Podcasts about what we are

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of the Combinations Podcast, we sit down with Mike who writes under the pen name of ‘Max Austin'. Mike is a gay nurse, husband, adopter, father and author. With breathtaking honesty, he shares his truth of the LBGTQIA+ experience set against the backdrop of changing hospital life and wider society. What happens when you just don't want to say goodbye? But sometimes in life, you must lose everything to find out what you actually need. ‘That Is What We Are' is the sequel to Mike's raw and emotional bio-fictional memoir, ‘How Can We Be Wrong?' Some listeners may find parts of this conversation difficult, as Mike talks about the highs and lows of his career and how those moments inspired his story. Through his eyes, we experience the emotional roller coaster of being a gay man working in health care – the discrimination, the resilience, and the moments of unexpected joy. ‘That is What We Are' is the eagerly awaited sequel for fans of Mike's debut narrative – ‘How Can We Be Wrong?'. His latest instalment is equally as brave and beautiful. Resonating with all who work within the NHS, Mike offers an authentic depiction of our health service, its triumphs and its failures. If you're looking for a story to inspire and remind you what it means to truly be seen, this is the story you have been waiting for. As one of our own staff members, Mike offers a unique perspective on turning his lived experience into a message of hope. Strap yourself in; you're in for a bumpy ride! Website - https://www.maxaustinauthor.com

Today, we're turning the tables - Keith is stepping into the guest seat to talk about his new book, Radical Reality! A teacher, author and healing practitioner with expertise in the human energy field, contemplative science and the healing arts, Keith initially used meditation as a vehicle to understand and refine subtle states of consciousness. Over the following decade he studied movement, breathwork, bodywork, energy work and other disparate disciplines. During this intensive period, he had a series of breakthrough experiences enabling him to see the aura with remarkable clarity. His first book, Radical Reality: How Seeing the Aura Reveals Who & What We Are, has just been published and is an exploration of how the human energy field informs our understanding of the mind-body connection, consciousness and reality itself. We discuss why it's so important to examine the intersection of science and spirituality to understand reality at the deepest level. We delve into core topics from the book such as multidimensionality - the idea that reality is layered and interconnected beyond what we see as only physical. We discuss how he developed extrasensory perception of the aura and how it reveals insights about the mind-body connection. Keith shares some stories chronicled in the book related to astral projection and kundalini awakening. We also learn how Keith went from being skeptical about spirituality to opening his mind to other possibilities based on direct experience. Through compelling anecdotes of his personal experiences and professional practice, listeners will find valuable insights that challenge conventional boundaries. He hopes the book serves as both an inspiration and a guide for those seeking to expand their own consciousness and explore their inner world. This episode is a call to action for anyone curious about spiritual awakening or healing - encouraging reflection, personal growth and an expanded view of reality. Keith founded Field Dynamics in 2018 to help individuals with their personal growth and as a platform to exemplify the potential of energy healing. He offers private sessions, alongside both short and long format trainings in energy healing.Purchase your copy of Radical Realityenergyfielddynamics.comLiked what you heard? Help us reach more people! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Start Energy Healing Today!Unlock your healing potential with our informative and fun introductory 10 hour LIVE online class in energy healing Our Flagship Training is Setting the Standard in Energy HealingThe 100 hour EHT-100 Energy Healing Training Contact Field Dynamics Email us at info@fielddynamicshealing.com energyfielddynamics.com Thanks for listening!

Pinch me! The fabulous Diana Cooper is here to have a conversation about the state of the world as we know it, and the future of humanity as she was shown it with her new book, The Golden Future. Collectively, we are in the midst of a global awakening. Humanity is waking up to the higher truth. The truth in Who We Are. The truth in What We Are. We are Spirit. We are One. And we are better together. Diana and I talk about the collective consciousness rising in frequency as people individually start to recognize that which we are... Spirit. Love. One. A spark of the divine. The planet is in the midst of ascension, rising from third dimension to fifth dimension. The process might look chaotic. It might feel painful, scary and hopeless at times. But we must hold the vision of the golden future of us...of humanity. And in surrendering to what is in trust, the angels and many others are assisting us to in usher our planet into living in global peace and oneness. Join her as she along with many others connect with the intention to raise the frequency of the world on 22 October, 2023. When enough people merge with their Monads we can precipitate humanity and the planet into the Golden Future. Do please be part of this. WHEN ALL OUR MONADS MERGE TOGETHER IT WILL ILLUMINATE THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. The Intergalactic Council has confirmed. This is the most important happening since the Cosmic Moment of 2012. IT IS A HISTORIC DAY Diana Cooper is a spiritual teacher, international speaker, author of 34 books translated into 28 languages and producer of many card decks. Diana's Website Diana's Instagram Diana's Facebook Diana's YouTube

2 Corinthians 5:11-21 We value: The Mission of God to The Nations The Love of God in Community Why do we go together? 1. Because of What We Know v.11-15 What do we know?  We know the Lord as God v. 11-13 We know His love in the Gospel v. 14-15 2. Because of How We See v.16-19 3. Because of What We Are  v.20-21 We don't just go. We're not just together. We go together!  

2 Corinthians 5:11-21 We value: The Mission of God to The Nations The Love of God in Community Why do we go together? 1. Because of What We Know v.11-15 What do we know?  We know the Lord as God v. 11-13 We know His love in the Gospel v. 14-15 2. Because of How We See v.16-19 3. Because of What We Are  v.20-21 We don't just go. We're not just together. We go together!  

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M.R. Osborne’s released a translation of a book we’ve been wanting to read for more than a decade so of course we had to have him back on the show to talk about it. Join us for an interview about Pierre Fournié’s treatise, ‘What We Have Been, What We Are, And What We Will Become.’ […]

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We're back! It's Hispanic Heritage Month AND it's October. Let's do a combo episode and hear about horror books and movies from Hispanic creators! Books recommended in this episode include Coyote Songs, Mexican Gothic, Her Body and Other Parties, This Thing Between Us, and The Hacienda.  Films recommended in this episode are La Llorona, The Orphanage, Juan of the Dead, Memory of the Dead, and We are What We Are. Some of these films are streaming now on Kanopy, a free streaming service available with your library card. 

