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Former D1 athlete talks about how sports impacts your life as a husband, father, leader & entrepreneur! Trust me, he find ways to put it all together to make sense. Check em' out! #WhyNotSports #PodsinColor #DMFCP Please subscribe, share the podcast and leave comments :-).

From the mountains of the Appalachians to the springs of Florida - All things women and the outdoors. Covering all topics from female related to basic backcountry knowledge. Stories and trip reports from our own women as they head out and explore the backcountry via hiking, backpacking, kayaking and canoeing across the Southeast.

June, 1942 - Libya. Free French Officer Susan Travers was one of the few women on the front lines in Africa during World War Two. After the Germans surrounded the military camp of Bir Hakeim, a shocking order was issued. The French troops were going to break out in the middle of the night - crossing through dangerous minefields and enemy territory - to reach their British allies. And Officer Travers would be leading the charge.

Some leaders make it look easy. Others who have every opportunity to lead effectively make it appear impossible. One thing is certain with leadership: People notice it when it is absent. W. James Weese, a professor of leadership at one of Canadas top universities, advances the concept of leadership in his exciting book. In doing so, he argues that the best leaders exhibit 5C qualities: credibility, compelling vision, charismatic communicator, contagious enthusiasm, and culture builder.

A wiseman had a dream, and it all began with a star. Three magi, Gaspar from India, Melchior from Persia, and Balthasar from Arabia, set out on a star-led journey to meet the newborn world ruler. What they encountered at their long journey's end astonished them all. But what awaits them 30 years later will change their lives forever. The most famous journey of all time begins.

40 Days with God is the first devotional compilation of five-time published American Christian author and international speaker W.D. Crowder. Writing over a month and a half summer vacation in Bulgaria on the Black Sea Coast in 2018, Crowder includes his encouraging 40 one-day devotionals on the key apostles and half brothers of Christ, the heroes of the Old Testament, the good kings of Judah, a five part series on "Becoming a Prayer Warrior for God", and more.

In the darkest part of the Dark Ages, the land of Britannia has fallen into many fighting petty kingdoms constantly squabbling, bleeding, and dying over little patches of ground. It is an era of despair, hopelessness, and fear for the people. Chaos reigns supreme across the isle of the mighty. Prince Edwin of Northumbria is a man born heir to a kingdom in the northeast of England, but his father's tragic, untimely death sends him fleeing into a hopeless over decade long exile spent hiding and continuously on the run from his arch enemies in the North.

Behold the prayers that moved the heart of God. See how they still move him today.... Seven Most Powerful Prayers from the Kingdom of Judah tells an encouraging story of fearlessness, hope, and miracles in your everyday troubles. The world seems like it has gone totally to pieces today, but there is hope for deliverance and salvation from your fears and troubles! Embark on a time traveling adventure through the greatest prayers and miracles of all time that are still relevant for your own life today.

God Will Never Abandon You! is a collection of dozens of stories from all throughout the Bible, church era history, and myself and my own family and friends of the miracles of God's everlasting faithfulness. All throughout time, the great living, loving God of the universe has proven his unfailing compassion for the plight of mankind, you, and me from the earliest days of recorded history through the darkest epochs of the past, and all the way to the present day.

Bill Griffin thought he was on his way to realize his dreams among the stars, toward the love of his life, Clarity. Then his world just blows up before his eyes. Literally. Earth is destroyed, sending humanity into oblivion. Bill Griffin, the lone survivor, is stranded on the Moon. His lunar base has been decimated and he is desperately running out of oxygen. Accepting his fate, Bill prepares to die a lonely and suffocating death. Until.... An unlikely crew of beautiful, exotic, female aliens finds and takes Bill aboard their spaceship.

Soon, he discovers that there is more to the myths and legends of his Viking ancestors than he believed. Crusading with his brothers in arms, Audan faces rival clans, terrifying monsters, and an onslaught of the undead. The once-revered gods are scheming and meddling in the lives of mortals, whose lust and thirst for power leave the Viking world in turmoil. How far is Audan willing to go to save his land and his people?

As the enemies of Midgard descend upon the brave Viking warriors of Bjorgvin, Audan must face demonic adversaries and seek out new allies. But when his brother Jareth is taken against his will into the depths of hell, Audan must travel to new lands and explore the vast depths of the Norse Realms to save his comrade in arms. Can Audan rescue his brother and survive the coming clash of man and gods, or will Midgard descend into the eternal abyss?

In this volume, what you will find in the sections that follow are twenty-one amazing stories of death and wealth set around a wandering cousin far out in the cold edges of our solar system. You will find Vikings, knights, warriors defending home and hearth, of triumph and tragedy, and, yes, even the god himself. You will listen to tales of great courage and great loss. Of sacrifice for a greater good and of justice delivered to the overly greedy. You will even find the aforementioned Walt Disney himself.

The Three Miraculous Prayers of King Hezekiah tells the story of the good Jewish King Hezekiah, who lived, ruled, struggled, prayed, and saw incredible miracles 2,700 years ago. King Hezekiah was a man desperate for God's help in ways that we can all relate to today. While you may not be a king - with all the benefits and troubles it brings - you probably have people who depend on you for guidance and protection.

What has gone wrong in your personal life today? If you are like millions of individuals, you struggle to find meaning, purpose, and contentment in life. Despite being a good person and even a Christian, you battle depression on an all too regular basis. God has already given you all of the answer you are crying out for today to your personal problems with meaninglessness and hopelessness! In this book, we learn God's commands and promises for spending your life devoted to helping the poor.

For two years, the terrible and bloody Civil War raged in the United States of America, tearing at the very fabric of its glorious founding. In the midst of utter turmoil, a young boy, Anderson Roach, longed to join his brother as part of the famed Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry. With his brother gone fighting for nearly two years, Anderson was now ready to leave the farm and prove himself by joining the ranks of men on the battlefield.

The incredible true story and repentance prayer of King Manasseh changed his life! It changed the fate of the kingdom of Judah. It changed the lives of hundreds of millions of Christians and Jews across the globe and throughout millennia. The prayer is still personally impacting people around the world in our own times. It will change your life today!

The third book in the Divine Encounters of the Bible series, Lives of the Great Apostles tells the full and uncut stories of the great apostles whom Jesus himself handpicked to build his church on earth. The book includes the often-forgotten, important details of what happened to these giants of the early church, and Christian faith after the accounts of the Gospels and Acts ended.

As a veil of darkness descends upon the land of Midgard, the forces of hell emerge to extinguish all life. But the warriors of Bjorgvin stand ready for a fight to the death. Audan and Jareth are ready to defend their home and people once more, but the pestilence that infects the Norse world has become stronger than ever.

For exobiologist Cassie Clearwater, the chance to explore the planet Obsidian is the opportunity of a lifetime. The austere black world has liquid water and a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere that might support life. She discovers a mysterious species of plant that emits copious quantities of complex chemicals. Her colleagues on the mission care only about the diamonds they've discovered, but Cassie wonders how these plants, and nothing else, thrive in such a dark and barren environment.