Sunday morning Bible teachings from the pastors and teachers at Calvary Spokane in Spokane, WA. For more information visit us at www.calvaryspokane.com.
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“What’s the World Coming To?” is a question often asked in frustration and consternation. In a world of rapid change, disruption and even disorientation, does the Bible have answers? Join Pastor Ken Ortize in this podcast as he begins looking at current world events through the lens of Scripture.
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We all have questions as we go through life. The goal of this podcast is to provide a place to ask questions about anything and hear what the Bible has to say about it. Pastor Ken Ortize is the senior pastor at Calvary Spokane. He has been teaching the Bible for over 30 years and has a passion to see others know and follow the Word of God. To submit a question go to www.calvaryspokane.com and click on the resources tab. Join us as together we discover real answers to real questions.
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Join Purpose Coach Kevin Miller as he conducts deep discussions on personal evolution from his own, curious journey toward greater purpose and deeper fulfillment. Kevin researches and curates the best teachers and guides you may never find, as they are busy teaching in classes, counseling in therapy rooms, researching in labs, and coaching in offices. Go from knowledge to integration at kevinmiller.co *Over 70 million downloads, 300 expert guests, 1,500 episodes...and the journey continues o ...
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Tune in every Monday to find out what happens when Rock n' Roll and life intersect. The Rocker Life has all of the killer guests and interviews that fans expect in a rock music podcast, and adds a lifestyle angle to conversations that will turn a rock fan's interest up to eleven! With guests like Michael Sweet (Stryper, Boston), Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, etc.), Bruce Kulick (KISS, Grand Funk Railroad), Todd Kerns (Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Raiding the Rock Vault), Jar ...
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A podcast seeking to Restore the Vision, Restore the Mission, Restore the Church. Presented by Javier Diaz, North Region Pastoral Ministries Field Associate for Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
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How To Have A Fit Spirit w/ Kate Eckman
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1:22:09Notice I said “spirit” and not “spirituality.” To me they overlap, but this is not a faith based message. Our focus is, your spirit, which I think of like your energy and your “vibe” if you will. Thinking on spirituality, I grew up in a religious construct where many people who were devoted to their spirituality, had very poor and lacking spirits, …
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Restore-Episode 113-Alexander Bryant: North American Division President
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1:10:21Send us a Text Message - include e-mail or phone number in your message to receive a response. In episode 113, we talk with North American Division President Alexander Bryant. He dives into his faith journey, evangelism, leadership, and more. Show Notes/Links/Resources Dr. Bryant's Biography Pentecost 2025…
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Recognize The Victim Identity Of Our Culture & How To Overcome It In Yourself w/ Columbia Psych Professor Scott Barry Kaufman
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1:03:53When COVID hit we all wore masks, so as not to infect each other or get infected. I and many others perceive that a more dangerous virus is among us, and it’s a victim mindset, which results in a victim identity. So how can we protect ourselves? My guest is Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., a cognitive psychologist who is among the top one percent most c…
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The Unveiling - Part 80 The Millennium!
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1:08:37Pastor Ken Ortize continues in Revelation. This multipart series will dive into the study, the interpretation, and will help better comprehend the passages and their meanings. Today we are in 'Revelation 20:8-10.'By Calvary Spokane
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How Your Work Contributes To A Meaningful Life w/ Career Guru Dan Miller
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1:07:51What began as a discussion on whether our work must really be so important ultimately came to our need to know ourselves and what really fulfills us individually. And while yes, having meaningful work is profound to the joy of our lives, it’s also not meant to be the end all to our purpose and calling, but a tool. For this conversation I brought on…
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Not Being Limited By The Harsh Realities Of Our Lives w/ Karena Kilcoyne
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1:41:55I’ve given focus to how we perceive our stories. We’ve also looked at toxic positivity and the damage of just trying to paint a pretty picture. We all encounter circumstances and events in our lives that challenge us. From massive traumas and tragedies to just disheartening disappointments. They all matter in regards to how we go forward in life. F…
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The Unveiling - Part 79 The Abyss & More!
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1:07:24Pastor Ken Ortize continues in Revelation. This multipart series will dive into the study, the interpretation, and will help better comprehend the passages and their meanings. Today we are in 'Revelation 20:1-6.'By Calvary Spokane
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The Lost Art Of Actually Asking For Personal Guidance & Help w/ Mark & Crystal Hansen
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1:08:12A book landed on my desk a few years ago called, Ask - The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny. And lo and behold the author was Mark Victor Hanson and his wife Crystal. Mark is cited as one of the bestselling authors of all-time, as he is credited along with Jack Canfield for the entire Chicken Soup For The Soul franchise which has sold over h…
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The Human Style For Your Most Effectiveness, Efficiency & Energy w/ Erin Claire Jones
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1:35:18Most everyone is aware of their personality style. You’ve likely taken one or five personality tests and quizzes where you answer a bunch of questions about yourself. What are your propensities and predispositions? I appreciate them all and have found some value from each in helping me understand and get some insight into myself. Yet I’ve also stru…
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The Unveiling - Part 78 The Last Battle!
