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Marked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More“COUNTING THE COSTS”We were never promised easy. We were told our journey would be one of ongoing surrender and challenge. We must lay a solid break of devotion every day, for the tides are rising around us and the good Lord, “tells us the truth.” It will cost us, but in the end, it will be worth it. TODAY I'M STIRRED BY: Luke 24:28-32“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and count the cost to see if you have enough to complete it?”FOR MORE V...2025-08-1104 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MorePRAYING TO OUR: “DEPENDABLE PROTECTOR”“The eternal God is your refuge, and His everlasting arms are under you.” (‭‭Dut‬ ‭33‬:‭27‬)We need One we can depend on & trust completely. One who will never fail, who will keep His Word & bring us out victoriously! His name is Jesus. Dependable protector. His eye is on us. His heart is for us.Praying in the truth of His unchanging promises. We can take Him at His Word. He won’t fail to come through. Depend on Him more & more. Trust Him above all things. MORE LIFE HERE FOR: "FACING THE G2025-08-0202 minBooker, Alex & Audrey - Daily AudioBooker, Alex & Audrey - Daily AudioCan't Beat Booker with Lori in Lakeway, TexasIT'S BEEN 5 DAYS SINCE HIS LAST LOSS!!! Booker's current record is 2523 with 163 losses, this morning all of Austin is rooting for Lori in Lakeway, Texas!!! LET'S WELCOME HER TO AUSTIN'S FAVORITE POP CULTURE TRIVIA GAME...CAN'T BEAT BOOKER!!!2025-07-0805 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreWHO’S INVITED TO THE BANQUET?"Someday God will, have a kingdom feast, how happy and privileged will be the ones who get to share in that joy." (Luke 14:15)Do we have the wrong idea of who’s invited? We do not come to Jesus all put together. Jesus invites the beggars, the poor and the blind, the disabled, hurting and lonely. (Luke 14:16-23)Do we make excuses? Do we bury our need? Do we understand we are accepted?Hear the invitation in a whole new way. Be persuaded to “COME at once” and “GO at once"!!! ...2025-02-2504 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreDESPERATELY HONESTDid you know? There’s a green light offered by the Lord, to come before Him desperately honest. To expose every stirring of our hearts. The Psalms usher us into the postures we can take in our desperation, postures that will lead us into triumph. I’ve practiced them. Desperation, deep cries & deliverance. Consider Psalm 88 & 89 with me. Apply them. Pray through. Finding rest for our souls together. MORE LIFE ON BLOG https://lorifarrarbooker.com/unlocking-life-blog/2025-02-1004 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreOIL FOR THE BATTLE"You anoint my head with oil in the presence of my enemies."Have you ever taken this in? This part of Psalm 23. Our heads need oil. Our thoughts need refreshment, and the Lord is faithful to pour it out in abundance.Do you need oil poured over your head? Your thoughts renewed? The battle is real. His oil protects us from flaming arrows. There is plenty of oil to go around. Consider this piece of Psalm 23 with me & enjoy one of my favorite songs to bring the message heart center. I think you'll love this...2025-02-0404 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSEEK SHELTERThe Ancient of Days is peering over heaven’s balcony. Run to Jesus for dear life. “He’s our granite cave, our hiding place, our high cliff nest, our only true place of safety.” (Psalms 31:1-2)With all the traffic in our world, we need to seek shelter in the Most High with the entirety of our beings.We aren’t to trust in men, only the Almighty. He holds the whole script and all the answers. He’s closer than He’s ever been. Turn off your screens, ask the Lord to inform you.2025-02-0104 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More“THROUGH” THE FIREThe Good Lord is our first responder to our sufferings. He’s our unshakable hope, our ever present help. Others might not get what we’re going through, but He deeply understands. His goodness doesn’t exit in hard places. “Through” flood & fire, through all the unknowns, KNOW that the Lord is with you & for you. He’s in the fire and the flood and He will bring you out victorious! He keeps His promises. “For the Lord has not despised my cries of deep despair. He’s my first responder to my sufferings.” Psalm 23:24MORE LIFE...2024-09-1003 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreOPEN HEART SURGERYOver and over we need to run to Jesus for open heart surgery, readjustment to His sovereignty and aligning to His undying grace and mercy. We can’t take a day off. It’s continual. Continually we need Him and forever He wants us to come home running. How’s your soul? The Lord delights in our deep cries and our running to His arms of rescue. He knows our condition. No need to hide. He understands our frailty, for He walked in our shoes. He’s the only one that can heal our broken hearts, ou...2024-08-2904 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreTRIUMPH IN TROUBLE“For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long, yet, they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” (2 Cor 4:17)Our circumstances can leave us overwhelmed, but they have the power to lead us into God’s glory, for hard trials stir in us more desperation for help. It’s here that we can choose to relinquish our understanding and trust in God’s sovereignty more.Sovereignty speaks to the view that God has over all things. Think on how His view revealed His glory through Calvary. It didn’t lo...2024-08-1305 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreMAKE ROOM (heart-song & prayer)Make room for Jesus. Let Him invade all the space of your soul, the room of your mind. Surrender wrong thinking. Survey your thoughts. Cast off lies, doubt and defeat. His ways are better. His thoughts are higher. Let Him inform your inmost being. Even in suffering and in all the chaos of our world, His promises hold true and He holds us fast. Let Him sweep your thoughts clean and walk in victory as you let go of all that doesn’t belong and chase after our ever-present help. Let Him rule your every thought. 