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The Director's PlaybookFamily-owned funeral homes with the Hoff familyWhat does it take to run a successful, family-owned funeral home across generations?
In this episode of The Director’s Playbook, host Paul Lovelace welcomes retired funeral home owner Tim Hoff and his children, Ashley Hoff-Czaplewski and Tyler Hoff, who are also funeral professionals. The group discusses working with family, the importance of succession planning, and the power of community connection.
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to preserve a legacy while adapting to change, this episode is for you.
2025-11-1150 min
Sequel RightsEp 294 - Anaconda 3: OffspringIt's time for THE HOFF vs. a bunch of horrible CG snakes!! Anaconda 3: Offspring is up this week and whew boy...it sure is...a movie.
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2025-11-051h 01
Beyond The Spotlight PodcastHow Tyler Stewart Became The World's Best Wake Surfer & CboysTV Collaboration! Ep. 47Tyler Stewart is the world’s best wake surfer and one of the most talented athletes in action sports. In this episode, Tyler shares how he became a world champion wake surfer, the insane story behind his recent collaboration with CboysTV, and what it was like teaching legendary rock band Green Day how to surf. We talk about competing at the highest level of wake surfing, training tips, traveling the world for competitions, and the behind the scenes of filming with YouTubers and celebrities. Whether you’re into wake surfing, extreme sports, CboysTV videos, or Green Day’s music, this ep...
2025-08-1200 min
Obscure ChatterTAS Rewind: Ep 40 with Tyler Walker
Special Guest Tyler Walker joins hosts Terri Doty and J. Michael Tatum for That Anime Show’s fortieth episode.
TAS may contain content and strong language that some listeners may find distressing or inappropriate for younger audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
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2025-05-221h 48
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime StoriesHIDEOUS HAUNTING HUMANOIDS OF TEXAS: Goat Man, Human Bats, Blue Men, La Malacosa, and Other HorrorsIn the dark heart of Texas, monstrous things walk among us — and not everyone who sees them lives to tell the tale.Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate*** DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF For This Episode's Word Search Game:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p87tzxfDISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and...
2025-04-2656 min
The Family Teams PodcastShould Dads Really Go To Therapy?We live in a decidedly "therapeutic culture". There are a million questions we could ask about the implications of this, especially as it relates to fatherhood and motherhood, but the one we focus on today is, "Is embracing this therapeutic culture maladaptive for men?" Put another way, we discuss whether fathers are different enough from mothers that the question of therapy itself has to be broken down among gender lines. As always, we believe fatherhood and motherhood are the anchor points of gender. The entire REASON for gender. So, it makes...
2024-12-2637 min
HempAware RadioMarketing Hemp: Strategies for Success in a Crowded and Regulated SpaceWelcome to HempAware Podcasts, where we're diving deep into the fascinating world of hemp marketing. In this episode, hosts Chris and Jenny explore the unique challenges and opportunities facing hemp businesses in today's dynamic landscape.We'll introduce you to HempAware, a niche marketing agency specializing in the hemp and cannabis industries, and discuss their claim of "hempowering" sales through targeted marketing strategies.With insights into navigating regulatory hurdles and standing out in a crowded market, Chris and Jenny examine the agency's use of Fractional CMOs and content marketing to grow hemp businesses. We'll also delve...
2024-11-1411 min
HempAware RadioBuilding Confidence in the Cannabis Industry: Expert Advice with Mika from AcannabilityWelcome to HempAware Radio!Today's episode, "Acannability," features a thought-provoking conversation with Mika, the co-founder of Acannability, a groundbreaking cooperative advertising agency for the hemp and cannabis industry.Mika shares her insights on the future of the industry, emphasizing the importance of education, advocacy, and federal regulations.She offers valuable advice for new businesses, discusses successful marketing strategies, and underlines the transformative power of hemp and CBD.This episode is packed with expert knowledge and inspiration for anyone interested in the hemp and cannabis market.So sit back, relax...
2024-07-0442 min
Sunday’s Coming PodcastTrying to Not Drop the Camera in the Ocean | The Sunday's Coming Podcast | Tyler HoffWelcome back to another episode of The Sunday’s Coming Podcast! In this episode, Caleb and Caleb are joined by Tyler Hoff, a long-time collaborator and friend. Together, they delve into Tyler's extensive experience in the world of church production and creative direction.They'll explore Tyler's journey, from his initial steps in the industry to his current role, highlighting the pivotal moments and challenges along the way. Tyler shares insights on the importance of creativity in ministry, the evolution of church production, and the blend of technical skills and spiritual leadership.One of the standout moments is Tyler's recount of...
2024-07-011h 07
Business as UNusualHemp-trepreneurship with Tyler HoffAicila hosts and produces Business as UNusual to learn from CEOs, Entrepreneurs, Artists, and more what motivated them to forge the path they are on and how they are innovating in their area of influence.In this episode of "Business as UNusual," host Aicila sits down with Tyler Hoff, a hemp-trepreneur who transformed his life from struggling musician to impactful industry leader. Tyler shares his inspiring journey of discovering hemp at a young age, traveling the globe, and ultimately founding HempAware and Bulk Hemp Warehouse. Discover how the "green rush," new technologies, and sustainable practices are...
2024-06-1032 min
The Wrong Side of HollywoodEpisode 23: SFX Artist On Fire: Interview with Tyler GoodenThe lads interview visual effects supervisor and story artist Tyler Gooden. A renaissance man who has studied in Italy, and worked in Europe for such luminaries as Terry Gilliam and Martin McDonagh. The chaps discuss the trials and successes of filming VFX whilst storyboarding at the same time. Tyler shares his battle to get his own animation project made. Navigating the treacherous waters of film financing whilst using Russian hackers to recover deleted data files from off-shore vendors. As the saying goes, the film industry is a tough mistress! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-0337 min
More Perfect MarketingTapping into Conscious Consumerism in Hemp Marketing (with Tyler Hoff)In this episode, we're joined by the accomplished Tyler Hoff, a marketing expert specializing in the hemp industry. Tyler shares his expertise on using press releases and media outreach to build authority, especially within the unique challenges of marketing hemp and CBD products. He delves into tailored marketing approaches and the importance of social proof and engaging social media content creation. Join us as we uncover Hoff's innovative strategies, including the "My Change Machine" tool, and learn about his mission to influence conscious living through hemp.
In this episode, Tyler delves into the world of hemp marketing...
2023-12-2136 min
New Nintendo Podcast XLPersona 5 RoyalHold up! Brannon is joined once again by Will Farr and Tyler Menk to go over Atlus's smash hit Persona 5 Royal.
