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Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #173This episode is a recording of the bilingual teaching Ryan gave at Assembléia de Deus church in Brazil. He speaks about global missions with a focus on North Korea. Ryan covers life in North Korea, what's involved in escaping, what happens in prisons and labor camps, and he covers what Christian missionaries are doing today. Ryan has interviewed several North Korean defectors and others who have spent time in labor camps and prison. In this teaching, he summarizes their stories. You will be shocked by what is shared and encourage by what God is doing in North Korea today.Translation by Bruna Melo Howard, Ryan's wife.Visit Pastor Juscelino and his church:Assembléia de Deus em Dom Rodrigo, Rua Emília de Jesus, No. 145, Dom Rodrigo - Nova Iguaçu, RJ 26260-290, BrazilPortuguês: Este episódio é uma gravação do ensino bilíngue que Ryan deu na igreja Assembléia de Deus no Brasil. Ele fala sobre missões globais com foco na Coreia do Norte. Ryan cobre a vida na Coreia do Norte, o que está envolvido na fuga, o que acontece nas prisões e campos de trabalho, e cobre o que os missionários cristãos estão fazendo hoje. Ryan entrevistou vários desertores norte-coreanos e outros que passaram algum tempo em campos de trabalho forçado e prisões. Neste ensinamento, ele resume suas histórias. Você ficará chocado com o que é compartilhado e encorajado pelo que Deus está fazendo na Coreia do Norte hoje.Tradução de Bruna Melo Howard, esposa de Ryan.Visite a igreja do Pastor Juscelino:Assembléia de Deus em Dom Rodrigo, Rua Emília de Jesus, No. 145, Dom Rodrigo - Nova Iguaçu, RJ 26260-290, Brazil__________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Português: Visite ryanshoward.com/freedownload para saber mais e baixar 21 dias para um novo local de trabalho.Support the show

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #172This episode discusses the biblical case for why you should vote and gives two main reasons. Ryan responds to 5 main reasons people often don't vote. Several important cultural topics are also mentioned, including the transgender youth movement, radical LGBT agenda and protecting family values. This episode will challenge you and will leave you motivated and inspired to take action today.Previous episodes mentioned in the show:Should Christians Influence Politics? – Ep. 34 (click here to listen)- A simplified biblical case for Christians having significant influence in government and politicsHow You Vote Matters to God – Ep. 73 (click here to listen)- Republican platform vs. Democrat platform__________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Support the show

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #171This episode discusses the questionable circumstances in the recent Brazil presidential election and Jair Bolsonaro's silence lack of concession. Did Lula really win? Reports are starting to surface that point to Bolsonaro having actually won up to 65% of the vote. Listen to this episode to hear the latest developments.__________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Support the show

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #170This episode will challenge you to take a look at how you use your time. It will give a powerful exercise to help you discern the gaps you should close first as you consider your spiritual walk, your relationships, your family, your finances, your health and fitness and anything else that may come to mind. Ephesians 5:15-17 - "look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but is wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is." __________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Support the show

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #169This episode gives a quick and easy tip that can help you develop new habits, change behavior patterns and even change your thinking. __________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Support the show

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #168In this episode, North Korean defector Grace Jo tells her story of what it was like living in North Korea and how she and her family finally escaped. Her story includes hardship, government persecution, even torture and starvation. This is a heart-wrenching interview that shares the details of the horrors that are the reality in North Korea today and the partnership role that China plays. Her story illustrates the clear dangers of socialism, communism and government-controlled states. As a North Korean defector, activist, and the vice president of North Korean Refugees in the USA (NKinUSA), Grace Jo dreams of a re-unified New Korea and the future rebuilding of her home country.In this episode:02:16 | Introducing Grace Jo   03:10 | A childhood in North Korea and the regime change of ’94, famine, and the consequences of communism09:20 | Desperation, torture, death, and the penalties for smuggling food into the country. Surviving a communist state    29:00 | Exiled from her village and forced to travel without food. The decision to leave North Korea and the dangerous journey out of the country 35:26 | Detainment in China and the beginning of a new life as North Korean defectors.39:47 | Labor camps, the long and brutal process of escaping North Korea, and the broken political system of the North Korean government43:32 | Prison, God’s providence, and the miraculous journey to the United States59:08 | The fullness and complexities of disgusting human rights violations - in North Korea as well as China1:10:45 | The current landscape for North Koreans, the hard work ahead, and finding a purpose as a North Korean defector while still having a heart for North KoreaResources:Follow Grace Jo on Twitter: GraceJo8__________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Support the show

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #167This episode will challenge you to think about what difference your faith actually makes in your life. Ryan reviews the original meaning of the Greek word for FAITH and provides some examples to reflect on when comparing a life with and without faith. The Bible says without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6) and that that everything that does not come from faith is sin (Romans 14:23). These are striking words, but how often do we consider them? __________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Support the show

