Beyond The Walls
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMy name is Ben James, husband, father, pastor, lifelong resident of Appalachia and someone who has a large part of my heritage framed inside the walls of coal mines.
I invite you to journey with me as I explore the past, the present & the future of the coal mining and culture in Appalachia.
This is Beyond the Walls.
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The IDES of March
March 15, 2024 17:11 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBFor the uninitiated, on the Ides of March - or the 15th - one of the most momentous events in the history of the Classical world occurred: the assassination of Julius Caesar. This was an event of unfathomable significance. It led to the birth of the Roman Empire, and shaped the world as we know it today. Beyond the Walls Intro Music: ASLC-2DA376B5-69F2BE0217 (Premiere Pro) In show music: Benjamin Cornelius - Orchestral tracks by MusicRevolution - ID:489866974 --- Send in a voice messag...
Mother Shipton's Cave
February 28, 2024 21:03 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBLegend has it that within a cave in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, emerged one of England's most renowned mystical women. The site of her birth, currently identified as Mother Shipton's Cave, remains a popular location associated with tale of witches and prophecy. Inspired by, and full detail credit given to Natalia Klimczak for her article "Magic and Prophecy: Unraveling the Origins of Mother Shipton's Cave" appearing via Ancient Origins UNLEASHED on January 3rd, 2024 Small business highlig...
45: An Interesting Number For Me
August 29, 2022 17:41 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBOne of my more open, and vulnerable episodes. Just talking through some moments and numbers that have floated around my mind for the past 30+ years. Hope that this helps someone to know, in a greater way, the words recorded in 1 Peter 5:6-7 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
Accolades, Attention & Acknowledgement
August 18, 2022 18:59 - 5 minutes - 8 MBThose things we all enjoy in our lives... even if we shouldn't. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
Difficult Times
August 08, 2022 18:16 - 6 minutes - 8.43 MBLike a photo negative in a dark room, sometimes the most trying times in our lives serve to develop us into what God has designed us. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
Identity In Christ
August 03, 2022 19:39 - 6 minutes - 9.4 MBGalatians 2:20 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
Gratitude
July 19, 2022 15:43 - 6 minutes - 8.33 MBHow different do you think our days would be if we set aside moments to be thankful. And not just a cursory, quick, half-hearted, "thank ya!" But, to truly recognize, and be grateful for what God has done for us, is doing, and will continue to do in the future. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
William Patrick - Science Based Gains
August 14, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 65.2 MBWilliam Patrick, owner of Science Based Gains LLC joins Beyond the Walls for a conversation with Ben about an evidenced based approach to fitness and nutrition... if you are interested in maximizing your time in the gym and the principles behind research backed exercise, this is the episode for you. You also need to check him out on Instagram @williampatrickfit and on his website www.bio.site/williampatrick YOU NEED TO CHECK THIS STUFF OUT!!! If you are interested in a fresh, quality cup ...
Abi Vanorny - BeBetter Wellness LLC
June 25, 2021 19:43 - 48 minutes - 91.1 MBAbi Vanorny, owner of BeBetter Wellness LLC joins Beyond the Walls for a conversation with Ben about nutrition and overall wellness... ever wondered how the food we eat impacts our overall health??? If so, this is the episode for you. You can find Abi on Instagram @lyfstyl_abiv and on her website www.b-betterwellness.com YOU NEED TO CHECK HER STUFF OUT!!! If you are interested in a fresh, quality cup of coffee each and every time, check out all the products they have to offer at www.goos...
Will Stevens - Goose Bridle Coffee Roasters
June 09, 2021 20:03 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBWill Steven joins Beyond the Walls for a conversation with Ben on coffee... need we say anything more? If you are interested in a fresh, quality cup of coffee each and every time, check out all the products they have to offer at www.goosebridlecoffee.com Check us out on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram by searching for "Beyond The Walls.' This episode is brought to you, in part by Goose Bridle Coffee Roasters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james...
Josh Holyfield PD Interview
June 03, 2021 17:44 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBJosh Holyfield joins Beyond the Walls for a conversation with Ben on exercise, mental, physical and lifestyle well being. Check out ALL that Josh offers at www.joshholyfield.com Check us out on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram by searching for "Beyond The Walls.' This episode is brought to you, in part by Goose Bridle Coffee Roasters. If you are interested in a fresh, quality cup of coffee each and every time, check out all the products they have to offer at www.goosebridlecoffee.com --- ...
