exactly crickets, but the sheer pandemonium we saw the last few years has calmed down enough that discouraged buyers finally got a chance to negotiate offers. Is this small window of opportunity already closing to put buyers back in the driver’s seat? Listen in as Joe and Mike discuss the potential turn in the market. Also in discussion: Sellers checklist Are 40% of US homes debt free? How to leverage your equity for opportunity     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

Rates are close to all time lows which means your buying power is high. When analyzing your position as a seller then as a buyer it’s important to think about how the sales price of your house evens out with good rates. Even if you lose a little on the sell side in today’s flattened market, you’ll easily make it up when you purchase your next home. In the first half of today’s podcast Joe and Mike discuss the role low rates play in current market conditions. What it takes to get a loan differs depending on where you live. Conforming loans can be as easy as tax pay stubs and bank statements for your lender to approve, but things can get a whole lot more complicated when it comes to jumbo loans. Conditions and guidelines can vary from lender to lender and more documents will be needed in comparison.  In the second half Joe and Mike look at the reality of what it takes to get a loan.     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

It’s amazing how one voice can swing the market, but today the feds hinted they could lower rates in the near future. With graduations coming to an end and summer vibes setting in, this crazy market has all it needs to really take off. Today Joe and Mike discuss what to expect as buying season enters full swing. Topics include: Where the market is now compared to last year Could home prices go lower? Rate hikes to rate drops Tax benefits What a refinance can do for you     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

A lot of money gets spent on advertising in the real estate industry and while options are great, too many can leave you not knowing where to start. Emotions and a changing market can make decisions even more difficult for consumers who are just looking to get a fair deal. Today Joe and Mike educate us on different real estate models and what you are or are not getting from them. Topics include: Buyers taking their time in a normal market Traditional model and fees Menu based services Refinance vs. purchase iBuyer programs     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

Looking at this market everyone can agree that it has changed a bit into what most consider to be a normal market. For most people, whether it’s their first transaction or their third, whether they’re making the move solo or with a family, a lot of emotion comes into play. Today Joe and Mike take the emotion out of real estate to explain why today’s market is a great market for buyers. Topics include: Is Santa Clara County at normal inventory levels Where are interest rates? Analyzing average days on market, sale to list price ratio trends & months of inventory Which way will inventory go? Waiting to join the market What house hunters are looking for     If you wish to contact Joe Cucchiara email him at Joe@RERadioLive.com, call (408)-838-9060 or simply visit www.RERadioLive.com. We also provide additional information to help you make smart decisions in and around your real estate venture. All the information in this podcast is broadcast in good faith and for general information purpose only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information on our website is strictly at your own risk. We will not be liable for any losses and damages in connection with the use of associated information. www.reradiolive.com All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2015. Joe Cucchiara MLO 273084 This is not a commitment to lend. Our team fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. For more information, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/. Read more at http://radiolive.rerl.libsynpro.com/#xhDOuqiFWVEfL1qw.99  

The 1996 drama/comedy that takes place in an unnamed east coast city in the 1950’s. Two Italian brothers are Striving for Perfection. They are the Rae and Ghost of authentic Italian ziti. And their restaurant paradise is their attempt at release a Purple Tape. The problem is the restaurant is underwater with debt, and has no Supreme Clientele. Tonight is the brothers' one shot to make waves with a big blow-out feast. Starring Tony Shalaub, Stanley Tucci, and a young Mark Anthony.

Does the holiday gift-giving make you anxious? Are you the guest that brings a bottle of Jameson to baby shower? Do people know you as the ultimate procrastinator? Sounds like you need a few ideas for ALL the BABES in your life! My good friend and the #1 Gift Giver on the planet, Rebecca Raushi and I discuss rules for holiday gifting, specialized gift ideas ANDDDD all the latest things we want are right here: MY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE for BABES: https://www.alisoncapra.com/blog/2018/11/28/gift-guide-for-babes How NOT to be a Miserable Cow - A gypsy's guide to life, love and the pursuit of happiness from a clever girl with a big heart, passion for life, and strong convictions. Too often we release "bad behavior" to personality types or even our upbringing. On my quest for personal growth, I have identified what's making us ugly people, and if we refuse to identify them within ourselves we will become a Miserable Cows. My BOOK: www.alisoncapra.com/books My YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/alisoncapra My Website: www.alisoncapra.com My Instagram: www.instagram.com/alisoncapra My Twitter: www.twitter.com/alisoncapra --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alison-capra/support

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From on high, the stars watch our brief stories unfold. A man without a nose. Two Italian radio operators. A psychic court jester. An alcoholic moose. And guy named Manderup Parsberg. Mankind travels along a road that leads not forward, but upward. In Soviet Russia, smart dogs go to space and unlucky cosmonauts go to China. This week’s topic: “Astronomy” #ButHamletDidn’tHaveAMoose #SaveItForTheShow

