Podcasts about Valjean

A Chicago woman, Irna Phillips, birthed the daytime serial — and a Chicago woman, Michele Val Jean, is ushering in new interest in the genre. Val Jean has written for several shows, including Generations, Santa Barbara, General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful. Now, she's the creative force driving Beyond the Gates, the newest American soap, which debuted on CBS in February. The drama features a core Black family, the Duprees, who live outside Washington, D.C. It's full of delicious soapy drama, with slaps, villains, cliffhangers and fabulous clothes. Val Jean talks about her career, from writing the infamous catfight scene on Generations and revisiting the Luke and Laura rape on General Hospital to the joy she feels watching the reception of Beyond the Gates.

Cw: implications of suicide, death,  Hugo starts us off with some equal opportunity foot fetish, the return of a knob, and Javert and Valjean meet again in filthy circumstances. Javert and Valjean have a tense cab ride around town, Marius narrowly escapes becoming the protagonist of a different musical and if an old man can change, then so can other people. I talk about Nestor. It's not Nestor, it's Priam. War and Peace Daily    This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast

Les Misérables | The Final Episode (Finale) || September 3, 1937Orson Welles adapted the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean.01:20 || The Final Episode -- William Johnstone (Marius Pontmercy, Prosecutor), Orson Welles (Jean Valjean, Prisoner accused of being Jean Valjean), Ray Collins (Judge who sentences Valjean, Judge at Arras), Hiram Sherman ("Guilty!", Police Officer, Third Judge), Frank Readick (Bishop of Digne)#victorhugo #orsonwelles #lesmiserables #duaneoldtimeradio: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:::: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

durée : 00:03:30 - Le Regard culturel - par : Lucile Commeaux - Alors que deux adaptations françaises sont en cours pour le cinéma, petite réflexion sur celle que propose la BBC du grand roman de Victor Hugo, disponible en ce moment sur la plateforme Arte.

Who gets to tell the story? It's the season finale, and it feels like a perfect time to travel back to 2015, when a blockbuster hip-hop musical about America's founders took the world by storm. That's right... Today, Peter and Nathan return to the room where it happened and consider the theology of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton. _________________________________________ You'll hear: My Shot / Wait For It / The Ten Dual Commandments: Hamilton & Burr—like Valjean & Javert, like Jesus & Judas—represent oppositional forces, responding to similar circumstances with radically different approaches to life. They also each get a great “I Want” song. Burn / Quiet Uptown / Say No To This: Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, Maria Reynolds, Angelica Schuyler Church and the various roles that women play in this story. What does forgiveness look like – and what does Eliza see at the end of the musical? One Last Time / Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story: Few other musicals are so associated with presidential administrations as Hamilton is with Barack Obama. We think about the connections between the Hamilton project and the Obama project, wonder about the soft nationalism at the heart of this story, and think critically about the legacy of George Washington. Who gets to tell the story? You'll hear Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr, Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson and the cast of the 2015 Original Broadway Cast Album. It won a Grammy. _________________________________________ Check out some of our all-time favorites! Phantom of the Opera Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Jesus Christ Superstar! Schmigadoon! (Season 1 / Season 2) West Side Story! Yentl! Frozen! Barbie! Never miss an episode! Sign up for our email list to get updates when new episodes are released, info about upcoming special events, and more.

durée : 02:04:28 - Musique matin du mardi 03 décembre 2024 - par : Jean-Baptiste Urbain - Plus habitué aux scènes d'opéra qu'aux planches de Broadway ou du West End, le ténor Benoît Rameau est actuellement sous les feux de la rampe au Théâtre du Châtelet de Paris, où il incarne Jean Valjean dans une nouvelle production de la comédie musicale la plus jouée au monde : "Les Misérables". - réalisé par : Yassine Bouzar

durée : 00:02:12 - Le grand format - Le spectacle inspiré du roman de Victor Hugo, créé à Paris dans les années 1980, est paradoxalement devenu culte en version anglaise, attirant plus de 130 millions de spectateurs principalement à Londres et à Broadway. Ce mercredi, Cosette, Gavroche et Valjean sont revenus sur la scène du Châtelet.

Cw: death mention, discussion of racism/colonialist mentality,  Valjean and Javert explore some bondage together in the alleyway behind the tavern. We delight in this. And then Hugo reminds us that he was indeed a white man from the nineteenth century as he teaches us about protest and colonial power.  This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast

La via do Brasil. Se c'è un indicatore che dà la misura delle difficoltà diplomatiche della Russia di Vladimir Putin, dopo l'aggressione all'Ucraina, è la telefonata di ieri che lo zar ha fatto al presidente carioca

Cw: drug mention, child death mention, description of child poverty, starvation, blood mention, injury description, suicide mention We discuss an album that was not made for us (but which becomes increasingly more imprinted on our souls), another person has pissed off Hugo so we get another session of Opinion Time, and it's time to get sad about bread. We rejoin the barricade and witness the preparations of the barricade boys as the soldiers prepare their final assault – and Valjean offers to blow Javert. This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast

Join Rev. Tim as he has a fireside chat with J. Mark McVey - broadway actor and singer! Mark made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in 'Les Miserables' after having won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor while in DC. He is the first American to perform Valjean in London's West End, reprising the role with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and once again in the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Miserables where he won the Ovation Award and the Broadway.com Award on his way to eclipsing more than 3,200 performances in the worlds favorite musical Les Miserables. But with all of this comes a fierce devotion and love for God and using his gifts to bring glory and honor to Jesus Christ! Listen to this powerful episode about a dark past, a bright future, and the God in the middle of it all! Join J. Mark McVey and Rev. Timothy J. Mercaldo for "Broadway for the Narrow Way" - limited tickets now available! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/broadway-for-the-narrow-way-tickets-1003082134667?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

Cw: descriptions of warfare, gun violence, death, child death, race riots,  Nemo and Stevie boil in their own sweat as the barricade comes under cannon fire. Valjean performs some sick snipes, the National Guard cause unnecessary bloodshed, there's some hope – and then despair. Pull the Trigger piglet https://iguanamouth.tumblr.com/post/72395907923    This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast

Les Miserables is one of those profound stories that somehow encompasses the full depth of human experience. We have birth, death, falling in love, disappointment, justice, despair, young revolutionary zeal, forgiveness, and heavenly hope. From Valjean's first encounter with the Bishop - who forgives him, undeservedly so - to Valjean's own forgiveness of Javert (and Javert's inability to accept his mercy) - this a story of love offered, received, and sometimes (tragically) rejected. It is a story that promises the often miserable human condition always has the hope of redemption, if not in this life, “somewhere beyond the barricade.” Today on the podcast I am joined by The Lord of the Rings and Catholicism, was published in December 2023 with En Route Books and Media. You can also find her writing on Substack (Love of Literature), where she shares essays on finding goodness, truth, and beauty in literature and art. Her two essays on Les Miserables: “The Economy of Love” “He is not Here. He Has Risen.”   *Special thank you to my husband, Chris, for his piano renditions of some of my favorite Les Mis melodies throughout this episode. --- www.bornofwonder.com  www.mediamarqcreative.com Born of Wonder Substack Come to Ireland with me in October 2024!  --- Connect with Maddie online: https://maddiedobrowski.substack.com/  Instagram: @love_ofliterature   Read her book! The Lord of the Rings and Catholicism    Recommendation: Irish Wonders by D.R. McAnally, Jr.

Get bonus episodes on Patreon! Every Arya chapter is Valjean screaming “Who am I?” at the audience, but this one in particular really is a carousel of futures. Cam examines the half dozen personas explored in these pages and the constant refinements of that central question. Are you your circumstances? Are you your defining characteristics? Are you your vocation? Maggie revisits the Stark children / direwolf relationship for all its prophetic implications. Together, we take a closer look at the Stark family mantras, grappling with the survivability of the lone wolf vs the pack, and debating the utility of “winter is coming”. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam's stories Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

Cw: threats to a child, descriptions of gun warfare This episode is mostly about a Sumo!Grantaire AU. If you want to cut straight back to the actual story, it begins at 14:15. Valjean reads a letter and struggles with the overwhelming desire to murder Marius (mood) before getting dressed and heading out. The little King of the Barricades shows us how it's done and takes us to the end of the fourth of five parts. We talk about the remastered 2012 film, have a retrospective about what we've come across in this Part so far, and come up with about 76 AUs.  Bob the Builder Mambo no. 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjERnmcjbAE  Who's Your Favourite Character poll: https://www.tumblr.com/oldbooksandnewmusic/742924029768400896    This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast

Cw: death, references to incest and implied pedophilia,  Eponine becomes a mermaid, cursed Marriage AUs, and the most heroic child (and secret leader of the barricade) goes on a mission. We solve a mystery involving a blotter, and then Hugo gives us a moral conundrum to really chew on.    This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast

Leitura bíblica do dia: Atos 2:32-41 Plano de leitura anual: Êxodo 7-8; Mateus 15:1-20; O clássico Os Miseráveis, de Victor Hugo, começa com Jean Valjean, em liberdade condicional, roubando a prata de um padre. Ele foi pego e espera voltar às minas. Mas o padre choca a todos quando diz ter dado a prata para Valjean. Depois que a polícia sai, ele se vira para o ladrão e diz: “Você não pertence mais ao mal, mas ao bem”. Esse amor extravagante destaca o amor que flui da fonte de onde vem toda a graça. No dia de Pentecostes, Pedro disse ao seu público que, menos de dois meses antes, naquela mesma cidade, eles haviam crucificado Jesus. A multidão ficou arrasada e lhe perguntou o que deveriam fazer. Pedro lhes disse: “Vocês devem se arrepender, para o perdão de seus pecados, e cada um deve ser batizado em nome de Jesus Cristo” (Atos 2:38). Jesus tinha suportado a punição que eles mereciam. Agora a pena deles seria perdoada se colocassem sua fé nele. Ó, ironia da graça! As pessoas só poderiam ser perdoadas por causa da morte de Cristo — uma morte pela qual eram responsáveis. Como Deus é misericordioso e poderoso! Ele usou o maior pecado da humanidade para completar a nossa salvação. Se Deus já fez isso com o pecado da crucificação de Jesus, podemos afirmar que não há nada que Ele não possa transformar em algo bom. Confie naquele que “faz todas as coisas cooperarem para o bem daqueles que o amam” (Romanos 8:28). Por:  Mike Wittmer

Can you believe it's a New Year and a new season of The Showstopper Podcast? We've made it all the way to our 5th season, and we have a brilliant line of guests in store for y'all this year! Andrew and Susan (Ali off sick again, but back next month!) chat to Jon Robyns about Valjean, the Phantom and having a nice lie in on a Sunday. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.

