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Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this episode we argue that Canada's expansion of medically-assisted dying reflects a deeper neoliberal logic on THE BREACH SHOW, assess the legacy of the Climate Emergency Unit on GREEN MAJORITY, examine how Anti-feminist narratives impact housing choices for women on REDEYE and enjoy an unforgettable highlight from part VII of the spectacular SRSLY WRONG saga 'Genocide, Apocalypse - The Injured Boy Inside'.The Harbinger Media Network includes 86 podcasts focused on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated to community and campus radio and heard every week on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, at CFUV 101.9FM in Victoria, at CIVL 101.7FM in Abbotsford, at CHLY 101.7FM in Nanaimo, on CJUM 101.5FM and CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg, at CiTR 101.9FM, CJSF 90.1FM and at CFRO 100.5FM in Vancouver, at Hamilton's CFMU 93.3FM, at Radio Laurier in Waterloo, at CJTM 1280AM in Toronto, at CJAM 99.1FM in Windsor and at CJBU 107.3FM in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Find out more about the network, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.com.
Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this episode we argue that Canada's expansion of medically-assisted dying reflects a deeper neoliberal logic on THE BREACH SHOW, assess the legacy of the Climate Emergency Unit on GREEN MAJORITY, examine how Anti-feminist narratives impact housing choices for women on REDEYE and enjoy an unforgettable highlight from part VII of the spectacular SRSLY WRONG saga 'Genocide, Apocalypse - The Injured Boy Inside'.The Harbinger Media Network includes 86 podcasts focused on social, economic and environmental justice and featuring journalists, academics and activists on shows like The Breach Show, Tech Won't Save Us, Press Progress Sources & more.Harbinger Showcase is syndicated to community and campus radio and heard every week on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal, at CFUV 101.9FM in Victoria, at CIVL 101.7FM in Abbotsford, at CHLY 101.7FM in Nanaimo, on CJUM 101.5FM and CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg, at CiTR 101.9FM, CJSF 90.1FM and at CFRO 100.5FM in Vancouver, at Hamilton's CFMU 93.3FM, at Radio Laurier in Waterloo, at CJTM 1280AM in Toronto, at CJAM 99.1FM in Windsor and at CJBU 107.3FM in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Find out more about the network, subscribe to the weekly newsletter and support our work at harbingermedianetwork.com.
I. The Setup — Obedience Leads Into a Storm Jesus initiates the journey: “Let's cross to the other side.” They obey—and encounter chaos. Obedience does not exempt us from storms. The storm is real, violent, and life-threatening. II. Understanding Fear Fear activates survival instincts (fight, flight, freeze). Fear bypasses logic and clouds perception. Logically: Jesus said they would reach the other side. Jesus was physically in the boat. Yet fear overrides what they know to be true. Fear is not failure—it is a signal. III. The Question Beneath the Panic “Teacher, don't you care?” The storm triggered survival fear. But the deeper fear was abandonment. When storms arise, we question God's heart. Fear whispers: “You are not safe because you are not in control.” Faith says: “I may not be in control, but He is present.” IV. Question Your Fear Jesus asks: “Why are you afraid?” Not condemnation—diagnosis. Fear reveals misplaced trust. The storm did not create fear; it exposed what was already in them. They trusted the waves more than His presence. V. The Sleeping Christ Jesus sleeping is not indifference. His rest reveals sovereignty. The sleeping Christ is not the absent Christ. VI. Authority Over Chaos Jesus does not pray for the storm to stop—He commands it. In Scripture, the sea represents chaos and disorder. Only God rebukes the sea. Jesus speaks directly to creation—and it obeys. This is divine authority on display. VII. Two Fears in the Passage Survival Fear – panic, loss of control, fear of death. Reverent Fear – awe at divine authority. The first fear leads to frenzy. The second fear leads to worship. When Christ's authority becomes greater than your storm, anxiety shrinks. VIII. The Invitation Jesus never promised a storm-free existence. He revealed Himself as Lord over storms. Peace is not the absence of waves. Peace is the presence of Jesus in the boat. Mature faith is anchored in Him—not in outcomes, control, or calm circumstances. When authority produces awe, fear no longer rules you.
"To do anything involves the body. ²And if you recognize you need do nothing, you have withdrawn the body's value from your mind. ³Here is the quick and open door through which you slip past centuries of effort, and escape from time. ⁴This is the way in which sin loses all attraction right now. ⁵For here is time denied, and past and future gone. ⁶Who needs do nothing has no need for time. ⁷To do nothing is to rest, and make a place within you where the activity of the body ceases to demand attention. ⁸Into this place the Holy Spirit comes, and there abides. ⁹He will remain when you forget, and the body's activities return to occupy your conscious mind.8. Yet there will always be this place of rest to which you can return. ²And you will be more aware of this quiet center of the storm than all its raging activity. ³This quiet center, in which you do nothing, will remain with you, giving you rest in the midst of every busy doing on which you are sent. ⁴For from this center will you be directed how to use the body sinlessly. (ACIM, T-18.VII.7:1–8:4)Visit the website for information on these meetings, the online community and information on paid private mentoring with Keith:https://www.acimwithkeith.com/You can watch many older meetings on the YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@acimwithkeithOur meetings are organised in the Facebook group, "A Course In Miracles With Keith" Please ensure you read and agree to the group rules on application to have membership approved. This is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/384802770144828If you'd like to donate, you can do so with paypal here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/keithkavOr you can donate with credit card here: https://www.mypos.com/@keith
I. Introduction: The Message and Mission of Victory Church Overview of the Victory Church podcast: teaching and worship messages. Church mission: reaching the lost, restoring the broken, reviving believers. Central theme: the faithfulness of God — His dependability, reliability, and trustworthiness. II. Understanding God's Faithfulness Our faith rests not on our faithfulness, but on God's proven record. Encouragement to know, memorize, meditate on, and live by the Word of God. God's faithfulness remains constant despite life's ups and downs. III. Lesson from 2 Chronicles 16:7–10 — King Asa and the Prophet Hanani The prophet (“seer”) rebuked Asa for relying on human power instead of God. The “eyes of the Lord” search the earth for loyal hearts to strengthen. Asa's foolish anger at correction serves as a warning against pride and spiritual resistance. IV. The Role of Prophets, Pastors, and Counselors God speaks through His servants to bring clarity and correction. The danger of isolation: believers need pastors, accountability, and spiritual community. The “one another” principles of the New Testament — loving, praying for, and encouraging one another. V. The Importance of Church and Unity Jesus Himself regularly attended worship. Countering cultural messages that say believers don't need church or pastors. The power of unity — believers praying, worshiping, and standing together. VI. Relying on God, Not Natural Thinking Asa's mistake: trusting human wisdom instead of divine guidance. Distractions and deception are the enemy's primary tools. The Word of God renews the mind and guards against subtle lies. VII. The Power and Necessity of the Word The Word is a hammer that breaks strongholds and transforms hearts. Sermons and Scripture are tools for shaping believers — not short motivational talks. The preaching of the Word remains essential even when unpopular. VIII. Staying Teachable and Humbly Receiving Correction King Asa's downfall was pride and resistance to counsel. Believers should remain humble, lifelong learners open to godly wisdom. Experience becomes true learning only when processed through the Word and wisdom. IX. God's Faithfulness and Our Loyal Hearts God seeks loyal, not perfect, hearts. Loyalty involves repentance, humility, and trust. God desires to show Himself strong for His people just as He has in the past. X. Bearing Fruit at Every Stage of Life Believers can bear fruit even in old age. Mentorship: older generations have wisdom to pass on to younger ones. Fruitfulness includes spiritual influence and discipleship, not just activity. XI. Conclusion: A Call to Worship and Renewal God's character is unchanging—He remains faithful even when we are faithless. Invitation to pray, worship, and recommit to trusting God. Affirmation that God continues to work, bless, and restore His people through His faithfulness.
00:00 Why Denervation Can Cause Spasticity (Key Neurology Principle) 01:09 Podcast Intro + Quick Housekeeping (Dogs, Door, and Vigilance) 02:30 The "Impossible" Case: Meige Syndrome Explained 03:42 Vagus Nerve Clues & First-Day FSM Results 07:05 Building the Brain Protocol: Pons Neurotransmitters + Botox Context 08:43 Day Two Strategy: Quiet Basal Ganglia & Cerebellum, Support the Pons 11:59 How She Decides What to Change Mid-Treatment (Intuition + Feedback) 12:44 Substrate Matters: GABA/5-HTP Support When Forcing Secretions 18:18 Emotional Frequencies + Speech Pathways (Why Words Triggered Eye Closure) 23:47 Looking It Up Is the Skill: First Principles, Collaboration, and Finding FSM 28:24 CustomCare as Ongoing Management + "FSM First Aid" Protocols 32:11 Root Cause Timeline: Stress Triggers, Misdiagnosis, and Why Medicine Gets Stuck 34:55 Quick Fixes vs Root Cause: Botox, Hyperacusis & Vagus Nerve Clues 35:59 Why the Pons Keeps Showing Up: Patterns, TIAs & Frequency Results 37:41 Rehab Courses Mindset: Assess, Measure, and Prove Progress 39:16 Setting Realistic Expectations: ROM Gains, Pain, and the "Titanium Knee" Reality 41:58 Metrics Beyond Numbers: Confidence, Mood, and the Emotional Work of Healing 44:46 Keep Learning + Resources: Advanced Courses & "Molecules of Behavior" Lectures 46:26 Case Q&A: Spontaneous Pneumothorax—Pleura Scarring, Hypermobility & Breath Coaching 52:02 Hypermobility on Your Radar: Memory Complaints, Mini Mental Status Checks & Re-testing 55:56 Trauma Cases & Documentation: Auto Accidents, Forensics, and Imaging/PT Referrals 58:52 Wrap-Up: Daughter Update, Advanced Signup, Foundation Mission + Podcast Disclaimer In this episode of the Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) podcast, Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss approaching complex, unfamiliar cases by returning to first principles, researching in real time, and collaborating with patients. Dr. Carol shares a case of Meige (MEIGE) syndrome involving severe facial muscle spasticity and involuntary eye closure triggered by speaking, plus light sensitivity, absent gag reflex (partially restored after chiropractic care), elevated shoulders, and a history of extreme stress and childhood abuse. After identifying likely involvement of cranial nerve VII and structures associated with the pons, vagus, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and medulla, they describe an evolving FSM strategy: running protocols such as concussion and vagus/vagal tone, pons repair, increasing secretions in the pons, and "quieting" the basal ganglia and cerebellum (including noting 40/988 for quieting basal ganglia). They discuss searching neurotransmitters of the pons (acetylcholine, GABA, serotonin, norepinephrine), emphasizing inhibitory support via GABA and serotonin, supplementing with chewable GABA and later ordering 5-HTP, and the concept that using "increase secretions" can require providing precursors/substrate to avoid depletion. They also add emotional frequencies for fear/terror and note functional changes across two days, including relaxed facial muscles and improved blinking and speech-related eye control, then send the patient home with a five-hour nighttime program and a loaner device, with follow-up planned. The conversation also covers patient education, expectations and management with CustomCare devices, tracking outcomes with metrics like range of motion and confidence.
Orkester Slovenske filharmonije je včeraj izvedel drugi večer v abonmaju SOS, Sodobne orkestrske skladbe. Z dirigentom Valentinom Urjupinom in solistkama, pianistkama Nino Prešiček Laznik in Lovorko Nemeš Dular je orkester izvedel delo Odtekanje časa št. 7 Uroša Rojka ter glasbo dveh ameriških klasikov 20. stoletja. Naslov Odtekanje časa se nanaša na čas za ukrepanje glede razgradnje naravnega okolja, ki se človeštvu vztrajno izteka. Rojko nikoli ni bil izrazit glasbeni ilustrator zunanjih pojavov, v središču njegovega snovanja je glasbena logika in tudi dvojni klavirski koncert Odtekanje časa VII je v prvi vrsti ustvarjalna preiskava glasbenega materiala, v tokratnem primeru nenehnih glissandov, spuščanj in naraščanj, obsedenih ponavljanj in premikanj gostih tonskih grozdov. Čeprav so štirje stavki koncerta sijajno orkestrirani pogledi na ta material, pa skozenj Rojko pretaka tudi namige na žalobna zavijanja, opozorilna oglašanja in rušilno silo. Solistki, ki sta skladbo igrali drugič, sta suvereno opravili garaško poustvarjalno nalogo, dirigent Urjupin pa je solidno uravnaval zvočna razmerja. Nalogo je opravilo tudi umetniško vodstvo, saj sta se skladbi Charlesa Ivesa in Johna Adamsa hkrati sprva zdeli presenetljiv odmik od Rojkove estetike, a se je ob samem poslušanju Ivesovega zgodnjemodernističnega pejsaža in Adamsove romantično zalite repetitivne muzike pokazalo kar nekaj posrečenih povezav.
I. Introduction Welcome to the Victory Church podcast and Sunday worship gathering. Victory's mission: reaching the lost, restoring the broken, reviving believers. Joy and gratitude for being in God's house where worship, prayer, the Word, and fellowship occur. Emphasis that God's grace enabled people to be present, overcoming hindrances. II. The Nature and Purpose of Prayer Prayer and the Word as central priorities at Victory Church. Biblical commands to pray: “men ought always to pray,” “pray without ceasing,” “watch and pray,” “continue earnestly in prayer.” Clarification: prayer is not a religious ritual but a relational conversation with a loving Father. Prayer as sharing cares, dreams, concerns with God; Scripture as God sharing His thoughts and heart with us. III. Reactive vs. Proactive Prayer A. Reactive Prayer Definition: responding to events, crises, and immediate needs after they happen. Typical reactive requests: jobs, finances, housing, healing, family and school pressures. Affirmation: these needs matter to God; believers should cast all cares on Him. Problem: if this is the only kind of praying, discipleship and prayer life are out of alignment with God's best. B. Proactive Prayer Definition: creating or shaping situations by praying God's will in advance, not only reacting. Example from the Lord's Prayer: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” as a proactive request. Goal: move believers beyond crisis-only praying into kingdom-focused, forward-looking prayer. IV. Acts 4 as a Model of Prayer A. Context of Acts 4 Acts as early church history, showing the Spirit-empowered beginnings of the church. Peter and John preaching, healing a crippled man, and provoking opposition from religious leaders. Authorities command them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus. Connection to today: pressure in culture to silence biblical truth and the name of Jesus. B. The Disciples' Response They return “to their own” (the church, fellow believers) when threatened. Principle: where you turn in crisis reveals much about your heart. They share the report as a prayer request and turn immediately to corporate prayer. They pray in alignment with Scripture (Psalm 2) and God's will, not just emotions. C. Content of Their Prayer (Acts 4:24–31) Acknowledge God as Creator and Sovereign Lord over heaven and earth. Rehearse Scripture about nations raging and rulers opposing the Lord and His Christ. Interpret persecution as part of God's sovereign purpose in Christ's suffering. Reactive element: “Lord, look on their threats.” Proactive element: ask for boldness to speak the Word, and for God's hand to heal with signs and wonders in Jesus' name. Result: the place is shaken, all are filled with the Holy Spirit, and they speak God's Word with boldness. V. Praying with the Word and God's Will Call to pray not only from need or emotion but aligned with Scripture. Examples of praying Scripture over needs (provision, healing, emotional and spiritual needs, relationships). Recognition that God's will includes timing; believers must be sensitive and obedient. Emphasis: there is power when prayer and the Word are joined. VI. From Problem to Launching Pad Observation: in Acts 4, the crisis launches the church into deeper proactive prayer, not retreat. Instead of praying primarily for safety and comfort, they pray for greater boldness and impact. Application: believers today should ask God to use trials to produce testimony, messages, and greater influence for His glory. VII. Call to a Proactive Kingdom Focus A. For Truth and Witness in a Confused Culture Culture tolerates generic “god talk” but reacts strongly to the exclusive claims of Jesus. Expect opposition when living and speaking biblical truth, without being obnoxious or hypocritical. The church must stand firm on Scripture, not be shaped by social media or worldly opinions. B. For Local and Global Mission Victory Church's call: reach Providence and the nations through evangelism and missions. Example: missions trips (Kenya, Sierra Leone, Liberia) and conferences to strengthen pastors and churches. Appeal for proactive prayer for missions: bold preaching, anointing, signs and wonders, and lasting fruit. C. For Revival and Awakening Distinction: revival for the church (bringing believers back to life), awakening for the lost. Invitation to pray for souls, discipleship, anointing, revival in churches, and awakening in the nation. Desire to create cultures of discipleship, evangelism, missions, and deep engagement with Scripture. VIII. Illustrations of Proactive Prayer in History and Life Personal testimony: long season in temporary housing, choosing contentment and kingdom focus while trusting God's timing. Application of Matthew 6:33: prioritizing God's kingdom and righteousness, trusting Him to add needed things. Biblical example: Job praying for his friends and receiving double restoration. Historical examples: John Knox's burden “give me Scotland or I die” and its influence. David Brainerd's fervent prayer for Native Americans and resulting impact. William Tyndale's martyrdom for translating Scripture and the later spread of English Bibles. The Moravians' 100-year prayer meeting and remarkable missionary sending. IX. Practical Application and Invitation Challenge: move beyond “needs-only” praying to kingdom-centered, proactive prayer. Specific areas to pray proactively: personal walk, church, ministries, missions, national awakening, and social issues. Encouragement to stay for times of corporate prayer, lifting up pastors, leaders, and global work. Final appeal: cultivate a passion that cries, “Lord, give us souls, give us revival, use my life and this church for Your glory.”
