In Our History Podcast

Life probably feels upside down right now and that’s completely understandable.If you have a lot of feelings, like I do, it’s a challenging time trying to figure out all the feelings, feel all the feelings and still manage to love yourself and your family well!What do you want to carry over from this time? Give yourself grace.Recognize the good around you while you wait.Breathe. Re-evaluate what success looks like today. Choose health and rest for you today.If you need help, I created something to help me inventory and manage my feelings at the end of every day. I choose to find things to be thankful for, time capsule a part of the day, process my feelings and pray for the world. It’s quick and super helpful, so I wanted to share it with you! I hope it makes life even just a tiny bit better as we navigate this new “normal”. Download Self-Care PDF

What is Juneteenth? Juneteeth is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans throughout the former Confederacy of the southern United States. A lot of people think that independence day was the day that Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation freeing all slaves in 1862. However, the proclamation was ignored by the southern states that had succeeded from the union. Plus, the proclamation didn’t apply Texas, which was a slave-holding states but did not rebel against the union and as a result over 200,000 slaves were still in bondage throughout Texas in 1865. Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's

More than likely, someone close to you is struggling with depression, anxiety, fear, extreme sadness or all of the above. How can we, as a group of individuals make a difference in those people’s lives and maybe even keep them from feeling like suicide is the only option? So whether we know someone first hand who is struggling with anxiety or depression, we can still take steps to nurture a human’s mental health. We’re actually working on ourselves and our behavior, but in doing that we’re making the world around us much better because if someone who comes into our circle is struggling with some mental health issue and they interact with us and we’re active listeners and we’re telling the truth and we’re patient people they’re likelihood of success and to feel loved is going to go up significantly! Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less like

This week I did something totally different than I normally do here on the podcast. Instead of talking about a current event in the news I talk about a current event in my life and how it made me thing about the impact our lives make on others! As I get older, I realize how impactful our life can be if we CHOOSE to use it to love others. So here’s my sole reason for the podcast today: I just want to ask you: Who are you impacting? Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world.

This week I respond to an article that I read in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/05/24/the-group-least-likely-to-think-the-u-s-has-a-responsibility-to-accept-refugees-evangelicals/?utm_term=.721abd04e96a I talk about the fact that if you love Jesus, if you check the Christianity box as part of your identity it means you have surrendered yourself to love others. And even though the evangelical community has closely linked itself to the Republican party and to our current president in recent years, this podcast isn’t about Donald Trump or what political party you belong to. Today, I remind everyone, Christian or not, what it means to be a Christian and what that responsibility entails. Pew research from the article: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/24/republicans-turn-more-negative-toward-refugees-as-number-admitted-to-u-s-plummets/ Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important

This week I talk about how your experience is not everyone’s experience! This week I hit on some things that may seem unconnected from each other in topic but they all made me realize how different our experience as “Americans” are. We are so diverse. Our lives are so complex. Our histories are so layered and different. And we all live and belong to the same country and in turn, the same community. * Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world. * Childish Gambino: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY * South Carolina: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/05/09/500-and-hes-a-ghost-man-accused-of-enlisting-white-supremacists-to-kill-his-black-neighbor/?noredirect=o

In this week's episode I talk about what happened with Nikki Haley, our Ambassador to the UN, this week. But more importantly, how we can learn from her mature response to being undermined and possibly embarrassed in front of the entire world. How do we choose self-control when we're hurt or misunderstood? How do we stay firm in our conviction to stay kind at all times? Take a listen to my analysis of Ambassador Haley's response to the White House. Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world.

Sat down with my good friend Landon Snow who is also the Senior Leader at Cedar House Church in Baton Rouge. We talk about relationships, communication, politics, social justice and how that all flows from my foundation of being a Christian. There have been some crazy things said ‘in the name of God’ over the centuries and I don’t think today's world is anything different. In the same way we can’t define feminism by the fringe groups that say hate men or shame people who don’t feel the same way they do…we can’t define Christianity by the Westboro Baptist church or people high up in the government. I am thankful for the opportunity to share why I care for and love people so much and how that flows from my love from God. Check out Landon's podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-landon-snow-podcast/id1300306122?mt=2

In this week's episode I address the amount of hate FILLING our social media feeds every day and how we can be aware and kind in the middle of all of it! People may think I’m overreacting or I’m too sensitive but here’s the thing, I think the fact that a lot of people aren’t reacting to it is dangerous to me and that’s why I want to talk about it today. Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world.

In this week's episode I respond to the suit brought against the President of the United States by a porn star. Do we let this just be the norm and we’re cool with it? Or do we check ourselves and do so some soul searching. I want to do some soul searching so that’s what we’re doing in this episode. Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world.

In this week's episode I talk about the mass shooting epidemic in our nation and the response since the Parkland Shooting a couple of weeks ago. Whether you think it's a gun violence problem, a 2nd amendment issue, a mental health crisis or an NRA problem this is the topic of conversation today! Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world.

In this week's episode we highlight the INCREDIBLY interesting relationship that Korea has with the Olympics and what a turning point the 1988 Seoul Olympics was for the peninsula. Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/06/world/asia/korea-history.html

Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world. In this week's episode we go over some of the most basic foundational information about our government, how it runs and who runs the dang thing.

Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world. In this week's episode I offer some really basic, valuable suggestions for how to source YOUR news! It's not a left or a right thing, it's a fact thing.

Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world. In this week's episode we talk about the potential of a government shutdown and why we are here, again, as a nation.

In this week's episode we talk about violent protests in Iran, Times Up Now movement and the Justice Department's end to the Obama-era policy to allow states to decide about how to regulate marijuana. Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world.

Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world. In this week's episode we talk about the recently passed, Republican supported, Tax Bill. In addition we've added a bonus update from last week's episode on the US's decision to partner with Israel and acknowledge Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel and what we believe will be one of the biggest political stories of 2018!!! Here are the links I referenced in the podcast: 1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/12/17/what-the-2018-tax-brackets-standard-deduction-amounts-and-more-look-like-under-tax-reform/#1ec5ac1e1401 2. https://www.learnvest.com/2017/12/whats-in-the-latest-republican-tax-plan?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=

In episode 2, 2017: The Year of the Woman we talk about what happened in 2017. We’re in a pivotal point in history and it’s important we understand where we’ve come from and where we’re going in this country. We talk about the history of women in modern society and in the United States specifically. About women in the media and the history of institutionalized inequality. And lastly, what we can do as men, women and people who care about connection and unity in our world.

Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world. In this week's episode we briefly goes over The Russian Investigation and what is Net Neutrality. In addition we've added a bonus update from last week's episode at the end. We'll tell you what happened in regards to the Alabama Senate race, some resignations in the Senate as well as the decision that President Trump has made to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Five Minute Friday is something we do each week to keep you in the loop about what’s going on in the news. It's important to be informed because if we don’t know what’s going on in the world, we will be less likely to engage in conversation or formulate opinions. Your opinion shapes your reality and it's crucial that our reality makes a positive impact on our world. In this week's episode we briefly goes over the 3 resignations in the House and the Senate as well as the decision that President Trump has made to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.