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Stand Up For The Truth PodcastReplay – Brady Blevins: Jehovah’s Witness Up Close – Kingdom Hall, Kingdom Come[Original airdate: 4/4/24] Mary chats with Brady Blevins of Watchman Fellowship, an apologetics ministry dedicated to exposing the major cults of our time. Brady serves as the senior apologist at Watchman and has a heart for sharing the true gospel with those deceived by a counterfeit Christianity. He also teaches and serves as the assistant dean of the Graduate School of Theology and Chair for the School of Ministry at Arlington Baptist University. We discuss the basics of the Witness cult and also get an update on their annual meeting that was held in October 2023. Brady clarifies for us what a K...2025-04-0700 min
Restoration TodayMarket Update: 2024 Insights, 2025 Trends, and How Restorers Can Stay ReadyWelcome back to the first market update of 2025! Aaron Brunko, President of Verisk Property Estimating Solutions, and David Obert, Chief Product Officer at Verisk Property Estimating Solutions are back to share insights from 2024, the trends to look out for in 2025, how restorers can diversify to stay up on volume when weather is low, and more!2025-03-1134 minStand Up For The Truth PodcastReplay – Brady Blevins: Knock, Knock – How to Witness to Jehovah’s Witnesses and MormonsMary Danielsen talks with Dr. Brady Blevins of Watchman Fellowship about cults, particularly the ones that knock on your door with their version of truth, their Jesus. [Original airdate: 2/8/24] Here we are in our homes, knowing we have the truth of Jesus Christ, and someone comes by with their own. What do you do? Fight or flight? Dr. Blevins has extensive knowledge about the cults, the religions who have the "wrong Jesus". The late Dr. Walter Martin said, "When people say, 'I believe in Jesus', look them straight in the eye and ask, 'which one?' Often if you do a...2025-01-2955 minRestoration TodayMarket Update: Milton & Helene's Influence on Claims VolumeDavid Obert, Chief Product Officer at Verisk Property Estimating Solutions, is BACK on the podcast to share another market update!2024-11-2630 minStand Up For The Truth PodcastBrady Blevins: Cult Classics – New Threats from Old LiesToday we chat with Brady Blevins, Senior Apologist at Watchman Fellowship, an extensive apologetics and cult source that is indispensable for understanding and researching aberrant teachings both within Christendom and outside of it. Which one is more dangerous, within or without? Impossible to say in this age of heresy and apostasy. Today we look at ICC and its aggressive campus proselytizing. Who is Kip McKean? What is his background? How can parents of college students be more aware and prepare their kids for potential cult targeting? We also look at popular Asian cults such as World Mission Society Church of...2024-11-2155 min
Twang TownEpisode 42 - Ken HartColt and David sit down with songwriter Ken Hart. Originally from Mississippi, Ken Hart moved to Nashville to pursue his songwriter career. Hart has written songs for Jake Worthington, Leah Blevins, Craig Campbell, Marshall Tucker Band, and recently had his song, "Checking In" recorded by Lee Brice (ft. for King & Country).Hart has also authored a new book titled Jesus Is Cool, But Christians Creep Me Out which is available on Amazon.www.instagram.com/kenneth.c.hart Send us a textSupport the showCheck out our soc...2024-08-281h 09Restoration TodayMarket Update: 2024 Predictions, Inflation, & HurricanesAaron Brunko, President of Property Estimating Solutions at Verisk, & David Obert, Chief Product Officer at Verisk Property Estimating Solutions, are BACK on the podcast to share another market update!2024-08-1329 min
Angus UndergroundInfectious Diseases in Cattle with Dr. Beth BlevinsDavid welcomes veterinarian Dr. Beth Blevins of All Creatures Mobile Veterinary Clinic and Rafter E Angus in Ronan, MT. They discuss the challenges of managing outbreaks like rotavirus and the importance of testing for diseases such as BVD and Johne’s disease. Dr. Beth gives her expert advice on prevention strategies, biosecurity measures, and the latest developments in cattle health management.Mentioned in this Episode:MontanaRanchAngus.comBruinRanch.comShadyBrookAngusFarm.comFacebook @AngusUndergroundInstagram @AngusUndergroundContact AngusUnderground@Yahoo.com or call (406) 210-1366 if you are in...2024-07-121h 00
Life After MLMEpisode 242 : Mitch BriskerMitch Brisker was a 23 year old heroin-addicted film school drop-out when he found Scientology in Downtown Hollywood. Through recovery, he went on to become a successful commercial director and caught the eye of Scientology’s notorious leader, David Miscavige. Mitch ultimately became the chief architect of Scientology’s global propaganda machine, creating the films Scientology still uses for recruitment and obedience. Nearly 30 years later Mitch left the cult and began speaking out about the abuses he witnessed and experienced. Throughout our chat he shares his moral injury of participating in the lasting influence of the cult of Scientology.Sh...2024-06-091h 39Restoration TodayMarket Update: What’s Happening with Claims Volume?Aaron Brunko, President of Verisk Property Estimating Solutions, & David Obert, CPO of Verisk, sit down with Michelle at ACCESS this week to talk through the claims volume and what's happening. Some contractors are sharing that their volume is steady while other contractors are concerned that things are really slow. Aaron and David will help pick that apart and answer the question on everyone's mind: What's really going on with claims volume?