От молитвы – к славе Христа / From Prayer to the Glory of Christ Даниил 10:1-11:1Даниил 21I. Суть откровения / The Essence of the RevelationII. Поиск понимания / The Pursuit of UnderstandingIII. Неожиданная встреча / The Unexpected EncounterIV. Удивительная утешение / The Astonishing ComfortV. Невидимая реальность / The Invisible RealityVI. Сила слов Христа / The Power of Christ's WordsVII. Сражающийся Христос / The Warring Christ
El último secreto de Toledo Toledo fue capital del reino visigodo durante buena parte de los s. VI y VII y muchos reyes estuvieron vinculados con esta ciudad. Los restos de los reyes Wamba y Recesvinto fueron hallados en 1845 en la cripta de Santa Leocadia, situada junto al Alcázar de Toledo. Desde 1845, los restos de estos reyes se encuentran en una pequeña arqueta en la Catedral de Toledo. Historiadores y juristas han pedido que los monarcas puedan recibir un enterramiento definitivo y digno. Cuarto Milenio ha intentado localizar la cripta de Santa Leocadia, que albergó los restos de los reyes visigodos. Esta noche compartiremos los resultados de nuestra investigación con nuestro compañero Carlos Largo y el escritor Luis R. Bausá. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
SAMPLER & SANS REPROCHES (Radio broadcast)Playlist N° 1381 - Monday 09 February 2026 - Horaire : 20h00-22h00EBM - DARKTECHNO - INDUSTRIEL & RELATED MUSICGALAXIE RADIO 95.3FM --- www.galaxieradio.fr [ S&SR Tops Of The Week : BOUND BY ENDOGAMY "Steamy Highways Have No End" + FRACTAL "Hide In The Light"] BOUND BY ENDOGAMY "March To The Drums" DIG Album : Steamy Highways Have No End (Pinkman) FRACTAL "Recall" DIG Album : Hide In The Light (Aliens Productions) DEADLY SINS "GHOSTS (ner.ogris Remix)" DIG Album : Mad Mind Of This World (Autoproduction) LUCIFER'S AID "Push It" DIG Single : Push It" (Progress Productions) GAMMA VORTEX "Heel To The Master" DIG EP: Hatefeeder ( Scanner) GRAUSAME TÖCHTER "Nothing More To Say (Extended Version)" DIG EP: Get Your Kinky Overdose (Scanner) ZANIAS "Dawn" DIG Album : Cataclysm (Fleisch Records) NEWBOY "Golden Bough" DIG EP: The Color Of Everything (Oràculo Records) URBAN MATRIX "Say My Name" DIG Album : Now Is Tomorrow (Autoproduction) WARM GADGET "Debutante (DIVIDER Remix)" DIG EP: Debutante (Re:Mission Entertainment) SCENIUS "Five-Arm Crystal" DIG Album : 13 Billion Dark Years (Autoproduction) NOVEMBER NÖVELET "Electrical" DIG Album : Electrical (Galakthorrö) kFactor "Pure Disdain" DIG Album : Eye On Maniac (Autoproduction) SNOWBEAST "Replicant" DIG Album : Dire Days (Re:Mission Entertainment) BLEEDING IN SILENCE "Float" DIG EP: Drifting Out Of Reality (Autoproduction) FRACTAL "Darkly Born" DIG Album : Hide In The Light (Aliens Productions) BOUND BY ENDOGAMY "Ruines Des Seigneurs Iniques" DIG Album : Steamy Highways Have No End (Pinkman) ARNAUD REBOTINI/ACID WASHED "Space Time 303" DIG EP: Artifical Darwinism (SKYLAX Records) BIOHACKER "Apex" DIG Album : Apex (Chmcl Rcrds) MAREUX "The Perfect Girl (KONTRAVOID Remix)" DIG Single : The Perfect Girl (Warner) A THOUSAND SOCIETIES "Les Ailes de l'Azur" DIG Single : Les Ailes de l'Azur (Autoproduction) THX TO : BOUND BY ENDOGAMY (Kleio Thomaïdes & Shlomo Blaster), ALIENS PRODUCTIONS (Peter Ryby), DEADLY SINS (The Woman In The Shadows & Cyrb.VII), PROGRESS PRODUCTIONS (Tony), SCANNER / DARK DIMENSIONS LABEL GROUP (Frank), ORÀCULO RECORDS (Nico), URBAN MATRIX, BLEEDING IN SILENCE, A THOUSAND SOCIETIES (Johann & Jean-Christophe). PODCAST:YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@SamplerEtSansReprochesYOUTUBE CHANNEL – NON STOP MUSIC -MIX ONLY + LIVE & INTERVIEWS REPORTS ITUNES :https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/sampler-sans-reproches/id1511413205 MIXCLOUD : https://www.mixcloud.com/SetSRradio/PODCLOUD :https://podcloud.fr/studio/podcasts/sampler-et-sans-reproches DEEZER :https://www.deezer.com/fr/show/1181282 GALAXIE RADIO http://galaxieradio.fr/ go to replay Sampler & Sans ReprochesAMAZON MUSIC https://music.amazon.fr/podcasts/9718c2fe-d841-4339-a3e5-82c31d018ed7/SAMPLER-SANS-REPROCHESHEARTHIS https://hearthis.at/sampler-sans-reproches/ SPOTIFY PLAYLIST : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IjyNn1lpGr4j2KOBHYcyG?si=c8139bae46de4de6 ARCHIVE.ORG https://archive.org/download/1381-podcast/1381-PODCAST.mp3
ACIM Quote:"The power of decision is your one remaining freedom as a prisoner of this world." (https://acim.org/acim/en/s/161#9:1 | T-12.VII.9:1)Today's Guest:Cindi Gatton joins Tam and Matt to discuss a choice she faced as her father approached death.Connect with Cindi:cindi@cindigatton.com www.cindigatton.comCindi's Book: Dying to Awaken: Parting the Veil to Heaven https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Awaken-Parting-Veil-Heaven-ebook/dp/B0FPBSRDNG/Share your Forgiveness Story:Do you think your forgiveness story would be helpful to listeners? Visit, https://www.miraclevoices.org/form to submit your forgiveness story.Support The PodcastWant to support the podcast with a donation? Visit https://www.miraclevoices.org/donateClosing ACIM Quote:"As the ego would limit your perception of your brothers to the body, so would the Holy Spirit release your vision and let you see the Great Rays shining from them, so unlimited that they reach to God." (ACIM, T-15.IX.1:1)
I Longobardi entrarono a contatto con il mondo bizantino e la politica dell'area mediterranea, nel 568, guidati da Alboino, si insediarono in Italia, dove diedero vita a un regno indipendente che estese progressivamente il proprio dominio sulla massima parte del territorio italiano continentale e peninsulare. Il dominio longobardo fu articolato in numerosi ducati, che godevano di una marcata autonomia rispetto al potere centrale dei sovrani insediati a Pavia. Nel corso dei secoli, i Longobardi, si integrarono progressivamente con il tessuto sociale italiano, grazie all'emanazione di leggi scritte in latino (Editto di Rotari, 643), alla conversione al cattolicesimo (fine VII secolo) e allo sviluppo, anche artistico, di rapporti sempre più stretti con le altre componenti socio-politiche della Penisola (bizantine e romane). Ospite dei microfoni di Quilisma è oggi il farmacista e fitoterapeuta Franco Fornasaro. Autore di un libro dedicato appunto al mondo Longobardo egli vuole smentire il “ruolo liberticida e puramente di rottura” che, secondo una tradizione mai sopita, avrebbero avuto i longobardi rispetto alla cultura latina; esistono invece legami ed elementi di scambio fra la società longobarda e quella tardo-romana, segni che indicano un piano di continuità storica, benché entro un processo di transizione inevitabilmente conflittuale nel quale si misurano le due culture.
Mystery-Clad Being The Primal Rhythm of Being and the Heart of All Reality by Doug Scott, LCSW I. The Nature of Mystery We have just heard [previous presenter] speak beautifully about the theme of mystery. I want to build on that foundation with a particular question: What is the nature of the mystery that we are exploring? Mystery is not that which cannot be known. Mystery is that which can never be exhausted in all the ways of knowing. It is infinitely knowable—which means we can spend eternity exploring it and never arrive at complete comprehension. Not because it withholds itself from us, but because it is inexhaustible in its richness. This is a crucial distinction. Mystery is not ignorance. It is not a wall we cannot penetrate. Mystery is an ocean we can swim in forever, each stroke revealing new depths, new currents, new wonders. The fullness of mystery—what we might call gnosis—is not a destination we arrive at but a horizon that recedes as we approach, always inviting us further. Ra describes this with precise language when speaking of the fundamental rhythms of intelligent infinity: "The basic rhythms of intelligent infinity are totally without distortion of any kind. The rhythms are clothed in mystery, for they are being itself." (27.7) Clothed in mystery. Not hidden by mystery. Clothed in it—the way a body is clothed, the way we wear our appearance. Mystery is not what conceals being from us. Mystery is being, wearing its own inexhaustibility. So tonight I want to ask: If being itself is clothed in mystery, can we nonetheless discern something of its shape? Its flow? Its fundamental rhythm? Can we, while honoring the inexhaustibility, trace patterns that appear consistently across Ra's teachings—patterns that might illuminate something primal about the nature of reality itself? II. Being as Verb: Does It Have a Shape? Notice that Ra says the rhythms are being itself. Not that being has rhythms. Not that being does rhythms. The rhythms are being. This is being as verb, not as noun. Not a thing that exists, but existence itself as dynamic, self-processing oscillation. What does Ra tell us about the shape of this rhythm? In Session 27.6, we find a remarkable description: "Intelligent infinity has a rhythm, or flow, as of a giant heart beginning with the Central Sun... the presence of the flow inevitable as a tide of beingness without polarity, without finity; the vast and silent all beating outward, outward, focusing outward and inward until the focuses are complete. The intelligence or consciousness of foci have reached a state where their, shall we say, spiritual nature or mass calls them inward, inward, inward until all is coalesced. This is the rhythm of reality." A giant heart. Beating outward, outward... then inward, inward, inward until all is coalesced. This is the shape of being itself: a circulation. Not linear progression, not random chaos, but rhythmic circulation—emanation and return, expansion and coalescence, systole and diastole. III. The Primal Desire: Joy Seeking to Know Itself But why? Why does being beat outward and then inward? What drives the circulation? Ra gives us the answer in the most fundamental teaching of all: "The Creator will know Itself" (27.8). This is the First Distortion, the primal movement from undifferentiated unity toward manifestation. Not "wants to know" as if lacking something—but will, an active, ongoing, generative drive. Here is the crucial insight: This desire is not experienced as lack. It is experienced as Joy. The Creator's desire to know Itself is not a hunger born of deficiency but a fullness seeking to express and discover itself through infinite perspectives. Joy is the fundamental affective quality of being itself. And this Joy can only be fulfilled through experience. The Creator cannot know Itself through static contemplation. Self-knowing requires circulation—going forth into differentiated expression and returning enriched by what the journey has gathered. This means experience is circulation. The going forth and the returning are not separate from experience—they are experience itself in its most fundamental form. IV. The Heart as Locus of Circulation If experience is circulation, and circulation has a pattern—outward, inward, coalescence—then we can ask: Is there a center to this circulation? Is there a locus where the three movements meet? Ra speaks directly to this in Session 82.7: "There is a center to infinity. From this center all spreads. Therefore, there are centers to the creation, to the galaxies, to star systems, to planetary systems, and to consciousness. In each case you may see growth from the center outward." A center from which all spreads. This is the ontological definition of a heart—not merely an organ that pumps blood, not merely a chakra that processes emotion, but the locus of circulation itself. Wherever being localizes—whether as universe, galaxy, star, planet, or person—there exists a heart: a center where the three forces of circulation operate. The Three Forces Outward Flow (Emanation): From the heart, energy emanates. The Original Thought—the Creator's desire to know Itself—pulses forth from this center into manifestation, seeking, exploring, differentiating. Ra speaks of the vast and silent all "beating outward, outward." Inward Flow (Return): To the heart, experience returns. The spiritual nature or mass of the foci "calls them inward, inward, inward." This is what Ra elsewhere calls "spiritual gravity"—the attractive force drawing consciousness back toward center, back toward Source. Coalescence (Integration): Within the heart, what went forth and what returns are integrated. Ra uses several terms for this: coalesced (27.6), distilled (18.5—"distilling from them the love/light within them"), and in other passages, the image of atoms finding "precise distances from each other" to "produce a lattice structure which we call crystalline" (29.23). Coalescence is not mere combination. It is integration that transforms. What went forth as seed returns as harvest. What emanated as question returns as lived answer. The heart distills, processes, and prepares the next arising. V. The Modes of Joy: Yearning, Longing, Rejoicing Now we can go deeper. The three movements—outward, inward, coalescence—are kinetic. They are movements. But what generates them? What is the affective quality that drives the circulation? I want to suggest that the three movements are responses to three prior conditions—three ontological yearnings that are themselves modes of Joy. These yearnings do not cause the movements mechanically; they are the movements in their affective dimension. Yearning (to go forth): At the primal level, yearning is not lack. It is eager desire, anticipation, the joy in becoming. The Old English giernan means "to strive, be eager, desire"—and shares roots with the Greek chaírein, "to rejoice." Yearning is rejoicing—no lack, only eager delight in the adventure about to unfold. This generates the outward flow. Longing (to return): Once consciousness has gone forth and differentiated, a new quality of desire emerges. Longing is desire stretched across the distance that experience has created. The Old English langian means literally "to grow long, to lengthen"—stretching toward what is distant. This is the memory of home pulling homeward, joy stretched toward reunion. This generates the inward flow. Rejoicing (in union): When outward and inward meet in the heart, there is consummation. Rejoicing, from the Latin gaudēre, originally meant "to possess, to enjoy possession of, to have fruition of." It is the joy of completion, of harvest gathered, of distillation accomplished. This generates coalescence and seeds the new arising. And throughout—enjoying. Being in joy. The Old French enjoir means literally "to be placed within joy, to dwell in joy." This is the medium through which the entire circulation occurs. There is no moment outside of joy, because joy is being itself in its affective dimension. VI. The Two Energies Within Us This cosmic pattern is not distant from us. Ra tells us it operates within our own energy system. In Session 49.5-6, Ra describes two types of energy operating within the mind/body/spirit complex: "The most important concept to grasp about the energy field is that the lower, or negative pole, will draw the universal energy into itself from the cosmos. Therefrom it will move upward to be met and reacted to by the positive spiraling energy moving downward from within." "Meanwhile the Creator lies within. In the north pole the crown is already upon the head and the entity is potentially a god." Two flows: one rising from below, drawing universal energy from the cosmos; one descending from within, where the Creator already dwells. The place where they meet—this is what Ra calls kundalini, "the meeting place of cosmic and inner vibratory understanding." This meeting point is our heart, in its deepest sense. The cosmic rhythm that beats through all creation beats through you. The yearning that sends energy outward, the longing that draws it back, the rejoicing where they meet—these are not metaphors. They are the actual dynamics of your being. VII. The Pattern Appears Everywhere This pattern of three forces—outward flow, inward flow, coalescence—appears throughout nature and science. Not because science "proves" metaphysics, but because the same pattern that constitutes being manifests at every scale. Physics: