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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fmeric-huang10/subscribe Saints are all around us from names of people we know to song lyrics, names of cities, titles of films, and more! Saint Podcast explores the roots of saints' legends and how they've changed through time. If you like Medieval legends, Gothic tales, art history, pagan lore, feminist stories, queer stories, and multicultural traditions from around the world, you'll love Saint Podcast. Subscribe via Spotify/Anchor for bonus episod ...
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“These hills…in late afternoon, they turn a hundred different shades of gold. When I was a little girl, papa would take me riding here. We used to race toward the sun, trying to catch it before it set.” “And did you?” “Next time, my pepita. Next time.” *** D.C. Wood (the author of Podiobook “Nameless” and novel The Saviour: Book 1), continues the unfinished saga of the cult television series Queen of Swords, with this unofficial podcast novel that spans across multiple story arcs, and featur ...
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The Blacksmith's Furnace

The Blacksmith's Furnace produced by TheOrdinaryAmazing.com

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Insert wise saying about friends and influence here Welcome to the The Blacksmith's Furnace. The Blacksmith's Furnace is a weekly podcast brought to you by TheOrdinaryAmazing.com featuring Robert "Bobby A" Amissah, Moses "museHH" Baako, Peter "bkpaf" Fynn, and a variety of special guests. It's a conversation about the different ways three, relatively young, guys navigate an increasingly secular world as Christians. We give our views on current issues, pop culture, and the random thoughts Bob ...
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The second episode in Saint Podcast's Mystics series is about a 13th-century Dominican friar and inquisitor. His rulings against Cathar heretics made him many enemies, including a cabal of nobles in Milan who sent an assassin to kill him. Although not strictly speaking a mystic, many miracles are attributed to this saint. He’s a divine healer of si…
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Episode eight in Saint Podcast's Martyrs season is about a saint who was a monstrous giant, standing over 12 feet/3.5 metres tall! He’s the patron saint of athletics, travellers, journeys and transportation in general, epilepsy, the city of Havana in Cuba, and of bachelors. His legend inspired a fashion craze in the late 1950s, and he's famously kn…
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Episode 4 is about Saint Barbara, a maiden who was locked in a tower by her father - and one of the many legendary inspirations behind the fairytale Rapunzel. She's the patron saint of firefighters, Lebanon, lightning, mathematicians, and numerous military artillery units. Find out why Saint Barbara is the patron of explosions. Discover the pre-hol…
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1 John 4:1-6 There is growing interest in all kinds of spirituality – astrology, reincarnation, psychics, the healing power of crystals. What do you make of all this? Is it encouraging that at least people believe there is something beyond the material world? This passage tells us to beware – we need to test the spirits because not all are from God…
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Episode seven is about an Egyptian queen. She’s noted for being the brightest mind of her generation and is therefore the patron saint of scholars, students, lawyers, educators, librarians, philosophers, and theologians. This saint’s icon is a spiked wheel, the implement of torture her tormentor, the Roman Emperor, attempted - unsuccessfully - to i…
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Episode three in the Mystics series is about one of the most influential figures in Medieval Europe, She was a 12th-century author composer, theologian, author, naturalist, visionary, and exorcist. She began life as an oblate, a child who was donated irrevocably to the church by her wealthy parents, sealed up in a cell for life. How she emerged to …
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Episode five of Saint Podcast's Martyrs series is about Saint Lawrence, the son of wealthy Christians living in the Roman province Hispania, modern day Spain. He's an extremely popular saint whose story is relatively unknown yet it intersects with one of the most well-known legends in the world: the legend of the Holy Grail. He was famously roasted…
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The first Mystics episode is about a saint called the Father of Monks. He’s one of the first Desert Fathers, hermits who lived solitary lives in the harsh deserts of Egypt. Throughout his life he was attacked and tempted by the Devil in the guises of a beautiful woman, unimaginable riches, terrifying demons, and a centaur. He’s the patron saint of …
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1 John 2:28-3:10 If you’re a Christian, does it matter how you live? If we’re saved by grace, not by our works, does that mean we can just live as we want? Do we have diplomatic immunity when it comes to sin and prosecution? This passage makes very clear that isn’t the case. If we don’t practice righteousness, we’re not part of God’s family.…
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This is a special episode inspired by an exhibition at the National Gallery in London entitled, Saint Francis of Assisi, featuring a special guest, curator Dr Joost Joustra. Presenting the art and imagery of Saint Francis from the 13th century to today, the exhibition looks at why this saint is a figure of enormous relevance to our time due to his …
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1 John 2:15-27 All of us are concerned about threats to our physical health and life, but what about threats to our spiritual health and life? Is that as big a concern? It should be, given the consequences are eternal. In this passage we are warned about two particular threats which plagued the first century churches and are just as real and deadly…
