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Special Episode: Women In The Bible Series | Women Of Faith: The Shunammite Woman, Woman With Blood, Sarah

In episode 6 of the series, KB and Ally discuss three women of faith. Two are nameless (as there are many nameless women in the Bible): The Shunammite Woman, and the Woman With Blood. And then there is Sarah. The Shunammite Woman desired greatly to be a mother and almost lost the son God blessed her with, but she had faith for the child’s healing. The Woman With Blood suffered from a health issue and her faith was ignited by strong conviction. And Sarah, the mother of Israel is known for her great faith in God, that at 90 she bore a son, Isaac. All three of these women had great faith and God blessed them richly.

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Podcast Episode 71: Mary Senkowska On The Importance Of Having Confidence In Business & Creating Leadership Programs For Executives

Mary Senkowska is an international entrepreneur, executive coach, and single mother who has built her career bridging continents and cultures. As the founder of Creative Brain, she has spent eight years developing leadership programs for executives across 90+ nationalities, from her bases in the Netherlands, Malaysia, New York and now Poland. Mary's work focuses on the intersection of emotional intelligence and high-performance leadership, helping executives navigate uncertainty.

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Special Episode: Women In the Bible Series | Villainous Women: Jezebel and Delilah

In episode 5 of the series, KB and Ally discuss two villainous women: Jezebel and Delilah, and how these two foreign women tried to destroy God’s people. Jezebel was wicked, a murderer, a usurper, the alpha in her marriage to King Ahab, and just plain awful. Delilah is probably the woman in the Bible that used sexpionage to take down Samson, a man whose drive and motivation was driven by sex and beautiful foreign women. Even with the enemy’s scheming and people's own weaknesses, God always prevails and with Jezebel and Delilah, God got the glory and last say.

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Podcast Episode 69: Pierre Houssney On The Ministry Needs In Lebanon

Pierre Houssney is a Lebanese-American who has been in full time ministry with Horizons International. He leads a team of nationals and missionaries, running centers of evangelism and discipleship throughout Lebanon. I met Pierre in 2018 when I moved to Beirut and started serving with Horizons. In this episode we discuss the current need in Lebanon and how Horizons is responding to that need.

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Podcast Episode 68: Matthew A. Swift- The CEO and Co-Founder of Concordia On Creating A Network Of World Leaders That Insight Change

Matthew A. Swift is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Concordia. Matthew has grown Concordia into the leading nonpartisan global affairs membership organization dedicated to forming innovative cross-sector partnerships that address the greatest challenges and opportunities of our time. Matthew has led conversations with preeminent world figures from U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden; President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe; The Carlyle Group Inc. Co-Founder David Rubenstein; former White House Advisor Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.

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Podcast Episode 67: Alessandro Sugar and Andrea Fabrizii On Bringing Italian and French Composed Works of Art Alive In Hollywood Films

Both Alessandro and Andrea are part of CAM Sugar, a catalogue that represents Italian and French soundtracks, with over 2,000 original scores. Music in their catalogue are found in Oscar winning films like La Dolce Vita, Il Postino, Mondo Cane, 8 ½, Amarcord, and more. Major international producers and directors pick and choose from the CAM Sugar archive with hundreds of samples and synchronizations from movies to fashion campaigns. We sat down to talk about their work and how they’re bringing composed works of musical art alive in all cinema.

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Podcast Episode 66: Vickie Samushonga Explains Why Fashion Should Be Looking at India

With a dual calling in fashion and the ministry, Zimbabwean born Vickie Samushonga works with fashion designers between Africa and India, connecting designers with manufacturers, fashion weeks, and exhibitions. In this episode, Vickie opens up about her journey in both fields, what African designers need most, and what India offers the fashion industry.

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