Sinopsis
Interviews with top leaders in ministry making a difference for Chirst
Episodios
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Things Atheists Say That Simply Make No Sense
08/06/2021 Duración: 29minMany popular atheists are very confident in what they assert to be true. However, not everything they say actually makes sense. This book sheds light on 36 statements made by atheists of the present and the past - Sam Harris, Stephen Hawking, Christopher Hitchens, Alex Rosenberg, Richard Dawkins, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Bertrand Russell - to name a few. While deconstructing their statements in light of evidence and reason, the case for theism grows. It's further supported by the stories of former atheists who changed their minds. There is a new breed of atheist in town. They’re intelligent, vocal, and sometimes very aggressive. They communicate with boldness and conviction, but are they correct? Many of them are well-known and highly regarded, but does everything they say really make sense? Is their case for atheism sound? This book addresses thirty-six of the most common things atheists say when they challenge people of faith. After examining what prominent atheists passionately proclaim, in light of ev
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What Broke American Health Care and How to Fix It
02/06/2021 Duración: 47minOne in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America. Dr. Makary, one of the nation's leading health care experts, travels across America and details why health care has become a bubble. Drawing from on-the-ground stories, his research, and his own experience, The Price We Pay paints a vivid picture of price-gouging, middlemen, and a series of elusive money games in need of a serious shake-up. Dr. Makary shows how so much of health care spending goes to things that have nothing to do with health and what you can do about it. Dr. Makary challenges the medical establishment to remember medicine's noble heritage of caring for people when they are vulnerable. The Price We Pay offers a roadmap for everyday Americans and business leaders to get a better deal on their health care, and profiles the disruptors who are innovating medical care. The movement to restore medicine to its mission, Makary argues, is alive and well--a mission t
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How Pop Culture Influences the Way We Think About Truth
28/05/2021 Duración: 31minThe average American watches 5 hours of TV every day. Collectively, we spend roughly $30 billion on movies each year. Simply put, we’re entertainment junkies. But can we learn something from our insatiable addiction to stories? Mike Cosper thinks so. From horror flicks to rom-coms, the tales we tell and the myths we weave inevitably echo the narrative underlying all of history: the story of humanity’s tragic sin and God’s triumphant salvation. This entertaining book connects the dots between the stories we tell and the one great Story―helping us better understand the longings of the human heart and thoughtfully engage with the movies and TV shows that capture our imagination Mike Cosper is a writer and podcaster. He’s the Director of Podcasting for Christianity Today and the host of Cultivated: A Podcast about Faith and Work. He's also the author of several books, including Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World (Intervarsity Press). His other books include Faith Among
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Are You Going Through the Motions in Your Faith?
27/05/2021 Duración: 36minIn her book The Pretend Christian, author Deirdre Reilly takes the reader on her personal journey to find authentic Christian faith, winding through common questions, doubts, and both negative and positive experiences that all lead to the stunning, life-changing reality of Christ’s presence. Filled with raw honesty, sincere doubts, genuine searching, and moving, often-humorous insights, The Pretend Christian is a candid and bracing modern-day search for the one true God. “‘The Pretend Christian’ introduces the reader to the reality of relationship over religion. A ‘now generation’ message of great value; a pearl of great price.” —Alveda King, evangelist In her easy-to-read, relatable narrative, Reilly explores:How judgmental Christians hurt the case for Christ. How a focus on being a “cookie-cutter” Christian or belonging to the “correct” denomination can interrupt a personal relationship with God. How God powerfully handles our doubts and fears. The evidence of God available to every searcher.
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Can Anyone Learn How to Make a Movie?
28/04/2021 Duración: 38minEverything you ever wanted to know about making a movie but were afraid to ask… Lights, camera, action! We all have at least one movie in us, and the amazing and affordable advances in digital technology makes it increasingly easy to make your dream a reality and share it with the world. Filmmaking for Dummies is your definitive guide to bringing a project to life, from the comedy antics of loveable pets to the deepest, most meaningful independent film. Bryan Michael Stoller is your friend and guide, sharing his knowledge gained over 100 productions (directing and working with Dan Aykroyd, James Earl-Jones, Barbra Streisand and Drew Barrymore, among others) to show you how to take your movie from the planning and storyboarding stage, through shooting and editing, to making it available to your adoring audiences through television broadcast, streaming online or in movie theaters. For the do-it-your-selfer, the book includes tips on how to finance your project, a look at the latest software and apps, in
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What is the Healing Power of Essential Oils?