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1:01:27Pastor Ken Ortize continues in Revelation. This multipart series will dive into the study, interpretation, and help better comprehend the passages and their meanings. Today we are in 'Revelation 19:10-21.'By Calvary Spokane
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From Being Bullied To Being A Bully To Imprisonment To Legendary Men's Leader w/ Tommy Breedlove
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1:16:06I feel most of us are looking for a bit of new knowledge, something to help us improve our results. Kind of like weight loss and you just want to drop 5 or 10 pounds. So you make some little shifts and changes. Then you have someone like a friend of mine who went from morbidly obese to losing well over 100 pounds. Such a life change. This is a stor…
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Can You Really Change Your Personality? Do You Really Even Want To? w/ Olga Khazan
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1:29:02I grew up in the world of self-improvement when personality profiles became popular. The idea then was you had a core personality style and it was pretty solid, like your hair color. Culturally we like to label people’s personalities, “She’s a classic type A personality,” and “Oh, he’s super introverted.” In regards to changing one’s personality, I…
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The Unveiling - Part 77 Hallelujah!
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1:14:03Pastor Ken Ortize continues in Revelation. This multipart series will dive into the study, interpretation, and help better comprehend the passages and their meanings. Today we are in 'Revelation 19:1-11.'By Calvary Spokane
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How To Have A Compelling & Relatable Online Personality w/ Erica Dhawan
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1:03:28I find that when we communicate with others, in any way, we are either helping or hurting our relationship with them. Yet every day, more and more of our communication is digital. I cut my relationship teeth as a kid on Dale Carnegie’s book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People.” But this assumed we were face to face. How do we win friends and …
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Restore-Episode 112-Heather Thompson Day: What If I'm Wrong?
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1:07:53Send us a Text Message - include e-mail or phone number in your message to receive a response. In episode 112, we welcome back Dr. Heather Thompson Day to discuss her new book, What If I'm Wrong? Navigating the Waves of Fear and Failure. This conversation, and the book, will inspire and challenge you. Show Notes/Links/Resources Previous episodes wi…
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The Science Around - Can I Succeed? Do I Belong? Am I Loved? w/ Stanford Psych Professor Dr. Gregory Walton
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1:12:03Listen to those three questions again - Can I Succeed? Do I Belong? Am I Loved? I’m tempted to feel those questions address the root issue of every human on earth. As I continue to research personal identity and how we as a culture seem to be more fragile and threatened than ever, I feel these questions are primary. So I had a conversation with Dr …
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The Unveiling - Part 76 The Coming World
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1:16:45Pastor Ken Ortize continues in Revelation. This multipart series will dive into the study, interpretation, and help better comprehend the passages and their meanings. Today we are in 'Revelation 18:9-24.'By Calvary Spokane
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How To Have A Podcast People Listen To & If You Should Even Have One | w/ Jordan Harbinger
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1:08:32We are at a time when anyone with a message is pushing to have a book and a podcast. I have been in the podcast game a long time and things have changed a lot. But the question of what makes a good podcast and if you should even have one, hasn’t changed. So I’m bringing back a discussion I had a few years ago with Jordan Harbinger. Jordan has an in…
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The Rise Of Fear Culture & How To Better Understand & Embrace Courage w/ Margie Warrell
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1:23:54The topic today is courage and my guest defines courage as, consciously choosing to act in the presence of fear and potential risk, real or perceived, and she cites it as a learnable skill. Dr. Margie Warrell is a five-time best-selling author and Forbes columnist. She’s the author of the upcoming book The Courage Gap: 5 Steps to Braver Action whic…
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Pastor Ken shares a special Easter message titled 'Alive!', out of Matthew 28:1-10.By Calvary Spokane
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The Massive Benefit Of Treating All People With Respect W/ My Father Dan Miller
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56:37I grew up with parents who had me reading Dale Carnegie’s book, How To Win Friends & Influence People, when other kids were reading comic books. They modeled being respectful to all people, especially those in the least positions of power. I actually found them to be far more intolerant of those in power. Four years ago I sat down with my Dad, Dan …
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Taking On The Concept Of Self-Reliance w/ Maha Abouelenein
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1:07:26What is healthy and helpful self-reliance? I submit that few of us know and most of us are falling to one side or another of unhealth. On one side we exercise very little self-reliance, which means if we are not relying on self, we are relying on others. On the other side is an overabundance of self-reliance where we rely almost exclusively on ours…
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Today Pastor Ken Ortize teaches out of John 12:12-19 for Palm Sunday.By Calvary Spokane
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It Takes More Than Good Character To Earn People’s Trust w/ David Horsager
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1:02:35Welcome. I'm Kevin Miller and this is a podcast for your personal evolution. In this episode we’re talking about trust. In today’s culture more than ever, trust is the number one asset of success. But we are often failing to gain people’s trust, and we don’t understand why. We inherently think of trust as something you have and are, or don’t have a…
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How To Help Humanity With Your Grocery Shopping w/ Fair Trade Founder Paul Rice
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1:36:21I find people who are seeking to evolve personally, greatly desire to contribute to humanity. The people in need are endless and there are global plights that we feel impotent to address. What I’ve come to learn is how much good we can do with our simple grocery store purchases. This isn’t an ad, just my normal curiosity in evolving myself and matu…
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The Unveiling - Part 75 The Great City?