Where you can find Will & Tyler: Twitter: @willfromradish @tylerfromradish @RadishPod
Where you can find Brannon: Twitter: @BRNHOFF Twitch
Indiesaurus.com Twitter: @IndiesaurusNet
Intro game start up noise: "Gamecube intro but it's a crossover episode" by 4096
Intro Music: "Last Surprise" from the Persona 5 OST
Outro Music: "Rivers in the Desert" From the Persona 5 OST
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2023-02-031h 40
Ethics TalkAuthor Interview: "How Should Cost-Informed Goals of Care Decisions Be Facilitated at Life's End?"Dr Jing Li joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Robert Tyler Braun, Sophia Kakarala, and Dr Holly Prigerson: "How Should Cost-Informed Goals of Care Decisions Be Facilitated at Life's End?" Recorded August 22, 2022.
2022-11-0104 minEthics TalkAuthor Interview: "How Should Cost-Informed Goals of Care Decisions Be Facilitated at Life's End?"Dr Jing Li joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Robert Tyler Braun, Sophia Kakarala, and Dr Holly Prigerson: "How Should Cost-Informed Goals of Care Decisions Be Facilitated at Life's End?" Recorded August 22, 2022.
2022-11-0104 min
Captain Hoff's Podcast - Business, Investing & Life!The Enrollment Effect with Tyler WatsonTyler Watson is author of The Enrollment Effect, a new book on changing mental states and achieving life goals.
2022-01-2025 min
THE GLOBAL HEALING HUB formally Karma HuBBFASTING, SAUNA, CRYOTHERAPY...Using Hormetic Stressors To Achieve Balance In The Body. Tyler FifieldTyler Fifield is a Maryland based Certified Nutrition Specialist candidate with a MS in Functional Medicine and Human Nutrition. He is also the founder of Second Life Strategies, a Functional Medicine modeled practice that prioritizes root-cause treatment rather than palliative symptom management. By combining sustainable lifestyle modifications, promoting constructive stress, and alleviating unproductive stress, Tyler’s approach to medical care is well-suited to meet patients where they currently are on their health journey, rather than simply executing a one-size-fits-all program. His background studying evidence-based medicine and inherent interest in alternative medicine practices places him uniquely between worlds, allowing patients to...
2021-12-1550 min
EmbeddedI Can No Longer Play Ping PongTyler Hoffman joined us to talk about developing developer tools and how to drag your organization out of the stone age. You can use GDB and Python together? Yes, yes you can. And it will change your debugging habits. (You can find many other great posts from Memfault's Interrupt blog including one about Unit Testing Basics.) Tyler is a co-founder at Memfault (memfault.com), a company that works on IoT dashboards and embedded tools. On Twitter, Tyler is @ty_hoff and Memfault is @Memfault. Control-R is a history search in shell commands (magical!). T...
2021-12-101h 17
EmbeddedIrresponsible At the TimeTyler Hoffman joined us to discuss the issues associated with embedded devices at consumer scale. We talked about firmware update, device management, and remote diagnostics for millions of devices. Tyler is a co-founder at Memfault (memfault.com), a company that works on IoT dashboards and embedded tools. (We will invite Tyler back to talk about embedded tools but someone was preparing a lecture on firmware update and device management.) Tyler writes for Memfault's Interrupt blog which has excellent advice including the mentioned article about Defensive Programming. You can also find him and Memfault on Twitter: @t...
2021-10-221h 12
Into the GreenwoodEpisode 10: Outlaws and the Audiences who Love them with Will HoffRobin Hood may well be the most famous outlaw in the world, but he wasn't the only popular figure in Medieval England to be operating against the recognized legal authorities. Historian Will Hoff joins me for a discussion of the Outlaw Tale tradition and both how the early Robin Hood tales fit inside that tradition and how they were distinctly different.If you're curious to learn more about some of the legendary and historic figures discussed:Hereward the Wake Fulk Fitzwarin Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly Gamelyn ...
2021-09-271h 17New Nintendo Podcast XLFire Emblem 3 Houses + Awakening & FatesIt's time to pick a god and pray! Brannon is joined again by returning guest Tyler! Take a listen as they talk ships and other things regarding the modern Fire Emblem games!
Where you can find Tyler: Twitter: @tylerfromradish RadIsh: @RadishPod
Where you can find Brannon: Twitter: @BRNHOFF Bandcamp: Cavepoint
Indiesaurus.com Twitter: @IndiesaurusNet
Intro game start up noise: "Gamecube intro but it's a crossover episode" by 4096
Intro music: "Tearing Through Heaven (Thunder/Rain Mix)" from Fire Emblem Three Houses
Outro music: "Heirs of Fate Battle Theme"...
2021-06-261h 16
Prairie PROducers Podcast | industrial hemp: it's not the future; it's todayTyler Hoff, Founder of Bulk Hemp Warehouse and HempAwareIn today’s episode, I interviewed Tyler Hoff, one of the founders of Bulk Hemp Warehouse. We talked about the retail side of hemp, as well as building a successful hemp-related business. At Bulk Hemp Warehouse, they sell a variety of hemp products; such as bags, clothing, rope, twine, food, oils, raw hemp seeds and more! But Tyler also has a passion for education and marketing, so you can also find him at HempAware.com – which is a platform he uses to spread awareness about the benefits and value of Cannabis Hemp. They are here to shine ligh...
2020-12-1141 min
Willow JourneyBonus Feature 4 of Journey Through Daniel | NIVES' STORYNO ONE CAN TAKE THAT JOY FROM YOU.
There’s a song that says, “If you receive and you believe, testify.” I don’t really like to talk about myself, but I think it’s important to do so when we go through certain things in life and experience certain things, and whenever God’s presence is in someone’s life, it’s encouraging to share with others.
My name is Nives, and I grew up in Croatia. I was born in Yugoslavia, and I was a child from a mixed marriage between a Croatian and a Serb. This didn’...
2020-11-2128 minWillow JourneyDay 20 of Journey through Daniel | THE RESCUE AND RAISING OF FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS OF GODCOMMENTARY
Daniel 12 concludes the final vision and brings the book of Daniel to a stunning close. In the first half of the vision, we read about a series of kings who would “arise” to their thrones and oppress the people of God (Daniel 11:2, 3, 4, 7, 14, 16, 20, 21, 31). We were told that each king would meet their just “end” similar to the way previous kings in the book were humbled because of their pride (Daniel 11:27, 35, 40, 45). But somewhat surprisingly, we also read that some people who remained loyal to God would meet a similar fate; they would “fall by the sword or be burned or capture...
2020-11-2026 minWillow JourneyDay 19 of Journey through Daniel | KINGS WILL ARISE AND KINGS WILL FALLCOMMENTARY
Yesterday, we read the introduction to the final vision of Daniel. Today’s reading reveals the message of the vision, which was “written in the book of truth” (Daniel 10:21; 11:2). This message reads like a history book. It recounts the rise and fall of various kings and kingdoms in the ancient Near East. These kings are not referred to by their names but are easily identified by the activities attributed to them. For example, the “mighty king” of Greece whose kingdom is “broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven” is undoubtedly Alexander the Great, the Greek empe...