23/04/2021 Duración: 41minAromatic plants and their extracted oils have been used medicinally and in religious traditions for thousands of years; they represent nature in its most concentrated form. Through modern distillation processes, essential oils offer natural treatments for a host of health conditions, from anxiety and depression to hormonal imbalance, digestive distress, candida, sleep disorders, and even autoimmune disease. The Healing Power of Essential Oils includes DIY recipes and formulations for all of these health needs and more—all backed by extensive scientific research and the trusted guidance of public health researcher and aromatherapist Eric Zielinski, D.C. Some of the unique recipes you will master:• Morning Prayer or Meditation Body Oil• Sweet Slumber Diffuser Blend• Citrus-Powered Pain Relief Roll-On• Deet-Free Bug Spray• Essential Oil-Powered Mouthwash• Anti-aging Body Butter• Lemon Fresh Laundry Detergent• Hot Spot Spray for Pets• Perineum Healing Soap• Menopause Relief Ointment From lavender, peppermint,
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Our Towns – An HBO Documentary
16/04/2021 Duración: 37minDirected by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan, the HBO documentary OUR TOWNS is a remarkable portrait of America and how the rise of civic and economic reinvention is transforming small cities and towns across the country. Based on the bestselling book “Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America” by journalists James and Deborah Fallows, the visually stunning feature documentary spotlights ingenious local initiatives and explores how a sense of community and common language of change can help people and towns find a different path to the future. In 2011, the Fallows created a blogpost for The Atlantic asking their readers to share compelling stories about their towns – from economic setbacks to local struggles or achievements – that have been overlooked by the national press. Within a week, they received over 1,000 responses. For the next five years, they traveled the United States exploring the changes taking place across small town America for what would
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What are Morally Acceptable Ways to Conceive Children?
25/03/2021 Duración: 44minDr. Wayne Grudem, one of the leading theologians of our generation joins us for a compelling discussion about morally acceptable ways to conceive children. Advances in technology offer couples wanting to have children more options than ever before—fertility treatment methods; prefertilization genetic screening; and embryo adoption. With all of these options available, plus the blessing of adoption, it can be difficult for Christian couples to determine which to consider when the Bible doesn’t give explicit direction. Wayne Grudem applies biblical truth and ethical reasoning to help Christians navigate these questions as they seek to live out God’s word in an ever-changing society. Wayne Grudem (PhD, University of Cambridge; DD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is Distinguished Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary, having previously taught for twenty years at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is a former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, a member of
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How Does Information Overload Complicate Your Life?
23/03/2021 Duración: 35minThe Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World is a plan for stabilizing a sick society by making us wiser. The online world is a disaster of untrustworthy information. The glut, the speed, the orientation of digital information all lead to epistemological chaos. How can we know anything? Short answer: We don’t need more information. We need more wisdom. We need a diet built around knowledge-intake that actually cultivates wisdom. We need for our mental and spiritual health what the Food Pyramid was for our physical health: guidance for what to eat and what not to eat and in what proportions, so we can become healthier and wiser. Brett McCracken is a senior editor and director of communications for The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World(Crossway, 2021), Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community (Crossway, 2017), Hipster Christianity: When Church & Cool Collide (Baker, 2010), and Gray Matte
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How to Avoid Being a People Pleaser
12/03/2021 Duración: 36minPastors and church leaders often fall into the trap of people-pleasing. Charles Stone’s research on thousands of pastors and ministry leaders demonstrates the dangers of approval-motivated leadership. Bringing together biblical insights and neuroscience findings, Stone shows why we fall into people-pleasing patterns and what we can do to overcome these tendencies. With practical tools for individuals and teams, Stone offers concrete resources to help you and your leadership minimize people-pleasing and have more effective ministry. Visit www.charlesstone.com. People can go to the site, sign up for his blog posts for free and get some freebies by signing up Both my wife Sherryl and I have a heart for pastors and pastors’ wives. We’ve taught hundreds of pastors and their wives in the United States, Canada, Nicaragua, Colombia, Haiti, Cuba, and Mexico. I’ve been a pastor for 40 years serving as Lead Pastor, a Teaching Pastor, an Associate Pastor, and as a Church Planter. I earned an engineering de