White holes (cosmic emanation) and black holes (cosmic return). The Big Bang as universal outward flow, gravitational collapse as universal inward flow. The strange attractor in chaos theory—which we will watch in a moment—reveals how apparent chaos organizes around a hidden center. Chemistry: Dissipative structures maintain organization through constant circulation of energy—taking in, transforming, releasing. Living systems are precisely such structures. Biology: The heartbeat itself. Systole (contraction, emanation) and diastole (relaxation, reception). Breath: inhalation drawing the world in, exhalation releasing transformed air. The cell taking nutrients in, processing, releasing waste. Psychology: Attachment theory describes the child moving out into the world (secure base), returning to the caregiver (safe haven), and being transformed by the cycle. We spend our lives circulating between independence and intimacy. Neuroscience: The brain itself can be understood as a torus on its side—two hemispheres longing for each other across the corpus callosum, which functions as both veil and bridge. The left hemisphere specializes in focused analysis; the right in holistic context. Neither is complete without the other. The longing between them is the mechanism of integrated consciousness. VIII. Strange Attractor Contemplation Watch the point move through space. It never repeats. Never traces the same path twice. And yet—it does not wander randomly. Something draws it. Something organizes its apparent chaos. This is called a strange attractor. "Attractor" because the system is drawn toward it. "Strange" because it has a shape that can never be fully occupied—the trajectory approaches infinitely close but never lands. The point spirals around one wing... then crosses to spiral around the other... then crosses back. Two centers. One circulation. The pattern never settles, never completes, never exhausts itself. Watch how each spiral tightens toward center... then releases... and is drawn across to begin again. This is what longing looks like when mapped in phase space. The memory of center draws the wandering point. Not forcing—luring. The attractor does not compel. It invites. The point is free at every moment—and at every moment, it is being called. You are watching the shape of yearning made visible. Going forth... being drawn back... crossing over... spiraling in... releasing out... and being drawn again. The outward is contained by the inward. The inward is activated by the outward. Neither exists without the other. This is circulation. This is life. Now notice: there is no visible center. You cannot see the attractor itself. You see only the response to it—the endless spiral dance of something being drawn, being lured, being loved into pattern. The attractor is known only by its effects. It is mystery-clad. Present everywhere in the system. Visible nowhere except in what it organizes. Ra said the rhythms of intelligent infinity are "clothed in mystery, for they are being itself." This is what it looks like when being wears its mystery: infinite complexity, perfect order, inexhaustible novelty—all dancing around a center that can never be possessed, only approached. Feel how this is also your life. Going forth into experience... being drawn back toward something you cannot name but cannot forget... crossing between worlds—outer and inner, manifest and hidden—spiraling closer, then releasing, then spiraling again. You have never been lost. The attractor has always been calling. Every apparently random movement was already part of the pattern—the inexhaustible pattern that clothes the Center in visible mystery. The heart beats. Outward, outward... inward, inward... until all is coalesced. This is the rhythm of reality. --- IX. Consolation: We Are Never Alone Before we turn to practice, I want to offer something pastoral. If the cosmic rhythm is yearning-longing-rejoicing, and if this same rhythm operates in you... then your own yearning and longing are not separate from God's. Your ache to return, your restlessness for something more, your homesickness for a home you cannot quite remember—this is God's own longing operating within and through you. You are inside divine longing even as it is inside you. Whitehead called God "the fellow sufferer who understands." But it goes deeper than that. God is not watching our longing from outside. God is longing through us, with us, as us. The yearning you feel is not evidence of God's absence but of God's presence within that very yearning. This means: You are never alone. The sense of alienation—the veil's deepest effect—produces not separation itself, but the felt conviction that separation is absolute. Softening that conviction is the heart of spiritual practice. Not replacing it with certainty of connection—that would be another kind of grasping—but allowing the possibility that we are not alone, that we have never been alone, that aloneness was always appearance rather than reality. And the restlessness? The ache that never quite goes away? This is not meant to be eliminated. It is meant to be tended—like a wound that is healing, like butterfly wings that are still wet, like an infant in arms. The tender, aching place is holy ground. It is where the longing lives. And the longing is the connection. X. Feeling the Torus Within I want to share from my own personal experience, because perhaps you have this too—and if you do not, you can, because it is simply a latent sense organ. You and I have five sense organs that perceive third density space/time: sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell. But did you know that we also have subtle sense organs? These are latent—not often used consciously—but they do arise in us through intuitive knowing and through the empathic connections we make with others. I'd like to share that you can begin to feel a sense of circulation around you. For the past five years or so, I feel this all the time. At my core—at the heart, the central axis of my personal torus—I feel a clockwise circulation spinning within me. But there is also an outward field around me, and this outer field circulates counterclockwise. I feel it. It is my subtle skin. I feel this most acutely when I am connecting with someone else. As a counselor—or simply as a friend—when I am fully aware of what I am doing, I will intentionally extend my toroidal field and connect it with the other person. Sometimes I extend it so far that it encompasses them entirely, depending on what I feel called to do in the moment. When I do this, I essentially become the other person. We are all one self, other-selves in one body, and this is a transposition of consciousness. In the counseling moment, it is myself—Doug—who connects with my client, and then I become embodied inside of their experience. I become that person, in a sense, through the energy. Through this flow, through this exchange of information on the subtle realm, I feel intuitively the blockages or the places of freedom within their aura, within their energy centers, as if they were my own. And so I am able to almost surgically connect with the other person through verbal speaking—articulating what I myself am feeling as if it were my own body on the other side. Because when I join that field, it is my own body. You can learn to do this too. XI. Living from the Heart To "live from the heart" is not sentimental advice. It is an invitation to conscious alignment with the very structure of being. The heart already functions as this center—it cannot do otherwise, for this is what hearts are. But we can dwell there consciously or unconsciously, harmoniously or in resistance. The center was never absent. The rhythm never ceased. What awakens is not the heart itself but our recognition of it—our willingness to inhabit the center we never left, to feel the pulse we always were, to dance the rhythm that dances us. The yearning that sent you forth on this journey—it was already joy in the guise of anticipation. The longing that draws you homeward—it is joy stretched across the distance you have traveled. And the rejoicing that awaits in the meeting—it is joy consummated, the fullness you have always been moving toward. The heart beats. The mystery clothes itself in rhythm. And we—mystery-clad beings ourselves—pulse with the same life that pulses through all creation. Outward, outward... inward, inward... until all is coalesced. This is the rhythm of reality. This is who we are. * * * Appendix: Key Ra Quotes Referenced Ra 27.6: "Intelligent infinity has a rhythm, or flow, as of a giant heart beginning with the Central Sun... the vast and silent all beating outward, outward, focusing outward and inward until the focuses are complete. The intelligence or consciousness of foci have reached a state where their, shall we say, spiritual nature or mass calls them inward, inward, inward until all is coalesced. This is the rhythm of reality." Ra 27.7: "The basic rhythms of intelligent infinity are totally without distortion of any kind. The rhythms are clothed in mystery, for they are being itself." Ra 27.8: "In this distortion of the Law of One it is recognized that the Creator will know Itself." Ra 82.7: "There is a center to infinity. From this center all spreads. Therefore, there are centers to the creation, to the galaxies, to star systems, to planetary systems, and to consciousness. In each case you may see growth from the center outward." Ra 49.5: "The most important concept to grasp about the energy field is that the lower, or negative pole, will draw the universal energy into itself from the cosmos. Therefrom it will move upward to be met and reacted to by the positive spiraling energy moving downward from within." Ra 49.6: "Meanwhile the Creator lies within. In the north pole the crown is already upon the head and the entity is potentially a god." Ra 18.5: "[T]o experience all things desired, to then analyze, understand, and accept these experiences, distilling from them the love/light within them." Ra 29.23 (Question and Answer summarized): "[A]s the atoms form from rotations of the vibration which is light, they coalesce in a certain manner sometimes. They find distances, inter-atomic distances, from each other at precise distance and produce a lattice structure which we call crystalline." Ra 36.7: "The mass increases, shall we say, significantly but not greatly until the gateway density [7th]. In this density the summing up, the looking backwards—in short, all the useful functions of polarity have been used. Therefore, the metaphysical electrical nature of the individual grows greater and greater in spiritual mass." Ra 52.12: "This octave density of which we have spoken is both omega and alpha, the spiritual mass of the infinite universes becoming one central sun or Creator once again."
Proverbs 18 explores how we navigate relationships, communication, and spiritual maturity. At its core, this chapter confronts the power of our words and the posture of our hearts. It reminds us that isolation runs against God's design. From the beginning, God declared it was not good for humanity to be alone. When we withdraw from community, we often seek only our own desires and resist wise counsel.The chapter contrasts foolish and wise hearts. A fool speaks without listening and has no desire to understand—only to express opinions. The wise person seeks understanding before responding. Proverbs 18 also delivers one of Scripture's most sobering truths: death and life are in the power of the tongue. Words can destroy or restore, divide or unify. In a digital age where words feel disposable, this wisdom calls us to slow down, listen carefully, and speak with intention. True security is not found in wealth or self-sufficiency, but in the Lord, our strong tower. The chapter closes by affirming God's design for companionship, reminding us that we were created for relationship, not isolation.I. Foolish Heart vs. Wise Heart (vv. 1–2)Isolation is unhealthy and unbiblical. It often grows from fear of vulnerability or correction and makes us resistant to counsel. A foolish heart loves talking more than listening, while wisdom requires humility—the ability to admit wrong and seek understanding.II. The Power of Words (vv. 4–8, 20–21)Words can refresh like a bubbling brook or wound deeply. Foolish speech invites conflict, ruins relationships, and spreads gossip that sinks deep into the heart. Our words shape our lives and the lives of others. They can bless or crush, heal or harm—whether spoken aloud or posted online.III. False Security vs. True Refuge (vv. 10–11)The name of the Lord is a strong tower and true refuge. Wealth and success can feel secure but are ultimately fragile. Wise stewardship matters, but our trust must rest in God alone.IV. Pride vs. Humility (v. 12)Pride leads to downfall, while humility prepares the way for honor. A teachable spirit keeps us growing, even in leadership.V. Wisdom in Listening (vv. 13, 15, 17)Answering before listening brings shame. The wise seek knowledge and listen fully, recognizing that the first story heard is not always the full truth.VI. Crushed Spirits & the Need for Healing (vv. 14, 19)A crushed spirit is harder to bear than physical sickness. Careless words can cause deep offense and long-lasting damage. Healing often requires patience, repentance, and intentional reconciliation.VII. God's Design for Companionship (vv. 22, 24)Marriage and deep friendship are gifts from God. Many shallow relationships can still lead to ruin, but one faithful friend brings strength. We were not made for isolation but for committed, godly relationships.Practical ApplicationsResist isolation by committing to honest, regular fellowship.Guard your tongue—ask if your words are true, loving, and necessary.Practice humble listening, especially in conflict.Seek true refuge in prayer and God's Word, not control or wealth.Pursue healing through repentance and patience.Invest in godly companionship, prioritizing marriage and same-gender accountability.Discussion QuestionsWhere are you tempted to isolate, and why?How have words shaped your life—for good or harm?Where do you tend to place your security instead of in the Lord?Are you more likely to speak or listen in conflict?Is reconciliation needed with anyone you've wounded?How can you strengthen your closest relationships this season?
Ein grassierendes Gefühl in der Welt, seit es diese gibt, steht im Zentrum der neuen Folge von Radikal Nondual – Ein Kurs in Wundern Podcast. Selbst in festen Beziehungen, großen Gruppen und inmitten von Menschenmassen tritt sie auf und ist auch mit allen möglichen Ablenkungen nicht auf Dauer aus den Kleidern zu schütteln. Wir versuchen in bewährter Manier, Erscheinungsformen und Ursachen der Einsamkeit auf den Grund zu gehen, indem wir unsere Erfahrungen mit dem Thema mit prägnanten Stellen aus Ein Kurs in Wundern kombinieren. Es ist absolut normal, sich gelegentlich einsam zu fühlen und vergeblich nach Abhilfe zu suchen. Wie Lösungen ausschauen könnten, wird auch thematisiert.
En este episodio seguimos el camino del alma con los arcanos VI, VII y VIII, nos topamos con un giro inesperado donde el Marsella y el Rider no siguen el mismo orden de cartas, dejándonos con el dilema si el nuevo mundo pone la Fuerza antes que la Justicia. Las invito a que abran su mente y se dejen seducir por este conocimiento ;) bonito viernes bellacas Catalogo BYKAM 2026https://linktr.ee/Bykamaccessories
Après Lionel Perrin, en charge de l'équipe féminine à VII depuis un an, la Fédération tchèque de rugby (ČSRU) a engagé un nouvel entraîneur français. Nommé manager de toutes les équipes nationales masculines, des plus jeunes aux seniors, du VII au XV, David Courteix a récemment été présenté aux médias tchèques. Entretien.
Après Lionel Perrin, en charge de l'équipe féminine à VII depuis un an, la Fédération tchèque de rugby (ČSRU) a engagé un nouvel entraîneur français. Nommé manager de toutes les équipes nationales masculines, des plus jeunes aux seniors, du VII au XV, David Courteix a récemment été présenté aux médias tchèques. Entretien.