2020-11-1934 minWillow JourneyDay 18 of Journey Through Daniel: SUPERNATURAL WARFARECOMMENTARY
Today’s reading includes an extended introduction to the final and longest vision in the book of Daniel. It begins with Daniel seeking a message from God through the practices of prayer, mourning, and fasting. As we’ve seen God do so many times in this book, He responds to Daniel by sending an angelic messenger. But this time, the messenger is delayed by three weeks and for a strange reason. In Daniel 10:12-13, the angel says, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourse...
2020-11-1831 minWillow JourneyDay 17 of Journey Through Daniel: THE SEVENTY "SEVENS"COMMENTARY
Today’s reading continues the occasion of Daniel 9. We’ve seen Daniel praying to God after reflecting on Jeremiah’s prophecy about the seventy years of captivity. Now, Daniel receives a vision from the angel Gabriel, which reveals more about the exile of the people of God. In Daniel 9:24, Gabriel says, “Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.” In other words, exile was not entire...
2020-11-1731 minWillow JourneyDay 16 of Journey Through Daniel | A CONFESSION OF CORPORATE SINCOMMENTARY
Daniel 9 contains another vision, but unlike the previous visions, it begins with a reflection on Scripture and a prayer. The historical and biblical background for this occasion is significant. Verses 1-2 tell us that “in the first year of Darius,” Daniel meditated on a message “given to Jeremiah the prophet,” which concerned “seventy years” of desolation for Jerusalem. In the book of Jeremiah, the prophet talked about how the people of Judah would be exiled in Babylon as a result of their sins but would return to their land after seventy years (Jeremiah 25:11-12; 29:10). Now in 539 BC, nearly seven...
2020-11-1632 minWillow JourneyBonus Feature 3 of Journey Through Daniel | IRIS'S STORYI LOST MY MOTHER WHEN I WAS EIGHT, AND I’VE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WRITING OBITUARIES.
I think about death a lot, and that might be totally weird. It probably has something to do with the fact that I lost my mother when I was eight, and I’ve had a lot of experience writing obituaries. I look at pictures totally differently now because I’ve had to sift through them to pick for obituaries. I had to bury two of my brothers and when I look at pictures now, they mean so much more to me bec...
2020-11-1438 minWillow JourneyDay 15 of Journey Through Daniel | AT GOD'S APPOINTED TIMECOMMENTARY
Daniel 8 contains another vision of beasts and horns, which represent kings and kingdoms. Unlike previous visions, this vision gives some specific interpretations for these images. The first image Daniel sees is a two-horned ram, a representation of the “kings of Media and Persia” (Daniel 8:20). Then, Daniel sees a shaggy goat with a prominent horn, a representation of “the first king” of “Greece,” Alexander the Great (Daniel 8:21). The final image Daniel sees is a small horn emerging from the goat. This horn is not explicitly identified, but most scholars agree that it represents Antiochus IV Epiphanes, a later Greek-Syrian...
2020-11-1332 minWillow JourneyDay 14 of Journey Through Daniel | THE SUFFERING + ENTHRONEMENT OF THE PREEMINENT IMAGE OF GODCOMMENTARY
Today’s reading continues Daniel’s vision of the four beasts. The vision begins with beasts emerging out of chaotic waters, a scene reminiscent of biblical and Near Eastern creation stories where creation begins in the context of a watery, dark, and monstrous chaos (e.g., Genesis 1:1-2; Psalm 74:12-17). The vision now moves to a new scene where God, referred to as the “Ancient of Days,” is seated in a courtroom and is surrounded by His holy angels (Daniel 7:9).
In this courtroom, another figure appears who is described as “one like a son of man” (Daniel 7:13...
2020-11-1230 minWillow JourneyDay 13 of Journey Through Daniel | A VISION OF FOUR GREAT BEASTSCOMMENTARY
Chapter 7 marks a critical juncture in the book of Daniel. It concludes the Aramaic section of the book, which runs from Daniel 2-7. It also marks the beginning of the apocalyptic section of the book, which runs from Daniel 7-12. Technically, we have already encountered some apocalyptic material in the dreams of Daniel 2 and 4. But whereas Nebuchadnezzar’s dreams were a part of narrative stories, the dreams and visions we read now in the second half of the book of Daniel are just that, dreams and visions.
The apocalyptic material we read in this part of Da...
2020-11-1133 minWillow JourneyDay 12 of Journey Through Daniel | GOD ALONE RESCUES AND SAVESCOMMENTARY
Today’s reading continues the story of Daniel and the lion’s den. As we’ve seen, Darius was manipulated into making a decree that required all prayer go to him for 30 days. In humble noncompliance with the decree, Daniel offered prayers to God, just as he had always done. Now the story continues with the conspirators turning Daniel in. They say to the ruler in verse 13, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”
2020-11-1026 minWillow JourneyDay 11 of Journey Through Daniel | STANDING FIRM IN THE FACE OF LIONSCOMMENTARY
Daniel 6 introduces us to another ruler, and not just a new ruler, but a new empire – the Persian Empire ruled by Darius the Mede. While the leaders and their governments have changed, some of the ways they conduct business have remained the same. In fact, just as the story of Belshazzar in Daniel 5 paralleled the story of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4, the story of Daniel 6 parallels the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3. In Daniel 3, three men of Judah were faced with the life or death decision of whether to bow down to a statue or re...
2020-11-0926 minWillow JourneyBonus Feature 2 of Journey Through Daniel | SarahGrowing up, I walked to school, I was a crossing guard and the ice cream truck would come by; it was idyllic. We used to run around and play cops and robbers in the neighbors’ yards. It was wonderful. It really was.
My name is Sarah, and I grew up in Schaumburg, IL. We were raised Catholic, and while I still really enjoy and love that tradition, I never had a relationship with God then. I always thought it was the priest who had the relationship with God. But I still loved church. I love to sing in ch...
2020-11-0734 minWillow JourneyDay 10 of Journey Through Daniel | THE WRITING IS ON THE WALLCOMMENTARY
In today’s reading, the story of Belshazzar and the writing on the wall continues. As we’ve seen, the local Babylonian experts have proven ineffective yet again at interpreting an omen of truly divine origin. In fact, in each successive story, they’ve shown themselves to be increasingly incompetent. In Daniel 2, they couldn’t tell Nebuchadnezzar his dream. In Daniel 4, they couldn’t interpret a dream even after hearing it. Now in Daniel 5, they are not only unable to interpret a message, they can’t even read the message!
So at the behest of the queen mother...
2020-11-0630 minWillow JourneyDay 09 of Journey Through Daniel | THE HAND OF POWERCOMMENTARY
Daniel 5 introduces us to a new ruler in Babylon named Belshazzar. The chapter begins with Belshazzar hosting a banquet. This banquet was likely the customary drinking party that ancient military commanders would host in advance of great battles. At that time (approximately 539 BC), the Persian army was approaching the city of Babylon and preparing to topple this old empire. So at his party, Belshazzar tried to encourage his people with a visible reminder of how the Babylonian gods had given them victory in the past. He called for the “goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from th...
