Conversations with writers, artists, pastors, and other ordinary folk about about practicing the Christian faith. mattbrough.substack.com
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Sermons for Prairie Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Most sermons here are messages from the regular Sunday services by Rev. Matt Brough. Visit http://www.prairiechurch.ca
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Mourning Talk Show is an interview-based podcast. Guests are chosen from across the ideological spectrum and from many fields of expertise. The goal is reciprocal conversations in which new thoughts can be formed and new connections made. Host Aaron Parker has a particular interest in philosophy, psychology, spirituality and art.
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Welcome to Hello Treacle, a comedy podcast brought to you by Amitie Entertainment, featuring Jared Moss-Coomes, Matt McGarvey and Miles Kelly. The boys discuss their lives, pop culture and unfortunately, often some inappropriate subjects.
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Enquire, the Investor Relations podcast, is hosted by Equitory founder and CEO, Clara Melia. The purpose of Enquire is to bring together Investor Relations and Capital Markets professionals to share their experiences, best practice and offer listeners insights and ideas in the dynamic world of Investor Relations. Clara and occasional guest hosts from the Equitory team have the pleasure of having fascinating and informative conversations with some of the most experienced and well-respected pe ...
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EP30: Wayne Brown - Challenges and Opportunities in the UK Equity Landscape
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This episode of Enquire, featuring Equity Research Analyst at Panmure Gordon and Liberum Wayne Brown, explores the challenges and potential reforms in the UK equity markets, the impact of market cycles, and the innovative business models redefining the retail landscape. Equity Market Trends and Challenges In this episode of Enquire, Wayne provides …
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EP29: Nick Stone - Navigating Challenges and Trends in the IR Space
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There’s a lot that IR professionals can learn from their peers and from how other businesses manage investor relations. On the show this week is Nick Stone, Senior Vice President, Head of IR at GSK. We hear how he launched his IR career and his tips for success. Lessons from a Head of IR In this episode, Nick shares stories from his career, startin…
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EP28: John Stevenson & Jonathan Pritchard - What Analysts and Investors Want to See from IR Teams
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What do investors really need from IR? In this episode, we hear the perspective of two retail analysts who break down the responsibilities, challenges, and industry shifts that affect their roles, plus how IR can build an effective partnership with investors and analysts. How IR Can Work with Analysts and Investors John Stevenson, Retail Equity Ana…
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EP27: Matthew Johnson - The Psychology Behind Investor Relations
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In the world of investor relations, communication and building relationships are paramount. To succeed in this field, you need to understand what influences a person’s investment decision. Knowing your audience well helps you to communicate and deliver information in a way that resonates with them. This week’s guest shares important insights on how…
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Ep 26: Nicholas Ashworth - Measuring Success and Staying Innovative as an IR Leader in a Global FTSE 100 Company
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Today’s guest on the Enquire Podcast is Nick Ashworth, the Director of Investor Relations at National Grid, one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the world. It has a primary listing on the LSE, where it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index and a secondary listing in the form of its ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange. Before Nati…
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Ep 25: Simon Whittington - IR and Corporate Development: The Expanding Responsibilities of a Former Sell-side Analyst and Experienced IR Professional
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With more than a decade of investor relations experience behind him, Investor Relations and Corporate Development Director at PZ Cussons, Simon Whittington, shares how his progression from a sell-side role to working in investor relations has enriched his knowledge. Tuning in today, you’ll hear about his experience at Merlin Entertainments, his tho…
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Series 3: Ep 6: Sam Witherow - Identifying and Evaluating Dividend Yield and Dividend Growth Stocks as an Income Investor
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Today on the Enquire Podcast, we are joined by J.P. Morgan portfolio manager, Sam Witherow, to discuss investor relations in 2024. We discuss highlights from Sam’s career, the suite of income products he runs at J.P. Morgan, and the requirements of these funds. We delve into the importance of having a flexible mindset in this industry. Sam also tel…
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Series 3: Ep 5: How Well-structured, Consistent Messaging can Help Companies Capture Investor Attention with Matt Hudson
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Matt Hudson is a portfolio manager at River Global Investors, and he joins us today to explain his company’s priorities, processes, and outlook for the year ahead. We learn about River Global’s business cycle framework, its multi-cap approach, how the company conducts its research, and the way it processes large volumes of information in today’s di…
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Series 3: Ep 4: The Importance of a Clear, Simple and Understandable Equity Story with Andy Brough
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With decades of experience behind him, today’s guest is probably the longest-standing fund manager in London. Having started his investment career in 1987 when he joined Schroders as a UK equity fund manager, Andy Brough has managed the well-known Schroders UK Mid 250 Fund since its launch in November 1999. In this episode of Enquire, he joins us t…
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The Deep Well of Art, Music, and Community
