Voices In My Head (the Official Podcast Of Rick Lee James)

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) -Episode 480 Meredith Mauldin ABOUT MEREDITH MAULDIN: Meredith Mauldin is a passionate worshipper and songwriter that can’t help but rally others to do the same. She spent 7 years pioneering the worship and songwriting culture at the UPPEROOM in Dallas and was the founder of their label and publishing company. Meredith has now created a ministry called SongLab, to empower worshipers to minister to the Lord as well as write songs from their hearts and for their local churches. She has held over 30 SongLabs all over the country since 2019 and releases collective worship music from those events. Her passion is to write songs that will turn the eyes of the bride to Jesus! When she isn’t worship leading, she has enjoyed being a voice actor for cartoons for over 22 years and loves hanging out with her husband, Michael and three kids! They currently live in Atlanta, GA.   Web Sites: Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-turning/1634823631 Spotify: https:/

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) -Episode 479 Confessions of a Crappy Christian with Blake Guichet         Confessions of a Crappy Christian Real-Life Talk about All the Things Christians Aren’t Sure We’re Supposed to Say—and Why They Matter to God  Why does it so often feel like Christians can’t talk about the real, hard  stuff in life? We know our lives should reflect Jesus; what He did and said,  and how He interacted with others. But if we’re being honest, there are  days when we face tough, confusing things that can make us feel, well,  very not like Jesus. As our culture moves further from truth and grace, Christians are burned- out, isolated, and unsure of where to turn for sound biblical advice that applies to their everyday struggles. If you’ve ever felt this way or wished someone would talk about things like forgiveness, mental health, broken friendships, redirected dreams, sex, facts versus feelings, church hurt, rest, weakness, healing, and more in honest, down-to-earth terms whil

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) -Episode 478 -As I Walk These Halls     I’m back from my Podcast hiatus and I’ve got a new single. -Rick Lee James Special thanks to Chris Marchand for allowing me to feature our conversation from his Podcast, PostConsumer Reports, here on my show today.  PostConsumer Reports Podcast : http://www.postconsumerreports.com/   Web Sites: https://www.rickleejames.com Get The Single: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/halls   Lyric Video:   Thank you for reading Rick Lee James Substack. This post is public so feel free to share it. Share   Below are some trusted organizations that you can partner with to meet needs of refugees from Ukraine and around the world. Fred Heumann's Article in Christianity Today: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/february-web-only/ukrainian-christians-church-worship-songs-war-and-peace.html Serve Ukraine Web Link: https://actintl.givingfuel.com/serveukraine Nazarene Compassion FB: https://www.facebook.com/nazcompassion Car

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Voices In My Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 476 - Lesli Hudson-Reynolds   Lesli Hudson-Reynolds serves as Director of Donor Relations, as well as resident Gender Identity Expert for Posture Shift, a leading training and consulting resource for church and ministry leaders on LGBT+ inclusion and care. Lesli also assists the Culture Shift’s president, Bill Henson, in managing Guiding Families Direct Care for Transgender young people and their families. Prior to joining the Posture Shift team, Lesli spent 15 years touring the US and Europe as Production Stage Manager for numerous Broadway musicals, ballets and plays. They recently began pursuing their MDiv in Theology and Biblical Studies. Lesli lives in Tennessee and they are Huge fan of the New England. The pronouns we will be using for Lesli today will be they and them. Web Site: https://postureshift.com/team/   ----more---- Below are some trusted organizations that you can partner with to meet needs of refugees from Ukraine and around the world.

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) - Episode 475 -Pieter Valk Equips the Church To Love Gay People Pieter Valk is a speaker/author about discernment, vocational singleness, & LGBT+ topics according to a traditional sexual ethic, the Executive Director of Equip (equipyourcommunity.org)—a premier consulting & training solution for churches aspiring to be places where gay people thrive according to a traditional sexual ethic, a cofounder of the Nashville Family of Brothers (familyofbrothers.org)—an ecumenically Christian monastery building family for men called to vocational singleness, a teacher/aspiring deacon in the ACNA about celibacy and sexuality, and a licensed professional counselor specialized in serving gay Christians hoping to steward their sexualities according to a traditional sexual ethic Or more simply, Pieter helps churches love gay people and celibate Christians find family Web Sites: Publications by Pieter Valk: https://www.pieterlvalk.com/publications Equip https://equipyo

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) - Episode 474 -Pieter Valk Equips the Church To Love Gay People Pieter Valk is a speaker/author about discernment, vocational singleness, & LGBT+ topics according to a traditional sexual ethic, the Executive Director of Equip (equipyourcommunity.org)—a premier consulting & training solution for churches aspiring to be places where gay people thrive according to a traditional sexual ethic, a cofounder of the Nashville Family of Brothers (familyofbrothers.org)—an ecumenically Christian monastery building family for men called to vocational singleness, a teacher/aspiring deacon in the ACNA about celibacy and sexuality, and a licensed professional counselor specialized in serving gay Christians hoping to steward their sexualities according to a traditional sexual ethic Or more simply, Pieter helps churches love gay people and celibate Christians find family Web Sites: Publications by Pieter Valk: https://www.pieterlvalk.com/publications Equip https://equipyo