2024-07-2304 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreDECIDE DAILY TO DIEWe wrestle in this life. I’ve found that I wrestle most with wanting my own way, but the Lord invites me, us, into His ways that are higher and better. Of all the thoughts that stir in us, there’s a holy calling that continually intrudes. It’s easy to follow the flesh and dodge it, for we are quick to lean on ourselves. Yet, the life that Jesus offers requires this action, daily dying.The Lord imparts new vision and purpose as we walk this way. May we not resist His touch, but rest s...2024-07-0903 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSING IN SHACKLES (heart-song)"As for me, I will always have hope; for I will praise you more and more." (Psalm 71:14-15)I love the song Paul & Silas sang. It's so moving, for they sang despite their circumstance. Inflicted by many blows & placed in prison, their feet were fastened into shackles, YET they broke into song in the midnight hour, praying  & singing hymns. What a witness! An invitation?We can all find ourselves “in the midnight hour,” imprisoned by fear, doubt, hopelessness (or you name it). Singing often goes against what we feel in our flesh...2024-05-1604 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSING IN SHACKLES (heart-song)"As for me, I will always have hope; for I will praise you more and more." (Psalm 71:14-15)I love the song Paul & Silas sang. It's so moving, for they sang despite their circumstance. Inflicted by many blows & placed in prison, their feet were fastened into shackles, YET they broke into song in the midnight hour, praying  & singing hymns. What a witness! An invitation?We can all find ourselves “in the midnight hour,” imprisoned by fear, doubt, hopelessness (or you name it). Singing often goes against what we feel in our flesh, but the r...2024-05-1603 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSURRENDER YOUR ASHES (heart-song)We simply come humbly, holding the pieces of our broken lives. We then dip into the cup of His Perfect sacrifice.All is accepted at the foot of the cross.Lord, Your blood is all-sufficient for every sin. You’ve got ALL covered. You just ask us to admit we need You and to receive You. Hosanna, we praise Your most Holy name. ALL of our “ashes are made into beauty” as we surrender ALL to You, Jesus. Pause in His presence and "Surrender All" to our blessed Savior.  "I S...2024-04-0703 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreIMAGINE IT (heart-song)Let your heart be filled. Pause in His presence. Stay for the song.“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor the heart of a man imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Cor 2:9)While it exceeds our imagination, it’s good to ponder & anticipate it. For there’s a day coming when it will be a reality. Sing alleluia.No longer will there be anything accursed, tears & struggle will cease & the throne of God & the Lamb will reign. His beloved will finally reach the shores of eternity & worship Him fore...2024-02-2505 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreHE “MAKES” ME LIE DOWN (PSALM 23:2-3)The Lord “makes” us lie down. He invites us to rest. He knows how much we need it!  He offers us green pastures of quietness, all in an effort to restore our souls.When we “lie down,” it signals that we trust Him. It signals we believe He’s in control.Will you  “lie down” & rest? HE’S GOT YOU (& ME)! “He makes me lie down and green pastures, He restores my soul.” (Psalm 23:2-3)MORE LIFE HERE: “KEEP KEEPIN’ ON”2024-02-2301 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreFAITHFUL EVEN HERE? YES.Even when life’s circumstances become paralyzing & all around us gives way, God’s faithfulness remains.“The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” (Exodus 34:6)Listen. Let your soul settle. Let your heart be held. Choose to trust. He’s trustworthy.MORE LIFE HERE: “Urgent Care”2024-02-1803 minAcross the PondAcross the Pond77. Paul Lynch "Prophet Song"Keanu Reeves moves from screen to page; Wolf Hall trilogy Collective Read; and Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch joins us to talk about his novel Prophet Song and winning the most coveted prize in literature!Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonInstagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonFacebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang BooksBluesky...2024-01-2441 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSTAY ON MISSION: EPH 5:8“Your mission is to live as children flooded with His revelation light.” (Ephesians 5:8)Happy New Year! We all have goals set, yet I found the “mission” marked out for us all that promises to deliver us into triumph. Stay on this mission day by day, come what may. We can count on the Lord, Immanuel, God with us. Amen & Alleluia. Take 5. Let this truth settle into your soul & pray with me.  God bless you, abundantly!DIG DEEPER: John 15:4, 2 Cor 2:14, Matthew 14:26, Psalm 119:105MORE LIFE ON THE BLOG: "More Like Mary"2024-01-0105 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreREMEDY FOR HOPE: Psalm 42,71We can always have hope, but is comes with a choice……Pause in God’s presence. Reset your soul. Let hope arise.“Put your hope in God. For I will YET praise Him, my Savior & my God.” (Psalm 42:11)“As for me, I will always have hope, I will praise you more and more.” (Psalm 71:14)MORE LIFE HERE: WORTH 1,000 WORDS 2023-11-2803 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreOUR HAND IN HIS"Your hand "will" guide me, Your strength "will" support me." (Psalm 139:10) I can cling to all the wrong things. I can be gripped & tugged in the wrong direction, falling into the wrong mindset. You too? The Good Shepherd longs to guide us into fountains of peace. He longs for us to cling to Him. Let’s hold tight. Let’s picture it together & let’s hear His Voice of Truth. His hand is trustworthy. Stay for the song. Be gripped. "With passion I pursue and cling to You. Because I feel Your grip on my life...2023-10-2206 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreMORNING PRAYER: PSALM 35:10Every day offers another chance to return to our First Love. To tell ourselves what’s true. To set our hearts and minds that are prone to wander. To rejoice that we are held fast. Get quiet. Deep breath: Rest, reflect and  pray with me. “With every fiber of my being I will shout, “Eternal One, there is none like You!” You save the poor from those who try to overpower them. You rescue the weak and needy from the strong and heartless who oppress them.” Psalm 35:10 God bless you abundantly! He is able. He is at your...2023-10-1906 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreOUR GOD IS TRULY GREAT (heart-song)Age to age He stands and time is in His hands. Beginning and the end. In His hands is our safest place. By His hands we are secured for eternity. Today and every day, He wants us to rest in His greatness and bow our hearts to His unfailing love, mercy and grace. Bow your heart now. Pause in His presence for reflection and song.How Great is Our God By: Chris Tomlin “At the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue ack...2023-10-1503 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More“DEAR FRIENDS”: LIFE STARTS HERE (Eph 1)TODAY’S PODCAST: God sees us as “holy and blameless”?  