Brian reads the hate-mail after SASF fired a few shots at Les Miserables. For some reason, Les Mis has become untouchable: one guy wrote that critics like Brian and Nate "will miss God's grace, for they do not have the capacity to receive it." Always willing to hear criticism themselves, the SASF guys take the opportunity to dive into Les Mis on a much deeper level, and eviscerate it in its own words. Not to overstate things, but Les Mis is teaching you to rely solely on your emotions. The vehicle for it is a heart-forward story, full of sentimental schlock and holy victimhood, and you need to inoculate yourself against its appeal. Only then can you enjoy the parts that are catchy and enjoyable (the songs, Valjean's forgiveness). After all, it's okay for you to enjoy things... once you can see where they're messing with you. The guys also perform a SASF emergency surgery on Les Miserables to determine what changes could make it good -- and they settle on Valjean being actively on the side of the government's troops. Imagine what could have been... #SASF #StoriesAreSoulFood #LesMiserables #InoculationStation #MerryChristmas #NDWilson #VictorHugo #LesMis #hatemail #LesMisIsLying

Guest Victoire du podcast Adapte moi si tu peux Soutenez nous sur PatreonForfait 3€ épisode en accès anticipé sans pubForfait 5 € épisode en accès anticipé sans Pub + Accès aux Podcasts Exclusifs #ShitList, le Podcast cinéma de Retour vers le Turfu qui parle du pire du cinéma. Super héros, comédie, horreur, science-fiction, action, drame, tout y passe !Souvenez-vous, c'était en juillet 2021 où notre podcast s'était aventuré dans les limbes des comédies musicales avec le catastrophique CATS de Tom Hooper. Et dans cette émission Victoire avait évoqué son autre film adapté d'une autre comédie musicale Situation standard, pas de problème à l'horizon, sauf qu'un auditeur un peu fou, Jonathan Cassès, à décidé de mettre 30 euros dans notre Patreon pour justement, nous imposer ce film. Et nous voilà, en novembre 2023, à devoir, parler de cette expérience cinématographique, produit avec trop d'argent et dont quelqu'un à eu la brillante idée de caster Russel Crowe et Hugh Jackman dans un film beaucoup trop long et dont la majorité des dialogues sont chantés, Une menace au cinéma et à la musique au doux nom des Misérables Produit par Working Title et distribué par Universal avec un budget de 61 millions de dollars. Adapté de la comédie musicale de Claude-Michel Schönberg qui est elle même adapté librement des Misérables de Victor Hugo, réalisé par le terroriste qui nous veut du mal Tom Hooper déjà derrière le plus grand piège à Oscars après Shakespeare in love, el famoso Le Discours d'un Roi et réalisateur du plus grand fuckfest visuel de ces dernières années avec CATS Les Misérables nous plonge dans la France du 19ème siècle où Jean Valjean aka Hugh Jackman est poursuivi depuis des décennies par l'impitoyable policier Javert interprété par Russell Crowe. Valjean dans un concours de circonstance accepte de s'occuper de la fille d'une ouvrière, Cette décision va bouleverser la vie des protagonistes de cet enfer filmique La liste de la Shitlist sur Senscritique https://www.senscritique.com/liste/la_shitlist/3657768? La liste de la Shitlist sur Letterboxd par WongKarWaifu https://boxd.it/pQN3e Soutenez nous sur PatreonForfait 3€ épisode en accès anticipé sans pubForfait 5 € épisode en accès anticipé sans Pub + Accès aux Podcasts Exclusifs Si vous souhaitez soutenir ou aider notre Podcast Shitlist gratuitementNous vous demandons simplement de mettre des commentaires 5 étoiles avec un joli commentaire sur Apple Podcasts, Itunes ou Podcast Addict en vous remerciant par avance. Par ailleurs vous avez toujours la possibilité de nous envoyer vos suggestions de sujet pour qu'on en parle dans l'émission à l'adresse suivante shitlistpodcast@gmail.com Enregistré en live sur notre chaîne twitch ABONNEZ-VOUS ! Rattrapez le live sur notre chaine youtube Ne ratez aucun numéro, suivez-nous sur Twitter et Instagram Chroniqueur Marvin Montes, Wonder Vesper et présenté par Luc LE GONIDEC Host : Luc LE GONIDECDesign : Christelle DauresMusique Jean Baptise BLAISMontage et mixage son : Luc LE GONIDEC

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Episode 4: Engineering Series What is an ODN access point? How Does O'Brien transition from TNG to DS9? Does O'Brien have rizz? How does O'Brien rely on his crew of Bajoran and Starfleet engineers? Is O'Brien anti-buffer time? Join sisters, Ashlyn and Rhianna as we discuss Miles O'Brien in Deep Space Nine. SPOILER ALERT: Deep Space Nine This is the fourth episode of our Engineering Series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about all the engineers in every Star Trek show, from The Original Series to Strange New Worlds. Hop aboard the Val Jean and hang out with us as we discuss all the best B'elanna Torres engineering moments in Voyager. DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the rights to Star Trek or its affiliations. This content is for review only. Our intro and outro is written by Jerry Goldsmith.

On this episode of On the Rocks, we make the Miserable not so miserable with a few sips with the leading men of the national tour of Les Miserables, Nick Cartell (Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera) and Preston Truman Boyd (Sunset Boulevard, Kiss Me Kate) as we chat about recreating these iconic roles, traveling around the nation with a family, mental health for actors, how they went from community theatre to Broadway, and more! We also do a little crossover Confrontation...how did it go? You be the judge! Hosted by Alexander Rodriguez. Raise a glass, it's On the Rocks!From Straw Hut Media

This video explores what we can learn about the human heart and the grace of God from the characters Valjean and Javert in Les Mis. Zac Hicks Before We Gather: https://www.amazon.com/Before-We-Gather-Devotions-Worship/dp/0310145074 Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai. SUPPORT: Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites One time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/truthunites FOLLOW: Twitter: https://twitter.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/ Website: https://gavinortlund.com/

As a psychologist, I'm often asked the question as to whether people can change. And since people are always in a constant state of change, I take this question to mean: "is radical personality transformation possible?" And my answer is: yes! However, it is typically only possible once people hit bottom. In today's episode, I make the case that my favorite musical, "Les Miserables," is actually a protracted examination of this question. Is Valjean's transformation legitimate, or will he forever be Javert's escaped convict, 24601? Let's take a look. "Valjean's Soliloquy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJx1pRCey78 "The Confrontation": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jfRE_FljrE "Stars": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfoJEYicu7c "Javert's Suicide": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsZdfna1LKA Social Media Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090053889622 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orion-taraban-070b45168/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/psyc.hacks Twitter: https://twitter.com/oriontaraban Website: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com Orion's Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrXBzQ2HDEQ Thinking of going to grad school? Check out STELLAR, my top-rated GRE self-study program based on the world's only empirically-validated test prep system. Use the code "PSYCH" for 10% off all membership plans: https://stellargre.com. GRE Bites: https://www.youtube.com/@grebites4993 Become a Psychonaut and join PsycHack's member community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSduXBjCHkLoo_y9ss2xzXw/join Book a paid consultation: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com/consultations Sponsor an episode: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com/sponsor-an-episode Sound mixing/editing by: valntinomusic.com Presented by Orion Taraban, Psy.D. PsycHacks provides viewers with a brief, thought-provoking video several days a week on a variety of psychological topics, inspired by his clinical practice. The intention is for the core idea contained within each video to inspire viewers to see something about themselves or their world in a slightly different light. The ultimate mission of the channel is to reduce the amount of unnecessary suffering in the world. #psychology #lesmiserables #transformation

