During this conversation, Inés shares how her faith has fueled her work as well as the way her work has invigorated her faith. Inés has a passion for helping people follow Jesus, while also living in a such a way to that takes care of God's creation and God's people.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

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Meta Member, Wanda Staggers, was born in Harlem, NY, but after graduating from college she made her way down to South Carolina. She world as a single mom, raising four daughters on her own, while also learning to trust God in the big things and in the small things.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by the SoundStage! Network’s Joseph Taylor, Jason Thorpe, and Dennis Burger to discuss records and turntables, from the perspective of two old pros and one recent convert to the format. Sources: “A Vinyl-Apathist’s Quest for His Perfect First Turntable” by Dennis Burger: https://soundstageaccess.com/index.php/f…

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In this week's message, Maggie speaks on the significance of Jesus – who He is, what He does, and the difference He makes in our lives. The truth is that we not only need Jesus, but when we find Him, He changes EVERYTHING!By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

In her message, Fer shares her story of following Jesus and the way He has revealed Himself to her. She shares about the importance of actually being with Jesus and not just doing "Jesus things." This is something God has used to transform her and now she shares this message with us all.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

In just a short time of following Jesus, EVERYTHING can change! That's the power of following Jesus! And that's the testimony shared by both Dan and Kaki in this week's Summer Mixtape message. Over the past year, Jesus has radically transformed who they are and how they're navigating faith, marriage, and life.…

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined once again by Simaudio product director Dominique Poupart and marketing director Étienne Gautier to discuss how making its products locally affects the quality of the components, their serviceable life, rolling changes to production, and adapting to tough times like global pandemics. Sources: North Collection: …

We live in a hurried, fast-paced world where we can easily find ourselves running at full speed 24/7. The challenge and difficulty with this is that we can also find ourselves easily burning out because we've run for so long or run without direction.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

The pressures of culture and society push us to embrace a life apart from Jesus, which means the decision and commitment to follow Jesus into your 30s requires a lot more discipline and resilience.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

This week, host Jorden Guth continues his conversation with Dr. Floyd Toole, exploring the origins of the Athena project at Canada’s NRC, the reasons for and details of his move to Harman International, some of the most misunderstood aspects of his research, the origins of his legendary book Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of …

What do you do when you've been patiently waiting for God for healing, deliverance, provision (or anything else really) and it doesn't seem like He's coming through yet?By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

Just because you’ve taken a step towards freedom does not mean you will continue to be free. If you want to be free, then you have to determine that you will remain free.vBy Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by the loudspeaker legend himself, Dr. Floyd Toole, whose research at Canada’s National Research Council (NRC), followed by his tenure at Harman International, resulted in arguably more improvements to the fidelity of audio we hear at home than anything attributable to any one person. In this first of our two-p…

Let's be honest: there are times where God tells us, or invites us, to do something and we would rather look the other way, pretend like we didn't hear it, or just flat out ignore what God has so clearly spoken.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

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Nobody wants to be called GREEDY. BUT… what if this thing that we say we despise is actually something that’s a part of each of us? And what if this characteristic we say we hate is actually within each of us??By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Dr. Sean Olive, senior fellow at Harman International, to discuss his time at NRC with Dr. Floyd Toole, his move from there to Harman, the development of the Harman target curves for headphones and earphones, and his thoughts on the future of immersive audio and more. Sources: Dr. Sean Olive on 35 Years of “…

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Is He worthy? This is a question every follower Jesus has wrestled with. Just like the rich, young ruler in Mark 10, we all have to ask ourselves, and answer, this question when it comes to following Jesus.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

A recent study done by Cornell University found that 85% of the fears we have *NEVER* materialize, yet the overwhelming majority of people are gripped by fear! Yet for many Christians, fear has an incredible stronghold on their lives. This is especially true when it comes to generosity. Without question, Fear is the number one reason why Christians…

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage’s Doug Schneider, Jason Thorpe, and Matt Bonaccio to discuss the biggest audio show in the world, what’s new, what’s different, and what were their favorite sights and sounds this time around. Sources: Coverage of High End 2024 - Munich, Germany: https://soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events…