But wait, I’m not, are you? While we were breaking the heart of God, He was accomplishing for us a newfound hope, a restored relationship, a new status. We are blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 1) It’s a PURE  gift.Receiving every spiritual blessing in Christ starts with admitting we are friends with Paul. Rest in outrageous love Who calls us “holy and blameless.”TODAY’S VERSE: “For He chose us before th...2023-10-0806 minThe Women in Comedy PodcastThe Women in Comedy PodcastGuest Lori SmithGrab a brew, sit down, relax and join me and Lori Smith as we chat about her journey in to comedy. https://www.instagram.com/lor1smith/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/chucklefuckerscomedy/   Manchester Celebrating Women in Comedy Since 2012 Your host Aimee is a progression booker at the Frog & Bucket, Programmer for the Women in Comedy Festival and Live agent for FAB Comedy Management and has worked in Comedy since 2013. The festival is on every October in Manchester in our amazing Northern Quarter. https://w...2023-10-0656 minThe Women in Comedy PodcastThe Women in Comedy PodcastGuest Lori SmithGrab a brew, sit down, relax and join me and Lori Smith as we chat about her journey in to comedy. https://www.instagram.com/lor1smith/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/chucklefuckerscomedy/   Manchester Celebrating Women in Comedy Since 2012 Your host Aimee is a progression booker at the Frog & Bucket, Programmer for the Women in Comedy Festival and Live agent for FAB Comedy Management and has worked in Comedy since 2013. The festival is on every October in Manchester in our amazing Northern Quarter. https://w...2023-10-0656 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreTHERE IS NO OTHER (heart-song & prayer)There is no other love that can meet our soul's deepest longings. We need to let everyone else off the hook. We must set our souls and minds on what's true. What's true is that Perfect Love surrounds us and keeps a firm grip on our lives. Let's continually hear His Voice of Truth. Amen & Alleluia. Lord, You outshine all others. Teach us more about You, how You work and how You move, SO THAT we can walk onward in Your truth, until everything brings honor to Your name. (Until all our thoughts are settled and...2023-09-1103 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreARE YOU CRUSHED? ASHAMED?Are you crushed over shameful regrets? Pause now in God’s presence and listen to the truth. Jesus was crushed for us. He bore our shame. His scars cover all of our scars.No one is exempt from shame and regret. We all fall short of God’s glory. We could never obtain any of His riches without His sacrifice. He was crushed for our iniquities, for all our wrongdoing. He was wounded for our transgressions. The punishment required for our well-being fell on Him. By His stripes we are healed. By His woun...2023-07-0306 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreONLY ONE PERFECT FATHER (heart-song)Father’s Day has come and gone, but I haven’t forgotten about what was on my heart. I thought of the heart of the one whose earthly father didn’t hear them and didn’t hold them. I thought of the huge risk of letting that butt in on one’s perception of the perfect love of God the Father.Have you heard His tender whisper? His love is the answer to your heart’s deepest longings. Listen. Be gripped by the arms of perfect love. Good Good Father By: Chris Tomlin MORE LIFE HERE: READ F...2023-06-2005 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreIN ALL “THIS,” IT’LL BE OK (heart-song)Our hearts might feel shattered and undone, but the Lord confirms His love is unfailing. He calls us to rest and be still in the truth that He will make all things right. His plans will ultimately end in triumph. He holds all things. Be still. KNOW that He is God. It’s gonna be ok. It “IS” okay.Though all around us and within us might give way, we can trust, we can rest in the Almighty. God’s every promise will come to fruition.Proclaim it. “God, you are my refuge and streng...2023-06-0405 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreONLY GOOD (heart-song)LISTEN. God can’t be anything else but good. If you start to doubt it, if your valley tries to steal this unchanging truth, start to sing until your confidence is restored. Sing until the truth rises. Tell Him. “You can only be good.” He is trustworthy, His heart is for us. His love endures, His goodness is written into every chapter, even the mysterious ones. His script in our lives has purpose. May we choose to trust Him more and more and our souls be set free to believe in increasing measure.His goodness follows us “all” the...2023-05-2805 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreCLAIM A NEW MINDThe Lord desires to release total well-being into our lives. Yet, we need to be delivered in our thought life to truly claim it. The battle lies here. Wouldn't you agree? We get so messed up in our minds. Admit it. You want a new mind. Receive it. The Lord wants to impart it. Lord, “claim the whole territory” of our minds. You are able. We desire to be free in our thinking. Thinking Your thoughts. Resting in Your safe embrace. Amen & Alleluia. Lord, thank you, this is on Your heart for us. Make...2023-05-2305 minLimitless Podcast: Ignite Your Creativity & Chase Your DreamsLimitless Podcast: Ignite Your Creativity & Chase Your DreamsLeaning into your creative destiny with Veteran TV Producer Claudia CaganCome join Lori Moilov and Claudia Cagan as they deep dive into leaning into your creative destiny. Creativity is LIMITLESS! Claudia Cagan is a five-time EMMY-winning television producer, having started her career on the performing side of the business as production singer and personal assistant. She traveled all over the world with her sister, GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter, Melissa Manchester, until she made the transition into TV production. Early on in her TV career, she was a talent executive on THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW, where, besides booking TV and THEATER stars, she also booked the classic and...2023-05-2032 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreQUITTING ISN'T AN OPTIONDon't you dare give up! We all can get so weary sometimes in this race called "life" & want to turn in our running shoes. Let's be real. BUT, we WILL make it if we fix our gaze on Jesus at the finish. Asking for His help to throw off the things that entangle us, placing more hope in Him, in His living word, in every promise. Together, let’s cheer for each other & hear Jesus cheer for us! WHAT ABOUT YOU? Do you get like me? Do you know the things that trip you up? Do you...2023-05-1606 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSOVEREIGN THROUGH "ALL" (heart-song)In the waves that roar, in the trials and undertows that mark our lives and threaten to pull us under, Our Savior remains faithful from the beginning to the end. He will carry us to completion. In the mysteries, God‘s voice of love is calling us to remember that He's faithful and unchanging. We can trust Him.Maybe you need this song too? Do you need your faith to rise and your fear to flee?Listen. Sing. Believe with me. Sovereign By: Chris Tomlin God bless you, Friend. MORE LIFE HE...2023-04-3004 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreRESOLUTE REDEEMER, GOD FOR US (heart-song)Each lash He received, we deserved. The cross He carried was ours to bare. Yet, Jesus went with resolute determination to win our hearts and restore us, to accomplish our redemption. To bridge the great divide. Redeemed by His blood. He poured out His love before we loved Him. He’s still determined to conquer our souls that no one will perish and that we might say and believe: (2 Peter 3:9)My hand held a hammer, my lips uttered the words “crucify," but the lips of Jesus still pleaded my case. He still bore my sin and s...2023-04-0704 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreOVERTURN OUR TEMPLES“Jesus drove out all that didn’t belong in the temple.” (Matthew 21:12) He is clear that the temple is His dwelling place. "WE" are the temple & He wants to turn over things that don’t belong. It’s out of love He does this. Sometimes it’s tough to let Him. To turn over ourselves to Him, cause we’ve been sold out to the wrong things for so long. Tell Him. Ask Him to help turn over your thoughts & your heart so He dwells there in the center. He’ll be sure to help! He’s passionate about t...2023-04-0406 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreWITH EVERY PASSIONMatthew 22:37. It’s a tall order, to "Love the Lord with all our hearts, souls, minds and strength." Yet, He calls us to it for our good. He knows our hearts are prone to wander, our souls to get weary, and minds to run on untruths and our strength to come up empty. He knows by leaning into Him this much, He can bring us abundant life.  