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    <title>Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast) - Episodes Tagged with “Disciple”</title>
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    <description>Lay Catholic evangelists Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle bring you a podcast series that teaches you how to confidently share your Catholic faith with your family members, friends, co-workers, and the strangers you meet on airplanes. Every episode, Mike and Dave give you five steps you can take each week to become an instrument God uses to spread the Gospel, heal hearts, and renew his Church. Be inspired by stories of miraculous conversions and be reminded that God still powerfully intervenes to transform people's lives.
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    <itunes:summary>Lay Catholic evangelists Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle bring you a podcast series that teaches you how to confidently share your Catholic faith with your family members, friends, co-workers, and the strangers you meet on airplanes. Every episode, Mike and Dave give you five steps you can take each week to become an instrument God uses to spread the Gospel, heal hearts, and renew his Church. Be inspired by stories of miraculous conversions and be reminded that God still powerfully intervenes to transform people's lives.
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  <title>Beatitudes: The Way and the End</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Are the beatitudes a big deal or are they just nice life advice? Last episode, Mike “Gomer” Gormley shared the importance of aligning our values with Christ’s values. But what are Christ’s values? Today, Mike explains how the Beatitudes are the truest representation of Christ’s values and how they are essential to the life of a disciple.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:54</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Are the beatitudes a big deal or are they just nice life advice? Last episode, Mike “Gomer” Gormley shared the importance of aligning our values with Christ’s values. But what are Christ’s values? Today, Mike explains how the Beatitudes are the truest representation of Christ’s values and how they are essential to the life of a disciple.
Snippet from the Show
If my values or priorities do not match up with Jesus’, then I am the one who needs to change, not Jesus and not the Gospel.
We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your questions/comments
Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 
You can also find the full shownotes at www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Are the beatitudes a big deal or are they just nice life advice? Last episode, Mike “Gomer” Gormley shared the importance of aligning our values with Christ’s values. But what are Christ’s values? Today, Mike explains how the Beatitudes are the truest representation of Christ’s values and how they are essential to the life of a disciple.</p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong><br>
If my values or priorities do not match up with Jesus’, then I am the one who needs to change, not Jesus and not the Gospel.</p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Are the beatitudes a big deal or are they just nice life advice? Last episode, Mike “Gomer” Gormley shared the importance of aligning our values with Christ’s values. But what are Christ’s values? Today, Mike explains how the Beatitudes are the truest representation of Christ’s values and how they are essential to the life of a disciple.</p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong><br>
If my values or priorities do not match up with Jesus’, then I am the one who needs to change, not Jesus and not the Gospel.</p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title>When Life Gets Messy</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Life is messy, but we are sanctified through it. Today, Dave "How are you" VanVickle and I catch up on a bunch of random topics and the chaos in our lives. We chat about Dave's wife's cancer treatment, suffering at the parish, embracing the cross, and ideas for a discipleship think tank!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:51</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Life is messy, but we are sanctified through it. Today, Dave "How are you" VanVickle and I catch up on a bunch of random topics and the chaos in our lives. We chat about Dave's wife's cancer treatment, suffering at the parish, embracing the cross, and ideas for a discipleship think tank!
Snippet from the Show
When life gets messy, there is incredible grace in not asking “why?” and just letting God carry you.
We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your questions/comments
Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 
You can also find the full shownotes at www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Life is messy, but we are sanctified through it. Today, Dave &quot;How are you&quot; VanVickle and I catch up on a bunch of random topics and the chaos in our lives. We chat about Dave&#39;s wife&#39;s cancer treatment, suffering at the parish, embracing the cross, and ideas for a discipleship think tank!</p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>When life gets messy, there is incredible grace in not asking “why?” and just letting God carry you.</p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Life is messy, but we are sanctified through it. Today, Dave &quot;How are you&quot; VanVickle and I catch up on a bunch of random topics and the chaos in our lives. We chat about Dave&#39;s wife&#39;s cancer treatment, suffering at the parish, embracing the cross, and ideas for a discipleship think tank!</p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>When life gets messy, there is incredible grace in not asking “why?” and just letting God carry you.</p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Easter, Discipleship, and the Resurrection</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Ascension</author>
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  <itunes:author>Ascension</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Hallelujah! It's the Easter Octave and I for one am glad Christ rose from the dead. This week it's just me, Mike "Gomer" Gormley, your humble co-host of EKSB. I wanted to offer you fine folks an Easter message on discipleship and the Resurrection. Our regular show will return next week! Happy Easter!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>8:52</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Hallelujah! It's the Easter Octave and I for one am glad Christ rose from the dead. This week it's just me, Mike "Gomer" Gormley, your humble co-host of EKSB. I wanted to offer you fine folks an Easter message on discipleship and the Resurrection.
Our regular show will return next week!
Happy Easter! 
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  <itunes:keywords>catholic, easter, resurrection, discipleship, evangelization</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hallelujah! It&#39;s the Easter Octave and I for one am glad Christ rose from the dead. This week it&#39;s just me, Mike &quot;Gomer&quot; Gormley, your humble co-host of EKSB. I wanted to offer you fine folks an Easter message on discipleship and the Resurrection.</p>