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There are strongholds in our lives that are keeping us from becoming the people God has called us to become. But these strongholds don't need to keep us back, it's time to leave the stronghold and break free!By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by James Tanner, CEO of Bryston Ltd., to discuss the company’s origins in the medical industry, the design of its original amplifiers, how the company has evolved over time, and how he eventually joined forces with Axiom Audio’s Ian Colquhoun. Sources: “Canadian Hi-Fi Trilogy: Axiom Audio, Bryston, and Magnum D…

We all have questions about sex, dating, and marriage... and in our final installment of our SWIPE RIGHT series, Pastors Ricky and Krista Ortiz take time to answer YOUR questions about all this and more!By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

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What if the goal wasn’t simply to survive in marriage, but to thrive in marriage? In this week's message, Pastor Ricky Ortiz outlines the 5 KEYS YOU NEED TO THRIVE IN MARRIAGE. These five keys are essential to unlocking the potential, the joy, the fulfillment, the satisfaction, and the power that marriage has to offer!…

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This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by sound engineer, educator, and content developer Marcela Rada to discuss her obsession with sound, her personal history, how she became involved with the recording industry, and what’s different about mixing for immersive formats like Dolby Atmos. Sources: Marcela Rada: https://marcelarada.com/ “Audiophile At…

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What does the Bible really say about sex? Does God define or say who sex is for and how it should be engaged? And does it even apply for how we live today?By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

What does the Bible say about dating? That's a question a lot of Christians have when it comes to dating in the 21st century. Of course, we live in a different time period than when the Bible was written, so does that mean there is no guidance or suggestions?By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Ian Colquhoun, founder of Axiom Audio and now also the owner of Bryston and Magnum Dynalab, to discuss the origins of the company, its connection with the National Research Council, his own relationship with Dr. Floyd Toole, and how the company’s speakers evolved after the legendary NRC research wound down. …

The fact of the matter is that pornography reaches and impacts just about everyone, leaving so many people feeling defeated, discouraged, and in despair. In fact, many people feel like they are overcome by porn and unable to experience healing, freedom, and victory.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

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If you do a Google search for "finding the one" you will find that over 24 BILLION search results are populated in just 0.35 seconds! Clearly, this topic and this idea of finding the one is something we deeply care about and desire clarity on.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

This week, host Jorden Guth continues his conversation with Dr. Peter Schuck, technical director at Paradigm Electronics Inc. The two cover the birth of Anthem Room Correction, the pros and cons of IIR and FIR filters, side quests, diversions, why flat in-room response isn’t actually the goal, and how ARC has evolved in response to market pressures…

With each passing day, it seems like the worlds of sex, dating, and marriage has become increasingly complex, complicated, and confusing. But the truth is it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, God has A LOT to say about each of these areas! In this series, we’ll delve into the heart of what God says so we can discover the radical principles that…

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The Easter story offers us something different. It tells us there is grace available for everyone! And in this week's message, Pastor Ricky Ortiz shares exactly how and why we can have the confidence that grace really is available to us all.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

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Good Friday is a day where we reflect on the cost of our salvation and price Jesus Christ paid on the Cross. But it's not just for reflection, it's for response. Because of what Christ has done, we respond by surrendering our lives.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined by Dr. Peter Schuck, technical director at Paradigm Electronics Inc., to discuss his history in hi-fi, how he ended up at the NRC, how his work with Dr. Floyd Toole evolved into the pioneering Athena project, and exactly what sorts of tests he and others constructed and conducted to determine listener preferenc…

We all have needs. Some needs we're well aware of, other needs have not made themselves as apparent just yet. But we still have needs. Thankfully, God's grace meets us in those places of need AND God's grace knows what we need before we even realize we need it ourselves.By Pastors Ricky & Krista Ortiz

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We live in a world filled with brokenness. We see the brokenness in creation as we navigate the effects of climate change. We see the brokenness in others as wars and violence break out amongst different people groups. But we also experience the brokenness in ourselves as we struggle to overcome things like mental illness or addiction.…