Oh, He loves us so well. He will help us to love Him back!!!  Will you consider how to run on full with me? Will you pause and pray with me for a ch...2023-03-2803 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreWOUNDED & RESCUED (heart-song)LISTEN. Pause In Perfect Love. The postures of life. The faithfulness of Immanuel. We come crawling. Jesus welcomes us with open arms. He teaches us to walk. We fall down over and over. We travel with tears and struggle, pain and heartache, but cry out and He lifts us to our feet once more. We find Him faithful and dance for joy over His constancy and ongoing deliverance. This is how we journey this life. He’s in our midst, every posture, every chapter. Finally, we will fly to our eternal destination. LISTEN. Rest in His arms. Unt...2023-03-1404 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreCRAVING CLOSERCraving more life underneath the surface? It's signals our design and can lead us to the well that never runs dry.LISTEN. Focusing on Psalm 63. Closing song, "Closer" By: Maverick City & Brandon Lake“Come close to God and God will come closer to you.” (James 4:8) “O God of my life, I’m lovesick for you in this weary wilderness. I thirst with the deepest longings to love you more, with cravings in my heart that can’t be described.” (Psalms‬ ‭63‬:‭1‬)MORE LIFE on lbooker.com2023-03-0706 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More"MOURNING" DOVES (heart-song)LISTEN. Have you ever listened to the cooing of a mourning dove? They have a distinct song, a unique cry. I can’t help but think of doves, God’s sign of His Holy Spirit. I wonder if He made doves to mourn like this? Do you think it’s a sign of the heart of God that mourns for more souls to be filled with His Spirit? The “mourning” dove, looking for a place to settle. Do you ever think about things like this?All creation points to God. Even the rocks will cry out. This morning, i...2023-03-0503 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSOFTEN UPCAN I MAKE YOU A PINKY PROMISE and we share some time? We will "never arrive" until we see Jesus face to face. Until then, we are works in progress held in His trustworthy hands. Let's be honest. We are marred. Let's be soft and shapable. Jesus is at work. He knows best and our best life is in the making when we entrust ourselves to Him. Soften up and stand firm on the Rock. We are "Marked & Sealed for More." More Hope. More Peace. More Life."I went down to the potter's house...2023-02-0704 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreHOLD TIGHT (heart-song)LISTEN. Don't you dare give up! Hold tight, Friend. Let's grasp hands, fix our gaze and cling tight to all that the Lord has told us. We don't deny it's hard. We cling harder. We're gonna make it through the fire and through the storms. Hold tight. Stay for the song. Don't Lose Heart By: Steven Curtis Chapman"Cling tightly to what you have, so that no one will seize your crown of victory. Hold tight to what you have until I come." (Revelation 3:11, 2:25)Lord, we experience every kind of pressure here. It can g...2023-01-3105 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreUNBUTTON OUR LIPS"Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;  let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." (Psalm 95:1-2) Just do it. Let it out. LISTEN. PAUSE WITH ME. PRAY WITH ME. Come let us rise up with living hope as we speak God's truth aloud and stake our lives on His every Word.  Come let us stand on the Solid Rock who keeps us firm and holds our lives, our every breath. Come let us shout for it brin...2023-01-2403 minAcross the PondAcross the PondEp. 49, Selby Wynn Schwartz, "After Sappho"What we love and hate about new year reading resolutions, and we talk to author Selby Wynn Schwartz on her 2022 Booker-longlisted novel, After Sappho, a fictionalized account of the legendary poet Sappho and how her life and writing inspired generations of feminist artists. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonInstagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonFacebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, I...2023-01-1051 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreIT'LL BE ALRIGHT (heart-song)“I believe You’re working all things for my good.” (Romans 8:28) What if we could really say it? “I believe.” If we could say these words with honesty at the deepest level? That they’d reign despite our circumstance, despite our lot in life. Even when things crash in. These words rise up when we hear the Lord say, “It’s gonna be alright.” We hear Him when we catch His majesty in creation that never shifts that points to His never changing love toward us. When we take our questions, throw them at His feet and bow in the middle...2023-01-0105 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSENT TO SAVE US (heart-song)Jesus, born for you and me. His destination the cross. His pursuit was our hearts. The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. (John 1:14) Perfect love came down to lift us up. By His outstretched arms He has brought us near. Be held.Rejoice in Christ the King! May His peace wash over you and His redeeming love trump your heart, assuring you of your eternal future, sealed by His blood. Draw near to him and He will draw near to you. (James 4:8) He lives that we might live! Th...2022-12-2503 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSAFE INSIDE (heart-song)Jesus came with purpose. He knows our everything. He extended His arms to bring us in and is still extending His arms to hold us close.I almost wish it would snow, forcing a quiet day. You too? I’m not sure if it calls for snow, but Jesus is calling for us to silence our souls. What do you find in the quiet? I find tears traced by grace. I find questions without answers, but His tender mercy still. I found an old song I sung in high school that still sings. It called me home, in...2022-12-1104 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More“UNLOCKING LIFE” ~ NEW BOOK RELEASE!Abundant life is available. (John 10:10) BUT are we living in it? We need to go after it, grab the keys, unlock it and live in it! Let’s be set on this together. Let’s be set on not settling. Grab a copy of my upcoming book, “Unlocking Life at 51,” releasing this Saturday, November 19th. Let’s make the trek into unshakable hope. Let’s claim what is ours in Christ Jesus. Amen & Alleluia. And let's dance to this song! "Everlasting Love" By: Natalie Cole“I have come, that you may have life, life to the full. Everything, mo...2022-11-1503 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreSET FREE TO BELIEVE (heart-song)I've been thinking about what it means to be "free in Christ." I am learning that this freedom resides right in the center of our thoughts. These lyrics belong to us. These lyrics are meant to breathe into our every day. "It is for freedom that Christ set us free." (Galatians 5:1) Free to believe we are who He says we are. We need to receive it. Say it. Sing it. "I am His beloved child kept for heaven. Chosen, not forsaken. The Savior is for me!"Lord, help us to believe.  