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Unraveling Chaos: Find Clarity & Hope
New Listeners Start Here Episode 1 • 6th March 2024 • The Field Journal Podcast • Truth of the Kingdom
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Episode Summary:

In an time marked by unprecedented chaos and confusion, The Field Journal Podcast examines the complexities of our modern world, offering insights and perspectives based on the Kingdom Story.

From the global impact of the COVID pandemic to the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, together, we’ll navigate through the tumultuous landscape of our times and equip you with the tools you need to understand and navigate the world around us.

With a unique blend of analysis, storytelling, and a deep commitment to uncovering truth, this episode promises to be more than just a conversation—it's a journey toward understanding and hope in a time like no other. Join us on the Field Journal Podcast as we explore the stories, challenges, and opportunities that define our era.

Timestamps:

[00:00:00] - Introduction: The need for clarity in chaotic times

[00:00:18] - What "The Field Journal Podcast" aims to achieve

[00:00:54] - Meet your guide, Kirk Buckner

[00:01:18] - Understanding what a Field Journal is

[00:02:19] - The world's growing confusion and chaos

[00:04:01] - Unprecedented occurrences: Covid pandemic and artificial intelligence

[00:05:15] - The illusion of normalcy and the reality of chaos

[00:06:57] - The inevitability of global and personal disruptions

[00:08:30] – The story behind the podcast

[00:10:13] - Invitation to listeners: The first five episodes challenge

[00:11:07] - What to expect in future episodes

[00:12:27] - Closing thoughts: The power of a good story

Key Takeaways:

  • Unprecedented times demand unprecedented clarity
  • Unparalleled disruptions like COVID-19 and AI underscore the need for deeper understanding of their implications
  • Busyness may keep us distracted, but we need to prepare mentally and spiritually for the future
  • Storytelling has the power to change the world
  • Take our 5 episode challenge 

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We live in a time like no other.

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Maybe you don't stop your busy life

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to think about it,

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but that doesn't make it untrue.

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In a world

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that is becoming more chaotic

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and confusing day by day,

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don't we need something

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that helps us make sense of it all?

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Something that helps us

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navigate the turmoil.

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Something that provides

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clarity and instills hope.

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We are here to do just that.

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Let's explore why and how.

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On this

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episode of The Field

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Journal Podcast.

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Navigate these uncharted times

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of chaos and confusion

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with The Field Journal Podcast,

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where each episode

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we decipher the events

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unfolding all around us

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with the steadfast

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truth of the Kingdom Story.

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Together,

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we'll focus on developing

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an eternal perspective

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so we can have peace and hope

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despite our circumstances.

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Now here's your guide, Kirk Buckner.

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Welcome to The Field

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Journal Podcast.

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You are here. Thank you.

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Thank you for joining.

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However you got here,

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whether it was by a topical search

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or scrolling

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for something interesting,

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or someone recommended

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this podcast to you.

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I appreciate

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you investing your time.

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Now let's get to

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the heart of the matter

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because I value your time.

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What is The Field Journal Podcast?

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The Field Journal is a type

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of journal or notebook

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that is used by researchers,

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scientists, and explorers

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to document their observations

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and record their data

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and experiences

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while working in the field.

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Some examples are in ethology,

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you might study

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the hunting strategies

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of the lionesss,

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and you would go to the jungle

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to observe those behaviors.

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In sociology, you might study

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human interaction and normative

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social behaviors,

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and you would have to go out into

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the world, observe people.

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Well, what do they do?

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They recorded in some way, either

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in a notebook on paper,

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or digitally.

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They review that information

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and analyze it.

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They would draw conclusions from it

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and then apply it.

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That's what we're doing

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with The Field Journal Podcast.

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We record observations

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and share insight

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on what's unfolding all around us.

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Our field is the world.

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Well, what are we observing?

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You might have heard this

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in the podcast trailer.

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A world that grows more confusing

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by the day,

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where truth

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takes a backseat to agendas

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and popular opinion,

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where it's getting harder to tell

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what's real and what's not.

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This is the world we live in,

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and it probably says

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something about you.

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You may be a watcher.

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You may be watching these things.

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You're searching

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for like mindedness.

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I want to welcome you.

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If that's you.

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You may be curious.

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You're curious, but unsure.

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Something tugs in your heart.

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You feel like something's

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not quite right.

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But you can't put your finger on it.

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If that's you,

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I welcome you as well.

