Children's book publishing’s secrets are revealed as we listen in on fascinating, unguarded, insider discussion from two uniquely qualified best friends: award-winning author/illustrator Grace Lin, and one of NYC’s top editors, Alvina Ling. Go behind the scenes of kid lit and catch a glimpse of the lives of the best-selling author and editor, and the relationship between them.
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a collection of essays and interviews about the trails and tribulation of women in kidlit.
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The story of Minli from the book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin.
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Kids Ask Authors is a podcast where kids can ask the authors of their favorite books a question. Every week, children's book author and illustrator Grace Lin and a guest author answer one question from a child reader-helping kids on their own creative journey!
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We are a joyful body of believers that worships the Lord passionately with faith, hope and love. Our pursuit is His presence, and in this great divine adventure, we have the honor of loving God and loving people. As a church family, we are committed to living as a people who establish the will of God and the power of His Kingdom here on Earth. “As it is in Heaven” is the heart of who we are. Faith Worship Center is located in Pepperell, MA. Senior leaders are Daryl and Lin Nicolet.
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Exploring the uses of primary sources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. We'll dig into resources and teaching strategies as well as talk to educators who are utilizing primary sources and others who curate these incredible items and use them in their work.
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Welcome to the corner of the internet where Jesus-loving women meet to win at life together. Life is tough, my friend. But so are you. You can do hard things and here on the Bold, Brave and Beautiful Podcast, we’re here to help. If you have a heart for living out your purpose, this this the place for you. Join me and amazing special guests as they share inspiring lessons of faith, stories of courage and practical next steps that you can follow toward the adventure of faith and purpose that G ...
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Enough, the Podcast, is a mash-up of deeply human conversations and expert advice on swapping perfectionism, people-pleasing and overachieving for a juicier, more easeful life. It’s moving. It’s light-hearted. It’s practical. And it’s for YOU, if you’re fed up with feeling burned out by hustling for your worth. Bi-weekly episodes on Thursdays.
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The Corner Blitz has our corner of Southwest Mississippi covered when it comes to sports. Hosted by Adam Northam, who is joined by Benji Embry, Brad Woods and Bradley Creel, each week you can hear the guys interview local coaches, players, and offer their take on anything in the sporting world.
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Brandi and Danni are two sisters who just happen to be dead inside. With no fulfilling careers, longtime relationships, or children, they turn to the only thing promised to give them a feeling: art. Every week, Brandi and Danni will get face to face with art, discuss the wack history behind it, and evaluate its life-giving powers. Join us on Art Sistory, where two sisters put art to the ultimate test: can it make you feel alive? If you listen in, maybe you will feel just a little less dead i ...
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Faith Driven Entrepreneur exists to encourage, equip, empower, and support Christ-following entrepreneurially-minded people worldwide with world-class content and community. Here, you'll find conversations with business leaders from around the world who will share how their faith affects their work.
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Welcome to the Word to the W.I.S.E… Why Standards Matter! A podcast series brought to you by UL Standards & Engagement. In the first season we featured remarkable women who used their careers in science and engineering to create a safer, more secure and sustainable future. This season we shift our focus to gender in the development of safety standards. Why safety standards? Standards touch almost every aspect of our lives. They are a set of requirements for how products and systems must perf ...
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BFF 257 Managing Editorial with Andy Ball!
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Andy Ball, Director of Managing Editorial, to talk about the Managing Editori's role in the publishing process. For the Fortune Cookies segment, they talk about what they're obsessed with right now! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click h…
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Episode 77: Sub-routines, Ancestry, and your Leadership, with Jerry Colonna. The more I shone, the worse I felt. It was safer to be anxious than angry. Belonging, good-enoughness, and Jerry’s core question ...
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What are sub-routines? Author, coach, and “CEO Whisperer” Jerry Colonna adopts a term from computer programming, referring to the software that runs under an application, likening this to our belief systems laid down early in life. Jerry uses radical self-inquiry on me (unexpectedly) to probe my belief of “I must be constantly productive to be wort…
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Episode 300 - The Entrepreneur’s Greatest Need: The Riff with Henry Kaestner and Justin Forman
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It’s our 300th episode! In this conversation Joey Honescko, Henry Kaestner, and Justin Forman celebrate the growth and evolution of the podcast and the entire Faith Driven Movement. They reflect on all that God has done over the past five years and dive deep into the importance of community for faith-driven entrepreneurs. The three wrestle with the…
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2024-06-23: Daryl Nicolet - Understanding The Heart Of God In The Prophetic
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Daryl speaks on how important it is for us to speak forth life, health, and prosperity. Verbalization is how things into fulfillment. True verbalizations that unlock the realities of Heaven, and false verbalizations that will keep men in the dark concerning God's will.
