Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Episode 524: ”Let God Love You” with Matt Sanders

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
"Let God Love You" with Matt Sanders 
 
Book Description:
Reflections and Prayers to nurture a child-like trust in God's great love.
Get the Book: https://amzn.to/44ySVLN
 
About the Author
Matt Sanders has been a chaplain for 30 years. He started serving as a chaplain at a juvenile detention center, volunteered in two men's prisons along the way, and has been a hospital chaplain for about 20 years now. 
His book, Chaplaincy: A Ministry of Presence, has been transformational for me as I have been working as a chaplain myself, so I find it a great honor to visit with Matt today.
Matt just self-published a new book called, "Let God Love You," which is a message he finds so life-giving. 
 
Get the Book: https://amzn.to/44ySVLN

Episode 523: Matt K. Lewis and Filthy Rich Politicians

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
Matt K. Lewis and Filthy Rich Politicians
 
 
Book Description:
From one of America's sharpest conservative journalists is this searing, thought-provoking and hilarious takedown of the ruling class running amok in Washington.
These are your elected officials. Some are slyly taking advantage of the system. They are hoping no one is savvy enough to notice. But Matt Lewis has. And this is what he’s learned.
Today’s politicians are an unsavory lot—a hybrid of plutocrats and hypocrites. And it’s worse (and more laughable) than you can imagine. Lewis will introduce you to a crop of latte liberals, ivy league populists, insider traders, trust-fund babies, and swamp creatures as he exposes how truly ludicrous money in politics has gotten.
In Filthy Rich Politicians, Lewis embarks on an investigative deep dive into the ridiculous state of modern American democracy—a system where the rich get elected and the elected get rich. One of the brightest conservative writers of his generation, Lewis doesn’t just complain: he articulates how Americans can achieve accountability from their elected leaders through radically commonsense reforms. But many of these ruling-class elites have a vested financial interest in rejecting the reforms so desperately needed to rebuild Americans’ trust in the institutions that once made our nation great.
This is not an “eat the rich” kind of book, and it is not for those who want to stoke class warfare, topple the whole regime, and burn it all to the ground. This is a must-read book for thoughtful readers who yearn for transparency and will commit to holding their elected leaders accountable to those they are supposed to represent—we the people.
The reforms spelled out in this book would incentivize good behavior in our leaders, stymie corruption, and prevent politicians from using the system (and our taxpayer dollars) to feather their filthy rich nests.
It is only by taking these steps to reform the system that we can rebuild trust in our institutions and preserve American democracy for future generations. There really is no richer inheritance we could leave them.
 
About the Author
Matt K. Lewis is a columnist at The Daily Beast and the author of “Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots)” (Hachette Books, 2016).
His work has also appeared in such outlets as GQ, Politico, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, and The Washington Post. RightWingNews named Mr. Lewis one of the “50 Best Conservative Columnists” in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The American Conservative Union designated him the 2012 CPAC Blogger of the Year, and Business Insider named him one of the 50 “Pundits You Need to Pay Attention to Between Now and the Election” in 2011. The Young Conservatives Coalition also selected Mr. Lewis as a recipient of their second annual “Buckley Award” in 2011.
He graduated from Shepherd College (now University) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
 
Matt K. Lewis Web Site: https://mattklewis.com/
Get the Book: https://amzn.to/3AWfZa8
 

Episode 522: Billboard Theology

Episode 522: Billboard Theology
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) 
 
How helpful is the Billboard Theology that uses scare tactics? Not very.
 
 

Episode 521: Hearing Voices of Suffering

Episode 521: Hearing Voices of Suffering
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) 
 
The Voices of sufferers will speak, but who will be a witness to them?
 
 
 

Episode 520: On One Foot

Episode 520: On One Foot
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
The story goes that a certain gentile approached two of the famous rabbis teaching in and around Jerusalem in the first century. The person told the first rabbi, Rabbi Shammai, that he would convert to Judaism if the rabbi could teach him the whole Torah while standing on one foot.
That is the inspiration for this episode, where I describe Chaplaincy on one foot.
 