400 years ago, a brazenly braggadocious begging ‘bedlamite' possibly penned a poem so incantatorily-poignant, so wonder-woundedly-written, so symmetrically and cognitively bruising, that it demands to be memorized and chanted aloud. Let's dive into the song of Tom O'Bedlam. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓Tom O'Bedlam's SongI. From the hag and hungry goblinThat into rags would rend ye,The spirit that stands by the naked manIn the Book of Moons defend ye,That of your five sound sensesYou never be forsaken,Nor wander from your selves with Tom Abroad to beg your bacon,While I do sing, Any food, any feeding,Feeding, drink, or clothing;Come dame or maid, be not afraid,Poor Tom will injure nothing.II.Of thirty bare years have ITwice twenty been enragèd,And of forty been three times fifteenIn durance soundly cagèdOn the lordly lofts of Bedlam,With stubble soft and dainty,Brave bracelets strong, sweet whips ding-dong,With wholesome hunger plenty,And now I sing, Any food, any feeding,Feeding, drink, or clothing;Come dame or maid, be not afraid,Poor Tom will injure nothing.III.With a thought I took for MaudlinAnd a cruse of cockle pottage,With a thing thus tall, sky bless you all,I befell into this dotage.I slept not since the Conquest,Till then I never wakèd,Till the roguish boy of love where I layMe found and stript me nakèd.And now I sing, Any food, any feeding,Feeding, drink, or clothing;Come dame or maid, be not afraid,Poor Tom will injure nothing.IV.When I short have shorn my sow's faceAnd swigged my horny barrel,In an oaken inn I pound my skinAs a suit of gilt apparel;The moon's my constant mistress,And the lowly owl my marrow;The flaming drake and the night crow makeMe music to my sorrow.While I do sing, Any food, any feeding,Feeding, drink, or clothing; Come dame or maid, be not afraid,Poor Tom will injure nothing.V.The palsy plagues my pulsesWhen I prig your pigs or pullen,Your culvers take, or matchless makeYour Chanticleer or Sullen.When I want provant with HumphreyI sup, and when benighted,I repose in Paul's with waking soulsYet never am affrighted.But I do sing, Any food, any feeding,Feeding, drink, or clothing;Come dame or maid, be not afraid,Poor Tom will injure nothing.VI. I know more than Apollo,For oft, when he lies sleepingI see the stars at bloody warsIn the wounded welkin weeping;The moon embrace her shepherd,And the Queen of Love her warrior,While the first doth horn the star of morn,And the next the heavenly Farrier.While I do sing, Any food, any feeding,Feeding, drink, or clothing;Come dame or maid, be not afraid,Poor Tom will injure nothing.VII. The gypsies, Snap and Pedro,Are none of Tom's comradoes,The punk I scorn and the cutpurse sworn,And the roaring boy's bravadoes.The meek, the white, the gentleMe handle, touch, and spare not;But those that cross Tom RynosserosDo what the panther dare not.Although I sing, Any food, any feeding,Feeding, drink, or clothing; Come dame or maid, be not afraid,Poor Tom will injure nothing.VIII.With a host of furious fanciesWhereof I am commander,With a burning spear and a horse of air,To the wilderness I wander.By a knight of ghosts and shadowsI summoned am to tourneyTen leagues beyond the wide world's end:Methinks it is no journey.Yet will I sing, Any food, any feeding,Feeding, drink, or clothing;Come dame or maid, be not afraid,Poor Tom will injure nothing.---------------------------------------Original Harold Bloom interview: https://youtu.be/EVWiwd0P0c0?si=WkhOdDTNrPwp14WS✦
Joachim Ladefoged is a Danish photographer born in 1970. He has worked as a professional since 1991, and is a member of the international photo agency VII. Today he is a staff photographer at the Danish Daily Jyllands-Posten, but over the years he has worked regularly for magazines such as The New York Times Magazine, Mare, The New Yorker and TIME.Joachim has received numerous awards for his work from institutions such as Visa D'Or, World Press Photo, POYi, Eissie, and Agfa, as well as Picture of the Year in Denmark. Over the years he has published 3 monographs, Albanians, Mirror and Time After My Time.Joachim photographs everything with the same inventiveness and diligence, whether sports, war or commerce. His highly accomplished career has seen him master complex, violent news stories, commercial assignments, daily news, and rich, vibrant, and spectacular feature stories. Joachim is credited with being one of the driving forces behind the new wave of Danish photojournalism.In episode 274, Joachim discusses, among other things:Having arthritis as a teenager and the impact it had on his life (good and bad)Starting his career as an intern at a local newspaperMoving on to ‘the best job in the world' at national newspaper PolitikenWinning the World Press Photo awardWords of wisdom received from Magnum legend Constantine ManosGetting into Magnum… and being chucked out againBeing part of ‘the new wave of Danish photojounalists'Why changing direction on becoming a father was “the right decision, but a hard decision”Why three photographers were just made redundant on his newspaperHis approach to shooting and lighting portraitsHis book project Time After My TimePhotographing his kids with the iPhoneInstagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £5 per month.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides.Follow me on Instagram here.Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here.
THE GOD WHO IS… Overflowing with Loyal LoveHave you ever filled out a job application and they say “tell us about yourself – describe your personality ; your core values”. You know what you write down is going to reveal whether you are qualified or the right fit for the job… If you started out, “I'm basically a good guy… sharp, creative, personable, responsible…. BUT don't mess with me before my coffee in the morning – whoa – I can be grumpy and moody… Or Im pretty organized, but don't look in my closet… Or I'm patient – I get along with people but there's things that push my buttons… whoa unto you if you do… THE BEAR COMES OUT OF THE CAVE…This would not be recommended if you are looking for a job in HRSociologists say, there are over 4,000 religions in the world – cut and pasted from ancient beliefs and creeds as well as modern day thought…. Many of them with the same question – WHO ARE YOU GOD? Today – we are going to look again about what God says about HimselfWE ARE IN SERIES – THE GOD WHO IS…Looking at the history of the Children of Israel – the IsraelitesGod has chosen them to reveal Himself to the whole world – His nature, His desires, His eternal plan.He promises to keep a covenant with them that He made to their forefathers 1000 years prior – that He would be there God… Fast forward – the foundation of that covenant is now extended through Christ to you and me – That He would be Our GodAs God begins to form and develop the Israelites into His People – essentially Moses asks the same questions in the book of Exodus 33 _ He asks God to reveal Himself - in Exodus 34… Only a few times in Scripture – God describes Himself – His character and nature – our anchor text is the moment when God reveals His own character:FOUNDATIONAL SCRIPTUREExodus 34:6–7 (NIV) The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and graciousGod, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished; He punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.We've looked at God's “Self Description:Compassionate — a God moved in His deepest being by our pain.Gracious — a God who gives delightfully undeserved gifts.Slow to anger — a God who is patient and does not rush to judgment.Today we come to the fourth phrase:“abounding in love” — or as we'll say it: “overflowing with loyal love.”LET'S TALK ABOUT “LOYAL LOVE”INTRODUCTION — WHEN SOMEONE STAYSMost of us know what it feels like to wonder if someone will stay.You messed up in a relationship…You failed to follow through on a promise…You disappointed someone who believed in you…And deep down, you're asking:“Are you still here? Or is this the moment you walk away?”Think about those rare moments when instead of walking away, that personlooks you in the eye and says:“I'm hurt - I'm honest about that…but I'm not going anywhere.I made a promise, and I intend to keep it.”That is more than forgiveness. That is more than a second chance.That is a kind of stubborn grace — a love that doesn't just pardon you, it stays with you.In Scripture, that stubborn, promise-keeping, staying love is not just something God does…It is something God is.I. THE HEBREW WORD —KHESED חֶסֶ (Khawsed) The word translated “love” here is the Hebrew word khesed (חֶסֶד).KHESED IS ONE OF THE RICHEST, HARDEST-TO-TRANSLATE WORDS IN THE ENTIRE BIBLE.NO SINGLE ENGLISH WORD CAPTURES IT.It combines these qualities:Love – genuine affection and care.Generosity – going above and beyond what's required.Enduring commitment – a promise that sticks, even when it hurts.So you'll see it translated in Bible versions as:“steadfast love”“great love”“unfailing love”“lovingkindness”“mercy”“loyal love”Khesed describes promise-keeping loyalty motivated by deep personalcare.How do we contrast it to our ”natural love”, our transactional love? Not contract.Not cold obligation.Not “I'll do my part if you do yours.”Khesed is:“I'm not leaving.I'm not quitting.I'm not withdrawing my heart.”My commitment is not based on your performance, but based on my character of keeping vows, looking passed flaws; being quick to forgive; knowing your potential, trusting your growth; and believing the best;DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS LIKE THAT? COVENANT FRIENDS? I'M BLESSED TO HAVE SOME IN THIS ROOM … Oris Martin's memorial – his daughter was paying tribute to her dad – About his “Loyal Love To Her”HE SAID – “I ll always have your back” MORE DESCRIPTIVE - ‘I'LL HAVE YOUR BACK LIKE A TIGHT BRA STRAP” (Im going to archive this) II. RUTH — The Lord gave us a s story to reveal it - A HUMAN PICTURE OF KHESEDOne of the clearest illustrations of khesed is found in the OT book of Ruth.Ruth is a Moabite woman from an outside tribe – she married into an Israelite family.Her husband dies.His brother dies. – according to custom – next in line to provideHer father-in-law dies – last line of supportAll that's left are three widows: Naomi is Ruth's mother-in -law… left with the other two widowed daughters-in-law.Naomi has nothing left to offer.No income.No security.No future.She tells Ruth“Go back to your people. Start over. There's nothing for you with me.”From a human perspective, the logical thing is to leave.But Ruth does the opposite.She says, in essence:“Where you go, I'll go.Your people will be my people.Your God will be my God.I will stay with you—until death.”She binds her future to Naomi's empty future.She chooses the hard, costly road of staying.And as the story unfolds and people watch Ruth keep this promise, they call her faithfulness acts of khesed (see Ruth 3:10–11).Ruth's khesed is not based on Naomi's usefulness, worth, or ability to repay.It is a window into Ruth's character.She is a person of loyal love.She is a person of generous, promise-keeping commitment.And that is what khesed looks like in human form.III. GOD'S KHESED TO JACOB — LOYAL LOVE TO A DECEIVERBut as inspiring as Ruth is, the Bible is clear: No one shows more khesed than God.From earlier generations - Take Jacob – son of IssacJacob is not a moral hero.He lies.He deceives his father.He cheats his brother.He manipulates situations for his own advantage.Yet God chooses Jacob.God repeats to him the promise He gave to Jacob's grandfather- Abraham:“I'm going to bless you, give you many descendants, and through your family I will bless the nations.”Jacob runs away in fear and shame.For twenty years he lives in exile.Then, on the way back home, terrified of facing his brother, Esau – whom he has cheated for his birthright, Jacob prays:Genesis 32:10 (ESV)“I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of khesed (steadfast love) and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.”Jacob is right.He is not worthy.But that's the point.God's khesed was never based on Jacob's worth.It was never “If you perform, I'll stay.”It was always “I have chosen you, and I am committed to My promise.”God's khesed is a display of God's generous loyalty, not Jacob's behavior.IV. GOD'S KHESED TO ISRAEL — HE KEEPS RESCUINGGod's khesed continues into the story of Jacob's descendants—Israel.They end up enslaved in Egypt for hundreds of years.We're told that God “remembers His covenant” with Abraham and Jacob.To “remember” in Hebrew doesn't mean God forgot.It means God is about to act in faithfulness to His promise.So God defeats Egypt, raises up Moses, and leads Israel toward the promisedland.In the song of Moses, after the Red Sea, they sing:Exodus 15:13 (ESV) “You have led in your steadfast love (khesed) the people whom you have redeemed…”Their liberation is called an act of khesed because God is keeping His word.But the story doesn't stay triumphant for long.On the way to the promised land, Israel sees the nations around them, and feargrips their hearts.They doubt that God can protect them.They talk about appointing a new leader to take them back to slavery in Egypt.They are ready to kill Moses.LET THAT SINK IN:God has rescued them.God has provided for them.God has revealed Himself to them. And they want to go back to bondage.God is understandably hurt and angry.But in Numbers 14, Moses intercedes:Numbers 14:19 (NIV) “In accordance with your great love (khesed), forgive the sin of these people…”Moses doesn't base his request on Israel's behavior.He bases it on God's character.“God, be who You are. Do what is consistent with Your khesed.”And God does. He forgives.He recommits Himself to a people who don't want to be committed to Him.V. HUMAN LOVE VS. GOD'S LOYAL LOVEIn the Bible, God is loyal and loving for no other reason than that's who He is.Of course, God desires His people to respond with khesed in return—to love Him truly, to keep covenant, to love others with the same loyal love.But even when they don't… God's khesed remains.The prophet Hosea says:Hosea 6:4 - Israel's khesed is “like the morning mist” —here one moment, gone the next.Our loyalty is often fragile.Our commitment is often temporary.Our promises are often conditional.But God's khesed is enduring.That's why Psalm 136 opens with:“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good…”And then repeats 26 times:“for His khesed (steadfast love) endures forever.”Over creation.Over history.Over rebellion.Over enemies.Over everything.God's loyal love outlasts human unfaithfulness.VI. JESUS — THE FULLNESS OF GOD'S LOYAL LOVEAfter centuries of Israel breaking their covenant,and after humanity's long history of violence, idolatry, and death…God still keeps His promise in the most dramatic way possible:He becomes human.In Jesus, God binds Himself to us in a new and deeper way.The New Testament writers reach for words like:agapē (ἀγάπη) – self-giving, sacrificial love.eleos (ἔλεος) – mercy, compassion in action.charis (χάρις) – gracious gift, undeserved favor.All of these overlap with the Old Testament idea of khesed.In John 1, we're told that Jesus comes “full of grace and truth.”That phrase “grace and truth” echoes the Hebrew pairing khesed we'emet —“loyal love and faithfulness.”The early followers of Jesus looked at Him and said:“In Him, we have encountered the God of Israelwho is full of loyal love and faithfulness.”Jesus is:The ultimate loyal and loving human,The perfect image of God's khesed in a human life,The one who loves “to the end” (John 13:1).In His life, death, and resurrection, God opens a new future for us and allcreation.Not because we earned it…But because this is who God is:Generous.Loving.Eternally loyal to His promises.VII. WHEN GOD'S LOYAL LOVE TOUCHES USWhen we truly experience the purity and power of God's loyal love shownthrough Jesus, it doesn't leave us neutral.It compels us.It moves us.It reorients us.We begin to reimagine:Why we love God.How we love people.What commitment looks like in a world of easy exits.Because if this kind of khesed is in God's character,it should begin to show up in our character.VIII. HOW WE SHOW KHESED BACK TO GOD AND OTHERS1. Khesed toward God — measured and revealed in faithful devotion, not occasional attention.If God has bound Himself to us in covenant love, we respond not with “casual spirituality,” but with whole-hearted devotion.Choosing Him when it's costly.Trusting Him when we don't see the way.Obeying Him when it would be easier to compromise.We don't earn His khesed by doing this.We reflect His khesed by doing this.2. Khesed toward people — “Staying” love in a Leaving world. We live in a culture of:ghosting,cancelling,quitting,disposable relationships. God calls His people to a different way:In marriage: keeping vows when feelings fluctuate.In friendship: showing up when there's nothing to gain.In church: staying engaged, serving, forgiving, building, instead ofbouncing at the first offense.In community: caring for the vulnerable when they can't pay you back.ILLUST: MARRIAGE - I CHOOSE YOU… OVER AND OVER AGAIN – 45 YEARSIn marriage, I chose you and I choose you againWhen I first begin to date… sitting in her living room – 2 phone calls from different guys – no cell phones or voicemails… I think- shes got a few choices Then she tells me a “friend” from UCSB is coming down… wants to go to dinnerFine.. no problem… you are friends… “God, if Jan is the one it will all work out”… sitting there watching ‘sports center:… How good of friends are they? AM I THE CHOSEN ONE? - “God if he tries to kiss her – take a coal from your altar and scorch his lips”A desire to be chosen… our commitment to that choice has protected our vows for 45 years Khesed IS COVENENTAL LOVE . IT says:“Even when you're empty, I won't withdraw.Even when this is hard, I won't run.Even when you have little to offer, I'll keep showing up.”Not because people always deserve it, but because God is forming His loyal love in us.3. Khesed toward the undeserving — because that's how God loved us.Remember Jacob.Remember Israel.Remember you.We love with khesed not because people have earned it,but because God extended it to us first.“We love because He first loved us.”Story – I'll call him “ Bryan” (Ryan Inclan) – from Passover Days- 25 years agoPaul Rogers from Intervarsity invited himBryan - Struggling w faith and as much with identity and habitsPaul moved – asked me if I would stay in touch with Bryan – and asked if he could give Bryan my number – I naively said “yes” not really knowing what that would mean - That was probably 25 years ago… Bryan died about a month ago now. Bryan moved to the Bay Area - fought major Bipolar Disorder along with several other Psychological disorders,He'd call up, friendly, hopeful. In a small group - happyThen weeks later - Midnight texts – desperate, self -hating… just been online doing things in chat rooms – struggling with sexual identity… pray for meI'd leave scripture messages – reinforcing this is Who You Are Now… encouraging him to connect with a church – he tried several churches – goes good – then collapses; there was always an enemy – somebody hurt him; offended him; doesn't understand himThrough the years - Dad dies; mother dies… desperationPaul & I drove to SF to get him in a psych hospitalThen Weeks – no communication… maybe he's better… connected with a local group… no… in relapse… hiding… ashamedTwo months later - manic weeks – all is better… I found a mens group – im praying againMANY TIMES – Im done… You are way beyond my comfort zone… And my pay gradeSomehow we would re-connect – late night 1 hr caounseling calls … Jan would shake her headHe got liver cancer about 6 months ago… Me and a group of people on a Text thread – praying emoji's, heart emoji's… encouraging words and prayersHe died in peace, believing – GOSPELS – Guys tearing open a roof to lower a friend down to be healed. For 25 years – tearing off guilt, shame, mental torment in short seasons of relief…Bryan finally made it – now he is healedIX. PRACTICAL QUESTIONS FOR OUR HEARTSWhere am I tempted to walk away instead of stay?Where am I loving only as long as it benefits me?Where is God calling me to reflect His loyal love by keeping a promise,extending grace, or refusing to give up?And deeper still:Where have I underestimated God's loyalty to me?Some of you live like God is one failure away from leaving.In Exodus 34 and the whole story of Scripture shout:“His khesed endures forever.”His love Is LOYAL – so much so that:He may discipline. He may confront. But all for your best interestHe may hand you over to the consequences of your choices for a season, so we see clearly the destructive paths we are on.He does not abandon His promises to be with you and guide you through.He does not abandon His people. He is an Everlasting Father.He does not abandon His plan of redemption – toward you or anyone who calls upon HimCONCLUSION — THE GOD WHO WILL NOT LET GOSo when God says of Himself:“I am abounding in love…”He is saying:“I am overflowing with khesed—with loyal, generous, enduring love.I keep My promises.I stay.I do not quit on what I have begun.”Jesus is the ultimate proof of that.He stepped into our story.He took on our flesh.He bore our sin.He rose with new life.He promised to be with us “always, even to the end of the age.”This is THE GOD WHO IS OVERFLOWING WITH LOYAL LOVE.And if that is who He is, then by the power of His Spirit, that is who He is shaping us to become.ALTAR CALL… He is loyal in his love for us… Even when we aren't feeling itMaybe this is new to you – this foreign kind of unconditional love – it was for me – works basedMaybe you sense it right now – he does love you; He wants you to know him… and enter into this Loyal Love we are talking about.You might say – “I'll never be able to keep my end of the deal… I‘ve got too much stuff going on… Yea – but I can say “you've never been loved like this before…” It's transformativeIt starts w Romans 10:9-10 – a vow Altar Call – side room you sense He's pulled back or away from you… But I would ask… Have you pulled back from HimThere are places and things He won't condone or endorse… again It's about love… Strength to break free and walk it out..As we close – make a commitment to come up hereNext time, we'll look at the fifth trait in this powerful description:“THE GOD WHO IS FAITHFUL.” But today, may we rest in His loyal love,and may we mirror that loyal loveto a world that desperately needs to see it.