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And even if you're a skeptic,

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if you're not sure why you're here.

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But I want to welcome you as well.

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And I

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hope you'll stick around and listen.

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Let me convey the reason why

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I think we need The Field

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Journal Podcast.

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We live in a time like no other.

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Historically,

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there's been chaos, wars

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and natural disasters and evil -

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people behaving badly.

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And historically

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there's been confusion.

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There's always been misinformation

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and disinformation and propaganda.

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It's easy to go back

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and look at that.

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But I want to point out there's

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two unprecedented

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occurrences in this generation.

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The first is really easy.

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It's the Covid pandemic.

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We lived through

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something

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that has never affected the world.

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Like anything else.

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It literally

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stopped how the world works

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for a period of time.

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The second thing is

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artificial intelligence.

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It's unprecedented

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what it's going to do,

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what it's doing already.

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Some think it's just

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a new industrial revolution,

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but it'll be more than that.

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It has the ability

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to cause more confusion

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and chaos

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worldwide than anything,

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any technology that's ever existed.

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And those two things

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are in the same generation

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- we're experiencing

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both of those things

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in the same time frame.

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And there's plenty more

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examples of things

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that are chaotic and confusing,

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and we'll go into some of those

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as we go through future episodes.

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But I want to make this statement,

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this hard truth,

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that we're moving toward

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a greater state of chaos

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and confusion.

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We don’t want to hear

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this, but it's true.

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I'm not sure how we can argue

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with it

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when we see and really examine

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all the evidence.

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Truth is,

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most of us

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don't want to examine the evidence.

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We don't want to know

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that the world is moving

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toward a greater state of chaos

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and confusion. Why?

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Because it causes anxiety

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and depression, or both.

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The normal operation

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for most Americans

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is to stay busy and distracted.

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We have jobs and bills to pay

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and kids

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to raise, and lifestyles to support.

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I think our mindset is -

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if we can take care of ourselves

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and our own household,

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we can make it through the bad times

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and life will just

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correct itself automatically.

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Well,

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let me make this bold

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statement to you.

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No amount of hiding

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in our ridiculously busy lives

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is going to make the chaos

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and confusion

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go away, or solve

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the problems we face.

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Let me say it again.

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No amount of hiding

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in our ridiculously busy lives

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is going to make the chaos

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and confusion

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go away, or solve the problems

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we face.

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The problem is,

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if we start to pay attention

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to what's going on in the world,

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our options are limited

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and seem ineffective

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to resolve the problems we face.

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Economic prosperity?

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We believe if we can just

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achieve enough,

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if we can have the right lifestyle

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enough, and have enough

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of the things and entertainment

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that it'll be okay.

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Or what about another solve

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like an election?

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We have one upcoming

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at the recording of this episode.

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We think better government

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is the solution.

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What about

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elimination of wrong thinking?

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Can we convince the other guy,

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the one we disagree with,

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to think like we think?

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If we could just do that,

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it might be the solve?

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Or how about

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just get rid

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of those people altogether?

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That should be the solve.

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We know

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none of these are good options.

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My appeal

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to you is let's

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start working

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through this chaos

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and confusion now.

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Not to introduce

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anxiety or depression,

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but to build hope.

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See, my prediction is there

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will be something

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that disrupts

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our ridiculously busy lives

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and causes us to evaluate

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what's going on in the world,

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what is going on in our lives.

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The Covid pandemic proved this,

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so we know it's a possibility.

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Now, I'm not saying

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another pandemic is on the horizon.

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It could be,

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but I think there's

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a high probability of another global

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event that disrupts life.

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And maybe it's already occurred

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by the time

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you have found this podcast.

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Or maybe you've had

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a personal disruption

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that's occurred in your life.

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Maybe you've had job

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loss or sickness

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or a death in the family,

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and it positions you

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to try to make sense of your life,

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to make sense of the world.

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This is why

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The Field Journal Podcast exists.

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The Field Journal Podcast exists

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to provide perspective

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in the face of chaos

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and a hope

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and a plan

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for the future, a tangible benefit.

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This is not analyzing

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the breaking news of the day,

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but we'll do that on occasion.

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It's not a political show,

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but we'll talk about

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politics on occasion.

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It's not a conspiracy show,

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but we may discuss conspiracies.

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It's not a prepper show

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- in the traditional sense,

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where we're talking about rations

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and ammunitions,

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bunkers and bugout bags.