2020-11-0527 minWillow JourneyDay 08 of Journey Through Daniel | BECOMING A BEASTCOMMENTARY
Today’s reading narrates the interpretation and fulfillment of Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream. As we’ve read, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed about a cosmic tree that was cut down and transformed into a beast. Now, Daniel reveals that Nebuchadnezzar is the tree and that he would quite literally take on animal-like qualities.
Nebuchadnezzar’s degeneration into a beast plays off key ideas from the opening chapters of the Bible. Genesis 1:26-27 teaches that God created humankind in His “image.” Interestingly, that word “image” is equivalent to the word that’s used to refer to statues in Daniel 2 and 3. As God’s statue-li...
2020-11-0429 minWillow JourneyDay 07 of Journey Through Daniel | THE CUTTING DOWN OF A COSMIC TREECOMMENTARY
Daniel 4 records the story of another dream that comes to Nebuchadnezzar. Like the dream in chapter 2 and the story in chapter 3, this dream focuses on another large object: a tree. This was not just any large tree. The tree that Nebuchadnezzar sees has cosmic features. It is described as standing in “the middle of the land” (literally: the center of the earth), is so tall that its “top touched the sky,” and is “visible to the ends of the earth” (Daniel 4:10-11).
Although Nebuchadnezzar is confused about the meaning of the dream, cosmic trees like this one were lik...
2020-11-0331 minWillow JourneyDay 06 of Journey Through Daniel | FAITHFULNESS IN THE MIDST OF UNCERTAINTYCOMMENTARY
In today’s reading, the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego continues. As we’ve seen, they have been accused of refusing to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s statue. Now, they are threatened with death in a blazing furnace. The passage begins with a stunning statement by the three men. They say in Daniel 3:17-18, “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we wi...
2020-11-0228 min2020-10-3037 minWillow JourneyDay 05 of Journey Through Daniel | A TEST OF ALLEGIANCECOMMENTARY
Daniel 3 tells the story of another colossal statue. In Daniel 2, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed about a statue. Now, perhaps inspired by the dream, he builds one. (Evidently, he forgot that the statue in his dream came crashing down!)
It’s not clear who exactly this statue represented. Some suggest it was an image of a Babylonian god. Others suggest it was an image of Nebuchadnezzar himself. In any case, Nebuchadnezzar decreed that all nations and peoples were to worship the statue or be thrown into a blazing furnace. This command was a test of ultimate allegiance for the fo...
2020-10-3028 minWillow JourneyDay 04 of Journey Through Daniel | THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD VERSUS THE KINGDOM OF GODCOMMENTARY
Yesterday we read about Nebuchadnezzar’s search for someone who could tell him his dream and its meaning. Today, we finally learn about Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and its meaning. Daniel reveals that Nebuchadnezzar had a dream about a colossal statue that was composed of four different metals: a head of gold, a chest and arms of silver, a belly and thighs of bronze, and legs of iron. This sequence of metals, which declines in value from top to bottom, corresponds to an ancient way of organizing history. Some ancient historians, like the Greek poet Hesiod, thought of huma...
2020-10-2927 minWillow JourneyDay 03 of Journey Through Daniel | THE WISDOM OF BABYLON VERSUS THE WISDOM OF GODCOMMENTARY
Toward the end of yesterday’s reading, we learned that God gave Daniel the ability to “understand visions and dreams of all kinds” (Daniel 1:17). Today, we see Daniel use these gifts for the first time. The story begins with Nebuchadnezzar having a troubling dream during the second year of his reign. Like much of the world at that time, ancient Babylonians found a great deal of significance in dreams. They understood dreams to be messages from the gods. Archaeologists have actually uncovered dream books that Babylonian scholars used to interpret dreams. These dream books identified the significance of var...
2020-10-2829 minWillow JourneyDay 02 of Journey Through Daniel | THE DIFFERENT ROAD TO SUCCESSCOMMENTARY
In yesterday’s reading, we were introduced to Daniel and his three friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. These men were taken captive in Judah and brought to Babylon because of Nebuchadnezzar’s foreign policy, a policy which aimed to thwart future rebellions by capturing and indoctrinating the elite citizens of defeated nations. As we read in Daniel 1:3-7, these four men were placed into a program of forced cultural assimilation. They were given Babylonian names, a Babylonian education, and even a Babylonian diet. That is to say, they were being molded into good and loyal Babylonians.
In t...
2020-10-2726 minWillow JourneyDay 01 of Journey Through Daniel | EVEN THEN, GOD IS IN CONTROLCOMMENTARY
The book of Daniel begins with a tragic scene. Daniel 1:1-2 tells us that Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, conquered Jerusalem and carted off treasure from the Jerusalem Temple, placing it in the temple of his god in Babylon. The events described in these verses took place around 605 BC when Nebuchadnezzar rose to the Babylonian throne and his kingdom became the most powerful empire in the world.
In that cultural context, it was common practice for kings to steal treasure from the temples of those they defeated and move it into their own temples as Nebuchadnezzar...
2020-10-2626 min
Willow JourneyIntroduction Journey through DanielIntroduction to Daniel
THE HISTORICAL SETTING OF DANIEL
The book of Daniel is set in the context of the Babylonian and Persian Empires where Daniel lived as an exile from the nation of Judah. He had been taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II in 605 BC and resided there until at least 537 BC, after the Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great overtook the Babylonians.
THE HISTORICAL SITUATION OF THE READERS OF DANIEL
While the setting described in Daniel is quite clear, the date of the composition of this book is hotly debated...
2020-10-0121 min
Podcast Minute Talk Show#16: Male Prostitution Is A Business, Even Empires StruggleIn this special heatwave edition of Podcast Minute Talk Show, Sean, Tyler, and Aiden accidentally talk for forty-four minutes straight! The studio is HOT, HOT, HOT! But even hotter is our guest, aspiring Male Prostitute, Jackson HOFF, HOFF HOFF! The boys tackle a lot of topics this week, some might say, that even the mainstream media isn't paid enough to cover. If one had to guesstimate, 99% of listeners will not be able to handle the woke intensity level. Let's be honest America... Vietnam was a total fucking loss. We poke fun at China for covering up a certain "Square Incident,"...
2020-07-211h 04New Nintendo Podcast XLPaper MarioJoin Brannon (@BRNHOFF) & his pals Tyler (@TJMenk) and Gary (@sukurimi) in on a discussion of their favorite flat plumber: PAPER MARIO!
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2020-06-261h 51Willow JourneyDay 20 of Journey through Mark: AN ABRUPT ENDING TO MARKCOMMENTARY
Our final reading tells the story of Jesus’ resurrection. Compared to Mark’s account of the events surrounding Jesus’ crucifixion, this story is short, and it may be shorter than it appears at first glance. About halfway through our reading, the text provides a note saying, “The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.” Modern scholars almost universally agree that these verses are a later, second century addition. Though they sound a lot like what we read in some of the other gospel accounts, they aren’t written in Mark’s characteristic style, and they...