Une étude raconte que les mecs, plus que les filles, pensent très souvent à l'Empire ou à la République de Rome… Je sais pas si c'est vrai, mais quand on pose la question des armées invincibles, c'est vrai que la Légion romaine atterrit souvent dans le top 3 : peut être parce qu'elle peut plier les éléphants de Carthage, les phalanges de Grèce, et même le village d'Astérix ! Ou peut-être aussi parce qu'on ne parle pas très souvent de ses défaites… Comme par exemple la bataille de Carrhes, ou plutôt la boucherie de Carrhes ! C'est simple : c'est l'un des plus grands désastres qui ait frappé l'armée romaine, toutes périodes confondues. Bah oui, 30 000 soldats en moins en 24h, ça pique un peu. Mais alors, qui sont les fous furieux qui ont réalisé cet exploit ? Des Pictes, des Wisigoths, des Burgondes ? On découvre ça tout de suite !
Dealing with Depression: Finding Hope and Victory in the God of All Comfort Depression is a profound heaviness of soul that the Scriptures describe with raw honesty. The Bible does not employ our modern clinical term, but it portrays the experience vividly: the spirit overwhelmed, the heart cast down, the bones troubled, the soul in despair, even the wish that life would end. Yet the same Word that records this darkness repeatedly declares that God draws near to the brokenhearted, that He is the lifter of the head, that His comfort abounds in affliction, and that joy comes in the morning. Throughout Scripture we see God's choicest servants pass through seasons of deep discouragement. Their stories are recorded not to magnify their weakness but to display God's faithfulness in the lowest places. By examining these lives, and by listening carefully to the voice of God in His Word, we discover divine principles for enduring and overcoming depression from a thoroughly biblical standpoint. I. Elijah: Despair After Victory The prophet Elijah stands as one of the clearest examples. In 1 Kings 18 he experienced one of the greatest public triumphs in redemptive history—fire falling from heaven on Mount Carmel, the prophets of Baal defeated, the people confessing that the Lord is God, and rain ending a three-and-a-half-year drought. Yet in chapter 19, a single threat from Jezebel sends him fleeing in fear and exhaustion. Hear the Word of the Lord in 1 Kings 19:3-4 (KJV): “And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.” Elijah, the man who had just called down fire, now prays for death. He feels his labor has been in vain, that he is no better than his fathers, that everything is “enough.” This is the language of depression: exhaustion, hopelessness, isolation, and suicidal ideation. But observe God's tender response. Verses 5-8: “And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.” God does not begin with rebuke. He begins with physical care—sleep, food, water—twice. The angel acknowledges the reality of Elijah's limitation: “the journey is too great for thee.” God remembers that we are dust (Psalm 103:14). When Elijah reaches Horeb, he repeats his complaint in verses 9-10: “And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” Depression distorts perspective. Elijah believes he is utterly alone. God gently corrects him in verse 18: “Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.” Then God gives Elijah new work and a successor. God meets Elijah in his depression with physical provision, truthful perspective, renewed purpose, and the quiet whisper of His presence (verses 11-13). II. Job: Prolonged Suffering and Overwhelming Grief Few stories portray sustained depression more graphically than Job's. A righteous man suddenly stripped of wealth, children, and health, Job sits in ashes, scraping his sores, wishing he had never been born. Job 3:1-3, 11-13, 20-26 (KJV): “After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived… Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly? Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest… Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave? Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; but trouble cometh.” Job's anguish is physical, emotional, and spiritual. He cannot eat without sighing; anxiety and dread consume him. His friends' misguided counsel only deepens the wound. Yet through forty-two chapters God allows Job to pour out every complaint. God does not silence him. Finally, in chapters 38–41, the Lord speaks—not with easy answers, but with a revelation of His sovereign wisdom and power. Job's response in 42:5-6: “I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” Seeing God afresh brings repentance, humility, and eventual restoration. Job's depression lifts not when circumstances immediately improve, but when he encounters the majesty and goodness of God in a deeper way. III. David: The Psalms of the Cast-Down Soul No biblical figure gives us more transparent language for depression than David. The Psalms are filled with his cries from the depths. Psalm 42:1-11 (KJV): “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” Notice David's pattern: honest lament (“my tears have been my meat,” “all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me”), self-exhortation (“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? … hope thou in God”), remembrance of God's past faithfulness, and confident expectation of future praise. Psalm 43 continues the same theme, ending with the identical refrain. Psalm 77 shows Asaph following the same path—remembering God's mighty deeds until hope revives. Psalm 88 is perhaps the darkest psalm, ending without explicit resolution on earth, yet still addressed to “LORD God of my salvation.” Even unresolved sorrow is brought to God. IV. Jeremiah: The Weeping Prophet Jeremiah's ministry spanned decades of rejection and judgment upon Judah. He is called “the weeping prophet” for good reason. Lamentations 3:1-20 (selected verses, KJV): “I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light… He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy. Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer… He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood… And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD: Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.” Jeremiah feels God has become his enemy, that prayer is blocked, that hope has perished. Yet in the very center of Lamentations comes one of the most hope-filled passages in Scripture, verses 21-26: “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.” Jeremiah preaches to himself the truth of God's character. Remembering God's steadfast love and faithfulness becomes the turning point. V. Other Examples: Moses, Hannah, Jonah, Paul Moses, burdened with leading a complaining people, cries in Numbers 11:11-15 (KJV): “And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? … I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.” God responds by sharing the burden with seventy elders and providing meat—practical help and companionship. Hannah, barren and provoked, is “in bitterness of soul” (1 Samuel 1:10). She pours out her soul before the Lord, and though her circumstances do not change immediately, “her countenance was no more sad” (1:18) after entrusting her grief to God. Jonah, angry at God's mercy to Nineveh, prays in Jonah 4:3 (KJV): “Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.” God patiently teaches him through a plant, a worm, and a wind. Even the apostle Paul knew despair. In 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 (KJV): “For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us.” Paul's despair drove him deeper into dependence upon the God who raises the dead. VI. The Lord Jesus: Sorrow Without Sin Our Savior Himself entered into sorrow. In Gethsemane, Matthew 26:38 (KJV): “Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.” He sweat as it were great drops of blood (Luke 22:44). Yet He submitted: “not my will, but thine, be done.” Hebrews 5:7 speaks of His “strong crying and tears.” Christ identifies with our weakness and intercedes for us as One touched with the feeling of our infirmities (Hebrews 4:15). VII. God's Promises of Comfort and Deliverance The Scriptures abound with assurances: Psalm 34:17-19 (KJV): “The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.” Isaiah 41:10 (KJV): “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (KJV): “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” Psalm 30:5 (KJV): “For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” VIII. How Believers Today Can Deal with Depression and Gain Victory from a Biblical Standpoint The examples and promises above yield clear, scriptural pathways for fighting depression today: Bring every feeling honestly before God. The Psalms model unfiltered lament. Do not hide your despair; pour it out. God invites it and can handle it. Preach truth to yourself. Like David and Jeremiah, recall God's character, past faithfulness, and unchanging promises. Speak Scripture aloud when feelings contradict truth. Care for the body God gave you. Elijah's story reminds us that exhaustion, hunger, and isolation exacerbate depression. Sleep, nourishment, exercise, and medical care when needed are acts of stewardship, not lack of faith. Seek godly community. Elijah felt alone, but was not. Isolation feeds depression; fellowship counters it. Confess faults, bear burdens, receive prayer (James 5:16; Galatians 6:2). Fix your eyes on Christ. He endured the cross for the joy set before Him (Hebrews 12:2). Our light affliction works an eternal weight of glory (2 Corinthians 4:17-18). The gospel assures us that nothing can separate us from God's love (Romans 8:38-39). Wait upon the Lord with hope. Seasons of darkness do not last forever. “They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31). Victory is not always immediate deliverance from the feeling of depression, but it is certain triumph through union with Christ. Even if the night lingers, the Morning Star has risen in our hearts (2 Peter 1:19). One day He will wipe away every tear (Revelation 21:4). Until then, we walk by faith, anchored in the God who has never forsaken His own. The same God who sustained Elijah under the juniper tree, lifted Job from the ash heap, turned David's mourning into dancing, and carried Jeremiah through the furnace is your God. He is faithful. Hope in Him, and you shall yet praise Him, who is the health of your countenance and your God.
Bible StudyDon't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: .Sermon NotesI. Introduction: The Word We All Need“Please” is a magic word — but there is a deeper one.An ancient word written into the fabric of the universe.Without it, we wither; with it, we flourish.Spoken by the Father, received through the Son.II. Jesus at the JordanJesus comes to John for baptism.John resists; Jesus insists — “to fulfill all righteousness.”Jesus' baptism marks the beginning of his public ministry.III. Why Jesus Was BaptizedIdentification — Jesus stands with sinners.Initiation — Baptism becomes Spirit-filled and ongoing.Inauguration — God's Kingdom is breaking in.IV. Heaven RespondsHeavens opened — God reveals who Jesus is.Spirit descends like a dove — humility, new creation.Voice from heaven — the climax.“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”V. The Magic Word: BelovedSpoken publicly by the Father.Defines Jesus' identity before his work begins.From all eternity, the Son is beloved.VI. Beloved — And UsWe all long to hear this word.Human love is good, but not enough.In Christ, the Father now speaks it over us.Not earned. Not lost. Not performance-based.2 Corinthians 5:21 — Jesus gives us his righteousness.VII. InvitationHave you received this word?Through faith in Christ, you are God's beloved.Feelings may lag — the truth remains.Receive it. Rest in it. Live from it.Discussion Questions1. When does Jesus baptize us "with the Holy Spirit"? When we are baptized? When we place our faith in Jesus? At a later time, when we receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit?2. Can one have assurance in being beloved by God apart from faith in Christ and what he has done? Why or why not?3. What difference does it make to a person's identity to live as God's beloved?4. In what ways do you personally experience the reality of being beloved? What gets in the way of it for you?Bonus - Watch this music video: Questions?Do you have a question about today's sermon? Email Randy Forrester ().
