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Welcome to the WILDSONS Podcast. A podcast for men chasing after a life of passion, adventure and freedom— life as it was meant to be. We have chosen to take this journey together, allowing God to forge us as his true sons, warriors and brothers. And as we’re guided by older and wiser men who’ve gone before us, we share stories and experiences gathered from the journey. Join us. You are welcome to come as you are.
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Nexplorers

Jordan Abina

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With all there is going on in the world around us, I want to talk to some visionary men and women to ask what they think is on the horizon. NEXPLORERS is all about taking time to think about what's coming, to dream about our future, and to explore the unknown.
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Welcome to Scroll Sessions, the podcast for entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone interested in digital marketing! Join our team of experts from Scroll as we dive into the world of online business and marketing. From practical tips on starting and growing your own business to insights on the latest trends in digital marketing, we cover it all. Tune in to hear from industry leaders, successful entrepreneurs, and other like-minded individuals who are making a difference in the world of bu ...
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-Sports from the Couch welcomes everyone for a honest, open, friendly, critical, enthusiastic conversation as we break down all the major sports news and notes both nationally and locally in Chicago. -On The Sports Cubicle, join The Marvelous One Dan Marver, The Paulous One Paul Chivari, Sports from the Couch Mike Mercado, and Devin Tingle for your late-night dose of sports talk before the boss hears us and makes us all get back to work. Make sure you’re clocked in for The Sports Cubicle Sun ...
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The Freedom First Podcast

Blain Smothermon / Eric Hearn

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The Freedom First Podcast hosted by Educator Blain Smothermon, Law Enforcement Officer Eric Hearn and Friends. We sit down and have conversations with the most interesting people on the planet, people who live and breath a Freedom First mentality.
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Twice, in the famous chapter of Romans 7, where Paul presents a first-person angst about our battle against sin, he says, "But this is not my true nature. This is not my heart." As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature ... Now if I do what I do not want to…
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Jesus is a fierce, intentional man to be sure. But his passions are neither reckless nor momentary. Could a small, unintimidating figure accomplish such a sustained riot? To pull off driving “all of them out of the temple” would require more than a few seconds and repeated blows. This is a sustained assault. If a frail man with a meek voice tried t…
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When Neo is set free from the Matrix, he joins the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar — the little hovercraft that is the headquarters and ship of the small fellowship called to set the captives free. There are nine of them in all, each a character in his own way, but nonetheless a company of the heart, a “band of brothers,” a family bound together in a si…
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Are Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears legit? Which players have to most pressure on them this season? Which team will be a sleeper to keep an eye on? Who will come out of the NFC and AFC? Is it still Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs league? From @BootlegFootball NFL analyst and college football draft expert, EJ Snyder, joins the show t…
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“Love your neighbor as yourself,” Jesus taught (Mark 12:31), implying a direct link between one and the other. Loving our neighbor is clearly an essential to Christian faith; I think we all get that one. But the qualifier “as yourself” is lost upon most people; it confounded me for years. It almost sounds too pop psychology, something you’d see on …
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Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and the rest of the WNBA are seeing record numbers, what does this mean? This and much more on the latest edition of The Sports Cubicle Sunday nights with Dan Marver, Devin Tingle, Paul Chivari, and Mike Mercado. The Sports Cubicle is brought to you by Sports from the Couch on Mercado Airwaves. 👕- https://luchadog.com/ 📣🛌…
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Every woman is in some way searching for or running from her beauty and every man is looking for or avoiding his strength. Why? In some deep place within, we remember what we were made to be, we carry with us the memory of gods, image-bearers walking in the Garden. So why do we flee our essence? As hard as it may be for us to see our sin, it is far…
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Can Caleb Williams really be the real deal for the Bears? Why does Tua have so much beef against Brian Flores? Will Patrick Mahomes lead team USA to Olympic gold in flag football? All this plus our 2024 Paralympic games preview on the latest edition of The Sports Cubicle Sunday nights with Dan Marver, Devin Tingle, Paul Chivari, and Mike Mercado. T…