Episode forty seven of Embracing Bliss,  What We Are is Pure GoldFrom darkness to light, just a little each day, consciousness can be changed. Embracing Bliss shows us how.Order the book here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Embracing-Bliss-108-Daily-Meditations-ebook/dp/B09SN8KJ3MFind Jeff here: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeffkobermeditation/Website - https://jeff-kober.com/

“Our weakness and our brokenness is our power.” - Michael John CusickFor the next two episodes of the podcast, we're excited to partner with the fine men of Foxhole Symphony. Mark Vesper and Steve Sargent have served arm in arm for over a decade seeking authentic Christian community by helping other men fight against isolation and living in the dark.Together, they host an amazing podcast called Foxhole Symphony. We highly encourage you to subscribe. It's a podcast about the transformational value of men who are on a journey from broken to whole.A few weeks ago, they interviewed Michael and featured their conversation on the Foxhole Symphony podcast. We're thrilled to be able to share their discussion with you and trust you will also be impacted enough to share with someone who could use the encouragement.HELPFUL RESOURCES:Foxhole SymphonyEpisode 6 - Dallas Willard Part I, "What We Are to Do"Episode 7 - Dallas Willard Part II, “The Transformed Life”

Who do you think you are? What do you think you are?We can all find myriad ways to describe ourselves and we often rely on these descriptors to give us our ‘sense of identity.' “I'm a mother of three, a nuclear physicist, a passionate tango dancer and an advocate for animal rights…”The problem with this approach is that our descriptors are always subject to change, and even subject to debate in some cases.We're only ‘young' until we become not so young. We're only ‘successful' until we redefine what success is, which is often based on someone else's judgment. We're only X until it becomes more fashionable to be Y and it suits us better to become one of those…So is it any wonder that most of us have this gnawing sense of uncertainty. We're trying to build a sense of identity on the shifting sands of circumstances and subjective judgments. And as soon as we do settle on a solid sense of identity, something changes to make it shaky again.Thom's got your back though. By the end of this episode you'll ‘hardly know yourself,' but if you follow Thom's counsel, you'll know yourself better than you ever have.Episode highlights: [00:50] Who We Are and What We Are[02:02] "I'm a This. I'm a That."[03:17] "Nobody Knows Me at All"[04:30] The Distinction Between Consciousness and The Absolute[06:21] Change Defines Relativity[07:57] I Exist[09:28] The Evolution of Psychology[11:13] Nurturance Shapes the Way You See Yourself[12:47] The Vedic Concept of Psyche[14:24] Are We Alone in The Universe?[15:21] "What Are We Actually?"[16:05] The Body is Constantly in Flux[17:15] Unsatisfying Pronouns[18:46] Out of Africa[20:28] What Are You Actually?[21:20] Tat Wale Baba[22:49] Ageless Rishi[24:07] A Forest Dweller[25:00] "I am London"[26:04] "That Also"[27:10] Also "That Also"[27:55] A Mantra is Resonant With the Thinker of It[29:19] "I Am Totality"[31:13] A Return to Homeostasis[32:35] In Symbiosis With Our Environment[33:48] The Microbiome in Our Gut[35:18] An Exchange of Energy and Intelligence[36:38] I Am Not this Body that Changes Constantly[38:03] The Crescendo of the Development of Human Consciousness[39:32] Rigid Attachment[40:23] "Don't Say the C Word"[41:45] There is Nothing Worse Than a Human Being Not Knowing Why They Exist[43:01] Vedanta - The Highest Science of the Vedic Worldview[44:44] Brahman and Brahmin[46:26] Totality is Not Separate[47:46] Brahman is Not Pervaded or Infused into Anything; It IS Everything[49:07] The Fulfillment of the Search for Identity[50:07] The True SantoshaUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles/https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

1 Peter 2:9-10 Peter explains an important concept about who Christians are in the view of God and what that means. Pastor Rod Bunton provides perspective that shows how Peter's Old Testament terms apply to us in our New Testament covenant. The post Who We Are and What We Are to be Doing appeared first on Grace Church of Tallahassee.

Fake Virtue in Giving is Repulsive Matthew 15:8; Luke 12:1; Matthew 6:1-4 Four Factors to Consider in Giving 1. A CAUTION When Giving ● What We Are in Risk OF - A Subtle Sin Matthew 15:1; Galatians 6:12 ● What We Are in Risk BY - A Serious Sin Ecclesiastes 10:1 2. A CALL To Giving Matthew 6:1 Giving is: ● It is appointed by the law Deuteronomy 12:5-6 ○ The tithe (first 10%) - Compulsory and systematic… we obey the Bible ○ Offering (whatever %) - Voluntary and Pragmatic… we listen to the Holy Spirit Matthew 23:23 ● It is Rewarded by the Lord ○ With Plenty Proverbs 11:24-25 ○ With Security Psalm 37:21,25 ○ With Integrity Psalm 112:9 ○ With Eternity Matthew 6:1; Luke 14:14 3. A CORRUPTION in Giving Matthew 6:2 4. A CHALLENGE Through Giving ● That we don't make a pretensive show Matthew 6:3-4 ● That we don't gain a false security Matthew 25:44 ● That we do expect a divine secret Matthew 6:4; Hebrews 11:6; Genesis 15:1

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Dr. Jack Trieber preached a message entitled, "We're Back, Here's What We Are" during the Sunday Morning service on June 27, 2021, at North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, California. View Archived Services at nvbc.org

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What We Are to Sing in Worship to God----What are -spiritual songs----Who sang the -new songs- in the Book of Revelation-