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sermon transcript Introduction So, we come to this text this morning; I was meditating on it, the phrase “The trial of the century” came to my mind. How many of those have there been? Our century is pretty young now, and already we've had two or three that I've read that have had that label. The Trial of Saddam Hussein, 2005-2006, had that label in some places. Last century, there were lots of trials of the century. The Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925 was the trial of the century that pitted evolutionary convictions against scripture, very fascinating, in Dayton, Tennessee. Two years later, there was another trial of the century: Sacco-Vanzetti. Two Italian immigrants were tried and convicted of murder, many thought, unfairly, because of their anarchist convictions. Then, a few years after that, there was another trial of the century, that was the Lindbergh kidnapping trial, and that was very famous, and it captured the nation's attention. At the end of World War II, there were the Nuremberg war criminal trials for the Nazis, and that was captivating as just evil was paraded before the eyes of the world, and those Nazis tried to give a defense for the heinous things that they'd done. Of course, there was the OJ Simpson trial in 1995, also called the trial of the century. All of these have been sensational in their own way, they've all been significant in their own way. Yet of far greater significance in redemptive history, as we come to the text today, is the trial of Jesus Christ before Pontius Pilate. It’s significant in redemptive history, because Jesus is the most significant man in redemptive history, the most significant figure of the Bible, central towering figure of the Bible, presented as the only Savior of the world. And that is a very significant trial that happened once for all time in history. But connected with this text today is a different kind of trial, intimately related to it, and it's a trial that individual sinners put Jesus on every day as they sit in judgment on Jesus and stroke their chins and try to figure out what they're gonna do about Jesus. And so, in that way, Pontius Pilate represents them, and they sit on the judgment seat while Jesus stands, God in the dock, God on trial before them, and they try to decide what to do with Jesus. And that's a very significant trial for each individual person. He is on trial every day, every hour, before the watching world. We could make an argument in that vein that he is the most tried man in history. He's been on trial more than anyone else in history, again and again, the watching world. And so, at that point, the phrase, “Trial of the century” just shrinks into insignificance. This is more than just the trial of the millennium, this is the trial of eternity, the trial of all ages. This is the trial of Jesus Christ as he stands before a human judge. And it's interesting how the Scripture, in some sense, in the New Testament, presents this as good and right. Jesus said in John Chapter 7, “Do not judge me - Do not judge by mere appearance but make a right judgement.” He said two chapters earlier in John chapter 5, he lays out evidences, John the Baptist was a witness, shining and testifying. The works Jesus was doing were testifying in his name. Jesus himself testified, the Father testified, and the Spirit testifies. And so, in some ways, this is appropriate. To some degree, Jesus invites us to do this very thing. Now, how fascinating is it that, at the end of all things, it will be 100 percent reversed, and Jesus will sit on his judge's throne, and he will judge every single human being that has ever lived. And that trial will settle the eternal destiny of every single person that stands before him. So, for a time, Jesus allows us to judge him, but in the end, he is the judge of all the Earth. Now, shortly after I became a Christian, I read a book by Josh McDowell called Evidence that Demands a Verdict. And so that really pulls into this idea of a court trial, and it's an apologetics book, and it lays out various forms of evidences. One of my favorite parts of that book are the various prophecies, the fulfilled prophecies, that testify to Jesus as the Savior of the world. And they're listed out in an insert there, and you can take that, and you can memorize those 25 prophecies, or you can just get a sense of the overwhelmingly clear testimony of the prophets to Jesus. The Spirit of Jesus, the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of the prophets, and they point again and again to Jesus, how he was called Immanuel, God with us, in Isaiah Chapter 7, the same chapter that predicted he would be born of a virgin. How his birthplace was predicted in Micah 5:2 to be Bethlehem, Ephratah. How his national origin as a Jew, the Son of Abraham, predicted by Genesis 12:3. How his descent from the tribe of Judah was predicted in Genesis 49:10. How his descent from King David, in particular, his family, his house, predicted in 2 Samuel 7:13. His sinlessness predicted in Isaiah 53:9. His miracles, predicted in Isaiah 35:5 and 6. His parables, predicted in Psalm 78:2. His triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey in Zechariah 9:9. His betrayal by a friend for 30 pieces of silver, predicted by Psalm 41:9 and Zechariah 11:12. His rejection by the leaders, the builders of the nation of Israel, predicted by Psalm 118:22. The plucking of his beard, the spitting in his face, his being smashed in the face with a rod, his flogging, all of them predicted in various places, mostly in Isaiah. His condemnation by a Gentile ruler, predicted in Psalm 2. His death by crucifixion, his hands and feet pierced, predicted by Psalm 22. His burial in a rich man's tomb predicted by Isaiah 53:9. His body not experiencing decay, predicted in Psalm 16:10. And his glorious resurrection victory predicted in many places in the Old Testament, but specifically, Isaiah 25:8. All of this is overwhelming evidence that demands a verdict from us, the watching sinful world, as we sit on that judge's throne and we stroke our chin and try to decide what we're gonna do with Jesus, try to figure out whether Jesus really is both the Son of God and the Son of Man. Now, the gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, all wrote what they wrote to give us further detailed evidence, to help us make the right judgment, to judge with right judgment, as Jesus said, and make a right decision. I think the clearest statement of that is made by John when he writes, “These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing, you may have life in his name,” John 20:31. Having done all that, then Jesus sent out witnesses into the world. Clearest verse on that is in Acts 1, in verse 8, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria to the ends of the earth.” Jesus had said in John chapter 16, “You must testify, and