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Ink a Podcast, Play a PodcastEpisode 8: Unsolicited Advice IIThe second episode in our series of advice to help you grow as a player as we head into another weekend of Set Championships. This episode focuses on what to do when the game is maybe not playing out exactly as you thought it would. Whether that is playing through bad draws, playing into total blowouts, or playing it cool when you lose. Try your best and focus on what you can control, because the law of averages comes for us all.2025-07-2639 min
Ink a Podcast, Play a PodcastEpisode 7: Unsolicited Advice 1In this new series, Matt and Amy are going to be diving into their favorite “level up” moments; the epiphany you have when an idea or concept finally clicks and you become a better player. Experienced competitors can hopefully relate and this will give an opportunity for the newer players to hear the details on some universal concepts that may be commonplace, but were never fully explained. This episode starts with the concept of win conditions or “win cons” and how it’s a little bit more specific than “get to 20 lore.” And at the end, we’ll discuss the single harde...2025-07-1234 min
Ink a Podcast, Play a PodcastEpisode 6: NetdeckingNetdecking - the oft maligned (but completely and unambiguously acceptable) practice of using a decklist found online, instead of busting out the encyclopedia of cards and brute forcing a deck together, like a real Gamer. With any card game, there will be arguments about how you are “supposed” to build a deck. Merlin and Maleficent (canonically avid card game players) discuss this “Netdecking v. DIY” dynamic through the scope of what parts of a card game do you need to engage in and what can you outsource.2025-06-2827 min
Ink a Podcast, Play a PodcastEpisode 5: Ink IdentitiesChoosing your two colors is the very first decision a player has to make in this game, so let’s make sure you choose properly. Every color has its strengths and weaknesses, and the compounding effect of combining two colors together will determine whether you win or lose. So in this episode, let’s chat about the ideas behind Ink Identities and what you can learn from them.2025-06-1436 min
Ink a Podcast, Play a PodcastEpisode 4: A Welcoming EnvironmentWith the release of Reign of Jafar, our second year of Lorcana is coming to a close. And it reminds us that this game is still new and developing. August brings rotation and a sense of renewal as we look toward the future of the game. Attracting and keeping players is the key to any card game, and while Ravensburger has specific tools in place to do that from a design level, we, the playerbase, also play a role in the experience itself. Most players will not play this game beyond the level of a set championship, which means...2025-05-3130 min
Ink a Podcast, Play a PodcastEpisode 3: The VoidThis episode explores the void that exists in the tournament scene in between Set Championships and Lorcana Challenges. With a little bit of reimagining and reorganization (and a little bit of wishful thinking), that gap can be filled in for a smoother organized play experience. Matt and Amy also delve into different ways TCGs can be played, including what makes Lorcana’s limited scene so lackluster.Recorded on: 3/4/20252025-05-171h 20
Ink a Podcast, Play a PodcastEpisode 2: Managing a Metagame (with Rotation)In this regularly scheduled and pre-recorded several months ago episode, Matt and Amy are diving into the deep end with one of Lorcana’s most controversial topics: what will a rotation look like? They’re going to discuss the tools card games have to balance a metagame and how each option defines the games they’re used in.2025-05-0356 min
Ink a Podcast, Play a PodcastEpisode 1: The Curve™Welcome to Ink a Podcast, Play a Podcast! This new Lorcana podcast is all about having conversations about the game itself. Whether that’s talking about how to get better at the game now or theorizing on what the future could hold, we’ll be Gathering Knowledge and Wisdom and Developing Our Brains alongside all of you. Brawl.In this inaugural episode, Matt and Amy are going back to basics by discussing the beginning of the game and “the second hardest part of Lorcana.” They discuss The Curve™, the different levels of depth involved in making mulligan decisions...2025-04-1951 min
Ink a Podcast, Play a PodcastEpisode 0: The Ban(Wagon)Welcome to Ink a Podcast, Play a Podcast! This new Lorcana podcast is all about having conversations about the game itself. Whether that’s talking about how to get better at the game now or theorizing on what the future could hold, we’ll be Gathering Knowledge and Wisdom and Developing Our Brains alongside all of you. Brawl.In this emergency release pilot episode, Matt and Amy join the chorus discussing the ban list update: Hiram Flaversham and Fortisphere are gone, but not quite yet forgotten. This episode contains live reactions to the announcement and Q&A, as w...2025-04-121h 25
The Outspoken BibleSeason 7 Episode 10 | JosephStill in Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible, Fiona, Jen and Neil take a break from their conversation about Romans for four special Advent episodes.
In this third Advent Episode the focus is on Joseph. You can read his story in Matthew 1-2. Plus there's news of the bunting, an Instant Preach on Proverbs 29:18 about revelation and vision, and Jeneral Knowledge gets heated on the topic of Santa, Rudolph and the Elf on the Shelf.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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The Outspoken...2024-12-141h 00The Outspoken BibleSeason 7 Episode 9 | MaryStill in Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible, Fiona, Jen and Neil take a break from their conversation about Romans for four special Advent episodes.
In this second Advent Episode the focus is on Mary. You can read her story in Luke 1. Plus there are some Advent resource recommendations, an Instant Preach on Proverbs 4:23 about guarding your heart, and a Jeneral Knowledge question about the Bethlehem star.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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The Outspoken Bible is hosted by Fiona Stewart with Neil G...2024-12-0754 min
Still Unbelievable!Episode 106 - Over Confident ChristianityMatthew reviews an episode of Unbelievable from October 2021. A promo for the Premier Christianity course Confident Christianity featuring William Lane Craig, John Lennox, Amy Orr-Ewing and Gary Habermas. As usual, there are references below.
1) Unbelievable podcast - Confident Christianity October 1st 2012
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confident-christianity-john-lennox-amy-orr-ewing-william/id267142101?i=1000537264086
2) Callumn Brown, death of Christian Britain
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203350423/death-christian-britain-callum-brown
https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/236
3) Language Truth and Logic
https://archive.org...2023-12-241h 05
Sermons – St Bart's Anglican ChurchBig Issues: Abuse by Church LeadersSermon & Small Group ResourcesThis is the third sermon in our three-week series on Big Issues that Block Belief. This sermon is “Abuse by Church Leaders”. Preacher: The Rev’d Adam Lowe. Bible Readings: Matthew 18:1-14DOWNLOAD the Small Group Questions, Going Deeper, and Sermon Transcript (PDF).
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Matthew 18:1-14At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”He called a little child to him, and placed...2022-10-0200 min
Vintage Church LAMatthew: Where Is God In The Suffering? - Amy Orr-Ewing - Santa Monica, October 27th, 20202020-11-0328 minVintage Church LAMatthew: Where Is God In The Suffering? - Amy Orr-Ewing - Santa Monica, October 27th, 20202020-11-0328 min