What We Are to Sing in Worship to God----Where do the terms -psalms-, -hymns-, and -songs- come from- Are these the very terms used to describe the 150 psalms, hymns, and songs found in the Psalter-

What We Are to Sing in Worship to God----What was sung in worship to God during the intertestamental period and by the Lord Jesus-

IT'S A GUNDAM(episode)!!!!!! Join the Best Boys for a special two part episode all about Gundam which serves to mark the (unfortunately now delayed) release of Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash in Japan! From zakus and lunar titanium to mysterious masked men and gratuitous face slapping, Best Boys Dan and Justin are going to tell you all about Gundam as a franchise, take you for a cruise through 42 years of Gundam history, and chat about the timeline that started it all, Universal Century and the original Mobile Suit Gundam! Don't forget to tune into part two of this episode next week where the Best Boys will continue through the rest of Gundam's weird and wonderful timelines, tell you everything you needed (and also didn't need) to know about Gundam model kits, and give a few recommendations about which Gundam show you should watch next! This episode of The Best Boys is sponsored by Loot Crate! Use promo code “bestboys” for 15% off your purchase, check them out here: http://loot.cr/3ldJYlb. Happy looting!   00:08:20- Anime News 00:25:00- The Best Boys' Experience with Gundam 00:32:00- What We Are (and Aren't) Talking About 00:35:45- What is Gundam? 00:54:10- The History of Gundam 01:08:50- The Universal Century Timeline   Bubble Tea by Pikuseru (https://fanlink.to/bubbletea)   Green Tea Latte by KODOMOi (https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic) Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported - CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…)   Music promoted by Music Panda - Vlog No Copyright Free Music Video Link: https://youtu.be/jmuJp29d57Q   Popsicle by KODOMOi (https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic) Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported - CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…)   Music promoted by Music Panda - Vlog No Copyright Free Music Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2YutCLQ40   No Copyright Breaking News Music (https://youtu.be/a4I0jlETu4g)   The Best Boys is written and produced by Daniel O'Brien and Justin Codes

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Hey, WoHo's!This week Quinn and I look at dream sequences and Dutch angles in films where they work.Films discussed: Pee Wee Big Adventure, An American Werewolf in London, The Third Man and 12 Monkeys (among others).Tune in next week when Mac and I look at Mexico's 2010 Somos lo Que Hay and the American remake We are What We Are, from 2013.Get in touch via Instagram, Twitter and Email!We would love to hear from you and you would help us out a lot if you subscribed to the podcast to help us grow. Too much commitment? WE GET IT, but if you like what we are doing please tell a friend. Until then,Don't leave your future in the hands of someone who has none (wait, what????)(Still working on a catchy signoff) Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/xafupi)

Online Radio Show recorded live on February 10th 2021. The show goes live on Twitch, Youtube and on Radio Dark Tunnel and is rebroadcasted on Wax Radio Indianapolis. In this show I played "Dust" by Giant Waves (@giantwavesband), "Fear" by Ash Code (@ashcode), "Ederlezi" by Forbidden (@forbidden909), "Les Etoiles (Velax [@iamvelax] Cosmic Dust Remix)" by Holla Estrella feat. AGD (released by NeinRecords [@neinrecords]) & "What We Are" by Zwaremachine (@zwaremachine).