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This amazing conversation with Juno-award winning musician, Steve Bell, was the 9th episode of the Spirituality for Ordinary People Podcast. I felt like it was worth re-sharing, and have also included the original “show notes” below. You can also get a transcript by reading this post in the substack app or on the substack website. This interview wa…
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There are certain Christian traditions that seem talk about how we need more “Bible-based teaching.” These same traditions that tend to indicate that they are elevating the Bible and take pride in “understanding the Bible literally” or, if they actually deign to admit that it is impossible to take the entire Bible literally because, well, least of …
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Series 3: Ep 3: Navigating Markets Through In-Depth Research and Engagement with Georgina Brittain
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After nearly 30 years with J.P. Morgan, today’s guest has a wealth of experience and insights to share with company IR teams. Meet Georgina Brittain, a senior portfolio manager within the J.P. Morgan Asset Management International Equity Group, who joins us to discuss all things investor relations. You’ll find out how Georgina and her colleagues co…
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Series 3: Ep 2: Investor Communication: Proactive Engagement and Open Dialogue with Jeremy Thomas
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Jeremy Thomas has 27 years of experience as a portfolio manager and is the Chief Investment Officer of Global Equities at Sarasin & Partners. He joins us to discuss what company IR teams and investors can do proactively to improve communication with each other. After comparing the industry challenges he faced 10 years ago to the obstacles he has to…
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A podcast episode based on a written reflection first posted to the Noticing Delight Substack. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mattbrough.substack.comBy Matt Brough
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Series 3: Ep 1: Finding Undervalued Stocks and Capturing Investor Attention with Matthew Tillett
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You can make or break your credibility with investors based on the way you communicate with them. In this episode of Enquire, we are joined by Matthew Tillett, a fund manager at Premier Miton, to discuss all things investor relations. The conversation covers all aspects of IR, including his fund's screening and investment approach, why he loves the…
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Reading is interpreting. We know this more keenly than ever because we interpret all the time. You receive an email announcing that you have won a cruise. You read just a bit of it and already you have done your interpretation. It is spam or a scam. You delete it or send it to your Junk Mail folder. You read a news story and wonder if they have rea…
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You can listen to the version audio or read the full reflection (transcript) below: The fact that we hold this collection of books as sacred (or if you personally don’t, you may at least agree that there is deep ancient wisdom there), is enough to say that we may want to do our best to understand what the Bible is all about. Interpreting the Bible …
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Series 2: Ep 9: Communicating the Company Story to Multiple Stakeholders with David Shriver
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Corporate communications and investor relations are changing rapidly in step with technological advancements. During this episode, David Shriver, Ocado’s Chief Reputation Officer, joins the conversation to share how he approaches his role in an ever-changing landscape. After years of acting in the role of Director of Communications, David’s new rol…
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Series 2: Ep 8: Leading IR at a Global FTSE 10 Business Listed on Three Exchanges with Richard O'Connor
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Navigating the intricate field of Investor Relations (IR) requires a blend of experience, adaptability, and foresight. In this insightful episode, we chat with Richard O'Connor, who has a longstanding IR career and currently serves as the Global Head of Investor Relations at HSBC. Richard is an authority on the subject of investor relations, and, i…
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Series 2: Ep 7: Embracing Complexity with Aarti Singhal
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The world of Investor Relations (IR) is riddled with complexity at almost every turn. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, embracing complexity is a learnable skill that every single IR professional should aspire to. Today’s guest, Aarti Singhal, revels in complexity as she goes about her work as the Managing Director in the Barclays c…
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Series 2: Ep 6: The Professionalisation of IR and Talent Recruitment with Anna Hartropp
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A decade ago, very few people were even aware of what investor relations (IR) is, but today it is a very important part of most companies, regardless of their size. As someone who has held positions in politics, communications, in-house IR, and investment banking, and who is the founder of an IR recruitment company, Anna Hartropp has a wealth of kn…
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Series 2: Ep 5: Listen, Reflect, Act: Learning Through a Variety of IR Experiences with Siobhán Andrews
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In this episode, we delve into the world of Investor Relations (IR) with a true luminary in the field, Siobhán Andrews. With over 16 years of unparalleled expertise, Siobhán has carved a remarkable path in the world of capital markets, equity research, and IR. Her ability to navigate complex scenarios, from strategic transformations to crisis commu…
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Series 2: Ep 4: IR and the evolution of a global logistics business with John Crosse
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In today's episode of Enquire we speak with John Crosse, the Director of Investor Relations and Group Strategy at International Distribution Services plc (IDS), formerly Royal Mail plc, where he has been transforming the IR function over the past three and a half years. John’s IR career spans an impressive 20 years and includes establishing IR func…