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1:03:57Pastor Ken Ortize continues in Revelation. This multipart series will dive into the study, interpretation, and help better comprehend the passages and their meanings. Today we are in 'Revelation 17:18–18:8.'By Calvary Spokane
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A Formula For Peak Performance w/ Legendary Performance Researcher Steven Kotler
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1:11:36I’m skeptical of any claim of a “formula” regarding personal evolution. And you’ll notice I say “a formula” and not “the formula.” But many things can be boiled down to some core ingredients. The difference in my opinion is this formula is less like a cooking recipe you just easily mix and bake and is more like an intense formulaic math equation yo…
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Restore-Episode 111-James Doggette: Patmos Chapel Senior Pastor
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1:27:06Send us a Text Message - include e-mail or phone number in your message to receive a response. Our guest for episode 111 is Dr. James Doggette, senior pastor of Patmos Chapel Church in the Orlando area. We had an incredible conversation about his faith journey, evangelism, mission, leadership, preaching, and more. Show Notes/Links/Resources Patmos …
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The Seduction of Pessimism vs the Increased Opportunity of Optimism w/ Sumit Paul-Choudhury
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1:14:00Sumit Paul-Choudhury shares that in his childhood he somewhat lost faith in mankind after starkly coming to the realization that not everyone is kind, good, and caring. Sumit went on to pursue science, technology, and the future. He became Editor-in-Chief of New Scientist, trained as an astrophysicist, and received a Sloan Fellowship in strategy an…
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The Unveiling - Part 74 The Ultimate Ruse!
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1:02:23Pastor Ken Ortize continues in Revelation. This multipart series will dive into the study, interpretation, and help better comprehend the passages and their meanings. Today we are in 'Revelation 17:7-18.'By Calvary Spokane
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Evolving Past The Ties That Bind In Your Family of Origin w/ Lori Harder
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1:08:02Just over a year ago, my father died. I was 53. Thousands of people testified to his positive impact in their lives. Me included. And…the event helped me reveal some patterns I’d repeated, that were not constructive for my life. One of the stories I share in my book, What Drives You, is that of Lori Harder. Lori was raised in a very strict, religio…
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How Failure Is A Necessary Requirement For Mastery Of Anything w/ ETH University Zurich Professor Manu Kapur
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1:12:03Failure is a popular topic in the self-improvement world, but I feel it's generally addressed like a motivational talk. Don't let failure get you down. It's part of life. It's not failing, it's trying. Which is why I was interested when I heard about Manu Kapur (Man-oo kapoor) work on failure, who is a professor at the same university where Einstei…
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Guest speaker Dennis Agajanian shares a special message today. https://www.dennisagajanianministries.com/By Calvary Spokane
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Balancing Looking Good With Feeling Good & Giving Yourself Grace w/ Fitness Celebrity Chalene Johnson
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1:09:20I don’t normally gravitate towards people with the huge followings and big brand personalities. But I also like a good, down to earth story of personal evolution, and this is one I’m bringing back. A few years ago I got to have a long conversation with Chalene Johnson. We recorded a couple of shows and talked for hours longer about our sordid fitne…
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Imagine Your Life As Literal Fiction - How Would You Narrate It
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21:00I’m thinking of a movie, Stranger Than Fiction. It came out in 2006 starring Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, and Queen Latifah. In it, Will Ferrell plays a mentally unstable IRS auditor who starts hearing an author's voice in his head and as she writes this fictional story, he is the main character and the events literally happen in hi…
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How To Revise Your Self-Talk & Revamp Your Very Existence w/ Marianne Renner
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1:28:44We all think we know what self-talk is. But I think we miss the gravity of it. I’m reminded of the joke where one fish asks another fish "how's the water?" The other fish replies, "what the heck is water?" We were never introduced to our own self-talk, it was there since the day we were conceived to varying degrees. We are not necessarily conscious…
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Pastor Drew shares a special message out of John 8:31-47 titled 'Freedom'.By Calvary Spokane
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Filling The Deficit Of Mentoring In Your Life w/ Ken Blanchard & Claire Diaz-Ortiz
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1:03:49Mentors. Chances are slim you have someone who really fills the role. These days people will tend to cite their favorite authors and philosophers and influences as their mentors. And to that degree, I’d say that almost everyone in my life “mentors” me, as I learn from everyone. But I really define a mentor as someone who literally knows you and is …