This week Chelsey sat down with Alisha Illian to dive into a deep conversation of living surrendered to the Lord and pursuing Christ's heart in a world that desires to distract us with living for ourselves.Alisha is a wife, mom, founder of Women (re)Purposed, author of Chasing Perfect: Peace and Purpose in the Exhausting Pursuit of Something Better, and she loves equipping women with biblical truth and hope for their day-to-day struggles.  1) Tell us a little about you!Two years ago I moved from Dallas, TX back to my hometown of Wichita, Kanas with my husband of 14 years and our three, high-octane kids who are 8,10, and 12. We are the in the golden years — the are old enough to rides their own bikes on family bike rides, but no hormonal rollercoaster rides yet. My kids are big into sports and extracurricular activities. Even when we just do one sport per child....it gets busy fast. MOST CHALLENGING PART of ministry and family life. NOT BALANCE, BUT JUGGLING.I’ve been in women’s ministry both at home and in the local church for the past 20 years. Currently the founder and director for Women rePurposed, a ministry that God planted in my heart a couple of years ago and is just now launching with a full team this summer.WRP MISSION: Encouraging and Equipping Women to Love God, Learn Truth, and Live Transformed 2) I am really excited to dive into this conversation today - I’d love to start with this. Your book is titled, “Chasing Perfect”. Can you give a quick run down of the book and then share where this message came from in your own life. What changed/shifted/conviction did you feel on your heart from the Lord?Chasing Perfect: Peace and Purpose in the Exhausting Pursuit of Something Better. Authors often write books, not because they have it all figured out or have perfectly overcome a struggle, but they have learned to STRUGGLE WELL.Not all women would probably consider themselves “perfectionists”, wanting all dishes put away, beds made and counters immaculate. I certainly don’t! But many of us are constantly seeking the next best thing or reaching for something better in order to feel content.We are chasing after so many things — satisfaction in our jobs, happiness in our homes, a great tribe of friends, and a beautiful body. THE PERFECT PLAN, CONTROL, IDENTITY.I honestly believe that the most socially acceptable idols of our day IS ACHIEVEMENT — the continual desire to be great or better. I would add...to be in control. The pandemic and state of our world right now has made that painfully clear. We are looking for an answer. So we strive to be better, do better, find better, live better in an attempt to manage, tidy, and control the outcomes of our lives.BUT GOD ISN’T ASKING US FOR TIDY LIVES, BUT TRANSFORMED LIVES. HE CALLS US TO PERFECTION, BUT NOT THE PERFECTION THAT WE CAN ATTAIN, BUT THE PERFECTION THAT HE PROVIDES.“Be perfect as I am perfect.” Matthew 5:48The NT Greek idea of “perfect” here ‘TE-LE-AS’ is less about doing everything just right AND WITHOUT FLAW as the English word describes it and more about living into your purpose and identity we were designed and called to ... “being brought to it’s end, complete and mature”NOT A COMMAND TO ETHICAL EQUALITY WITH GOD, BUT THE COMMAND TO IMITATE AND REFLECT GOD. WHICH IS WHY JAMES 1:2-4 IS SO POWERFUL WHEN IT SAYS TO “COUNT IT ALL JOY WHEN YOU MEET TRIALS OF VARIOUS KINDS, FOR YOU KNOW THAT THE TESTING OF YOUR FAITH PRODUCES STEADFASTNESS. AND LET STEADFASTNESS HAVE ITS FULL EFFECT THAT YOU MAY BE “PERFECT” AND COMPLETE, LACKING IN NOTHING.”We are called to aim for increasing holiness and sanctification. He wants us to grow. But through Him and for him and in him. We aren’t chasing perfection in ourselves or for ourselves.“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.” Hebrews 12:1-3The more I studied the scripture on this idea of “perfection” and contentment, the more I realized that the desire is not wrong. But, In fact, it may be intentional, part of how God created us.The problem is that, in my life, I often had and still often do, chase the wrong things. We were made to chase Jesus. 3) The idol of self has blazed a trail in our world and taken the Lord off of the throne of our hearts. Where do you see this being most destructive and where in scripture would you take someone as they are trying to move away from this way of living?It saddens me that so many books, and supposedly Christian authors anchor their messages on self-determination and personal fulfillment. That true hope and purpose is found in “fulfilling your potential”. They may have large followings, but they fail to tell you WHO you should really follow and that the meaningful life is not found in self-empowerment, but the surrender of self to God’s power and provision.Rachel Hollis - was on New York Times best seller list 46 weeks, sold over 3 million copies, 1.6 million followers. Her books are flying off the shelf and women are listening and admire her. Says a lot about our culture. HUSTLE CULTURE trend - started when a very popular book was released “Girl, wash your face.” This book was released by a Christian publisher, but is more of a motivational and self-help book with a little Jesus sprinkled in. But the idea of the message and this authors message is that YOU CONTROL YOUR OWN HAPPINESS AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS LIVING INTO YOUR BEST SELF POSSIBLE. YOU CONTROL YOUR HAPPINESS AND DESTINY.THE MANTRA ... LIVE INTO YOUR POTENTIAL. SO, you need to constantly chase your “ideal self”. You can take active steps to be happy and fulfilled. Definitely a self- help type message. You are in control of your fulfillment in life. Although some of these things can be helpful, we can’t expect to find soul peace and purpose outside of God. According to this author — “lost” means living into other people’s expectations of yourself and not your own. Ultimate happiness is living into your own potential!! (How you look, how much money you have, how you feel about yourself) the posture is rooted in the here and now! Almost a “chasing of your ideal self” that is her idea of heaven. The mantra is ... “Just try harder!”You are your own Savior!It seems like culture (and even Christian subculture) is really BUYING INTO THIS IDEA OF THE “GOSPEL OF SELF” — it’s everywhereITS HONESTLY EXHAUSTING TO BE FORCED TO BELIEVE THAT I AM ENOUGH AND THAT MY HAPPINESS IS DEPENDENT ON ME. DEEP DOWN INSIDE I KNOW I’M NOT ENOUGH.And the Bible says I’m not enough. - In Romans it says that I am a sinner. In Eph 2 it says that I am dead in my sins. In Is 64:6 it says that my good works are like filthy rags. We have to get the diagnosis right before we can accept the cure. If we think we are good and able and capable, we will never accept God’s remedy. The endless chase for hope and purpose will go no where and in the wrong direction.Self is not the answer. It’s the problem.The Gospel is the answer, the good news. Jesus perfection for me. “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 For. 5:21I needed reminded that the GOSPEL changes everything. In my struggles, insecurities, anxieties ... I need to settle my mind and heart in the hope of the gospel. Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am humble of heart; and you will find rest. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30The “yoke” was a visual of the harness that was used for sen to get them to pull a cart or farming equipment. One yoke for two oxen. The yoke of Jesus was his teaching ... the gospel. The Jews of Jesus day were living under the heavy weight of the law, trying to earn favor with God through adherence to over 600 laws and many extra laws that were merely tradition. This was exhausting. Jesus way was light because it wasn’t dependent on their efforts that were futile, but on his sufficiency. Anytime we look inward to find hope and peace, we pick up our heavy yoke.It’s so easy to start feeling frazzled and discontent when the source of our hope comes from ourselves...how we measure up, how we perform, how we compare. It’s exhausting. We will never be ENOUGH. We are the problem, so we can’t also be the solution. We know we aren’t enough, so when the world or even the Christian sub-culture tells us that we are, we get disheartened.But Jesus is enough, his perfection is enough. He is our hope...not the number on the scale, your spouses mood, your ability to accomplish or impress. Sure, we are called to put forth effort in life, steward our bodies, gifts, and passions, but the point is .... Our acceptance and identity can’t be dependent on those things. We work from a place of acceptance, not for a place of acceptance. That is life-giving and liberating.And let’s not forget that the gospel message transforms or should transformed every aspect of our lives. Because of the grace of God, we can forgive others, live in the freedom that we are found worthy on the merit of Jesus, not our performance. We can extend grace to others in the same way. Because of Jesus, we don’t need to find our significance in our significant other, our waist line or even our ability to handle every situation perfectly. The gospel gives us hope outside of ourselves or our uncertain circumcstances, so when we walk in obedience, aiming to live into the “teleas” or perfect completion, we are not fighting for hope and peace, we are living in and from his provision and purpose.  4) Self-help doesn’t work, the blood of Christ is what saves. You have the quote that went wild on the internet, "You can eat all the kale, buy all the things, lift all the weights, take all the trips, trash all that doesn't spark joy, wash your face and hustle like mad, but if you don't rest your soul in Jesus, you'll never find peace and purpose.” I’ve seen so many women caught in the trap of “self-help” culture. How would you steward someone away from this lie and to the truth of God’s Word?THE IRONY IS THAT THE SELF-HELP GOSPEL ISN’T HELPING OURSELF— ...We think we are STRIVING FOR ACHIEVEMENT, POWER, OR POPULARITY. What WE ARE really AFTER is JOY, PEACE, PURPOSE, SATISFACTION, LOVE, CONTROL .... JESUS!We don’t need transformed out of our idols of success, being better, having more, comfort, control, etc. .... We needed transformed out of our DISBELIEF AND DISTRUST.Ultimately, WE don’t believe he is enough. We don’t trust him. The kingdom of God says ... Surrender self ... not this idea of promotion of self or focus on self. Surrender is required for soul peace.NLT “If you cling to your life, you will lose it. If you give up your life for me, you will find it.” Matt 10:39To bear fruit (the fruit of what we are all after — joy, peace, purpose, etc) we must “die” to ourself. John 12:24 (unless the kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies it remains only a single seed ... it won’t produce abundant life)The worship of God, the centrality of God in our lives, not self, is the life-giving well that will bear much fruit.THE GREATEST SELF-CARE IS SOUL CARE. THE GREATEST WAY TO LOVE YOURSELF (OR HELP YOURSELF) IS TO LOSE YOURSELF. 5) Submission to God’s will is difficult for all of us at some point. What has this looked like for you - where in your life did you see surrender to the Lord needed to happen most?I’ve always struggled with wanting to control the outcomes. Jesus said to cast my cares on him. I liked that idea, as long as I didn’t cast them so far that I couldn’t manage them. HE KNEW I HAD A CONTROL PROBLEM. Knowing that, he allowed me to experience and struggle through a condition that would affect the part of the nervous system that we have no control over and with no real clear control over or answer to what it would turn into or how to manage it. I now have temperature control issues, twitching muscles, heart rate/BP. My hands shake ... but my heart no longer does.“If dependence is the goal, weakness is the advantage.”But anything that makes us lean on him and turn to his word for truth, security, and hope is a blessing.C.S. Lewis said this ... “Pain makes us put away our toys”In our struggles we tend to turn away from ourselves, our insufficiency, our entertainment and turn toward the ETERNAL, the sufficient. We cling to the steady and immovable.It was this season that I realized I was chasing my own sufficiency and control over Jesus for happiness. My joy was dependent on circumstances, not his presence.But ... every day is A daily decision to trust God. SOMETIMES HIS DELIVERANCE ISN’T TO TAKE US OUT OR REMOVE US FROM THE DIFFICULTY. HIS DELIVERANCE IS HIS PRESENCE. 6) This makes me want to address the beloved verse Jer 29:11, many in the world even love this. Though many disregard that this is a call to submission, not a promise to have what we want, when we want it, with no pain in life. I’d love to heart from you, how have you seen God draw you in through the “plans and provisions” He’s had for you that were NEVER what you thought it would look like?The 3 most important aspects of good Bible study is ....CONTEXT CONTEXT CONTEXT. We have to read scripture in light of the immediate context of what is happening and the big story of scripture if we want to properly interpret. This particular verse is frequently plucked out of context to convey this idea that God will only give us a pleasant and prosperous life....according to world standards. That feels nice. It seems so uplifting. But God was actually giving a promise to his people ISRAEL (who were going to be exiled to Babylon and have their nation and temple destroyed). It was a specific promise that they would return to the land in 70 years. See verse 10. This was a re-assurance that God would not forsake them.So the primary application is not for us today. BUT we can apply it as a general principle of God’s consistent character, his grace and affection for those he loves, including us...his daughters! For us, in Christ, he has promised that our sins are forgiven, we stand before God justified (Jesus perfection as ours), and will work all things together for our good ... even the trials and difficulties of life. (Romans 5:5, Romans 8:31-39).So, as I walk this out ... I’m daily deciding to trust him. It’s easy to trust him with my soul, it’s harder to trust him with my life. With my chronic neurological condition, with my marriage, my family, my ministry. Sometimes God is quiet.He asks me to trust him in the middle moments, when I do the things that don’t get immediately recognized or appreciated. He wants me to walk in step with the spirit, yielding to him instead of controlling and micromanaging every aspect of my day or planning out every step. I’m learning that often his plan isn’t this specific “thing”, but his will is daily dependence and surrender.Will I turn to the world’s answer and solution or trust God and his plan, even if it means that the answer may not come or the promise for good may not be realized until I see him face to face and the world is renewed and restored? 7) I ask all my guest this -T he Living With Less Podcast was birthed from John 3:30, “He must increase, I must decrease.” If someone asked you what they needed to begin living with less of what would you tell them and why?First, can I just say that that is my favorite verse in the Bible. It’s actually my life verse. My pastor preached on John 3 last week and talked about JTB. John said these final worlds as a response to his disciples who were frustrated at the greater success of Jesus disciples. What humility to realize that it wasn’t about him! His efforts were always just a response and desire to make much of Jesus. I read the book, “The Voice of Prophet” by A.W. Tozer last month and he talks about how God will use the man (or woman) with whom his glory is most safe.This was a mic drop moment for me as I considered how so often I don’t think God’s glory is safe with me. I want the glory. I want applause. I care about what people think, if they like me and approve.I want to live with less of me — concern for acceptance, approval and applause. I want to live for the praise and love of Jesus. I want him to lifted, glorified and increased.And here’s the crazy thing, the more I live for him, surrender to his will, and willing to lose my life ... the more hope, joy, purpose and freedom I will find. We were never meant to chase perfection, but chase the Perfect one. In him alone and for his glory alone will we find what we are looking for and rest for our souls. Connect with Alisha:www.womenrepurposed.comOrder Chasing Perfect HERE!@womenrepurposed  - Instagram@alishaillian - Instagram