Romans 6:12-22Slaves to RighteousnessRev. Erik Veerman6/25/2023 A big thank you to David Fraser for preaching last week. Aren't we always blessed by his rich insights into the Gospel of Mark?A couple of weeks ago we started a summer sermon series in the book of Romans chapters 6 and 7. That will be our focus for the next 5 weeks. These are two chapters where the apostle Paul answers the question, “should we sin because we'll get more grace?” And as we considered two weeks ago, the emphatic answer is, “heaven forbid!” And he goes on to answer why.The reason we started with the first 11 verses are their emphasis on knowing. If you remember, that word “know” is used three times in those opening verses. Well, as we get to these next 11 verses it shifts to two things. • First, action. Over and over we're called to respond. As I read, listen for the word “present” as in “present yourself.” That's one emphasis, our responsibility. • But second, there's also an emphasis on something done to us. We've received action from God. Also listen for the phrase “have become” or “have been” as in “have been set free.”Those two ideas are interwoven throughout these verses. Our responsibility as a result of what God has done for us in Christ.Reading Romans 6:12-22 (Page 1120)PrayerI bought a lemon tree this week. It's too small right now to produce lemons, so I made some paper lemons so you can imagine it. This lemon tree is called a Meyer Lemon tree. The root system is not the original root system for this small tree. No, this stem with its branches had been cut off from its own roots and grafted into a new root structure. And as you can see, it's alive! One of the reasons for grafting fruit trees into new root stock is that it helps protect the fruit tree from disease and it gives it strength and durability in different environments.In the first 11 verses of Romans 6, we learned how believers in Christ have been grafted into him. The language used in verse 5 is “united.” We've been united to Christ. And let me say, it's one of the most theologically beautiful concepts in the whole of the Bible. Believers in Christ are united to him in a mysterious way. If you know and believe in Christ as your Savior, you have been grafted into him like this lemon tree has been grafted into a new root system. It's through that union that you receive the benefits of Jesus' death and resurrection. Through his death, you've died to your sin and its consequences, and through his resurrection you have assured hope beyond the grave.That's what the first 11 verses reveal - the great truth of your union with Christ; that your old self died with him and your new self is alive in him. Christ is now the source of your strength. All the nutrients and blessings of Christ are flowing through you because you are in him and he is in you.So, with that truth, the rest of this chapter now turns to the consequences of your union with Christ.And when you think about it, it's profound! Knowing that when you came to Christ as Lord and Savior, the change in your life was more than just setting your mind and heart on God. You became one with him, as a branch that has been grafted into the vine. The Holy Spirit united you to him. Even though we can't comprehend how that union that happens, it's true, andd it has deep implications for how we live our lives. And that's what this second half of chapter 6 focuses on.Two points. [CHECK: They are on the back of your bulletin.] I also included some of the related verses that go with each.1. First, You've been freed from your slavery to sin. (Romans 6:14, 17, 18, 20, 22)2. Second, Therefore, live as slaves to righteousness (Romans 6:12, 13, 16, 19, 21)You've been freed from your slavery to sin. Therefore, live as slaves to righteousness.1. You've been freed from your slavery to sin (Romans 6:14, 17, 18, 20, 22)Another way to describe point #1 is your status. You are freed. Or another word: redeemed. Or rescued. Or delivered. It's not something that you've accomplished yourself, rather, it's something that God has accomplished on your behalf.Look down at verse 14. This is right after that apostle Paul says you are to be an “instrument for righteousness.” We're going to come back to that in point 2. But look at what he says in verse 14. “For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.” Do you see how this is a statement of your status? Sin “will not have dominion over you.” “will not.” It's referring to the fact that because of your union with Christ, sin is no longer in control. And let me define sin again. Sin is when you break God's commands in what you think, say, or do… or in what you don't think, or don't say, or don't do.In other words, sin used to be in control of your life, but since you are in Christ, sin is no longer in control. The end of verse 14 further explains. “You are not under law but under grace.” If Christ is your Lord and Savior, your status is no longer condemned by God's law, but rather your status is redeemed by God's grace. Grace is God's free and underserved gift of salvation.Imagine chains tied to your arms and legs and secured to the wall of a prison cell. That's an image of your old self under the power of sin. You were bound by it.I was thinking of Les Mis this week. I've used this illustration before but there's an angle that connects really well with Romans 6. Jean Valjean is the protagonist. And the story starts out with Valjean in prison. We learn he had stolen bread to feed his sister's family.And his punishment is forced labor for years and years. He's consigned to grueling work in the galley and quarry. The guards constantly driving the prisoners like cattle. There's no escaping. That's like our old self, bound by sin, slaves of sin. But something happens to Jean Valjean when he's release. As a former prisoner, he was considered tainted and unworthy of being hired or helped. He had nowhere to go. But a bishop takes him in and feeds him. Despite that, in Valjean's desperation, he steals the bishop's silver utensils. Well, soon after he left, he's arrested and brought back to the bishop. But in an overwhelming display of grace, the bishop gives Valjean his silver candlesticks as well. Had the bishop spoken up, Valjean would have been condemned to live out his days as a slave. But instead, he's shown favor and love. And that grace changed him. In the musical, the Bishop sings to Valjean, “I have bought your soul for God.” A little bit later, Valjean responds that this man offers me freedom. And he concludes that out of the whirlpool of my sin, a new story must begin.Romans 6 over and over declares that your old self had been a slave to sin, or a slave to lawlessness and impurity. But, Christ bought your soul for God. You have been set free by him. That's the language here. Verses 17 and 18 and 20 and 22. You've been set free. It's a passive action that has happened to you. You see, you didn't set yourself free. You didn't break the power of sin. No, God has done that for you. It says, “you have been set free.”This language of slavery and freedom is Paul illustrating your union with Christ. He's using a metaphor. He says that right there in verse 19. “I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations.” In other word, “I'm using this life example because this is a difficult concept to understand.” You see, in the Roman Empire in the first century, indentured servitude was very common. Paul's audience would have been very familiar with slavery. A slave was forced to obey his master. And furthermore, the terms of the slavery and freedom were not in the control of the slave. I think we all get that. The metaphor teaches that before you were united to Christ, you were bound by sin to death (verse 16). Your branch was not grafted into the life-giving source of Christ, but rather it was bound to your former self. Your old root system was dead in your sin. There was nothing you could do to come alive. But God made you alive in Christ. You were cut from that old dead root and grafted into Christ into his life-giving root structure.The summary of point #1 is this. Sin no longer has dominion over you. God has given you his grace in Christ. You've been freed from your slavery to sin through your union with Christ. It's God's work, not your work. It's grace because you didn't deserve to be freed, but God has freed you.2. Therefore, live as slaves to righteousness (Romans 6:12, 13, 16, 19, 21)That brings us to point number 2. Therefore, live as slaves to righteousness.The implication of the grace that we have in Christ is to live, not as slaves to sin, but instead as slaves to righteousness.You probably noticed that the question in verse 15 is virtually the same question as in verse 1. “Are we to sin because we are not under the law but under grace?” And his answer is the same, “by no means!”To put the answer in another way. Since God gave you his underserved grace by freeing you from sin, then why would you want to continue to be in sin?Sometimes we call this misunderstanding “cheap grace.” The idea that because God is so gracious, we don't need to worry about how we live. We can willfully continue to sin knowing that God will forgive us. That's cheap grace.Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who opposed the Nazi regime, wrote these words:“Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, [and] grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.” In fact, I don't think we can even call it cheap grace. It totally misunderstands the purpose of grace.Bonhoeffer then writes about true grace which he calls costly grace. “Costly grace ... is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble… it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him.”You see, the true grace of God causes us to pursue righteousness.To put it in another way, as a response to God's work in us, uniting us to Christ, we are therefore enabled and called to pursue him and his righteousness.That idea is captured in the language of verses 12 and 13 and 19. In verse 12, Paul writes, “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.” Your ears, your eyes, your mouth, your hands… each part of your body is directed by your mind and heart. God is saying in Romans 6 that as new creations in Christ, pursue the righteousness of God and not the sinful passions of your heart which are worked on in your mind, and mouth, and hands, etc.That word “present,” as you heard, is used multiple times in these verses.• Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, • but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life“Present” meaning “to offer” or “to give yourselves in service to.” So it's saying, because God has grafted you into Christ, so now give yourself in service to him and his righteousness. • If you look down at verse 19, its similar. “Just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity… • so now present your members as slaves to righteousness”There's that language again of slavery. This time, not a slave to sin, but as a slave to righteousness. The beautiful think about Jean Valjean's life is how he changed. After Valjean received that undeserved grace, he dedicated his life to helping and showing grace to others. He started a business that provided for many his town. He cared for Cosette, acting as her father after Cosette's mother passed away. He rescued Marius from the drama of the French Revolution, carrying him through the sewers of Paris to freedom. Yet the whole time he was being pursued by Javert, the inspector seeking to throw Valjean back into prison and slavery. But Valjean was a new man, with a new freedom, enslaved by grace. The ultimate picture of this was when the revolutionaries captured Javert, they planned to kill him, but Jean Valjean spared Javert's life. Valjean had the opportunity to take revenge on the man who had hunted him through the years. But instead, Valjean returned the grace given to him so long ago. He was now a slave to righteousness.His heart had been changed and there was a new master to serve.There's a word at the end of verse 19 that really captures the theological heart of our response. It says, “present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.” Sanctification is God's ongoing work in us. If you will, conforming us more and more, each day, to Christ. Sanctification is also a work of grace. But we have an active part in that. Our responsibility is to respond to the Holy Spirit's work in us through our union with Christ. That is sanctification. And look at verse 22. It continues that emphasis on God's sanctifying grace in our lives. It says, “But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification...”I love that phrase there. “The fruit you get.” It does not say “your fruit.” Imagine that you are this lemon tree, and you are growing yummy lemons. The thing is, you have a new root system. The nutrients that are causing those lemons to grow are flowing through you and in you to produce those lemons.You see, it's God working in you through your union with Christ that produces the fruit in your life.For a long time, I misunderstood this idea of fruit in the Christian life. When people would ask if I was displaying fruit, I would always think of things external to me. Like, are people coming to faith, am I seeing others grow in discipleship. But I came to realize that the fruit of the Christian life is an internal thing. It is God working in you. Galatians 5 captures it well, “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”Let me put it this way, bearing fruit is allowing God to work his sanctification in you. Now, you can constrict it. Imagine you are a branch, and you say, “I don't want fruit, I'm going to cut off the flow of nutrients to my branches.” But what will happen? Well, your leaves are also going to turn brown. And that's going to lead to a branch that is in poor spiritual health. But that's not what we're called to!Let me read our two points again and then summarize.#1 You've been freed from your slavery to sin. #2 Therefore, live as slaves to righteousness.What I'm saying is that God has taken you from death to life. Because he now lives in you, you can now live in his righteousness. It's still God working in you. It's God's fruit. Don't believe that it's you who are producing the fruit. But you are responsible to present yourselves to God in obedience. That's what it means to live as slaves to God and his righteousness.ConclusionNow, I think it's important for me to answer the how question. In other words, how do we do this? Where do we start? Where do we go to fulfill this call to live as slaves to righteousness?Well, part of the answer is right in verse 17. “But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart” (and here's the answer), “to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.” When God unites you to Christ, you become obedient from the heart (from within) to what? “to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.” It's saying, we go to God's Word. God commits us to it. In other words, he brings us to his standard of righteousness which is his Word. So, we read the Bible, we seek to know it, to understand it, and to apply it in our lives. And through that endeavor, God will produce that fruit which leads to sanctification.Now, every single one of us struggles with certain temptations and sin. The journey of sanctification is not an easy one. For example, addictions are very difficult to overcome. It takes prayer and outside help and the body of Christ supporting you. Also, the impact of past situations and broken relationships and grief is hard to navigate as we seek to pursue righteousness. The apostle Paul is not saying that the journey is easy. In fact, in the next chapter, he's going to be very clear about his struggles and how he looks to God's grace.But how do we take steps forward? Well, I want you to think about one or two areas of sin in your life. Is it sexual temptations that you act upon in your heart or mind or in pornography or adultery? Or is it anger or anxiety or covetousness? Or are there cultural idols that are distracting you from God – the love of money or you reputation or your appearance? What is it?Now let's apply Romans 6 to that sin. If you are a believer in Christ, you are united to him. And that gives you three things that will both challenge you and help you. • First, when you sin, or to use the words here, “when you present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness.” When you do that, you are sinning against Christ. Remember, he is in you. Actually, this is helpful to think about that when you are tempted… remembering that Christ is in you and you in him.• Second, and related to that. Because you are united to Christ, you can draw on the deep nutrients of his righteousness in your life. You can allow his fruit to develop in your life as you grow in sanctification. So, go to him with your sin. Go to his Word. Seek his righteousness which in you.• And third, because you are united to Christ, you have his grace… the grace of Jesus death and resurrection. I want you to hear me if you are struggling right now. God's grace should not be used to justify your sin. But that does not mean that God's grace is not sufficient for when you do sin. It is. Through your union with Christ, you are assured that you have been brought from death to life for eternity.As we close, you probably noticed - I did not include verse 23 this morning. Romans 6:23 is one of those well know verses in the Bible. So, we're going to consider it next week. And of course, it very much connects to the rest of chapter.To wrap up. If you know God in Christ. If you have professed faith in him, repenting of your sin, then you have been freed from your slavery to sin. In that new life, united to Christ, your call is to live no longer as a slave to sin, but as a slave to righteousness. If that's you, allow God to work his fruit in you, the fruit of sanctification.But if you do not know God in Christ. You need him. You need to be united to him by faith, you need him to free you from your slavery to sin. And you need to instead be his servant. He is a loving, gracious Lord to who will free you forever.

