The Prodigal Daughter

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Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. (Matthew 23:1- 12) Intro music www.zapslat.com Intro image and visual effects- Wasp Wasp (YouTube) Thumbnail- Quote Karl Popper Sources: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181024-the-best-age-to-learn-a-foreign-language https://medium.com/@chacon/mit-scientists-prove-adults-learn-language-to-fluency-nearly-as-well-as-children-1de888d1d45f https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201702/margaret-mead-and-the-great-samoan-nurture-hoax https://bible.org/article/historical-reliability-gospels https://s3.amazonaws.com/5mt.bf.org/2017/10/8-Early-Doubts.pdf DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE NOTICE. This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.

“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?” (John 3:6-11) Intro music www.zapslat.com Intro image and visual effects- Wasp Wasp (YouTube) Thumbnail- https://www.azquotes.com/ Sources: The history of myth and religious belief- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matriar... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compara... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelin... https://www.ancient.eu/religion/ Witzel’s theory- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_f... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOXP2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R... DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE NOTICE. This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.

“But in your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer [apologia] to everyone who asks you for the reason for the hope that you have, but do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience” 1 Peter 3:15-16 What is apologetics and why does it matter?? Are Christians really just naive adults that think a "sky daddy" can resolve all of their problems?? Do Christians really hate science??? Here are some thoughts from a language/translation professor on pop culture, philosophy and biased research within the academic community. C.S. Lewis audiobook "Mere Christianity" (disc 1 of 5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJdgCViwEQA Intro music www.zapslat.com Intro image and visual effects- Wasp Wasp (YouTube) Thumbnail- https://imgflip.com/i/4bbelr Sources: General information- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_apologetics Text 5:20-6:00- "No Need For Apologetics? Postmodernism’s Effect on Christian Apologetics" (Author- Conrad Hilario) https://www.xenos.org/essays/no-need-apologetics-postmodernisms-effect-christian-apologetics What is apologetics?- https://www.ccu.edu/blogs/cags/2019/11/what-is-apologetics/ PsyPost article on U or R 2013 & 2019 "Meta-analysis" (7:00-7:45)- https://www.psypost.org/2019/11/meta-analysis-of-83-studies-produces-very-strong-evidence-for-a-negative-relationship-between-intelligence-and-religiosity-54897 U of R "Meta- Analysis- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0146167219879122 Criticism of data used in U of R "study" (7:-8:30) - https://www.namb.net/apologetics/resource/are-christians-less-intelligent-than-atheists-heres-what-all-those-studies-really-say/ Pew Research on religion/science - https://www.pewforum.org/2009/11/05/scientists-and-belief/ Pew Research on religion/happiness- https://www.pewforum.org/2019/01/31/religions-relationship-to-happiness-civic-engagement-and-health-around-the-world/ Research suggesting prayer and faith increases mental health and brain functions- https://www.sciencealert.com/spiritual-or-religious-beliefs-may-act-like-a-buffer-against-depression-in-the-brain https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/brb3.1209 Simulation theory- https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/are-we-living-simulated-universe-here-s-what-scientists-say-ncna1026916 https://www.businessinsider.com/the-matrix-do-we-live-in-a-simulation-2019-4?IR=T Media Coverage of ex-Christians- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/magazine/the-evangelical-scion-who-stopped-believing.html https://www.patheos.com/blogs/godlessindixie/2020/02/11/why-rhett-and-link-broke-up-with-jesus/ DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE NOTICE. This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.

"As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Matthew 9:9-13 Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histori... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_C... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murator... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papias_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato https://evidenceandanswers.org/wp-con... https://afairmaiden.weebly.com/files/... https://posttenebraslux7777.files.wor... Intro music www.zapslat.com Intro image and visual effects- Wasp Wasp (YouTube) Thumbnail- https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1414082 DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE NOTICE. This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.

My introduction to a series of videos about the problems with liberal utopian ideas like "universal healthcare" and "free university education" after years of living in a beautiful country that has all of these programs- there is a huge difference between expectation and reality

I have had the privilege of living as a sort of bohemian adventurer in Italy for most of my adult life but being in the heart of the “red zone” during the quarantine lockdown this past March, stranded alone in my apartment with only my fuzzy maniacs for company forced me to consider the two periods of crisis (2001 & 2020) as bookends to my time abroad while I reflected on what makes a truly “good” life and how even the tiniest soul can make a huge impact on your life. May God bless you all. PS- I’m still getting used to this format for commentary videos. I did the editing myself but unfortunately I haven’t perfected the style yet so the audio gave me a few issues. Take care Text: Virginia E. McIntyre Photos: Ferrets (Benny, Scuro, Coco and Saké) and K. Johnson – Personal photos Bergamo 1- http://www.askanews.it/cronaca/2020/0... Ferrets and Vaccines- https://www.eara.eu/post/what-animals... Bergamo 2- https://www.avvenire.it/attualita/pag... Bergamo 3- https://mantovauno.it/cronaca/il-18-m...

Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" was enormously popular because it proposed a conspiracy theory about Jesus Christ- it's a fun book but it is FICTION. Bart D. Ehrman explained the actual History in his book breaking down the claims. TRUTH is often MORE interesting than fiction. As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one.] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:38-42) Intro music www.zapslat.com Intro image and visual effects- Wasp Wasp (YouTube) Thumbnail- https://quotefancy.com/quote/1523742/Bart-D-Ehrman-Jesus-existed-and-those-vocal-persons-who-deny-it-do-so-not-because-they Sources: https://jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/newsletter-jun-1988/the-role-of-women-in-the-bible https://www.armstrong.edu/history-journal/history-journal-untangling-a-myth-how-the-new-testament-elevated-the-status For those interested in reading the material by Ehrman and Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Fiction-Vinci-Code-Constantine/dp/0195307135 https://www.amazon.com/Vinci-Code-Robert-Langdon/dp/0307474275 DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE NOTICE. This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1) So much of what we believe as Christians is linked to the use of words. God called the universe into existence saying "Let there be light" in Genesis and we are CALLED to spread the WORD of Christ to our brothers and sisters around the world. Christianity is, in fact, the most persecuted religion in the world even though those of us in majority Christian countries forget about this in our everyday lives. Despite the very clear evidence of 2,000 years of the persecution of Christians all over the world, most people in the West only remember the times that Christianity was used as a weapon against others. The Inquisition is one of the darkest moments in Christian History. Giordano Bruno was a rogue priest and heretic philosopher with some very interesting ideas about the universe. Some of these ideas were visionary and some were a little nuts but none of these ideas deserved to be censored. Bruno was sentenced to burn at the stake for stubbornly refusing to recant his ideas after seven long years in prison making him the unofficial "patron saint" of freedom of speech. His story should serve as a warning to all of us about how the oppressed can become the oppressors- a message more relevant than ever in our modern world. For more information on the statistics on the persecution of Christians in 2019-2020: https://www.opendoorsusa.org/ Credits: Intro music www.zapslat.com Intro image and visual effects- Wasp Wasp (YouTube) Thumbnail- https://www.azquotes.com/quote/39359 Sources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4383030/UFO-enthusiast-mysteriously-vanishes-Brazil.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indulgence https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacco_di_Roma_(1527) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Inquisition https://www.haikudeck.com/chapter-14-vocabulary-core-a-education-presentation-PmMHaeBnTI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus https://demo.capitello.it/app/books/CPAC67_4264732A/pdf/64 https://sangam.org/2012/04/Lessons_ChristianStruggle.php?uid=4666 http://striveforheavennow.ca/the-martyrs-in-the-early-church-and-now-in-2015/ https://www.learnreligions.com/stephen-in-the-bible-first-christian-martyr-4074068 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4flJAgVzKw&app=desktop https://www.slideshare.net/sanctitas/blessed-are-the-persecuted-67932302 https://www.christianpost.com/news/history-magazine-vom-highlight-persecution-of-modern-believers-cite-claim-that-christians-partly-to-blame-for-70-million-martyred-since-jesus-time.html https://slideplayer.com/slide/17667062/ http://www.picturequotes.com/isaac-newton-quote-2-picture-quote-593905 https://www.slideshare.net/joyfulgar9/science-during-renaissance-period https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processo_a_Galileo_Galilei https://gramho.com/explore-hashtag/abiura http://statusmind.com/category/authors/giordano-bruno/page/2/ http://www.99stuffs.com/quote/perchance-pronounce-sentence-greater-fear.html https://www.frasi-celebri.net/frasi/MTA4ODM1/ https://quotes.thefamouspeople.com/giordano-bruno-8154.php https://www.art.com/products/p39902443738-sa-i9945041/knight-fighting-fire-dragon.htm https://www.dsogaming.com/news/1c-company-reveals-pax-south-2018-lineup-two-strategy-games-one-strategy-rpg-hybrid-a-puzzler/ https://www.ilpost.it/2017/06/22/traduzione-latino-maturita-seneca/ https://www.thoughtco.com/hypatia-of-alexandria-3529339 https://www.pinterest.it/pin/222928250284809303/ DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE NOTICE. This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.

An honest discussion about the differences between primary care visits in private and public healthcare systems Italian meme translations: 1. You can arrive 2 hours early to the doctor's office BUT THEY will ALWAYS be there before you 2. It doesn't matter how early it is when you go to the doctor's office, you will always find an old couple that has been waiting there since 4am. Intro music www.zapslat.com Intro/outro image and visual effects- Wasp Wasp (YouTube) DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE NOTICE. This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.

A breakdown of some of the problems with the national healthcare service in Italy as seen through the eyes of an American immigrant Italian Wiki- https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servizio_sanitario_nazionale_(Italia) 1943 INAM healthcare- https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istituto_nazionale_per_l%27assicurazione_contro_le_malattie