Welcome to The Visions Network, a creative and interactive sporting network.Join the family, where we&#39;ll have awesome debates and discussions alongside special guests who are involved in the world of sport.Hosted by Dez and JT

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It&#39;s been a while people, but we have returned.The Visions Podcast is back again.In this episode we give a very brief update into where we&#39;ve been, and Destiny goes into his journey with track since our last episode.Stay tuned for new and fresh ideas on the way!God bless you all.

We're Back!!

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What&#39;s up guys! Today we&#39;re partnering with Neuff Athletic for a series of athlete interviews. Tune in as we delve into their stories of experiencing the highs and lows of their track and field journeys as well as who they are away from the sport.Our first guest is paralympic sprinter Kevin Santos, who&#39;s a phenomenal talent from Norfolk. He&#39;s had some great success, has an awesome story on how he took a second off his personal best within a year, and is talented across other sports, particularly Jiu-jitsu. This and a whole lot more to be discussed on today&#39;s episode. Enjoy!

Kevin Santos: Paralympic Star In the Making

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We&#39;re back this week with a special guest!Dillon runs a page/brand called &#34;A Biblical Life&#34; so in this episode, we&#39;re navigating through his journey before and into faith, and all the stories and lessons that have come with that, and all that&#39;s lead up to where he is now in his ministry and faith.Topics cover:<ul><li>Mental health and therapy</li><li>Growing a desire to learn deeper about Christianity</li><li>Building consistency in reading scripture</li><li>Dating (and its complications)</li><li>Being the only Christian in his family</li></ul> and a whole lot moreee!Please check out his socials, his brand website to support how God is doing great things through his life↓CLOTHING: https://abiblicallife.com/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@ABiblicalLife/videosTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@abiblicallife

What is A Biblical Life // Get To Know Dillon // S3 E5

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What&#39;s up guys!We&#39;re back with a full episode...finally!😅Today we&#39;ll be diving into struggles all Christians can face daily. Topics discussed:▶️Struggles with evangelizing▶️ Actually letting go of the past▶️ Is &#34;life balance&#34; always necessary?▶️ Why are we so impatient? amongst many other things discussed, so stay locked in! as always, feel free to join the fam by subscribing, sharing, liking or even letting us know what you thought, good or bad, let&#39;s discuss and have helpful conversations. our VSNS Music Playlist as well as socials and other streaming platforms are all down here!!https://linktr.ee/visionsnetwork

What Do You Struggle With? // S3 E4

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back like we never left!What&#39;s good family, a banger of an episode we have today and a long one too, so you can tuck into your Sunday dinner listening to thisWe brought Andrew, who&#39;s a close friend of Dez as well as his training partner, to share his awesome life stories, and talk on his experience of life in England. Having been born and bred in Minnesota (USA), he also spent a portion of his younger years living in Ireland, Spain and at 15, moving to England. We dive into:<ul><li>His track &amp; field journey here</li><li>Earning his academic scholarship to a top private school</li><li>Making sporting history for his school</li><li>Becoming a Christian</li><li>The popularity of track amongst young people</li></ul> ...and a whole lot more!stay tuned for more episodes coming with awesome topics and guests

Andrew Okpoyo on Living in Four Countries, Attending Private School & Going Against the Grain

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Happy Sunday guys!Hope all is well with you guysWe&#39;re back with an episode that both church-goers, people that serve in church and even those who&#39;ve never been to church might be able to relate to.How welcoming is your church?We all go to different churches, but we all share the same message of hope, and thus this should show in our lives as we share this with others, and invite people to church? This episode discusses...<ul><li>Being a newcomer at church</li><li>Feeling a part of the mission</li><li>Overcoming &#34;Church cliques&#34;</li></ul>

Do You Feel Welcome? // Season 3 Episode 2

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Welcome to the new season guys!Today Dez gives an insight into his journey, how the last 2 seasons have been, how he&#39;s navigated his sporting journey as a Christian, and how his mindset has changed when it comes to competing and having a platform as an athlete.Sit back, relax, grab a bite, and enjoy this new episode. Have a blessed rest of your day and we&#39;ll catch you all next week!

Represent Christ Through Your Sport // S3 E1

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Striving for excellence is something we hear a lot. But how it fits into our everyday lives means different things.As much as this we strive for financial freedom/stability, to have nice things and be the very best at any and everything we do, we lose sight of other important lessons and blessings that we can also view as us achieving excellence, such as blessing somebody through the work we do, whether it be mundane or exhilarating.Share with us your thoughts on this topic, and let us know...<ol><li>What does excellence mean to you?</li><li>How do you go about achieving this daily?</li><li>What are some stumbling blocks to achieving this?</li><li>What are some solutions for this? (prayer, accountability with others, fasting etc.)</li></ol>

What Does Excellence Mean to You?