Is there a stat or data you'd be interested in knowing more about from Aaron and Dave? Email your question to michelle@candrmagazine.com!2024-05-2213 minStand Up For The Truth PodcastBrady Blevins: Jehovah’s Witness Up Close – Kingdom Hall, Kingdom ComeMary chats with Brady Blevins of Watchman Fellowship, an apologetics ministry dedicated to exposing the major cults of our time. Brady serves as the senior apologist at Watchman and has a heart for sharing the true gospel with those deceived by a counterfeit Christianity. He also teaches and serves as the assistant dean of the Graduate School of Theology and Chair for the School of Ministry at Arlington Baptist University. We discuss the basics of the Witness cult and also get an update on their annual meeting that was held in October 2023. Brady clarifies for us what a Kingdom Hall i...2024-04-0400 minRestoration TodayThe Human Side of LeadershipWelcome back to the Restoration Today podcast! Today, David Wheatley, Principal/Co-Founder of Humanergy is here to talk with Michelle about leadership development and how to grow and develop healthy teams.
Talking points:
David shares a bit more about Humanergy
Working "non-negotiable vs. just "priorities"into running a business effectively
What is a Solidarity Statement and what does it mean?
The #1 thing David coaches teams through as a way to resolve almost any conflict
David unravels some of the confusion between accountability, authority, and responsibility.
... and MORE!
2024-04-0126 minRestoration TodayBONUS: 2024 RIA Candidate Interview: David NessThis is one of FIVE Meet the Candidate interviews featuring the five RIA Board of Directors candidates for the 2024 elections. Please take a moment to watch each video! Voting is open to RIA members March 18 through March 25; links to vote will be sent via email. Election results will be announced on March 27, with the new board members installed at the RIA Convention in Dallas April 8-10.
To register for the RIA convention, visit convention.restorationindustry.org.2024-03-1211 minStand Up For The Truth PodcastBrady Blevins: Knock, Knock – How to Witness to Jehovah’s Witnesses and MormonsMary Danielsen talks with Dr. Brady Blevins of Watchman Fellowship about cults, particularly the ones that knock on your door with their version of truth, their Jesus. Here we are in our homes, knowing we have the truth of Jesus Christ, and someone comes by with their own. What do you do? Fight or flight? Dr. Blevins has extensive knowledge about the cults, the religions who have the "wrong Jesus". The late Dr. Walter Martin said, "When people say, 'I believe in Jesus', look them straight in the eye and ask, 'which one?' Often if you do ask that, p...2024-02-0855 min
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Since 1996, David Blevins has been the senior Ireland correspondent for Sky News, covering news stories north and south of the border. When the news happened, we heard it from him.
In this episode he talks to Gareth and Sam about reporting some of the traumatic and momentous events in recent history in NI, why the golden age of journalism may not be over and how we need more time to hear stories, rather than sound bytes in the...2023-12-1558 min
The BBNI PodcastEP.1 Trust what you carry | David BlevinsDavid Blevins, outgoing President of the Boys' Brigade in NI shares a little of the man behind the microphone. He's interviewed Presidents, Prime Ministers and everyday people. He's led a charity through a pandemic and major governance structure. In his day job he's committed to 'redeeming reporting'. David is grounded by his family and his faith and shares a little of his journey.2023-09-0531 minRestoration TodayCashing in on Casinos: Commercial HVAC CleaningDavid Hart is back on the podcast to share the journey of cleaning HVAC systems in casinos!