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Episode 256: CHOP SUEY: Deadlines, Friendship Style, and AI!
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Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they tallk about how they deal with deadlines and time management, what their friendship style is, and two updates in AI in the industry! And, Alison Morris of First Book shares a few book recommendations. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon membe…
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Episode 299 - Three Views on Layoffs with Vic Ho, Rusty Rueff, and Daniel Fong
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One of the hardest realities in the life of every Faith Driven Entrepreneur is that things often don't go as planned. Unforeseen circumstances can cause all sorts of issues in a company, and sometimes those circumstances affect the people we employ. In this episode, we're going to look at layoffs. How can we think well about these difficult situati…
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2024-06-16: Paul Gosselin - Do I Know The Father
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Paul speaks about how God is the perfect Father. The Father wants such good things for us but He doesn't lay it all out on us at one time, He's going to be in relationship with us as we journey on in life. In healthy relationship you want to change because you are loved. God is waiting for us to come to ur senses to see how good He really is.…
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5 Things Christian Men Must Fight To Have Faith Part 2 | Interview with Isaac Witty
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When the men in our life are struggling, it is natural for us as women to long to help but just don't know what to do! Join us today for part 2 of Barb's conversation with comedian Isaac Witty as he shares his dramatic journey of faith from pastor’s kid to successful comedian who hit rock bottom and found his way back to God. Last time, Isaac cover…
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Episode 255: Book Production with Lillian Sun!
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Lillian Sun, Production Director, to talk about the book production process. For the Fortune Cookies segment, they talk about what they're looking forward to reading this summer! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patr…
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Episode 76: High-Functioning Anxiety, with psychologist Dr Lalitaa Suglani. Masking sensitivity, ADHD, and strong emotions. Where HFA comes from, the signs, and what you need to know
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What is high-functioning anxiety? Dr Lalitaa Suglani takes us through everything you need to know – how HFA shows up day to day; where it comes from; and what you can do if you think you might have HFA. Dr Suglani is an award-winning psychologist and author of High-Functioning Anxiety: A 5-step guide to calming the inner panic and thriving (Hay Hou…
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Episode 298 - Why This Founder Implemented a No-Firing Policy
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Why would a founder decide to never fire anyone? Dylan Wilk, CEO of Human Nature, joins the Faith Driven Entrepreneur podcast to share the story behind the company’s no firing policy and to explain why he believes grace and forgiveness are the greatest HR policies. He recounts a situation where an employee stole from the company and instead of firi…
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2024-06-09: Daryl Nicolet - Reconciled Without Limits
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Daryl speaks about how none of us are outside the reach of God to have an encounter with His love. God finds on our roads of destiny and redirects our lives into the new creation He created us to be. God has transformed our DNA to be supernatural and not have limitations.
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Episode 254: Novel Design with Sasha Illingworth!
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Sasha Illingworth, Associate Creative Director, to talk about the middle grade and young adult book design process, and Sasha shares some tips for aspiring illustrators, and the talk about cover trends. For the Fortune Cookies segment, they talk about what they…
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Episode 297 - A Transformation from Greed to Grace: Stories of the Movement with Human Nature's Dylan Wilk
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Imagine you’ve reached every expected height of success before you turned 25 and then God tells you to leave it behind. How would you respond? Dylan Wilk experienced incredible entrepreneurial highs at a young age. He flew to work in a helicopter, traveled by private jet, and kept Ferraris and Porches in his garage. And then, one day, a tragedy cau…
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2024-06-02: Daryl Nicolet - When Grace Abounds Even More
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Daryl speaks on how when the wickedness around us seems to increase, the more grace is poured out and the wickedness will be destroyed. Unbelief is the enemy, not unbelievers. There is always more grace than evil around.