Believe with me for MORE.  Amen & Al...2022-10-3003 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreIT'S RAINING (heart-song)It’s not just raining, it’s pouring. Every day the forecast is rain. It’s forever pouring down grace and mercy from the throne room of heaven! God’s Word is like the rain. It soaks our souls and brings a crop. The riches of His grace and mercy fall down to cover us in all chapters of life. BE DRENCHED. Stay under the rain. Trust more in His outpouring. The forecast is forever rain. Alleluia! Grace Like Rain By: Aaron Keyes "As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it wi...2022-10-2706 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreHE’LL BE THERE (heart-song)In high school I’d sway back and forth with my besties. We’d sing this song with all our hearts. These lyrics took on a whole new meaning when I turned my eyes toward Jesus. They’ve come to life through all my chapters. Reflect with me a minute. Think about Jesus. First get a glimpse of His open arms.  Then, go ahead. sing! These lyrics stand firm. In all seasons, “all you gotta do is call.” He’ll come runnin’. Hear this song in a whole new way! You’ve Got A Friend By: James Taylor "While his so...2022-10-1306 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreIN ALL SEASONSIn all, Immanuel, God is with us. There’s no place He is not.  As close as the breeze on our cheeks, as sure as the sun rises and sets. In all chapters, He holds us fast. We can’t escape His loving pursuit. His Light and His love remains always. No matter where we are, He calls us into His loving embrace. HELD FAST. Alleluia. Everywhere His hand holds us fast. (Psalm 139:8-12)MORE LIFE HERE2022-10-0304 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More“BUT GOD”Two words that change everything. In failures we might begin to doubt ourselves, to even doubt God's love for us, but don't lose heart. Our flesh and hearts DO fail, BUT God will continually lift us up again. He is our strength and portion all our days. Listen to love. Get up again. Keep going. God Bless You, Friend. Amen. “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” ‭‭(Psalms‬ ‭73:26‬)MORE LIFE: https://lorifarrarbooker.com/2022-09-2902 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreNOW, NOT LATER“Let the name of the Lord be praised both NOW and forevermore.” (Psalm 113:2)LOOK. There’s no time like the present. NOW, not later, Praise Him! There’s no need to wait. There’s every reason to do it NOW! Praise the name of the Lord. He will lift you up, readjust your feet and lighten your heart. Forever He is faithful. HOW CAN YOU PRAISE HIM MORE TODAY? MORE NOW? MORE LIFE: https://lorifarrarbooker.com2022-09-2701 minGroove with PortiaGroove with PortiaA Formula For Life: Be Solution OrientedOn this episode of Groove with Portia, I am joined by Aanchal Dhir and Lori Haugland of Career Connect. Tune into our discussion to learn the best ways to build a solid relationship with your coach along with the importance of tracking your achievements to increase your chances of a higher salary. For more information on Aanchal or Lori, visit here.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/groovewpb/support2022-08-1758 minAcross the PondAcross the PondEp. 38, Penelope Mortimer, "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting"Sam gets big Booker prize news while high in the Eiffel Tower, and we take a close look at Penelope Mortimer's Daddy's Gone A-Hunting, recently reissued in the US by McNally Editions.Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonInstagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonFacebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang BooksBluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.socialThe...2022-08-1044 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#16 ALL OUR DAYSNot some, but all our days were ordained by the Lord. Every chapter. His favorite is the day we entrust Him to all our days & receive His saving grace & mercy! "Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart.” Hebrews 3:15"All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be."Psalm 139:16 MORE:  I’D LOVE TO SEE YOU (visit v-log) there's more to this life2022-06-1602 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#15 PEP TALK, HEAR THIS ONEIt’s always a good time for a “pep talk,” to speak truth to our souls. In a world forever changing, we need to rest in One who never does, in the One who calls us into His rest & hope that goes beyond circumstance. It’s an intentional grounding.  Jesus declares, “I never change.” (Hebrews 13:8)  We must declare His promises, that they will rise to life in our valleys and on our mountaintops. I am preaching to the choir. Offer a sacrifice of praise. Awake with me! WHAT ABOUT YOU?Do you practice pep talks? How can you speak...2022-06-0206 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#14 IS ANYTHING FREE IN LIFE?We should never grow tired of remembering the free gift given to us: salvation in Christ Jesus. It cost Him everything. This brings abundant life. Seeing He triumphed over death on our behalf. He didn’t dodge the cross. We shouldn’t dodge this truth. Admitting our need.  Discovering what this all means so that it can bring us living joy & hope, then clinging to it. Abundant life lives here. WHAT ABOUT YOU?I’m not sure where you are on this, but Jesus knows. He is the real deal. What can you say to Him? He’s ope...2022-04-2604 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#13 KEEP RUNNING, EYES UP!Our thoughts set our feet to action. "Think" about it. It's true. Our thoughts need to be unentangled. It’s an ongoing process. We need to tune ourselves to hear the cheers of Jesus. We need to drink in the living water of His Word to endure. It's His voice of truth that will keep us going.  That will carry us. Keep going. More. More hope. More truth. More life. We are marked and sealed for more. Lean into His cheers! WHAT ABOUT YOU?Where are you today? Are you hearing good cheers or hearing give up...2022-03-2405 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#12 NOTHING IS TOO HARDIt feels hard. It looks hard. It is hard—BUT, with the Lord we will make it. The answer is certain. Nothing is too hard for Him. He’s proven it. Tell Him. Carry this truth with you in every obstacle, every trial, every doubt. Jesus is greater. Amen & Alleluia. WHERE ARE YOU?Will you claim this truth & grab His hand? Don’t hide your hard, ask Him to be your strength. Your outstretched arm reaches to me, nothing is too hard for you. (Jeremiah 32:17, 27)2022-03-1402 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreBEST KEPT SECRET #4#4 God Wants Us Now. What are we waiting for? We put things off in life. We wait & we wait. The sweetness of this story is a reminder that we don't need to put off the most important thing. God wants us as we are, right now. No need to put off coming into the arms of love. Hear this story of truth & let it stir you (& me) into "now."  