Preaching: Tim Shaw "What About the Image?" VII. Genesis Genesis 1:26-27
Every one of us in this room has had a moment… a moment when someone showed us kindness we did not earn.Maybe you made a huge mistake at work, and instead of firing you, the boss covered for you. Maybe you hurt someone deeply, and instead of shutting the door, they forgave you. Maybe you received a gift you absolutely could not repay—a scholarship, a meal, a chance, an open door, a second start you didn't deserve. Have you ever had someone treat you… not according to what you deserved, but according to the goodness in their heart?That is grace.But God's grace is something infinitely more. Because God's grace doesn't come from a human heart that might change its mind, second-guess itself, or run out of compassion. God's grace flows from His very nature. It is who He is; It is how He moves; It is how He relates to humanity.[AND JUST LIKE LAST WEEK…] we return to the verse where God reveals His own character in the most repeated self-description in the entire Bible.FOUNDATIONAL SCRIPTUREExodus 34:6–7 (NIV) The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet He does notleave the guilty unpunished; He punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.I. THE HEBREW WORD FOR GRACE — KHANUNWhen God revealed Himself to Moses, He said He is “gracious.” The Hebrew word is KHANUN (HA-noon) ḥannûn (חַנּוּן).It comes from the root KHEN (HEN) ḥên (חֵן), a rich and beautiful word that means: Grace; favor; delight; a gift freely given out of pleasure, not obligation. Before “grace” was a theological concept, ḥên was a word used in everyday life. It described beauty that captures the heart, favor that surprises you, and gifts that delight the giver as much as the receiver.II. WHAT ḤÊN LOOKS LIKE IN SCRIPTUREA. ḤÊN as Beauty and DelightIn the Psalms, a gifted poet is described as having “lips of ḥên”—words that are so skillfully crafted they bring delight.--> A beautiful necklace or piece of jewelry is called an “ornament of ḥên” because it draws the eye, stirs joy, and invites delight. So before ḥên was about forgiveness… It was about favor flowing from delight.B. ḤÊN as a Favorable GiftḤên often describes a generous gift given because someone delights in another person.-->In the book of Esther, when Esther approaches King Xerxes at the risk of her life, she calls her request a “plea for ḥên.” And the king grants it—not because she deserved it, but because he favored her. He delighted inher. He showed her grace.C. The Most Extreme ḤÊN — When Someone Deserves the Opposite The deepest form of ḥên is when grace is shown to someone who deserves judgment or distance.--> This is what happens with Jacob and Esau. Jacob deceived Esau. He stole his blessing and ran away for twenty years. When he finally returns, Jacob prays, “May I find ḥên—favor, grace—in your eyes.” Jacob isn't asking for fairness. He's asking for a gift he absolutely does not deserve. And shockingly— Esau gives it. He runs to Jacob. He embraces Jacob. He delights in Jacob. He gives him ḥên.III. GOD SHOWS MORE ḤÊN THAN ANYONEIf humans can occasionally show grace like this… God shows it continually. The story of the golden calf in Exodus makes this clear. God rescues Israel from slavery, loves them, provides for them, and enterscovenant with them. And within weeks—weeks!—they turn and worship a golden idol. God had every right to walk away. Every right to judge. Every right to start over… But Moses intercedes and asks God for something radical: “Lord, give Your people ḥên; Give us a gift we do not deserve; Give us a promise we havenot earned; Give us Yourself… And God says YES. He forgives them; He renews the covenant; He promises Hispresence will go with them. That is ḥannûn. That is gracious.IV. GOD'S GRACE IS CONSISTENT AND RELIABLEThis trait—God's grace—is so reliable that in the Psalms alone, people cry outfor God's ḥên over 40 times: when sick; when oppressed; when guilty; when exiled; when facing enemies; when crushed under their own failures… And every time, God responds out of His character— with grace. The prophets understood this too. Isaiah, speaking to a rebellious nation standing under judgment, looks back to God's past acts of ḥên and confidently declares: “Because God has shown ḥên before, God will show ḥên again.”{BIG KEY} Grace IS NOT God's reaction. GRACE IS GOD'S NATURE.V. THE NEW TESTAMENT WORD FOR GRACE — KHARISBy the time we reach the New Testament, the Greek writers pick up the Hebrewidea of ḥên and expand it with the word charis (χάρις), meaning: gracious gift; unearned favor; generosity freely given.A. JESUS IS THE KHARIS OF GOD in Human FormJohn tells us that Jesus came “full of charis and truth.” Jesus is God's grace embodied. Grace with skin on. Grace walking among us.B. Paul Explains the Power of GraceIn Ephesians 2, Paul says humanity is spiritually dead— cut off from God through our sin. We deserve judgment.But Paul says: “But God, who is rich in mercy… …made us alive by His Kharis.” Grace does not merely forgive you— GRACE RESURRECTS YOU. Grace RESTORES YOU. Grace RECREATES YOU. Grace REVERSES YOUR STORY.C. Grace Is MORE POWERFUL THAN DEATHPaul says the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus are gifts— gifts that overpower death itself. Gifts that must simply be received. Grace doesn't make bad people good. Grace MAKES DEAD PEOPLE ALIVE.VI. WHAT MAKES GOD'S GRACE AMAZING? [LET'S SUMMARIZE WHAT THE BIBLE IS SHOWING US…]1. GRACE IS GOD'S DELIGHT, Not His ObligationHe doesn't give grace because He has to. He gives grace because it delights Him. It is His pleasure.2. Grace GOES TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T DESERVE ITGrace doesn't wait until you've fixed your life. Grace meets you where you are.3. Grace RESTORES WHAT SIN DESTROYEDJacob and Esau / Israel and God / Humanity and God / Us and Our failures. Grace rebuilds what sin tore down.4. Grace IS A GIFT YOU RECEIVE, NOT ACHIEVEYou cannot earn Kharis; You cannot perform for ḥên… You can only receive it.5. Grace IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE BECAUSE GOD IS ALWAYS GRACIOUSYou and I will never wake up on a day when God says, “I'm out of grace.”VII. HOW WE EXPERIENCE GOD'S GRACE?Grace is not automatic. It must be received with two simple actions:A. We OWN OUR FAILURESGrace is not permission to hide… It's permission to come home. Grace begins where pretending ends.B. We ASK FOR GRACEThroughout Scripture, when people cry out for ḥên… God responds with Himself.He gives His mercy.He gives His presence.He gives His covenant promises.He gives His Spirit.He gives His Son.Grace is GOD'S GIFT OF GOD.VIII. APPLICATION — WHAT GOD'S GRACE MEANS FOR US?1. GRACE MEANS WE CAN STOP TRYING TO EARN GOD'S APPROVAL. He has already delighted in you.2. GRACE MEANS OUR PAST DOES NOT DISQUALIFY US FROM OUR FUTURE. Jacob's story proves that. Israel's story proves that. Your story, which is completely written from His view, but is still playing out in your view… proves that our past does not disqualify us from our future!3. GRACE MEANS GOD'S GRACE IS STRONGER THAN YOUR WORST MOMENT. Grace doesn't ignore sin. But grace overrules the justified impact of sin.4. GRACE EMPOWERS YOU TO LIVE DIFFERENTLY. Grace isn't just pardon… It's power.GOD GIVES THE GIFT OF HIMSELF[So where do we end today?...] With this truth: When we own our failuresand ask God for grace, His response is consistent and generous. Because God does not merely give grace— GOD IS GRACIOUS.He gives: Himself; His life; His presence; His love; His Spirit; His Son; And a futurewe could never earn.This is THE GOD WHO IS GRACIOUS.
Preaching: Tim Shaw "What About the Image?" VII. Genesis Genesis 1:26-27
Al-Ghazali's Dear Young Man—a profound spiritual letter on knowledge, sincerity, action, and the path to closeness with God. Translated and narrated by Mark Cassidy with full subtitles.
Najpierw upadło imperium, które rządziło całym znanym światem. Potem — imperium, które udawało, że tamtego upadku nigdy nie było. Bizancjum. „Nowy Rzym” nad Bosforem. Państwo, które przez kolejne stulecia potrafiło przeżyć rzeczy, po których większość cywilizacji już by się nie podniosła — i które mimo to, krok po kroku, uczyło się powolnego końca. W tym odcinku przechodzimy przez cały długi proces upadku Bizancjum: od momentu, gdy Zachód się rozsypuje (476), aż po 53 dni oblężenia Konstantynopola w 1453 roku. To historia o państwie, które raz jeszcze próbuje być Rzymem — z tą samą dumą, tymi samymi rytuałami, tą samą wiarą w wyjątkowość… tylko z coraz mniejszą mapą i coraz większymi rachunkami do zapłacenia. Po drodze poznamy m.in.: Justynian i „szczyt, który był początkiem końca”: wielkie odbudowy, wielkie ambicje i ich cena (w tym Hagia Sophia). Kryzys VII wieku: Persowie, potem Arabowie — i imperium, które kurczy się gwałtownie, jakby ktoś spuszczał z niego powietrze. Konstantynopol jako twierdza: temy, logistyka przetrwania i legenda greckiego ognia — narzędzia, które potrafiły kupować czas. Ikonoklazm — czyli wojna o obraz, która jest też wojną o władzę. Macedońską odbudowę i „kruchy renesans”, a potem moment, gdy złota zbroja zaczyna zachodzić rdzą. Manzikert (1071) i XI-wieczny kryzys: pęknięcie, po którym nic już nie wraca do dawnej normy. Epokę krucjat: Bizancjum między krzyżem a półksiężycem — sojusze, lęki i rachunek cynizmu. Rok 1204: cios z Zachodu, czyli IV krucjata, zdrada z rąk chrześcijan i rozszarpane serce imperium. Paleologowie: odzyskane ruiny (1261) i długa agonia — w cieniu rodzących się Osmanów. Ostatnie pokolenie cesarzy: próby „kupowania czasu”, negocjacje, unie, łatanie murów… aż wreszcie przychodzi dzień, którego wszyscy się domyślali. Oblężenie 1453: Mehmed II, bombardy, mur Teodozjusza, garstka obrońców i finał, który zamyka tysiąc lat. A na koniec — na koniec zostanie nam pytanie: co naprawdę upada, gdy upada imperium? Bo czasem nie chodzi tylko o miasto i datę w podręczniku. Czasem chodzi o to, jak długo da się podtrzymywać płomień, gdy świat wokół zmienia zasady gry. Timeline: 0:00 Intro 2:55 PROLOG: Miasto, które umierało tysiąc lat 6:28 ROZDZIAŁ I: Podsumowanie historii Imperium Rzymskiego, do momentu upadku Cesarstwa Zachodniorzymskiego 12:48 Bizancjum – czym było tak naprawdę? 19:01 ROZDZIAŁ II: Justynian: Szczyt, który był początkiem końca (VI w.) 26:24 Hagia Sophia 32:03 Dalsze losy Justyniana i Bizancjum 37:23 ROZDZIAŁ III: Świat wymyka się z rąk: Persowie, Arabowie i kurczenie się imperium (VII w.) 41:14 Herakliusz - cesarz 45:33 Mahomet i Islam 51:04 ROZDZIAŁ IV: Twierdza nad Bosforem; Temy, Grecki Ogień i Oblężone Miasto (VII i VIII w.) 55:38 Grecki Ogień 59:05 Walki z Arabami, VIII wiek, oblężenie Konstantynopola 717/718 1:03:47 Ikonoklazm 1:09:16 ROZDZIAŁ V: Oddech między burzami: Macedońska odbudowa i kruchy renesans (IX – X wiek) 1:16:19 Po kampaniach Bazylego II; kłopoty i cienie Bizancjum 1:21:20 ROZDZIAŁ VI: Złota zbroja zachodzi rdzą; kryzys XI wieku i Manzikert (1025-1081) 1:27:57 Bitwa pod Manzikertem 1071 r. 1:34:06 ROZDZIAŁ VII: Między krzyżem a półksiężycem; Aleksy Komnen i epoka Krucjat (1081-1204 r.) 1:37:33 Początek Krucjat 1:42:25 Manuel I, Bitwa pod Myriokefalon 17 września 1176, Aleksy II, Andronik I 1:49:46 ROZDZIAŁ VIII: 1204 – zdrada z Zachodu i rozszarpane serce imperium (IV Krucjata) 1:55:19 Oblężenie Konstantynopola przez chrześcijańskich Krzyżowców 2:02:03 ROZDZIAŁ IX: Paleologowie: odzyskanie ruiny i początek długiej agonii (1261 – ok. 1400 r.) 2:06:39 Po odzyskaniu Konstantynopola w 1261 r. 2:12:21 Dalsze losy Bizancjum za Paleologów 2:20:24 Narodziny Państwa Osmanów 2:24:56 ROZDZIAŁ X: Ostatnie pokolenie – między Florencją a Ankarą (ok. 1400-1453 r.) 2:35:39 Mehmed II 2:43:29 ROZDZIAŁ XI – 53 dni, które zamknęły tysiąc lat; oblężenie i upadek Konstantynopola (1453) 2:47:16 Początek oblężenia Konstantynopola 1453 r. 2:56:25 Zdobycie Konstantynopola 3:02:35 Po zdobyciu Konstantynopola 3:06:44 EPILOG: Co naprawdę upada, kiedy upada imperium? 3:13:31 Outro, Patroni, Ciekawostka Moja książka „Historia dla Odważnych” – kup szybko i bezpiecznie na https://odwaga.alt.pl
I. Opening Segment: Setting the StageIntroduce the idea of making predictions for 2026Focus specifically on country musicFrame the big question:Which country artists are about to make a major career jump?Acknowledge established superstars:Morgan Wallen, Luke CombsNote that they're already at peak levelsShift focus to younger or emerging artists II. Prediction #1: Launa's PickArtist: Tucker WetmoreFirst artist that comes to mind for LaunaSeen firsthand at the QYK Guitar PullKey discussion points:Already has a strong followingFeels like “we've only seen the tip of the iceberg”Prediction that he'll become the next country superstarSupporting reasons:Strong live performancesExposure from the Thomas Rhett tourLikeable personalityFan appeal (especially with female audiences)Style and image help—but music quality is the foundation III. Prediction #2: Kevin's PickArtist: Ella LangleyConsidered alongside Chase MatthewWhy Ella stands out:Momentum feels right for a big leap“Choosing Texas” highlighted as a breakout songTwo successful duets with Riley GreenDiscussion points:Already having hits, but ready for the next levelFeels like a turning point heading into 2026Honorable mention:Chase Matthew as a close second IV. Prediction #3: Surprise Comeback PickArtist: Florida Georgia Line (FGL)Bold prediction: FGL reunites in 2026Evidence fueling the prediction:Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard publicly reconnectingPodcast appearances and social media hintsPast statements explaining the splitDiscussion points:Brian Kelley explored solo careerTyler Hubbard stayed successful but not a headline-level solo actFGL's catalog of massive hits still resonatesDebate:Will they be bigger than before?Likely not bigger—but still massiveComparisons:Brooks & Dunn reunion successConclusion:FGL reunion would be lucrative and fan-drivenHigh-energy shows, upbeat catalog, strong nostalgia factor V. Dream Scenario SegmentFun hypothetical:FGL, Ella Langley, and Tucker Wetmore tour togetherLighthearted banter about:Being “ahead of the curve”Having a finger on the pulse of country music VI. Topic Shift: Dry JanuaryIntroduce Dry January as a popular trendKey stats:15–35% of drinkers participate90% do it for health reasons73% do it to save moneyHealth benefits discussed:Better sleepImproved moodWeight lossMore energyLower cholesterolReduced diabetes riskLower blood pressure VII. Personal Experiences with Dry JanuaryObservations of friends attempting Dry JanuarySocial media humor about “dry” meaning empty glassesPersonal story:One Dry January turned into a full year without drinkingCurrent habits:Casual drinking, not dailyNo strong need for Dry January now VIII. Introduction of “Damp January”Define Damp January:Not cutting alcohol entirelyLimiting to one or two drinks per weekReaction and humor:Visible shock at the “one or two drinks per week” rulePurpose of Damp January:Moderation, not deprivationEvaluating one's relationship with alcoholClarification:Not meant for serious alcohol problemsMore for casual drinkersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ephesians 2:20, 3:6 Family of God: The Church I. Intro – I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God…. II. God's Purpose for the Family: a. Marriage and parenthood would reveal God's character. b. Love. (God put children in families so they can experience His love and learn how to love others.) c. Relationship and a sense of belonging d. Support e. Provide resources f. Maintain physical and mental health g. Pass on values to the next generation III. Sin fragmented God's plan for families. Part of God's redemption plan is to adopt people into a new family, the Church. IV. Family is not just a social structure, we should see it through the lens of the Trinity. Humanity, created in the image of the three-in-one God, is designed for relationships that mirror the Trinity itself. a. This establishes family as not just about bloodlines but rather about covenant bonds. Mk 3:31–35 Ephesians 2:20-21 V. Covenant Refresher: Parts of the covenant a. Word – Jesus , living word, The Bible and it's truths b. Terms c. Blessing & Cursing d. Oath e. Blood i. Sacrifice: Jesus death on the cross ii. Priesthood, Us (1 Peter 2:9) f. Seal – Holy Spirit (John 14:16, 17) VI. God created humans and commanded them to fill the earth both with natural children and “godly offspring” (Genesis 1:28) to extend God's Kingdom. VII. The Church family a. functions as an instrument through which God accomplishes salvation. Col 1:18–22 b. is a means through which God blesses his people. § Eph 3:6 And this is God's plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God's children. Both are part of the same body (family), and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus VIII. Quotes a. Lexham Survey of