Philokalia Ministries is the fruit of 30 years spent at the feet of the Fathers of the Church. Led by Father David Abernethy, Philokalia (Philo: Love of the Kalia: Beautiful) Ministries exists to re-form hearts and minds according to the mold of the Desert Fathers through the ascetic life, the example of the early Saints, the way of stillness, prayer, and purity of heart, the practice of the Jesus Prayer, and spiritual reading. Those who are involved in Philokalia Ministries - the podcasts, ...
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Welcome to the Bump N' Run Broadcast where Paul and Tristan dive into the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series with an abundance of heated opinions and comedic debate.
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Discover how the healthcare industry is leveraging technology to revolutionize patient care! From digital health platforms to the latest healthcare initiatives, learn how the healthcare sector is transforming healthcare to deliver improved outcomes.
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Professors, students, and preachers throughout Fuller’s extended community offer weekly spiritual reflections on topics at the heart of the seminary’s mission.
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People, we are a podcast about Board Games and Card Games and Strategy Games AND THE LIKE. We're fun, exciting, hillarious, geeky, and all under the age of 21. So now that you've found us, hit that play button. Relax, kick back, and listen to your favorite board gamers on your favorite green sofa.
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Wim Demeere has conversations about martial arts and self-defense. But the podcast goes beyond that to cover issues on society, science, health, and much more. If you have a wide range of interests like him, stick around!
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The International Association of Privacy Professionals is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource, helping practitioners develop and advance their careers and organizations manage and protect their data. More than just a professional association, the IAPP provides a home for privacy professionals around the world to gather, share experiences and enrich their knowledge. Founded in 2000, the IAPP is a not-for-profit association with more than 70,000 ...
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An examination of religion's role and the ethical dimensions behind top news headlines.
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Join award-winning nutritionist and author Jackie Lynch as she takes you on a journey through midlife to learn how diet and lifestyle can help you take control of your menopause symptoms. Each month Jackie covers a different topic, from managing hot flushes or dealing with anxiety to intimate health and strong bones. She'll introduce you to some fascinating guests who can offer expert advice on managing midlife hormonal changes and challenges, so that you truly can have a happy menopause. Fi ...
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Graylog Community Podcast
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Conversations with some of the greatest martial artist, discussing how martial arts influenced their lives, in all capacity.
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Feeling stuck? Each show we tackle issues we all go through and provide tips and tools to help you live your best life ever!
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A lifestyle podcast based on martial arts. Established in 2018 by Daniel Marino, 4th dan in Tang Soo Do, and David Grossman, purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Discussing the benefits of martial arts for self-defense, health and wellness.
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SOFcast is the official podcast of U.S. Special Operations Command. Listen to members of America's elite special operations forces discuss leadership, overcoming challenges, and current issues for the force. Hear from special operations personnel like Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets, Army Rangers, Marine Raiders, Air Force Special Operators, pilots, medics, communicators, and more!
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Hiyaa!! was conceived as a podcast that would be both entertaining and informative for the martial arts community at large, no matter what style(s) you practice or what level you are at within your chosen style(s). Your hosts Craig Kiessling and Dave Jones have both been active in the martial arts world for quite some time – being students as well as teachers – so you know you’re in relevant (if not good) company. If you enjoy interviews with notable martial artists of various styles and bac ...
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It can be a lonely & confusing place running a martial art business. Especially when there are so many ways to get the same result. Rick Dubidat, also known as “The Business Growth Guru,” talks with real school owners, experts and entrepreneurs that have struggled in the past with their business each month and finds out how they made the changes to move the life and business forward. Each episode contains powerful information to help you grow your martial art business, getting you more membe ...
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Who's Up, Who's Down and Who's Getting Laid Off with Amy Abernethy - Episode 21
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In the first portion, I gave a rundown of executive moves and layoffs that recently occurred in the healthcare world. In the second portion, I interviewed Amy Abernethy, co-founder of a new startup named Highlander Health. Episode Resources Connect with Katie Adams https://medcitynews.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-adams-450775141 moves@med…
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HRT: Addressing 12 Key Questions & Myths with Kathy Abernethy, BMS Menopause Specialist. S6. Ep 5.