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #166Kay Rubacek’s family has fled communism not once but three different times. From indoctrination in Australia to being jailed in China, Kay has firsthand experience in the evils and myriads of socialist systems, and she offers a stark warning to Americans. The signs of these dangerous socialist agendas are all around us. She has produced hundreds of hours of programs for print, gaming, television, and the cinema, and her latest book, “Who are China’s Walking Dead,” offers alarming testimony of the ill-fated reality of China’s communist rule.Unfortunately, many Americans are unaware of the dramatic impact that Communist ideologies already have in our politics, social construct, and even the American Christian church. In this episode, we will unpack these influences and discuss what you can do to save America .02:34 | Introducing Kay Rubacek    02:48 | Professional success/background in video production and the transition to battle communism and socialism13:29 | Indoctrination in America and the risk of global tyranny. Socialism in plain sight and the surprisingly difficult adjustment to freedom18:33 | Tyranny fears truth: A crash course in Communism, beaten, arrested interrogated in China for having “compassion”25:12 | The Chinese Communist Party’s influence in America: selling out American values, censorship, and compromising to communist tyranny31:07 | The hopeful future and our role as Americans in stopping communism. Maintaining truth, using our voices, and refusing compromise37:53 | The Walking Dead. Infiltrating Chinese slave-labor prisons and tragic reality of the Chinese communist ideology44:29 | The lasting effects of the Chinese Communist Party on the human psyche, destroying the individual to destroy the nation46:32 | A moral baseline. Differentiating between the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese people (they are not the same)52:47 | Propaganda, censorship, and cancel culture. Unpacking a chapter of Kay Rubacek’s book “Who are China’s Walking Dead?”Resources:KayRubacek.com __________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Support the show

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #165Teens Missions International answers the call to disciple youth and give them opportunities to serve in world missions. Reaching every content (except Antarctica), Teen Missions has grown to faithfully adapt to the Holy Spirit’s calling to serve the needs of international communities and launch a global discipleship operation.01:26 | Introducing Curt Bitterman, Vice President of Teen Missions International02:30 | We can serve the Lord at any age, the birth of Teen Missions International and the reality of training youth for mission work05:50 | Transformational training, hands-on learning, and the spiritual power of bringing the shared ministry experience back home  12:02 | International collaboration and sustaining a global mission force, growth, multiplication, and practicality  20:00 | Building Christian schools in Africa and Indonesia, harnessing spiritual change, and plugging into the community23:53 | Training for and providing for the needs of the people, where the spiritual meets the physical - miraculous healing and providence31:30 | Changing lives with five-gallon buckets33:27 | Training and utilizing Christians with a hunger beyond their teenage years, adult training, and how you can support and experience Teen Missions InternationalResources:TeenMissions.org __________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Click here to sign up for our FREE 5-day BOOT CAMP.Support the show

Click here to send Ryan a text message!Episode #164On this episode, you’ll learn about the worldwide impact of audio Bibles and you’ll be inspired to deepen your relationship with God’s Word.Darrel Templeton is the Chief Partnership Officer at MegaVoice. The visionaries at MegaVoice are committed to engaging billions of people who are unable to read the Bible for themselves. By partnering with ministries all over the world, MegaVoice has become home to an expansive Scripture audio library in over 8,500 languages and dialects.God’s Word never returns void. But it all starts with us getting into God’s Word. The adult literacy rate is staggering and continuing to drop, which means biblical literacy is dropping even further. How different would our world look if Christians took their Bible more seriously? Through this interview, you'll be inspired to take your Bible listening to a new level.In this episode:00:09 | Introducing Darrel Templeton, Chief Partnership Officer at MegaVoice 00:38 | From a “life of crime” at 5 years old to being saved by grace03:40 | 5 year old leads a Catholic Priest and a friend to the Lord; faith works; Hell is real, and God’s Word never returns void 07:21 | Introducing MegaVoice; the Christian responsibility to God’s Word, increasing our understanding, and creating opportunities for understanding Scripture  14:37 | The fullness of Scripture (even Leviticus) points to Jesus. MegaVoice – the “real audio Bible” and the staggering adult literacy rate19:35 | The mission of Megavoice and building partnerships that fulfill the great commission. Getting God’s word to people the same way Jesus did23:30 | The Spiritual importance of the Bible, and the Spiritual connection to the Bible, and the self-feeding processResources:AudioBibles.comMegaVoice.comMegaVoiceInternational.org__________________Visit ryanshoward.com/freedownload to learn more and download 21 Days to a New Workplace You to set your FAITH ON FIRE and jump start your faith at work journey today.Click here to sign up for our FREE 5-day BOOT CAMP.Support the show