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Romans 12:17-21Rev. Erik Veerman10/23/2022Revenge: the End GameOur sermon text this morning is Romans 12:17-21 and you can find that on page 1127 in the pew Bibles This is the conclusion to our brief Romans 12 series. Next Sunday is what we call Reformation Sunday, so we'll have a special focus for that. If you are not sure what that means, come next week. And then in November, we'll jump into the book of 1 John.Again, Romans 12:17-21.StandPrayerIntroductionIt started in 1878 (allegedly). Rand'l McCoy accused his neighbors, the Hatfields, of stealing his hog. The Hatfields contended, though, that the hog was theirs, not the McCoys. After all, it had their earmark. And so it began.You see, Rand'l McCoy, along with his wife and their 13 children, lived in Kentucky, right on the border of West Virginia. And just the other side of the Tug Fork river, in West Virginia, lived Anderson Hatfield, along with his wife and their 13 children. They called him Devil Anse Hatfield.It seemed like a small quibble, but in the summer of 1880, two of Rand'l McCoy's sons killed the man who testified against their ownership of the hog. But it didn't end there, in 1882, three younger McCoy sons killed Ellison Hatfield, Devil Anise's brother. In retaliation, all three of those McCoy brothers were kidnapped, tied up, and executed in brutal fashion by members of the Hatfield clan. As a result, 20 Hatfields were indicted but they all eluded arrest given they lived in West Virginia and not Kentucky. Tensions escalated. The feud continued in 1886 and 87 when friends of both families were killed.Then in 1888, Cap and Vance Hatfield, sons of Devil Anse, along with other members of their family surrounded the McCoy house at night. They first opened fire with their guns. They then lit the house on fire. As the McCoy family fled, two McCoy children were shot and killed. Rand'l's wife, Sara was captured, beaten, and let for dead. Two days later, Vance Hatfield was killed by the McCoys along with three Hatfield family supporters.That led to a lawsuit. Kentucky's governor and West Virginia's governor both entered the fray. They weren't trying to quell the violence, rather, they opposed each other. The lawsuit escalated to the US Supreme Court. Eventually, seven men were convicted. One executed for his crimes and the others imprisoned for life.Over the 10-year period from 1878 to 1888, a dozen Hatfields and McCoys were killed. Young and old died, families were broken, anger reigned, and the skirmishes continued for the next 20 years. Vengeance ruled the day. And it likely started over the ownership of a hog.Revenge is a never-ending downward spiral. It often leads to escalated feelings of bitterness. It may not end in murder, but the offended party inflicts some sort of pay-back. Then the offended party becomes the offending, and the cycle continues.There's something deep down in us, in our natural state, that justifies our revenge. The parents here can tell you, revenge is not something taught. You hurt my teddy bear! …we'll I'm going to pull the eyeballs off of your stuffed alligator. Hmf. Well, along comes the Apostle Paul, and in a matter of a few verses, he rejects any and all vengeance. And did you notice? It's a theme that he's repeated multiple times. Go back up to verse 15. “Bless those who persecute you.” Not identical, but a very similar idea. Verse 17 and 19 are very similar. “Repay no one evil for evil.” And “never avenge yourselves.” Verse 21. “Overcome evil with good.” Do you see that repeated emphasis?Now, we're not told about any particular situation in the church in Rome, but I think the repetition here lends itself toward some situation. Maybe a couple of church members in Rome were at odds and it began to escalate. Or maybe there were some unbelievers who were provoking the Christians, and people in the church wanted to get revenge. Or maybe Paul was addressing a cultural propensity for revenge.Roman society was very much oriented around reciprocity. You do something for me, and I'll return the favor and do something for you. You scratch my back, I'll scratch your back. In fact, recent academic studies have identified ancient Roman reciprocity as a significant part of the economic system of the day. So, if you lived in Rome in the first century, you had a responsibility to give to others and receive from others in return.But the thing is, the negative reciprocation also applies. We call that retribution. You do something bad to me, well, then, you deserve something bad from me. Yes, seeking revenge is natural part of our sinful condition, but the cultural inclination of retribution only intensified the sinful desire for revenge. So, whether Paul was addressing a specific situation or whether it was a broader concern (or maybe both), the apostle felt compelled to drive his point home: Revenge has no place in the Christian life.Notice, there are no qualifications here? Does it say: “Repay no one evil for evil, except when someone slanders you behind your back?” Or does it say, “Beloved, never avenge yourself… well, except when someone insults you or makes you feel ashamed?” Not at all. “Repay no one for evil” and “never avenge.” That means setting aside all the ways that you try to get back at others.Now, I don't suspect that any of you have gone to extremes for revenge. But have you given someone the silent treatment? Or have you avoided someone or pulled back from your relationship? Have you decided to just dismiss all of their concerns or ideas? Or when interacting with someone who offended you, do you have an attitude that lets them know you don't care for them? Or have you said to someone else, “you know, you should watch out for this [other] person?” Or have you taken some sort of legal action (in the church or in the civil courts)? Now, I'm not saying that a formal action is never necessary, but when you goal is just to make someone's life difficult, then your motives need to be checked. I'm sure you can come up with several other ways that you take revenge.But how does it all end? What, if anything, will stop the cycle of retaliation? That's the big question here. These verses do a lot more than just tell us not to take revenge. They give us the path to end revenge. To end the cycle of retribution.Let's consider three parts that answer the question, How do we end revenge?1. Our part in ending revenge2. God's part in ending revenge3. Jesus' part in ending revenge.Our part, God's part – meaning God the Father, and Jesus' part, God the son.1. Ending revenge: Our part (honor – 12:17; peace – 12:18; and goodness – 12:20-21)So first, our part.Really, there is so much in here for us. Every single verse here gives us a contrast. It's not just a list of do nots, it includes a list of dos. What should we do instead of taking revenge?Look at it. Verse 17. “Repay no one evil for evil, BUT give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.” Verse 19 is very similar. “Never avenge yourselves, BUT leave it to the wrath of God.” We'll come back later to what that means.Verse 20 lists several things to do instead of taking revenge (it's a quote from Proverbs 25). Feed your enemy, give him something to drink. And verse 21. “Do not be overcome by evil, BUT,” it says, “overcome evil with good.”Our part is not just refraining from taking revenge, but instead, it's honoring, it's being peaceable, it's loving our enemies. It's doing good and not evil.And, I think you know, these verses are not isolated in the Bible as a whole. In his sermon on the mount, Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” That's a phrase that means do not retaliate. Jesus continues, “And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.” Or take Leviticus 19:18. It says, “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.”Our responsibility is to love. It's to turn the other cheek, it's to give to those who steal from you.In Victor Hugo's well known novel, Les Miserable, the main character, Jean Valjean, had been imprisoned for stealing bread. His sister and her family were starving. Can you imagine? For years Valjean labored in chains. The punishment was way beyond the crime. He's finally released, but no one would take him in. To many, he was still a criminal. Yet, a kind bishop took him in. This man gave Valjean food and a place to sleep. However, Valjean was still weighed down by his hopeless future. And so he stole the bishop's silver plates and utensils. He put them in his bag and fled in the middle of the night.But soon after, the police detained him. They found the stolen silver and dragged Valjean back to the Bishop. This, for sure, he thought, would be the end for him. For those of you that know the story, how did the Bishop respond? Did he say, “That man doesn't deserve to be free. He stole my silver. Throw him back in prison!” No, no! Instead, the Bishop did the opposite. He said that Valjean had forgotten to take the silver candlesticks. They were also a gift, he said. And he puts them in Valjean's trembling hands. And then the Bishop bids the Sergeant farewell.Jean Valjean's lyrics from the musical capture it well.Yet why did I allow that man, To touch my soul and teach me love?He treated me like any other, He gave me his trust, He called me brother, My life he claims for God above, Can such things be?For I had come to hate the world, This world that always hated meTake an eye for an eye! Turn your heart into stone!This is all I have lived for! This is all I have known!One word from him and I'd be back, Beneath the lash, upon the rackInstead he offers me my freedom, I feel my shame inside me like a knifeHe told me that I have a soul, How does he know?What spirit comes to move my life? Is there another way to go?That undeserved grace transformed Valjean. He was no longer a prisoner, no longer a slave. He experienced goodness and love.All those things that these Romans 12 verses speak of… overcoming evil with good, providing for your enemy, they all break the cycle.Look at the end of verse 20, “for by doing so, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Now, no one is exactly sure what that phrase means, but I think what happened to Valjean captures it. The act of kindness and grace by the Bishop overwhelmed Valjean. In other words, he couldn't get it out of his mind – like burning coals on his head. And it deeply changed him.God, through the apostle Paul, is very interested in this peace and kindness affecting others. He's very interested in our outward display of good and not evil. Both the end of verse 17 and the end of verse 18 emphasize that. He says, do what is honorable “in the sight of all.” He wants people to see a community that displays love, that does not repay evil with evil. It's transformational. The end of 18 is similar. “Live peaceably with all.” Do you see that emphasis? Our actions should visibly demonstrate Christianity's radical response to evil. Doing so, will impact those around us. To be sure, it may not lead to peace. That's clear here, too. Verse 18. “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” Every circumstance is an opportunity to live at peace, but every circumstance may not result in peace.Bottom line, retribution is not part of the Christian life. Rather than revenge, we're to honor others, pursue peace, display love, and return evil with good. Instead of fostering conflict and allowing revenge to spiral out of control, we're to break the cycle and do the opposite. And when we do, we're doing our part to put an end to revenge.2. Ending revenge: God's part (wrath and justice – 12:19)There's a second emphasis here, though. God's part. It is found in verse 19. “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God.” Then he goes on to quote Deuteronomy 32, which we've read earlier in our service. “Vengeance is mine, I will repay.”The reason we should not take revenge, is because vengeance is God's role. It's part of his responsibility. We're on point 2, by the way. God's part in ending revenge is being the only one who justly and rightly avenges evil. I was thinking about Anselm of Canterbury this week. He lived 1000 years ago – the 11th century. One of his most well-known works is titled Why the God Man? Cur Deus Home, in the Latin. He asks the question, why did God become man in the person of Jesus? Why? Why was it necessary?It's a critical question. And actually, a lot of his arguments pull out different theological points made in the book of Romans.A very central part of Anselm's argument is what he calls the retributive justice of God. In other words, retribution is central to God's nature as a perfectly just being. Nothing in his character is unjust or unholy. Therefore, nothing unjust or unholy can be in his presence. And originally, humanity reflected God's character – and so all was good. However, when humanity fell in Adam, the dishonor and rejection of God and his commands resulted in mankind's corrupted nature. We became unjust and unholy in God's presence.Anselm demonstrated the incompatibility of God's infinite holiness and justice with any and all unholiness. Even the slightest sin, as Anselm puts it, results in a debt to God greater than the value of all creation.Think of the sun (s-u-n). The sun is 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. Anything that is close to the sun will burn up. It will be incinerated. It's the very nature of the sun. That's similar to anything unholy or unjust in God's presence. It cannot withstand God's presence. That's like God's justice. He will avenge any and all unholiness and injustice. The thing is, we are 92.5 million miles away from the sun. That's why we don't get burned up. But think about this, as big as the sun is, it is nothing compared to God's infinite nature. There's no safe distance to which we can flee from God's holy presence.That's what Anselm was saying. Verse 19 validates that. God is the avenger. God alone is the one who is perfectly just in responding with vengeance on evil and sin.And here's the point: when you take revenge on someone else, you are playing God. You are putting yourself in the role that only God is to fulfill. He's the only one to ultimately deal with any and all evil inflicted against you.Now, God has ordained a role for the civil government to deal with injustice. But that is different from you, individually, trying to avenge injustice. In fact, Romans chapter 13 deals with the civil authority.The point in these verses is that God will ultimately avenge wrongs. He will put an end to all unrighteousness, all evil, all unholiness, and all injustice. That's his part in ending revenge.3. Ending revenge: Jesus' part (honor, peace, goodness, wrath)So, our part in ending revenge is turning the tables on what's done to us. It's repaying evil with good. It's showing honor and being peaceable. Our part also involves recognizing God's part. Vengeance is his alone. As the Lord declares in his word, “I will repay.”But the truth of God's just retribution also comes with a harsh reality. If God in his infinite holiness and infinite justice will repay any and all unholiness and injustice, then we are all condemned. None of us can escape the wrath of God against sin. As Romans 3 says, “no one is righteous.” It says, “all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God.”When we recognize that we've offended God, that we deserve his just judgment as well, it does two things. First, we see that we're also guilty. It helps us see that our revenge will not accomplish justice – it will only further injustice. But second, it drives us to God.Let's go back to Anselm. He laid out a case for God's retributive justice based on his character. He demonstrated that any sin or unholiness, no matter how small is deserving of God's just punishment. Therefore, all humanity is condemned. And by the way, Anselm was merely conveying what the Scriptures teach about God, the fall, and us.And then, Anselm answers the question, “why the God man?” Why did God need to come in the flesh? Why Jesus? Why? Because the only way that God's divine retribution could be satisfied is by an infinite payment of the debt. Only a God-man could to that. In other words, Jesus, as God, and as man, perfectly holy and just, was the only way for the penalty to be paid. That is the hope of Christ. God's vengeance satisfied by the infinite debt that Jesus paid on the cross for those who believe.That is the Gospel.Let me put it this way: Jesus' part in ending revenge involved becoming the object of God's just vengeance – his wrath.But that's not the only thing. Jesus part in ending revenge was not limited to being the substitute for those who believe. No, Jesus also perfectly fulfilled our part in ending revenge. Every part of our responsibility in these verses was accomplished by Jesus in his life and death.Take Verse 17 and 21 – “repay no one evil for evil…” and “overcome evil with good.” Jesus responded to the evil committed against him with good. Instead of retaliating, he submitted to the suffering and torture and mocking. He prayed to his Father for those who were persecuting him. He suffered unto death so that the greatest good could be accomplished. Verse 18, Jesus lived in peace and brought peace. Jesus came near to sinners to call them to him. Verse 20, to his enemies, Jesus offered the bread of life and the water that would satisfy their thirst forever.In those ways, Jesus has gone before us. He's both the example of repaying evil with good and the reason we can repay evil with good.In real life situations, whatever the offence is, we can look to Christ. Nothing compares to the rejection he underwent as God, or the death he endured, taking on God's wrath. So, in the day-to-day evil and offences we receive, we can respond with honor and peace and goodness just as Christ did for us. That is what will break the cycle of revenge. Pursuing our part to end revenge through Christ… and seeing God's part, the only one who can justly avenge, fulfilled in Jesus.ConclusionI wish I could say that the Hatfield McCoy feud ended in the 1800s with an amazing reconciliation in Christ. No, it didn't. The feuding continued for years. But in 2003, about 70 descendants of both Devil Anse Hatfield and Rand'l McCoy got together. They formally signed a peace treaty. No, they didn't quote Romans 12 (although that would have been nice for my sermon illustration!). It was more of a social statement of unity. Their signed document say this: “injuries and wrongdoings to and by our ancestors in years past are now committed henceforth to history and that from this day forward the Hatfields and McCoys stand united.” But they did include these words: “We ask by God's grace and love that we would be forever remembered as those that bound together two families...”The offenses and evil that we each experience may not rise to the level of that fateful feud. But whatever we experience, may God's grace in Christ help us to end the cycle of revenge. May we repay evil with good and seek peace and honor. And may we see God as the only who can justly avenge, and Christ Jesus who has received that vengeance for those who believe.

