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Cryptopedia - A Paranormal PodcastCryptopedia - A Paranormal PodcastThe Falcon Lake Incident - Polish Man in the Woods - 179This week, two partial Poles make fun of the Polish people as we tell the legendary story of Stefan Michalak.   Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cryptopediamerch Discord: https://discord.gg/AWpen8aYQG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14015340 YouTube (Videos have [questionable] captions!): http://youtube.cryptopediacast   --- Falcon Lake incident is Canada's 'best-documented UFO case,' even 50 years later - CBC Population of Canada by province and territory - Wikipedia ...2025-04-141h 57El Comentario del DíaEl Comentario del DíaCecilia González Michalak | El imaginario de la Navidad: Dickens y LeechOpinión de Cecilia González Michalak"...Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) escribió en una Inglaterra victoriana que tenía duras leyes contra los difíciles problemas sociales, explotando niños y mineros, y castigando con un rigor excesivo a personas..." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-11-2505 minThe Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick KellyThe Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick KellyPlant-Based Eating & Wellness Insights with Chef Stephanie Michalak-White and Mattie FisherJoin us this week on The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly and co-host Mattie Fisher of John Greene Logistics Company as we chat with Chef Stephanie Michalak-White. A professional plant-based chef and advocate for sustainability and food security. Discover how diet can transform health, the benefits of plant-based eating, and fresh perspectives on holistic wellness. Dive into an inspiring discussion on how to eat well for yourself and the planet!FANCY SPONSORS: Flavor Wave, LLC.: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://flavorwavefresh.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Noble Citrus: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://noblecitrus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Buck Naked Onions/Owyhee Produce, Inc.: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.owyheeproduce.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, John Greene Logistics Company: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jglc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,  and Summer Citrus From South Africa; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.summercitrus.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CHOICE SPONSORS:  Equifruit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://equifruit.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Arctic® App2024-09-0245 minTake On the World PodcastTake On the World PodcastThe Falcon Lake Incident: Canada's Most Intriguing UFO Encounter | TOTW Podcast Join hosts John and Mike as they delve into one of the most fascinating UFO encounters in history, the Falcon Lake Incident of 1967. Stefan Michalak's harrowing encounter with two mysterious crafts in the Manitoba wilderness left him with burns, nausea, and a lifetime of questions. Despite enduring skepticism and scrutiny, Michalak maintained the integrity of his story until his death. Dive deep into the details of this enigmatic event, from the peculiar physical evidence to the intense media attention it garnered. Explore the aftermath, the intensive investigations by Canadian and American authorities, and the ongoing debate among skeptics and...2024-04-111h 08Sports Car Market PodcastSports Car Market PodcastJohn Michalak – Co-Owner of Central Classic CarsOn this week’s episode of Sports Car Market’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, John Michalak of Central Classic Cars joins us to discuss the vintage air cooled market, the value of “opportunity cars” and what it’s like to import and offer South American Volkswagens in the United States.2023-04-1038 minThe Legacy of John Williams PodcastThe Legacy of John Williams PodcastLegacy Conversations: Adam MichalakMusic Scoring Mixer and Recordist talks his experience working at Sony Pictures Scoring Stage on numerous film score recordings, including many projects with John Williams Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto Special Guest: Douglas S. Lacey Adam Michalak is one of the most experienced scoring mixers working today in Hollywood. He made his first steps in the industry at Sony Pictures Scoring Stage, first as an intern and then gradually climbing up the ladder to become one of the most trusted recordists working in the studio. In that role, he worked for such veteran engineers of the industry as Shawn...2023-03-172h 05NEW YORK IS THE ANSWERNEW YORK IS THE ANSWERVic IOrka @ Brooklyn Bridge - Part 3✅ BOOKINGS OPEN 🌎: djvicbooking@gmail.com 🇺🇸: tpatpnyc@gmail.com 🇪🇺: prollumsfine@gmail.com www.newyorkistheanswer.com Vic IOrka @ Brooklyn Bridge - Part 3 1 - Realm Of House - ChicopoBambo (Arawakan Drum Mix) 2 - Angel Negron & La Nena & John Michalak - Thrive 3 - Ize 1 & David Cruz - El Papi (Davud Cruz Remix) 4 - Saliva Commandos & Kelly Diniz - Alegria (Original Mix) 5 - House Music Heads - Cubaria (Realm Of House Edit) 6 - Brooklyn House Mafia - Baila Con Tipica 7 - DarqKnight & Lungi Mandebele & Realm of House - Go (Arawakan Drum Mix) 8 - Jon Mavek, Morris Revy, Taiwo - Eledumare Fe Africa (Caveman Mix) 9 - Saliva Commandos...2023-02-182h 00Embrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Well-Tempered Center of Arthur Boers (encore of part II)(Note: This is an encore of John’s interview with Arthur from the previous episode, including only Arthur’s discussion of his newest book, Shattered: A Son Picks Up the Pieces of His Father's Rage.) The word, "temper" can be understood in different ways. Our first thought is usually related to anger, or the effects of anger. But something can also be tempered when it's been made stronger or more stable by things like pressure, heat, or the passage of time. Both understandings are closely linked with the formation of writer, priest, and pastor, Arthur Boers. In John's...2023-02-1758 minPassed Ball ShowPassed Ball ShowPASSED BALL SHOW #96 9/3/2013 Part 2PASSED BALL SHOW #96 9/3/2013 Part 2 WITH BILL LANDRUM AND CHRIS MICHALAK; I open up by discussing the possibility of Houston Astros manager Bo Porter leaving to take the Washington Nationals job. I then break down the trade that sent RHP Scott Feldman to the Baltimore Orioles for RHPs Jake Arietta and Pedro Strop. I speak with former Pirates and Reds RHP Bill Landrum about watching his former teammates in Cincinnati celebrate the NL Pennant on the field while he was with Pittsburgh and what made those teams in 1990 and 1991 great. I then speak with former MLB pitcher and pitching coach of...2023-02-1154 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Well-Tempered Center of Arthur Boers The word, "temper" can be understood in different ways. Our first thought is usually related to anger, or the effects of anger. But something can also be tempered when it's been made stronger or more stable by things like pressure, heat, or the passage of time. Both understandings are closely linked with the formation of writer, priest, and pastor, Arthur Boers. In John's fifth interview in the Unto Life series—Arthur shares how his life-experience and the influence of God have shaped him into who he is today. In Par...2022-10-051h 47Embrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Secret to Contentment(John shares his next spiritual meditation based on thoughts from his upcoming book: UNTO LIFE: Reflections on Both the Journey and the Destination.) What is the secret to contentment? This is an age-old question. Many of us have made important decisions based