Best Bread And Circuses Podcasts (2024)

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Bread and Circus Part 4 38:51

2d ago38:51

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Welcome to Living Hope Church! In today’s sermon, Pastor Bill Francavilla explores the perfection of God and the flawed nature of humanity. We continue to reflect on the ancient concept of "bread and circuses," highlighting how society often seeks distraction instead of addressing deeper issues. Through historical examples of failed utopian societi…

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49. Practical Cannibalism and “exceptional, my ass!” 59:01

17d ago59:01

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This episode was recorded in mid-August of 2024 when we discussed dietary choices, cultural affiliations, and virtue signaling. Life will test our inner monster, and it's our job to discern artificial propaganda from what's truly real. It comes down to resilience: our ability to get back up and keep going. Champions are not defined by winning, but …

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A Deep Dive Into Episode 66 12:43

6d ago12:43

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The Aliens used my computer to contact a couple of it's friends to do a deep dive into Episode 66 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-sawicki/support

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Episode 66, or Carthago Delenda Est, as Cato Would Say 6:32

6d ago6:32

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Bread and the Circus Part 3 50:16

9d ago50:16

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Welcome back to Living Hope Church. Join us for an insightful sermon as Pastor Bill and Jessica both continue the "Bread and the Circus" series. They explore the societal decline depicted in ancient Rome and its parallels to our current culture, especially in light of the upcoming election. They address how a comfortable life can lead to complacenc…

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Bread and the Circus Part 2 40:58

17d ago40:58

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Blessings and welcome back to Living Hope! We are so glad you decided to join us again. Join us this week as Pastor Bill Francavilla shares a powerful testimony about the recent transition of Rey de Gloria Church to a new building, which he inadvertently prayed over just a week before learning they had acquired it. This highlights God’s guidance an…

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Circus and Brad Part 1 36:19

23d ago36:19

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Hello and welcome back to Living Hope Church! We are located in historic Williamsburg, VA. This week Pastor Bill Francavilla begins a new sermon series entitled "Bread and the Circus." He shows a parallel of modern American culture and ancient Rome. Why does society have a tendency to prioritize comfort and entertainment over civic responsibility? …

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48. Backups for the backups 1:31:06

26d ago1:31:06

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In this episode, we had Benji join us for the fourth time to discuss approaches to various concerns and new risks on the horizon. We talked about how the power of belief, adrenaline, and will are tools we can wield to exercise abilities that we have yet to harness fully—things like Breathwork, harmony, and the coherent rhythms that align with our s…

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Ask, Seek, Knock Part 4 35:34

30d ago35:34

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Welcome again to Living Hope Church. We are located in historic Williamsburg, VA. Join us as Pastor Bill Francavilla continues his dive deep into our sermon series, "Ask, Seek, Knock," exploring what it truly means to seek God. As Pastor Bill Francavilla brings this series to a close, he discusses the three essential steps for approaching God: Ask,…

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47. Freedom from the artificial noise 1:30:44

1M ago1:30:44

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This episode was recorded in mid-July 2024, when we sat down to chat, after a brief gap from being able to do so, about conspiracy, security, liberty, and nature versus nurture. In today's bustling world, AI is simply a gimmick for the powers that be to distract us from allowing us to figure "it" out for ourselves. Our specialized human ability to …

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Ask, Seek, Knock Part 3 37:21

1M ago37:21

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Welcome again to Living Hope Church. We are located in historic Williamsburg, VA. Join us as Pastor Bill Francavilla continues his dive deep into our sermon series, "Ask, Seek, Knock," exploring what it truly means to seek God. In today's message, we reflect on the powerful stories of Hannah and Moses, emphasizing the importance of asking God for o…

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46. How much execution of planning is luck? 1:58:47

1M ago1:58:47

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This episode was recorded in late June 2024 when we sat down to nerd out about various philosophical topics, such as the creation of one's own fortune or misfortune, as well as the obvious and subtle differences between British humor and Canadian humor. Shout out to the creators of Monty Python, Norseman, and Baltimora. We hope you all have had a f…

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45. The costs of free resources 1:23:48