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Fan favorite and major part of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series champion team Javy Baez returned to Wrigley, was it a warm welcome? Angel Reese finds new partner in major matchup!? Lets talk about this and much more on the latest edition of The Sports Cubicle Sunday nights with Dan Marver, Devin Tingle, Paul Chivari, and Mike Mercado. The Sports …
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The longing for things to be good again is one of the deepest yearnings of the human heart. It has slumbered in the depths of our souls ever since we lost our true home. For our hearts remember Eden. Most of the time this beautiful, powerful longing flows like an underground river below the surface of our awareness — so long as we are consoled by s…
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The constant push in Western Christianity to “make it practical” betrays our favorite apostasy—it exposes how utterly fixated on the present moment we really are. Yes, we need to embody God’s love in the world today. The human race is not well; things fall apart. We must care for the planet and all creation; we must fight injustice. But we speak of…
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Human beings need oxygen in order to live. Lots of it. So our loving God provided us a world completely engulfed in oxygen; we swim in life-giving air like fish swim in water. Put your arm out — it’s surrounded with oxygen. Look down at your feet — they’re wading through it too. God also arranged for the daily replenishment of this planet-wide ocea…
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In this world where we find ourselves living, having joy often feels both crazy and out of reach. To have joy in the midst of sorrow — or the current news feed — can seem impossible. And all on our own, it is impossible. But just as the angel Gabriel said after making his outlandish proclamation to Mary that she, a virgin, would give birth to the S…
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On the day Adam and Eve fell from grace, they ran off and hid in the bushes. And God came looking for them. He called to Adam, "Where are you?" (Gen. 3:9). Thus began the long and painful story of God's pursuit of mankind. Though we betrayed him and fell into the hands of the Evil One, God did not abandon us. Even a quick read of the Old Testament …
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The struggle with problematic sexual behavior is rooted in our young, emotionally undeveloped parts and their drive to run from discomfort. In order to heal and be set free, we must go deep with our inner child to address the hurts and perceptions we developed when we were young. Kristin interviews Eddie Capparucci, a licensed professional counselo…
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Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. (1 John 3:2 NLT) We have an expression that we use to describe someone who's out of sorts, who's not acting like the person we know her to b…
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Former Vegas sports book director, Raphael Esparza, has 15 Super Bowls under his belt, a world class handicapper, and all around genius in the world of betting, amongst many other things, joins the show to break down the trap of parlays, generated profits states see in legal gambling, and even how to handicap the United States Presidential election…
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But there’s something deeper that calls to me, something richer I have tasted which compels me to let go of the life I keep rebuilding in order to learn how to love. I want God. Can you name a better reason? There is simply no other fountain of life; there is no other waterfall of joy. God is the bliss we seek. This is what the Scriptures are tryin…
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One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet wit…
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What do all the great stories and myths tell us? What do they have in common? What are they trying to get across? Wherever they may come from, whatever their shape might be, they nearly always speak to us Three Eternal Truths. First, these stories are trying to remind us that things are not what they seem. There is a whole lot more going on here th…
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The book “Killing Lions” is a conversation between John and Sam Eldredge about the trials young men face. [John] You have entered the Warrior Stage of a young man’s life. Young men have been at the center of most of history’s revolutions. Deep in your marrow lies a passion to bring down tyrants, overthrow oppression, and fight for a better world — …
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The loss of personality confounds our imitation of Christ. What happens is, our particular brand of church seizes upon one or two of his virtues as the essence of Christ for us to follow. Justice. Mercy. Righteousness. Whatever. You cannot live a life on one quality any more than you can speak intelligently using one word. Meanwhile, we continue to…