WHAT ABOUT YOU?Are you waiting? Do you think it will squash your fun? Let go of this lie. Life awaits. Don't wait! Hear this song I s...2022-03-1002 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreBEST KEPT SECRET #3#3 NOW is the time, NOW is the secret! This personal story taught me so much. Y’all, we can’t get time back. NOW is the time to come to Jesus, so later we can say, “I did” & have no regrets. WHAT ABOUT YOU?Do you hesitate? Do you call it strange? Are you distracted? Listen to love deep down. Let’s say “I did” — Put this on your bucket list! This is the invitation into abundant life!MORE HERE: A SONG~ AN INVITATION TO THE TABLEMORE: FIND US ON YOUTUBE 2022-03-0903 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreBEST KEPT SECRET #2#2 God Wants Us (just as we are!) There’s no need to worry, just come as you are to the One we all need. The void inside can only be filled by Him. It’s no secret, He’s always waiting with open arms! WHAT ABOUT YOU? Do you feel the void inside? Do you crave a love that receives you this way? Come, now & again & again & again. MORE: A SONG FOR YOU, "SEARCH OVER"MORE: FIND US ON YOUTUBE2022-03-0802 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For MoreBEST KEPT SECRET #1It’s good to remember all the key secrets no matter where we are on the journey, they give access to the abundant life we’re seeking. #1: We are God’s most prized possession. It’s true! The Almighty longs to open our eyes to His perfect love that our hearts are designed for. That we’d claim our identity, His beloved. That we’d claim our place, His everlasting arms. WHAT ABOUT YOU?Do you know He loves you this much? Have you received His love that never changes? Have you forgotten how much He loves you...2022-03-0702 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#7 BLIND & CRIPPLEDThere’s no other way to come into abundant life than with a limp & the need to see. Let’s admit it together. Let’s admit Jesus can open our eyes & help us limp through life with living hope in Him. Tell Him with me — “ I believe.”WHAT ABOUT YOU?Can you see it? That we can’t see without Jesus. Even walking around blindfolded would be hard. Has Jesus untied your blindfold? It’s ok that we are crippled  by fear & doubt. Let it lead you & me to the cross. Blind & crippled we come! Believe it! He re...2022-03-0305 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#6 UP IN SMOKEWe get burned in life by things, even people. What is weighing heavy on you? We are invited to bring all our burdens to be burned in the fire. Jesus sees where we are being burned & wants to instill hope & forgiveness, right there. The cross is the place to come. He is able. He is able. Don’t forget it! WHAT ABOUT YOU?Did you write something on your paper? Remember, it’s ok if it keeps coming up. Jesus doesn’t give up on us. He wants to hold our hand & set us free day by day...2022-03-0205 minThe Collaboration ConversationThe Collaboration ConversationLori Booker: Speaker, Author, Blogger | The Collaboration ConversationLori Farrar Booker is a Christian author, speaker, and inspirational blogger. She has written the book, Marked & Sealed: A Journal of God's Loving Pursuit. Lori lives in Virginia with her husband, Will, and 2 adult children. She came to faith in high school through Young Life. Community Bible Study is a big part of her life. She can't talk about herself without talking about Jesus.2022-02-2539 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#4 LIVE IN THE GUARANTEEWe have a guarantee that’s sealed. Yes. we are marked with struggles and aches, but in them we walk with “more” through Christ Jesus. Not just through our wastelands but into our future inheritance. This is a slam dunk guarantee y’all, sealed by Christ. There’s  more to come. Walk with more today. WHAT ABOUT YOU?What about today? How can we guard this deposit and let it speak living hope into today and  all our tomorrow’s? What if in the current struggles we set our hope here? I believe more is now. Do you? I beli...2022-02-2403 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#3 REMEMBER THIS TRUTHWe are the prodigal son & we’re invited to come home to our inheritance empty handed. Shame wants to tell us we are shut out. Don’t fall for it! Let’s set our minds to the truth. In our shame & regrets, we can come home to Jesus and be restored & held. No matter what kind of wastelands we’ve wallowed in. Come home & stay. Let’s not waste the inheritance that’s ours now and forever. WHAT ABOUT YOU?Do you find yourself in a tough spot right now? Or with a tough record that le...2022-02-2204 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#2 MORE IN OUR WASTELANDSTo say “I am found,” is to admit where we are found. In our wastelands is where we find our true love and receive the life He offers us. Let’s not trip over religion, let’s embrace relationship and cry out to Jesus. He receives us this way. He’s with us in the wastelands to carry us, with us to bring us out into the joy of our salvation. WHERE ARE YOU?Name it on paper or out loud. Don’t hold back. HOWL. His heart breaks that we’d hide our wastelands from Him. Be found...2022-02-1805 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#1 MORE HANDHOLDINGWe are to never grow up. There’s never a time we don’t need a hand to hold. It’s the Lord’s hand outstretched to us that we need to grab to on the journey. Dang it’s bumpy and twisty. More handholding is the answer. Cling to Him and know He is clinging to you. We are children forever. Stay dependent to stay in abundant life! WHAT ABOUT YOU?Can you relate to my comment of coming up short on the journey? Do you like the feel of someone’s hand in yours?  Do you like t...2022-02-1705 minMarked & Sealed For MoreMarked & Sealed For More#0 WELCOME TO MOREWelcome to Marked & Sealed For MORE! Oh my heart is so full to think that we can walk this way together. I don’t want to settle for ordinary life if I’m promised abundant life, do you?  (John 10:10) We shouldn’t! We should claim every promise, sealed in Christ Jesus. Claim our ongoing need and proclaim HE is able. We don’t claim we have it all together but that we need His help and deliverance on the journey. He will be sure to answer. Let's anticipate.Tell us the truth Lord that we might...2022-02-1404 minHelp Stop The Genocide In American Ghettos PodcastHelp Stop The Genocide In American Ghettos Podcast(Is Black Children Worth Saving? Is Lori Lightfoot ON The Wrong Foot? How The Financial Elites Change The Rules, Senator Cory Booker and Joe Biden wants to pay illegal immigrants) Pt.2Help Stop The Genocide In American Ghettos Podcast is a platform for ordinary law abiding citizens from Emmanuel Barbee friends list and from his social groups who are emerging artists, allied healthcare professionals, church leaders, and upcoming entrepreneurs to promote their products and services to people from the podcast community. This no holds-barred talk show focus on promoting grassroots advocacy, business, finance, health, community-based solutions, employment and Christianity which speaks to the interests of our listeners. Broadcasting on multiple