{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d66e31bd648b96e4ce9a7f1/67acf7ec3ef0b176ea869fe8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Flourishing Through Abstinence? (Part 2)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d66e31bd648b96e4ce9a7f1/1739387919212-d68d79cd-eb35-4b7c-a964-c94aed892794.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Part one is episode 499! LET ME MAKE THIS PERFECTLY CLEAR!!!! I Ain't got NO BONE TO PICK with anyone, and I ain't GOT NO BURR IN MY SADDLE!! (This is all Texan slang...GOOGLE IT if you don't get my point!) BUT----- I ain't the one slinging the mud! I'm responding to the mud that is being slung! Case in point, as I go to finalize this podcast  on February 12, 2025, while at the gym this morning, I'm working out on a recumbent bike, watching a walking tour of Capri on my iPhone. Right in front of me, high on the wall, is a bank of TVs, tuned to various channels. The one right in front of me is playing a commercial by John Rich, outspoken conservative Christian, advertising his new branded 40 proof whiskey. I think the setting for the commercial is actually a bar in his house that is huge! Appears to be two story in ceiling height. Then, as I go to pull up music on my phone as I leave the gym, there is a new podcast being promoted on YouTube called \"The Cussin' Christians.\" My friend, the earthly church has gone mad. While God has given us a major reprieve from outlandish evil, the earthly church is dancing with the Devil...Then the church is audaciously shocked at the corruption in the culture. My friend, I stand on solid ground to declare that Christ AND the world DEMANDS difference....</p><p><a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DONATE</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;You can help support this podcast by clicking</strong>&nbsp;<strong>our secure PayPal account. For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3)</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"http://www.4laws.com/laws/englishkgp/default.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Four Spiritual Laws</a> - how you can be born again and have eternal life?</p><p><a href=\"https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/the-spirit-filled-life.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Spirit Filled Life</a>- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQIWZVVGAvarNQiwpQonu0w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Other Things with... \"</a> YouTube Channel</p><p><strong> home base for all episodes:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://podcast.gwot.rocks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http://podcast.gwot.rocks/</strong></a>&nbsp;</p><p>(Ctrl+click to follow the link)&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/lifehelps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>LIFE HELPS</em></strong></a></p><p><a href=\"http://podcast.gwot.rocks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>gwot.rocks home page</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Transform This City</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/transformthiscity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Transform This City Facebook</strong>&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"mailto:gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org</strong></a>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Thank you for listening! Please tell your friends about us! Listen, share, rate, subscribe!</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Empowering Encouragement Now segments are based in part on C.H. Spurgeon's Morning &amp; Evening Devotions (public domain.)</p><p>ChatGPT and/or Bard may be used at times to expedite research material for this podcast.</p><p>Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian Standard</p><p>Bible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian</p><p>Standard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.</p>","author_name":"Kenny Price"}