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5 Things Christian Men Must Fight To Have Faith Part 1 | Interview with Isaac Witty
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Most of us have men in our lives that we love and our deepest prayer is that those men love Jesus. What do you do when the Christian man in your life is struggling and you are not sure how to help? Join Barb for today’s conversation with comedian Isaac Witty who has performed on some of America’s biggest stages and listen to his dramatic journey of…
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Grace and Alvina talk about change--what the major changes in their lives have been, and how one can become better at adjusting to change. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about posting children on social media and privacy issues. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patr…
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Episode 75: Women Who Work Too Much, with Tamu Thomas. Toxic productivity, self-abandonment and regenerative selfcare. Community with Grace Jones
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Where did you learn how to be a woman who worked too much? Who modelled it? And if you don’t identify as a woman, stay tuned. The women in your life are likely overwhelmed and constantly doing – this episode will help you to understand why. Tamu Thomas is a former social worker, and now a coach and author of Women Who Work Too Much. In this convers…
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Live at the Fit Life Sports Plex: Preparation of the Mind - Ole Brook Track and Field state champions; Coaches Darien Dorsey and Tonya Johns, and athletes Jasmine Robertson, Ariyana Graham, Xavier Gayten ...
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On this week's Corner Blitz Podcast, we speak with the MHSAA 5A girls three-peaters in track and field, the Ole Brook Lady Panthers; and the Ole Brook boys, who've won two of the last three state titles. Head coaches Darien Dorsey and Tonya Johns bring along state champion student athletes Jasmine Robertson, Ariyana Graham, Xavier Gayten and Coderr…
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Episode 296 - Andy Crouch, Patrick Lencioni, and Mary Miller Talk Practical Steps for Improving Company Culture
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Entrepreneurs have the ability to create a workplace where people can flourish, but we have to act on that ability in order to make that happen. So in this masterclass-style episode, we're going to dive in a little deeper on this topic. The episode is organized in three parts, heart, head, and hands. Author Andy Crouch will kick us off by talking a…
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2024-05-26: Lin Nicolet - Remembering To Remember
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Lin speaks about practicing remembering because it is easy to forget and God challenges us to remember. We are a storehouse of treasured memories. Remember is not a passive practice, it is active and makes us focus on what God is doing and where He is going. Testimonies set a hope as a standard for the future.…
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Grace and Alvina are recording together on the day after Grace's 50th birthday! They talk all about the concept of growth mindset and what it means, and if they feel that they themselves have growth mindset. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they discuss birthday wishes and whether it's "game over" for them! See complete show notes at www.bookfriends…
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Live at the Fit Life Sports Plex: Viva La Rams - Wilkinson County Christian Academy Baseball Coach Kyle white and Jack Orgeron, Gavin Davis and Jacob Sessions
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Tonight on The Corner Blitz, we're joined by the MAIS 2A Baseball State Champions, the Wilkinson County Christian Academy Rams. Head Coach Kyle White rides all the way to Fit Life from Woodville and brings three of his heavy hitters, seniors Jack Orgeron and Gavin Davis, and junior pitcher Jacob Sessions. We talk about long roadtrips in MAIS 2A, wi…
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Episode 295 - The Business of Making Baseball Fun with Savannah Bananas' Jared Orton
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Jared Orton is the President of the Savannah Bananas, a baseball team unlike any you’ve seen before. They create an entertainment experience that’s part dance performance, part trick plays, and part competitive baseball. Jared has experienced all the ups and downs that come from innovating in a space with a legacy. Since the organization’s founding…
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2024-05-19: Daryl Nicolet - The Two Births
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Daryl speaks on how we have two births; a natural birth that gives us our body, and then a spiritual birth is brought on by salvation. We get to grow into the spiritual life, it is also a process of growing and maturing and practicing the spiritual.
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Healing the Pain of Being Other | Interview with Prasanta Verma
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People of color often feel invisible and alienated, even traumatized, by the oppression and discrimination still prevalent in our American culture today. The result leads to not only internalized trauma but also a particular type of aloneness, which author Prasanta Verma defines as ethnic and racial loneliness. Join Barb as Prasanta discusses her n…
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Episode 251: CHOP SUEY: Posthumous Publishing, AI and audiobooks, and Fyre Festival of Books
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Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they tallk about how they feel about posthumous publishing, using AI for audiobooks, and the disaster that was what was dubbed the "Fyre Festival of Books"! They also share a few book recommendations for Asian American Heritage Month. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click h…
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Live at the Fit Life Sports Plex: Pigskin Rendezvous - Spring Scrimmages at SMCC with North Pike, South Pike and Amite Co.