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HRT (or MHT) isn’t natural territory for The Happy Menopause podcast, but as it’s the theme for this year’s World Menopause Day, I thought it would be remiss of me not to cover it. HRT has become a pretty contentious issue in recent years, with a lot of people being very entrenched in the strongly for or strongly against position. And amongst all t…
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WDP 148: Iain Abernethy
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Iain Abernethy is a karate expert who focuses on applying techniques and principles from kata. We talked about our training, how it changed as we got older, and much more. The Bonus Episode in which Iain answers questions from my Patrons is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/113858813/ The show notes mentioned are here: https://wimsblog.com/148 Su…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXIX, and XXX, Part I
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We are brought to the denouement of the Ladder in these final steps on Dispassion and the “Trinity of Virtues” - Faith, Hope and Love. The words of St. John ring forth as if from the mouth of a poet. It is only one who has experience of and has seen the beauty of Divine love who can then speak of the urgent longing that begins to take over the soul…
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217 - The God Who Responds | David Emmanuel Goatley
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David Emmanuel Goatley reflects on the trustworthiness of God and on the communal power of testimony to remind us how God, who has been there for us in the past, is here for us in the present and future. David Emmanuel Goatley is the Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair at Fuller Seminary. Recorded at Fuller’s All-Seminary Chapel on October 23, 20…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXIII, Part I
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We have continued to make our way through the final few hypotheses about fasting and eating in general. What is gradually coming to light is that our relationship with Christ and our identity in Him is to form and fashion every aspect of our lives. This includes what we might consider the most mundane aspects of our life or what we take for granted…
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WDP 149: Toby Cowern
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Toby Cowern has an extensive background in military intelligence, survival and preparedness. We discuss geopolitics and how global dynamics impact everyday citizens. The bonus episode with Toby is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/114869786 The show notes are here: https://wimsblog.com/149 Listen to our previous conversations here: https://wimsbl…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXIX, Part I
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St. John understands that we are out of our depths whenever we try to capture with words what comes through experience. This is true in particular of the heights of prayer, contemplation, and with dispassion. John’s language is poetic and thus a reflection of his straining to present us with the end of the spiritual life and what the heart longs fo…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXII, Part III
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It’s important for us as we read the fathers and consider the discipline that they embraced regarding our appetites and desires that we do not demonize these realities or fall into extreme practices. At the heart of the fathers’ lives and teachings is desire; allowing the love of God and gratitude for his gifts to guide and direct their understandi…
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My Top 10 Menopause-Friendly Foods with Jackie Lynch, Menopause Nutritionist & Author. S6. Ep 6.
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This is a special episode which shines a spotlight on nutrition to celebrate World Menopause Day, It’s actually a re-release of one of my most popular episodes, which I thought you might like to discover or rediscover, because it’s packed with useful information and foodie tips. I thought it was important to focus on foods to balance out my other s…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVIII, Part VII
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As St. John draws us more deeply into his understanding of prayer and the experience of intimacy with God, he begins to emphasize the importance of maintaining purity of heart and humility. Either through negligence or through demonic provocation, we can find ourselves being driven not by the Holy Spirit toward God but rather driven by the desires …
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216 - God of Humility | E. Trey Clark
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Trey Clark encourages us to follow Jesus’ way of humility—not focusing on our own power but instead serving the most vulnerable and casting our attention on the needs of others. E. Trey Clark is dean of the chapel and assistant professor of preaching and spiritual formation. Recorded at Fuller’s All-Seminary Chapel on October 9, 2024.…
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215 - Divino Compañero | Yolanda Chavez
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Yolanda Chavez preaches about the way God accompanies us in our struggles and suffering and about our call to also walk with others as Jesus does. Inés Velasquez-McBryde translates. Yolanda Chavez is a DMin student. Recorded at Fuller’s All-Seminary Chapel on October 2, 2024.