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EP 40 Terry Marks-Tarlow: Fractal Epitemology (or Richard Feynman in the Hot Tub)
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Terry Marks-Tarlow is a psychologist, educator, author, illustrator and much more. We talked about her theory of Fractal Epistemology and her journey towards understanding its significance.Dr. Marks-Tarlow's website:https://www.markstarlow.com/Dr. Marks-Tarlow's books:https://www.markstarlow.com/books/…
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Series 2: Ep 3: Advancing your career in Investor Relations with James Cartwright
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In our ongoing exploration of investor relations out of the ordinary, we are joined today by James Cartwright, Chief Operating Officer at CMC Markets. James has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the capital markets, specifically in sales and across the natural resources sector in oil and gas. After just two years at CMC Markets, James …
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Series 2: Ep 2: Managing Three Full-Time Jobs Worth of Responsibilities with Adam Richford
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Today’s guest is an experienced treasury guru who is deeply passionate about sustainability. Joining us for this episode of Enquire is Adam Richford, Head of Treasury and Investor Relations at Renewi, to discuss his many roles at this incredible waste-to-product company. Tuning in, you’ll hear about our guest’s career, how he managed to take on so …
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EP 39 Paul VanderKlay & Nate Hile: Thinking About Hell
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Paul VanderKlay is a YouTuber and Christian thinker who has created a diverse community around Christian and existential themes.Nate Hile is also a YouTuber whose channel is called Grail Country. Nate tackles deep, theological issues with his own rotating cast of interesting and diverse people. He's also a member of Paul's "This Little Corner" comm…
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EP 38 Matt Brough: Personal Histories and Spiritual Formation
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Matt Brough has a podcast called The Common Toad. It often feels like he and I are picking at the same seam with regards to spirituality and philosophy. I thought it would be nice to get my podcast brain going again by chatting with him about podcasting and our general shared interest in Christianity.The Common Toad Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/…
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Series 2: Ep 1: Entrepreneurial Culture and Capital Markets Day Success with Jose Federico Castillo Martínez
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Today we are joined by The Heineken Company’s Investor Relations Director, Jose Federico Castillo Martínez, to discuss Heineken’s approach to executing a successful capital markets day and his role within the company. We learn about Heineken’s unique entrepreneurial culture and shareholder structure and how Federico stays aligned with management, o…
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The fifth in a 5-part series for Advent/Christmas 2022. He is born among us and is one of us. The incarnation. God with us and with intent, with imagination and creativity. Bearer of hope, and peace, and joy, and love. And so, we can be religious about the incarnation. As God came into the world and loved the place and people to which He came, we c…
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The fourth in a 5-part series for Advent/Christmas 2022. The final advent theme is Love. Love is so central. It is at the core of who we are as human beings. We naturally love. Think of parents, children, grandchildren, wives, husbands, true friends. And our faith takes us further with love. Over and over we are asked to give ourselves to love. To …
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The third in a 5-part series for Advent/Christmas 2022. What if joy was something you could simply choose? We tend to think joy is something that happens to us. It isn’t in our control. We would love to feel joyful, but that is really hard to do day in and day out. Is it the same as just being happy all the time? No, not really. So, what would it m…
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The second in a 5-part series for Advent 2022. Being religious about something is about devotion, it’s about commitment. It is about staying the course even when you don’t feel like it. We are compelled to stay with it. We’ve made it our religion, and ours is a religion of peace. War is rampant, but we claim peace. Jesus claimed “Blessed are the Pe…
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The first in a 5-part series for Advent/Christmas 2022. Getting religious about hope is not about being unrealistic or having some pie-in-the sky, everything will always be totally fine attitude. Religiously hoping means a full on acknowledgment of life in all its mess, brokenness, and still we fend off cynicism. We lament, but we don’t despair. We…
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Ep 09: What It Takes To Thrive In Investor Relations with Peregrine Rivière
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Peregrine Rivière has spent most of his career in the investor relations space, and the passion that he feels towards his work (and towards the business world in general) is unwavering. In fact, he’s sure he has the best job in the world! The day that this episode was recorded was Peregrine’s last day as the Director of Investor Relations for WPP, …
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Ep 08: The Evolution of IR with Miriam McKay
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We’ve had many impressive guests on the show, but none as experienced as IR professional, Miriam McKay. Miriam has almost 30 years of experience in financial markets, starting at Reuters, moving on to running IR for two listed fund managers, Henderson and Man Group, before settling into her current position as Director of Group Communications and I…
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Ep 07: Thinking Differently About IR with Rob Gurner
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As part of our first series of conversations with senior investor relations professionals in the UK, we are delighted to be joined by Rob Gurner to talk about ways to innovate and think differently about IR. Rob is a highly experienced Head of Investor Relations who currently serves as Head of IR for Plus500, a global FinTech company. He has previo…
