Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
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Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Episode 350: #1 Bluegrass Songwriter Reed Jones
Reed Jones is a musician, a multi-instrumentalist, a singer and songwriter, faith journeyman, a husband, a fathera teacher and so much more. Heavily influenced by bluegrass legend Tony Rice, Jones has played with bands like Unlimited Tradition, Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, Cumberland Gap, and the acclaimed international bluegrass act Audie Blaylock and Redline.
With Redline, Jones helped record I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky, which boasted several charting singles, including the number one “Cry, Cry, Darlin'.” Jones also wrote and recorded “The Road That Winds,” the title track off Redline’s 2016 release that was featured as the theme song for The Travel Channel series Backroad Gold.
Redline’s most recent release, 2019’s Originalist, contains four songs that Jones write or co-wrote. 2 of those songs, “The Gate Called Beautiful (Acts 3)” and “Love is an Awful Thing” have both reached number one on the Bluegrass charts, with the latter holding that spot for three weeks.
Reed Jones is here with me today to share some coffee, some conversation, and some live music.
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Audie Blaylock and Redline Official Web Site: http://www.audieblaylock.net/
Someday Morning Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/somedaymorningmusic/
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Episode 349: Jaci Velasquez When God Rescripts Your Life: Seeing Value, Beauty, and Purpose When Life Is Interrupted.
From her debut at age 16, Jaci Velasquez experienced a amazing, roller coaster career. She had number one hit songs, platinum albums, Grammy nominations, but almost as quickly as she rose to fame, she lost it all… her record label, her reputation and even her marriage. In her new book, “When God Rescripts Your Life” Jaci shares her journey of ups and downs with grace, humor, and trust that the story God is writing is much richer than any story we could have dreamed of ourselves.
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Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Episode 348: Chris Marchand and Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas
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The song “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a mainstay of the holiday season, but the practice of celebrating Christmas as a twelve-day festival fell out of fashion long ago in most cultures. In Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas, author Chris Marchand explores the history behind the season and individual feast days from December 25 to January 6, and then offers suggestions for how you can celebrate it with your family, church, or community. Marchand is an author, a church music leader, a teacher and a Pastor in the Anglican Church of North America and he’s here to discuss his new book with me today.
Chris Marchand’s Blog: http://www.postconsumerreports.com/
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Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Episode 347: Stephen McNeill Centerpiece Volume II: Shelter and Shade
Stephen McNeill is a songwriter and music teacher who lives just outside of Memphis Tennessee.
In 2017, Stephen released his first collection of congregational songs called Centerpiece: Songs of Gospel Community. The songs on Centerpiece were born of Stephen’s experience serving as an elder in his church and walking with his community through the complexities of wrestling with Scripture and believing the Gospel in every area of life. Because of the album’s underlying theme of community, Stephen enlisted the help of a number of friends and worship leaders to bring the songs to life.
On November 29th, Stephen released Centerpiece Volume II: Shelter and Shade, the second in what he hopes to be a continuing series of congregational albums.
Stephen is here to talk about this new album and more.
Stephen McNeill's Web Site: https://stephenmcneillmusic.blogspot.com/
Buy The Album: Centerpiece Vol. 2 Shelter and Shade
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Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Episode 346: Shea Tuttle Exactly As You Are: The Life and Faith of Mister Rogers
Fred Rogers fiercely believed that all people deserve love. This conviction wasn’t simply sentimental: it came directly from his Christian faith. God, he insisted, loves us just the way we are.
In the book, Exactly as You Are, Shea Tuttle looks at Fred Rogers’s life, the people and places that made him who he was, and his work through Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. She pays particular attention to his faith—because Fred Rogers was a deeply spiritual person, ordained by his church with a one-of-a-kind charge: to minister to children and families through television.
Tuttle explores this kind, influential, and sometimes surprising man: the neighborhood he came from, the neighborhood he built, and the kind of neighbor he, by his example, calls all of us to be.
Shea Tuttle's Web Site: https://www.sheatuttle.com/
Shea Tuttle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SheaTuttle
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About the Author:
Shea Tuttle is the author of Exactly as You Are: The Life and Faith of Mister Rogers and co-editor of Can I Get a Witness? Thirteen Peacemakers, Community Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice. Her essays have appeared at Greater Good Magazine, The Toast, The Other Journal, Role Reboot and Jenny. She holds an M.Div. from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta.
Shea lives in Virginia with her family.
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Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 345: Forgotten All-Star: A Biography of Gardner Fox with Author Jennifer DeRoss
Gardner Fox wrote over 4000 comic book stories, and co-created such enduring heroes as The Flash and Hawkman, Inspired a generation of comic book writers. He wrote dozens of novels and yet his story has never fully been told, until now. From his youth in Brooklyn, to his decades as a pulp fiction and comic book author, to his lasting legacy, Jennifer DeRoss tells the timely tale Gardner Fox in her new book, Forgotten All-Star: A Biography of Gardner Fox. Jennifer DeRoss, welcome to Voices In My Head.