Letters from Prison - Ephesians 2:1-10 So, a basic outline for today's message: What We Were – (v.1-3) Are we really this bad? What We Are – (v.4-6) Is God really this good? What We Shall Be – (v.7-10) Is our future together really this bright? ************************* Kathy Koch has observed in her book Five to Thrive that we'll never unlock who we were meant to be until we connect with the One who made us. She asserts that we need five key questions answered. It occurred to me this week that Paul answers all five of these questions in Ephesians 2:1-10. Who can I trust? That's a security question. Who am I? That's an identity question. Who wants me? That's a belonging question. Why am I alive? That's a purpose question. What do I do well? That's a competence question. *************************** First, have you been made alive with Christ? Has God put his new principle of life within you? Do you sense a new spiritual disposition in what you do? Are you born again? Second, have you been raised with Christ so that your orientation is now heavenly, rather than being only earthbound? Finally, have you been seated with God in Christ in the heavenly realms? That is, have you made your true, blessed, and intimate home with God? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shcc/message

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This week we’re talking about the hilarious and extremely horned up 2 Live Crew. While known by most as the guys who rapped about butts, coochie, and D, without 2 Live Crew, free speech in music would not be what it is today. Luke Campbell battled with the supreme court (and won) after he and record store owners were arrested for distributing these albums. Seriously. Singing about booty used to land you in jail. Closing track: “The Fuck Shop” from As Nasty as They Wanna Be (1989)Check out our episode playlists on Spotify!https://open.spotify.com/user/motherpuncherincJoin our Patreon for bonus episodes, early access to shows, and more!https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumeverInstagram:Follow Mike @popejesseventura for show updates and @pandermonkey for original musicFollow Alex @motherpuncherMike’s Picks:Sports Weekend: As Nasty as They Wanna Be Pt 2 (1991) — Best Album, Personal FavoriteThe Real One (1998) — Worst Album, Least FavoriteAlex’s Picks:As Nasty as They Wanna Be (1989) — Best Album, Personal FavoriteBanned in the USA (1990) — Worst AlbumThe Real One (1998) — Least FavoriteAlbums we discussed this episode…The 2 Live Crew is What We Are (1986)Move Somethin’ (1988)As Nasty as They Wanna Be (1989)Banned in the USA (1990)Sports Weekend: As Nasty as They Wanna Be Pt 2 (1991)Back at Your Ass for the Nine-4 (1994)Shake a Lil’ Somethin’ (1996)The Real One (1998)

Although the Grassifieds have been entertaining audiences since 2006, they are just now getting the time to introduce their debut CD, What We Are. Founder Jim Grubbs joins us for this edition of Americana Music Profiles as we chat about their unique beginnings, and their latest record.

Rev. Wendy did a special talk today considering the stressful week we had in regards to the election. She shared about Remembering Who and What We Are: a spiritual community of oneness that includes everyone no matter what their background is. Please go to our website: https://www.theunitycenter.net/ Ask Yourself This: https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Yourself-This-Questions-Expand/dp/087159336X Get our free App! THE UNITY CENTER: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-unity-center/id1165626651 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2hBqp7F Listen to our Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6YJWcAhQUnkEHFqBXQmz1G

What-We-Are makes kinder paths in selves, not path to It/Us/Now

Online Radio Show for Radio Dark Tunnel recorded live on September 23rd 2020. In this show we played "The Host" by Dead Lights (@deadlightsband), "Leaves" by Aeneas, "theendofallthings" by Rendered (@rendered-audio), "IEYEIt (Planktoon [@Planktoon] Remix)" and "What We Are" by zwaremachine (@zwaremachine), "ConnectiveDeath" by Misfit Trauma Queen (@user-576541685), "ID" by Pandemonio (@pandemonio_dj), and "Blaspheme (T Y [@tyofficial Remix]" by Brälle (@bralletechno).

"What We Are to Be" / Titus 3:1-2 / Eric Dodson / June 28, 2020

When we look at our condition in nature, without God intervening, it is a pitiful sight. In this message preached by Elder Luke Hagler, he brings forth a fundamental and basic view that we should have of what we are without God. This should yield a humble thankfulness to our merciful Lord. What We Are …

I'm joined by David Allison on this episode of the program. David Allison is the founder of The Valuegraphics Database, the world’s first database that can predict and influence behaviour for anything on earth. He is a pioneer of ‘Values Thinking’ as the new best practice for organizational decision-making. This episode is brought to you by SaneBox. SaneBox is the easiest way to automatically organize your inbox and keep it that way forever. SaneBox sorts your emails for you, keeping ​unimportant email out of your inbox, so you can focus on what matters. See how SaneBox can help you reclaim your time and attention with a free trial. Visit https://sanebox.com/timecrafting (sanebox.com/timecrafting) today to start your free trial and get a $25 credit.This episode is brought to you by the University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education. Established in 1962, UCI offers education for adult learners in Orange County. But thanks to technology, their courses and certification programs in various fields are now available worldwide and online for just about anyone who's interested. You can get 15% off of one (1) course by visiting https://ce.uci.edu/about/trending/toolkits.aspx?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paidsocial&ut%20m_campaign=productivityist&utm_term=20WI20SP (http://ce.uci.edu/productivityist) then enter the promo code timecrafting. Make sure you take advantage of this limited time offer as it is only valid until July 31, 2020 at 11:59 pm. (Please note that this discount is for almost all of the certificate programs. The exceptions only include coding boot camps, international programs, teacher credentialing programs, and test prep courses.) This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. The perfect hire can have an impact on your business for years to come. So when you need to find that next person to help grow your business, LinkedIn Jobs will match the right talent with your open role... fast. You can pay what you want and get the first $50 off. Just visit http://linkedin.com/timecrafting (linkedin.com/timecrafting) to get fifty dollars off your first job post. Terms and conditions apply. Find the right person for your business today with LinkedIn Jobs.I'm thrilled to have met David recently and once we had a conversation about what we were working on, I knew I wanted to have him on this podcast. David has coined the term, and become a champion of, Values Thinking, the new best practice for organizational decision-making in a post-demographic world. I find the practice fascinating and definitely worth your attention. We talk about why values thinking works, the difference between virtues and values, what led David to pursue this practice, and much more. David and I are aligned in our thinking in plenty of ways and I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation. Talking Points David explains what he does, how he got into it, and what "Valuegraphics" actually are (1:26) How valuable can data be in times of uncertainty? (3:30) This is what led David down this specific path (8:46) David explains why it's important to get your values in check to be productive and take productive actions (14:43) Does David believe there's a difference between values and virtues? (24:00) How validating does it feel for David when he sees something that is proof of his concept? (28:30) Quote "We have these giant stereotypical ideas in our head of what people are like based on what they are and not who they are." - David Allison Helpful Links https://valuegraphics.com/ (Valuegraphics) https://valuegraphics.com/news/how-values-unite-times-uncertainty (How Our Values Unite Us In Times Of Uncertainty) https://valuegraphics.com/books (We Are All the Same Age Now) https://valuegraphics.com/news/whonotwhat (Who We Are is Very Important. What We Are is Not.) https://productivityist.com/podcast251/ (Episode 251: Being a Late Bloomer with Rich Karlgaard)...

