Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Episode 556: sustaining, healing, reconciling, guiding

Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast)
Episode 556: sustaining, healing, reconciling, guiding
 
 
Good Day Everyone,
This week you get to hear one of my class assignments. Episode 556: sustaining, healing, reconciling, guiding.
 
Email: Rick@RickLeeJames.com
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
Get the new song - Whatever You Do
Up on the Mountain
Also, Don't forget to swing by Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or your favorite streaming platform and hit those follow buttons! By hitting the follow button, you'll stay updated on my latest releases and show your support for my music! I can’t wait to meet you Up on the Mountain on July 12th.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
 
 
 
 

Episode 555: Showing Up Is Not A Failure

Voices in my Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast)
 
Episode 555: Showing Up Is Not A Failure
 
 
Good Day Everyone,
A devotional thought today on prayerfulness and showing up.
 
Email: Rick@RickLeeJames.com
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
Get the new song - Whatever You Do
Up on the Mountain
Also, Don't forget to swing by Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or your favorite streaming platform and hit those follow buttons! By hitting the follow button, you'll stay updated on my latest releases and show your support for my music! I can’t wait to meet you Up on the Mountain on July 12th.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
 
 
 
 

Episode 554: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast)
Episode 554
 
 
Good Day Everyone,
I wonder if the time has passed for this particular outlet because I cannot keep up a regular release schedule with the podcast. Let me know what you think.
 
Email: Rick@RickLeeJames.com
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
Get the new song - Whatever You Do
Up on the Mountain
Also, Don't forget to swing by Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or your favorite streaming platform and hit those follow buttons! By hitting the follow button, you'll stay updated on my latest releases and show your support for my music! I can’t wait to meet you Up on the Mountain on July 12th.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
 
 
 
 

Episode 553: Kenny & Claire

Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast)
Episode 553: Kenny & Claire
 
Pointing listeners to the Hope of Christ amidst life’s troubles, critically acclaimed husband/wife folk duo Kenny & Claire are set to bow their full-length debut, Upon the Storm, July 19. Produced by GRAMMY Award-winner Mitch Dane (Brandon Heath, JJ Heller), the 12-track set showcases four freshly penned originals and eight modern renditions of enduring hymns. 
 
The album’s title-cut, a stirring take on William Cowper’s 18th century hymn “God Moves in a Mysterious Way,” features updated verses and a new arrangement by Kenny & Claireand Mitch Dane. "God Moves (Upon the Storm)" carries deep meaning for the couple following Kenny’s struggle with a brain tumor as well as a life-altering chronic illness diagnosis.
Hallmarked by thoughtful, organic arrangements firmly anchored in a folk/Americana soundscape, Upon the Storm also offers Kenny & Claire’s signature take on such classic hymns as “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus” and “Come Thou Fount,” among others, along with a uniquely emotive rendition of the popular Keith Getty and Stuart Townend-penned hymn, “In Christ Alone.” New selections including “Surely His Goodness,” “Have Mercy on Us” and “We Believe”—all written by Kenny & Claire and Mitch Dane—bridge the past and present with thematic consistency. 
 
ABOUT KENNY & CLAIRE
Beginning their musical journey together in 2005—writing songs, performing and leading worship throughout the Carolinas—Kenny & Claire Hilliard were married in 2008 but paused their creative pursuits while Kenny attended seminary and the couple started a family. In 2015, during Kenny’s tenure as a senior pastor and worship leader in Asheville, North Carolina, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Shortly after successful surgery to remove the tumor, Kenny received a second diagnosis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome—a degenerative genetic disease that left him temporarily impaired. The couple embraced a return to music during Kenny’s recovery, founding a music teaching studio and further honing their songwriting craft by penning modern hymns for their home congregation.   
 
Known for their emotive acoustic/folk originals and organic revivals of theologically rich hymns of yesteryear, Kenny & Claire’s critically acclaimed debut EP, Are You Weary, released in 2021. In addition to participating in Getty Music’s prestigious International Hymn Writing Collective, the couple’s music has been highlighted by Under The Radar (UTR) and in The Rabbit Room’s New Music Roundup, and Claire was also named among “Ones to Watch” by the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI) in 2021. Kenny & Clairenow reside in the Nashville area with their three children, and they maintain an active touring ministry, leading worship and performing in numerous churches around the country each year. 
 
 
 
 
 
For further information or to request an interview with Kenny & Claire: 
Brian Smith  •  brian@turningpointpr.com
Emily Kohl  •  emily@turningpointpr.com
 

Episode 552: Whatever You Do To The Least of These

Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast)
Sermons Week 3 - Whatever You Do to the Least of These
 
 
Good Day Everyone,
This week’s episode of the podcast is actually a sermon that I preached in August 2024. This is sermon one of three that I will be presenting here on Voices In My Head. This third week dives into the parable of the Sheep and the Goats from Matthew 25.
 