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This week we get outside the friendly confines of Fit Life and broadcast on location at Southwest Mississippi Community College for a high school football spring scrimmage. Amite County coach Jeffery Gibson faces off against his little brother, Don Gibson, and the Port Allen Pelicans. We talk to both afterward. We also catch up with North Pike coac…
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Episode 294 - Creating Culture Worth Celebrating: Stories of the Movement with Booster's Chris Carneal
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Culture can be a bit of a buzzword. What does it really mean for a company to have values and an identity? And how can leaders of those companies make sure those values don’t just become another page on the website or words on a wall in the office? In this episode of Stories of the Movement, we’ll hear about Booster, one of the largest school fundr…
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2024-05-12: Sarina Heroy - Receiving Nurturing & Protective Love
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Sarina speaks about how we can only love to the capacity we are able to receive love. Nurturing and protective love are foundation to our sense of identity and who we are in the world, and if there was any deficiency of receiving either of these, it resulted in a wound. But God is the source and restorer of nurturing and protective love.…
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Episode 250: Copyediting with Christine Ma!
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Christine Ma, to talk about the copyediting and proofreading process. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about planning the perfect birthday and/or vacation! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: ht…
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Live at the Fit Life Sports Plex: Girls Gotta Eat - Co-Lin women's basketball coach Britta Stephens and North Pike AD Kevin Martin
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This week we're joined by Copiah-Lincoln Community College Lady Wolfpack Basketball Coach Britta Stephens, who reflects on her not-quite-one-year on the job with the She Wolves, recruiting and performing at the juco level and how it's important to have assistant coaches who can choose restaurants at which to stop on road trips. We also talk to Nort…
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Episode 74: Overcoming Psychological exhaustion with Rosie Nixon
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Episode 74: Overcoming Psychological Exhaustion, with Rosie Nixon You’re not completely burnt out, or incapacitated by work, but you know that something’s not quite right. Perhaps you’re more tired than usual, or you’re having other niggling signs, but you carry on. These things pass; they always do – until they don’t. That’s what happened to Rosie…
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Episode 293 - The Riff: Fighting Identity and Idols Throughout the Entrepreneurial Journey
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In this episode, Joey Honescko, Henry Kaestner, and Justin Forman discuss the themes of battling idolatry and identity in entrepreneurship. They emphasize the importance of seeking the Holy Spirit and aligning one's identity with Christ, share personal experiences of wrestling with idolatry and the need for approval, and highlight the significance …
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Finding Strength in a Life You Didn’t Sign Up For | Interview with Nicole Unice
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Does your life feel like it is the opposite of what you’ve been praying for? Perhaps you’ve wondered if God has mixed up your life with someone else’s because you definitely didn’t sign up for the drama that keeps coming your way. In this conversation, Barb and author Nicole Unice discuss Nicole’s new book, Not What I Signed Up For, and how to find…
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2024-05-05: Daryl Nicolet - Encounters Give Clarity
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We start this weeks message with Healing Room's testimonies! Then Daryl shares how years ago he had an encounter with God that changed his life and gave him clarity on the direction of his life. What we really need is to see people encounter God. Anyone can start race but endurance is what makes us finish it.…
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Episode 249: Picture Book text and art editing and revision with Saho Fujii!
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Saho Fujii, Executive Art Director, to talk about the picture book editing and revision process. They talk about how picture book illustrators are chosen, Saho shares what she looks for when she reviews sketches, and also shares about her special connection to …
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Live at the Fit Life Sports Plex: The Mountains Win Again - Ole Brook tennis coach Becky Green and state champions Allie Grace McNeil, Annie Stewart, Caroline Kilpatrick and Cohen Leggett. Mississippi ...
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This week on The Corner Blitz we have our annual sit-down with Brookhaven High School Tennis Coach Becky Green as she tallies up yet another line on her state champion spreadsheet. This time it's two pairs of doubles winners - Allie Grace McNeil (SR), Annie Stewart (8th), Caroline Kilpatrick (JR) and Cohen Leggett (FR). That was Caroline's THIRD st…
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Episode 292 - Three Views on Hearing From God with Nicky Gumbel, Kim Avery, and Jeremy Lin
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The best way to fight against idolatry is to seek the voice of God. So, what does that actually look like? In this episode, we're going to hear three perspectives from three incredible leaders around the world. We'll head first to the UK to hear from priest and author, Nicky Gumbel for a chat he had with Henry about a framework he has for hearing t…
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2024-04-28: Daryl Nicolet - The Spirit And Not The Letter
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Daryl speaks on we get to take the Holy Spirit with us as we read scripture. Even if we don't understand what we are reading, it still lets in because our eyes are the gate to our soul. We carry the ministry of the spirit.
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and talk about the writing, editing, and revision process, with a focus on writing, editing, and revising novels. Find out how Grace feels the first time she receives an editorial letter from Alvina! They also finally share their ideas for patreon perks in the Fortune Cookies segment! S…
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