social networks throughout the United States and around the globe. This show will provide insight on how our creative abilities...2021-11-0220 minHelp Stop The Genocide In American Ghettos PodcastHelp Stop The Genocide In American Ghettos Podcast(Is Black Children Worth Saving? Is Lori Lightfoot ON The Wrong Foot? How The Financial Elites Change The Rules, Senator Cory Booker and Joe Biden wants to pay illegal immigrants) Pt.1Help Stop The Genocide In American Ghettos Podcast is a platform for ordinary law abiding citizens from Emmanuel Barbee friends list and from his social groups who are emerging artists, allied healthcare professionals, church leaders, and upcoming entrepreneurs to promote their products and services to people from the podcast community. This no holds-barred talk show focus on promoting grassroots advocacy, business, finance, health, community-based solutions, employment and Christianity which speaks to the interests of our listeners. Broadcasting on multiple social networks throughout the United States and around the globe. This show will provide insight on how our creative abilities...2021-11-0229 minAcross the PondAcross the PondEp 17, Ernest Hemingway, "In Our Time"How the Booker Prize works; on the heals of the Ken Burns documentary, Lori and Sam take a close look at Ernest Hemingway's outstanding short story collection, In Our Time.Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonInstagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonFacebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang BooksBluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.socialThe Big Book...2021-10-191h 02Across the PondAcross the PondEp 12, Annie McDermott, "The Luminous Novel"The Booker Prize longlist, gushing over the new Hemingway documentary, and we meet up with translator Annie McDermott to talk about her experience translating and living with the posthumous prose of the quirky and lovable Uruguayan author, Mario Levrero and his masterpiece, The Luminous Novel.Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonInstagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonFacebook: Across the Pond, Galley...2021-08-1051 miniBookBinding PodcastiBookBinding PodcastDesign Bindings of the Booker Prize 2020 - Lori Sauer - Bookish Talk #11We return to the design bindings made for the shortlisted books of the Booker Prize in 2020. This time we talk to Lori Sauer about her work with the book Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste (Canongate Books, 2020). The structure is a version of the crossed structure binding modified by Lori Sauer. Binding covered with stone veneer. In the video, we discuss some technical aspects of this binding, as well as Lori's approach to working with Booker Prize bindings and book structures in general. To watch this episode on our YouTube channel, please use the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch...2021-03-2532 minWe Don\'t Even KnowWe Don't Even KnowWDEK Podcast Ep. 89: Anuvab Pal, Bryan Malone & Lori Schwarz - 2/23/21 We are celebrating a full month of having a new POTUS in the White House, Shonali's new jumpsuit, expectant father Justin the Intern and comedian Anuvab Pal guest joining us all the way from the UK where it is 2AM.  Anuvab is a comedian, screenwriter, playwright, author among many other things.  We discuss finding humor in the complicated history between Indian and Great Britain, the emerging Indian comedy scene, millenials and history, Zoom yoga, surviving the pandemic in India & the great Bollywood Classic Disco Dancer.  Our longtime WDEK friend & bartender Lori Schwarz joins us...2021-03-021h 06Lagrange PointLagrange PointEpisode 416 - Sourdough starters and less allergens in wheat and peanutsSourdough baking has rising to become a global hobby, but how diverse are they? Each sourdough starter is a tiny ecosystem, and a global study shows how diverse they are. Scientists analysed 500 sourdough from across the world to find out what makes the best loaf. Baking is about carefully cultivating a microbiome.   What can be done to make wheat and peanuts less dangerous for people with allergies? Can you make wheat and peanuts that are better for allergies? Elizabeth A Landis, Angela M Oliverio, Erin A McKenney, Lauren M Nichols, Nicole Kfoury, Megan Biango-Daniels, Leonora K Shell, Anne A...2021-02-0118 minPod Gave Rock\'N Roll To YouPod Gave Rock'N Roll To YouThe Man Who Sold The World/Converse, Converse, OblivionTwitter: @podgaverockInsta: @podgaverockDavid Bowie 1970  “The Man Who Sold the World”  from "The Man Who Sold the World" released on Mercury. Written by David Bowie. Produced by Tony Visconti.Nirvana 1995 "The Man Who Sold the World" from "MTV Unplugged in New York" released on DGC.  Written by David Bowie. Produced by Alex Coletti/Scott Litt/Nirvana.Personel:David BowieDavid Bowie – lead vocals, acoustic guitarMick Ronson – electric guitarTony Visconti – bass guitarWoody Woodmansey– drums, percussionRalph Mace – Moog synthesizerNirvanaKurt Cobain – vocals, lead guitarPat Smear– rhythm guitarKrist Novoselic...2021-01-0553 minThe Conservative ExperienceThe Conservative ExperienceBusinesses WILL Shut Down Forever!PODCAST: The Conservative Experience Ep. 9  - Businesses WILL Shut Down Forever!  Listen to us on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conservative-experience/id1523346790  Listen to us on Anchor! - https://anchor.fm/theconservativeexperience  SPOTIFY!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/2FJkuSd78X0vTdW7l9N90a  Shownotes  4:49 55% of businesses closed on Yelp have shut down for good during the coronavirus pandemic https://www.marketwatch.com/story/41-of-businesses-listed-on-yelp-have-closed-for-good-during-the-pandemic-2020-06-25 9:20 Arms industry: Gun buys up 95%, ammo 139%, sales to blacks jump 58% https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/arms-industry-gun-buys-up-95-ammo-139-sales-to-blacks-jump-58 12:41 90 seconds from Mike...2020-07-2337 minYour BIPOC Writing CoachYour BIPOC Writing CoachA Meltingpot Book Review: Girl, Woman, OtherEpisode 37 of the podcast is a quick Meltingpot Minute. Yes, it's a short episode, but it's long enough for me to share my honest review of the 2019 Booker Prize winning novel, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo. The book is a delightful invitation into the lives of a diverse group of Black British women. Spoiler Alert: I loved it. Girl, Woman, Other is the perfect pandemic read. Why? Because the book is actually more like a collection of connected short stories than a novel, so even when my brain was fried, which it has been...2020-05-1508 minReal Fiction RadioReal Fiction RadioAnne EnrightBooker Prize winner, Ireland Fiction Laureate Anne Enright discusses her new novel ACTRESS.2020-03-2728 minTime SensitiveTime SensitiveRashid Johnson on Escapism and Upending the Notion of the “Monolithic Experience”Growing up in Evanston, Illinois, the artist Rashid Johnson had a “mixed bag”—racially, at least—of close friends. There were, he says, “four black guys, two Asian guys, two Jewish guys, a white English guy.