the Holy Spirit will testify.” And so this trial is going on, it's going on right now, it's going on all over the world, this trial of Jesus before human judges. And the issue is, what will we say about Jesus? “Who do you say that I am?” as he said in Caesarea Philippi. “What about you?” Matthew 16:15, “Who do you say that I am?” Picture the sinner trying to decide, well, how he's gonna answer that question. What is the answer to that question? Will he make with Peter that incredible testimony, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!” Will he be able, like doubting Thomas, who was doubting no longer when he saw the evidence before his eyes or the resurrection of Jesus, will he be able to say, “My Lord and my God!” and make that testimony? And if you can make that testimony by faith now, based on this evidence, you will live forever in his presence. And you'll be learning, as I prayed a moment ago, forever of his greatness and his glory in heaven. But some day, all of that's going to be reversed. Jesus is gonna come back in glory, and he's gonna sit on a throne in glory, and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people, one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he's gonna consign some of them to hell, and he's gonna bring others of them to heaven. And he will have the right to do this because he is the judge of all the earth. So that's what's in front of us. But there's another level to this that I want you to see. It says, in Galatians 2:20, the Apostle Paul said this, “I have been crucified with Christ.” And that testifies to the fundamental doctrine of our union with Jesus. And so we, as sinners saved by grace, should see in Jesus our substitute, how Jesus took our place. Now, we know, we're gonna talk about later, without the shedding of blood, there could be no forgiveness. The Son of God, the Son of Man's blood could have been shed any one of a number of ways. He could have been knifed in an alley. He could have been stoned to death or pushed off a cliff, as his enemies wanted to do at various times. But God wanted to put him on display. He wanted a show trial, to some degree. That's what a trial of the century is, it's a show trial. He wanted him up on display. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl. And so Jesus, very famously, was going to be put on trial before the Jewish nation, that's already done now, in our account, but then before the Gentiles as well, the ruler of the Gentiles, in this case, Pontius Pilate, so that the entire world would try and convict and reject the Son of God. But for us, we need to see this, see God's hand in all of this. We need to look at the sufferings of Jesus and say, “I, the sinner, deserve that.” I deserve to be in chains. I deserve to be in bonds, standing before a judge, and have the judge decide my fate. I deserve to be flogged. I deserve to be beaten. I deserve to be spat upon. That's my suffering that he went through. He is my substitute. I deserved all that. I'm a sinner. Jesus stood trial in my place, and with Christ, I was tried, and with Christ, I was convicted, and with Christ, I was condemned, and with Christ, I died. We know it doesn't end there, Amen? With Christ, I rose again, vindicated before God. He is our substitute. We are united with Christ by faith. Those are the levels that we have to see this at, and that's just the introduction to the introduction. We have no hope of getting out of here at any normal time, so just settle in and let's just look at this account and see what we can learn. The Charge Against the Silent Jesus: “The King of the Jews” (vs. 11-14) Jesus Arraigned Before Pilate It begins with the charge made against Jesus as he stands silent before Pontius Pilate. Look at verses 11-14, “Meanwhile, Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Yes, it is, as you say,’ Jesus replied. When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate asked him, ‘Don't you hear the testimony they're bringing against you?’ But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge, to the great amazement of the governor.” So Jesus is now arraigned by Pilate. The religious trial is over. Annas, Caiaphas, the council, Sanhedrin has condemned him. Look at verse 1-2 of this chapter. It says, “Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people came to the decision to put Jesus to death, and they bound him and led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.” You could say that this verdict was preordained, and it was. It was preordained by Jesus' human enemies, they hated him, and they had already made up their minds, they wanted to kill him, but they wanted to kill him by trial. Again, not by an assassin while he slept, or anything like that. They wanted a trial. They wanted to reject him in that way. So it was preordained at the human level, but you know it was even more significantly preordained by God, that God ordained before the foundation of the world that Jesus would be our substitute. And so this was a preordained verdict, and so he was handed over by these hypocritical Jewish leaders. It says in John's gospel, they wanted to be able to eat the Passover, so they didn't go into Pilate's palace, and made him come out to them. Just the hypocrisy that we see there, they maintain an outward compliance to the laws of Moses, but they are murdering an innocent man, and more than that, infinitely more than that, they're seeking to murder the Son of God. We see the hypocrisy. The Charge: “Are You the King of the Jews?” And they bring this charge, and it's implied in the question. Verse 11, “Are you the King of the Jews?” as Jesus stood before the governor. What a picture that is. Jesus stands before a human judge, on trial before a human judge, creator of all things visible and invisible, the one by whom all created things are being sustained at every moment by the word of his power, arraigned before Pontius Pilate. And the charge comes down, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Now, I think Jesus is clever. Politically-aware enemies thought this would be the charge that worked. Notice the charge that worked at the religious level was blasphemy, but that's not going to cut it with Pontius Pilate, so they changed the charge a bit to sedition, basically, rabble-rousing, insurrection. It's implied in the charge, King of the Jews. Now, they had tried to nail Jesus earlier on tax evasion, remember that one? They tried to get him on that one. Jesus could not be pinned down because he knew the theology of government better than we do, and he said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and