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Presidential election 2024: Where the candidates stand on privacy and AI governance policy
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As the U.S. enters the final stretch of the 2024 election cycle, we face a tight race at the presidential and congressional levels. With a razor-thin margin separating Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump, we decided to take a look at the possible policy positions of each campaign with regard to privacy and artificial inte…
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Aromatherapy to Support Menopause Symptoms with Amy Anthony, Certified Aromatherapist – S6 Ep. 4.
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Aromatherapy is much more complex than just lighting a scented candle. The essential oils of flowers, plants, wood, nuts or seeds can have a powerful effect on the body. In this episode, we explore how aromatherapy might support us in midlife, menopause and beyond. My guest is Amy Anthony, a certified aromatherapist and aromatherapy educator who’s …
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214 - God of the Small | Dan Meyer
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Dan Meyer preaches on the ways God’s kingdom grows through faithfulness in the “little” things. Dan Meyer is Chair of the Board of Trustees. Recorded at Fuller’s Festival of Beginnings on September 25, 2024.
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2024 in US state privacy law: A retrospective with Keir Lamont and David Stauss
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The year 2024 proved to be another robust one for emerging U.S. state privacy law. Seven states joined the ranks, bringing the total up to 19. Unlike previous years, however, 2024 underwent a paradigm shift away from the standard framework influenced by the draft Washington State Privacy Act. For the Future of Privacy Forum's Keir Lamont, CIPP/US, …
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Who's Up, Who's Down and Who's Getting Laid Off with Dr. Jayne Morgan - Episode 20
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During the first portion of the episode, I gave a rundown of executive appointments, retirements, promotions and layoffs that took place in the healthcare world in September. In the second portion, I interview Dr. Jayne Morgan, who recently became vice president of medical affairs at Hello Heart. Episode Resources Connect with Katie Adams https://m…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXII, Part II
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It may seem surprising that the fathers spend so much time speaking about food and how we approach eating. Yet the needs of the flesh are very much a part of who we are as human beings. So how we eat and what we eat can affect what goes on internally. We can be subject to disorder or extremes in one fashion or another. What we see in the desert fat…
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WDP 147: Brian Frias
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Brian Frias is a retired Marine with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, a former LEO, BJJ black belt under Andre Galvao, and a full-time instructor at ShivWorks. We talk about self-defense, training, instructing, and much more. The Bonus Episode in which Brian answers questions from my Patrons is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/112599434 The …
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVIII, Part VI
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Above all St. John’s writing on prayer works to break through the myopic vision that we have of life, of prayer, and of God. Like so many of the fathers, he will hammer away at anything which prevents us from experiencing the fullness of God’s love and mercy. Thus, he both rebukes and encourages. We began this evening with a warning about admitting…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXI, and XXII, Part I
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We continued this evening to delve more deeply into the fathers’ understanding of the practice of fasting. Once again we see that they learned from experience that it is better to eat once a day but not to the point of satiation. One must be measured and restrained in the practice, so is not to become weak and incapable of work or of fulfilling one…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVIII, Part V
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What is prayer and, more importantly, what do we become by engaging in prayer? So often we take a reductive view of the realities in our life, including the reality of our relationship with God. We reduce our converse with God to a discipline or an afterthought or worse and obligation. And yet as we read the fathers, we begin to see with greater cl…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XIX, and XX
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We continued our reading of the Evergetinos this evening with hypotheses 19 and 20. Once again we find ourselves considering the fathers’ teaching on eating and our use of food. Part of the reason they spend so much time on this subject is because they understand the meaning that food has for us as human beings and that it often goes well beyond th…
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WDP 146: From Polarization to Deradicalization - Pathways Out of Extremism for a Fractured Society
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We live in extremely polarized times and it can be difficult to avoid being radicalized. In this episode I go over common factors involved in (de)radicalization and how you can avoid it. The show notes mentioned are here: https://wimsblog.com/146 Support the podcast and get instant access to dozens of bonus episodes and HUNDREDS of exclusive videos…
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Tune into this short message for some VERY exciting news. I’m going to introduce you to The Happy Menopause Club, which is where all the cool midlife women hang out! There’s loads of great content on there for you that I’ve prepared especially for you and I tell you all about it in this short clip. If you can’t wait to find out about it, visit theh…
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Healing Herbs for the Menopause with Hannah Charman, Medical Herbalist – S6. Ep 3.