Theology The doctrine of the church can deliver us from individualism, from the idea that Christianity can all somehow be reduced or concentrated to fit into my experience, my personal relationship with God. As important as that relationship is, God has something much larger in mind. All of God's ways move towards the end of establishing the people of God, who he has called out from the world to be set aside as his people b. Edmund Clowney – The Church The church is the community of the Word, the Word that reveals the plan and purpose of God. In the church the gospel is preached, believed, obeyed. It is the pillar and ground of the truth because it holds fast the Scriptures (Phil. 2:16) IX. The Church is to be: a. Holy – Set apart b. Universal – the application of teaching should be accessible to all people and should not be added to. c. Apostolic – remains faithful to the teaching and the mission of spreading the Good News of Jesus. X. How does the church function? Acts 2 a. Devotion definition: to preserve, constantly diligent, great care and perseverance, adhere closely to. b. Devoted themselves to the apostles teaching c. Devoted themselves to prayer d. Worshiped at the Temple each day e. Met in one place f. Devoted themselves to the fellowship § Some theologians say that the real miracle of Pentecost is “from every nation under heaven” a body of believers is formed. g. Devoted themselves to sharing meals (including the Lord's Supper) h. Shared everything they had i. This communal spiritual and practical way of life created a “family” of people that were not only set apart from the rest of society in how they loved and cared for each other but which also produced “signs and wonders”. (Acts 2:43) XI. What are we to do? a. Have a personal relationship with Jesus – this affects the others in the church. Who am I when I show up? Does God want to give me a word of encouragement or a scripture to someone in my church? b. Go to church (Hebrews 10:25) c. Be Devoted to your church d. Be in unity · Unity affords the greatest identifying mark of the people of God. That's why Luke emphasizes, all the believers were together and had everything in common. – “Acts” by Kenneth Gangel · The most prominent features are the brotherly love and the undisturbed harmony of the believers. – A commentary on the Holy Scriptures by Lange (et. al.) e. Be who God has called you to be, do what God has called you to do. f. Be fruitful and multiply – Make disciples XII. The Church is the Bride of Christ (Covenant Relationship) a. Revelation 19:6 b. Ephesians 5:27
INTRODUCTION — “THE FIRST FELT NEED IS TO KNOW ME.”Every year—like many pastors—I usually start January with a “felt needs” message series. Something to help us get our feet under us for a new year: stress, relationships, habits, purpose, prayer, identity… the things we're feeling right now.But as I was preparing for the first series of 2026, I heard the Holy Spirit speak something that immediately captured my attention. “The first felt need is to know Me.”I really believe The Lord is communicating to us, “The greatest need of My people is not a change in circumstances, but the greatest need of My people is clarity about who I AM.”If you don't know who He is… You won't trust Him.If you don't trust Him… You won't obey Him.If you don't obey Him…You won't experience the life He promised.[SO THIS YEAR…] before we talk about our needs, we are going to talk about His nature. We're going to start right where God Himself starts when He describes His own character.Not what culture says about God… Not what our trauma says about God… Not even what our feelings say about God… BUT WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT GOD.And there is one place in Scripture where God gives the most repeated, most quoted self-description of Himself in the entire Bible:FOUNDATIONAL SCRIPTUREExodus 34:6–7 (NIV) The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God,slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished; He punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.This passage appears more than twenty times throughout the rest of Scripture. It is the Bible's anchor text for understanding the heart of God.[BUT IT DOES CREATE TENSION…] One moment God is compassionate, gracious, loving, forgiving… Then suddenly we read He “punishes the children”…SO… Is God merciful or is He vengeful? To answer that question, we need to look at the story behind these words.I. THE STORY BEHIND THE DESCRIPTIONBefore Exodus 34, God makes a covenant with Israel—He saves them out of slavery, brings them to Mount Sinai, gives them the Ten Commandments, and calls them to be SHAPED BY HIS CHARACTER so they can REPRESENT HIM TO THE WORLD.But as Moses is on the mountain receiving the covenant… Israel is at the bottom breaking the covenant… They build a golden calf. They worship an idol.God is hurt. God is angry. God tells Moses, “They will keep doing this. This rebellion will never stop.” AND God is ready to call off the covenant—And He would have been absolutely just in doing so!But Moses intercedes and reminds God of His promise to rescue the world through Abraham's family.[SO NOW THE QUESTION IS…] Will God give Israel what they deserve,or will He give them who He is?In response to that question— In response to human rebellion, human weakness, and human failure— GOD REVEALS HIS CHARACTER.II. THE FIVE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD (THE CENTERPIECE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT)The description in Exodus 34:6–7 has five core traits:Compassionate; Gracious; Slow to Anger; Abounding in Loyal Love; Faithful / TruthfulCompassion is listed first—not by accident. And today we're going to begin with the first thing God wants us to know about Him:III. THE GOD WHO IS COMPASSIONATE“The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate God…” —Exodus 34:6The Hebrew word is raḥûm {ra-khum} (רַחוּם).Its noun form is raḥamîm (compassion).Both come from the Hebrew root rechem — womb.To the ancient Hebrew mind, compassion is not a soft, vague feeling.It is love ROOTED IN THE DEEPEST PLACE OF HUMAN EMOTION—a mother's fierce, protective, tender love for her vulnerable child.Compassion is not distant pity. It is GUT-LEVEL MOVEMENT TOWARD SOMEONE IN PAIN.A. Compassion HAS DEEP EMOTION — 1 Kings 3In Solomon's famous judgment between two mothers, the real mother is described as being “deeply moved”—the Hebrew is raḥamîm—compassion rising from her core, from her womb.She would rather lose her child to another woman than see him harmed.Compassion MOVES YOU TOWARD ANOTHER'S GOOD AT YOUR OWN COST.{BIG KEY} THIS IS THE FIRST WORD God chooses to DESCRIBE HIMSELF!B. Compassion MOVES GOD TO ACTIONCompassion isn't just God's feeling—it is God's movement. When Israel cries out in Egypt, Scripture says God “heard their groaning” and was moved with raḥamîm to rescue them.In the wilderness, though they complained and doubted, God sustained them like a mother with Food, Water, Protection, Clothing that did not wear out, Leadership, guidance, and mercy!{BIG KEY} When God reveals His character, the very first trait He mentions is COMPASSION.C. Israel Rejects God's Compassion… but GOD REMAINS COMPASSIONATEDespite His tenderness, Israel continually rejects Him. They worship idols. They oppress each other. They abandon Him and heir rebellion leads to exile.In the darkest moment, God speaks through Isaiah: Isaiah 49:15 Can a mother forget her nursing child, or have no compassion (raḥamîm) on the child of her womb? Though she may forget, I will not forget you.Even when Israel forgets God— God promises that He will not forget them!He is more faithful than the most faithful mother. More tender than the most tender heart. More committed than the most committed parent.[AND ISAIAH ANNOUNCES SOMETHING RADICAL…] God will rescue His people by ENTERING INTO THEIR SUFFERING HIMSELF.IV. JESUS IS THE COMPASSION OF GOD IN HUMAN FORMWhen Jesus steps onto the scene, He is the fulfillment of Exodus 34:6.The Greek word for compassion in the New Testament is oiktirmos {oeek-teir-mose} (οἰκτιρμός).It means deep pity; heart-moved mercy; compassion that expresses itself in action.There is also another word often used of Jesus' compassion:splagchnizomai {splank-knee-ZOE-my}— compassion from the inner parts, the guts, the womb-like center of a person.Jesus is the raḥûm of God walking among us.JESUS HEALS Because He Is CompassionateHe touches the leper; He lifts the broken; He feeds the hungry; He embraces the outcast.JESUS WEEPS Because He Is CompassionateAt Lazarus's tomb, He is deeply moved; He enters our grief.JESUS PROTECTS Because He Is CompassionateIn Luke 13:34, He compares Himself to: “a mother hen gathering her chicks under her wings.” Again we see the mother-heart of God.JESUS SAVES Because He Is CompassionateThe ultimate oiktirmos {oeek-teir-mose} is the cross. Jesus enters humanity's suffering, sin, sorrow, death— Not because we deserved it, but because He COULDN'T LEAVE US WHERE WE WERE.V. THE TENSION OF COMPASSION AND JUSTICE[NOW LET'S TURN BACK TO…] Exodus 34.God is compassionate… But He is also just. He forgives wickedness, rebellion, and sin… But He “does not leave the guilty unpunished.”Is this contradiction? No—it is the balancing of God's character.A. The Third and Fourth GenerationsThe phrase “punishes to the third and fourth generation” does not mean God is punishing innocent grandchildren.It means God limits the consequences of generational rebellion only to those who continue it.In Hebrew thought:“Thousands” = countless generations“Three or four” = a very limited number{BIG KEY} God's LOYAL LOVE IS THOUSANDS OF TIMES GREATER than His judgment.God LEANS OVERWHELMINGLY TOWARD MERCY.He only gives judgment WHEN PEOPLE CONTINUOUSLY REJECT HIS COMPASSION.VI. WHAT COMPASSION REQUIRES FROM USBecause God is compassionate, Scripture calls us to embody His compassion:Luke 6:36 Be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.”2 Corinthians 1:3–4 God comforts us so we can comfort others.Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another…When we see suffering— Be moved.When we see brokenness— Move toward it.When we see pain— Don't look away; Don't harden your heart; Don't grow numb.Compassion is the character of God developed within His people.Agape, if we want to represent the God who is, we must become a people who reflect what He is.VII. APPLYING GOD'S COMPASSION TODAY1. When you are hurting, GOD MOVES TOWARD YOU, NOT AWAY FROM YOU.Some of you think God is disappointed or distant.No—He is moved by your pain.2. When you fail, GOD'S COMPASSION DOES NOT RUN OUT.Israel failed repeatedly—but God remained compassionate.3. When you see suffering, GOD WANTS TO MOVE THROUGH YOU.Compassion is not a feeling—it is participation.4. GOD'S COMPASSION IS STRONGER THAN YOUR GENERATIONAL PATTERNS.Three or four generations of sin cannot outweigh thousands of generations of God's loyal love.5. THE CROSS PROVES COMPASSION WINS.Jesus does not abandon His children—He gathers them.CONCLUSION — THE GOD WHO IS COMPASSIONATESO WHEN GOD REVEALS HIMSELF—not when Moses describes Him, not when people guess about Him, not when circumstances try to interpret Him— God tells Moses the very first word: COMPASSIONATE.THE God with a mother's heart…THE God who moves toward the hurting…THE God who feels deeply and acts timely…THE God who enters suffering, not avoids it…THE God who forgives before He judges…THE God whose love lasts to a thousand generations…THIS IS THE GOD WHO IS COMPASSIONATE.And this is where we begin 2026. Not with what we feel… BUT WITH WHO GOD IS.Today— Let's respond to the God who moves toward us.
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VOV1 - Sáng 24/12, tại Đại hội Công đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam lần thứ VII, ông Đỗ Đức Hùng - Uỷ viên Ban Chấp hành Tổng Liên đoàn Lao động Việt Nam, Chủ tịch Công đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam khóa VI đã được tín nhiệm, tái đắc cử chức danh Chủ tịch Công đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam lần thứ VII, nhiệm kỳ
VOV1 - Ngày 23-24/12/2025, tại Hà Nội, Công đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam tổ chức Đại hội lần thứ VII, nhiệm kỳ 2025 – 2030. Đây là sự kiện chính trị quan trọng, ngày hội lớn của đoàn viên, người lao động trong toàn Tập đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam (EVN). Chiều 23/12 diễn ra phiên thứ nhất Đại hội.
Съдията и изкуственият интелект (VII-и научен семинар, 29.10.2025) запис Място на провеждане: Нова конферентна зала, Ректорат на СУ “Св. Климент Охридски” Участници с научен доклад: Георги Илиев, Николай Генов, Стоян Ставру Седмата среща на семинара „Литература и право“ с тема „ Съдията и изкуственият интелект“ подвига въпроса за ролята на изкуствения интелект в правосъдието и съдебния процес. Фокусът този път пада върху приложението на ИИ при анализ на доказателства, автоматизация на правни изследвания и подпомагане на съдийските решения. Целта е да се анализират ползите и рисковете от интегрирането на технологиите в съдебната система, с акцент върху запазването на човешкия фактор в съдебните решения. Лектори ще бъдат: Георги Илиев (Институт за литература при Българска академия на науките), Николай Генов (Институт за литература при Българска академия на науките) и Стоян Ставру (Институт по философия и социология при Българска академия на науките). Модератор ще бъде Камелия Спасова (Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“).
Дворец небесного Царя / The Palace of the Heavenly King Даниил 7:9-10Даниил 13I. Небесный престол / The Heavenly ThroneII. Херувимы / The CherubimIII. Сидящий на престоле / The One Seated on the ThroneIV. Ангелы / The AngelsV. Судейские престолы / The Judicial ThronesVI. Судьи / The JudgesVII. Книги суда / The Books of Judgment
I. Introduction: Setting the Theme Review of November's theme: Share the Harvest. Introduction of December's theme: Share the Hope. Reflection: the church focuses on spreading hope to the community—but hope must also be shared within the church. Observation: the world around us is filled with discouragement; people crave hope, especially during December. II. The Need for Hope Many are discouraged by finances, the future, broken dreams, and depression. Even during the holidays, sadness often deepens for people without Christ. Key idea: We must understand the hope of Jesus ourselves before we can share it. III. What Hope Means for Believers Hope satisfies human longing for something better. Jesus Christ is the only one who can fill the inner void. Scriptural foundation: Proverbs 13:12 — “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Proverbs 23:18 — “There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.” IV. Three Aspects of Hope in God 1. The Hope of His Arms Deuteronomy 33:27 — God's “everlasting arms” are our refuge. Illustration: a child running into his father's arms—mirrors how believers should run to God. God's arms are extended in comfort, guidance, and embrace. Isaiah and Deuteronomy emphasize God's outstretched arm leading His people. Applications: Run into God's arms for help. Don't fold your arms at others returning to faith—welcome them with love and compassion. 2. The Hope of His Eyes Story of the Prodigal Son: The father (representing God) sees his son coming from afar. Psalm 34:15 — “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous.” Examples of Jesus' watchful eyes: The woman with the issue of blood (Mark 5:32). Zacchaeus in the sycamore tree (Luke 19:5). The widow's offering (Luke 21:1–4). Message: God sees, notices, and acknowledges even unseen acts of faithfulness. 3. The Hope of His Heart Matthew 11:29 — Jesus is “gentle and humble in heart.” The heart of God is full of compassion. Scripture examples: Matthew 9:36, 14:14, 15:32 — Christ's compassion for the crowds. Ministry analogy: working with people requires “shifting gears” like a manual car; compassion guides those shifts. Having the heart of God helps believers love and relate well to others. V. Living Out Hope Run into the arms of God. See people through God's eyes. Reflect His compassionate heart in word and deed. Encourage one another within the church as well as outside it. VI. Communion and the Source of Hope The foundation of hope is Christ's death and resurrection. Romans 8:31–39 — Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Communion as an act of remembrance for Jesus' sacrifice and love. Gratitude expressed to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. VII. Closing Exhortation Illustration: A woman (“Janet”) changed her environment with joyful faith—“Jesus brings joy.” Believers are called to represent Jesus well in their words, behavior, and daily interactions. Christmas focus: keep Jesus—the greatest gift—at the center. Invitation to prayer and dedication at the altar.