give to God what is God's.” So the paying of taxes is a subset of our service to God. So he evaded that, but they went with this idea of King of the Jews, and it's a weighty charge. It is a threat, in some way, to the Roman authority there in the region. They would set up kings of the Jews, like Herod was called “King of the Jews,” that kind of thing, but they would be puppet kings under Roman authority. A king of the Jews that is pushed to power, rises up by popular demand, is definitely a threat to Roman authority, at that point. So it's a weighty charge, and a clever one. In Luke's gospel, Luke 23:5, it says, “He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching.” Started in Galilee and now he's here. And so that's the idea of sedition, the idea of being a rabble-rouser, being somebody who's threatening the peace of the nation. And that, again, would have been of interest to the Romans because they wanted to just keep things quiet. They wanted that Pax Romana, the Roman Peace, so that they didn't have to dispatch more legions to Palestine. They're stretched thin, looking over their empire, and they want things kept quiet. They don't want riots. They don't want people gathering and chanting things with fists in the air. That's dangerous for their rule, 'cause then they're gonna have to mobilize. Isn't it hypocritical, though, that these Jewish leaders are saying, in effect, Jesus is threatening Rome, so give us Barabbas, who's threatening Rome. Doesn't make any sense. He was an insurrectionist. Pilate saw right through all of it. He knew they weren't loyal to Rome at all. Must be something deeper going on here. But he begins the trial, “Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus’ Enigmatic Answer And Jesus gives a rather enigmatic answer here. One translation has it this way, “You have said so.” That's odd. What do you do with that? “Are you the King of the Jews?” “You have said so.” Jesus was a puzzlement to Pilate, but he would, by the end of this encounter, he would be far more than that, but that's how it began, a strange statement. I think, in effect, Jesus is saying, “You said the words, but you don't understand the meaning.” I think that's what's going on by “You have said it,” but you don't understand it. He goes into it in more depth in John's gospel. You remember the discussion they had on his kingdom. Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world.” This is John 18:36-38, “‘My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. As it is, my kingdom is from another place.’ ‘You are a king then,’ said Pilate. Jesus answered, ‘You are right in saying I'm a king.’” That brings goosebumps. You don't have any idea how much of a king I am. You vastly underestimate my kingship. He goes on. “In fact, for this reason, I was born, and for this, I entered the world to testify to the truth.” Everyone on the side of truth listens to me. So, he says he's a king, but he says his kingdom is from another place. And he goes beyond that and he says he entered the world of his own volition. “This is why I entered the world.” Wow. So this is an answer unlike any Pilate had ever heard. This is a man unlike Pilate had ever seen or dealt with. Was Jesus “King of the Jews”? So now I ask you was he, in fact, the king of the Jews? Was he the king of the Jews? Yes, he absolutely was King of the Jews. Remember how this gospel, indeed, how the whole New Testament began. It began with the shortest genealogy I can find in the Bible, and that's Matthew 1:1, “A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” So there's a genealogy you can memorize. The one that follows is a little harder, 42 names in that one. There's a very short genealogy right at the beginning. Why does Matthew begin with that? To establish his right to rule on David's throne. And the fact that he is a son of Abraham, he is the fulfillment of the promises made to Abraham. That's why. So, yes, he was the King of the Jews, but not of the Jews only, for it says in Isaiah 49, “God the Father said to him, ‘It's too small a thing for you to be my servant, to restore the tribes of Jacob, and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles.’” It says in Zechariah 9:10, “He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth.” That's his domain, it's everywhere, it's everyone. And thus when he returns in Revelation 19:16, he has written on his thigh these words, “King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” Was Jesus a Threat? No… and Yes… A Thousand Times Yes! So Jesus was, in fact, the king of the Jews, but not like Pilate meant. Pilate meant are you a threat? Are you a threat to me? Are you a threat to my life? Are you a threat to my power? Are you a threat to Rome? Well, was he a threat? Absolutely, he was a threat. He was an infinitely greater threat than Pilate could possibly imagine, but not like Pilate meant, not like Pilate meant. What do I mean by that? Jesus said, “Do not fear those who kill the body, and after that, can do nothing to you. I'll tell you who to fear. Fear the one who has the power to destroy, after death, both the soul and the body in hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.” Jesus was an infinite threat to Pilate. I think Pilate knows right now what I mean by those words. But no, I'm not a threat the way you mean. Now, in the end, it says in Daniel chapter 2, you remember how Nebuchadnezzar, that tyrant king over the Babylonian Empire had a dream of a statue, and that statue with the head of gold and chest and arms of silver, and belly and thighs of bronze, and legs of iron, feet partly iron, partly clay, remember that whole thing, represented kingdoms of the world and the flow of human history. Do you remember in the dream, he had a vision of a rock cut out, but not by human hands, that smashed the statue at its feet, and the whole thing crumbles like it was made out of crystal and just gets turned into this pile of chaff that the wind blows away. But this rock cut out, but not by human hands, grows and becomes a vast mountain that fills the whole world with its glory. That's the dream, the interpretation Daniel gave, “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms, and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever. This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands - a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold to pieces.” So, when Jesus comes back, in Revelation 19, it says that he has a sword coming out of his mouth. That's just metaphorical language for he does battle by the breath of his mouth. When he says to a created being, “Be dead,” you're dead. I've always wondered why the armies of heaven are with him. They're just there as spectators. They are absolutely not needed. Jesus has this one completely under control, and it says he has an iron rod with which to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter. And so Jesus is a threat. He's a threat to any who get it wrong when they judge Jesus. He's a threat, an eternal threat, but not like Pilate meant. Jesus’ Silence: In Direct Fulfillment of Prophecy And so Jesus stands there, and after saying, “You have said so,” he then becomes silent before Pilate, an unnerving silence, a supernatural silence, a prophesied silence. It's predicted. Look at 12-14 “When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. And Pilate asked him, ‘Don't you hear the testimony they're bringing against you?’ But Jesus made no answer, not even to a single charge, to the great amazement of the governor.” Isaiah 53:7, “He was oppressed and afflicted, yet, he did not open his mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent so he did not open his mouth. Now, earlier, before his Jewish enemies, his Jewish persecutors, rulers, in Luke 22:67-68, they said, “‘If you're the Christ, tell us.’ Jesus said, ‘If I tell you, you will not believe me, and if I ask you a question, you will not answer me. So why should I talk to you?’” That's, in effect, what happened. There's no point in me talking to you. This whole thing is unjust, you are wicked, and you will not listen to my words, and I'm not gonna say any more of them. And so he's silent. He will not grace their insulting questions with an answer, and so he's silent. Pilate’s Amazement Pilate's amazed. He's never seen any prisoner acting like this ever. And I tell you it becomes increasingly unnerving to Pilate. Most renditions of Pilate movies and all that get Pilate wrong, they get Pilate wrong. Pilate was like a trapped animal, increasingly terrified by the circumstances, trying to find some way to get out of it. That's Pilate. You get that, that's Pilate in the scriptures. He's never seen anyone deal with the threat of crucifixion like Jesus. He's seen prisoners beg and plead for their lives, he's seen some be terrified and reduced to quivering masses of jelly. I'm sure he's seen some be sullen and defiant, or he's seen others be loud and defiant, but he's never seen anyone with the supernatural regal comportment that Jesus had. Pontius Pilate on Trial (vs. 15-24) Pilate Really the One on Trial… Jesus “Fate” Was Sealed! And I think it unnerved him. because really, you know who's on trial here? Pilate's on trial. That who's on trial. Jesus is gonna die on the cross. Son of Man will go, just as it is written about him. There's no doubt about that, not in Jesus' mind, he knows exactly what's going to happen. But what's Pilate gonna do? Pilate was the one on trial, and this is especially clear in John's gospel. John's gospel makes it plain that Pilate was increasingly terrified of Jesus and of the entire circumstances. Frankly, I look on Pilate like, I don't know, some kind of an animal inside a cage and the walls are pressing in like this, and he's bouncing side to side, back and forth, like you ever seen a squirrel do that in front of your car? And they can't decide which tire to get run over by, just going back and forth. And so the walls are pressing in on him. On the one side, you have his convictions about Jesus, and on the other side, you have his reading of the temper of the Jews and the threat that they're gonna go above him to Caesar and remove him from his position in disgrace, maybe resulting in his own death by Roman authorities. Pilate’s Conviction: Jesus Was Completely Innocent (vs. 18; John 18-19) So what do I mean by his convictions about Jesus? I think he was convinced, first and foremost, clearly, that Jesus was innocent. And he wanted to set him free, that is plain, but I think it goes beyond that. I think he believed that Jesus was supernatural. I think he believed he was an incarnation. I think he believed that he was a God that had come down to Earth in human form. We can see, in the Book of Acts, that they thought this was true of Paul and Barnabas. This was a common thought in polytheism, that basically the gods and goddesses would take on bodies and come down to earth and just cause trouble, and get people into trouble. And I think that Pilate thought probably that's what's going on. He probably heard about the miracles, and in the middle of it, his wife interferes in a court trial by sending him a message concerning a dream she's had. How strange is that? I mean, that's like grounds for a mistrial, I think. But providentially, she has an unnerving dream, and she sends this message, saying, "Don't have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him. And so he is convinced that it's out of envy that they had handed Jesus over, and so he has these convictions about Jesus, that he's innocent. Three times in John's gospel, he says, “I find no fault in him. I find no fault in him. I find no fault in him.” He keeps trying to set him free. But at one point, the Jews say to him, “We have a law, and according to that law, he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.” It says in John 19, when Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and went back in to Jesus and asked him, “Where do you come from?” Not just afraid, friends, even more afraid. He was afraid of Jesus. And at that point, Jesus did not answer Pilate a word. I think he thought he was supernatural. Lessons from Josephus: God Sovereignly Orchestrated Jewish Power Over Pilate So that's one wall pressing. What's the other wall? How do we understand? Because in the end, he turns away from his convictions about Jesus, and he gives in to the Jews. And it all starts with the fact that they demanded that he come out to them, and he came. Now, that's strange. He's the Roman governor. He's like the king of that whole area under Caesar. Yes, but he had the power of life and death. And he goes crawling out to them, why? Well, the Bible doesn't give us the full answer, but it's pretty clear that they had some kind of leverage over him. Josephus is the one that tells us what that leverage was. Josephus was a Jewish historian that tells us, gives us insights into the things that happened when Pilate took his seat of office in AD 26. As soon as he comes in there, he puts the insignia of his imperial guards in the temple grounds. They were considered to be idols, and so the Jews gathered and began to riot, demanding that he take the idols out of the temple. Pilate doesn't