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It is a prepper show

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in the idea that we're preparing

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for the time ahead,

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the time we live in now, mentally,

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spiritually -

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building hope for the future,

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a providing of clarity

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to what we see going on.

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My goal is to provide value.

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It’s missional.

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It's an assignment.

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It comes from an honest desire

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to help.

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Now there is a secret sauce to this.

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There is a lens and a perspective.

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We're going to unpack that

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in upcoming episodes.

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But the question you may be asking

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is, what qualifies me to guide

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this Field Journal podcast?

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Maybe you're looking for degrees

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or certifications.

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Something in anthropology,

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sociology, for example.

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The reality is

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I have a master's

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in Speech Communication.

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I'm a Certified Human

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Behavior Consultant.

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I understand how people communicate,

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and I've been trained to observe

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how people behave.

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And so that might be a credential

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that you would say, I'm qualified.

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I think more importantly,

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I'm a lifelong learner.

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I study things.

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I've spent my entire career

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in training

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and development,

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vocational education,

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digital learning.

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I've been a company employee.

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I've been an entrepreneur

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on my own businesses.

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I've also been in pastoral ministry

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for ten years.

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So I have these perspectives,

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these things

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that I've seen and done.

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I've been successful.

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I've made plenty of mistakes.

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Some of the best credentials

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are the things you learn

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the hard way.

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Now, all these things are valuable,

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but you may

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be asking a different question...at

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the end of the day.

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I think that the question

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you're really asking yourself is,

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how do I make sure

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this guy is not flat out

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crazy and speaking nonsense

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that waste my time? I get it.

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I would ask the exact same thing.

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Well,

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let me make this appeal to you.

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I want you to check out the first

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five episodes of this podcast.

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They're short.

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They're going to be

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less than 30 minutes in duration.

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It'll cost you less than two hours

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of your time.

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And if you don't want

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to continue, then don't.

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You can walk away

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with a small amount of time wasted,

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and you can look for another source

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that might help

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you figure out

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what's going on in the world,

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or just go back to ignoring it,

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not really evaluating it,

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or just

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with your own understanding...

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navigating through it.

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But let me say this to you

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if you do go away,

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you're always welcome back.

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If something happens in your life

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and you want to reevaluate again,

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just remember this

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and pick it back up.

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So let me do a couple of things

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as we wrap up this short episode.

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On things you can expect.

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One, you can expect shorter episodes

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30 minutes or less.

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And these things should be relevant

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to what is happening in the world

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and to you and to your world.

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It's going to be a

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perspective or a lens

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that is simple to understand,

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but profound in its application.

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There'll be analysis that challenge

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you and prompts you

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to evaluate your understanding

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of how you see things,

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of how you see the world,

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of what you understand.

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And my commitment

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is to help you

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prepare for a time like no other.

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Because I honestly believe

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we live in a time

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like no other,

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and we're going into a time

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that's unprecedented

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in human history.

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Now, in the next episode,

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I'm going to lay out a truth

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that studies of the human brain

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reveal...you've likely

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never heard before,

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and the profound effect it has

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will be amazing on

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how we see the world.

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I hope you'll tune in

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for the next episode.

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Now, as we wrap up this one,

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I always want to leave you

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with something to think about,

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meditate on, or pray about.

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If you're a praying person.

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This is a good exercise

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to challenge your heart

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and your mind and move

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you out of a distracted world

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and prompt you to process something

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you might normally not think about.

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Are you ready?

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Here we go.

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Why do you love a good story?

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What is your favorite story?

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Maybe you have more than one.

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Maybe it's a book you've read.

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Maybe it's a book you've read

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that's been made into a movie.

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Maybe it's one of those movies

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where if you're sitting around

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on a Saturday afternoon

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with little to do

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and it comes on TV,

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you stop and watch it.

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I have some of those.

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I probably have a handful of them,

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and I've probably watched

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some movies

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50 times over the course of my life,

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because I like them so much,

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and something resonates with me

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in that story.

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So I ask you, what

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resonates

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with the stories you love so much?

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Think about it.

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Ponder it.

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Give it some thought.

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Until next time.

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Thank you for joining The Field

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Journal Podcast.

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Thank you for being a part

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of this episode of The Field

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Journal Podcast,

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a production of

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truth of the Kingdom.

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And while we've reached

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the end of our journey

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today, the conversation continues

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at truthofthekingdom.com.

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Until next time,

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may the Kingdom Story

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be your source of truth

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and hope...no matter

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what's happening around you.

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