2020-04-1025 minWillow JourneyDay 19 of Journey Through Mark: THE AGONY & IRONY OF THE CROSSCOMMENTARY
Today’s reading tells the account of Jesus’ crucifixion. As we read this story, we shouldn’t miss the agony Jesus would have endured as He died on the cross. Our familiarity with images of the cross can numb us to the brutality of Jesus’ death. The reality is that it was likely much worse than we imagine. Roman crucifixion was an excruciatingly slow, public, and humiliating form of execution. Victims often experienced some form of torture beforehand like flogging (Mark 15:15). After being tortured, they were stripped naked, so as to bring shame (Mark 15:24). Then they were nai...
2020-04-0934 minWillow JourneyDay 18 of Journey through Mark: POWER THROUGH PRAYERCOMMENTARY
A recurring theme we’ve seen in the book of Mark has been Jesus’ identity as the Son of God. Story after story demonstrates that the God of Israel has now appeared as the person of Jesus. This theme rises to a crescendo in today’s reading when Jesus makes His first public claim about His divinity (Mark 14:62).
While Mark wants us to understand that Jesus was fully God, He also wants us to see that He was also fully human. No story expresses His humanity more poignantly than the first episode we read today. Mark 1...
2020-04-0827 minWillow JourneyDay 17 of Journey through Mark: SYMBOLIC MEALSCOMMENTARY
Today’s reading describes two of Jesus’ final meals. These meals both include symbolic actions that anticipate what will happen to Jesus. In the first meal, Jesus is anointed with perfume, an act that foreshadows His death and subsequent enthronement. In the second meal, famously known as the Last Supper, the symbolism goes one step further. At this meal, Jesus reveals not only that He would soon die but also why He had to die. He gives us clues about the meaning of His death.
These clues come to us through a number of allu...
2020-04-0723 minWillow JourneyDay 16 of Journey Through Mark: THE END OF THE TEMPLECOMMENTARY
Mark 13 includes Jesus’ longest teaching in the book of Mark. This section is called the Olivet Discourse because it takes place on the Mount of Olives, which sits across from the Temple. The primary focus of this teaching is the fate of the Temple. Jesus has already symbolically stated that the Temple was under God’s judgment (Mark 11:12-20). Now, He communicates verbally, albeit privately and cryptically, that the Temple’s destruction is near.
One key to understanding this confusing and sometimes controversial passage is recognizing that Jesus uses a lot of figurative language. For ex...
2020-04-0632 min
Willow JourneyDay 15 of Journey through Mark: TO GOD WHAT IS GOD'SCOMMENTARY
In yesterday’s reading, Jesus indicted Jerusalem’s religious leaders for their corruption and failure to welcome Him as God’s Son. In today’s reading, representatives of these leaders confront Jesus with a number of questions in order to trap Him. The first trap deals with the issue of Roman taxation. In Mark 12:14, some ask Jesus, “Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?” The “imperial tax” these questioners ask about was an unpopular Roman census tax. One rebel leader compared paying this tax to slavery. The sensitive nature of this yes or no questi...
2020-04-0330 min
Willow JourneyDay 14 of Journey Through Mark: A WITHERING FIG TREE & TEMPLECOMMENTARY
Mark 11 introduces the third and final act of the book of Mark. Over the last few chapters, Jesus has been traveling to Jerusalem. Now, He finally enters Jerusalem. When He arrives, He does a couple of odd things. These actions come to us in the form of another “Markan sandwich,” a story within a story.
The first half of the outer story tells us that on His way into Jerusalem, Jesus curses a fig tree when He sees that it has no fruit. Jesus says in Mark 11:14, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again...
2020-04-0230 min
Willow JourneyDay 13 of Journey through Mark: THE SIGHT OF THE BLINDCOMMENTARY
Throughout the last two readings in Mark, Jesus has been on a journey to Jerusalem. In today’s reading, this journey ends in the same miraculous way that it started, with Jesus healing a blind man (Mark 8:22-26; 10:46-52). On its own, this closing story is significant because it reveals Jesus’ Messianic identity as the one who can bring sight to the blind (Isaiah 35:5; 42:7). Where it is located, the story is especially ironic because it shows how a blind beggar named Bartimaeus can “see” what others along the journey have failed to see.
For example...
2020-04-0132 minWillow JourneyDay 12 of Journey through Mark: SERVANTS OF ALLCOMMENTARY
Today, Jesus continues to teach His disciples what it means for Him to be the Messiah, and just as we’ve seen in the past, His disciples are confused by His message. Their confusion takes on a variety of forms. One way it manifests itself is through an argument they have among themselves on the road. After hearing Jesus make another prediction of His death, they get into an argument over who among them is the “greatest” (Mark 9:34). This argument might have been provoked by Jesus inviting Peter, James, and John to witness His transfiguration (Mark 9:2). It alm...
2020-03-3126 min
Willow JourneyDay 11 of Journey Through Mark: A SUFFERING MESSIAHCOMMENTARY
Today’s reading represents a major turning point in the book of Mark. Up until this point, Jesus has spent His time in and around the Galilean countryside, demonstrating with great power that He is the Messiah. Now, the book begins its second act as Jesus travels “on the way” to Jerusalem and teaches about the “way” of the Messiah (Mark 8:27; 9:33-34; 10:17, 32, 46, 52).
The episode in Mark 8:27-33 functions as a hinge between these two acts. In the first part of the story, Jesus asks His disciples a question: “Who do you say I am?” (Mark 8:29). Th...
2020-03-3025 min
Willow JourneyDay 10 of Journey through Mark: IN GENTILE TERRITORYCOMMENTARY
In today’s reading, Jesus spends the majority of His time in Gentile territory. This is not the first time in Mark that Jesus has visited non-Jewish regions. He has already visited the Decapolis, a non-Jewish region on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee (Mark 5:1-20). That trip was brief, but Jesus now begins to focus His ministry in areas beyond the Jewish Galilee.
One story we read tells of how Jesus returned to the Decapolis and miraculously fed 4,000 people. Other than the specific location in Gentile territory, the details of this ep...
2020-03-2724 min
Willow JourneyDay 09 of Journey through Mark: HUMAN TRADITIONS & THE COMMANDS OF GODCOMMENTARY
Today, Jesus again finds Himself in trouble with the Pharisees and teachers of the law. As we’ve already seen in Mark, these people have accused Him of blasphemy, of eating with sinners, of failing to fast, of breaking the Sabbath, and of casting out demons by the power of Satan (Mark 2:6, 16, 18, 24; 3:2, 22). Now they have a new complaint with Jesus. After seeing His disciples eat without washing, they ask Him, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?” (Mark 7:5).
To appreciate the angst of...
2020-03-2627 min
Willow JourneyDay 08 of Journey through Mark: A TALE OF TWO KINGSCOMMENTARY
A major portion of today’s reading tells the story of John the Baptist’s death. At first glance, this seems like an odd story to be placed at this point in the book. John had been a major figure early on, but he hadn’t been seen in five chapters (Mark 1:2-14). What’s more, this story is told as a flashback. By this time in Jesus’ life, John had already been killed. So why did Mark tell the story of John’s death in this part of the book?
