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Daily inspiration as we worship, pray, and dive into God's word, exploring God's promises that have transformed our pain and brokenness into restoration, joy, healing, and transformation in him. Let's grow together as God exchanges our Ashes for a Crown of Beauty.

It's not your imagination: civilized human society is collapsing. Communities no longer work toward a common good; children are no longer our first priority; businesses no longer value hard work; arts and skills have been lost; and gender is decided by the individual, not biology. We cannot reverse national and global trends, says professor Anthony Esolen, but we can build communities that live up to humanity's promise and responsibility.

In Not Old, Not Young, Not Done, you’ll find encouragement to faithfully follow Jesus through the ups and downs of this season. No matter what the specific circumstances you might find yourself in during the “afternoon of life,” author Christopher Ash speaks truth to the heart.

Beauty in the Ashes is a podcast for women walking through loss, betrayal, and divorce, and the quiet aftermath no one prepares you for. Through honest storytelling and biblical reflection, we talk about survival mode, identity loss, grief, and rebuilding trust with God after everything falls apart. This is a space for healing without pressure, faith without performance, and hope that grows slowly and honestly. You are seen. You are loved. God is still writing your story.

Lamorna Ash was raised with about as much Christianity as most people in Britain these days: a basic knowledge of hymns and prayers received via a Church of England primary school education; occasional brushes with religious services. But once she started writing about her two friends’ unexpected conversions, she began encountering a recurring phenomenon: in an age of disconnection and apathy, a new generation was discovering religion for itself.

Meditation is everywhere: your mobile phone, clothing stores and even in colouring books. But where does it come from and what even is it? With the help of neuroscientist Ash Ranpura, comedian Alice Fraser explores the science, history and culture behind meditation. On the way we will meet the tiny part of the brain that triggers most of our fear and anxiety, the NBA coach who taught Michael Jordan how to meditate, and the writer who says the best way to cope with our polarised politics is to practice mindfulness.

The church should serve as a refuge for people in pain. And yet, we often end up unintentionally causing more hurt to trauma survivors. Theological platitudes and positive thinking aren't simply dismissive to those who suffer, but they inevitably retraumatize the wounded. Does the Bible have anything practical to offer for church leaders as they engage the pain in their congregations? Biblical scholar Michelle Keener shows us that the book of Job provides embodied and practical answers for the church today.

Smoking and Rating Cigars while discussing practical topics from a Christian worldview

Jews and Roma died side by side in the Holocaust, yet the world did not recognize their destruction equally. In the years and decades following the war, the Jewish experience of genocide increasingly occupied the attention of legal experts, scholars, educators, curators, and politicians, while the genocide of Europe's Roma went largely ignored. Rain of Ash is the untold story of how Roma turned to Jewish institutions, funding sources, and professional networks as they sought to gain recognition and compensation for their wartime suffering.

Take one part of the world's oldest spiritual system (shamanism), mix in one part of one of the world's most popular spiritual cultures (the Celts), and bring it up to date by blending in modern forms of shamanism. The result D. J. Conway's By Oak, Ash, & Thorn. This book is filled with information that can start you on a lifetime of study, practice, and spirituality. First, you'll learn about ancient and modern forms of shamanism. You'll discover the secrets of the three shamanic worlds, and how you can travel through these realms.

Brews, Banter, and BIG Ideas! Have a cuppa with Ash as she converses with various guests about current events, cultural issues, faith, and personal growth. Music by Anastasia Chubarova from PixabayCoffee Pour Video by vkhima from PixabaySound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay

Mainly topics about everyday life issues we face. Learning together thru Jesus and each other to be there and talk thru them and raising each other up.

Country of Ash is the starkly compelling, original chronicle of a Jewish doctor who miraculously survived near-certain death, first inside the Lodz and Warsaw ghettoes, where he was forced to treat the Gestapo, then on the Aryan side of Warsaw, where he hid under numerous disguises. He clandestinely recorded the terrible events he witnessed, but his manuscript disappeared during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. After the war, reunited with his wife and young daughter, he rewrote his story.

Underneath her facade of happiness, Dinah Hodgson struggles emotionally. When her unhappiness becomes too much to bear, she cries out to God, but His response is not what she expects: He leads her to reexamine her abusive childhood. Even though obedience will be painful, Dinah accepts that it’s the only way out of the dark place she’s found herself in. What follows is a journey of reclaiming her destiny as God brings her “up from the ashes” and into abundant life.

In Blood and Ashes provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice from 750-250 BCE, documenting the cultural pressures that drove the use of curse tablets, charms, spells, and other private rites. This book expands our understanding of daily life in ancient communities, showing how individuals were making sense of the world and coping with conflict, vulnerability, competition, anxiety, desire, and loss, all while conjuring the gods and powers of the Underworld.

Welcome to Light Beyond The Ashes! The podcast where no topic is too taboo, too weird, or too sacred to explore. Here, we meet souls from all walks of life who've risen from the ashes - who've found their voice, their truth, and their light on the other side of trauma, awakening, and transformation. We'll dive into everything from nervous system healing, to telepathic communication, to spiritual downloads that don't fit into any traditional box -- and that's exactly the point.

Ordinary individuals can experience remarkable things occasionally. Sometimes exceptional people experience remarkable things that alter both their lives and the world in which they inhabit. This is the story of one such special boy who belonged to humble beginnings yet went on to achieve great things and despite the odds, came out winning. He was a driven young boy from a poor village who loved the marvels of life.

The Ash Wednesday series explores the deep spiritual significance, history, and traditions surrounding the beginning of Lent. It delves into the symbolism of ashes, the practice of fasting and repentance, and how various Christian denominations observe this solemn day. Through reflections on faith, mortality, and renewal, this series provides insight into why Ash Wednesday remains a powerful and meaningful tradition for millions worldwide.

This podcast features two friends, Ashe and Laura, as they discuss spooky scary stories and history, paranormal and cryptids, and true encounters! ashestoashesspookypodcast.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ashes-to-ashes/support

Spiritual blogger (Ash and Starlight) and pastor Arianne Lehn provides encouragement for the spiritual journey in these honest and poetic prayers drawn from everyday emotions, joys, and frustrations of our days. Ash and Starlight features prayers for centering, confession and surrender, trust, comfort and strength, discernments and thresholds, waiting and struggle, and seasons and liturgical times of the year. The compilation of prayers will help listeners find connection and wholeness in their own spiritual pilgrimage.