Cw: death by drowning, incest discussion, incarceration, descriptions of abuse and police violence, discussion of racism, PTSD and disassociation Welcome to the new era (aka the Queen is dead), peasants. Today we do a deep dive into the trauma of Victor Hugo's daughter's death, its effect on Hugo's “squalid” sexual behaviour and Valjean's treatment of Cosette. Andrew Davies comes up again. It kind of ruins the whole rest of the episode, and our ongoing love of Valjean, ngl.  Douceur d'un autre monde: Sexuality, Disembodiment, and the Young Woman's Voice in Les Misérables by Briana Lewis Choses Vues - Victor Hugo   This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Nemo Martin (@zeus_japonicus) | Twitter Jade Leamcharaskul (@JDWasabi) | Twitter Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast Theme song: https://jdwasabi.bandcamp.com/track/bread-barricades-a-les-mis-podcast-intro-theme-song-full  Transcripts and Bibliogs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pgYo6VOqUk_XtnjcG4Gm6ng8KeHRjFrn?usp=sharing  

Fellow Level Best Author Gabriel Valjan, author of the Shane Cleary Mysteries and others, joins us on the hot seat. www.gabrielvaljan.com

This podcast covers New Girl Season 3, Episode 12, Basketsball, which originally aired on January 14, 2014 and was written by Rebecca Addelman and directed by Lorene Scafaria. Here's a quick recap of the episode:Jess tries to bond with Coach by pretending to like basketball which leads to a feud with Nick. Meanwhile, Winston shadows Schmidt at work while he's training a new guy!We discuss Pop Culture References such as:BASKETBALL - This episode features many basketball references as the premise deals with Jess becoming a Detroit Pistons fan to befriend Coach, despite the fact that Nick's favorite team is their rivals, the Chicago Bulls. October to JuneDetroit PistonsChicago BullsPistons vs Bulls Rivalry Michael JordanTom ThibodeauJosh SmithScottie PippenAdditional Pop Culture References such as:Disposable Camera - Nick took “sexy, sensual, private pics” on a disposable camera for Jess. A disposable camera is a simple box camera meant to be used once. Most use fixed-focus lenses. Some are equipped with an integrated flash unit, and there are even waterproof versions for underwater photography. The height of the flash-equipped disposable cameras craze was around 2005. [Edward] Snowden - Nick said he didn't want his “sexy, sensual, private pics” to be on his phone because he didn't want them “beamed right into Snowden's pocket”. Edward Joseph Snowden is an American former computer intelligence consultant who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013, when he was an employee and subcontractor. His illegal disclosures prompted a cultural discussion about national security and individual privacy.Guy Fieri - Nick titled one of his “sexy” pics the “Guy Fieri”. Guy Ramsay Fieri is an American restaurateur, author, and an Emmy Award winning television presenter. He co-owns three restaurants in California, licenses his name to restaurants in New York City and Las Vegas, and is known for hosting various television series on the Food Network. He's also known for his iconic spiky bleached hair and goatee look.  Paula Abdul - When Jess was trying to tempt Nick during their sex stand-off, she started reading what a piston does and Nick said he was doing “a little Paula Abdul stuff.” Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers, later choreographed music videos for those like Janet Jackson, and soon thereafter had a successful career as a musician. Abdul was also one of the original judges on the television series American Idol, and has since appeared as a judge on The X Factor, Live to Dance, So You Think You Can Dance, and The Masked Dancer. Training Day - Winston shares that Training Day is his favorite movie. Training Day is a 2001 American crime thriller that focuses on two LAPD narcotics officers over a 24-hour period in the gang-ridden neighborhoods of Westlake, Echo Park, and South Central Los Angeles. The film received numerous accolades and nominations, with Denzel Washington's performance earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor and Ethan Hawke being nominated for Best Supporting Actor.When Jess and Nick are exploring what rivalries are, they mention a few rivals: Yankees & Red Sox - Like the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox major league baseball teams are arguably the fiercest rivalry in sports. In 1919, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold star player Babe Ruth to the Yankees, which was followed by an 86-year period in which the Red Sox did not win a World Series. This led to the popularization of a superstition known as the "Curse of the Bambino,” which was onte of the most well-known aspects of the rivalry.Jean Valjean & Javert - Both Jean Valjean and Javert are fictional characters from Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. The story's main character, Jean Valjean, struggles to lead a normal life after serving a prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his sister's children during a time of economic depression and various attempts to escape from prison. Javert is a prison guard and then a police inspector, and his character is defined by his legalist tendencies and lack of empathy for criminals of all forms. Valjean and police Inspector Javert, who repeatedly encounters Valjean and attempts to return him to prison, have become archetypes in literary culture. Hamlet - The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.This episode we discuss which one of us is most likely to fake being into something to make friends, steal someone's idea, have loose olives under your bed, and not support your partner's team. We cover the moment where Schmidt shares that Ed out-sharked him to Cece and Winston as our “Schmidtism” this episode. For “Not in the 2020s” we chat about the men vs women dynamics and some of the ageism. For “Yes in the 2020s” we discuss the moment where Nick yells out how he was going to respectfully take Jess. We also give a brief look into Bob Gunton (Ed), the Guest Star we feature in this episode.Also in this episode were the following guest stars who we do not discuss in the podcast: Gillian Vigman (Kim - Previously Discussed in S1E12), Selina Kaye (Waitress), and Adam Michna (Bar Patron).We also chat about how the writers landed on this plotline but we did not find the bear this episode.While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:Half Nelson - One of the poses that Nick photographs himself in he calls the “Half Nelson”. The half nelson is a wrestling hold in which one arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of an opponent and the hand placed on the back of the opponent's neck. Most coaches refer to it as the easiest but most effective move in folkstyle wrestling, and it is very commonly used.This episode got an 7/10 rating from both Kritika and Kelly and both had the same favorite character: Nick!Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 13!Music: "Hotshot” by scottholmesmusic.comFollow us on Twitter, Instagram or email us at whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com!Website: https://smallscreenchatter.com/