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We all understand what alignment is in regards to our car. It’s pulling one way or the other, the steering wheel is crooked when we drive straight. Over time it wears our tires out incorrectly, and if you’ve ever had an old, beat up car like I have, you are literally pulling it one way the entire time you drive. I find our lives are often this way …
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Can Anything Overcome Our Expectations For Ourselves w/ Spiritual Teacher Cathy Heller
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1:29:18I grew up in the Christian church amongst celebrated Bible verses, such as, “Ask and ye shall receive,” “Knock and the door will be open to you,” and “Seek, and ye shall find.” These concepts and requests were to be aimed at God. Today we hear a lot about manifesting. This often gets friction from the religious crowd as it feels like credit is give…
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Guest Pastor Ben Ortize from Grace Sandpoint teaches out of John 4:1-10.By Calvary Spokane
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When Are The Best Times For Certain Activities, Conversations, & Tasks w/ Dan Pink
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59:35We often hear about morning routines and the best time for certain activities. What I mostly hear however, are people’s experiences of what works best for them, and while I’m appreciative they’ve found what works for them, I’m cautious to take anything and say it’s what everyone should do. I am interested in what research actually says though. Dan …
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Learn The Two Definitions Of Connection & Which One You Are Missing & Want To Increase
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19:30In the last episode I talked with Dr Adam Dorsay about the four types of connection we want and need as humans. I hope you listened and got benefit. I’ll list them out in this short episode. But here I want to draw attention to the real type of connection we are talking about, and most of us…missing. If we don’t understand, we’ll miss the concept e…
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The Unveiling - Part 73 Mystery Babylon
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1:04:01Pastor Ken Ortize continues in Revelation. This multipart series will dive into the study, interpretation, and help better comprehend the passages and their meanings. Today we are in 'Revelation 17:1-6.'By Calvary Spokane
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Why True Connection Is At The Root Of Your Happiness & How To Truly Connect w/ Dr. Adam Dorsay
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1:29:46Dr. Adam Dorsay is a licensed psychologist and an executive coach in Silicon Valley where he serves people who have achieved all the big trophies of the world; money, status, possessions, power, and some of them, fame. And yet they are coming to him for help. Why? After all these years, he’s written a book to culminate the primary problem he sees. …
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Considering Confidence vs Vulnerability w/ Armless & Legless Nick Vujicic
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1:01:18You may well know of Nick Vujicic (voo-uh-chich), a famous personality with no arms and no legs. He has an incredible message which you’re about to hear. I’m bringing this episode back because of something Tom Ziglar, who was with me when I talked with Nick, said at a later date as we were discussing confidence. He referenced Nick, saying here is a…
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Restore-Episode 110-Rodlie Ortiz: Campion Adventist Church Lead Pastor
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1:55:06Send us a Text Message - include e-mail or phone number in your message to receive a response. Episode 110 celebrates the Restore Podcast's ninth birthday by welcoming back Pastor Rodlie Ortiz who has appeared on previous episodes as both a guest and co-host. In this conversation, we take a deep dive into his faith journey, what it was like being m…
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Considering The Threads Of Why You Are The Way You Are
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21:10I want to talk through looking at probable threads for looking at some of your propensities. I’ve long been interested, and critical, of personality profiles. How much can I know who I truly am, in regards to how I’ve been programmed, even genetically? I’ve continued to try and understand myself in relation to my nature, and my nurture. Which I use…
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Your Genetic Problems That You Can Rightfully Blame On Your Ancestors w/ Mariel Buqué
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1:27:37That statement I would have not uttered in my past. I don’t align with blaming, accusing, making excuses, and giving any power to anyone but myself. But, I’m changing my tune, thanks to my guest today. If someone runs a red light and smashes into my car, breaking my leg, I am ok to blame them for my broken leg. And admitting I now have a broken leg…
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The Unveiling - Part 72 The Last Cataclysm!
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1:01:43Pastor Ken Ortize continues in Revelation. This multipart series will dive into the study, interpretation, and help better comprehend the passages and their meanings. Today we are in 'Revelation 16:19-21.'By Calvary Spokane
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