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There is an overlooked passage late in the New Testament that is going to begin to connect some dots for us in a wild way. It comes from the book of James, and he brings us back around to the old man, Elijah, praying on the mountain: “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it…
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How quickly do betrayal and slavery fall upon Joseph after his father gives him the coat of many colors, the symbol of his delight. We don’t know exactly how much time has passed, but those events are told in the same chapter in Genesis, barely verses apart. The result is a stark contrast, the time of being the beloved son cut short by a betrayal. …
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There is nothing like stepping out your door into a bright and beckoning world. This is why people vacation in beautiful places. It is also the secret to the stories you love — that magical moment when the hero or heroine steps into a "brave new world". You might still remember that lovely catch of breath and skip of heartbeat the first time you fo…
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Let’s name the “levels” of our being: You have fleeting thoughts throughout the day, most of which are insignificant. You also have longings, hopes, and dreams that are far more important. Deep within you, you have experienced the cry for love, hope, and joy, which feels almost primal to your being. I call these layers of our being the Shallows, Mi…
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In order to learn who we really are, we must have a place in our lives where we are removed from the materialism, entertainment, diversion, and busyness that the Vanity Fair of our society and culture immerse us in. The things sold at the booths in the Fair are tranquilizers that separate us, and protect us, from the emptiness and need of our heart…
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Be very careful how you interpret “unanswered prayer.” Our hearts are so vulnerable in these moments. It’s just too easy to lose heart. The conclusions come rushing in — God isn’t listening; he doesn’t care; I’m not faithful enough; prayer doesn’t really work. Catch yourself! Don’t let your heart go there! Ask Jesus to help you interpret what is go…
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You shall know them, Jesus said, by their fruit. The principle holds true for anything in life. It is especially helpful in diagnosing what the enemy might be up to. What is the fruit of what you’re experiencing? What is its effect? If it continues, what will the results of that be? What will be lost? Jesus said he came that we might have life and …
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The Chicago Cubs have new look uniforms? The Chicago Bears and DJ Moore made a huge agreement? Enjoy this segment from the latest edition of The Sports Cubicle Sunday nights with Dan Marver, Devin Tingle, Paul Chivari, and Mike Mercado. The Sports Cubicle is brought to you by Sports from the Couch on Mercado Airwaves. 👕- https://luchadog.com/ 📣🛌 - …
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We’re going to want our souls strong and ready for the days ahead, filled with God, not fried and empty. So we must practice soul care. I’m not suggesting you go on a witch hunt for every neglected place in your soul. There’s way too much loss in there to take on all at once. Many people are afraid to feel any of it, fearing that if they start cryi…
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Are the Chicago Cubs still in it? Can they compete this year while tooling for next season? From Cubbies Crib and Heartland Signal, Cubs insider Rich Eberwein, joins the show! Enjoy this segment from the latest edition of The Sports Cubicle Sunday nights with Dan Marver, Devin Tingle, Paul Chivari, and Mike Mercado. The Sports Cubicle is brought to…
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The struggle with problematic sexual behavior is rooted in our young, emotionally undeveloped parts and their drive to run from discomfort. In order to heal and be set free, we must go deep with our inner child to address the hurts and perceptions we developed when we were young. Kristin interviews Eddie Capparucci, a licensed professional counselo…
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It seems that much of what Christians believe they are called to these days is a cluster of activities that include regular church attendance, Bible study, prayer, giving, concern for justice, and attending the annual men or women’s retreat. Now — what is all that activity for? What are those things supposed to do to us, or in us? If it’s not resto…
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If you want to get to know someone, you need to know their story. Their life is a story. It, too, has a past and a future. It, too, unfolds in a series of scenes over the course of time. Why is Grandfather so silent? Why does he drink too much? Well, let me tell you. There was a terrible battle in World War II, in the South Pacific, on an island ca…
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We are now in the late stages of the long and vicious war against the human heart. I know — it sounds overly dramatic. I almost didn't use the term "war" at all, for fear of being dismissed at this point as one more in the group of "Chicken Littles," Christians who run around trying to get everybody worked up over some imaginary fear in order to ad…