Pour ce mois d'août 2022, nous faisons une pause avec les Hebdoxytudes, nos podcasts hebdomadaires sur l'actualité des nouvelles technologies et de l'accessibilité. Mais pour vous faire patienter, nous vous proposons un jeu concours qui se déroule sur les 4 vendredis de ce mois d'août. Il s'agit de 4 énigmes qui sont proposées chaque vendredi de ce mois d'août 2022. Les lots en jeu Les société Accessolutions et Didactiweb, les formations adaptées aux déficients visuels ont répondu à notre proposition de sponsoriser le jeu et elles offrent les lots suivants : Accessolutions Hable One, télécommande et clavier braille de poche pour iOS et Android. Valeur : 269 €. Tape King, mètre enrouleur parlant. Valeur : 195 €). Le site de Accessolutions. Didactiweb Au choix du gagnant : Soit 1 an d'abonnement, donnant accès à l'ensemble des formations en ligne. Valeur : 120 €. Soit 3 heures de formation à distance sur n'importe quel sujet en lien avec les formations en ligne (Android, iPhone, DBT et applications bureautiques sous Windows). Valeur : 105 €. Les 3 heures de formation seront à prendre dans les 12 mois suivants le résultat du tirage au sort du gagnant. Le site de Didactiweb. Le jeu Chaque vendredi du mois d'août 2022, une énigme sera proposée sur le site, elle sera également disponible en audio dans notre flux de podcasts. Pour soumettre une réponse, il faut remplir le formulaire ci-après avec nom ou pseudonyme, adresse email et la réponse à l'énigme de la page. A noter qu'une seule réponse par adresse email et par énigme sera prise en compte. Il sera possible de répondre aux différentes énigmes jusqu'au 31 août 2022 inclus. A la fin des 4 semaines, pour attribuer les lots, un tirage au sort sera effectuer parmi les personnes qui auront résolut le plus d'énigmes. Ce tirage au sort sera réalisé lors de l'Hebdoxytude du 1er ou du 8 septembre 2022, en fonction des disponibilités des membres de l'équipe. Enigme 1 - Personnage célèbre Je suis né dans une botte le jour de la fête Nationale française quelques mois après la fin de la Grande Guerre. J'ai lutté avant de devenir un emmerdeur et un tonton et aussi un sacré Valjean. Je n'y ai jamais vécu, mais tout de même, “« On ne devrait jamais quitter Montauban … »”. A mon époque, pas de Uber ou de co-voiturage, alors pour me rendre à Tobrouk, j'ai du prendre un taxi. Qui suis-je ?

Ep 174: Gay Erotica Author John Valjean Interview and Book Excerpt Reading where John narrates part of his tale for us from his My Daddy Valentine story (see the chapter marker to just listen to the excerpt). I'm excited to share this interview and erotica excerpt with you! John is a very prolific author and content creator. He writes about taboo kink erotic topics such as family, role play, and other topics with really open-minded characters.  He loves to get people hot! We chatted about writing, publishing, promoting our work, reviewers (both good and stinky bad ones who take petty jabs--ha!), and the current culture around sex and erotic writing. We had a blast! If you like to listen to two authors chatting, you will love our discussion!To connect with John Valjean and see his list of gay erotica book offerings visit: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/johnvaljeanand at his bonus subscription site for super spicy hot gay erotic content https://cumfans.com/John's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jvaljeanauthorThank you for coming on my show John! I had so much fun chatting with you!Podcast merchandise! Get shirts with Oh F*ck Yeah on them right here: https://www.bonfire.com/oh-fck-yeah/BOOKS!Get a copy of Ruan's Beach Getaway, an erotic romance MILF spicy age gap explicit tale:You can find this book on sale at online sellers: https://books2read.com/u/m2eE6dAnd on Amazon  for any market in the world (affiliate): https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/c9fbb3e6-ddf1-11ec-b61c-5b8761feaf66Get the first book Ruan's Cabin Getaway  https://books2read.com/u/4jgBE2And on Apple and Kobo https://books2read.com/u/medqrVFirst-time swingers story Never Say, Never Swing https://books2read.com/u/4NjJPzand on Apple Books: https://books2read.com/u/mg7OR7The Licking Sip Coffee Shop is now in presale! https://books2read.com/u/bp8elJI'm on Full Swap Radio! An internet radio channel you can listen online or in an app. Listen to my podcast and other sex-positive podcast shows. So many great ones there and I'm honored to be in their lineup: https://fullswapradio.com/Want to be a part of my review team and read/review my books for FREE? Check out the books I currently have available for reviewers on BookSirens and Story Origin App under Ruan Willow.Hello! Welcome to my podcast! Connect with me here as well: https://linktr.ee/RuanWillowListen to this podcast episode to improve your sexuality, learn something new, entertain your brain, and enjoy!On my podcast, you will find erotica and romance, topics on relationships, romance and love, self-care,  intimacy, for adults only,  interviews with experts, and the podcast is intended for the purposes of entertainment with some sex ed thrown in. Expand your fantasy life, and dwell in the erotic arts for a bit. Sexual health and fitness are essential parts for a healthy sex life.Have a sexy day!love,RuanSupport the show