It seems that Mark placed this...
2020-03-2526 min
Willow JourneyDay 07 of Journey through Mark: A SAVIOR FOR ALLCOMMENTARY
Today, we read two more miracle stories that reveal Jesus’ identity and character. These stories are presented to us in a form that scholars often call a “Markan sandwich.” This is a literary feature used throughout the book of Mark. Mark frequently places one story in the middle of another story (e.g., Mark 3:20-35; 4:1-20; 6:6-31; 11:12-21; 14:1-11, 53-72; 15:40-16:8). By combining stories in this way, Mark intends for us to read them together so that each might shape our interpretation of the other and provide depth to our portrait of Jesus.
The stories sandwi...
2020-03-2424 minWillow JourneyDay 06 of Journey through Mark: WHO IS THIS MANCOMMENTARY
At the end of yesterday’s reading, Jesus paused to teach about the kingdom of God through a series of parables. In today’s reading, Jesus resumes His ministry with a series of miracles. As we’ve been discovering throughout Mark, Jesus’ miracles were not just random acts of power and goodwill. Like His parables, the miracles that He performed taught veiled lessons. They demonstrated through actions what He had not said openly, that He is the Messiah, the Son of God.
The first miracle story we read about today illustrates this well. Mark 4:35-41 tells of...
2020-03-2329 min
Willow JourneyDay 05 of Journey Through Mark: A HUMBLE, SUPERNATURAL MUSTARD SHRUBCOMMENTARY
In today’s reading, we encounter a collection of parables about the kingdom of God. A key to interpreting parables is recognizing their riddle-like nature. Parables aren’t always as simple as they might seem. In fact, Jesus indicates that they are meant to conceal as much as they reveal (Mark 4:11-12, 33-34). We see this in the parable of the mustard seed. On the surface, this parable teaches about the potential growth of Jesus’ kingdom. Just as the “smallest” of seeds can grow into the “largest of all garden plants,” so the kingdom of God has the potent...
2020-03-2025 min
Willow JourneyDay 04 of Journey Through Mark: THE MESSIANIC SECRETCOMMENTARY
Many times in the book of Mark, Jesus makes a request that can seem baffling. Referred to by scholars as the “messianic secret,” Jesus frequently asks for His identity to be hidden. For example, when demons declare that Jesus is the “Son of God” in Mark 3:11-12, Jesus gives them “strict orders not to tell others about him” (cf., Mark 1:24-25, 34; 5:7-10). And Jesus doesn’t only silence demons. He also asks humans to keep His identity secret when they discover who He truly is (e.g., Mark 1:44; 5:43; 7:36; 8:26, 29-30; 9:9). This begs the question, why would Jesus want to hide H...
2020-03-1926 min
Willow JourneyDay 03 of Journey Through Mark: A CONTROVERSIAL CALL TO SINNERSCOMMENTARY
As news of Jesus’ power spread throughout the Galilean countryside, He began to capture the attention of not just the crowds, but also religious authorities, and not
in a good way. Religious leaders began to see Jesus as a threat because His actions repeatedly conflicted with their teachings. In today’s reading, we encounter five separate stories that highlight this increasing hostility toward Jesus.
One of these stories features Jesus calling someone to follow Him. As we read yesterday, He had previously invited four fishermen to become His disciples
(Mark 1:16-20). In today’s read...
2020-03-1832 min
Willow JourneyDay 02 of Journey Through Mark: THE CALL AND COST OF FOLLOWING JESUSCOMMENTARY
At the end of yesterday’s reading, Jesus proclaimed that “the kingdom of God has come near” (Mark 1:15). In today’s reading, we encounter the first detailed stories of Jesus’ kingdom work. Jesus begins to recruit followers, show signs that the kingdom is approaching, and give people a glimpse of His identity and character.
The first story in this series reveals something unique about Jesus’ character: He’s an invitational leader. When He sees two pairs of brothers fishing in the Sea of Galilee, He calls to them, “Come, follow me” (Mark 1:17). For a person of Jesus’ position...
2020-03-1732 min
Willow JourneyDay 01 of Journey Through Mark: THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPELCOMMENTARY
The book of Mark begins with a short, one-line introduction that serves as a title for the entire work: “The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1). It’s brief, but this introduction makes an extravagant claim that would have been striking to those reading it in Mark’s time.
Around the time this book was written, the word translated as “good news” (or sometimes “gospel”) was commonly used to describe the lives and achievements of Roman emperors. Roman messengers would travel around proclaiming “good news” about things like a royal birth...
2020-03-1233 min
The Air Force Starts HereThe Air Force Starts Here - Ep 24 - BMT Adaptive Learning Platform Beta-TestAir Education and Training Command’s emphasis on the use of technology to aggressively and cost-effectively modernize education and training is the focus of the latest episode of "The Air Force Starts Here." Dan Hawkins from the AETC Public Affairs team sits down with Capt. Tyler Hoff, an Air Force basic military training flight commander from the 321st Training Squadron about the issuance of tablet computers to trainees at BMT as part of a six-month Cooperative Research and Development Agreement beta test designed to test adaptive and personalized learning in the BMT setting. Hoff talks about the pilot program and it...
2020-01-2300 minThe Air Force Starts HereThe Air Force Starts Here - Ep 24 - Basic Military Training's Adaptive Learning Beta TestAir Education and Training Command’s emphasis on the use of technology to aggressively and cost-effectively modernize education and training is the focus of the latest episode of "The Air Force Starts Here." Dan Hawkins from the AETC Public Affairs team talks to with Capt. Tyler Hoff, a 321st TRS Air Force basic military training flight commander about the issuance of tablet computers to trainees at BMT as part of a six-month Cooperative Research and Development Agreement beta test designed to test adaptive and personalized learning in the BMT setting. Hoff talks about the pilot program and its goals to as...
2020-01-2300 minWillow JourneyDay 20 of Journey Through Philippians: PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 4Chapter 4
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again...
2019-11-1527 minWillow JourneyDay 19 of Journey Through Philippians: Anyone Might Accept the GospelPaul ends his letter to the Philippians with closing greetings and a blessing. He begins by sending his own personal greetings (Philippians 4:21). Then he passes along the greetings of those who were with him (Philippians 4:21-22). Finally, he prays for the “grace of the Lord Jesus Christ” to be with the Philippians, mirroring the blessing he bestowed upon these Christians at the opening of this letter (Philippians 4:23; 1:2). Although this closing is customary and brief, it should not be read as a mere formality. Even in these few short verses, Paul had something surprising he wanted to reveal
to the...
2019-11-1426 minWillow JourneyDay 18 of Journey Through Philippians: Content in Any and Every SituationCommentary
Today’s reading includes the conclusion to the main body of Paul’s letter. In this section, Paul gives thanks to the Philippians for some gifts they had recently shared with him. This is not the first time in this letter that Paul has expressed his gratitude for these gifts. In Philippians 1:3-5, he thanked God for their “partnership in the gospel.” In Philippians 2:25-30, he honored Epaphroditus for delivering these gifts. However, this is his most heartfelt thank you, encompassing a full ten verses.