wanna begin his work day or his work life there by slaughtering a bunch of Jews, that's very bad. I told you they don't want riots, they need to send more troops. And so he threatens them. Basically, he's bluffing, and he says, “If you don't disperse, I'm going to kill you.” They bear their necks and say, “Go ahead and do it.” And at that point, it all starts. He has to back down because he doesn't wanna begin with the slaughter. And so they win, he takes the idols out of the temple. A few years later, there was an aqueduct, a water system was put in and it violated some Jewish law. Can you imagine being a Roman trying to govern these people? And they assemble together and start chanting, emboldened even more now by what happened the first time. This time, Pilate infiltrates the crowd with plainclothes Roman soldiers, again threatens that if they don't disperse, he's gonna kill him. They bear their necks and he kills a lot of them. But Caesar Tiberius hears about this, and is enraged at Pilate, and says, “If you don't manage things better, you're gone.” And we have evidence of all this in John's gospel, when they say, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar.” Anyone who claims to be king opposes Caesar. And that's kind of what did it. “We're going to tell Caesar on you.” He already has word from Caesar, any more trouble and you're out. You know what's happening in all this? God is orchestrating everything to give the Jews leverage over Pilate so that they will what? So that he will what? So that he will kill Jesus. And why is that? Because he wants to save you and me. And so he orchestrates this whole thing. Does God do that kind of thing? Does God orchestrate details and governments, and all that? Oh, he does it every day, all the time. The king's heart is like a watercourse in the hands of the Lord. The Clever Attempt: Pass the Decision Over to the Crowd (vs. 15-17) And so here's Pilate going back and forth, trying to release him, and so he tries various clever attempts like the Barabbas thing, I like that one. “Hey, don't you have a custom here that around this time, around the time of the feast, that I can release a prisoner to you?” Now, he's mindful of the fact that a week before that, it was Hosanna day, remember that? And Jesus rides on a donkey, and everyone loves Jesus. So he's incisive. He would not have gotten his position without being a clever politician who gets out of traps very well. And so he figures, okay, the people love Jesus, the leaders are jealous, so let's try to drive a wedge between the leaders and the people, but he doesn't understand the power that the Jewish leaders have over the crowd. And so, in verses 15-17, it says, “It was the governor's custom at the feast to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. And at that time, they had a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. And so when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, ‘Which one do you want me to release to you, Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?’ But all the elders and the chief priests had persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and have Jesus executed.” The Clever Attempt Thwarted by the Jewish Leaders (vs. 20-21) So that was all set, it was already a failure before it began. Verse 21, “‘Which of the two do you want me to release to you?’ Asked the governor. ‘Barabbas,’ they answered.” Talk about a double take of all double takes, “Barabbas? Why would you want him?” He was an insurrectionist and a murderer. The Maniacal Frenzy of the Crowd (vs. 22-24) But at this point, the crowd is whipped into a maniacal, and I would argue satanic frenzy. It's not really the chief priest and the elders that are doing this, it's Satan who's whipping this crowd up into a maniacal frenzy. “‘What shall I do then with Jesus who is called Christ?’ Pilate asked. They all answered, ‘Crucify him!’ ‘Why? What crime has he committed?’” He's innocent. He hasn't done anything. “They shouted all the louder, ‘Crucify him!’” Pilate’s Pathetic Attempt to Evade Responsibility (vs. 24) Now, somewhere in-between here, he tries to flog Jesus. This happened at the end, in our account, but it happened earlier in John's account. I think John's more chronological. He's still trying to do everything short of killing Jesus, so he orders that he be flogged, which ordinarily, if it's not stopped in time, can be fatal, straps of leather, chips of bone or lead ripping flesh off backs, rivers of blood, generally done before crucifixion, to some measure, to weaken the victim so that he would die a little more rapidly. He's trying everything he can to set him free, but finally, they play that card, “We're going to tell Caesar,” that's in John's gospel, and he realizes, “There's nothing more I can do.” Verse 24, “When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. ‘I'm innocent of this man's blood,’ he said, ‘It is your responsibility.’ And then they answer, ‘Let his blood be on us and on our children.’” Jesus’ Blood on the Jewish Nation (vs. 20-25) The Stunning Statement Interpreted Throughout Redemptive History Here, we have the final rejection by the Jewish nation of Jesus. In John 1:11, it says, “He came to his own, but his own people did not receive him.” And so they say, “We will take responsibility for Jesus' death.” They say it in this language, very interesting: “Let his blood be on us and on our children.” Now, there are two ways of understanding that. First of all, just biblically, that expression means we will take responsibility. It's our responsibility. It's our fault. We will take that responsibility. You have that again and again. Leviticus 20:9 says, “If anyone curses his father and mother, he must be put to death.” He has cursed his father and mother and his blood will be on his own head. In other words, he's responsible for what happened to him. In Acts 18:6, Paul talks about his responsibility to preach the Gospel to the Jews. And it says in that verse, “When the Jews opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads. I'm clear of my responsibility.’” Jesus had warned this very thing in Matthew 23, “Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites,” that sevenfold woe. He says, “Therefore, I'm sending you prophets and righteous men and teachers, and some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will persecute in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, and so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. Yes, I tell you all of this blood will come down on this generation.” He's meaning you're going to be responsible. By killing