Ridgecrest Baptist Church is located in Dothan, AL and exists to Reach the lost, Build the believer, and Connect people of God to the mission and purpose of God.
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Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod is a news & public affairs program that airs Tuesday through Friday on KPFK Radio from 7 to 8 AM (PST), and nationwide on Pacifica Radio networks. If you're in Los Angeles, or Southern CA, tune in at 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 93.7 FM North San Diego, 99.5 FM Ridgecrest-China Lake, or www.kpfk.org. Tune in to daily Pacifica News headlines at the start of our show. Sojourner Truth brings you news and views on local, national & internation ...
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EcoJustice Radio presents environmental and climate stories from a social justice frame, featuring voices not necessarily heard on mainstream media. Our purpose is to amplify community voices, broaden the reach of grassroots-based movements, and inspire action. We investigate solutions for social, environmental, and climate issues with an eye to advance human health, steward wild landscapes, and solve the climate crisis across the USA and the world. Featured weekly on KPFK Los Angeles and KP ...
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Free weekly podcast of the sermons at Immanuel Baptist Church Ridgecrest. Biblical exposition and life teaching by Pastor Bill Logan and other guest speakers.
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This week we explore the call of Jesus to discipleship through Mark's Gospel. We're reminded that following Jesus is not just about salvation, but a complete surrender of our lives. The story of Jesus calling His first disciples teaches us that God often chooses ordinary people for extraordinary purposes. We're challenged to consider our own respon…
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Progressive Central 2024: The Politics Americans Want
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PDA conferenceProgressive Democrats of America was founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party and our country. We seek to build a party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites-with policies that serve the broad public interest, not just private interests.As a grassroots organization operating inside the Democratic Party, …
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The Climate Water Project: Rehydrating the Earth with Alpha Lo
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In this episode, we plunge into the restoration of water cycles with Alpha Lo, an investigator and researcher dedicated to global water cycle restoration [https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/]. Join us as we explore how rehydrating the earth and soil, replenishing groundwater, and transforming drought-fire- and flood cycles affecting various r…
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Preserving the Churro: Sacred Sheep of the Southwest
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The Churro Sheep remains an icon of resilience and adaptability in the Southwest. On this show we welcome Jennifer Douglass, Founder and Executive Director of Rio Milagro Foundation [https://www.riomilagro.org/], to discuss her work with the Churro on her farm in New Mexico. First introduced by Spanish conquerors, the Churro became a sacred part of…
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Bro. Ray begins a BRAND NEW sermon series called "The Story Of Jesus." We explore the significance of baptism through the lens of Jesus' own baptism in the Jordan River. We learn that baptism is not just a ritual, but a profound act of obedience and identification with Christ. Biblical baptism is by immersion, as demonstrated by Jesus Himself. This…
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Ghost Towns and Geoglyphs: Exploring Chile's Atacama Desert
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We embark on the first part of a series by Jack Eidt who joined the artistic residency of Osceola Refetoff, a Canadian-American visual artist and photojournalist, in Antofagasta, Chile. Supported by SACO Cultural Corporation, this residency places a spotlight on the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, and its rich yet troubled histor…
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Bro. Ray is back from his July sabbatical and concludes his series "On Purpose." In this message, we're reminded of God's purpose for our lives and the importance of living it out faithfully. The central theme revolves around 2 Corinthians 13, where Paul admonishes the Corinthians to examine themselves and get their spiritual act together. We're ch…
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More than the Hem of His Garment
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Aaron Dickinson shares a message from Colossians 1 entitled, "Two People You Need To Know."By Ridgecrest Baptist Church
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The Ancestor of Water & The Maori Way with Heni Unwin
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For Indigenous peoples, such as the Māori, Water is an Ancestor, a living entity to be communed with, revered and treated with sacred reciprocity. We spoke with Heni Unwin in 2023 as she shared her perspectives as a Maori descendant and marine scientist. Humanity has a primordial connection to water. For Indigenous peoples, such as the Māori, Water…
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Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights activist who co-founded The Freedom Singers and later started the African American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, died Tuesday at the age of 81.Her daughter, the acclaimed musician Toshi Reagon, shared the news of her mother's passing Wednesday night in a public Facebook post.It is impossible to separ…
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Supergut: Healing Our Gut Microbiomes for Inner and Outer Health w/ Dr. William Davis
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The gut microbiomes of many if not most modern people have been devastated by highly processed diets, biocides and overuse of antibiotics, which has destroyed countless beneficial bacteria required for optimal health. The impacts are many, upon our mental health, moods, weight and behavior. Our guest in this show, Dr. William Davis, Cardiologist an…
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A Simple Trust and Faith in Jesus - Matthew 14:13-20
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The Cost of Obedience - Matthew 14:1-12"
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Lance Griffin shares a message from John 18 entitled, "The Truth Is Out There."By Ridgecrest Baptist Church
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California Against the Sea, Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline with Rosanna Xia
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We talked with Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times environmental reporter in 2023, as she delves into the realities and solutions to sea level rise in her book California Against the Sea, Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline.Wherever land meets sea, global warming is wreaking havoc. As the ocean absorbs heat generated by the burning of fossil fuels and i…
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The left-wing alliance in France won the most seats in parliament in a dramatic election, dealing a surprise blow to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen.Meanwhile the push for electoral reform in the UK has received a shot in the arm after the “most disproportionate election in history”, according to campaigners and academics.Longstanding reform c…
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The Story is in Our Bones: Indigenous Worldviews, Earth-Centered Communities & Climate Justice
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We welcome Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) [https://www.wecaninternational.org/] to discuss her recent book The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis.It is a prescient time to return to Nature. To remember and act from ancest…
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John Mark Comer once said, “Spiritual friendships do not work unless both members are fully committed to the transformational journey with Christ.” Chase Faulk shares a message from Hebrews 10 entitled, "A Confident Plan."By Ridgecrest Baptist Church
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Corrie Ten Boom said, “Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.” Join us this Sunday as Pastor Ray shares a message titled “Faith Displayed—On Purpose.By Ridgecrest Baptist Church
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Slavery still exists in California and several other states across the US?