on our pursuit of happiness. But it so often feels like a mirage, an illusion, where our fulfillment is always just out of reach. Some have given up on careers, relationships, even life itself, because the've never discovered the answer or experienced the happiness they've always desired. There is an answer to this...2022-08-2210 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakCurt Campbell and the Miracle of TransformationSpiritual growth should be the goal of every Christian. As God's children we are, like any child, supposed to grow up into maturity and take hold of this new life that has taken hold of us. But unlike physical change, spiritual growth isn't always that simple. We'll have growth spurts as Christians, but then our change may stop in its tracks or even regress. We want to be mature, but our desires and weaknesses so often get in the way. Few people understand this better than Curt Campbell. As the Program Director of the groundbreaking Nashville Tennessee...2022-07-111h 24Kalendarium MuzyczneKalendarium MuzyczneKalendarium muzyczne Radia 7 Toronto - 4 lipcaUrodzeni: Bill Withers, Jeremy Spencer (Fleetwood Mac), John Waite (Babys, Bad English), Andrzej Poniedzielski, Mariusz Michalak (Mr System, Sometime in November, Kava 4.2).Zmarli: Astor Piazzolla, Barry White, Allen Klein.Nagranie z roku 2022. Foto: Mariusz Michalak w Radiu 7 (2022).2022-07-0319 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakYour Resurrection Begins Now(John shares his next spiritual meditation based on thoughts from his upcoming book: UNTO LIFE: Reflections on Both the Journey and the Destination.) Christianity is about change. We are born again of God's Spirit as a new creation. We then, by God's grace, pursue spiritual change and transformation. But for most of us, that change feels like a monumental task. First, it's so difficult to believe we're now something different. Our doubt and insecurity prevents our change. Second, we often fail as often as we succeed. So it's difficult to live out this change promised to us...2022-06-2710 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Sacred Solace of Fernando Ortega In so much of life, we feel adrift. Bounced left and right by the chaos of our world, pummeled by the anxiety of just making it through the day. We need a stable shore, a place of shelter and solace to know we're safe and that there's hope for life beyond the things of earth and frail humanity. The sacred beauty in Fernando Ortega's music gives us this hope. It awakens in us a desire for something more and empowers us to believe we can experience that something in the here-and-now. Join John...2022-06-131h 30Embrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakHow Art Creates a Longing for God (John shares his next spiritual meditation based on thoughts from his upcoming book: UNTO LIFE: Reflections on Both the Journey and the Destination.) God is first-and-foremost a Creator. And as our Creator, he is also the world's first artist. As discussed in a previous meditation, the beauty we see in the natural world exists because it is a reflection of God's beautiful eternal nature. In the same way, when human beings who are made in God's image create works of art, it is possible for those works to have the mark of eternity...2022-05-3010 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakFather Anthony and the Patterns of PerfectionIn this second Unto Life Interview, John speaks with Ukrainian Orthodox priest, Father Anthony Perkins. Father Anthony has led a fascinating life, living as a political scientist, military intelligence specialist, college and seminary professor, and in his most recent years, as an Orthodox priest and pastor. On the other side of the more simple ways we can experience God, Father Anthony dives deep into the waters of theology and mystery. He seeks to recognize eternity within the rituals of worship, through the use of imagination, within social relations and politics, in music, literature, nature, and so on...2022-05-161h 27Embrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakA Divine Nature Clearly Seen(John shares his next spiritual meditation based on thoughts from his upcoming book: UNTO LIFE: Reflections on Both the Journey and the Destination.) Romans says that "since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made." In this way, our opportunity to worship God spans far beyond the four walls of the church building. When you step outside, the filter between you and God is removed, and God's divine nature is clearly seen. (Music and sound effects courtesy of Com...2022-05-0209 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Mere Christianity of Andy GullahornThe classic book Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis finds its power in showing us a simple faith. A plain faith. One that leaves an immense impact without a lot of noise and fanfare. That's one way to describe Nashville singer-songwriter, Andy Gullahorn. Andy's music and life are purposely quiet and understated, but they are no less powerful. He speaks to us as a close friend. One who helps us relax. To laugh. To feel the joy of community and counsel. But he also shows us a way to discover holiness in the most common, everyday things...2022-04-181h 23Good Guys Wear BlackGood Guys Wear BlackTalking About What Matters MostFr. Anthony talks with evangelical author, blogger, and podcaster, John Michalak about grace, liturgy, and the need to "surrender subjectivity." John started attending services at Holy Resurrection in Waynesville NC a few months ago and shares some observations. Enjoy the show!2022-04-1700 minOrthoAnalytikaOrthoAnalytikaTalking about What Matters Most with John MichalakFr. Anthony talks with evangelical author, blogger, and podcaster, John Michalak about grace, liturgy, and the need to "surrender subjectivity."  John started attending services at Holy Resurrection in Waynesville NC a few months ago and shares some observations.  Enjoy the show!2022-04-061h 12Embrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEternal Life Begins Now(The podcast launches its brand-new format with John's first spiritual meditation based on thoughts from his upcoming book: UNTO LIFE: Reflections on Both the Journey and the Destination.) When does eternal life begin? When we die and go to heaven? If God is now with us and the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, eternal life begins now. (Music courtesy of Coma-Media and Dream-Protocol from Pixabay.) ***** JOHN MICHALAK'S NEWSLETTER, WEBSITE, BOOK, AND OTHER WRITINGS: http://linktr.ee/johnmichalak 2022-04-0408 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakNew Podcast Format Coming!John announces a shift in format for the podcast from past sermons to new spiritual meditations and guest interviews. (music by Dream-Protocol from Pixabay) ***** JOHN MICHALAK'S NEWSLETTER, WEBSITE, BOOK, AND OTHER WRITINGS: http://linktr.ee/johnmichalak 2022-03-2104 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakNo Greater RomancePart 23 of 23 in the series, "Belonging to Him." It may seem odd to imagine that we're called to have a "divine romance" with God. But the human marriage and intimacy with God have many parallels, seen especially in the Garden of Eden and in Revelation's Marriage Supper of the Lamb. In the time in-between, Jesus serves as our mediator, calling us to healing and restoration with God. And Jesus serves as our Suitor, the bridegroom who sacrificed himself so we could live with God happily ever after. There's no greater romance than that (sermon recorded in 2019). 