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About the Author:
Jennifer DeRoss was born in San Jose, California, but spent most of her formative years in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas. Living without electricity until the age of nine, reading was a main source of entertainment and comic books were included in her reading materials right from the start. As an adult, she moved to Eugene, Oregon, and earned her master’s degree at the University of Oregon, where she studied comics with a main focus on the modern American superhero. Her other fields of focus include queer studies, television studies, and biographical studies. She is currently a proud mother of two boys and working as an instructional specialist at Lane Community College, where she is helping to develop and implement an early outreach and referral program to better ensure student success. In addition, she co-founded, and contributes to, the female-led fandom website Sirens of Sequentials. She has previously written pieces on Swamp Thing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Orphan Black, and More.
Jennifer DeRoss Web Site: https://comicfanjennifer.wordpress.com/author/tikamajere316yahoocom/
Jennifer DeRoss on Twitter Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniferdeross
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Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 344: CityServe co-founder and chairman, Dave Donaldson
Web Site: https://cityservebook.com/
In 2014, a staggering 46.5 million Americans* did not have enough food in the home, including 12 million children and 7 million seniors. CityServe International co-founders Dave Donaldson, and Wendell Vinson believe that’s tragic in one of the most prosperous nations in the world.
Both men are on a mission to revolutionize and mobilize local churches, businesses, and governments to become agents of transformation in their communities. While they recognize food as one area of desperate need, they acknowledge that many people face unmet spiritual, mental, and social needs.
In the book, CityServe: Your Guide to Church-Based Compassion , Donaldson and Vinson have compiled the models, principles, and strategies used by organizations and leaders across the country to equip the local church and everyday reader to better serve their communities.
Dave Donaldson is the is co-founder and chairman for CityServe International and he’s my guest today on the show. Dave Donaldson, welcome to Voices In My Head.
Bio:
Dave Donaldson is the former national director of Operation Blessing, co-founder of Convoy of Hope, and a board member for the Courage Award Foundation, a partner of the National Football League (NFL). A veteran of Washington, DC, he served on the National Council for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA), and now is co-founder and chairman for CityServe International.
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 343: Grace Anna Sings with Grace Anna and Angela Ray Rodgers
When she was born, doctors said Grace Anna Rodgers would likely be blind, and that her crushing scoliosis could impair her lung function. She was born with a rare form of dwarfism (Conradi Hunermann Syndrome), which causes spinal curvature, cataracts, poor hearing, and sparse hair. Despite their dire predictions about her ability to hear, Grace has been singing since she was 16 months old. In 2013, she became a YouTube sensation for her rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner.” The video has been seen by millions of people around the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLdjwpfcC8w
Now, at nine years old, Grace Anna hopes people will see her beyond her physical differences and also see her feisty personality, her love for singing, and her contagious happiness for life.
Before she could speak, she was singing “Amazing Grace”and hasn’t stopped since (rare for someone with hearing limitations).
Despite the countless hospital stays and risky surgeries (even coming close to death), Grace Anna is an example of the power of the human spirit and she reminds us to be grateful for each day.
Today on Voices In My Head, my special guests are Grace Anna Rodgers and her mother Angela Ray Rodgers.
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Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 342: Randall Goodgame and the New Slugs and Bugs Show
Slugs & Bugs creates music and stories full of faith and silliness for the whole family to delight in and sing for years to come. They believe Slugs & Bugs kids would find it natural to remember Jesus in their homework, in their friendships, and one day, in the parenting of their grandchildren.
Slugs & Bugs began with the premise that songs are one of God’s powerful tools for building strong relationships. When songs inspire laughter or deep spiritual thought, they can transform a routine car ride into a sweet family experience. Over time, that kind of influence can profoundly impact the culture of a family.
Slugs and Bugs have a brand new have a brand new TV show which encourages families to sing together, laugh together, and think deeply together about the meaning of life and the nature of God.
Randall Goodgame is the heart and soul behind the Slugs and Bugs and he’s here with us today tell us all the latest and greatest news.
Visit Slugs and Bugs Web Site: https://slugsandbugs.com/
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Voices In My Head Podcast Episode 341: David Weissman's Journey From The Trump Troll To Peacemaker
Can a person change? How does a person change?
Romans 12:2 says, "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."
With that in mind, if you change the way you think, can you change your life?
My guest today on Voices In My Head is blogger and activist David Weissman. David is a person of the Jewish faith. He is also writer for The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/ David was born in New York and served in the US Army for 13 years, with two deployments to Afghanistan. He is a former Republican has now joined the Democratic party and is doing his best to fight for the rights of others.
That isn’t interesting part of the story however. We all know Republicans, and we all know Democrats and chances are that they are our good friends and family, even if we aren’t all on the same page together.
What is so fascinating about David’s story wasn’t just a Republican. And it wasn’t just that he was a staunch Republican. David was a full throated Trump supporter and in fact was Trump Troll online. The fact that he now supports Elizabeth Warren should tell you that there has been a change.
To quote David:
"After learning to decipher the news for myself, and after many hard conversations with many conservatives and liberals — including Sarah Silverman — I have learned that you shouldn’t take a pundit at their word. It’s good and healthy to question everything and to be skeptical of partisan “journalists.”
David's Political views are his own. The purpose of today’s show is not to endorse any political party, but to have a discussion about change and how it is possible, and to listen to a person who has had a major change in his life.
As always, thank you for listening to Voices In My Head.
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If you like this podcast, check out the other podcasts from Rick Lee James like Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast.
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