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what&#39;s up guys!!today we have a very important discussion on secular music and navigating what we listen to as Christians.we discuss...<ul><li>our taste in music and the changes we&#39;ve experienced</li><li>the two sides to secular music</li><li>there are endless Gospel/Christian bangers and bodies of work out there (check our playlist for some heat!🔥)</li><li>the impact of faith-inspired vs world-inspired music on our faith</li><li> </li></ul>all this and more, so stay tuned and don&#39;t forget to check our playlist, entitled, &#34;VSNS PLAYLIST!&#34;God bless you all.

Letting Go of Secular Music...?

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HAPPY SUNDAY GUYS.Let&#39;s talk scripture back again!We&#39;re reflecting on Mark 13:33, and we pray that as you listen, share with others and that we can all be watchful, be alert and guard ourselves and our lives with God&#39;s word as we go about our daily lives.God bless you all. FOLLOW THE POD↓https://www.youtube.com/@TheVisionsPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/thevisionspodhttps://twitter.com/visionspod

We Don't Know When The Time Is... | Mark 13:33 | Season 2 Episode 12

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What&#39;s good guys! Hope you&#39;re well.We know a lot of you may be able to relate to this conversation/topic. Here, we cover...<ul><li>How religious upbringing affects our view of faith</li><li>How religious upbringing affects other commitments/dreams we have as children</li><li>Our personal stories of this (specifically with sport)</li></ul> Enjoy! and God bless you all. FOLLOW THE POD↓https://www.youtube.com/@TheVisionsPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/thevisionspodhttps://twitter.com/visionspod

Growing Up Religious | Season 2 Episode 11

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happy Sunday everyone! Let&#39;s wrap up the weekend with some reflection on Psalms 34:14, which reminds us to seek peace and pursue it consistently; how so? By departing evil deeds, sins, attitudes etc. This isn&#39;t a simple, quick fix process, especially since bad habits can be built from these &#39;ways&#39;, David is referring to in this passage. So when hearing this, be encouraged to discuss with friends or people you trust, ourselves here from the VP, and above all to God about what how to go about starting afresh, and walking down the path to righteousness. It&#39;s never easy, but worth it. God bless you all.

Departing Old Ways | Psalms 34:14

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happy new year family!! we&#39;d like to think we&#39;re right on time with some encouragement for the new year, as we&#39;re 3 weeks deep...where doubt, fatigue, and inconsistency may creep in, we&#39;re here to encourage you with something new we&#39;re bringing to the pod. Talking about scripture. The specific focus for now is on the verse of the day (VOTD) that you can find on the Bible App. And today we dive into Jeremiah 29:13. So please pick up your phone, iPad, or even better your actual Bible, and join us as we discuss how we can truly seek God and what He wants for us, amidst the distractions that we face all the time. God bless you all.

Seeking After God | Jeremiah 29:13

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What&#39;s good everyone! Our second guest for this season, a familiar face too! Mr Michael Robert. We had a very deep chat with him around a year ago, check that out via our Spotify link below. In today&#39;s episode, we brought him on to talk about his year thus far, musically, spiritually, and also his life after graduating from university. A gifted young man, being a messenger with his gift and using it to bless and help others in one way or another. A man that&#39;s under the radar, but with the consistent heat he&#39;s been dropping will hopefully see more and more big opportunities to come! We hope you enjoy this one.﻿Mike&#39;s music &amp; socials:SPOTIFY | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fartist%2F3Z6gBraSBYAe5DyuQmcTW3%3Fsi%3DUYaohn4ZQ_STOEYw21TmnQ&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHJ3UGtXSXhCaHFSY2dLQjJkem5kdmJTSWNWQXxBQ3Jtc0tseEVoSVdJSUVCeFJ2anY0RTNwb1dfVGZmT1NuTGNVV29aQmxXdjRrS0FmamMzVUJoOVRWVEZ1ZDYzOWFHeXVQQUFid05JVHJIdzQtOHAtdlJiM1lmcjNvWFMwTEhPWFFYbk10ZzQxbmxBM29lYnV5MA&v=r2xEOTOaWIk" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Z6gB...</a>IG | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fm1kerobert7%2F&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXhnZG1XUWlOYUJKTmc2eTVKdmlGQU9GYU9wQXxBQ3Jtc0trRHZDSml1YktDSkYxcWp3clh2NE5xSGg1Y2VxUzJ6aXNMbUdHR004VDFnMUpCVk5seDhiSm1RcDZZMC1aaHJnVVNMeWRwMUdqWDJlbU9PcGlGQzdhT1RleE9TUkhWTG1rUHgwVWlLYUk5NDZyeFFsaw&v=r2xEOTOaWIk" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/m1kerobert7/</a>