2022-03-1435 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakHe Must IncreasePart 22 of 23 in the series, "Belonging to Him." People like John-the-Baptist, Paul, and Jesus became "less" so that people could see more of God and ultimately, so they could belong to God. John modeled this in his words: "He must increase, but I must decrease." Becoming less doesn't belittle our self-worth. Rather, it's the path to finding our true self-worth and identity and genuinely sharing this quality of life with others. It's the best way to show others a love that comes from above, a love that invites us to belong to him and each other in the here-and-now...2022-03-0738 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Second Is Like the FirstPart 21 of 23 in the series, "Belonging to Him." Unconditional love feels unreachable. But not when we belong to God. God's love for us can transform how well we love one another. And the second commandment to love is like the first. Loving others affects how well we belong to him (sermon recorded in 2019). 2022-02-2838 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakMy Relationship with WorshipPart 20 of 23 in the series, "Belonging to Him." How do I relate to worship? Is it just about making it to church each Sunday? Is it just singing songs and hymns? Is it just something you’re supposed to do, but I rarely feel connected to God when I do it? Worship should be a chief focus in nurturing divine intimacy. But if we limit it to just Sunday morning or devotional time, we can miss the power of God's presence in all areas of life. Practicing the presence of God in everything we do will empower us to be...2022-02-2136 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakMy Relationship with PrayerPart 19 of 23 in the series, "Belonging to Him." How do I relate to prayer? Is it just a way to get what I want? Is it something I just do, but doubt it ever really works? While God desires to meet our daily needs, he also wants us to understand our ultimate need: to belong to him. Prayer should be the avenue we use to nurture connection, intimacy, and oneness with God. If that's our first and main focus, then the answers to our prayers will be abundant...while perhaps looking a bit different than our imaginings (sermon recorded...2022-02-1437 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakMy Relationship with God’s WordPart 18 of 23 in the series, "Belonging to Him." How do you relate to the Bible? Is it just a textbook or rulebook? Is it just required reading to become a good person or go to heaven? Or is it also the very essence of God himself? If the Bible is truly the "Word made flesh," then its benefits will surpass simply becoming wiser or a better person. It can be a way to relate to God in the most personal way imaginable (sermon recorded in 2019.) 2022-02-0739 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakWho Does He Say That I Am?Part 17 of 23 in the series, "Belonging to Him". Jesus once asked his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" In our encounters with Jesus, we should also answer this question, but then we should ask, "Who does God say that I am?" Understanding and claiming our identity in Christ should be a foundational and constant confession of faith. Because who we are is shaped by who we're with. And who we are in Christ will define what we have in him and how we then choose to live (recorded in 2019.) 2022-01-3142 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Fear of JesusPart 16 of 23 in the series, "Belonging to Him." To "fear God" is a recurring commandment in Scripture. But does it sound strange to your ears that we're likewise called fear Jesus? This sermon takes a look at the Jesus of the Gospels and demonstrates that people didn't just encounter the gentle, humble shepherd, but also the Lord of all creation, a person who regularly incited awe, astonishment, amazement...and reverential fear. How well we fear Jesus will affect the quality of our personal relationship with him, and whether or not we'll live in fear of everything else life throws...2022-01-2443 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakAbiding in ChristPart 15 of 23 in the series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. This sermon begins the second major segment of this series, moving to a more practical approach to belonging to God from day-to-day. Despite our claims to being intimate with God, we should inventory our lives to make sure, as seen in John 15, that we're truly connected to the Vine: Jesus. Only by admitting our need for him and staying connected can we produce spiritual fruit and genuinely live with God in healthy personal relationship (sermon recorded in 2019.)2022-01-1742 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakMaking the Most of Your Time(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week, you’ll be hearing the third sermon John shared from the series, "A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven" while pastoring a church in the country of Honduras.) If you knew you had 24-hours to live, how would you spend it? What if you had 50 years left to live? Making the most of every opportunity involves living with both priorities in mind. We must live in utter dependence upon God's providence over ti...2022-01-1036 minJAZZ по-русскиJAZZ по-русскиNicole Henry • Time to Love Again ®️2021 #vocaljazz #smoothjazzПевица Nicole Henry пригласила два десятка музыкантов для записи каверов на популярные хиты и записала свой восьмой альбом Time to Love Again - Время снова любить. Аранжировки настолько хороши, что знакомые вещи звучат как свежие пьесы. Я лично узнал три композиции, но американская публика разумеется узнала все девять песен и по достоинству оценила альбом, поднявшийся на четвертое место радиоТопа JazzWeek. Качество записи, от музыки до техников, занимающихся микшированием и мастерингом, безупречно, а она с легкой артистичностью, изобретательным исполнением и мастерством, создает атмосферу радости, которую хорошо видно на обложке. Её голос называют сладким, она воплощение хорошего вкуса, а интонации и фразировки безупречны. Так сильна ее харизма, так уникальна ее личность, так богата ее музыка, и так забыта ее радость…, говорит BroadwayWorld. Кроме вокального этот стиль можно отнести и к легкому джазу, он понравится не только джазменам, но и намного большему кругу музыкальных фанов. #podcast - рецензия альбома Nicole Henry • Time to Love Again feat. Pete Wallace, Eric England & David Chiverton Nicole Henry - voice / vocals Pete Wallace - piano Jean Caze - trumpet Aaron Lebos - guitar Troy Roberts - tenor sax Eric England - bass Camilo Velandia - guitar Eduardo Rodriguez - percussion Dan Warner - guitar John Michalak - tenor sax Richard Bravo - percussion David Chiverton - drums Gregoire Maret - harmonica Teddy Mulet - trumpet Jim Hacker - trumpet Jorge Dorbal, Jr - trombone Tom McCormick - woodwinds Doug Emery - keyboards Banister Records ®️2021 #vocaljazz #smoothjazz2022-01-0808 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakWhat Time Is It Where You Are?