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here’s some more details about the show: It’s a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he’ll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 2nd April 2020 Artist - Track - Album - Year Theo Hill    Swell    Reality Check    2020 Jimmy Greene    Always There    While Looking Up    2020 Farnell Newton    Holding Still    Rippin' & Runnin'    2020 Brian Charette    Good Tipper    Beyond Borderline    2019 The Wayne De La Cruz Trio    The Lucky Lady    The Lucky Lady    2019 Joey Alexander    Warna    Warna    2020 Lara Driscoll    Airport Limbo    Woven Dreams    2019 Tim Shaghoian    Unrest    Gentle Beacons    2020 Luciana Souza and the WDR Big Band Cologne    Beatriz    Storytellers    2020 Ernesto Cervini Quartet    Secret Love    There    2011 Peter Hum    Crises and Reckonings    Ordinary Heroes    2020 Snorre Kirk Quartet with Stephen Riley    Unsentimental    Tangerine Rhapsody    2019 George Delancey    Paradise    Paradise    2019 Jan Harbeck Quartet    Tangorrus Field    The Sound of Rhythm    2019 Thomas Marriott    Behind the Beard    Trumpet Ship    2020 Enrique Haneine    What of What We Are    Unlayered    2020 William Susman Octet Ensemble    Camille II. Tranquility    Scatter My Ashes    2014 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 2nd April 2020 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

dgutspodcast.com soundcloud.com/usailorwillis/ Facebook: Don't Give Up The Ship Podcast Instagram: @dgutspodcast Email: dontgiveuptheshippodcast@gmail.com Store: dgutspodcast.com/shop Weekly podcast for the professional and leadership development of junior enlisted Sailors and military members. Spin the Yarn – What We Are Conversation with a CPO Selectee How to be a "Good Chief"? What We Are! Contact us! (dontgiveuptheshippodcast@gmail.com) DISCLAIMER: The views expressed by the speaker (DGUTS) and all guests are not those of the Department of Defense, United States Navy or any other government agency. They are strictly those of the speakers who do not speak for any other organization or entity.

Elder Mike Gowens' 5/26/19 sermon is taken from Ephesians 2:1-10, arguably the most comprehensive passage in the New Testament concerning the Doctrine of Regeneration. Gowens exposits this key passage by discussing (1) What We Were (vs 1-3), (2) What We Are (vs 4-6, 8-9), (3) What We Shall Be (v. 7), and (4) What We Ought to Be (v. 10). If a person once grasps the fact of native depravity and helplessness to remedy that tragic plight, he must necessarily agree with Paul that salvation is by grace alone, if anyone is ever saved.

What We Are co-founder, actress, musician and producer Nikki Deloach shares the brave, beautiful tenacious, unforgettable career moments that shaped her 30 year career. This woman is a purposeful, driven and talented storyteller but more importantly she is one who prioritizes vulnerability and openness. She shares the highs and lows of being a veteran of both the music and film industry from the success of the cult classic 90's show The Mickey Mouse Club to losing everything to making a come back and taking a break. Nikki Deloach is best known for her portrayal of Lacey Hamilton on the hit and critically-acclaimed series Awkward for five seasons. Nikki's other credits include Love & Other Drugs, North Shore, Windfall, Grey's Anatomy, and Mad Men. When she is not busy showcasing her talent onscreen, DeLoach is expanding her repertoire behind the scenes. She has re-teamed with Hallmark to develop and produce the upcoming Christmas project Reunited at Christmas, which she will also star in.    Nikki Deloach on Instagram: @nikdeloach