The Golden Doorstop
June 06, 2020 19:08 - 10 minutes - 20.5 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
Battle of the Eclipse
May 28, 2020 12:00 - 11 minutes - 22 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
The Iron Curtain
October 12, 2019 16:00 - 49 minutes - 94.1 MBAfter two once in a lifetime kind of wars that changed the landscape of the world in the span of 30 years, it was not just the soldiers that wanted the fighting to stop. Outlooks, beliefs, practices, faith, loyalty, and security, just to name a few of the things that had been changed as a result of these conflicts. And this wasn’t just in the general population, this was a time when the world saw a changing of the guard so to speak in the way of diplomacy. Foreign relations and overal...
Technological Advancements
September 20, 2019 16:00 - 33 minutes - 64 MBThe what, why, when are all questions that can be debated about the beginning of the Cold War. In this episode we take a look at what, we believe, to be one of the critical launching points of this "not hot, but warm" conflict as we consider what might be the first arms race of this era. In this introduction, we present to you 10 of the most influential technological advancements that WW1 brought to the world stage. This list is by no means exhaustive, and you will probably have points whe...
When One Man Saved The World
September 06, 2019 17:21 - 14 minutes - 28 MBAt the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet submarine commander Vasili Arkhipov had the power to decide whether or not World War III would begin. With the United States and the Soviet Union on the brink of nuclear war, the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the tensest moments in modern history. But at the peak of the crisis, one Soviet naval officer managed to keep a cool head and avert nuclear devastation. After weeks of U.S. intelligence gathering that pointed toward a Sovi...
The Gilding of America - Part 2
February 15, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 120 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
The Gilding of America - Part 1
January 18, 2019 20:00 - 47 minutes - 90.9 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
The Manhattan Project
December 07, 2018 19:08 - 52 minutes - 99.5 MBEarly in 1939, the world's scientific community discovered that German physicists had learned the secrets of splitting a uranium atom. Fears soon spread over the possibility of Nazi scientists utilizing that energy to produce a bomb capable of unspeakable destruction. Scientists ALBERT EINSTEIN, who fled Nazi persecution, and ENRICO FERMI, who escaped Fascist Italy, were now living in the United States. They agreed that the President must be informed of the dangers of atomic technology in ...
The History of Halloween - Part 3
October 30, 2018 17:00 - 46 minutes - 88.7 MBNowadays, browsing the aisles of candy corn and plastic bats, it’s hard to imagine that Halloween was ever an article of controversy. But the history of Halloween in America was surprisingly contentious. It took a long time to become established as a mainstream holiday and was resisted, perhaps not so surprisingly, by religious authorities. Halloween has its origins in the Celtic holiday of Samhain. It was a druidic festival held between the evening of October 31 and sunset of the followin...
The History of Halloween - Part 2 "Samhain"
October 25, 2018 17:00 - 33 minutes - 63.7 MBSamhain being the feast of fire, has also held a place in some minds as the feast of the dead as well. With some holding that it is seen as incorporating the cult of Donn (Lord of the Dead we referenced in Part 1) into its celebrations but whether this is accurate, or how they did so remains uncertain. The idea that Samhain is a juncture between the two halves of the year placed it in the unusual realm of being suspended in time - it did not belong to the old year not the new. We view ...
The History of Halloween - Part 1
October 19, 2018 17:00 - 41 minutes - 79.3 MBAs millions of children and adults participate in the fun of Halloween on the night of October 31st, few will be aware of its ancient Celtic roots in the Samhain festival. In Celtic Ireland about 2,000 years ago, Samhain was the division of the year between the lighter half (summer) and the darker half (winter). At Samhain the division between this world and the otherworld was at its thinnest, allowing spirits to pass through. The family's ancestors were honored and invited home whilst har...
Reformers: John Huss (Part 2)
July 24, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBThe Letters of Hus have long been recognised by the best judges as one of the world’s spiritual treasures. The discovery of Hus, if we may so express it, forms more than once a landmark in the spiritual development of Luther. ‘When I was a tyro at Erfurt,’ we read, ‘I found in the library of the convent a volume of The Sermons of John Hus. When I read the title I had a great curiosity to know what doctrines that heresiarch had propagated, since a volume like this in a public library had be...
The Voynich Manuscript - Part 2
July 19, 2018 16:00 - 55 minutes - 105 MBWritten in Central Europe at the end of the 15th or during the 16th century, the origin, language, and date of the Voynich Manuscript—named after the Polish-American antiquarian bookseller, Wilfrid M. Voynich, who acquired it in 1912—are still being debated as vigorously as its puzzling drawings and undeciphered text. Described as a magical or scientific text, nearly every page contains botanical, figurative, and scientific drawings of a provincial but lively character, drawn in ink with vib...
