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The Threshing FloorEpisode 53: Recapping the Classic Championship WeekendOn this episode of the podcast, we recap the first ever Classic Championship weekend that also featured the highly anticipated Classic Invitational where one player earned the title of Mr. Classic - Jayden Alstad. Hear from Mr. Classic himself and also Marc Vellake following his upset win over top seed John Earley in the opening round. We've got both of those conversations plus a few bits of recent contents and news from the community.
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2023-03-211h 40The Threshing FloorEpisode 52: Mr. Classic Weigh-InFinally, The Rock has come back to... Oh, wait, sorry guys. Wrong thing.
But FINALLY, the Mr. Classic Invitational is here! Just 2 days from now we will find out who will earn the title of the first ever Mr. Classic. There's a lot of unknowns going into this tournament like what deck each player will play, but one thing that is known is that the winner of the first ever Mr. Classic is on this podcast episode!
How can I be so certain? That's because all eight participants in the Mr. Classic Invitational are on t...
2023-03-155h 32The Threshing FloorEpisode 34: Welcome HomeOn this week's episode we welcome a brand new guest in Marc Vellake to the podcast to share some insight into his journey of returning to the game after about a decade of being away from it. In addition to that we review a TON of spoilers from the hyped Thieves theme that will be making its debut at Nationals 2022 when GoC Phase 2 drops. We also have tournament results from the NE Regional Tournament to share. Lots of goodies in this one, so jump right in! As always, thanks for listening!
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2022-06-081h 59
Orchard Community Church Sermon AudioForgetting to RememberThis Sermon is by guest preacher Marc Vellake:
Have you ever wondered why Israel has had a history of worshiping God in humble sincerity in one chapter, but you flip the page and find they are suddenly worshiping pagan idols? How could they fall so far, so fast? What about you? If you are like me focusing on Christ is natural and intentional when the pressure is on, but when the struggle is over that singular focus on Christ is divided up in a hundred different places and He slowly gets more forgotten until the next catastrophe. Why is that...
2016-04-1739 min
Orchard Community Church Sermon AudioLovingly Limiting Freedom, Part 3 - 1 Cor. 10In this sermon, Marc Vellake preaches on 1 Corinthians chapter 10 in part 16 of the "Saturated" sermon series on 1 Corinthians. Chapters 8, 9, and 10 come to a grand conclusion at the end of chapter 10 where Paul challenges us to consider our greatest priority. Idolatry is placing something other than God and His glory as the greatest priority in our lives. Because of this, it is a danger not just in cultures that make statues to worship, but even in our lives today. Our freedom can either become a stumbling block to us and others and lead to idolatry, or it can be a tool...
2015-05-0331 min