1M ago1:23:48

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This episode was recorded in mid-June 2024 when we had Benji back on to unpack what the credit bubble is doing to our work ethic. Our willingness to work for our prosperous future continues to be in question. Please enjoy! Don’t forget to comment, share, and subscribe! Humbiont beverages can be purchased at select retailers local to the central Ver…

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Ask, Seek, Knock Part 2 33:46

1M ago33:46

33:46

Hello, and welcome again to Living Hope Church! We are so glad you joined us today. Listen in as this week, Pastor Bill Francavilla continues his sermon series, Ask, Seek, Knock. This week we will be focusing on the importance of asking God for what we need. We’ll explore why articulating our needs to God is crucial, and how sometimes our requests …

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Ask, Seek, Knock, Part 1 32:03

2M ago32:03

32:03

Welcome back to Living Hope! We are so glad you joined us! Listen in this week as Pastor Bill Francavilla highlights the significance of prayer and its role in our relationship with God. His message revolves around Jesus’ teaching on prayer, particularly from Luke 11. Pastor Bill emphasizes the power of asking, seeking, and knocking as described by…

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65 or Everyone knows about your conspiracy 6:54

2M ago6:54

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The aliens take on the Olympics, human behavior, and talk about four new books that you may want to read. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-sawicki/support

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What's Your Temperature? 38:52

2M ago38:52

38:52

Welcome back to Living Hope Church, we are so glad you have decided to join us today! We are located in historic Williamsburg, VA. This week, Pastor Matt Brummett's message dives deep into the book of Jonah and its profound lessons on God's mercy, justice, and provision. We explore Jonah's journey from defiance to redemption and draw parallels with…

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Path to Victory Part 5 37:03

2M ago37:03

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Welcome back to Living Hope Church. We are so glad you decided to join us today. We are located in historical Williamsburg, VA. This week, Pastor Bill Francavilla shares an uplifting and inspiring sermon as we conclude our series on the path to victory. In this message, Pastor Bill shares his reflections on returning to Virginia, his recent travels…

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44. Balancing the physical with the spiritual 2:01:26

2M ago2:01:26

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This episode was recorded in the fall of 2023 where we sat down to nerd out on the (corresponding and conflicting) spiritual aspects of the physical and biological world. We touched on the story of Milarepa, and the theories of Alfred N. Whitehead's Process Philosophy and Rupert Sheldrake's Morphic Resonance. Don’t forget to comment, share, and sub…

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Pursuing God's Presence and Reflecting His Glory and Image on Purpose 51:22

2M ago51:22

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Hello and welcome again to Living Hope Church. We are located in Historical Williamsburg, VA. Join us this week as Guest Speaker, Dr. Navon Lindo invites everyone to embark on a journey of seeking God's presence and reflecting His glory in the world. Using Psalm 27 as a guide, he explores the transformative power of encountering God in the "secret …

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Path to Victory Part 4 37:05

3M ago37:05

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Path to Victory Part 3 36:16

3M ago36:16

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Hello again and welcome to Living Hope Church located in historic Williamsburg, VA. We are so blessed you have joined us today. This week, Pastor Bill Francavilla continues the series on how we walk along the path to victory in his discussion on Unity. How should we as a church be unified and what does scripture say about what Unity looks like. If …

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Path to Victory Part 2 33:07

3M ago33:07

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Hello and Welcome to Living Hope Church. We are located in historical town of Williamsburg, VA. Join us again this week as Pastor Bill Francavilla continues his sermon on our Path to Victory. We hope you enjoy the sermon.