Pastor Beau Adams Interview
June 24, 2018 16:00 - 28 minutes - 54 MBWe are joined by Pastor Beau Adams of Community Bible Church in the Atlanta, GA area. Beau has authored two books which you can find on the links below... Stones of Gratitude & Seven Stupid Things If you are near the Atlanta, GA area, we at BTW highly recommend you connect with the folks of Community Bible Church Please take a moment and visit our sponsors: The Commercial Bank of Grayson McFarland Murray Chevrolet --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotif...
The Voynich Manuscript - History & Origin
June 21, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBNaked women in pools of green liquid, strange looking plants, and text written in an unknown alphabet; they can all be found on the delicate parchment pages of a mysterious manuscript from the 15th century. And nobody knows what any of it means. Frayed, browned and in fragile condition, the Voynich manuscript currently resides deep in a basement at Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library but digitized copies of it are available for free online. (Find a pdf copy in its en...
The Voynich Manuscript Preview
June 14, 2018 19:08 - 11 minutes - 21.3 MBWhether code breaker or spiritualist or amateur historian, the Voynich speculators are linked by their common interest in the past, in this quasi-occult mystery, and the insoluble problems of authenticity. It has been said that it is “for a mysterious but learned reference to past mysteries that somehow hold important meaning for the present.” We will probably never stop forming communities based on the manuscript’s secrets. We are fond of weaving narratives like doilies around gapin...
Taylor Scott Interview (Ballgames to Boardrooms)
May 31, 2018 16:00 - 47 minutes - 91.7 MBTaylor Scott has brilliantly packaged a way forward for Millennials and leaders of Millennials to not only coexist in Corporate America, but to also transform menial jobs into meaningful work. If you loved playing sports as a kid or even as an adult, but find yourself stuck in a career hamster wheel, this book is for you. Prepare to reignite the child-like faith you had back then, realizing actionable steps toward new realms of happiness and success today." - Eric Chester - Bestselling Autho...
Mo Isom Interview
May 18, 2018 17:00 - 53 minutes - 102 MBMo Isom is the New York Times bestselling author of Wreck My Life. She maintains a thriving, nationwide speaking ministry and facilitates a faith-centered blog (moisom.com) that has garnered millions of views to date. Isom is a former All-American goalkeeper for the Louisiana State University soccer team and holds the LSU all-time goalkeeper record, as well as the #3 SEC all-time shutout record. She trained with the US Women's National program, was honored as National Player of the Week, h...
Reformers: John Huss (Part 1)
April 26, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBJohn Huss (also known as Jan Hus) was born about 1369-1372 in Husinec ("Goose Town"), Bohemia, which town gave him his surname (Hus means "Goose"). In 1394, Anne of Bohemia, the wife of King Richard II of England returned to Prague after her husband's death. She and her attendants had been influenced by John Wycliffe's beginning the Reformation in England. Huss, in his early twenties, read Wycliffe's works, caught the vision and decided to reform the church in Bohemia. He became a scholar, r...
Episode 21: Ark of the Covenant (Part 3)
October 18, 2017 13:56 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBFirst part in a two episode look at the "popular culture" theories as to the location/destination of the Ark. In this episode we discuss Egypt and are quickly on our way to discussing multiple places it could be... until, we run into the Knights Templar and Oak Island and we completely derail! We have titled this episode 3 in our Ark series, but, it could just as easily be titled "History of Knights Templar", or "Oak Island." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotif...
Episode 20: Ark of the Covenant (Part 2) Biblical Mysteries
October 11, 2017 23:40 - 51 minutes - 48.2 MBCommunication Device: Some firmly believe that the Ark of the Covenant was a device for communicating with peoples unknown, although to the Israelites on their exodus, it was a means to communicate with God. While these theories are speculative at best, they are reasonably well–thought out, based on writings and accounts in various ancient texts, including the Bible. When active, it was said that the image of God would appear in between the two cherubs that reside on top of the Ark, know...
Episode 19: Ark of the Covenant (Part 1) - Biblical Mysteries
September 14, 2017 00:05 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBThe greatest and most sought after treasure of all time is what we are tackling in this episode of beyond the walls... Join us as we take a Biblical look at the Ark of the Covenant as well as theories as to it disappearance from searching the scripture. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
Episode 16: Faith Versus Spotlight
July 15, 2017 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this episode we are interviewing Laura Jones regarding how her faith both aided her, and has been challenged, since she has been introduced to a greater amount of influence, critique & spotlight in her journey as Miss Kentucky competing for Miss America. Show notes can be found on our website: beyondthewallspodcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message
Episode 15: Faith Versus Loss
July 12, 2017 02:00 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBWe are privileged to be joined by writer, speaker & author Tammy Nischan on this episode. Tammy talks to us about her journey, and how her faith met an adversary in the form of loss. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-james/message