the Son of God, everything subsumed under that. You'll be the guiltiest of every generation for killing me, and for killing the ones that I send. Now, it's interesting, they say there, basically, let his blood be on us, and on our children, means, “From this point forward, we will take responsibility for the death of Jesus.” Friends, that didn't last long. In the Book of Acts, do you remember how they arrested the 12 and brought them in, and they had already commanded that the apostles stop preaching the gospel, but they kept on preaching. And so, in Acts 5:28, these same Jewish authorities who were directly responsible for killing Jesus said, “You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man's blood.” Oh, wait a minute, what happened? In such a short time, in a matter of maybe a year or two, they no longer want his blood to be on them or on their children, not willing to take responsibility. But friends, praise God, there's a second, deeper, more powerful meaning to this phrase, “Let his blood be on us and on our children.” What can wash away our sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. And so we sang that Cowper song, how beautiful was that, “There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel's veins.” And isn't it beautiful that God, in some cases, chooses to hear these words completely differently than what they meant? That God is willing to forgive some Jews who repent of their sins and turn in faith to Jesus, and receive, through the blood of Jesus, full forgiveness for all their sins. And so his blood could be on them and on their children for the saving of their souls. And how beautiful is it that God has ordained, I believe, and many other scholars believe, that at the end of redemptive history, the Jewish nation, as a whole, will turn away from their rebellion against God and against his Christ, and believe in Jesus, and his blood will be on them, for their own salvation, forever and ever. As it says in Zechariah 12:10, “I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication, and they will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.” The Final Verdict: Jesus Condemned to Die (vs. 26) Pilate Could Not Evade Responsibility And so, in verse 26, the final verdict comes down, guilty. He handed him over. He released Barabbas to them, but he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified. Pilate tried the hand-washing thing, he washes his hands, he says, “It's not my fault.” But he's the one that rendered the verdict, he was the one responsible, he had the burden of responsibility, and he used it to condemn Jesus, the only perfectly innocent man that's ever lived. He handed him over to be crucified. But Who Really “Handed Jesus Over” to be crucified? But who was it really that handed Jesus over? Who was it really that delivered Jesus up? Was it not God the Father? “He who did not spare his own son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” Barabbas Set Free: A Type of All of Us And isn't it beautiful how Barabbas is a picture of substitutionary atonement? I'm not saying Barabbas is in heaven. I'm just saying Barabbas walked that day. He walked out of prison, he walked a free man. And why? Because Jesus died in his place. And how beautiful is that? Wouldn't it be cool if Barabbas was in heaven? Absolutely, it'd be cool. For him to say, “I was a murderer, I was an insurrectionist, and Jesus saved me.” How powerful is that? 1 Peter 3:18, “For Christ died for sins, once for all, the righteous in the place of the unrighteous, to bring us to God.” Applications The Trial of Eternity Going on Right Now And so what applications can we take from this? Well, the trial of eternity is going on right now, maybe even in this room. There may be some in this room who are in an unregenerate state or walked in in an unregenerate state, and you are kind of sitting there, deciding what to do with Jesus. “What am I gonna do with Jesus?” You could decide not to decide, but that's to decide. You know that. You've heard the claims that Jesus is the Son of God, Son of Man, shed his blood, died on the cross, raised from the dead on the third day, that if you repent and believe that, that you are a sinner and that he died in your place, you'll have eternity to praise him and worship him, you'll be forgiven of all your sins. That's the gospel. You've heard that. Well, what are you gonna do? As I've said, you need to see right now, with eyes of faith, someday it's gonna get reversed. As it says in Matthew 25, “When the Son of Man comes in his Father's glory and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory and all the nations will be gathered before him. And he will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.” And he will say that those on his right, the sheep, “Come, you who are blessed by my father. Take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. And then he's gonna say to those on his left, to the goats, “Depart from me, you who are cursed into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” And you know what? He'll have the right to do it because he is the judge of all the earth. As it says in John 5, “The Father judges no one but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son even as they honor the Father.” Come to Christ. Come to Christ now. You don't know when you're going to die and appear before the judgment seat of Christ. Come to Christ now. Understand the Power of His Blood Secondly, understand the power of his blood. What a beautiful song we sang, “There is a fountain filled with blood.” It's beautiful though only to Christians. It's kind of gross otherwise. Sinners plunged beneath that bloody flood? But you know, as we look at that, when we survey the wondrous cross, we see beauty there, don't we? We see love there. We see power there. Understand the power of the blood. And I'm speaking now to Christians. You may have come in here with a guilty conscience today. You may have come in here with a guilty conscience, you know probably why? Because you've sinned, because you're guilty, the Spirit is convicting you. But you know the remedy is always going to be the same. It's always gonna be the same. It'll have nothing to do directly with your sanctification, with you doing better, trying better, giving God ten good works to pay for it, or any of that. It has nothing to do with that. It all comes back to this one thing: Christ died in your place. His righteousness was imputed to you, your sins were credited to him. That's the basis in which you're gonna be cleansed. There is no other forgiveness or salvation other than the blood