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Path to Victory 34:10

3M ago34:10

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Hello and welcome again to Living Hope Church, Williamsburg, VA. Join us again this week as Pastor Bill Francavilla begins a new series; Path to Victory. Bad things can happen to you and it is ok to feel hurt and need comfort in those things. But, will you allow your victim-hood become a volunteer life-style or will you allow God to handle your sit…

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The Cleansing Power of God 40:51

4M ago40:51

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What is the cleansing Power of God and why is it so important? Join us this week as Guest Speaker Bill Caldwell shares with us Peter's experience of receiving a divine message through which God reveals that what He has made clean should not be considered impure. Meanwhile, Cornelius, a devout Roman centurion, also receives a vision, prompting Peter…

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SssixtT4 or When in Rome, check the woods for Popes 7:27

4M ago7:27

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Freedom 37:03

4M ago37:03

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Hello, and welcome to Living Hope Church Williamsburg, VA. We pray you are doing well this week. Join us as Pastor Bill Francavilla discusses a biblical perspective on Freedom. What is our duty as a church when it comes to our leadership? Even in the events that we do not agree with what they are doing or not doing. We are to pray for them. Join us…

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How To Grow 39:52

4M ago39:52

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How does our walk or relationship with God coincide with a seed sewn? How do we grow in our relationship with God? Welcome to Living Hope Church in historical Williamsburg, VA. Join us this week as Pastor Bill Francavilla discusses how we Grow in God and the relationship the Word of God has with the Farmer spreading the seed.…

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43. Speculating reality 1:06:20

4M ago1:06:20

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In this episode, we go deep into the mysteries of existence and the nature of why we are here to experience and learn something about ourselves and our world. The monetary system is breaking down, the global dollar standard is running its course and now is the time to prepare for the great reckoning. We continue to investigate this through the lens…

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42. A swarm story of "things work out" 1:15:42

4M ago1:15:42

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In this episode, we sat down on the back deck to discuss a recent turn of events that reinstilled our faith in the creative process. Things work out when we let them unfold in their own right. Providing just the right amount of intervention, and knowing when to step back and get out of the way, is a crucial part of the process coming to fruition. A…

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How To Church 40:13

4M ago40:13

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What does Church look like? Not just the building itself, but rather the community of people that make up the church. How do we Church? Welcome to Living Hope Williamsburg, VA. Join us again this week as Pastor Jessica Francavilla brings the message of "How to Church". Listen in as she walks through Hebrews 10:24-25. The scripture encourages believ…

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41. Hashgraph and heart-mindfulness 1:09:02

4M ago1:09:02

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This episode was recorded in mid-September 2023 when we sat down to discuss where things are headed these days with the new distributed ledger technology (Header Hashgraph) and what it can do to achieve levels of consensus no one had believed was possible. It puts timeless fables such as The Byzantine General's Problem into full perspective as we b…

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40. Patience, energy & hope 59:24

5M ago59:24

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This episode was recorded in early September 2023, when we talked about the survivalist priority rooted in hope and proliferates to greater and greater necessities for life to thrive in the field that surrounds us and that which we are intimately woven into. We talked about Alfred North Whitehead's Process Philosophy (the philosophy of an organism)…

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Good Good Father 35:58

5M ago35:58

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39. Freedom and the watercourse way 1:55:47

5M ago1:55:47

1:55:47

In this episode, we discuss how our freedoms are in jeopardy due to the financial system constantly trying to manipulate market dynamics. We have forgotten that our founders had forsaken the taxation and control tactics that the government of the time had ruled over the people. The people represent the real wealth in the economy, and prosperity com…

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How to Ask 48:05

5M ago48:05

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Welcome to Living Hope Church in Historical Williamsburg, VA. Please join us this week as Pastor Jessica Francavilla reflects a deep exploration into the dynamics of our relationship with God, particularly in how we approach Him with our questions and concerns. She highlights common barriers such as forgetting to ask, feeling our questions are too …

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38. Human services in a more-than-human world 1:11:25

5M ago1:11:25

1:11:25

This episode was recorded in late January 2024, where we discussed a variety of topics related to fungal intelligence, the evolutionary aspects of mycelial networks and the fungal kingdom, and the symbiotic roles that plants play with human neural receptors, specifically the role cannabis plays on human memory receptors. Our co-host, ChrisP took th…

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When to Fight (How o Fight Part 6b) 38:00

5M ago38:00

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Hello, and thank you for joining us again! This week Pastor Bill Francavilla continues his How to Fight sermon with an idea of When to Fight. Many people continue to wonder and to ask God, when He is coming back. Pastor Bill discusses this very topic. Further, he pulls from the sermon of the mount on how we as Christians should act towards one anot…

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37. Do free markets still exist? 1:01:48