(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week, you’ll be hearing the second sermon John shared from the series, "A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven" while pastoring a church in the country of Honduras.) Most every day of our lives, we ask ourselves or others, "What time is it?" We find it important to live according to the expectations of time: minutes, hours, years, holidays, life events, etc. The biblical view of knowing the time is to understand tha...2022-01-0339 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakForward and Back Again(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week, you’ll be hearing the first sermon John shared from the series, "A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven" while pastoring a church in the country of Honduras.) Every year around New Year's Eve, people take stock of their lives and make a New Year's resolution. They look forward into the coming year. They look back at the year that was. But looking forward and back again with God offers you a res...2021-12-2738 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakBut…God(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week, you’ll be hearing the final sermon John shared from a 4-part Christmas series while pastoring a church in the country of Honduras.) One of the best ways to describe the birth of Christ is with the phrase, "But...God." It goes like this: the world was sinking deep in sin, but God entered into our world, became one of us, and joined us in our weakness and suffering so we could jo...2021-12-2029 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakOur “Everywhere” Present(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week, you’ll be hearing the third sermon John shared from a 4-part Christmas series while pastoring a church in the country of Honduras.) In coming to the earth at Christmas, God fulfilled his dream to be with us and offer us the gift of being with him. Through the divinity and humanity of Jesus, our Emmanuel, we find a God who is eternal and everywhere present, but also present to meet every ne...2021-12-1339 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakBorn Again(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week, you’ll be hearing the second sermon John shared from a 4-part Christmas series while pastoring a church in the country of Honduras.) Jesus says that in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, we must become like a little child with a childlike faith. The same applies when it comes to the nature of our focus during the season of Christmas. Like a child, we must return to a pure heart of...2021-12-0635 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakWhat Do You Want for Christmas?(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week, you’ll be hearing one of the sermons John shared from a 4-part Christmas series while pastoring a church in the country of Honduras.) As children, the question, "What do you want for Christmas?" filled us with great joy and anticipation for the gifts we would receive come Christmas day. As adults, the question should point more to our spiritual expectations for the season, with a chief focus on receiving Christ as ou...2021-11-2928 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakI Thank God For You(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week we’re returning to sermons John delivered while pastoring a church in Honduras with his 2019 Thanksgiving message.) A heart of thanksgiving and gratitude raises our perspective and reminds us about the good stuff we were missing. Likewise, thanking God for his blessings raises our perspective even higher. But what about when we thank God for those around us? Too many live their lives empty of affirmation and grace. They don't know that God...2021-11-2246 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Lord’s Prayer(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week is one of the sermons John delivered many years ago at The Cove Church in Mooresville North Carolina). A detailed examination of God’s “rules” for communicating with him through prayer. Most of us focus just on ourselves and our needs in prayer. But, the Lord’s Prayer is truly about God, and it is only by focusing on God’s greatness, his closeness, his kingdom, his will, his power to provide, to forgive...2021-11-1526 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakSincerity and the Search for Truth(Note: We're taking a break from the "Belonging to Him" series for the holiday season and will pick back up with Part 2 on January 17th. This week is one of the sermons John delivered many years ago at The Cove Church in Mooresville North Carolina). The last few decades have shown a surge in spiritual hunger perhaps unknown since the time of Plato and Aristotle. In this age of postmodernism, so many people are chasing after so many ideas that sincerity itself has become the chief virtue of the spiritual seeker. But, does sincerity prove that all religions are...2021-11-0823 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakAbsolute RelationshipPart 14 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. Traditional Christian apologetics focus mainly on defending absolute truth. While this should be part of our focus, our first priority should be living in absolute relationship with God. We must know him intimately in every possible way, experiencing the reality of eternal life long before we ever set foot in heaven. Like with his first disciples, it must be clear to others that we have been with Jesus (sermon recorded in 2018). 2021-11-0144 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakA Transcendent FaithPart 13 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. Are the standards Jesus expects from his disciples in the New Testament too high? Most Christians would say, no, yet all the while privately bemoaning the truth that they fail to measure up again and again. We then wonder if it is even possible to answer Christ's call and walk in transcendent relationship. The answer is, yes. It is possible. But, only when our main focus is not on our own strength and abilities, but on...2021-10-2542 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakFreedom in RelationshipPart 12 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. For many of us who live in democratic nations, it is right to elevate ideals like independence, freedom of religion, and speech. But these are civil liberties and can never truly liberate us from the deeper areas of bondage: depression, prejudice, compulsive behavior, hopelessness, separation from God. Freedom from that kind of bondage can only be found when we surrender our spiritual right to self-government to the lordship of Jesus Christ. True and transcendent freedom isn’t...2021-10-1842 minImpact Podcast with John ShegerianImpact Podcast with John ShegerianImpact with John Shegerian - Green Is Good Archives - Ben & Jerry's Rob Michalak2021-10-1421 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Word of RelationshipPart 11 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. Words have power. They shape our world. They inspire and instruct. They create and destroy. God's words, or God's Word (the Bible), does all these things too. But God's Word also transforms us. And God's Word ultimately, as the living embodiment of Christ himself, is the chief means God uses to invite us to live in relationship with him...and belong to him (sermon recorded in 2018). 2021-10-1133 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakTrue RelationshipPart 10 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. So many are in our world are searching for truth. But for most of us, the deepest needs of our hearts aren't fundamentally satisfied by an awareness of truth, but by the integrity of our personal relationships. So, yes, we should ask, "What is truth?" But we also need to ask, "Who is faithful?" "Who will keep their promises?" To satisfy the deepest needs of our heart, we must also ask, "Who is true?" (sermon recorded...2021-10-0435 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakTrue Love in RelationshipPart 9 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. As it says in 1 Corinthians 13, love is the greatest thing. But is love all we need? We certainly need loving relationship where God accepts us as we are. But like with any good parent, mentor, or teacher, the fuller scope of God's love doesn't just include acceptance, it also includes expectation. God accepts us without condition, but because he loves us and wants the best for us, he also wants us to grow up and mature, b...2021-09-2740 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Warm Embrace of GracePart 8 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. Are you in need of a big hug? We all are at times. How about a hug from God? Exploring the story of the Prodigal Son and Jesus's words in the Beatitudes, we can discover the warm embrace of grace and forgiveness that God offers to our love-starved, weary, and heavy-laden souls (sermon recorded in 2018). 