 
 

Episode 519: Live from North Vernon Indiana

Episode 519: Live from North Vernon Indiana 
Did you ever wonder what it would be like to have Rick Lee James at your church on a Sunday morning? Well, here is a glimpse of that very thing. This week’s episode was recorded live on Sunday Morning, June 11th, 2023, from North Vernon, Indiana, at the Church of the Nazarene.
 
 

Episode 518: LGBTQ+ Christian, Jewish, and Scientific Views

Episode 518: LGBTQ+ Christian, Jewish, and Scientific Views 
There are 4 different perspectives within the Christian community regarding LGBTQ+ identity and relationships. Side A, Side B, Side X, and Side Y.
 
What do those categories mean?
 
What does Judaism have to say about LGBTQ+ issues? 
 
What are the Scientific and Medical views of people who identify as LGBTQ+
 

Episode 517: Andy Miller - More To The Story

Episode 517: Andy Miller - More To The Story
 
In the summer of 2021, Dr. Andy Miller III became the VP of Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS. He holds degrees from Asbury University, Asbury Theological Seminary, and Southern Methodist University and is the author of Holistic Hospitality (2015) and Stay the Course (2016).
More to the Story with Dr. Andy Miller III is a podcast that explores theology in the orthodox Wesleyan tradition where you can hear engaging interviews and musings from Dr. Miller each week.
 
Web Links for Andy Miller III
Web Site -
https://andymilleriii.com
Podcast - https://share.transistor.fm/s/c033d629 
Books:
https://andymilleriii.com/media/books
 

Episode 516: Jon Shabaglian - Symphony of Peace

Episode 516: Jon Shabaglian - Symphony of Peace
JON SHABAGLIAN’S ‘SYMPHONY OF PEACE’ SOUNDTRACKS UNITY AND RESTORATION
ABOUT JON SHABAGLIAN 
Jon Shabaglian has been an acclaimed recording artist, songwriter, worship leader and pastor for more than two decades. With eight albums to his credit, Shabaglian has also toured internationally as a music missionary and is the creator of Gracenote, a unique program bringing music and art lessons to under-resourced children in California. In addition, he is the founder and leader of Psalmist Mission, a multi-faceted nonprofit presenting annual music and spiritual formation intensives designed to raise up biblically grounded worship leaders and Kingdom artists around the world. 
 
Shabaglian, whose Armenian grandparents were rescued by German Mennonite missionaries and escaped genocide during World War I, was part of an historic reconciliation gathering in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2015 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Armenian genocide. He wrote and recorded “Reconciliation Song,” featuring Turkish violinist Orhan Celebi, which was showcased in the documentary “Journey To Redemption.”
 
Jon’s newest single, “Symphony of Peace” is now available on all streaming platforms. One of Shabaglian’s most personal tracks to date, the Sam Hart-produced song features recording artist, educator and activist Temitope, along with Psalmist Mission. Inspired as a healing prayer following a season of pain and suffering both in his own life and the world at large, “Symphony of Peace” encourages listeners to be instruments of reconciliation in a divided world. 
Now Streaming on All Platforms: https://turningpointpr.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b45a1d58c332789d0efea331f&id=b74d52dc0f&e=3ac71466fc
 
For further information, visit jonshabaglian.com or turningpointpr.com. 
 

Episode 515: Author Jon Ward - Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation

Episode 515: Author Jon Ward
Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation 
 
Jon Ward is senior political correspondent for Yahoo News, author of Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation (Brazos Press, 2023) and Camelot's End: Kennedy v Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party (Twelve Books, 2019), and host of “The Long Game” podcast. His Substack newsletter is called "Border Stalkers." Jon has covered American politics and culture for two decades, as a city desk reporter in Washington D.C., as a White House correspondent who traveled aboard Air Force One to Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and as a national affairs correspondent who has traveled the country to write about two presidential campaigns and the ideas and people animating our times. He has been published in The Washington Post, The New Republic, Politico Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, and The Washington Times.
Web Site: https://www.jonwardwrites.org/
Get the Book: Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation (Brazos Press, 2023)