…” They still keep in touch today via a text chain. This perspective, combined with the one ingrained in him by his Ph.D. history professor mother, who introduced him from a young age to the works of 20th-century African American writers such as Amiri Baraka, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington, and his tinkerer father, who owned a Wicker Park electronics sh...2019-11-061h 04Ask a BooksellerAsk a BooksellerMeet 'the greatest American novelist you’ve never heard of'Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we spoke to Lori Feathers from Interabang Books in Dallas, Texas.Lucy Ellmann may be “the greatest American novelist you’ve never heard of,” says bookseller Lori Feathers.Ellmann has more than five books to her name, but she’s lived overseas for decades, making her a relatively unknown name for American readers.Her latest novel, “Ducks, Newburyport,” is changing that. The nearly 1,000-page tome has landed on the shortlist for the Man...2019-09-1301 minThe Sal and Bob ShowThe Sal and Bob ShowJess and Jim's Steakhouse - Kansas City, MissouriIt’s Kansas City, Missouri with Sal and Bob, at the unique and fun Jess and Jim’s Steakhouse. This steakhouse is one of the 10 best steakhouses in the world, Bob discovered the establishment after he and Sal went to Kansas City for several shows. The One Hit Wonder is Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Sal tells a funny story about riding with former Kansas City Royal, Jim Eisenreich. Bob brings up his admiration for Sal’s baseball knowledge. Bob gives the definition of a Tub Thumper, and the term “pissing the night away”. Bob bloviates about his disdain for Phish. S...2019-06-1055 minBrad Thomas presents, \Brad Thomas presents, "After All Is Said & Done"AAISAD 0175 – Biden; Scandalous Justice Dept., FBI, US Attorneys' prosecution of Hallmark Channel's Lori Loughlin…; Sri Lankan Islamist Terror attacks of Christian Churches on EasterJoe Biden for President anyone? 1st official Sodomite President of the USA anyone? "Affirmative Action" anyone? Corey Booker & fellow Democrat Presidential Candidates bookin' for Slave Reparations. US Justice Dept./FBI/US Attorney's scandalous prosecution of Hallmark's Lori Loughlin & others. UK Police pre-occupied with Extinction Rebellion (to be cont'd.) & UK MPs pandering to same. Islamists' Terrorist bombings of Christian Churches on Easter in Sri Lanka, and Sri Lankan government culpability.2019-04-2453 minLast Men On EarthLast Men On EarthLMOE #157 - The One With the Gay POTUSAmerica may now be evolved enough that we can have a completely immature discussion about what it might be like to have a sexually active gay President in the White House. Or would this ever happen? Is America ready for a male President who is crushing hard on Zac Efron?In addition to discussing what may pass if Cory Booker becomes President, on this week's Last Men on Earth podcast we dig deep into the hair follicle scents and sensibilities of Joe Biden, Matt openly hate on Kobe Bryant while I cry and listen to Dear...2019-04-081h 48Grass Routes PodcastGrass Routes PodcastEpisode 111: Lori Loughlin The New Joanne the Scammer, James Gunn Ain't Savin DCThe Grass Routes Podcast team wants to first start off by saying that we send our thoughts and prayers to the families affected by the New Zealand mass shooting. Brandon Killabh Hall, Erin Ashley Simon, Regular Naz and Wylson start the episode off with Corey Booker and Rosario Dawson dating (08:18), Aunt Becky aka Lori Loughlin and the big college scandal (24:32), Lilly Singh getting the new late night show (40:40) and of course we got on our Nerd wave with the Avengers newest trailer (53:16) Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/grassroutespodcast?uid=ae1JCaKGwUV_x6OAaP5blg&sub_confirmation=1...2019-03-1900 minThe Poplife PodcastThe Poplife PodcastJLOOOOOOO??????Happy Valentine’s Day!!!! Happy Presidents Day!! (well not really but happy Monday off). We’re giving you a long weekend listen. We talk Lori Harvey, Teddy Pendergrass, Liam Neeson and his foolishness, Cory Booker wants to...2019-02-151h 58Mississippi EditionMississippi EditionWednesday, July 25th, 2018On today's show: Find out why the state attorney general is suing a student loan company. Then, What's next for sports gambling now that it's legal in the state of Mississippi? And after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, we'll learn how a campaign designed to educate women about their risk for breast cancer and early detection hopes to save lives. Guests include: Jim Hood - Attorney General, Mississippi Ashlynn Booker - Mississippian struggling to pay student loans Alan Godfrey - Mississippi Gaming Commission Gov. Phil Bryant - Governor, Mississippi Dr. Jimmy Stewart - Southern Remedy Health Minute Dr. Lori Wilson...2018-07-2500 minMississippi EditionMississippi EditionWednesday, July 25th, 2018On today's show: Find out why the state attorney general is suing a student loan company. Then, What's next for sports gambling now that it's legal in the state of Mississippi? And after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, we'll learn how a campaign designed to educate women about their risk for breast cancer and early detection hopes to save lives. Guests include: Jim Hood - Attorney General, Mississippi Ashlynn Booker - Mississippian struggling to pay student loans Alan Godfrey - Mississippi Gaming Commission Gov. Phil Bryant - Governor, Mississippi Dr. Jimmy Stewart - Southern Remedy Health Minute Dr. Lori Wilson...2018-07-2500 minMississippi EditionMississippi EditionWednesday, July 25th, 2018On today's show: Find out why the state attorney general is suing a student loan company. Then, What's next for sports gambling now that it's legal in the state of Mississippi? And after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, we'll learn how a campaign designed to educate women about their risk for breast cancer and early detection hopes to save lives. Guests include: Jim Hood - Attorney General, Mississippi Ashlynn Booker - Mississippian struggling to pay student loans Alan Godfrey - Mississippi Gaming Commission Gov. Phil Bryant - Governor, Mississippi Dr. Jimmy Stewart - Southern Remedy Health Minute Dr. Lori Wilson...2018-07-2500 minMississippi EditionMississippi EditionWednesday, July 25th, 2018On today's show: Find out why the state attorney general is suing a student loan company. Then, What's next for sports gambling now that it's legal in the state of Mississippi? And after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, we'll learn how a campaign designed to educate women about their risk for breast cancer and early detection hopes to save lives. Guests include: Jim Hood - Attorney General, Mississippi Ashlynn Booker - Mississippian struggling to pay student loans Alan Godfrey - Mississippi Gaming Commission Gov. 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Conversations between Dave Larson (Excursion Records, THE EDGE OF QUARREL) and interesting old friends. This first episode brings Dave back together with Greg Bennick (TRIAL, BETWEEN EARTH & SKY, One Hundred For Haiti, wordsasweapons.com, etc.) Dave and Greg discuss their first probable meeting, a bunch of other stuff, and mimes. Follow Greg on Twitter: @gregbennick LIKE the Nobody’s Nose page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/noseynobody Follow Nobody’s Nose on Twitter: @NOSEYNOBODY Check out Dave’s autho...2015-02-171h 38