2021-09-2036 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakGod so loves YOU!Part 7 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. It's fairly easy to believe that God so loved THE WORLD that he gave his only begotten Son. But given the hurt and rejection many of us have experienced in our relationships, it can be a lot harder at times to believe that God so loves ME—individually and personally, no matter my past, regardless of my beliefs. Including a portion of John's own testimony, this sermon explores the question: "Does God truly love me?" (sermon rec...2021-09-1344 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakBelonging to Him Through the CrossPart 6 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. Jesus came to restore us to relationship with God by dying on the cross. He opened the door for us to belong by experiencing aloneness throughout his life and in his death, aloneness even from God. But while belonging to God absolutely starts with the cross, the spirit of the cross should never leave us. We too must take up our own cross with a spirit of sacrifice that infuses every part of our lives. In t...2021-09-0633 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakHow Could I Love a God Like That?Part 5 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. There exists in the human condition—from the heart of both believers and non-believers—something called "The Problem of Evil." We ask the question: 'How could a loving God allow so much evil and suffering?' And from a relational standpoint we might ask this: 'How could I love a God like that?' Drawing from one of the most emotionally-stirring accounts in Jesus’ life, this sermon seeks to answer that question (sermon recorded in 2018). 2021-08-3037 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakIt Is Not Good That Man Should Be AlonePart 4 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. Over seven billion people live on this planet. And yet, the world can be such a lonely place. So often in our despair and hopelessness, we don't know where to turn. But God, more than any other person in the universe, understands our loneliness and offers us the path to belonging to him (sermon recorded in 2018). 2021-08-2354 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEverything PersonalPart 3 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. This final introductory sermon declares that in the midst of an impersonal, lonely world, God has shared his personal name and has called us by name. From the very beginning of time through the coming of Jesus, God has reached out to us in the most intimate way imaginable: showing compassion for our affliction, delivering us from sin, coming alongside to walk with us in life's journey. For this transcendent, holy God of Scripture, everything is...2021-08-1637 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakAn Unknown GodPart 2 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. This sermon asks the question: In what ways, when making the God of personal relationship known to others, is he still unknown to us? It introduces three different worldviews: Premodernism, Modernism, and Postmodernism. It discusses how God can be known and unknown in each, and invites the listener to consider which worldviews are present in their own heart and thinking (sermon recorded in 2018.) 2021-08-0941 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakLife Is RelationshipPart 1 of 23 in the extended series "Belonging to Him," which takes an in-depth look at the Gospel through the lens of personal relationship. This introductory sermon claims that the deepest need of the human heart is to belong to others in healthy, fulfilling personal relationship. And by no coincidence, God is both personal...and relational (sermon recorded in 2018.) 2021-08-0235 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEight QuestionsDo you pursue self awareness? Socrates once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Jesus once said that in knowing the truth, we would be set free. This message makes the assertion that the truth we should seek isn’t just the truth about God, but also the truth about ourselves. Without self-examination, we can never fully transform into Christ’s image and find the freedom his disciples enjoy. 2021-07-2639 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakWar and PeaceAre you at war with God? At war with yourself? With others? Whether you believe it or not, you may be. You must acknowledge the wars you wage before God can transform your adversity into a true and lasting peace. 2021-07-1937 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakUpon This RockWhere do we find our stability and growth as Christians in the church? Most often, we'd say our stability and growth come from God. But in practice, we too often look for our main stability through human leaders and ministers. But as we see in Scripture, our chief foundation for stability and growth must come from Jesus Christ. And not just Christ, but from our faith and confession in the crucified and risen Christ. Only when our lives are founded upon the rock of this heavenly confession, can Christians ever hope to grow strong and prosper. 2021-07-1225 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Firsthand LifeAre you living life distracted? Consider your use of the internet, social media, online streaming, and the amount of time you may spend obsessed with national news, politicians, and celebrities. While there may not be anything inherently wrong with these things, it's important to realize that these areas reflect a secondhand version of life, and can distract you from focusing and living in the world right in front of you. The goal isn't necessarily to remove technology from your life, but to understand its power, and to use it as a tool for God's Kingdom rather than let it...2021-07-0544 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John Michalak#NoFilterPart 2 of the series, "Envy - Yesterday and Today." While the invention of social media has brought us many positives, it has also turned out to be one of the most effective distribution machines for a significant negative: the temptation to envy what others have, and the distraction that everyone else is living a better life than we are. But however we use social media, we should understand that God wants us to live our lives with "no filter": he wants us to be honest about our need and weaknesses, humble and grateful for his love and salvation, and...2021-06-2838 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakWhat Is That to You?Part 1 of the series, "Envy - Yesterday and Today."  