<p>Our regular show will return next week!</p>

<p>Happy Easter!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hallelujah! It&#39;s the Easter Octave and I for one am glad Christ rose from the dead. This week it&#39;s just me, Mike &quot;Gomer&quot; Gormley, your humble co-host of EKSB. I wanted to offer you fine folks an Easter message on discipleship and the Resurrection.</p>

<p>Our regular show will return next week!</p>

<p>Happy Easter!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Becoming an Activated Disciple (with Jeff Cavins)</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Ascension</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We’re talking to the one and only Jeff Cavins, Catholic speaker and author of the new book, The Activated Disciple. We’re pumped to interview him about discipleship and sharing the Faith (and so are our moms). Jeff’s book really gets to the heart of discipleship. It gives us a practical roadmap to a path of discipleship and explains what it actually means to be a disciple. We also get Jeff to give us his practical tips for evangelization. We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>38:23</itunes:duration>
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  <description>We’re talking to the one and only Jeff Cavins, Catholic speaker and author of the new book, The Activated Disciple. We’re pumped to interview him about discipleship and sharing the Faith (and so are our moms). 
Jeff’s book really gets to the heart of discipleship. It gives us a practical roadmap to a path of discipleship and explains what it actually means to be a disciple. We also get Jeff to give us his practical tips for evangelization.
You can get Jeff's book at ascensionpress.com.
We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.
_Snippet from the Show
“There’s a difference between having a branch named Jesus on your vine vs. realizing that you are a branch on the true vine that is Christ.”_
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  <itunes:keywords>jeff cavins, catholic, evangelize, evangelizing, disciple, discipleship</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We’re talking to the one and only Jeff Cavins, Catholic speaker and author of the new book, The Activated Disciple. We’re pumped to interview him about discipleship and sharing the Faith (and so are our moms). </p>

<p>Jeff’s book really gets to the heart of discipleship. It gives us a practical roadmap to a path of discipleship and explains what it actually means to be a disciple. We also get Jeff to give us his practical tips for evangelization.</p>

<p>You can get Jeff&#39;s book at ascensionpress.com.</p>

<p>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.</p>

<p>_Snippet from the Show</p>

<p>“There’s a difference between having a branch named Jesus on your vine vs. realizing that you are a branch on the true vine that is Christ.”_</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We’re talking to the one and only Jeff Cavins, Catholic speaker and author of the new book, The Activated Disciple. We’re pumped to interview him about discipleship and sharing the Faith (and so are our moms). </p>

<p>Jeff’s book really gets to the heart of discipleship. It gives us a practical roadmap to a path of discipleship and explains what it actually means to be a disciple. We also get Jeff to give us his practical tips for evangelization.</p>

<p>You can get Jeff&#39;s book at ascensionpress.com.</p>

<p>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.</p>

<p>_Snippet from the Show</p>

<p>“There’s a difference between having a branch named Jesus on your vine vs. realizing that you are a branch on the true vine that is Christ.”_</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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