5M ago1:01:48

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In this episode, we raised our glasses to toast cinco de mayo, in honor of a holiday that originated out of a culture that revolted against another culture's domination, or at least attempted to dominate...nice try French. Naturally, the conversation evolved into questioning the roles of government, and how money plays a role in a tyrannical takeov…

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How To Fight 42:20

5M ago42:20

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What can we learn about Spiritual Warfare from some of the best war movies of today? How can we apply them to us spiritually in the fight against principalities and powers of the dark world? Join us this week as Pastor Bill Francavilla discusses How to Fight! We also ask you join us in a moment of silence for those lives lost in the endeavor to our…

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36. Living with it, not on it 1:44:18

6M ago1:44:18

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In this episode, we assess the dilemmas of our time. And explore how we can use our abilities to have a sense of self-directed behavior modification when we recognize that we are headed toward a waterfall in a raft flowing toward it. Like the ability to live with the land instead of on it. We are solar beings at heart, we need to just let our heart…

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How To Act 35:49

5M ago35:49

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Hello and welcome to Living Hope Church in Williamsburg, VA. Join us this week as Pastor Bill Francavilla delves into the significance of Pentecost and the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples. He emphasizes the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit and the misunderstanding many have about God and His actions. He expresses concern about a trend …

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35. Remember who your friends are 2:13:24

6M ago2:13:24

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This episode was recorded in early September of 2023, where we discussed the dangers of the banking system, in that we have lost our way as a social species. Our primary survival mechanism has been to work together as a team, and not allow the bankers to dictate our means of survival for us. With the advent of the Federal Reserve, and the banking s…

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Happy Mother's Day 41:53

6M ago41:53

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Join us this week as Pastor Jessica Francavilla reflects on the dichotomy of being God's children and spiritual leaders. She discusses the responsibility of guiding the next generation in a godless world and emphasizes the power individuals hold in shaping the future through their influence on others. She correlates this to the biblical story of De…

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34. Dreaming the dream 1:08:19

6M ago1:08:19

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In this episode, we discuss some pretty heady implications of what dreams mean to our sense of consciousness in our journey through life. Like revitalizing the mind and domesticating it at the same time. But how do you stay in touch with the past and simultaneously keep the future in focus, while enjoying the present at the same time? Don’t forget …

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How to Meditate 37:41

6M ago37:41

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Welcome again to Living Hope Church in Williamsburg, VA. Join us again this week as we continue in our 5 week series of How to... This week Pastor Bill Francavilla discusses How to Meditate. how to focus on Meditating on God's word, rather than the media and news outlets that tend to feed you ungodly desires, and bad advice that pulls you away from…

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33. Commodity cycles and cool (or at least okay) movies to watch 1:34:22

6M ago1:34:22

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In this episode, we acknowledge the commoditized preferences leading to economic cycles that boom and bust over time. Gold is trending up, and banks are starting to fail on their balance sheets again... What does this tell us? And what can we do about it? Just remember, the creditworthiness of the fiat-based system is not for the people, but for th…

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How To Pray 43:24

6M ago43:24

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Welcome to Living Hope Church in Williamsburg, VA. We are so glad you are listening to today's sermon. This part 3 of 4 in our 4 week series, Pastor Bill Francavilla explores the significance of prayer in the lives of believers, addressing common issues like the lack of, or the unhealthy nature of our prayer lives. Through stories like Dinah's orde…

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32. Doing more with less in a fiat-based system 1:09:08

6M ago1:09:08

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This episode was recorded in late August of 2023 when we discussed the dangers of central banking and what we can do for ourselves when the day of reckoning comes along. This conversation was a tribute to consciously recognizing how we may be inadvertently self-sabotaging ourselves by trusting such a volatile and broken system of trade when we deva…

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How To Discern 49:09

6M ago49:09

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Welcome to Living Hope Church in Williamsburg, VA. Join us again this week as we continue our "How to..." series. This week Pastor Bill Francavilla discusses discernment in the prophetic word. What is a prophetic word? How do you know if it's biblical and how should we handle it? What three things should you do to handle someone giving you a prophe…

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