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If the way to avoid the murderous rage and deceptive allures of desire is to kill it, if deadness is next to godliness, then Jesus had to be the deadest person ever. But he is called the living God. "It is a dreadful thing," the writer of Hebrews says, "to fall into the hands of the living God ... For our 'God is a consuming fire'" (10:31; 12:29). …
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We come into the world with a longing to be known and a deep-seated fear that we aren't what we should be. We are set up for a crisis of identity. And then, says Frederick Buechner, the world goes to work: Starting with the rather too pretty young woman and the charming but rather unstable young man, who together know no more about being parents th…
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The Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks expansion? Chicago Sky upgrading? Will all this cost the taxpayers money? What are the benefits going to be? Let's talk about this and much more from this segment on this latest edition of The Sports Cubicle Sunday nights with Dan Marver, Devin Tingle, Paul Chivari, and Mike Mercado. The Sports Cubicle is brought to…
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Mental resilience begins when we decide to take hold of our thought life. Navy SEAL training includes teaching the recruits positive self-talk. Apparently we say something like three hundred to one thousand words to ourselves every minute. You know from experience that a whole bunch of it is negative. Mental resilience is built by intentionally, co…
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What makes the Day of Judgment so unnerving is that all our posing and all our charades will be pulled back, all secrets will be made known, and our Lord will "expose the motives of men's hearts" (1 Cor. 4:5, emphasis added). This is the point of the famous Sermon on the Mount. Jesus first says we haven't a hope of heaven unless our righteousness "…
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It’s human nature to want our problems to simply go away. Be honest now — how many of us have heard a troubling tick, tick, tick or thump, thump, thump coming from the general direction of our car’s engine or transmission and not done a thing about it, hoping it would just go away? We do this with our health all the time — that painful little hitch…
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Emily Morgan is a graphic designer who has gone viral for some of her redesigns of team logos across all pro leagues joins the show to talk about her awesome work. Emily walk us through her process and what inspires her to create her designs. How do all the different die-hard fan bases interact with Emily's work? Will she be working with the colleg…
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Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous ... Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:6-7, 9) Joshua knew what it wa…
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Jesus’ movement will disrupt the Jewish system very, very profoundly. He is going to turn things upside down and inside out. The world will never be the same. Literally. But there is a precision to his every move. He will not be baited into their traps; he will not be sidelined as a member of “this group” or “that position.” Guilt by association is…
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The longing for things to be good again is making us vulnerable to all sorts of compromises. I can help you with this. First, let’s remove the shock and shame of those moments when hard-pressed you suddenly rages, binges, goes faithless, or simply shows up as a very unappealing version of you. Salvation is a process, not an event. Oh yes — salvatio…
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Sunlight on water. Songbirds in a forest. Desert sands under moonlight. Vineyards just before harvest. These all share something in common — they reflect the heart of a particular artist. They are his masterpieces, his expression and his gift to us. The artist’s name is Jesus. Something else lies in common between these treasures and Jesus as well …
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Josh Buckhalter gives us his thoughts on the crazy NBA offseason and hype heading surrounding the women's game on this latest edition of The Sports Cubicle Sunday nights with Dan Marver, Devin Tingle, Paul Chivari, and Mike Mercado. The Sports Cubicle is brought to you by Sports from the Couch on Mercado Airwaves. 👕- https://luchadog.com/ 📣🛌 - Go t…
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The fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. (1 Corinthians 3:13–14) You know your every sin is forgiven. So if you can remove all fear of exposure from your heart, and set it safely within the context of your Father’s love, it helps you toward a great moment in the kingdo…
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We have lived for so long with a "propositional" approach to Christianity, we have nearly lost its true meaning. As Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen says, "Much of it hinges on your view of scripture. Are you playing proof-text poker with Genesis plus the Gospels and Paul's epistles, with everything else just sort of a big mystery in between — except maybe…
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