What are the dangers of envy and jealousy? Most of us understand that it is unhealthy to envy others, to be jealous or to spend our time desiring or "coveting" what others have. However, a close examination of Scripture and the biblical stories show us that envy is perhaps a far more serious sin than we've ever imagined. At the very least it can lead to dysfunction in our relationships, but it can sometimes lead even to violence and death. In the most common and practical sense, however, the problem w...2021-06-2130 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakIt Is Not Good for Singles to Be AlonePart 3 of the series, "Marriage and Singleness." The word "single" certainly seems to be associated with the word "alone." Whether you're single as a young person, never married but still want to be, whether you've lost a spouse due to death, separation, or divorce, or whether you look at your singleness as a lifetime calling––being single can leave a hole in your life that you constantly want filled. How can a single person view their aloneness, their place in God's Kingdom, their desire for wholeness that seems to come only from marriage and romantic relationships? Is there anything they...2021-06-1438 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Gift of SinglenessPart 2 of the series, "Marriage and Singleness." Some people are just fine being single. They are perfectly content with their place in life and frankly, don't want to be patronized or felt sorry for based on their marital status. For others though, being single certainly has its challenges. For those who want to be married, there is a longing for that future spouse. For those single due to tragic events like the death of a spouse, separation, or divorce, the pain can be even more acute. So, to hear that singleness might be called a gift could understandably seem...2021-06-0738 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakCross PurposesPart 1 of the series, "Marriage and Singleness." God created marriage for different purposes. One of the chief purposes was to give us the most complete picture of his nature, and to also show the ideal way that human beings can come together to love God and love each other well. However, our purpose for marriage is often at "cross-purposes" with God's. How can we pursue God's purpose for marriage in the midst of our fallenness? The answer is making the cross the fundamental purpose and driving-force behind our marriage. Only through the cross can two truly become one under...2021-05-3138 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakIn the Shadow of the AlmightyGod is beautiful. In everything God has created or touches, there is beauty. This is a message that explores beauty and art in the Christian experience. We can live daily in astonishment and awe amid the godly beauty that surrounds us. We can adorn ourselves and the things we create with the beauty of God. In the shadow of God's sheltering presence, we can bask in the pleasure of eternal wonder and faith. 2021-05-2437 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakLord of the SabbathPart 3 in the series, "Entering God's Rest" (July 2019). In the final message on entering Gods' rest, we look at what Sabbath rest means for the Christian in light of their relationship with Jesus. When Jesus says, "Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest," what does he mean? The answer comes from learning about Jesus' understanding of the Sabbath, his observance of the Sabbath, and his declaration that he is "Lord of the Sabbath." Christians have a unique opportunity to enter God's rest in a way that no one before the coming...2021-05-1736 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakRest AreasPart 2 of the series, "Entering God's Rest" (July 2019). As developed in Part 1 of this series, Christians aren't required to observe the Sabbath in the ways Israel was in the Old Testament, but Hebrews 4 does encourage us to strive to enter into God's rest. This message suggests practical ways we can do so. Like the relief we felt when our parents pulled off the interstate on summer vacations to stop and regroup at a rest area, there are many rest areas we can enjoy with God as well. These rest areas are accessed by first detaching from our own works...2021-05-1051 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThere Remains a Sabbath RestPart 1 of the series, "Entering God's Rest" (July 2019). If you're like most modern people, you have some trouble with rest. Most of us spend our week chasing the never-ending demands of work, whether it's job deadlines, needy children, or unending laundry. But as disciples of God we don't only have the benefit of rest promised to us, it is also a holy expectation. Are Christians meant to observe the Sabbath ? Perhaps not in the way they did in the Old Testament. But our very growth and health in the Christian walk is dependent upon us following the rhythm of...2021-05-0341 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakSomething Greater Than OurselvesPart 7 of the series “Why the Scriptures Are Trustworthy.” This series has provided many tools to help build our trust in the source and integrity of the written Scriptures. But the ultimate test of truth is whether the Bible actually delivers on its stated purposes: whether the Bible leads us to an eternal, saving, transformational relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; and whether the Bible answers to our satisfaction fundamental life questions such as our origin and destiny, life's meaning, and how we should live. Ultimately, our fullest confidence in the integrity of the Scriptures can't be deri...2021-04-2641 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakA Trustworthy InterpretationPart 6 of the series “Why the Scriptures Are Trustworthy.” Have you ever been misunderstood? None of us likes it when someone doesn't understand what we're trying to tell them, especially when we're speaking for their benefit. Can you imagine how God feels? From the very beginning, God's words have been misinterpreted by man. This has led to unbelief, disobedience, or at best, a person seeking God who doesn't receive the fullest blessing God wants to give. This sermon explores the topic of biblical interpretation and offers several tools for interpreting the Bible responsibly. A trustworthy interpretation will lead you towa...2021-04-1941 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Canon of ScripturePart 5 of the series “Why the Scriptures Are Trustworthy.” How did the individual books in the Old and New Testament come to be included in the Bible we have today? Were the books the selection of men as some believe, or was it the determination of God? This sermon takes another look at the evidence: in biblical scholarship, history, and documentary analysis, to help us investigate whether the books in the Bible we have today can be trusted to be the books God intended us to read and guide our lives by. This journey of evidence isn't enough to brin...2021-04-1239 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Integrity of the Biblical TextPart 4 of the series “Why the Scriptures Are Trustworthy.” Just a few years after Jesus appeared and spoke words of life here on earth, Peter had to defend the integrity of the Word of God. He said, "We have not followed cleverly devised myths...but were eyewitnesses to his majesty...We have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place." (2 Peter 1:16, 19). If Peter had to make such a defense of God's Word so close to the time of Christ, what about the believers of t...2021-04-0542 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Evidence of Faith (II)Part 3 of the series “Why the Scriptures Are Trustworthy.” Hebrews 11:1 asks that, in our approach to God, which includes our approach to the Bible, that we value both evidence and faith. This is one of many paradoxes, or apparent contradictions, whereby we are to enter into and embrace the presence and reality of God. To better understand this, this sermon looks at another paradox: the person of Jesus, himself. Jesus is God come into this world as a human being. He was, and is, fully divine and fully man. But Jesus isn't just known as "God made flesh," he is a...2021-03-2937 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Evidence of Faith (I)Part 2 of the series “Why the Scriptures Are Trustworthy.” By what criteria does either your trust or skepticism in the Scriptures come? Are you a person who trusts more in evidence, what is seen or can be tested from within the physical world? Or are you someone who trusts more in faith, that which is unseen, heavenly, and mysterious, that which cannot be tested or approved by human means? This message makes the claim that to trust in the Scriptures we must live in an apparent contradiction, a paradox where we elevate both evidence and faith, or better said, the...2021-03-2241 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Foundation of the Living WordPart 1 of the series “Why the Scriptures Are Trustworthy.” Is the Bible trustworthy? If your answer is, yes, how well can you articulate and defend this belief? This sermon series will instill in you, or at least remind you, why you can trust in the written Scriptures completely, how you can strengthen your confidence in the Bible's original source, in the integrity of God's communication within its pages, and in your ability to translate the power and effectiveness of God's living Word to those who need to know its truths. 