You can find out more about this case study on www.candrmagazine.com by searching "Casino"!2023-07-2528 min
Perfect ChaosPerfect Chaos on the RoadOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David are ready to go live, but for now we just discuss where we have been and where we are going throughout this summer. From Profession Development that Ronda provided to my faculty and some guests, to the West Tennessee EMS Educators Conference, ISTE, TETA and others. Check out this Perfect Chaos short that talks all about our summer.
Also if you ever watched Where is the World is Carmen San Diego, please send us a message.
Don't forget, if you are in the...2023-07-0431 minRestoration TodayTruths & Myths of AI in Property Damage RestorationDid you know the Artificial Intelligence (AI) market is estimated to surpass $400 billion by 2027, according to Forbes? Did you know ChatGPT had more than one million users in the first five days of being available? That Forbes article also reveals 25% of companies are adopting more AI because of the labor shortage, and 60% of business owners believe AI will both increase productivity and customer satisfaction.
By harnessing the power of machine learning and advanced algorithms, AI systems are transforming how damages are assessed and repaired. These intelligent systems can quickly analyze vast amounts of data, such as images...2023-06-2727 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 46 - SEL in the ClassroomOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David are branching out and working on bringing the Perfect Chaos Podcast to video land as we bring the topic of SEL in the Classroom into our discussion. Social and Emotional Learning has taken a lot of bad wrap over the last couple of years, and while educators didn't come up with the term we have been working with students for years on what to do. As Ronda says, it isn't appropriate to backhand somebody in the classroom.
Feel good/Tip of the Week: We are all in...2023-05-2243 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 45 - Life UnscriptedOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David are going off script and just talking about the perfect chaos that can occur. While traveling this week, Ronda experienced some of the chaos that can occur and threaten our day, but doesn't that also take into account our plans in the classroom...heck even on the podcast we have a few errors with batteries failing, dogs squeaking, and storms rolling in. So what does your life look like unscripted?
Feel good/Tip of the Week: Give yourself a break, follow-up with l...2023-05-0156 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 44 - Let's Talk about ModelingOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David are on the topic of Modeling in the classroom. Now we are not talking about finding the best fashionista available and showing off their clothing down the runway, trust me I am not going to be on America's Next Top Model. This is more about being in the front of the classroom and showing the behavior that should be exhibited...Ronda mentioned a couple of times about a kindler, gentler behavior. Do you have to be always on, and can you really use social medias (well we...2023-04-2451 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 43 - AI in EducationOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David to on the topic of AI in Education. Since the Matthew Broderick movie "Wargames" in the 80's in which Joshua, the personality in the Department of Defense Computer know as the WOPR (War Operations Planning and Response), AI has been a concept that wasn't thought about a whole lot. Even with the AI systems of SIRI and Alexa, or the GPS changes of Waze, it wasn't until some of the newest systems came out that would allow students to write a whole essay through AI that we...2023-04-1744 min
Nick Blevins Family Ministry Podcast: Children | Youth | Students | NextGenEpisode 273: Kidmin Goals, Metrics, Discipline Challenges, and more with David Reneau
In this episode, David Reneau shares some of the most important metrics he tracks within his kid's ministry as well as some goals he sets for his environments. David also talks through some of the principles he implements for challenges with kids' behavior.
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The Volunteer Playbook2023-04-1100 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 42 - Avoiding the Ed Tech BurnoutOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on burnout, and more specifically the topic of burnout when it comes to educational technology. We take several rabbit holes on this episode including a long conversation about what burnout is, and then we tie it to the ed tech. Was COVID-19 the starting off spot, or did it just serve as a catalyst to picking up the pace, and how do we address it before it takes us out of our chosen profession and maybe a little further.
Feel good/Tip of the Wee...2023-03-0858 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 41 - Giving Away All Your StuffOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the question, can you just send me your powerpoint? Whether you are at a conference, or have a student that went on a school sponsored field trip and missed your class, do you give them what they ask for? What about the key to the content, you?
Feel good/Tip of the Week: Don't forget to take time to thank your people.
Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Pract...2023-02-2758 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 40 - No More Sage on the StageOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the topic of Sage on the Stage...you remember what we are talking about. Remember back to your first University 101 class with 300-400 of your closest friends, where the profession would lecture for an hour straight and walk straight off the stage. Did you pick up some of that in your teaching style? Is it a good thing, and if so when and where?
Feel good/Tip of the Week: Don't throw the baby out with the bath water...Seek balance.
Don't...2023-02-1349 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 39 - Standards and GraceOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the topic of educator perception and movement in the political arena. How do you go from being an essential front line person to one that is having their processes and effectiveness questioned. We would love any and all feedback on this episode.
Feel good/Tip of the Week: Be a blessing to another teacher. Doesn't mean that you have to buy them a gift, it may mean that you just write a quick note or just give them a fist bump and a posit...2023-02-0649 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 38 - Classroom Technology PlanOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the topic of establishing your classroom technology plan. This plan goes over a lot of the content of chapter 3 or Ronda's Textbook, but we help pass along the information about how to best integrate technology into the classroom to make it effective for the student, and efficient for the educator.
Feel good/Tip of the Week: Do the dress up day! If you have a day, a week, or just something random, do the dress up day. We all know the homecoming week activ...2023-01-3051 min
AZ: The History of Arizona podcastEpisode 124: The Pleasant Valley War, Part V: A Little War of Our OwnThe disappearance of Old Man Blevins begins a spiral of violence, starting with the party searching for him having a deadly encounter with the Tewksburys.2023-01-2329 min
Artist Spotlight with Chip FreundArtist Spotlight: David BlevinsDavid Blevins is a nature photographer, author, and ecologist. He combines a sense of wonder with an artistic eye to create images that tell stories about the meaning and significance of the natural world. He received a Ph.D. in forest ecology from the University of British Columbia, as well as M.S. and B.S. degrees in forest science from North Carolina State University. His fourth book, "North Carolina's Barrier Islands," reveals the natural character of barrier islands, the forces that shape them, and the sense of wonder they inspire. His third book, "Wild North Carolina," is a...2023-01-0934 min
Thank You, FiveBeauty and the Beast - Act 2 with Roberta BlevinsWe're joined by the incredible Roberta Blevins to talk about the second act of the premier Disney Broadway musical, Beauty and the Beast! You can find more about Roberta, including her instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and podcast at https://robertablevins.com/2022-12-191h 33
Pastor Life42. Evangelicals On The Move with David GusheeRev. Dr. David Gushee joins Pastor Life to discuss what's happening with Post-Evangelicals, what's changed within evangelicalism, and what it means for the Church. Gushee is an ethicist, pastor, author, and advocate. He is the Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University. One of America's leading Christian ethicists, Gushee is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of more than 27 books.2022-12-1239 minThank You, FiveBeauty and the Beast - Act 1 with Roberta BlevinsWe're joined by the incredible Roberta Blevins to talk about the premier Disney Broadway musical, Beauty and the Beast! You can find more about Roberta, including her instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and podcast at https://robertablevins.com/2022-12-071h 22
The Changing Gears PodcastEp. 08 - Giving Back to Protect Our Winters with Christopher BlevinsChristopher Blevins (he/his/him) started in BMX at five years old and raced around the country until he was 16. At 12 years old, he started racing mountain and road alongside BMX, which is only natural for a kid growing up in Durango to do. In 2019, he decided to focus on mountain biking with an eye on the Tokyo Olympics. He hopes the rest of his career is one of adventure and connecting with people through the sport he loves. The biggest win of his future career would be in helping kids discover the bike for all it can be.2022-11-2427 minRestoration TodayFlorida's Insurance Restoration LandscapeEvery state has different rules and regulations regarding construction work - Florida is certainly included in that. From changes in Assignment of Benefits (AOBs) in 2019, to mold remediation licensing, to laws governing work after catastrophic events, like hurricanes, restoration contractors are well-advised to do their homework before traveling to Florida to work.
In this episode of Restoration Today, expert witness and industry consultant R. David Sweet answers key questions like:
What are the key differentiators between working in Florida, and working in other states?
What licenses do you need to do water damage/mold remediation in...2022-11-0749 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 37 - The Grading QuestionOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the topic of absences and preparing for how to get those students caught up. After last weeks conversation about setting expectations, you should have a good foundation to going forward with absences.