I have an odd professional life.  I double as a financial writer and a comedian. It seems to work. I specialise in unacceptable songs. You're bound to have stumbled across one of them at some point. Apparently, I'm Nigel Farage's favourite comic.  I've just made what many would consider a comical investment. I have put more money than I care to think about into a theatrical venture on which I am almost certainly going to lose my shirt. It's got a cast of over 50, a 15-piece orchestra and more. But I don't care, because this is more important than money. My father, Terence Frisby, had a full and successful life. His play There's A Girl In Soup was, for a time, the longest-running comedy in the history of the West End and a worldwide hit with runs on Broadway and across Europe (in Paris with Gérard Depardieu, in Rome with Domenico Modugno). It was made into a film with Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn, and my father won the Writer's Guild Award for the screenplay. His sitcom Lucky Feller, starring David Jason as one of two working-class brothers living in a council flat in south-east London (sound familiar?) was one ITV's most successful sitcoms of the 1970s, and, another of his sitcoms, That's Love, would become one of ITV's most successful sitcoms of the 1980s. He made fortunes, lost fortunes, won awards, had a string of high profile court cases and beautiful girlfriends, a glamorous wife (my mum) - for a bit - and plenty of fresh air.But there was one thing that nagged away at him constantly, like squirrels in the attic of his mind. It was that he never saw the best thing he ever wrote on the West End stage or on screen. That thing is Kisses on a Postcard.How Kisses on a Postcard got its name In 1940, when my father was seven and his brother, my uncle Jack, was eleven, they were evacuated from their family in south-east London to escape the Blitz. Millions of children across the country met with the same fate. Neither they nor the parents knew where they were going, who they would be staying with or for how long.“Whatever happens, you stay together,” insisted their mum, my grandmother. “You got that? You stay together!” Then, to turn it into an adventure for the two boys, she invented a secret code for them.  “When you get there,” she said, handing them a stamped, addressed postcard, “you find out your new address,  you write it on this card and you post it to me. Got it? Now, here's the code. You know how to write a kiss - with a cross? Well, put one kiss if it's horrible and I'll come straight there and bring you back home. You put two kisses if it's all right. And three kisses if it's nice. Then I'll know.”The two boys were put on a train along with the rest of their school, each with a gas mask, some sandwiches and a label round their neck with their name on. They ended up in a tiny village in Cornwall, where they were herded into the school hall and picked at random by whichever local would take them.Jack and Terry were chosen by a Welsh ex-coal miner and his wife, Auntie Rose and Uncle Jack, who lived in a tiny cottage by the railway with their soldier son Gwyn. Inside, they found a room packed with things: a cat curled beside the stove: a canary in a cage; oil lamps - there was no electricity here; and two First-World-War shells in their cases, over six inches tall, standing on either side of the clock on the mantelpiece. Outside in the yard, there was a pig and chickens; beyond that a valley with endless woods, a rushing river, fish to catch, streams to dam, paths, tracks, a quarry to climb. And, best of all, at the bottom of the yard lay the main line from London to Penzance. Trains!That night, on a borrowed mattress on the floor, staring at the postcard, they considered their code. They covered the card with kisses and posted it the next morning.My father would spend the next four years in that Cornish village. While many had horrible experiences as vackies, my father didn't. He called it his second childhood. Kisses on a Postcard tells the story of those two boys and the tiny Cornish village during the war, with its conflicts, kindness, pettiness, generosity and gossip, turned on its head, first by the arrival of so many children, then by the arrival of American soldiers, prior to D-Day – a whole regiment of black GIs. No one in the village had ever seen a black man.Having had the theatre thrust upon me since an early age, I'm not as crazy about it as some. My view is that theatre disappeared up its own backside in somewhere around 1974 never to return - certainly the subsidised stuff, anyway. Kisses was only ever staged many years ago as a tiny community theatre project in North Devon, with mostly amateur performers, but it was like nothing I ever saw. Suddenly, I understood why Dad loved the theatre so much and just what a brilliant medium it can be. It became one of my lifetime missions to get Kisses on, and anyone who knows me will know that I have constantly been hustling for over 20 years trying to make it happen. I was hooked. I only stumbled upon my second career writing about money because I was trying to figure out how to raise the capital. A 1970s concept album for the internet eraMy father died in April 2020, probably not a bad time to shuffle off t his mortal coil, given what was going on at the time. As I was going through his things, I came across the script of Kisses. I took it home and stuck it on the shelf, to be dealt with at some later stage. But then, every day, as I looked up from my desk, it would catch my eye and look at me longingly, like a dog wanting a walk.After several months, I couldn't take it any more. “I can't let this die. It's too good to be just a script gathering dust on a shelf. If I don't do something about it, no one will.” To turn Kisses into a film or a West End show would require millions and, more crucially, powerful allies, neither of which I have. But, having spent a large chunk of my adult life in a sound studio - I do a lot of voiceovers as well as the financial writing and the comedy - I did have the means to make some kind of audio drama podcast thing out of it. Like a 1970s concept album, re-formatted for the internet.It needed a lot of re-writing. I could do that. The music still wasn't right - Gordon Clyde, the original composer, had died in 2008 and Dad had turned to various others to fill the gaps. Each did their bit beautifully, but the overall result was a bit disjointed, and needed unifying. I turned to one of my occasional collaborators, Martin Wheatley, a genius who has somehow managed to remain undiscovered his whole life. By coincidence, or as I call it, fate, Martin's father had also been evacuated to Cornwall. We set to work, composed about ten new songs as well as unearthing and reversioning a load of Cornish folk gems that only Martin and about three other people have ever heard of.We have been dogged with good luck ever since. John Owen-Jones - voted the best-ever Valjean in Les Mis and the longest-running phantom in you can guess what - would play the lead role of Uncle Jack, the man who became stand-in father to my dad and uncle. Uncle Jack was a Welsh former coal miner, now a platelayer on the Great Western Railway; fierce, humorous, passionately anti-war and anti-establishment.  When I first spoke to John - I'm still not sure who was auditioning who - he said, “Les Mis, Jesus Christ Superstar - they all started as concept albums. If you were doing it any other way, I'd tell you to do it as a concept album first. It's how great things start.”We were all set to record with an orchestra at a London studio, which started totally breaking my balls over Covid regulations. I phoned round the other studios at the last minute, and Abbey Road had just had a cancellation. We recorded it at Abbey Road Studios! Another stroke of fortune.The result is this concept album/musical about an extraordinary time in British history. Those who were evacuated in 1940 will be in their late 80s and 90s now, if they are still with us at all. In many ways Kisses is a farewell to that generation. But I played it to some friends in the car last month, and during the evacuation scenes they all said, “that's exactly what's happening now in Ukraine.” The story remains so pertinent. Dad said he used to get letters from people in Germany who had been evacuated to escape Allied bombs. If you are anything like me, this story will disarm you in the most unexpected ways. I hope you will find yourself laughing and weeping, as I did, at just what wonderful things the kindest of human beings can be.The full four version of Kisses on a Postcard is available at Bandcamp, costing £16, with the 2-hour abridged version for £12.  With parts 1 and 2, freely available as a podcast here via iTunes and other podcast platforms.Everything you need to know is here at the website. This article first appeared here in the Telegraph. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Originally from Burry Port in South Wales, John has released 6 studio albums, worked extensively in theatre and has appeared on television, radio and in concert all over the world.At the age of 19, John left Wales to study acting at the prestigious Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Since then he has worked as an actor and singer in theatres all over the country in a great number of different shows. However, he is probably best known for his acclaimed record-breaking performances in Boublil and Schonberg's Les Miserables and in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. He remains the youngest actor in history to have played Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (a role he also played twice on Broadway), was voted the “Best Ever Valjean” and “Best Ever Performer in Les Miserables" by fans of the show worldwide and can be heard as Valjean on the Les Miserables Live! album. His re-interpretation of the character on the re-imagined 25th anniversary production earned him a Manchester Evening News Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2010. He has played The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera nearly 2000 times (more than any actor in the show's West End history) and was a special guest in the finales for both the Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary concert events – both seen by a global audience of millions. He has also appeared many times on television and radio in the UK both as an actor and as himself, has recorded voiceovers and audiobooks, presented radio shows and live events, has directed and produced live events and has performed solo concerts all over the world in venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, London, Carnegie Hall, New York and the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. He has released 6 solo albums and two compilation albums -which he also produced - through record labels Sain Music, Sony Music Japan and his own label JOJ Music: Hallelujah e.p (2006), John Owen-Jones (2009), Unmasked (2011), Rise (2015), Music of the Night (Japan-only compilation 2016), Bring Him Home (compilation 2017), Spotlight (2019) featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and most recently The Christmas Album (2021). 2022 will see him launch a theatre based podcast called The Last Show On Earth.Support the show

In this episode, I interview Jim Carey, host of ‘The Left is Dead,' a podcast about news, politics, and culture from a leftist lens. We discuss one of Jim's favorite works of fiction, the novel LES MISERABLES by Victor Hugo, and its relevance to the societal and political turmoil we see today.   Jim talks about how the U.S. has basically become an entire nation of Javerts—moral absolutists obsessed with control and punishment—and how a lack of class consciousness,  revolutionary zeal, and a broad coalition with the working class prevents our ability to find real solutions to the biggest problems of our day. He also talks about the moral and political lessons that can be taken away from LES MISERABLES, particularly from the characters of Valjean, Fantine, Marius, and the young revolutionaries whose uprising becomes a failure we can learn from.   We also compare the novel and its socio-political objectives with adaptations of it in pop culture such as the Broadway musical and various film and TV adaptations. I spend a fair amount of time praising the PBS miniseries version and ragging on the Broadway musical for failing to cultivate a more meaningful level of class consciousness among its viewers.    The Left is Dead https://leftisdead.com/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLeftIsDead Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLeftisDead1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leftisdead/ Outro music by Benny Martin Piano https://bennymartin.com.au/ licensed under a Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bennymartinpianist YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-yPr5SzsB0WHeKcwVONyQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bennymartinmusic/  

In which Piper and Lillian boldly go into their first Sci-Fi adaptation of Jane Eyre! We also welcome our first guest on the show: Sam, of the World Forge Podcast! Just as the crews of the Val Jean and Voyager come together, so do we to discuss what this classic story looks like when taken to the stars.

Cw: suicide mention, familial loss, racism inc anti-Indigenous and anti-Blackness, vivid description of branding,  Nemo and Stevie are perhaps their most feral this episode. They start out as sewer rats, Valjean is trapped in a trap and becomes the Batman, and Nemo wins their great, 4-year-in-the-making con.  Barricades Convention  Sewer photos of Nemo and Stevie   This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Nemo Martin (@zeus_japonicus) | Twitter Jade Leamcharaskul (@JDWasabi) | Twitter Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast Theme song: https://jdwasabi.bandcamp.com/track/bread-barricades-a-les-mis-podcast-intro-theme-song-full  Transcripts and Bibliogs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pgYo6VOqUk_XtnjcG4Gm6ng8KeHRjFrn?usp=sharing

Cw:  child abuse reference, suicide reference,  Stevie, Nemo and Marius are brave little meow meows. Stevie remembers their obsession with lighting, we think about some long… sharp… sticks, and there's a clown car of boys. We also get into a conversation about who Valjean's actual foil is.  Barricades Convention    This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Nemo Martin (@zeus_japonicus) | Twitter Jade Leamcharaskul (@JDWasabi) | Twitter Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast Theme song: https://jdwasabi.bandcamp.com/track/bread-barricades-a-les-mis-podcast-intro-theme-song-full  Transcripts and Bibliogs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pgYo6VOqUk_XtnjcG4Gm6ng8KeHRjFrn?usp=sharing

It was a ritual for Valery Jean Bart and his mother Marie Jose Labossiere to bake their family recipes every Sunday while she was battling a terminally ill cancer. After her passing he began selling his recipes to popular restaurants in the Dallas area. Due to the success and popularity of Val's Cheesecakes, he cashed out his 401K and launched a household name in the baking industry. Find out his insight and perception of what it takes to be an Entrepreneur. Also, learn tips of running a service based business but also the importance of patience and believing in yourself. SOSS, Secrets of Silence Success is a series of sit down interviews with minority entrepreneurs detailing how they were able to generate success and build wealth. With Micah Autry and Jonathan Stanley of AUME Motion Arts, LLC

Cw:  child abuse, death mention, stalking, poverty Speaking of life getting out of people's hands - Nemo embodies the fanfic “oh… oh”, our pantomime takes centre stage and it only takes one double entendre to change how we see Thérnadier getting “on his knees” for Valjean.  Actors weren't allowed to be buried   This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Nemo Martin (@zeus_japonicus) | Twitter Jade Leamcharaskul (@JDWasabi) | Twitter Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast Theme song: https://jdwasabi.bandcamp.com/track/bread-barricades-a-les-mis-podcast-intro-theme-song-full  Transcripts and Bibliogs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pgYo6VOqUk_XtnjcG4Gm6ng8KeHRjFrn?usp=sharing

We lift the veil of anonymity and discuss Jean Valjean, an insidious fairy, and Rumpel...Rump... Rumplemintz!Send us an e-missive: gwritersanon@gmail.comVisit our Ghost Writers, Anonymous Facebook page for upcoming episode teasers.