of Jesus. That blood that was shed by the Lamb of God was applied to you by faith, be cleansed then. Listen again to the words I preached a few months ago from Hebrews 9:13-14, “The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean, sanctify them so they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death so that we may serve the living God!” Some of you need that cleansing today. You've come in here guilty. You've lusted. You've lied. You've been selfish. You've turned your back on your responsibilities. You have sinned and you know it. You're not fighting. You're not among those that resist it. You know it's true, but you feel so guilty. Then allow your guilty soul to be plunged again beneath that flood. Confess your sins. And he is faithful and just and will forgive you your sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus cleanses us, purifies us from every sin. Praise God for that. And so do that, be cleansed now, and then, we can say, “Go and sin no more.” Amen? Stand up by the Spirit and say no to those temptations and those lusts and those sins. Be Appalled at the Fickleness of Human Praise Thirdly, be appalled at the fickleness of human praise. “Hosanna” one week, “crucify” the next. It's been said many, many times, but I just want you to find that tendency in your own heart too. I think it's sweet to worship and praise God. Have tears coming down your face? I do that a lot. Don't look at me during corporate worship. Please don't look at me, just worship. But I do, I am moved by that. But could the same person who's weeping at the greatness of God later sin that same day? And how ugly is that? Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. Let's not do that. Let's be appalled at the fickleness of human praise, and let's not trust our own praising tendencies. Let's realize the reason you're praising is that God sovereignly took hold of you and, by the Spirit, compelled you to praise him, and is healing you now of your sins, but be appalled at the fickleness of your own hearts. “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love. Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it. Seal it for your courts above.” I don't want my heart to wander anymore. Let's just start with today. Let's not let our heart wander the rest of the day. Amen? Let's praise Jesus the rest of the day. Learn from Pilate: The Fear of Man Brings a Snare! I also want you to be appalled at just how susceptible we are to praise from people. Pilate killed Jesus because he feared man, that's all. Not because he thought Jesus was guilty. And so we need to not be so influenceable. Is that a word? I don't think so. But anyway, easily influenced. We're all tired. I'm almost done, dear friends. I'm almost done. But don't be so easily influenced by what other people think, that's why Pilate killed him. And we can't just wash our hands in a shabby little ceremony and blame-shift. That's the reason we don't witness like we should, we're afraid what people are gonna say and what people are gonna think. I love that verse that Jesus said in Matthew 11:17, “We played the flute for you and you did not dance. We sang a dirge and you did not mourn.” Those are those societal puppet masters that are trying to get us to dance to their tune. Let's not dance to their tune. Dance to the tune of God and the Bible, don't be swayed by what other people think and say. Do Not Shirk Your Responsibility: Either for Decisions or for Your Sins And do not shirk, fourthly, your responsibility. Take the blame. Don't try to wash your hands and say, “It's not my fault. It's not my fault. I didn't do it, it's not my fault.” We all do that. Adam and Eve did. Do you see that? God comes and convicts them, and what does Adam say? “It's your fault. God forgive me, this woman. And it's her fault too.” What did the woman say? “It's the snake's fault.” We are blame-shifters, like Pilate. Face your responsibilities, face them openly and honestly, and if you come short, husbands, of loving your wives, as Christ loved the church, then face it and repent. Wives, if you come short of submitting with godly submission to your husband, then repent and live differently. Parents, if you've come short of the standard of training your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, then don't blame-shift, don't blame them. Live up to the standard. Children, the same thing. Don't blame your parents for your sins. Honestly taking on your sins because they are yours is the step toward never doing them again. Be a Witness in the Trial of the Centuries And then, finally, be witnesses in the trial of the century. What do you say? We are witnesses. We get to go out this week and testify to Jesus as people are kind of trying to decide what to do with Jesus. Take that insert. Learn some of those prophecies. Talk to them about those prophecies. Talk about the miracles. Testify to Jesus, and I don't mean just give your own testimony, that's fine, and I think it's good for us to say what God's done in our life. But share the Scriptures, share the miracles, share the gospel. It has the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes. Let's be witnesses by the Spirit of God to Jesus this week. Close with me in prayer. Father, we thank you for the time we've had in your house. We thank you for the richness of your Word. Thank you for the children who sang earlier. I thank you for the labor that went into that time. And now, as we go from here, having heard the fullness of your Word, we pray that we would live up to the things you've taught us. We thank you for all of these things, and for the power of the Word of God to change us. In Jesus name, amen.

Italy's distinctive regional cuisines are a high point for many travelers, but the disinctive customs Italians have for their food and drink sometimes baffles American visitors. Two Italian food guides chat with Rick to lay out the tenents of good everyday food -- Italian style. And, we'll help you enjoy eating like an Italian, without letting low exchange rate get in the way of enjoying authentic Italian cuisine. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

Italy's distinctive regional cuisines are a high point for many travelers, but the disinctive customs Italians have for their food and drink sometimes baffles American visitors. Two Italian food guides chat with Rick to lay out the tenents of good everyday food -- Italian style. And, we'll help you enjoy eating like an Italian, without letting low exchange rate get in the way of enjoying authentic Italian cuisine. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.