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Medicinal herbs have been used for centuries to support our health and wellbeing. In fact, some Chinese and Egyptian texts about the use of herbs date back to 3000BC. In this episode I explore the role of herbs in menopause, and how to introduce them into our self-care programme to manage those pesky symptoms. My expert guest is medical herbalist, …
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Moods & Menopause: Managing PMDD in Perimenopause with Dr Lynsay Matthews, Lecturer and PMDD Researcher – S6. Ep 2.
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Premenstrual disorders can make life incredibly miserable. Any woman who’s struggled with PMS will know that, and I covered that specific issue in the closing episode to Season 5. This episode is a follow-on from that, as I drill down into PMDD – premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Although it occurs in the 2nd half of the cycle, this isn’t just a sev…
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Efficient Fitness for Busy Women with Cara Metz, Midlife Fitness Expert – S6. Ep 1.
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September is a good time for new beginnings, so if you’re thinking about how to build up your strength and fitness if you’ve let things slide a bit this summer, this is the episode for you. In this episode I chat to the brilliant Cara Metz. She’s an absolute testament to the transformative power of healthy living. A dancer from a very early age, sh…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVIII, Part IV
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The very words of St. John Climacus seem to carry us up to heights hitherto unknown and unexpected. The experience of this ascent takes place as we feel our hearts begin to burn for love of God and the desire for him in prayer. St. John quickly moves us away from looking at prayer as a mere discipline and rather our being drawn into the depths of M…
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Who's Up, Who's Down and Who's Getting Laid Off with Graham Barnes - Episode 19
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In the first portion, I gave a rundown of healthcare executive moves and layoffs. In the second portion, I interviewed Graham Barnes, the new CEO of Medically Home. Episode Resources Connect with Katie Adams https://medcitynews.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-adams-450775141 moves@medcitynews.com Connect with Graham Barnes https://www.linked…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVIII, Part III
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Synopsis of tonight’s group on the Evergetinos- Hypothesis 18 Sections H and I: This evening we concluded hypothesis 18 with the clarity that only St. John Cassian can bring. Cassian, though as western monk, spent many years in Egypt among the desert fathers and was able to distill their thought with great clarity for the western mind as well as th…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVIII, Part III
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Joy! Suddenly, as we read through the Ladder of Dive Ascent every cross, every struggle in the spiritual life, while still present, begins to fade into the background. The costs involved in this struggle pales in comparison to the blessings and the fruits that God bestows upon us, especially prayer . St. John places before us the essentials of pray…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVIII, Part II
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No one is going to take up the practice of fasting or come to “love fasting” as we have often spoken of unless they are taught by those who have deep and long experience in the practice. As we have seen the desert was very much laboratory. Those who entered into it were driven by the desire for the Lord and to remove any impediment to that desire. …
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVIII, Part II
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There are some things that cannot be learned from books – prayer most of all! However, St. John, as so many of the Saints speaks to us from long experience as one who truly has seen Christ, knows Christ and has conversed with him deeply. Whatever might be lacking in his thought it still stokes the fire of desire within any heart that longs for God.…
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Assessing AI's risks and impacts: A conversation with NIST's Reva Schwartz
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In May 2024, the U.S. National Institute for Standards and Technology launched a new program called ARIA, which is short for Assessing Risks and Impacts of AI. The aim of the program is to advance sociotechnical testing and evaluation of artificial intelligence by developing methods to quantify how a given system works within real-world contexts. P…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVIII, Part I
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We picked up this evening with the beginning of hypothesis 18. For weeks now we have been reading about the essential practice of fasting. The cultivation of virtue and the overcoming of the passions is impossible without it. Making use of the body to strengthen the soul is a necessity. But we quickly realize from the stories that this practice can…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII, Part IX, and XXVIII, Part I
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As St. John Climacus comes to the end of the step on stillness and segues into the step on prayer, it is as if he is beckoning us with every word to enter into silence and to give ourselves over to prayer; not as a discipline but rather as a response to the gift of God’s love. We are so often filled with a hunger that is inexplicable to us. We seek…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part VIII
