podcasts

RAF184: Lake Weddington Recreational Area

Today I join my best friend and new dad Robert for my first visit to Lake Weddington. This is a not a state park, but is a “recreational area” which I believe is federally designated, because recreation.gov says it is part of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests. Recreation.gov claims to be a gateway to new…

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TOS041: The Sacraments – Baptism

Patti Brunner brings you Baptism, the final sacrament of the Catholic series: The Eucharist and Other Sacraments. Baptism brings life, eternity with God, and the grace to fulfill his plan to rescue those affected by choices made. Redemption allows the indwelling of God within the heart of man in relationship not just as Creator and created. The water—symbol…

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RAF183: Why You Need Money

Why do we need so much money? Why not go do a job I love that pays peanuts? Some of the jobs in which you can make a difference or pursue a passion are not the best paying jobs. For example, acting. The average member of the screen actors guild makes $1000 per year. Musicians?…

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RAF182: Testosterone Facts for Men and Women

Why women and men? You may not know this, I didn’t for a long time — but women have testosterone and men have estrogen. It is produced by the sex glands, the testes in men and ovaries in women. Men have 7-8 times more testosterone than women and produce 20 times more on a daily…

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TOS085: Recognizing the Voice of God

Truth of the Spirit episode ‘Recognizing God’s Voice’ hosted by Patti Brunner provides several spiritual exercises for listening to the Lord. Please know that the Lord wants you to hear his voice. Mostly it is the ability to discern God’s voice that the people need help—He speaks to you all the time. If you do not spend…

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RAF181: Coconut Oil

Back in episode 140 I talked about the different kinds of fat, saturated, unsaturated, trans fat and omegas. I said that in general, saturated fat is bad because its consumption leads to a higher risk of heart disease. But there is at least one exception. Coconut oil. Turns out there are a number of benefits…

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RAF180: How to Avoid Stress

How many times have a stated that stress is a vicious killer, a slayer of men, a menace to all earthly life? Today I want to talk about how to avoid it, so we can live longer, happier, healthier lives to the very end. But we all have stress. It is a part of life….

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TOS084: Listening to the Voice of the Lord

Did you know that you can hear the voice of the Lord? Truth of the Spirit’s Listening to the Voice of the Lord with host Patti Brunner shares that when the Lord speaks directly to your heart there is a different level of understanding; the Holy Spirit gives gifts of wisdom and understanding that come…

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RAF179: 5 Reasons You Need More Sleep

There is a lot of noise about sleep. Unfortunately there is also a lot of noise in this episode of the podcast due to the overwhelming presence of cicadas in the park. So apologies for that. For example, back to the figurative noise, another podcaster called Jocko always recommends getting up early to get more…

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RAF178: Gym Etiquette

Most of us can’t afford our own private gym. So we have to share with others. That means curtesy is important, as it is everywher humans gather. But in the gym there are a couple of particular things we can do to help keep the peace with our fellow gym members. One is racking weights…

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