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It’s easy to put our life at work and our faith into distinctly separate boxes.

We know God is a vital part of our lives, but what does he have to with our Tuesday checklist, our Thursday staff meeting, or the order we need to get filled before the customer moves firmly into “unhappily impatient” territory?!

John Stromberg – pastor, photographer, and sometime beverage container artist – says that Christians have an enormous opportunity to practice their faith on the job. He points back to where the concept of work first shows up in the Bible, offers hope that what we’re doing on the job makes an eternal difference, and also reflects on how knowing whose we are can transform the way we respond to praise and criticism.

It’s wisdom, mirth, and practical advice on our latest trek toward Information, Entertainment & a General Sense of Well Being!

John Stromberg is the Pastor of Church Multiplication at Centennial Church in Minnesota’s Twin Cities & the emperor of John Stromberg Photography. He’s a classy character.

With only hours until the noble people of Iowa cast the first votes in what’s already been one of the most bizarre Presidential elections in US history, we marinate on the possibilities.

To marinate properly – and to glance back on that wild, Trumpless debate the other day – we bring alongside esteemed GooseRadio pal Dave Clutter.

Who has the momentum? Did Senator Cruz peak just a tad early? Will the Trump hordes arrive en masse at the caucus sites?

And by the way, who would we actually like to see as President?!

When it comes to the final Iowa debate – were the questions fair game? Who came out golden? And did what happened change our minds even in the slightest?

We’re counting down the hours to the Hawkey Cauceye, on this very latest GooseRadio Podcast.

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Donald Trump is still happening. The stock market is bobbing and weaving like a roller coaster. That really tall guy from the Godfather just died. But there is good news.

The shocking news over the weekend was greeted with jubilation by many on the right.

Speaker John Boehner is giving up the helm of the house at the end of next month.

The Ohio Republican is ready to trade the continuing saga of debt ceiling showdowns & late night dealing for the chance to go home and relax. In this latest GooseRadio Podcast, we examine this stupefying scenario.

Was John Boehner the villain that Senators Lee & Cruz say?

Were there real accomplishments from the last five years of a GOP House of Representatives? Or were we made mincemeat of? We dig into what the Speaker himself had to say in his valedictory over the weekend.

Boehner issued some parting shots at those to his right flank who – in his words – demanded a perfect order or nothing at all. Does he have a point?

We take a step back & look at how to really advance Conservatism in America.

All this – and much more – in our latest effort to provide you, my friend, with Entertainment, Information & a General Sense of Well Being.

I think Pope Francis misses the boat on some key things.

I don’t believe – for instance – that the earth is a giant microwave about to enter it’s final heating cycle.

I don’t think America & Great Britain are purveyors of an economic machine that feeds on the poorest to provide luxury to the wealthiest.

Yet, as I watched the Pope progress across our eastern seaboard this weekend, I came to a surprising conclusion.

In a vital way, the Pope is right.

Here is a religious leader with a massive following – who has earned that adoration in one of the most powerful ways you can. Pope Francis has shown himself to be a man of tremendous caring and love for others.

And he’s using the unique position he holds to advocate for the things he deeply believes in.

That’s the contention we explore in this latest GooseRadio Podcast, as our relentless quest for Entertainment, Information & a General Sense of Well Being heads to the Vatican.

And here – as discussed during the podcast – is a touching display of the Pope’s compassion.

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Mr. Vice President! Your country needs you! Your Goose needs you!

“It is a tale told by an idiot – full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

– William Shakespeare, “Macbeth” Act 5, Scene 5

Donald Trump has caused me to think deeply about something.

Don’t cue the laugh track. This is not a drill.

The enormous popularity of the Reality TV sensation in the GOP presidential horse race has brought me face to face with one of those big questions:

What is the point?

What is the point of Conservatism in 2015? What cause do we stand for?

The noble Aaron McInitre, in our latest GooseRadio Podcast, helped me understand that Mr. Trump is serving as a timely vessel to express a long simmering rage about the direction of our land, and – in so expressing – may help to change things in Washington.

Yet, is that really what the selection of the GOP standard bearer has become in 2015?

What the Conservative movement is seeking in a leader today is the individual who best distills its rage? We used to be so much more than this. We used to be a cause that strove to a build a shining city on a hill – that believed in what America is & could aspire to be.

I grapple with this discovery in our latest GooseRadio Podcast, below. A cause, a purpose to get up each day – it’s even more important in life than in politics, because – as we’re reminded each day – politics isn’t the answer.

What is the point? That’s the question on this latest trek toward information, entertainment & a general sense of well being. Thanks for sharing in the journey.

Seemingly no topic in the history of mankind has captivated the political press quite like the rise of 2016 presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. This statement doesn’t even feel hyperbolic any more.

So with The Donald polling at the top of the list of GOP contenders in late summer, Aaron McIntire and myself return triumphantly to the airwaves and take a gander at what’s behind Trump-Mania.

I express my profound misgivings as to his meandering positions and his judgement, while Aaron helps me understand why he’s been so successful in appealing to so many GOP voters.

Then we move on to the state of the race. Has Jeb managed to endear himself any more to grassroots Conservatives? What about the dynasty argument? Why has Hillary been so remarkably fragile for such an unstoppable force of nature?

We also delve into the eternal argument of “electability”.  Does Senator T Cruz have it? Senator Rubio? And will it be the final word on who emerges the victor?

The first weird stirrings of the race for the White House in 2016 have begun. The early moves of Governor Jeb Bush surprised me. The indications that Governor Mitt Romney might be game for another round of ‘Who Wants to be a President’ stunned me. Brink Brickley & myself delve into their early moves and offer analysis.

Is America ready for one immediate family to provide three separate Presidents? Does Romney deserve another look?

Who will run? Who could win? Will Hillary be the Maginot Line or the Great Wall? All is revealed on this latest effort to provide entertainment, information & a General Sense of Well Being.

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It is high time to once more set out to find the deeper meaning in the odd moments of life. Thus, Brink and myself dedicate ourselves to interpreting strange things which have happened to each other recently:

Brink analyzes the profound implications of something unique I witnessed recently at a local Walgreens involving an inebriated individual and a huge collection of bottled water.

Then I don my sage’s hat and muse upon Brink’s recent near-brush with having the police called to search for him.

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