2021-03-1537 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Lord Will SeeWhat does it mean to be a man? The answer to this question isn't always easy to arrive at, especially given the confusion we see in our modern culture. Like everything in creation, man was created with a certain design and purpose, but that design was corrupted by the fall. This sermon examines what is perhaps the chief launching point for God's answer to this problem—the restoration of God's purposes for men in the calling and ultimate test of Abraham. Abraham was the father of all who believe. And it was his belief in Go...2021-03-1041 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakReturn to SenderPart 4 of the post-Easter series, "Cristo Vive" (Christ Lives). People always say that it's important to maintain a heart of thanksgiving, an "attitude of gratitude" where we count our blessings and remember why life isn't as bad as we might think. However, the joy God wants us to have isn't just about being thankful for what we have, it's in being thankful for God himself: as the author of life and death, as the one sovereign over all things, as the one who loves us and knows what's best for us. This is a heart of thanks that transcends...2021-03-0835 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakPleasures ForevermorePart 3 of the post-Easter series, "Cristo Vive" (Christ Lives). The people of Nehemiah's day weren't too different than those who heard Peter preach on the day of Pentecost. The Word of God they heard caused sorrow in their hearts. But the good news of God's promised restoration was ultimately a reason to rejoice. Is this how we experience our Christianity? Particularly the truth that Christ is risen? Does it ultimately spark joy in our lives? Despite the fact that there is still darkness in the world, outside us and within, God commands that we take ownership of our restoration...2021-03-0841 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakCan These Bones Live?Part 2 of the post-Easter series, "Cristo Vive" (Christ Lives). What is it that brought Jesus back from the dead? God? Certainly. But specifically, we must assume based on the principles throughout Scripture, that he was made alive again by the breath of God, by God's Spirit entering in once again. You and I have the promise of a future resurrection because Jesus was the first to rise. But, we don't have to wait for heaven to experience this. In many ways, our resurrection begins now: through the regeneration of our heart, our mind, our emotions, our focus, and actions...2021-03-0848 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakOur Good ConfessionPart 1 of the post-Easter series, "Cristo Vive" (Christ Lives). Did Jesus really rise from the dead? How confident are you? Could you convince a skeptic? Our belief in the "historicity" of Christ's resurrection is vital for our faith. It's even vital for our very salvation. And so, while the ideal is to believe without seeing or having absolute proof or certainty, God still understands that our faith at times needs to be strengthened by physical evidence, and more importantly, by the evidence of transformed character in our lives and the lives of others. This sermon examines some of this...2021-03-0746 minThese Flimsy RitualsThese Flimsy RitualsEmbrace 04: The Stories We Might WriteC/W hanging/public execution, 0'00 to 3'34, body horror (eyes) “And then, there’s the end. The whole lot of us rounded up and stood on that platform on Mawk’s Mantle. A great crowd of people before us, no cover from that boiling sun. I remember the quiet most. Looking into all those faces and being met with nothing. Everything waited.” ~~~ Under the cover of darkness, a wagon rolls its way through the streets of the People’s Ward of Atrium. Four people escort it, moonlight glinting off armour hidden under their coats. They are Jackals, they do not belong...2020-05-031h 15Embrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakHope Against HopePart 5 of the Easter series, "Suffering and Resurrection." The Apostle Peter boldly preached the Gospel, the suffering and resurrection of Jesus and our need to repent and follow him, on the day of Pentecost. But only several weeks prior, we see a different Peter, one without hope, one who is essentially ashamed of the true Gospel of Christ. What brought this change? Peter certainly had a hope in God's Messiah, but the events of the crucifixion and his own denial of Jesus brought him face to face with the reality that perhaps his hope wasn't the hope Jesus offers...2020-04-0734 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakBehold the Lamb of GodPart 4 of the Easter series, "Suffering and Resurrection." On Palm Sunday, many churches, like they did so long ago, enter the sanctuary with palms in hand, praising our Savior, Jesus. But, what kind of God are we worshiping? The King who will come again in glory? Or the Suffering Servant who sacrificed himself of the cross? This sermon looks at the last week of Christ's life, detailing the human drama and dramatic irony, and demonstrates that our Savior calls to us in glory, but still bears the wounds of his suffering. Worthy is the lamb who was slain for...2020-04-0730 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakChosen Before the World BeganPart 3 of the Easter series, "Suffering and Resurrection." Very soon before he would enter Jerusalem to trigger the events that would lead to his suffering on the cross, Jesus had his purpose and his future glory re-affirmed by God on the mount of Transfiguration. God reminded him that he was his "chosen one." Jesus was (it appears) counseled and encouraged by Moses and Elijah, reminding him that his purpose was rooted in the foundations of all that had come before and that his destiny was foreordained before the world began. Because of Christ's finished work on the cross, we...2020-04-0739 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakWelcome to Our MessPart 2 of the Easter series, "Suffering and Resurrection." When guests enter our home, we love to clean house. But the home they see isn't often reflective of how we normally live. More often, our homes can me messy, but that's not the picture we typically wish to show others. In the same way, even as Christians, our lives can be a mess and we don't want anyone to see. But as Jesus demonstrated so many times as he ministered to others on his way to the cross, God wants to enter the home of our hearts with a sign...2020-04-0740 minEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakEmbrace What Matters: With Author and Speaker, John MichalakThe Stories Are TruePart 1 of the Easter series, "Suffering and Resurrection." We all love