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One of the most wonderful things that someone said in the group tonight was: “I am amazed at how simple it all is!” And they are absolutely right in their observation. All that the fathers tell us - about the struggle for purity of heart and overcoming the passions, seeking stillness and constancy in prayer - comes down to one simple reality. God i…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVII, Part I
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The desert was a laboratory. The monks went into its depths precisely to push the limits of what they needed in order to sustain themselves; whether it be food, water or sleep. Therefore, we must not find ourselves put off by the stories that seem so extreme. Quite simply, they were extreme! The desert being a laboratory, compelled the monks not on…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part VII
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St. John draws us into the experience of stillness and its many fruits. It is a precious gift that comes to us by the grace of God and takes root in a heart prepared through years of asceticism and watchfulness. It is our waiting upon God. In many ways this sums up the vocation of the hermit/monk. But it also captures the essence of our life and th…
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Who's Up, Who's Down and Who's Getting Laid Off with Aneesh Chopra - Episode 18
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In the first portion, I give a summary of recent executive moves and layoffs in the healthcare sector. In the second portion, I interview Aneesh Chopra, who recently became chief strategy officer at Arcadia. Episode Resources Connect with Katie Adams https://medcitynews.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-adams-450775141 moves@medcitynews.com Co…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XVI, Part II
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We picked up once again with the theme of “loving fasting.” The severity of the desert father’s practice of this discipline reveals that love. They discovered not only how essential the body is in the spiritual struggle to overcome attachment and the order of one’s desires towards God, but also that fasting brings a simplicity to one’s life.We begi…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XV, Part IV and XVI, Part I
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We continued our discussion of the fathers’ love for abstinence and fasting. While their feats seem amazing to us as well as how little food they needed to sustain themselves, the importance is what this love of these disciplines show us. They were not embraced simply as forms of discipline or endurance, but rather that which humbled the mind and t…
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WDP 145: Dan Anderson
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“Super Dan” Anderson is the founder of American Freestyle Karate, multiple times World Champion, prolific author, and much more. We had an excellent conversation and also recorded a bonus part available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/108197249/ The links mentioned are here: https://wimsblog.com/145 Enjoy. Support the podcast and get inst…
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XV, Part III
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The fathers often draw us along this mysterious path, the narrow path, that leads to the kingdom. They lead us, as it were, “where angels fear to tread.” They show us in an unvarnished fashion how the path to Godly love and virtue passes through affliction. Yet, even that is too simplistic. It is the suffering heart, the heart crushed by prayer and…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part VI
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St. John Climacus once again gives us powerful images to help us understand the meaning of stillness and how it is to be protected. One such image is that of an eyelash that falls into the eye and creates irritation. The enemy of stillness is agitation; we are often driven to distraction by a concern for our physical and emotional well-being. Fear …
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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XV, Part II
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What is it that we are hungry for in this world? So many of the writings of the fathers can be reduced to this very question. What is the deepest desire of our hearts? What have we been created for and what satisfies the sense of incompleteness or the strange feeling of nostalgia within us? Because we have been created for God and find in Him our t…
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part V
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There is a beautiful movement created in the heart by St. John’s writing; it is almost a dance. We move back-and-forth with St. John by simultaneously reflecting upon the beauty of silence and stillness and the intimacy that we experience with God through it - while also being shown what the loss of the silence does to us. The silence of which St. …
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PMS and the Perimenopause, with Jackie Lynch, Menopause Nutritionist & Author. S5. Ep 16.
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You know when it’s coming don’t you? That time of the month, when people start to tiptoe around you and discretion is definitely the better part of valour amongst your loved ones. Woe betide the fool that dares to suggest you’re a little hormonal – especially if it’s a man! Yep, I’m talking about PMS, premenstrual syndrome, which is the focus of th…
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