As we say we're to awakening we give permission for our innermost being to wake up the surface to what the deep is. As we listen and know deeper in the Seeing and Knowing we begin to know a realm within the unseen levels of our Being that we can touch upon and it touches us back. It is like a of recognition of more than the surface. As we dwell, Awareness more in the deeper Seeing and Knowing, this directly initiates change on the surface, mentally, emotionally, psychologically, actually, socially. It activates change. Not to change anything purposely but meaningfully. Not to change for change's sake but we long to realise What We Are at depth with no end AND to manifest in this moment of humanness, divining the humanness. So the moment we recognise just a little bit deeper, we don't have to understand it, we know it at this heart level and even our mind stops and is knowing a light of the heart that we are entering. Then that initiates an emptying of the surface level, because what we need as awakening to our original purity, which we not left, is for the alignment of this moment of life in the bodymind to match the deeper Knowing. The moment we know and see deeper, we may not have it on our tongue, to say it to another, we may not be able to put it into words, but it is already emanating from our flesh and it brings about within our heart and within our relationships a longing to form to give the more of what this is. And we go across boundaries, the boundary of needing the familiar. We realise freedom is not in the known, it is an unknown, the levels of our deeper knowing that have not had form. We want to realise not only what we are but we want it to have flowing form of expression whilst we have this form. So we literally enter the deep for the transformation of the surface, through giving away the energy of familiarity, pattern, separation back to our Being. Each and every moment as we awaken we begin to see, challenging a great deal of the time, not to react in the familiar way in which the self has been patterned and functioning. But also to discover that no one is to blame for this. This is a deep cosmic thing, a divine thing, a mystery that is happening... But then being true as Awareness to the heart of our Knowing becomes our living breath. And we begin to know ourselves like we've never known our self. Often quite distastefully we know our self. But within the Knowing of our self without the judging of that self, even though it is distasteful, The Self is revealed in our own Awareness as being what we first deeply are. That moment is a balance, a goodness, a profound-ness, a place of deep okay-ness. Everything is fine as it is but we must move deeper into our Knowing. By and by, slowly, slowly, quickly, quickly backwards, backwards, forwards, in and out until there is a steady way. We give up moving as if we're a linear someone, heading for a future because we are getting away from our past. We need to stand still and be silent and open and welcome our past home as a welcome experiment to reveal what we essentially are. Now we really begin to live thoroughly as the Now for we are the Now. Glasgow 1st Night June 2018

Who and What We Are with Special Guest Sandra Hedenberg, Vice President of Sales at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in Cherry Hill! Check it out on our Soundcloud too! https://soundcloud.com/real-talk-443326718

"What We Are" is the first episode in a new series called "A Sacred Odyssey." A Sacred Odyssey is a new genre. Its most like a guided mindfulness session, but with a unique style. Find more at NewMediaProductions.org

Peter Nathaniel Malae is the author of the novels, Our Frail Blood (2013), an epic about the dissolution of an American family in three generations; What We Are (2010), a New York Times Editor's Choice, winner of the San Francisco Foundation's Joseph Henry Jackson Award and a finalist for the Pacific Northwest Book Award; and the story collection, Teach the Free Man (2007), a finalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award, the Glasgow Prize and a notable book selection by the Story Prize. His play, The Question (2015), won the Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship for Drama. He is a former John Steinbeck, Arts Council Silicon Valley and MacDowell Colony Fellow.

1. "Remember the Sea of Tranqulity" by Jeromes Dream2. "Change In The House Of Flies (Deftones)" by Mathswww.maths.bandcamp.com3. "What We Are" by Solanashttps://solanas.bandcamp.com4. "Shipgazer" by Cofunhttps://cofun.bandcamp.com5. "Nothing Waits For You There" by Healing Powershttps://healingpowers.bandcamp.com6. "Jake's Jam" by The Norashttps://thenoras.bandcamp.com7. "Psychic Bones" by Cadyhttps://cadyheron.bandcamp.com8. "Maybe I'm Upset, Wait, No, Definitely" by Father Figurehttps://fatherfiguretx.bandcamp.com9. "I'm Not Strange / Ground In My Mouth" by Algae Bloomhttps://algaeblooms.bandcamp.com10. "Dope Castle" by William Bonneyhttps://sigd.bandcamp.com/album/good-vibes11. "Bulanbintang" by Jose Phine12. "These Hills Have Eyes" by Reversal of Man13. "Schizophrenia" by Tristan Tzara14. "I'll Never Shake This" by You'll Livehttps://youlllive.bandcamp.com15 "SOAM" by I Don't Want To Know Why The Caged Bird Singshttps://idontwanttoknowwhythecagedbirdsings.bandcamp.com

Roberta Grimes is a business attorney, novelist and speaker based in Austin, TX, who had two extraordinary experiences of light as a child that propelled her into wanting some answers … and so Roberta is taking us up another notch on Thursday … viewing life from all of her studies–nearly 200 years of abundant and consistent communications from the dead and other afterlife-related evidence that eventually enabled her to assemble an in-depth understanding of … WHO and WHAT WE ARE, HOW REALITY WORKS, THE NATURE OF GOD and the MEANING and PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES. Roberta has learned so much about the death process and the period immediately following death that in 2010 she published a brief summary of the best information called The Fun of Dying – Find Out What Really Happens Next. AND, her sequel about the afterlife, The Fun of Staying in Touch, that documents the many ways in which the dead contact us, and the wonderful recent research that is making it easier for us to contact them. Website:  www.robertagrimes.com

Roberta Grimes is a business attorney, novelist and speaker based in Austin, TX, who had two extraordinary experiences of light as a child that propelled her into wanting some answers … and so Roberta is taking us up another notch on Thursday … viewing life from all of her studies–nearly 200 years of abundant and consistent communications from the dead and other afterlife-related evidence that eventually enabled her to assemble an in-depth understanding of … WHO and WHAT WE ARE, HOW REALITY WORKS, THE NATURE OF GOD and the MEANING and PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES. Roberta has learned so much about the death process and the period immediately following death that in 2010 she published a brief summary of the best information called The Fun of Dying – Find Out What Really Happens Next. AND, her sequel about the afterlife, The Fun of Staying in Touch, that documents the many ways in which the dead contact us, and the wonderful recent research that is making it easier for us to contact them. Website:  www.robertagrimes.com

Where We Are, Who We Are, and What We Are...Dale Meade addresses all the challenge to be strong & courageous.

Families are there to love us, guide us, and bring us to that point of maturity---physical, emotional, and spiritual---so that we can go out into the world, knowing the highest Truth of Who and What We Are, and, to be that light of Oneness in the world, to let it shine, and to pass that message on. And as we go out into the world, we find that we often expand our idea of "family" as our love for all of humanity grows.