a good story. Good stories have the power to connect with us emotionally and to even transform our heart and perspective. But, above even the most inspiring fiction, it is the true story that typically has the greatest impact upon our existence and actions. Why? Because if the story is true, then perhaps it can also be true for us. This is the focus we must remind ourselves of when re-imagining the Easter story. The telling of Christ's death and resurrection is more than just something to touch...2020-04-0735 minThese Flimsy RitualsThese Flimsy RitualsEmbrace 01: Atrium Part 1“Belka, you asked me before about my exile, about how I came to join Vilte’s parish, about why I left Embrace. I think I’m just about ready to tell that story. Now, there’s a lot to hear - about the revolution, about the Ginnels and the Swifts, the bastard nim Shifs and the defiant Maybes. First though, let’s start with what’s important: that city is a fucking hole.” ~~~ Welcome to season two of These Flimsy Rituals: Embrace. We’re playing a game of Blades in the Dark by John Harper, tel...2020-03-2253 minNew Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseNew Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense[German] - Geister-Schocker, Folge 86: Der Hexer mit den roten Augen by Bob CollinsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/457356 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Geister-Schocker, Folge 86: Der Hexer mit den roten Augen Author: Bob Collins Narrator: Patrick Steiner, Detlef Tams, Sascha Krueger, André Beyer, Christin Deuker, Helgo Liebig, Felix Strüven, Christian Michalak, Markus Raab, Sven Matthias, Marie Burghardt, Werner Wilkening, Martin Sabel, Christian Stark, Vanida Karun Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Release date: March 20, 2020 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: John Wolfe drehte sich um, als er erschrocken zusammenzuckte. Direkt hinter ihm stand ein Mann, den er noch nie gesehen hatte. Er war von Kopf bis Fuß in Schwarz gekleidet. Der...2020-03-2003 minDownload New Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseDownload New Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense[German] - Geister-Schocker, Folge 86: Der Hexer mit den roten Augen by Bob CollinsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/457356to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Geister-Schocker, Folge 86: Der Hexer mit den roten Augen Author: Bob Collins Narrator: Patrick Steiner, Detlef Tams, Sascha Krueger, André Beyer, Christin Deuker, Helgo Liebig, Felix Strüven, Christian Michalak, Markus Raab, Sven Matthias, Marie Burghardt, Werner Wilkening, Martin Sabel, Christian Stark, Vanida Karun Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Release date: March 20, 2020 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: John Wolfe drehte sich um, als er erschrocken zusammenzuckte. Direkt hinter ihm stand ein Mann, den er noch nie gesehen hatte. Er war von Kopf bis Fuß in Schwarz gekleidet. Der Fre...2020-03-201h 03These Flimsy RitualsThese Flimsy RitualsEmbrace: Trailer"Where their corpses lay, an island formed. And then a city. Its citizens named it for the remnant's struggle, they named it Embrace." ~~~ Hey! We're excited to share the trailer for season two of These Flimsy Rituals, Embrace. We're going to be playing a game of Blades in the Dark by John Harper, following a crew of radicals fighting to change Embrace - a city formed on the bodies of two dead gods. It's a stand-alone season. It shares the same setting as season one, Tiding - but it's set twenty-five years earlier...2020-03-1503 minThese Flimsy RitualsThese Flimsy RitualsTiding 32: Last Words"As the eater of gods approached, Duier set out its last will and testament - and Corpus would be stricken from it. Carn Vers was its bastion and from that broken mountain it directed its servants.  Those who could rushed to the borders, carrying Cenja’s secrets with them. That which was left behind, Grafan buried - so deep as to never be disinterred. Duier's great library was unwritten, given to Belka, the only person used to carrying such sorrow. Its buildings were torn down, gravestones shattered, engravings uncarved themselves.  One by one its envoys beca...2020-02-0915 minThe Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)The History of Hacking with Captain Crunch - The Retro Hour EP129We chat to legendary "phone phreaker" John Draper AKA Captain Crunch about hacking, the Homebrew Computer Club and how he helped Woz and Steve Jobs start Apple. Beyond The Little Blue Box: http://beyondthelittlebluebox.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Terry, Pawel Michalak, Greg Gerke, Eric Dawahare Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo...2018-07-061h 08La Voix des BullesLa Voix des BullesOEC 161 : Mélasse et DésobligeanceÇa devient vraiment n’importe quoi ces podcasts.Heureusement qu’entre deux conneries on parle encore de BD. Télécharger l’émission (66,4 Mo)S’abonner au One Eye ClubONLINE : Crowdfunding[03:03] Tio manquait d’inspiration, mais une plateforme de financement participatif sauvage est apparue !L’Inconnue du Mississipi, par Christophe Ammirati sur Way of GamersChroniques[06:26] Shelton et Felter n°1 Jacques Lamontagne Scarlett Smulkowski[17:38] Giant Days...2017-11-121h 00Le One Eye ClubLe One Eye ClubOEC 161 : Mélasse et DésobligeanceÇa devient vraiment n’importe quoi ces podcasts.Heureusement qu’entre deux conneries on parle encore de BD. Télécharger l’émission (66,4 Mo)S’abonner au One Eye ClubONLINE : Crowdfunding[03:03] Tio manquait d’inspiration, mais une plateforme de financement participatif sauvage est apparue !L’Inconnue du Mississipi, par Christophe Ammirati sur Way of GamersChroniques[06:26] Shelton et Felter n°1 Jacques Lamontagne Scarlett Smulkowski[17:38] Giant Days John Allison2017-11-121h 00Unsolved Mysteries of the WorldUnsolved Mysteries of the WorldThe Falcon Lake UFO Incident S01E05On the afternoon of May 20, 1967 an amateur geologist, Stephen Michalak stumbled down the highway toward the Falcon Motor Inn in great distress.An RCMP highway patrol officer slowed down and observed Michalak hunched over and swaying but apparently trying to flag him down. After hearing Michalak tell a story and warning the officer to stay away from him because he had radiation poisoning, the officer determined he must have been drunk and drove off after Michalak declined help.Michalak staggered into the Motel front office breathing heavily and asking to see a doctor. Having no...2017-07-1600 minWKNC InterviewsWKNC InterviewsBombadilIn 2002, Stuart Robinson (piano) and Daniel Michalak (bass) met on an orientation trip for Duke University. The two began making music together. In 2004, Daniel met fellow Duke student Bryan Rahija (guitar) while studying abroad in Bolivia. They returned to the U.S. with a few demos as well as some of the local flare that still shines through their signature sound. Daniel, Stuart, and Bryan enlisted Daniel’s brother John on the drums and the quartet soon began making music together under the moniker Bombadil.The head of Ramseur Records stumbled upon a few demos and immediately si...2013-07-0153 minSex and the SushiSex and the SushiRugby News Roundup“Bored now. This is the part that's less fun. When there isn't any screaming.” – Willow in “The Wish” from Buffy the Vampire SlayerWhat’s my “wish”? That the thrill ride that was Super 14 2005 would return and wake me from my Sleeping Beauty like slumber. Or, if that’s too tall an order for the rugby gods to fill, I request that they kick South Africa, Australia and New Zealand in the ass and out of their Snow White like repose so I can, to quote Madonna, justify my love of this game! Jeez Louise I don’t think I can take muc...2008-03-2100 min