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Ep 06: Bethany Barnes, Director of Investor Relations at Dr. Martens
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The majority of people working in investor relations discover the field after they have already started their careers. This is not the case for today’s guest, Bethany Barnes, Director of Investor Relations at Dr. Martens. While she spent some time as a retail analyst, Bethany always knew she wanted to work in IR, so she structured her career and wo…
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"From now on you will be catching people" - Jesus says this to his followers and it does not sound positive at all. Catching people? So, the job of people who follow Jesus is to go and "catch" others? Trap them? Trick them into something? I'm going to just say NO to all of that, but also say that when Jesus said this, there was something far more g…
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Ep 05: Stuart Morgan on The Importance of Building Relationships
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With us in conversation today, we have Stuart Morgan, Director of Investor Relations at Capita. During today’s conversation, we pick his brain to learn about the ins and outs of his career journey to date, and what has kept his interest in the field of Investor Relations. The skills of an IR are a unique combination, and Stuart shares what he is mo…
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The Absurdity, Necessity, and Neurology of Contemplative Prayer with AJ Sherrill - Episode 114
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Matt welcomes AJ Sherrill for a conversation around a book that has one of the most amazing sub-titles of all time! - Being With God: The Absurdity, Necessity, and Neurology of Contemplative Prayer. AJ is the Lead Pastor at St. Peter's Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and is an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he teac…
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Ep 04: From Accounting to Investor Relations with Simon McGough
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Joining us in conversation today is Simon McGough, who has recently started a new position as President of Investor Relations at Wood engineering and consultancy group. He has held a range of senior positions, including acting as a director for Babcock. Additionally, he is involved with the Investor Relations Society in the UK and sits on the Best …
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God With Everyone - Be Still and Behold Part 10
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The Audio version of Prairie Presbyterian Church's Be Still and Behold series: 10 Weeks Exploring God's Presence in the Hebrew Scriptures. Get an Overview of the series here. This is Part Ten - God With Everyone For the printed liturgy and the original video series, visit https://www.prairiechurch.ca/worship This is a public episode. If you would l…
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Ep 03: The Evolution of Investor Relations with Carla Bloom
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Welcome to today’s episode of Enquire. We are delighted to have senior investor relations specialist, Carla Bloom, with us to discuss the evolution of investor relations during her 17-year career. Join us to hear about her experience of transitioning between sectors within the field, and how she has benefitted from her network at Brewin Dolphin. Yo…
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Running Away From God’s Presence - Be Still and Behold Part9
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The Audio version of Prairie Presbyterian Church's Be Still and Behold series: 10 Weeks Exploring God's Presence in the Hebrew Scriptures. Get an Overview of the series here. This is Part Nine - Running Away From God's Presence For the printed liturgy and the original video series, visit https://www.prairiechurch.ca/worship This is a public episode…
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God NOT in the Earthquake, Fire, or Storm - Be Still and Behold Part 8
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The Audio version of Prairie Presbyterian Church's Be Still and Behold series: 10 Weeks Exploring God's Presence in the Hebrew Scriptures. Get an Overview of the series here. This is Part Eight - God NOT in the Earthquake, Fire, or Storm For the printed liturgy and the original video series, visit https://www.prairiechurch.ca/worship This is a publ…
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God in the Temple 2 - Be Still and Behold Part7
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The Audio version of Prairie Presbyterian Church's Be Still and Behold series: 10 Weeks Exploring God's Presence in the Hebrew Scriptures. Get an Overview of the series here. This is Part Seven - God in the Temple part 2 For the printed liturgy and the original video series, visit https://www.prairiechurch.ca/worship This is a public episode. If yo…
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Ep 02: The Value of Face-to-Face Interaction with Hugo Fisher
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The last few years have brought communication technology and strategies to the fore, but there are key concerns around the downsides of digital comms that many professionals are looking forward to leaving behind. Today we sit down with accomplished investor relations director, Hugo Fisher, to discuss the value of face-to-face interactions, the diff…
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God in the Temple 1 - Be Still and Behold Part 6
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The Audio version of Prairie Presbyterian Church's Be Still and Behold series: 10 Weeks Exploring God's Presence in the Hebrew Scriptures. Get an Overview of the series here. This is part Six - God in the Temple part 1 For the printed liturgy and the original video series, visit https://www.prairiechurch.ca/worship This is a public episode. If you …
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EP 37 Steve Hill - Unity, Independence and Satan for Congress
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Steve Hill is a business owner, comedian, Satanist and much more. He is running for congress promoting peace, love and understanding. We talked about his life story and his insights from being in the military, corrections as well as being a black Satanist in Christian America.
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