Recorded December 4, 2025 on progrock.com Thrice Crowned – VII (2025) – The Budos Band Mean Streets – VII (2025) – The Budos Band Bummer Boys – Too Busy 4 Jail (2025) – Muscle Tough Sugar Mother – Too Busy 4 Jail (2025) – Muscle Tough Disintegration (Alabama Revisited) – Standard Deviation (2025) – Sons of Ra Lividity – Standard Deviation (2025) – Sons of Ra Flute of Peril – The Book of Hours (2025) – Agropelter The Book of Hours Part IV – The Book of Hours (2025) – Agropelter Park Up and See the Manager – From Mouth to Ear (2025) – The Bob Lazar Story You Pigeon Fucks – From Mouth to Ear (2025) – The Bob Lazar Story Sitharsis – Odd Time Concepts (2025) – Barend Tromp Chromatron (Pt. 4-5) – Odd Time Concepts (2025) – Barend Tromp Phantom Limb – Phantom Limb (2025) – Hooffoot Last Letter Home – Phantom Limb (2025) – Hooffoot Earth 1 – IC-02 Bogotá (2025) – Unknown Mortal Orchestra Underworld 6 – IC-02 Bogotá (2025) – Unknown Mortal Orchestra Not Alone – Truce
PSALMS 88–89 — THE DARKNESS AND THE COVENANT OATH“Affliction, Lament, and the Unbreakable Faithfulness of Yahuah”Teacher: Kerry BattleAhava ~ Love AssemblyToday's class dives into Psalms 88–89, where Yahuah reveals how deep affliction, silence, and covenant questions collide with the eternal oath He swore to David.This is not poetry.This is covenant reality.Psalm 88 exposes the raw suffering of the righteous that does not break covenant identity.Psalm 89 responds with the legal record of Yahuah's covenant, sworn by His holiness.This is the tension every believer feels:pain versus promise,darkness versus oath,silence versus covenant.These psalms legitimize the cry from the pit and anchor Israel in the oath Yahuah will not break.Psalm 88 exposes:1. Covenant identity in darkness (Ps 88:1)2. The weight of isolation and abandonment (Ps 88:8, 18)3. The feeling of being counted with the dead (Ps 88:5–6)4. The conflict between prayer and silence (Ps 88:9–13)5. The legitimacy of lament in covenant6. The reality that darkness does not equal rejection7. The endurance of faith when answers do not come8. The training of the soul through affliction9. The honesty of suffering before YahuahPsalm 89 anchors Israel in covenant oath:1. Yahuah's sworn promise to David (Ps 89:3–4)2. The foundation of His throne: justice and righteousness (Ps 89:14)3. Yahuah's choosing and establishing of His king (Ps 89:20–29)4. Discipline without covenant rejection (Ps 89:30–34)5. The eternal permanence of His oath (Ps 89:35–37)6. The tension between promise and present suffering (Ps 89:38–45)7. The appeal to Yahuah's faithfulness in delay (Ps 89:46–51)8. The blessing declared in hope (Ps 89:52)Each movement ties into the covenant foundation:Identity is anchoredLament is validDarkness is temporaryDiscipline is loveOath is eternalCovenant is unbreakableYahuah is faithfulIsrael must standPsalms 88–89 are not emotional songs.They are covenant training grounds.I. Foundation — The Cry and the CovenantAffliction and oath held together.II. Psalm 88 — The Depth of the PitLament, darkness, isolation, and covenant identity.III. Covenant StandingWhy “Elohim of my salvation” matters in darkness.IV. Psalm 89 — The Courtroom of CovenantYahuah reveals His oath to David.V. The Davidic CovenantSeed, throne, mercy, permanence.VI. The TensionHow to walk in covenant when circumstances contradict promise.VII. The Covenant Revelation FrameworkLaw • Precept • Example • Wisdom • Understanding • Prudence • Conviction • Fruit of the Ruach • Final Heart CheckVIII. Final Heart CheckDo you stand on oath or on emotion.Ps 88 • Ps 89 • Job 30 • Ps 22 • Lam 3 • Isa 50:102 Sam 7 • Ps 132 • Jer 33 • Isa 55 • Luke 1Deut 7:9 • Matt 1Precept upon precept.
In this episode of Inside the Lines, Curt Conrad and Hayden Gray open the show by previewing the state championship matchups for Shelby (Div. IV), Hillsdale (Div. VII) and Olentangy Orange (Div. I).Conrad and Gray then welcome in Shelby senior linebacker Sam Gwirtz. The quarterback of the Whippet defense, Gwirtz has helped lead Shelby to its first-ever state championship game. The Whippets will play Cleveland Glenville at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton this Friday at 10:30 a.m. Gwirtz talks about Shelby's season as a whole, as well as what it will take to capture a Division IV state title on Friday. The senior also discusses his position change entering high school and how he regained his love for the sport between his sophomore and junior seasons.This episode is brought to you by Graham Auto Mall. Intro and outro music is "Story of the Sunflower Samurai" by local artist Vaundoom. Be a Source Member for unlimited access to local journalism. Read more: Dream to reality: Shelby football earns first state final bid in program history Get to know Glenville: Shelby to collide with battle-tested Tarblooders Support the show: https://richlandsource.com/membersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
LEVITICUS 7 — THE LAW OF THE OFFERINGS (ASHAM, SHELAMIM & THE PRIESTLY PORTIONS)“Holiness, Boundaries, and the Covenant Order of Yahuah”Teachers: Kerry & Karen BattleAhava ~ Love AssemblyToday's class enters Leviticus 7 — the covenant blueprint that completes the offering system, revealing how guilt, gratitude, purity, and priestly inheritance intertwine to maintain order in Israel.This is not ritual.This is the architecture of Yahuah's kingdom.Leviticus 7 establishes the laws governing:1. The Asham — the guilt offering that exposes hidden motives (Lev 7:1–5)2. Priestly Access — who may eat what is qodesh (Lev 7:6–10)3. The Shelamim — thanksgiving, vow, and freewill offerings (Lev 7:11–18)4. The Purity Laws — who is permitted to eat and who is cut off (Lev 7:19–21)5. The Eternal Ban — no blood and no chelev, forever (Lev 7:22–27)6. The Priestly Portions — breast, thigh, wave, and heave (Lev 7:28–34)7. The Inheritance Law — Yahuah gives portions to Aharon's sons (Lev 7:35–36)8. The Covenant Summary — sealing all the offering laws from Sinai (Lev 7:37–38)Each command connects directly to the covenant justice system:Holiness is guardedBoundaries are enforcedRestoration is structuredPurity is mandatoryInheritance is protectedDevotion is personalOfferings are relationalThe altar is centralLeviticus 7 is not a chapter about sacrifices,it is the blueprint for how a holy nation lives with a holy Elohim.I. Foundation — The Covenant System CompletedThe Asham, Shelamim, Fat, Blood, and Priestly Portions form one integrated order.II. The Asham (Guilt Offering)Blood, inner parts, fire, and judicial restoration.III. The Priestly Portion & Touch LawsHoliness transfers.Access determines inheritance.IV. The Shelamim: Thanks, Vows, FreewillGratitude, integrity, generosity — all governed by timing and purity.V. The Purity & Access LawsOnly the clean may eat at Yahuah's table.VI. The Eternal Statutes: Fat & BloodIdentity markers that set Israel apart from all nations.VII. The Priestly InheritanceWave. Heave. Breast. Thigh.Call, portion, and covenant economy.VIII. The Covenant Seal at SinaiAll offerings summarized under one divine command.IX. Final Heart CheckBoundaries, purity, gratitude, and priesthood — are they active in your life.Lev 3 • Lev 6 • Lev 17 • Ex 29 • Ex 24:8 • Deut 12 • Num 18Ps 50 • Ps 116 • Isa 1 • Isa 43 • Ezek 33 • Ezek 43–44 • Jonah 2Matt 5 • Luke 8 • Acts 5 • Acts 15 • Rom 12 • 1 Cor 10 • Heb 4 • Heb 8–10 • Rev 19Every section is taught precept upon precept.
I. Introduction: The Word and the theme “Wake Up” Exaltation of the Bible as the believer's foundation over feelings or worship experiences. Personal stories about people falling asleep in church and a college roommate's alarm to introduce the “wake up” motif. Transition from physical sleep to the real concern: spiritual sleep. II. Main Text: Romans 13:11–14 Reading and emphasizing Paul's call to “awake out of sleep” because salvation is nearer than when believers first believed. Call to cast off works of darkness, put on the armor of light, walk properly, and “put on the Lord Jesus Christ,” making no provision for the flesh. III. Paul's Three Challenges A. Be aware of the times Explanation of “high time” as a critical, urgent moment requiring spiritual discernment. Biblical examples: Jerusalem missing its “time of visitation” in Luke 19; churches of Ephesus (lost first love) and Laodicea (lukewarm). Need for discernment of seasons (sowing vs. reaping), people, political and social issues, illustrated by the tribe of Issachar (understanding of the times). Description of last days from 2 Timothy 3 (lovers of self, money, pleasure, form of godliness without power), applied to modern culture and social media. B. Awake out of spiritual sleep Warning that Christians can be physically awake but spiritually asleep, citing Ephesians 5:14. Signs of spiritual slumber: indifference to Bible, preaching, giving, serving, holiness; callousness and hardness of heart. Testimony of a church member who realized he had been spiritually asleep, plus repeated calls: “Wake up the mighty men/women” (Joel 3:9). Example of Samson: great anointing lost after being lulled to sleep by Delilah, leading to loss of sight, power, and discernment; warning from 1 Peter 5:8 to be sober and vigilant. C. Be arrayed in the armor of light Explanation of “arrayed” as putting on, dressing, and clothing oneself with Christ and His righteousness. Pastoral explanation of preaching strongly against sin out of love and responsibility to proclaim the whole counsel of God. IV. Six Sins to “Put Off” (from Romans 13) Revelry and drunkenness Defined as wild parties, nightclubs, casinos; warning that alcohol and exposed flesh create moral danger. Strong appeal against social drinking and minimizing drunkenness, noting family damage caused by alcohol. Licentiousness and lewdness Defined as sexual immorality and debauchery; teaching that sex is for the marriage covenant only. Condemnation of fornication, adultery, pornography, and cohabitation outside marriage, with logical and biblical arguments. Strife and envy Mentioned with the other sins as attitudes and behaviors that must be cast off to walk properly. V. Biblical Foundation for Repentance and Transformation Reading of 1 Corinthians 6:9–11: list of sins (fornication, idolatry, adultery, homosexuality, drunkenness, etc.) that exclude from God's kingdom, followed by hope in being washed, sanctified, and justified. Emphasis that no sin is beyond God's power to forgive and transform, but believers must repent and turn from it. VI. “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ” and Make No Provision for the Flesh Definition of “make provision” as providing, accommodating, or facilitating opportunities for the flesh. Practical applications: avoid drinkers if prone to alcohol, remove pay‑per‑view if struggling with lust, avoid gossipers if prone to gossip, do not attach to those who tear down leadership. Specific rebukes: dating couples sharing hotel rooms or apartments, “playing house” for financial or convenience reasons; teaching that this is tempting the flesh and violates holiness. Illustration: not climbing through “dumpsters of sin” while wearing Christ's clean garments. VII. Call to Response and Revival Allegorical story of Satan's convention: demons decide the best strategy is to tell people there is time, lulling them into delay and spiritual sleep. Final threefold call: Be aware of the time. Awake out of sleep. Be arrayed in the armor of Christ. Appeal for repentance, surrender, and practical steps (e.g., separating, seeking counseling, getting properly married) as evidence of true obedience and not “cheap grace.” Invitation to the altar for all, noting both obvious and hidden sins, and insistence that the gospel is about change, new life, and ongoing dependence on the Holy Spirit.
ACIM Quote: Only a constant purpose can endow events with stable meaning. (ACIM, T-30.VII.3:1)Today's Guest: Dale Crowe joins Tam and Matt to discuss his inspiring journey from being a professional boxer to prison and now a life of forgiveness and healing.Think your Forgiveness Story Could Inspire Others?Submit your forgiveness story for consideration at: https://www.miraclevoices.org/formWant to Support Miracle Voices? Consider a donation at https://www.miraclevoices.org/donate
Нещодавно кремлівський диктатор Володимир Путін порівняв сучасну ситуацію, у якій є Росія, із Смутою. Мовляв як і на початку ХVII століття, Росія відбиває удари іноземних інтервентів і відстоює свою незалежність. Що це були за Смутні часи у яких Московія мало не згинула? Чи справді згасання династії після смерті Федора Івановича, сина Івана Грозного, мало вирішальне значення для зворохоблення Московщини? Яку роль у Смуті відіграла Річ Посполита і чи справді Московія могла стати її частиною? Наскільки Смуту можна трактувати як “громадянську війну” і чому московитам не вгодили свої царі? Звідки взялися Лжедмитрії і чому непримітний клан Романових переміг? Врешті як Московія встояла, перебуваючи за крок від прірви? Про Смутні часи в історії Мосовії говорили історик Віталій Ляска та Віталій Михайловський, доктор історичних наук, професор Київського столичного університету імені Бориса Грінченка
Бог – Ревнитель-2 / God is a Jealous One-2 Даниил 5:13-31Даниил 10V. Гордая просьба царя / The King's Proud RequestVI. Кроткое обличение Даниила / Daniel's Gentle Rebuke А. Свидетельство личной веры / A Testimony of Personal Faith B. Известный урок прошлого / A Well-Known Lesson from the Past C. Вина царя Валтасара / Belshazzar's GuiltVII. Суверенное решение Бога / God's Sovereign Verdict
ACIM Quote:"Choose once again if you would take your place among the saviors of the world, or would remain in hell, and hold your brothers there." (ACIM, T-31.VIII.1:5)Today's Guest:Adam Rizvi joins Tam and Matt to discuss miraculous experiences as an ICU Doctor.Adam's New Book :"Love Does Not Know Death" can be found on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Not-Know-Death/dp/B0FP47WL7X/Adam's Website: Lovedoesnotknowdeath.comAbout Today's Guest:Dr. Adam Rizvi is a critical care physician and neurologist whose work bridges medicine and non-dual wisdom. Author of Love Does Not Know Death, he draws from years in the ICU and decades of contemplative study to show how forgiveness transforms fear into peace. He lives in California, where he teaches, writes, and co-hosts the podcast Letters to the Sky.Think your Forgiveness Story May Inspire Others? Submit your forgiveness story to be considered as a guest on Miracle Voices. Simply fill out this form. https://www.miraclevoices.org/formWant To Support This Podcast?Consider making a donation at https://acim.org/donate-miracles-voices-podcast/Closing ACIM Quote: "When you want only love you will see nothing else." (ACIM, T-12.VII.8:1)
L'esclavage dans le monde musulman fut une institution complexe, durable et multiforme, qui s'étendit sur plus de treize siècles, de l'époque des califes arabes jusqu'au XIXᵉ siècle, et parfois au-delà. Loin de se limiter à une période ou à une région, il constitua un pilier économique, social et culturel dans de vastes zones du monde islamique — de l'Espagne musulmane à l'Inde moghole, en passant par le Maghreb, l'Arabie et l'Afrique de l'Est.Dès les débuts de l'islam, au VIIᵉ siècle, l'esclavage fut intégré à la structure sociale des empires musulmans, bien que le Coran ait cherché à en limiter les excès. Le texte sacré n'abolit pas la pratique, mais encouragea le rachat et l'affranchissement des esclaves comme acte vertueux. En pratique, les conquêtes arabes entraînèrent la capture et la mise en servitude de populations non musulmanes : Africains, Slaves, Turcs, Persans ou Européens furent incorporés dans des circuits commerciaux très organisés.Les routes de l'esclavage musulman s'étendaient sur trois continents : à l'ouest, la route transsaharienne reliait l'Afrique noire au Maghreb ; au nord, des marchands acheminaient des captifs européens à travers la Méditerranée ; à l'est, la route de Zanzibar exportait des esclaves vers l'Arabie, l'Inde et la Perse. Ces hommes, femmes et enfants étaient employés dans des fonctions variées : domestiques, soldats, concubines, artisans, ou travailleurs agricoles dans les plantations de sucre et de dattes.L'une des spécificités du monde musulman fut la mobilité sociale relative offerte à certains esclaves. Des hommes affranchis pouvaient devenir vizirs, officiers ou savants, comme les célèbres mamelouks, anciens esclaves turcs devenus souverains d'Égypte. Mais cette ascension restait exceptionnelle : la majorité vivait dans des conditions de servitude extrême, souvent coupée de ses origines.L'esclavage dans le monde islamique ne prit réellement fin qu'au XIXᵉ siècle, sous la pression combinée de l'Europe coloniale et des réformateurs musulmans. Le sultan ottoman l'abolit officiellement en 1847, l'Arabie saoudite en 1962 seulement.Longtemps occulté, cet esclavage — qui concerna selon les historiens plus de 17 millions de personnes — rappelle que la traite humaine ne fut pas l'apanage de l'Occident. Elle fut un phénomène mondial, enraciné dans des logiques économiques et sociales profondes.La mémoire de cet esclavage, longtemps silencieuse, refait aujourd'hui surface, obligeant à repenser l'histoire globale des servitudes — au-delà des frontières, des continents et des religions. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
ACIM Quote:"My thoughts are images that I have made." (ACIM, W-15)Antony Nash joins Tam and Matt to discuss how a deep belief in abandonment led to a breakthrough in forgiveness.Support Miracle Voices:If you would like to support Miracle Voices with a donation, please visit https://acim.org/donate-miracles-voices-podcast/Think your Forgiveness Story Could Inspire Others? Apply to be a guest on Miracle Voices here: https://www.miraclevoices.org/formACIM Quote:"When you want only love you will see nothing else." (ACIM, T-12.VII.8:1)
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