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
Get the new song - Whatever You Do
Up on the Mountain
Also, Don't forget to swing by Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or your favorite streaming platform and hit those follow buttons! By hitting the follow button, you'll stay updated on my latest releases and show your support for my music! I can’t wait to meet you Up on the Mountain on July 12th.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
 
 
 
 

Episode 551: What Are You Doing Here?

Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast)
Sermons Week 2 - What Are You Doing Here?
 
 
Good Day Everyone,
This week’s episode of the podcast is actually a video of a sermon that I preached in July. This is sermon one of three that I will be presenting here on Voices In My Head. This second week asks the question, what are you doing here?
 
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
 
Get the new song - Whatever You Do
Get the new song - Whatever You Do
Up on the Mountain
Also, Don't forget to swing by Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or your favorite streaming platform and hit those follow buttons! By hitting the follow button, you'll stay updated on my latest releases and show your support for my music! I can’t wait to meet you Up on the Mountain on July 12th.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
 
 
 
 

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 550- Sermons Week 1

Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast)
Sermons Week 1 - Know Your S.T.U.F.
 
 
Good Day Everyone,
This week’s episode of the podcast is actually a video of a sermon that I preached in July. This is sermon one of three that I will be presenting here on Voices In My Head. This first week may sound a little bit familiar if you have listened to the podcast for a while. It is all about knowing your S.T.U.F (Sensations, Thoughts, Urges, Feelings). I hope it is a help to you.
 
Also, I have a brand new song that I wrote, recorded, and released in less than a week. It comes out on Friday and is called, “Whatever You Do (to the Least of These).
Make sure to watch for it wherever you stream music.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
 
Get the new song - Whatever You Do
Up on the Mountain
Also, Don't forget to swing by Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or your favorite streaming platform and hit those follow buttons! By hitting the follow button, you'll stay updated on my latest releases and show your support for my music! I can’t wait to meet you Up on the Mountain on July 12th.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
 
 
 
 

Episode 549: Up on the Mountain

Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast)
Coming June 12, 2024
New Single and Music Video
 
Up on the Mountain
 
Pre-Save The Song
Don't forget to swing by Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or your favorite streaming platform and hit those follow buttons! By hitting the follow button, you'll stay updated on my latest releases and show your support for my music! I can’t wait to meet you Up on the Mountain on July 12th.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James
 
 
 
 

Episode 548: Know Your S.T.U.F.

 
Episode 548: Know Your S.T.U.F.
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
PLUS SOME MUSIC NEWS
On July 12th, I'll release a brand new track titled "Up on the Mountain."
It would help me out a lot if you could follow this link and Pre-Save it on Spotify.
Spotify Pre-Save · https://show.co/V1WCBm6
We will be filming a music video for the song this weekend. The world premiere will air exclusively on the Catholic Faith Network on July 11th.
Get ready to join me on this journey Up on the Mountain!
Don't forget to swing by Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or your favorite streaming platform and hit those follow buttons! By hitting the follow button, you'll stay updated on my latest releases and show your support for my music! I can’t wait to meet you Up on the Mountain on July 12th.
Blessings,
Rick Lee James

Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 547: A Life of John the Baptist with James F. McGrath

Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast)
 
 
Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist with Author James F. McGrath
Coming June 11, 2024
 
Book Description:
For many, John the Baptist is a footnote in the gospels—Jesus’s unkempt forerunner. But if we look closer, John emerges as a fascinating and influential religious leader in his own right. 
 
Esteemed New Testament scholar James F. McGrath turns his critical eye to overlooked details in Scripture and long-neglected sources to discover who John the Baptist really was. McGrath covers the well-known events of John’s life, from his miraculous conception to his execution at the hands of Herod Antipas. Along the way, he introduces key context about John’s social and religious world that fleshes out John’s character. John becomes a rebel son of a priest. An innovator of ritual. A mentor of Jesus.  
 
McGrath also explores John’s far-reaching impact on the history of religion. Aside from his influence on Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, John is also revered by the Mandaeans, the last extant gnostic sect, who consider themselves John’s faithful disciples. This fresh look at the life of John the Baptist will fascinate any reader interested in John, Jesus, and their dynamic world. 
 
​​Editorial Reviews 
Review
“Essential reading for all interested in Jesus’s spiritual formation as well as the later ‘parting of the ways’ between John’s teachings and Jesus’s, this highly accessible work walks us through a little-known story of a relationship that no one previously has brought to light with such clarity and insight.”
—Nicola Denzey Lewis, Claremont Graduate University 
 
“Thanks to a fresh approach and many hypotheses for ancient questions, this book, which is readable like a novel, will create large—and lasting—ripples in scholarship as well as in the thinking and lives of its readers.”
—Edmondo Lupieri, Loyola University
 
“This is a creative, wide-ranging exploration that weaves together the Gospels and later writings to present a fresh view of John the Baptist. McGrath takes the reader on a journey to re-imagine a man who was not only the ‘Christmaker’ but also an influential prophet in his own right.”
—Joan Taylor, professor of Christian origins and Second Temple Judaism, King’s College, London
 
About the Author
James F. McGrath is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University.
 
 
Get the Book: https://amzn.to/44Rotxp