In the middle of this extensive thank you note, Paul doe...
2019-11-1326 minWillow JourneyDay 17 of Journey Through Philippians: The Transcendent Peace of GodCommentary
As his letter begins to close, Paul shares a number of short, succinct instructions
as he frequently does toward the end of his letters (e.g., 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22;
1 Corinthians 16:13-18; 2 Corinthians 13:11). At first glance, these quick commands might seem random and unrelated, but they actually reiterate themes we’ve seen throughout the letter. For example, Paul writes in verse 9, “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.” This relates to Paul’s previous command: “join together in following my example” (Philippians 3:17). Or again, in verse 4, Paul...
2019-11-1227 minWillow JourneyDay 16 of Journey Through Philippians: Unity in the LordCOMMENTARY
Throughout this letter, Paul often expresses his desire for the believers in the Philippian church to have unity with one another. In Philippians 1:27, Paul encourages his readers to “stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of
the gospel.” In Philippians 2:2, Paul asks them to be “like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.” These calls for unity, along with other instructions like “do everything without grumbling or arguing,” make it clear that there was some level of disunity in this church (Philippians 2:14).
In today’s read...
2019-11-1125 min
Willow JourneyDay 15 of Journey Through Philippians: PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 3SCRIPTURE
PHILIPPIANS 3
NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH
1 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— 4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence.
If someone else thinks they have reasons to...
2019-11-0723 min
Willow JourneyDay 14 of Journey Through Philippians: CITIZENSHIP IN HEAVENCOMMENTARY
As chapter 3 comes to a close, Paul warns his readers about one last group of “enemies.” He writes, “For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame” (Philippians 3:18-19). There has been a fair amount of debate over what enemies Paul specifically had in mind in these verses. Some suggest Paul was referring to the same group of Judaizers that he had warned his readers...
2019-11-0724 min
Willow JourneyDay 13 of Journey Through Philippians: PRESSING ON TOWARD THE GOALCOMMENTARY
In the Greco-Roman culture where the Philippians lived, sports were a big deal. This is demonstrated by the many stadiums and athletic statues that have been dug up by archaeologists throughout Greece. In Philippi itself, there was an athletic facility known as a palaestra where local citizens would train in athletics. Because of the prominent role sports played in this society, Paul frequently used athletic metaphors in his letter to illustrate the nature of Christian living. For example, in Philippians 1:27-30, Paul uses gladiator language as he encourages the Philippians to continue “striving together” in their “struggle” with out...
2019-11-0627 min
Willow JourneyDay 12 of Journey Through Philippians: THE SURPASSING WORTH OF KNOWING CHRISTCOMMENTARY
At the end of yesterday’s reading, Paul provided his religious résumé, listing seven special qualities about himself. These were things that would have distinguished him in the Jewish community. He was “circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless” (Philippians 3:5-6). Paul’s reason for providing his résumé was to show that none of the Judaizers who presented a threat to the Philippian C...
2019-11-0523 min
Willow JourneyDay 11 of Journey Through Philippians: NOT BY WORKS BUT BY FAITHCOMMENTARY
In Philippians 3, this otherwise joyous letter takes an ominous turn. At the beginning of this chapter, Paul warns his readers about some opponents who might threaten their church. This is not the first nor the last time in this letter that Paul refers to opponents (Philippians 1:15-18, 27-30, 3:18-19). However, these opponents are unique. Their efforts do not help advance the gospel or give the gospel any opportunity to shine. Instead, they have distorted the message of the gospel, so Paul describes these opponents with his harshest words.
He writes in Philippians 3:2, “Watch out for those do...
2019-11-0423 min
Willow JourneyDay 10 of Journey Through Philippians: PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 2SCRIPTURE
PHILIPPIANS 2
IMITATING CHRIST’S HUMILITY
2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one an...
2019-11-0123 min
Willow JourneyDay 9 of Journey Through Philippians: HONOR IN PLACE OF SHAMECOMMENTARY
In today’s reading, Paul continues the travel report that began in Philippians 2:19. Previously, he expressed his hope to send Timothy to the Philippians in the near future. Now, he tells them of his decision to send them a man named Epaphroditus for the time being. Unfortunately, we do not know a great deal about Epaphroditus. Unlike Timothy, who is mentioned by name 24 times across 12 books of the New Testament, Epaphroditus is mentioned just twice, and all in this one letter. What we do know about him is that he had been sent by the Philippian church to...
2019-10-3120 min
Willow JourneyDay 8 of Journey Through Philippians: AN ILLUSTRATION OF IMITATIONCOMMENTARY
Beginning in Philippians 2:19, Paul shares about his plans to send some of his ministry partners to Philippi. This is a common feature in Paul’s letters. Paul often updated his readers on whether he or someone else would be visiting them. What is uncommon about this particular travel report is its size and its location in the letter. Paul’s travel reports are usually short (e.g., 2 Corinthians 13:10; Philemon 22). Also, they typically occur near the end of his letters (e.g., Romans 15:22-29). This particular update is unique because of its length, encompassing a full 12 verses, and beca...
2019-10-3020 min
Willow JourneyDay 7 of Journey Through Philippians: DO EVERYTHING WITHOUT GRUMBLINGCOMMENTARY
Unlike most of Paul’s other letters, and for that matter most other New Testament books, the letter to the Philippians includes no direct quotes from the Old Testament. This may be because the church in Philippi was made up almost entirely of people from a non-Jewish background, so the congregation may have been less familiar with the Old Testament. Another possibility is that Paul did not need to cite the Old Testament because he was not writing to correct bad theology like he did in other letters. Whatever the case may be, as someone who was im...
2019-10-2919 min
Willow JourneyDay 6 of Journey Through Philippians: PEOPLE OVER POSITION & PRIDECOMMENTARY
In Paul’s day, Roman society was made up of a hierarchy of social classes that determined just about everything. They determined what a person could wear, whom they could marry, even where they could sit! So naturally, many people desired to climb the social ladder. One way they could do this was by gaining honor for themselves. We can see this especially in the lives of Roman emperors. Around this time, Roman emperors began to call themselves gods and welcomed the worship of themselves as gods. In doing so, they gained honor for themselves and solidified th...
2019-10-2820 min
Willow JourneyDay 5 of Journey Through Philippians: CITIZENS OF HEAVEN // PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 1SCRIPTURE
PHILIPPIANS 1
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,
To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER
3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good wo...
2019-10-2523 min
Willow JourneyDay 4 of Journey Through Philippians: LIVING IN THE WORLD AS CITIZENS OF HEAVENCOMMENTARY
In Philippians 1:27, Paul shifts from describing his own circumstances to sharing some instructions with his Philippian friends. The first instruction he shares is perhaps his most important. He writes, “Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.” The significance of this instruction is indicated by the phrase “whatever happens” which can also be translated as “only,” “just one thing,” or “above all else.” The idea behind this phrase is that this was a lesson they shouldn’t miss. But even without this opening phrase, Paul’s Philippian readers could hardly miss the significance of this ins...