Mike Robert on Being a Messenger, Music Trends & Modern Pastors // Get To Know // S2E8

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Today&#39;s episode was recorded around early September, so we touch on a few things that were trending or important to mention at that point, but the main course of this episode for you to all reflect on is dealing with comparison. We&#39;ve all been there and still fight those thoughts and feelings of either inferiority or superiority to others, but we don&#39;t and shouldn&#39;t have to think that way, because your race is YOUR individual race - whatever race it is you&#39;re running. Stay blessed guys. Catch you in 2 weeks!

Run YOUR Race

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What&#39;s up good people! We hope you&#39;re well.Today we&#39;re back with an episode we hope makes you reflect and take stock of how you guys also stay healthy. Physically, mentally, and spiritually...also how those 3 areas are linked.Stay tuned for more guests and insightful episodes coming through next month! God bless you all.

Health is Wealth. Physical, Mental & Spiritual // S2E6

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In light of a video we saw on TikTok about life in the US being better than the UK, we thought we&#39;d bring that to the pod, and have a brief discussion on what we both think about life here and how different factors, such as COVID, faith, culture, and values have played a role in the quality of life in the respective countries. For any viewers who&#39;ve spent some time overseas and also in the UK, let us know what your thoughts are. The differences, similarities, and even where you prefer!

Is the UK becoming less desirable for working & living? // S2E5

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DISCLAIMER:This was filmed around the beginning of August, so some of our takes, predictions or even events within sports themselves may have happened or changed since, as sport is always quickly unfolding new things after the other. Do you have any &#34;under-the-radar&#34; sports you may like watching besides the obvious in your country/culture? Do you feel as though more has to be done via marketing/media to give that sport (whatever it may be for you) the recognition it deserves, and if so what actions can be taken?We&#39;re here to make a case for track &amp; field, its attendance issues, how they can be fixed, as well as diving into other sports - our predictions for the Barclays PL this season, and also Dez spreads some hope to his fellow Cleveland Cavs fans, as they managed to win the summer league and are hoping for a good season ahead. All this and more to be discussed, so wherever and whenever you&#39;re listening to this, we hope you&#39;re entertained, informed and blessed by this episode.Have a great Sunday all!

Give Other Sports Their Flowers // VZNS Talk Sport // S2E4

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Today we&#39;ve got our first, face-to-face guest of the new season! Get to know is back. If you&#39;ve been keeping tabs on the pod for some time, you&#39;ll know that we were bringing on guests almost every week, so it&#39;s only necessary we bring back more guests for this new season. Fresh faces, fresh perspectives, great insights and hopefully impacted listeners. Tyler Panton is a sprinter in both the 100m and 200m and has represented his club and country in the sport at 20 years old. He&#39;s come on to not only share his story of transitioning from football to track but also to share insight into how he is able to achieve and demand more of himself and have fun at the same time. His messages amongst many in this episode are to express yourself, not take things TOO seriously, and teach others what you&#39;ve also been taught. We hope to see him succeed in the future and for his elite trademark pose to be part of the worldwide track culture soon 😅 if you don&#39;t know what we&#39;re on about, be sure to follow his socials, linked below, to follow his journey more!Tyler&#39;s IGhttps://www.instagram.com/tylerpanton/

Tyler Panton on Being an Example, Expressing Yourself & THAT Celebration // Get To Know // S2E3

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Onto our second episode of the new season, which will dive into friendships and going through changes within that area. Separating is one thing, but being able to move-on peacefully, and also still have grace and love for whoever you&#39;ve parted ways with, is another. We&#39;re all still very much on that journey but today we&#39;ll give you some insight, throwback stories and advice on how to deal with making and parting with friends as a young adult. We hope you&#39;re blessed by this episode, so please share with others, as well as sharing your thoughts with us privately or leave it down below

Superficial Friendships, Empathy & Self-Awareness // Friendship Changes // S2E2

Conversations and talks for young people to help them grow, invest in themselves and use their creative gifts to influence the outside world.