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The Love Of Jesus Will Never Give Up On You
14/02/2021 Duración: 28min“Your testimony is the greatest story you’ll ever tell.” Billy Ballenger’s personal story reads like a movie script, and there’s nothing he doesn’t share! He truly believes the greatest story anyone could ever tell is their testimony. Just ask the over half million lives he’s already impacted though his songs and story. His new song Tree and the Nails is soon to be a major hit on Christian radio and beautifully tells the story of God's love through the power of the cross. https://billyballenger.lnk.to/treeandthenails Billy’s music is driven by his heart to create a song that speaks for those who can’t, and inspire those who can! He found his passion for music as a young boy growing up in Indiana. Yet as a child, he was troubled and bullied which led to bad decisions and bad outcomes. By eighteen Billy was already a young married father, but still chasing after the party life. Substance abuse, burglaries and violence led to a SWAT team raiding his home which ended with he and his wife being arrested. As
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How a Family Deals with Addiction and Recovery
02/02/2021 Duración: 45minA congresswoman and her son reveal how he survived a ten-year battle with opioid abuse—and what their family’s journey to recovery can teach us about finding hope amid the unspeakable.When Madeleine Dean discovered that her son Harry was stealing from the family to feed a painkiller addiction, she was days away from taking the biggest risk of her life: running for statewide office in Pennsylvania. For years, she had sensed something was wrong. Harry was losing weight and losing friends. He had lost the brightness in his eyes and voice, changing from a young boy with boundless enthusiasm to a shadow of himself, chasing something she could not see. Now her worst fears had come to light.Under Our Roof is the story of a national crisis suffered in the intimacy of so many homes, told with incredible candor through the dual perspectives of a mother rising in politics and a son living a double life, afraid of what might happen if his secret is exposed. In this honest, bracing, yet ultimately uplifting memoir, they d
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How to Develop a Podcasting Career and Make a Profit
20/01/2021 Duración: 38minVoice-Overs for Podcasting is exactly what podcasters of all levels need: an essential handbook to create, build, improve, and connect with audiences around the globe. Written by veteran voice-over coach and author, Elaine A. Clark, this book delivers the nuts and bolts of podcasting and elevates it to a new creative level where the voice is the star and the listener is the happy recipient. Clark shows the reader how, in addition to developing knowledge and expertise on their topic, a podcaster’s emotion, storytelling, content, voice, and performance techniques can hugely impact listeners and reviews. This must-read guide offers a fresh approach for podcasters to perform and deliver the most engaging story that audiences will want to hear, turning a small fan base into millions of subscribers. Chapters cover topics such as: Podcasting stylesEpisode formattingVoice quality and improvementPerformance techniquesTips for overcoming pitfalls and challengesRecording, editing, and equipmentPosting podcastsMonetiz
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How to Have the Mindset of a Professional Athlete
07/01/2021 Duración: 30minThe book Mindset teaches you how to deal with pressure and enjoy challenges. It guides you through the exact same exercises professional athletes, world-class performers and business leaders have done to perform at their very best when it matters most. You’ll get all the practical tools to train how to stay relaxed and focused at the same time under all circumstances. Mindset describes a new way of thinking in sport. It is written for athletes of all playing levels, coaches and parents of children engaged in (competitive) sports. You will be able to convert anger, impatience, tension and frustration into self-confidence, better focus and more pleasure, transforming your perception sport of competition forever. Elite performance coach and former professional tennis player Jackie Reardon has trained Olympic gold medalists and world champions using unorthodox mindfulness exercises with sport as a metaphor to improve their focus and awareness. Combining her expertise in professional sports and mindfulness s
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Meet Brian Wittman – Inventor of the Xaphoon, “A Pocket Sax.”