Do you ever feel beyond redemption, or that someone is undeserving of mercy? Discover what message makes Les Miserables the longest running musical of all time, and let the journey of Jean Valjean become your own!Excerpt from episode: “…what happens next to that criminal we don't know, but we do know that in this famous Les Miserables bishop scene, the criminal Valjean is shown mercy and is cut to the heart. He is shaken to the core by the bishop's small act, and his life radically turns around 180 degrees. Whatever resentful worldview he had carried around as a thief and criminal melted away under grace, and Valjean spends the rest of his life repenting of his past and unfolding the implications of the mercy he had received. Where his old life had once been defined by what he took by force, his new life became defined by what he gave freely to others…”Divine Mercy resourcesIntroduction to Divine Mercy (by Sr Gaudia Skass)The beautiful chanting of the Divine Mercy chaplet

Official Hot Country Podcast Website: http://www.hotcountrypodcast.com   Chris McKay interviews Billboard, CMA, ACM, and Grammy award winner Gary Morris. Gary is a singer-songwriter with over 25 charted singles. Gary is also a star of television, movies and the broadway stage.   From WIKIPEDIA -  Although his credits include more than twenty-five other chart singles on the Billboard country charts, "The Wind Beneath My Wings" including five No. 1 hits. He has also released nine studio albums, mostly in the country pop vein, with his 1983 album Why Lady Why having earned a gold certification from the RIAA. "Headed for a Heartache" that song reached No. 8 on the country chart in late 1981. Two follow-up singles Why Lady Why focused more on ballads. One of the album's four singles was "Wind Beneath My Wings,"[1] which showcased Morris' soaring tenor. Written by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar, the song about heroes — which Morris recorded as a ballad — became one of the earliest hit versions of the song; a better-known version by Bette Midler would top the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989. The Why Lady Why album also featured the ballad "The Love She Found in Me,""Velvet Chains" and the up-tempoed title track as singles; all of them peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Also during this time, Morris recorded a duet with Lynn Anderson called "You're Welcome to Tonight,"  After two more top 10 hits in 1984 — "Between Two Fires" and "Second Hand Heart" — Morris scored his first No. 1 country hit in March 1985 with "Baby Bye Bye." During what was his most prolific hit-making part of his career, Morris had three more solo No. 1 hits during the next two years: "I'll Never Stop Loving You," "100% Chance of Rain" and "Leave Me Lonely." He also recorded a chart-topping duet with Crystal Gayle, "Makin' Up For Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers Song)." Although he rarely saw any success outside country music, many of Morris' hit songs were in the pop-country vein during the height of his career. Morris had two more hits in 1987: the solo "Plain Brown Wrapper" and another duet with Gayle called "Another World." The latter song was used for many years as the theme for the NBC soap opera.[1] After that, Morris' success on the country charts began to fade, as tastes switched once again to neo-traditional country music. Morris later opened a music publishing office in Nashville, with one of his employees being future star Faith Hill. In early 2008, Morris released two gospel albums. His most recent CD is called, Faith and Freedom, dedicated to the military troops. Gary Morris performed two songs featured on Juice Newton's album Duets: Friends & Memories, which was released in October 2010. Morris took a break from touring to pursue a serious acting career. One of his first big roles was in the Broadway production of Les Misérables, as Jean Valjean. The full symphonic recording of Les Misérables is a platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning album and features Morris' vocals throughout in the role of Valjean, including his version of the song "Bring Him Home." Morris has also appeared in a production of Puccini's opera La Boheme with fellow country/pop singer Linda Ronstadt. In the 1980s, he did a stint on The Colbys as blind country music singer Wayne Masterson, signed to Dominique Deveraux's label. On the show, he sang "Try Gettin' Over You" from his Anything Goes release. In the 1990s, he spent a great deal of time working on music projects, such as the PBS special concert production, in Moscow, Russia, in the Tretyakov Gallery. He returned to country music in the 1990s, performing in concerts and as a record producer. Morris hosted and also produced the Nashville network's The North American Sportsman. In 1992, he appeared in an episode of Designing Women as Julia's surgeon. RECENT TEXAN BY THE GRACE OF GOD Gary's new album “Sense of Pride” released on Sept. 14 to all major online retailers including iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play, Spotify and more. Co-produced by Morris and Michael Bonagura (Baillie & The Boys), the album features nine songs, eight of which are written or co-written by Morris, one song – “The Moment” – was co-written by Kathie Baillie and Michael Bonagura. “Sense of Pride” is Morris' 13th album ````````````````````````````````````````````` https://www.facebook.com/hotcountrypodcast https://www.hotcountrypodcast.com  https://www.facebook.com/OfficialChrisMcKay

We are absolutely thrilled to be joined by the legendary Moon Valjean. Moon leads a busy life playing in Goldfinger, Greek Fire and The Teenage Dirtbags. He is also a radio celebrity in St Louis where he hosts The Rizzuto Show. We get into Moon's history with music and how he became a permanent member of Goldfinger. He was also a member the band Story Of The Year and we discuss his years of success with them and his departure.  Goldfinger's most recent album 'Never Look Back' is great and is available everywhere. Apple Spotify Instagram Twitter Facebook Email  

Anita and Mel interview Ruth Valjean, widowed when her husband died while out of town pursuing a secret extramarital affair. To say Ruth has suffered and survived betrayal trauma would be highly accurate. Oh, and she also has metastatic breast cancer. Ruth is an amazing survivor who shares her story to help others dealing with complicated grief. Join Anita and Mel's  Patreon starting at $5:www.patreon.com/wwdnWant to buy us some tacos?https://www.buymeacoffee.com/widowwedonowThis episode is sponsored by:The Misner Family Foundation in memory of Elisabeth MisnerBetter Help | Our listeners receive a 10% discount off their first month of professional online counseling with this unique link: https://trybetterhelp.com/wwdnCheck out our website:  http://www.widowwedonow.comContact Anita and Mel at widowwedonow@gmail.comAll original music by Melanie Shore: http://www.melanieshore.comhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF0NQ2Ej8bthJvSa-4jp3OAMel's custom relaxation YouTube music channel  for grievers (Drömkatt):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL1WrSiQGVw2qavRi_7BlQA/featuredMel's meditation music album:https://music.apple.com/us/album/inriktning-chakra-balancing-music/1558390723

An Adoptees "Origin Story" on this episode of the Playbook.  Our guest covers:  Parenting, Learning he was adopted over cookies, An unbreakable bound with his adoptive family and discovering his genes.  In today's episode, we hear from Adoptee Dad, Co-Host of the morning show "The Rizzuto Show", Lead Singer of Greek Fire and member of Gold Finger.  He shares the journey of being adopted, having a child as a teenager, having a loving family and finding his biological parents and someone telling you that you are adopted isn't a "Sick Burn"  Sit back and relax and enjoy Moon's very remarkable "Origin Story" Moon's Twitter:  @MoonValjeanHere Moon's Instagram:  MoonValjeanHere This weeks Foster/Adoptive care spotlight: https://www.foster-adopt.org/ Follow us on our socials on Facebook: Adoptive Dad Playbook Twitter:  @adoptivedadpb Instagram:  adoptivedadplaybook and on Youtube at Adoptivedadplaybook Mike Doran:  www.thatsmikedoran.com  (Intro and Closing) Sara Morris:  metalunagraphics@gmail.com (Artwork)

In their inaugural episode, co-hosts Zarya and Srihita speak with Dr. Valjean Bacot-Davis, a third-year student at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. Prior to medical school, Valjean completed his Bachelor's in Biology at Duke University and his PhD in Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Valjean offers insight into discussing gender as a spectrum with individuals resistant to embracing the LGBTQ+ community. He also shares his journey going stealth out of the United States and into Canada. In their reflection, our hosts expand on pronoun pins and address inclusive changes in healthcare forms that are already taking place. Check us out @QueerDiagnosis.com and @QueerDiagnosis on Twitter!

What's goin' on, welcome or welcome back to The Polaroid Podcast! The second to last episode of the Hellish year that was 2020 was a great one. Around 4 years ago I met my episode's guest, Henry Crater. Then just Cast mates in A Chorus Line, we would expand our friendship over time. I was blown away by Crater's talent, though he was two years was Junior. On the Podcast, he walks me through music's place in his life. He recalls singing before he could remember, eventually taking piano lessons around the age of 8. Continuing to add tools to his arsenal, he found his place in musicals and dancing. Originally in the ensemble, he enjoyed being amongst his cast mates , and it was clear that Crater wanted more than just a taste of the theater. He described 6th grade as the “boom” in his development as an artist. Far different from his first role as an Alligator in the Jungle Book, he sang the national anthem at a Boston Red Sox Spring Training game. The game, which was at JetBlue Park Stadium, was meaningless to Crater, but the performance was critical for his confidence. He would need this confidence as he would start auditioning for Broadway national tours just months later. Though he did not book a tour and break into the Broadway scene at a young age, he thinks that it was for the best. I first heard bits and pieces of this story from Crater during the beginning of our work on A Chorus Line. In the months preceding, Crater was struggling with the social adjustment more so than academic adjustment. We spoke at length about the journey one takes when preparing for a role, and we both learned new things about our own personal Ragtime experiences. In the words of one of his Professors at Michigan, “You never know what you have until you put it in front of an audience”. Henry talked about wanting to be granted the keys to play bigger, more mature roles during his sophomore year. Despite the lows of Junior year, he was cast as John Valjean in Les Misérables his Senior year. The role was a dream come true, which Crater immediately dove into. He was knee- deep in notes and journals as Valjean, when Coronavirus put the world on pause. He recalls struggling with the news for multiple days, unable to accept our new reality. When he finally understood the gravity of it all, he had no choice but to turn the page. Post-Andover, he had the opportunity to bring his conceptualized album The Cycle, to life. He ran into a 90 day trial for Logic Pro, one of the best Music Producing apps on the market. Multiple hours a day for a month and a half on end led to Crater releasing the album this past year. The album details the cyclical nature of humanity, and the touches on the themes of love, loss and growth. Entirely self-written and self- produced, he was able to use the album both for his personal leisure and for the sake of closure. Crater just concluded his first semester in the renowned Michigan Musical Theatre program. Recorded 12. 21. 20. Stream The Cycle here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-cycle/1516707609