2019-10-2420 min
Willow JourneyDay 3 of Journey Through Philippians: REJOICING IN THE MIDST OF UNCERTAIN FUTURECOMMENTARY
In yesterday’s reading, Paul talked about his present circumstances. He ended the section by saying he could “rejoice” despite his imprisonment. This was an incredible display of resolve in the midst of a difficult situation. Perhaps even more incredible is the resolve he shows in today’s reading. In this section, Paul shifts his attention to his future circumstances, saying that he “will continue to rejoice” no matter what happened, whether he lived or he died (Philippians 1:18). This begs the question, how was Paul able to continue rejoicing while facing such an uncertain future?
Paul gives us two...
2019-10-2318 min
Willow JourneyDay 2 of Journey Through Philippians: ADVANCING THE GOSPEL IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCESCOMMENTARY
In Philippians 1:12, Paul’s letter to the Philippian church turns to a discussion of Paul’s present circumstances. In this section, Paul confirms what he had already alluded to in verse 7, that he is in “chains.” In other words, Paul is imprisoned as he had been many times for preaching the gospel (2 Corinthians 11:23). There has been a good deal of debate about where Paul was imprisoned and what the specific conditions of his imprisonment were. It could be that Paul was held in a dark, overcrowded, and unsanitary room which was common at the time. It is also pos...
2019-10-2221 min
Willow JourneyDay 1 of Journey Through Philippians: Love AboundingCOMMENTARY
When writing a letter, we tend to follow certain formats or conventions. We start by identifying the recipient (e.g., Dear Jane). We then write the body of the letter. Finally, the letter concludes with a polite closing that identifies the writer (e.g., Sincerely, Joe). These conventions vary somewhat depending on the specific type of letter, but they tend to follow a general guide. One of the first and most important things we should notice about the book of Philippians is that it is a letter. When the apostle Paul composed this letter, he followed some...
2019-10-2126 min
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Code[ish]Technology and ArtCory Haber is the VP of Technology for Furnished Quarters, a global corporate housing company. But he's also an educated painter. He's interviewed by Erin Allard, a Platform Support Engineer at Heroku, to delve into the effect technology has had on art, and vice versa. For Cory, art is about the intent of the artist; it's a moot point to ask whether anything a computer produces can be considered art. In the end, a human has trained an AI or written the software, and the computer becomes a tool, similar to a camera or a pen. Engaging...
2019-08-1332 min
New Nintendo Podcast XLNintendo Live EventsIn this episode, we discuss our experiences with Nintendo outside the games themselves such as midnight releases, the social aspects of StreetPass and Pokémon GO, and attending live events such as Pokémon Organized Play, Play Nintendo Tour, and SCRAP's Defenders of the Triforce. Joining us in this special episode, recorded on the road from Milwaukee to Chicago, are guests Tyler Wynn (@BusterSocks) and Andy Jones (@AndyJones_Music). As you might imagine, recording on the road results in poor sound quality, so bear with us! Thanks for listening!
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Hemp RadioHempisode#126 Hemp is Where the Home is!
PatiCakes Queen of CannabisKandice Hawes
Orange County NormlKeiko Beattie US Weed Channel Magic Mike our fabulous Producertalk with Tyler Hoff our favorite Hempster of HempAware & Bulk Hemp Warehouse
Tyler believes, based on experience and years worth of research and documentation, that Hemp is Mother Earth’s most essential and beneficial agricultural crop. For hemp can provide all the basic necessities for human life: food, clothing, shelter, and medicine.
Since 2003 Hemp Aware has consistently provided access to exceptional quality,
certified organic an...
2015-03-191h 06
Hemp RadioHempisode#126 Hemp is Where the Home is!PatiCakes Queen of Cannabis
Kandice Hawes
Orange County Norml
Keiko Beattie US Weed Channel
Magic Mike our fabulous Producer
talk with Tyler Hoff our favorite Hempster of HempAware & Bulk Hemp Warehouse
Tyler believes, based on experience and years worth of research and documentation, that Hemp is Mother Earth’s most essential and beneficial agricultural crop. For hemp can provide all the basic necessities for human life: food, clothing, shelter, and medicine.
Since 2003 Hemp Aware has consistently provided access to exceptional quality,
certified organic and or all natural, earth-friendly hemp products and raw materials.
"It is our joy to connect YOU wi...
2015-03-191h 06
Hemp RadioHempisode #57 Has religion gone to pot?PatiCakes, Queen of Cannabis; Graceman, Substitute Everything; Mr B, Tech God; talk with special guests Chadd McKeen,Otherside Farms; Michael M, Philosopher & Artist & Tyler Hoff, Hemptapreneur Extraordinaire.
It all came from the Gods, Pot Gods that is..........
Marijuana is NOT Hemp!
Both Presidents Jefferson & Washington, owned Hemp Farms
US Government produced "Hemp For Victory" in 1942 praising Hemp.......
Let us hear from you.....paticakes@hempradio.com
im@michaelm.com
ww.hempaware.com
www.othersidefarms.com
2013-01-311h 03
Hemp RadioHempisode #57 Has religion gone to pot?PatiCakes, Queen of Cannabis; Graceman, Substitute Everything; Mr B, Tech God; talk with special guests Chadd McKeen,Otherside Farms; Michael M, Philosopher & Artist & Tyler Hoff, Hemptapreneur Extraordinaire.
It all came from the Gods, Pot Gods that is..........
Marijuana is NOT Hemp!
Both Presidents Jefferson & Washington, owned Hemp Farms
US Government produced "Hemp For Victory" in 1942 praising Hemp.......
Let us hear from you.....paticakes@hempradio.com
im@michaelm.com
ww.hempaware.com
www.othersidefarms.com
2013-01-311h 03
Hemp RadioHempisode #56 A Hemptastic ShowPatiCakes, Queen of Cannabis; Graceman, our substitute everything, Mr B, Tech God; and our guest today Tyler Hoff, Hemptreneur Extrodinaire.........
Eric Holder, the Dumb Employment Agency(DEA) said we can talk about the Marijuana issue............
Listen to Tyler's Hempsicon
Why are people Hempnatized & hempophobic! I have no Hempahy!!!!
We are being seedy today!
www.hempaware.com
Let us hear from you............paticakes@hempradio.com
2013-01-241h 02
Hemp RadioHempisode #56 A Hemptastic ShowPatiCakes, Queen of Cannabis; Graceman, our substitute everything, Mr B, Tech God; and our guest today Tyler Hoff, Hemptreneur Extrodinaire.........
Eric Holder, the Dumb Employment Agency(DEA) said we can talk about the Marijuana issue............
Listen to Tyler's Hempsicon
Why are people Hempnatized & hempophobic! I have no Hempahy!!!!
We are being seedy today!
www.hempaware.com
Let us hear from you............paticakes@hempradio.com
2013-01-241h 02