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Slavery still exists in California and several other states across the US, its not what we generally think of when we hear the word slavery, as in chattel slavery, but slavery inside prisons. What we are taught in history books is that slavery was abolished with the 13th amendment in the US which was ratified on December 6th, 1865. However, this di…
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Carl Welty: Designing Architecture and Landscapes with Nature’s Ecological Wisdom
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On this show, we discuss how we can revolutionize architecture and landscape design by emulating Nature’s genius. From an interview we did in 2023, our guest Ecological Architect Carl Welty [https://carlweltyarchitects.com/], paints a picture of ancient cities oriented to the sun’s movements, capturing its energy without machines. Modern city desig…
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The Kindom Parable's Part 1
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Paul Washer writes, “The mark of a man of God is God upon the man.” Pastor Ray shares a message from his current series “On Purpose” titled, Be A Man of God.By Ridgecrest Baptist Church
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Margaret Elysia Garcia Dealt With Her Town Burning Down Through Poetry
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In this interview from 2023, we delve into the harrowing experience of wildfires and their aftermath with author and poet Margaret Elysia Garcia. Join us as we explore her poetic journey through loss, resilience, and the stark realities of climate change. Margaret shares her poignant poetry from her chapbook "Burn Scars" and discusses the impact of…
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The Future of Sicangu Lakota Culture and Indigenous Placemaking
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The Keya Wakpala Woicageyapi Housing Community is a "master-planned development" consisting of single family housing types designed to reflect and celebrate Siċaŋġu Lak̇ota culture. The Siċaŋġu see a world where health and wholeness of body, mind and spirit are connected to the earth, stars and all relations. Keya Wakpala is one example of living t…
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Plant Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom for a Troubled World
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In the words of Terence McKenna, since the rise of western monotheism the human experience has been marginalized. We have been told that we were unimportant in the cosmic drama when one considers the power of creation of the one God. But we now know as the global temperatures rise and glaciers melt from the burning of fossil fuels and the feedback …
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Pastor Chuck Locke shares a message from Psalm 95 entitled, "The Weight & Wonder of Worship."By Ridgecrest Baptist Church
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James Lawson Jr., apostle of nonviolent protest, dies at 95
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The Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent protest during the civil rights movement, leading sit-ins, marches and Freedom Rides that withstood attacks by mobs and police throughout the 1960s, died June 9. He was 95.He died of cardiac arrest en route to a Los Angeles hospital, said his son J.…
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The Expensive Folly of Carbon Capture and Storage
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In this episode, we explore the controversial topic of carbon capture and storage (CCS) with insights from various experts and activists. We begin with excerpts from Taylor Brobrey’s keynote at the 2024 Bioneers Conference, where he shares his personal experiences growing up in North Dakota amidst the coal and oil industries. Next, we hear from cli…
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Pastor Chuck Locke shares a message from Psalm 28 entitled, "What's Your Song?"By Ridgecrest Baptist Church
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Claimed by the Earth: Native Navajo Wisdom & Biocosmology with James Skeet
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We sat down with James Skeet, Executive Director of Covenant Pathways on his Spirit Farm in New Mexico. Along with our host Carry Kim and a group of fifteen people from Los Angeles, we visited Spirit Farm near Gallup, New Mexico in May of 2024. It was an amazing education in the Navajo-Diné World where we connected with the land, our hosts, and eac…
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John Wesley said, “One of the principal rules of religion is, to lose no occasion of serving God. And, since he is invisible to our eyes, we are to serve him in our neighbor; which he receives as if done to himself in person, standing visibly before us.” Pastor Ray continues his series “On-Purpose” with a message titled, Serve God—On Purpose.…
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Revelations 2
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Ronald Reagan said, “The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in need of and ready for a spiritual renewal.” Bro. Ray shares a special message titled… Three Dangers Facing America.By Ridgecrest Baptist Church
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Forest Campaigning: Crafting Sustainable Sounds with Taylor Guitars
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On this show we take a journey through the challenges facing our world's forests. What does it take to protect tropical rainforests in places like the Amazon from illegal logging? What about the corporations profiting off the illegal logging trade? Host Jack Eidt speaks with Forest Policy Specialist Scott Paul on his transition from activism with G…
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Malcolm X (born May 19, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S."died February 21, 1965, New York, New York) was an African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and Black nationalism in the early 1960s.By Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod
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