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Samuel is born to an imperfect family but they do prioritize something that's of utmost importance; worship. Hannah has communicated her vow to her husband, he has supported her and encourages her to allow the Lord to establish His word. This family's right choices impacts their next generation as we will see Samuel benefit from their lifestyle.

In this week's sermon on Nehemiah 9:38-10:39, guest Pastor Joe Julian from Citylight Omaha walked through Israel's vow of faithfulness to the Lord. In these verses, we learn that God's covenant with us requires a response of trust from us. We can trust God with all of our priorities, allegiances and generosity. Paise God! His new covenant requires nothing but our trust because Jesus fulfills everything through his humanity.

This show has been over one year in the making! A vow renewal, old friends, and an anniversary gift from Artem which left Nikki in shock.  

Nikki & Brie are live from Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona, doing what they do best: putting on a live show!

Nikki & Brie kick things off with The Gorilla from The Phoenix Suns, who might not be much for words, but he brings immense energy to the stage. Then, The Garcia Twins get the crowd involved as bad first dates are the topic for Opening Up with some astonishing stories from the crowd. Brie also had an awkward moment with Buddy, leaving her with more questions than answers.

Then Nikki & Brie bring Artem out to talk about one year of wedded bliss and what the future holds, and in a plot twist that nobody saw coming, Nikki didn't write anything down for the vow renewal; this time, she went straight from the heart.

Then Artem reveals the big surprise that he and Gleb have been working on for months, leaving Nikki & and the crowd wanting more. You'll definitely want to check out The Nikki & Brie Show's IG and YT channels for the visuals because words will never do it justice.

As things cool down a little bit after the big surprise, Nikki, Brie, Artem, and Gleb take questions from the crowd about favorite sisters, favorite dance partners, and then there's a bouquet toss like any classy vow renewal. Also, Brie takes the mic to put a new twist on her matron of honor speech with a new tradition: Toast & Roast.

The Nikki & Brie Newlywed Game definitely has a little turbulence when some questions and answers are lost in translation, and luckily, Gleb is on hand to translate; even when love is the universal language, there can be some misinterpretation.

To close out the episode Nikki & Brie welcome Ariane Andrew to the stage, their Total Divas bestie, who takes the mic and motivates the audience to chase their dreams, then she flips the script on Nikki & Brie for a great moment to finish off a fantastic episode that had more twists and turns than one of Artem's Russian soap operas!

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Hello to you listening in Mandaluyong City, Philippines!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more ) for Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga.

The other day something pretty rotten happened to me. I felt taken advantage of. How dare she? Who does she think she is? After all I’ve done! My anger and resentment continued long past their shelf life. What happened next? I remembered something.

Perhaps you’re familiar with the story of two Buddhist monks, one older and one younger, walking a dirt road back to their temple. Arriving at a wide river they see a woman standing on the bank unsure of how to cross. She asks for help. Without a word the older monk lifts her in his arms, carries her across the river, sets her gently on the other side and nods farewell.

The younger monk is shocked! An hour of walking, then two, then three, and finally the younger monk explodes in rage: “We took a vow as monks not to touch women! You carried her! You broke the sacred vow!”

As the story goes the older monk says, “Yes, I picked her up, I put her down, and you are still carrying her.”

Story Prompt: What are you carrying around that’s ready to be put down? How would it feel to let it go? Write that story!  

Practical Tip: The magic of stories is also in the sharing. If you wish share your story with someone or something.   All that matters is you have a story.

You’re invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and Quarter Moon Story Arts and on Linked In.  

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Wrapping up our series on the offerings in Leviticus, the latest episode of Bible Backdrop looks into the Trespass Offering and the Guilt Offering. Each of these had very specific requirements and we go into details on what was included, why it was included, and how they affect us today.

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Old stories — of mythology or religion — have sometimes been depicted as having one narrative and one interpretation. Here, J. Estanislao Lopez takes on the voice of a character whose story ended in violence, inviting listeners to claim their agency as this character claims hers.

J. Estanislao Lopez is the author of We Borrowed Gentleness (Alice James Books, 2022). His poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Ploughshares, The Rumpus, and Poetry Magazine, as well as the anthology The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext. Lopez received his MFA from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers.

Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.

We’re pleased to offer J. Estanislao Lopez’s poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.

Hannah's vow to commit her child to the Lord's service as a priest was seeking to honor the Lord. She was cooperating with God's plan. The fulfillment of the vow was in accordance with God's will.

The story of Jephthah in the Book of Judges is a tragic example of how not to pray. We should not negotiate with God. A better way for us to pray is to come to the Lord in submission with humility and with reliance upon His power.

Let go of hundreds of years
and relax completely.

-Shitou Xiqian, from Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage

The Vow is a 2012 Romantic Drama. It’s the story of Paige Collins played by Rachel McAdams and her husband Leo played by Channing Tatum. Paige and Leo are married and spoiler alert, shortly after we meet them, there is a car crash, by which Paige loses her memory… she loses her memory of who Leo is, their marriage, their life together, their apartment, it’s all gone. The Vow is the story of Paige and Leo picking up the pieces of the life that she lost complete memory of, and BASICALLY it’s the story of them re-learning how to love each other.

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Ever heard of Ralph Carr? Didn’t think so. Well, Ralph Carr had a biography written about him that was titled The Principled Politician. So, what’s the story about that, and how can Carr’s story instruct us on how to think about crucial events and culture change in our lives? Join Kevin as we explore the interesting story of Ralph Carr, and why he is relevant to Christians taking a stand for the Gospel!  // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.

Here's what we got into on our Monday episode, a weekly kick-off of sorts:

• Stocks are mixed around the world, up in parts of Asia and Europe, but down sharply in the United States to start the week.
• Crypto prices have recovered modestly, but remain sharply depressed from the last week. The FTX damage continues to reverberate.
• Speaking of crypto, the FTX saga continues. The latest includes a hack on Friday, and a massive emission of new FTT tokens that was so poorly received that major exchanges pulled deposits of the now-radioactive security.
• All the exchange drama has led to other exchanges taking fire, and Coinbase looking great in contrast.
• Elsewhere in tech-land: Fake meat raises a bunch more money, Klarna is doing some neat product work, India has unbanned VLC, which was a head-scratcher to begin with, and e-commerce infra startups are still raising capital!

And that’s all the time we had this morning! More Wednesday!

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Credits: Equity is hosted by TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm and Mary Ann Azevedo. We are produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.