24/12/2020 Duración: 57minThe Xaphoon is a pocket sax made by Brian Wittman, a Maui resident who invented the instrument more than 32 years ago. This extremely durable instrument is ideal for classrooms, students on a budget, and anyone who might be subjecting the instrument to rough conditions. "I have made over 15,000 such instruments in the past 20 years, all because of a single instrument I made on the whim of a child. The young lad lived with his mother in a tent in the woods, and heard me playing the sax (the expensive metal variety). He approached respectfully and then boldly asked if perhaps I had a little one he could play. Why not? I fiddled around and whittled a small end-blown block flute out of bamboo. Its tone was wheezy and small, and satisfied neither of us. I had a small grinding wheel I was using to shape some wooden boat cleats, and in sudden inspiration I applied the flute to the wheel and ground off the whole corner of the mouthpiece at an angle, re-shaping it to take a sax reed. With a bit of string holding th
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The Inspiring Story of the Voice Over Casting Site Bodalgo
17/12/2020 Duración: 48minAs a German entrepreneur, Armin Hierstetter is the founder of Bodalgo.com, a thriving marketplace for professional voice over talents and qualified translators. Bodalgo helps companies finding the best service providers for their projects. Hear the inspiring story of a man who saw a niche in the voice over market in Europe and found a better way to provide clients with voice talent. In 2018, Armin co-founded retroplace.com, the first and only international marketplace for video games.Armin is married, has two daughters and lives in Munich (Bavaria).
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Why is Digital Marketing So Important to Learn?
09/09/2020 Duración: 44minDigital and social media are essential aspects of a marketing department's function; therefore, it is important that they are integrated into the organization's wider goals. Uniting digital marketing techniques with business strategy and established marketing models such as the 7 P's, Porter's Five Forces, and Customer Lifetime Value, author Simon Kingsnorth demonstrates how to formulate the best strategy for a company. Rather than presenting a "one size fits all" model, Kingsnorth brings various strategies to life through case studies, charts, illustrations, and checklists. Digital Marketing Strategy covers what digital marketing is, how to budget and forecast, acquisition, personalization, customer service, user experience, content strategy, how to analyze and perform social measurements, and how to structure and present a digital marketing plan in order to win support and funding. Simon is also a contributing author to the books Understanding Digital Marketing and Understanding Social Media. Simon
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Improve Your Level of Happiness with the Positive Shift
30/08/2020 Duración: 33minThe truth is, the way we think about ourselves and the world around us dramatically impacts our happiness, health, how fast or slow we age, and even how long we live. In fact, people with a positive mindset about aging live on average 7.5 years longer than those without. That might sound alarming to those of us who struggle to see the bright side, but the good news is we can make surprisingly simple changes or small shifts to how we think, feel, and act that will really pay off. It’s the reason why spending time on Facebook makes us feel sad and lonely. Why expensive name-brand medicines provide better pain relief than the generic stuff, even if they share the same ingredients. And why a hospital room with a good view speeds up recovery from surgery. In The Positive Shift: Mastering Mindset to Improve Happiness, Health, and Longevity, Dr. Catherine Sanderson breaks down the science of thought and shows how our mindset—or thought pattern—exerts a substantial influence on our psychological and physical
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How We Change and Ten Reasons Why We Don’t
29/08/2020 Duración: 40minWe can be remarkably agile in the face of change. How is it that we are able to so radically and rapidly change our daily behavior in order to follow the social distancing and stay-at-home policies during the pandemic, and yet--pandemic or not--we typically find it difficult, if not impossible, to reach smaller personal goals like dieting, getting organized or changing destructive habits? The pandemic is life-threatening, so it ignites our survival instincts, activating that part of our brains charged with speedily and efficiently getting us to safety. But cholesterol, alcohol, and physical passivity are all life-threatening, and many of us humans have done a lousy job changing in regard to these issues, even when we have reliable information that they are killing us. Why do we struggle to change what would so obviously help ourselves individually? Ross Ellenhorn’s book, How we Change (and the Ten Reasons Why We Don’t) gives a fascinating answer. A clinician and thought leader in the mental health a
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Build Connections at Work By Working Out Loud
23/08/2020 Duración: 35minWorking Out Loud is a wildly popular, proven approach for personal and professional transformation that guides you to set goals and build relationships to help you achieve them. Thousands of groups have embraced the Working Out Loud method (now in more than 10 languages) and experienced how it opens them up to new people and new possibilities. The Working Out Loud approach emphasizes generosity and connection. You learn how to reach and engage people, how to experiment and deal with setbacks, and how to make yourself and your work more visible. Working Out Loud the book walks you through a twelve-week mastery program to put the approach into practice yourself and turn that practice into a sustainable habit. It’s a life-changing practice that has brought the joy of accomplishment and connection to those who have adopted it. Working Out Loud is a way to build relationships that help you achieve a goal, develop a skill, or explore a new topic. Instead of networking to get something, you invest in relations