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When Your Influence Grows

“But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.” (Luke‬ ‭5:15-16‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Adoring crowds can be a huge distraction. When you get giddy from excitement by the applause of man, you will be tempted to think that you are so great.

Jesus showed us the way to handle a growing influence. When the crowds that came to Him grew bigger, He did not entrust Himself to them and relish in the attention.

Instead, He withdrew to the desert to be alone with God the Father in prayer.

When your influence with men grows, go deeper in prayer and draw nearer to God (conscious of your need for Him). You absolutely need to stay humble, grounded, and remember that God is the source of all power, favor, and goodness in your life.

“Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did. But Jesus didn’t trust himself to them, because he knew everyone, and because he didn’t need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.” (John‬ ‭2:23-25‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Jesus knew what was in man—sin in the flesh. Man is fickle and disloyal. One moment the crowd can be cheering, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” and the next they can be shouting “Crucify Him!”

As the Lord promotes you by His grace, entrust yourself to Him. Do everything for Him, and not for the applause of man—He is your Rewarder!

The four gospels are full of beautiful revelations that will benefit you in every sphere of life. Understand them through the lens of grace: https://bit.ly/understandeveryparable

Bill Cosby被放出來了！

2018年Bill Cosby被判有罪的時候，在美國＃metoo運動被視為指標性判決之一。當時判有罪，已經在法界有很多爭議，他的律師當時就很氣憤，說Bill Cosby的案子緊跟著Harvey Weinstein的案子後面，根本不可能有公平的審判。但當時的民氣，認為是正義受到伸張。

這次上訴法庭的七位法官就以6－1的懸殊比數，駁回了下級法院的有罪判決。認為Bill Cosby當時是跟檢察官達成協議，不會受到刑事法庭起訴的條件，才去民事法庭作證。所以他根本就不應該被刑事起訴

Mr. Cosby’s lawyers, who had said at the time that allegations against Mr. Weinstein would make it difficult for them to receive a fair trial, later suggested in an appeal that the outcome had been influenced by what they described as a period of “public panic.”

In their 79-page opinion, the judges wrote that a previous prosecutor’s statement that Mr. Cosby would not face charges, which paved the way for Mr. Cosby to testify in a civil trial, meant that he should not have been charged in the case. It was a 6-to-1 ruling, with two of the judges in the majority dissenting on the remedy, which barred a retrial.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/arts/television/bill-cosby-release-conviction.html?smid=url-share

她曾被稱為世界上最年輕的白手起家女億萬富翁，也被譽為下一個賈伯斯，Elizabeth Holmes 十九歲創立醫療科技新創 Theranos，市值一度高達 90 億美元。但《華爾街日報》2015 年的一篇報導改變了一切，Holmes 被指控詐欺，Theranos 也於 2018 年歇業。備受矚目的詐欺案即將開庭。

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本集 timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:56 第一遍英文朗讀
3:28 新聞 & 相關單字解說
16:58 額外單字片語
23:09 第二遍英文朗讀

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臉書社團 (朗讀文字)：https://www.facebook.com/groups/ssyingwen/posts/294398892446357/

朗讀內容參考了
CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/elizabeth-holmes-one-time-billionaire-and-ceo-finally-goes-on-trial.html
CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/30/tech/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial/index.html
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58336998
NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1031314018/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-fraud-trial

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本集提到的單字片語：
Silicon Valley 矽谷
Page-turner
Binge-read
Elizabeth Holmes
Theranos
Company valuation 公司估值
Turtlenecks 高領上衣
Lofty 崇高的
Mission 使命
Blood tests 血液檢查
Blood sample 血樣
Tube 樣本管
Cancer 癌症
Diabetes  糖尿病
HIV 愛滋病毒
Nanotainer
Slogan 標語
John Carreyrou
Billionaire 億萬富翁
Media darling 媒體寵兒
Heyday 最風光的時候
Prime 鼎盛期
Peak 頂峰
Pinnacle 巔峰
Trial 審判
San Jose 市
Jury 陪審團
Fraud 詐欺
Prosecutors 檢察官
Scam
Con
Swindle
defraud
Rip off
Investors 投資人
Whistleblower 吹哨者
Testify 作證
Strategy 戰略
Jurors 陪審員
Patients 患者
Miscarried 流產
Fake it until you make it 假裝它直到你成功
Wake-up call 警示
Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani
Chief Operating Officer (COO) 營運長
Mental state 精神狀態
Outrageous 離譜
Corporate governance 公司治理
White collar crime 白領犯罪
Intent 意圖
Seams 線縫
Come / Fall apart at the seams
Fret not
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional




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Pak Zaim is a good man who has been unjustly imprisoned. He is a leader in sharing knowledge of freedom and serving his community. I'm here sharing his story because he MUST BE FREED!

On the 2nd of February 2021 in Depok Indonesia, Police arrived at Pak Zaim's home and arrested him. The reason for his arrest is not very clear, but it has something to do with the Muamalat Markets he organised.

For the past 10 years, he has set up over 25 markets around Indonesia where people were able to trade following the same practices as the marketplaces during the time of the Rasul (saw). Completely Halal trade free of corruption. Free of riba!

Inside the markets, people were allowed to exchange items as they wished. Free trade. Barter trade. So long as there was mutual consent between both parties, the trade was allowed. And one of the prominent forms of trade, was with gold and silver coins. Dinar and Dirham.

Pak Zaim took it upon himself to mint coins to a standardized size and weight to facilitate trading within the market. These standards follow the same weight as the Dinar and Dirham used during the time of the Rasul (saw).

Nothing he was doing was illegal. The markets he set up were like any other Pasar you may see in Malaysia, Singapore or Indonesia. He was not claiming to produce Rupiah or any other form of legal tender. He was simply giving his people a way to trade with Halal commodities.

If you'd like to know more, please do reach out. I want to do all we can to get him out. He's been there for a month already, but we need to show the Indonesian government that Pak Zaim is innocent of any charges against him. I testify for him!

Please do share this video as much as you can! Thank you

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