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This is a special episode created in collaboration with the York Art Gallery. It’s inspired by an exhibition curated by Dr Joost Joustra called Sin, organised by the National Gallery, London with York Museums Trust. The exhibition explores the theme of sin through a collection of artworks spanning a Medieval depiction of demons consuming the soul o…
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In Part I of our Saint Francis Mystics episode, Francis turned his back on youthful pursuits of status and glory. In Part II, his movement and message gain momentum. Their success, however, heralds the end of a golden age. As the number of Francis' followers swell, conflict with the Papacy in Rome seems inevitable. Join Francis as he meets Pope Inn…
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Episode four in the Mystics series is about a saint who was born in the year 1181. He was a middle-class party boy who aspired to the upper-class sex, drugs, and rock and roll lifestyle of an aristocrat until a chance encounter with a leper changed him. His love for nature is commonly referenced, as are the bloody stigmata he bore on his body. The …
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Episode five in the Mystics series is about a saint who was devoted to Saint Francis’ rule to live in absolute poverty. She defied her aristocratic family, powerfulbishops, and several popes to do just this. This saint is the first female founder of a monastic order. She was a celebrity in life and played a role indefining 13th-century European pol…
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Episode 9 in Saint Podcast's Martyrs season is about a very popular virgin saint. She’s unusual in that she was married – yet still died a virgin. Despite having no artistic skills whatsoever, she’s the patron saint of poetry, creativity, and music and has inspired musicians from Brahms to Simon and Garfunkel and the Foo Fighters! The name of the s…
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Episode two of Saint Podcast's Martyr series is about Saint Sebastian, the patron saint of pandemics, athletes, archers, and outcasts. He's one of the most well-known saints. No other saint has as many works of art dedicated to them from paintings to films to books and pop songs. Tune in to learn more about this 3rd-century Roman warrior from Gaul …
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In celebration of Pride Month is a special episode inspired by an exhibition at the Manchester Art Gallery entitled, Derek Jarman Protest! – a major retrospective of the work created by one of the most influential figures in 20th-century British culture. This episode features artist Jez Dolan and curator Fiona Corridan from the Manchester Art Galle…
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Since this is the debut episode of Saint Podcast, it seems only appropriate to begin with the story of Saint Stephen, the protomartyr - or first martyr. Saint Stephen is one of the few saints whose story has a Biblical source, but his tale continues beyond the Bible in medieval legends, traditional celebrations, and even a French football club. Dis…
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Episode six is about a saint whose name means little bear. She’s a British saint, a princess from Britannia, the name of the British Isles when England and Wales were part of the Roman Empire. Her legend is based around a pilgrimage that included an entourage of 11,000 virgins as well as an additional 15,000 hangers on. They met their end in modern…
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Episode 3 of Saint Podcast's Martyrs series is about Saint Margaret. She's one of the most popular saints globally, despite having been declared fictional by the Catholic Church in the 5th century. Nevertheless, her legend as a vanquisher of dragons has made her a perennial favourite. Tune in to hear the story of this gender-bending saint, known as…
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This is I Am Milk, a special episode inspired by an exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London entitled, Milk. It explores our relationship with milk and its place in politics, society, and culture. Judaeo-Christian legends are filled to the brim with stories about milk from lactating saints to a promised land of milk and honey and a Christian…
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This is a preview of the bonus episode, created for Patreon and Spotify subscribers, about a saint who, according to Pope Benedict XVI, ‘exercised a fundamental influence on the development of European civilisation and culture’. Indeed, the rule for religious men this saint wrote in the 6th century has been the template for nearly every monastic or…
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Saint Podcast season 2 is all about mystics, saints who had transcendental experiences with the divine. Over ten episodes we'll meet the founder of a religious order who suffered from stigmata, the bloody wounds of Christ's crucifixion. We'll explore the legend of a nun who had fits of ecstatic joy - and could levitate. And we'll learn about saints…
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We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing. We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.And to Calvi…
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This is part two of a special Saint Podcast episode for the festive holiday season, an exploration of how Saint Nicholas morphed into Santa Claus. In Part I, we met Saint Nicholas, a bishop that wasn’t a historic figure but has nevertheless had a tremendous impact. His feast day falls right at the beginning of pre-Christian Midwinter festivals. As …
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Once more Happy New year all as we kick off the year with outr very first recordingWas a blessing to have the heat of the full furnace present this week. Pete takes his turn in the hot seat and discusses if it is actually possible to sell ones soul and if so if it is possible to ever get it back… And how he approaches setting goals and his plans to…