Feel good/Tip of the Week: Have you ever made it to the educational side of TikTok, if not, take a look and see what it has to offer. Or maybe yet, create a TikTok like series to gain the interest and tease the next lesson. Take a listen to Ronda's tip o...2022-08-0859 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 36 - Setting the ExpectationsOn this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast Ronda and David talk about setting the expectations of the classroom on day 1...yes, we just got done talking about packing up the classroom and being done. So how do you create the expectations? Creating classroom ownership will help designed partners to making the year a success.
Feel good/Tip of the Week: Intentionality. Ronda discusses what this means in the context of the start of the school year with students, admin, other teachers, and parents. Take a listen to Ronda's tip of the week and let us know w...2022-08-0151 min
Restoration TodayA Passion for Innovating: Cleaning, Ozone, and HVACDavid Hart grew up a tinkerer. Never caring much for school, he preferred to take things apart and reassemble them, learning how the world around him worked.
A series of twists and turns in life sent Hart on an interesting journey that may or may not involve an entire set of flatware, military intelligence, the U.S. Army, hanging out in an ozone chamber, and more.
Join us for a great conversation with RamAir International Founder David Hart, where he shares some personal stories, professional triumphs, and interesting tales.2022-05-0345 min
Perfect ChaosEpisode 29 - Critical Thinking in the ClassroomRonda and David get behind the mic in the Perfect Chaos Studios this week to record this week's episode of the show, and have a great conversation what is critical thinking, how we can use it in the classroom to develop it in the classroom and what it can do for us as educators and as students. This is a great conversation that we would love to get your feedback on so please send us a message about your critical thinking thoughts!
Feel good/Tip of the Week:
In this week's tip, Ronda mentioned her ye...2022-01-2747 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 28 - Should we, as educators with a packed schedule and huge to-do list, go to/present at Conferences?Ronda and David get behind the mic in the Perfect Chaos Studios this week to record this week's episode of the show, and have a great conversation about conferences. Now that organizations are returning to in-person conferences, what are some of the barriers educators have to trying to attend conference, or even present.
Feel good/Tip of the Week:
In this week's tip, Ronda mentioned Google Jamboard. There are many things that you can do with Jamboard including finding many pre-made templates. See what you can create in Google Jamboard.
https://he.kendallhunt.com/p...2022-01-0353 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 27 - To Certify or not, that is the question...Ronda and David get behind the mic in the Perfect Chaos Studios this week to record this week's episode of the show, and have a great conversation about certifications. While we focus on education, we recognize that this is something that can have relevance in other professions such as EMS and the Fire service, computer science, even retail. Now we aren't talking about the role of initial licensure, and we aren't evening talking about the role of professional development and licensure renewal, this is talking about add on certifications. Ronda makes mention of several to include KaHoot certifications, Microsoft and...2021-10-2553 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 26 - Teacher Shortage Part 2In this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David follow-up with the second half of the conversation about data related to the teacher shortage. We talk about the change in war stories and how they are used, whether we can follow Justin Timberlake's advise and bring the sexy back and end with where do we go from here.
Ronda brought up points from a recent seminar that we hosted about Stress, Mental Health and Chronic disease in how to increase about physical presence, but a lot of the topics help in other areas as we...2021-09-2741 minPerfect ChaosEpisode 25 - Teacher Shortage - Part 1Ronda and David take time on Labor Day to talk about the Teacher Shortage in the US. The goal of this was to peel back the layers of the shortage and look outside the pandemic to see how the numbers stack up. Looking at data published about certified teachers in the State of Michigan between the 2013/2014 and the 2019/2020 school years, we find out reasons that have been identified by this teachers, and whether this is surprise.
What do you think about the shortage of educators?
Don't forget to go by the Pursue Company and see our...2021-09-071h 01
Player B Golf PodcastDavid Leadbetter Broke Down My SwingOn this episode we talk about the Byrson/Cantlay playoff. Bryson still can't seem to get out of his own way!A big thank you to Golf Pride Grips. As part of an Instagram promotion 'LEADBETTER my SWING', David Leadbetter took a look at my swing and broke some things down. Check out the full video on Instagram at @Punchoutgolf.Rob went to the Korn Ferry Tour event at the Ohio State University Scarlet Course and were going back to Stonelick Hills.Be sure to hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode! 2021-09-0258 min