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This is a special Saint Podcast episode for the holiday season. It’s a two-part exploration of how Saint Nicholas evolved into Santa Claus. The story isn’t a straightforward one at all – and involves a truly motley crew of gift-givers, demons, humanoid helpers, witches, pagan legends, goddesses, gods, and animal sidekicks. The story begins with the…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!! It’s a blessing to have seen another year and we hope you’ve all had a great holiday and are renewed and refreshed, refuelled and ready to face a brand new year!!Mo kicks us off in the hot seat this week, he discussed how he as a Father deals with ensuring his kids actually understood the season of Christmas and Talked about h…
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Welcome all to another episode of the furnace.We did something a bit different for Sorry Not Sorry this week, Might not be one for the audio listeners but please have a look on Youtube for it, we did some dingbats which was like catchphrase but bible based!We go on to talk about the unfortunate issues concerning Jonathan Majors and his being droppe…
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Full Furnace in attendance this week, Mo on his return takes the hot seat for Sorry not Sorry.Pete asks for one thing He hasn’t been as intentional about this year and another that he will be more intentional about next.Rob asks how Mo would advise someone who claims to no longer be physically attracted to their spouse.We go on to discuss the backl…
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The Rock and the rockstar in attendance today, Sorry Not Sorry kicks off with Robert asking if a Christian can view winning the lottery as God making provision for their lives? Pete also then asks if Robert thinks there’s any effect that secular music and movies might have on the believer?We go on to discuss, what in our estimation is an extremely …
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Some one for one action kicks things off in this weeks episode with Peter wanting to know what Rob’s thoughts are on the Church of AI and Rob asking if there are parts of the Bible that Pete wishes there was more clarity on.We go on to talk about the concept of a white saviour complex in the apparent altruistic actions of people from developed who …
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It’s another heavy hitter heavy episode this week, with your boys Pete and Man lyk MoMo kicks sorry not sorry off asking what pte thinks about believers being baptised for the dead.Pete shot back asking about Mo’s thoughts on the idae of God’s sovereignty being responsible for Man’s sinsWe told you it was gonna get heavyWe go on to discuss a questi…
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With Bobby on holiday the heavy hitters are delivering haymakers in this wees episode.This was pretty much a sorry not sorry with hookups by the end with Pete kicking things off wanting to know where Mo puts the boundaries between tolerance, truth and affirmation when dealing with the topiuc of sin in the secular world.Mo also wanted to know when P…
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Mo kicked things off in the hot seat this week, he addressed whether or not he thought it an issue if one is not constantly excited about spending time with God, and given the constant influx of news about conflicts and wars what major issues Christians should be concerned with and praying about.We go on to talk about the incredible fact that Mo ha…
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The Rock and the Rockstar in the flesh this week. Mo couldn’t make it to recording this week, and with Bobby now living close to Pete we have the first in the flesh recording in quite some time.We kick things off with a one for one offering for Sorry Not Sorry. booby asked a threefold question about if it’s possible to sell one’s soul, what that mi…
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Welcome all to another episode with the Furnace! It’s a full house once more and this week Pete jumps into the hot seat for Sorry Not Sorry.He talks about why Jesus performed His first miracle when by His own admission, His time had not come and then talked about how he would approach someone who felt everything wrong in their life is an attack fro…
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Welcome all to another edition of the Blacksmith’s furnace! We have a full house today and in celebration of that instead of Sorry Not Sorry we play a quiz where we determine if a quote provided by Bobby is from the message translation of Lamentations or a Taylor Swift lyric. Trust it’s harder than it seemsWe go on to talk about the tragic death of…
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The better 4/5ths of the Furnace in attendance this week in the absence of the rockstar Robert. Heavy Hitters with a very introspective, existential conversation for you. It was a one for one for Sorry not Sorry this week with Peter asking what composes the answer to the question who are you? and Mo asking Pete’s purpose is!We then go on to talk ab…
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Rock and the Rockstar in attendance again this week.Pete kicks the one for one off for Sorry not Sorry with a wild one! He wanted to know what Rob would do if his partner had been diagnosed with a terminal disease leaving her with one month to live and her dying wish was to sleep with her ex one more time! Rob brought us back to something Holy aski…
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The Rock and the Rockstar in the building this week! Mo couldn’t attend following his preach on Sunday but no one is saying those two things are related!!We go one for one during Sorry Not Sorry, Rob asked how Pete would talk to someone about hearing from God if they don’t believe in God and Pete regrets asking what Rob’s current productivity syste…
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Following Rob’s first preach in the presence of the Furnace, we kick things off with our observations from His sermon, spoiler alert! There were No Red flags, fortunately.Mo moves things along with a turn in the Hot Seat for Sorry Not Sorry, Rob asked about how often Christians should fast to stay healthy, in similar fashion to how one might occass…
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