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) - Episode 473 - Brian Zahnd: When Everything's On Fire https://brianzahnd.com/ About Brian Zahnd Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church, a non-denominational Christian congregation in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Brian and his wife, Peri, founded the church in 1981. Brian is also the author of several books, including, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Water to Wine, A Farewell To Mars, Beauty Will Save the World, and Unconditional?: The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness and his latest book, When Everything’s On Fire: Faith Formed From The Ashes.   caption https://amzn.to/3wwsnv1... When Everything’s On Fire: Faith Formed From The Ashes Book description: Is it possible to hold on to faith in an age of unbelief? Intellectual certainty has long been a cornerstone of the Christian faith. But in an age of secularism, skepticism, and cynicism, our worldviews have been shaken. Various solutions exist―some double down on certainty, while o

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) - Episode 472 - THE WOOD DRAKE SESSIONS with Paul Ranheim and Kirk Sauers Wood Drake Sessions’ co-creators Paul Ranheim (top) and Kirk Sauers. About The Wood Drake Sessions Birthed in 2020 when longtime friends Paul Ranheim and Kirk Sauers began songwriting via Zoom, The Wood Drake Sessions is a creative collective seeking to provide inspired and timely worship songs for the Church. The Wood Drake Sessions also offers a variety of resources, including charts, lead sheets and tutorials to help worshiping communities sing together.    Ranheim is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, worship leader, pastor and church planter currently on staff at Redeemer Longmont in Colorado. A Pacific Northwest native, he has served with Young Life as well as at churches in Spokane, Washington; Santa Barbara, California; St. Louis and Nashville, among others.    Currently a worship leader and artist-in-residence at First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Georgia, Sauers

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) - Episode 471: The Soul of the Helper with Dr. Holly Oxhandler   There are many kinds of helpers in our world, the caregivers among us. They are the social workers who serve the vulnerable, the nurses and doctors who treat the ill, the teachers who instruct the young, the first responders who rescue the imperiled, the faith leaders who comfort the congregation, the volunteers who support the community. And whether or not it is our professional calling, each of us is likely to serve as a caregiver at some point in our lives, as a parent raising a child, for instance, or as a loved one caring for an aging relative. These and many other efforts to serve are among the most noble pursuits we can imagine, but they come with a danger worth recognizing. In their devotion to the well-being of others, caregivers routinely put their own well-being  last and can unintentionally burn themselves out physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Their self-neglect, paired alongsid

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) - Episode 470 - Have You Heard About Greg?   Greg O’Brien and Rick Lee James   Greg O’Brien, producer and star of the documentary “Have You Heard About Greg?” Have You Heard About Greg? (HYHAG) puts a human face on the most terrifying disease of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The heart of the story is the resilient spirit of the O'Brien family that has already lost several family members in their fight against Alzheimer’s. Greg O'Brien, a lifelong award winning investigative reporter, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at the age of 59 and has committed his QTR (Quality Time Remaining) to getting people talking about this quiet killer and increase the research funding. This is a unique cinematic journey through Alzheimer's with Faith, Hope and Humor featuring an array of dedicated experts who have joined the fight who will hopefully inspire you to get involved. There are over 6 million people living in the US who have been diagnosed with A

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 469: Will Willimon - Listeners Dare William Willimon: Author of Listeners Dare (Amazon Affiliate Link) Will Willimon has long been a trusted colleague for working preachers. He is known for his encouragement of his fellow ministers to enjoy telling the truth of Jesus Christ. He is Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke University Divinity School, Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, and is a retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church. For 20 years as Dean of the Chapel at Duke University, Will became known as one of America’s most engaging preachers. His new book, Listeners Dare,  (a companion to his previous book,  Preachers Dare) is for anyone who listens to sermons—which includes preachers, since there’s no way to preach without gaining skills as a listener. Listening is a human skill, but as God’s word is proclaimed, the hearer experiences a vocal mix of preacher, listener, and God.   Buy on Rick Lee James Amazon Affiliat

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 468: Nostalgic Future Podcast On Nostalgic Future, Joe Cook and Chris Marchand explore their pop culture obsessions in an attempt to prove that the past is the only way forward. Each episode will focus on a piece of pop culture history, often something that has been influential to Joe or Chris. Joe has a history in radio, both DJ-ing and managing at stations, and Chris is a teacher, musician, and author of a book on the history of Christmas. For several years now they’ve also hosted the Between the Songs podcast, which is on the music of Rich Mullins. The new podcast, among other subjects, will have conversations about Quantum Leap, Beatles movies, music from the 90’s, and weird cartoons from the 80’s. Web Links: Nostalgic Future on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pastfuturepod Podcast Page: https://anchor.fm/nostalgic-future Ukraine Relief Below are some trusted organizations that you can partner with to meet needs of refugees from Ukraine and around the

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 467 The Jesus Music with John J. Thompson On this episode I’m joined by John J Thompson, former Associate Dean of Trevecca Nazarene University’s School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee. He’s a speaker, producer, author, artist, and the founder of the podcast “True Tunes.” He is an expert on all things Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). As a consultant and historian he was interviewed for the new documentary “The Jesus Music Film”, which is now steaming on Hulu. “The Jesus Music” interviews some of Christian music’s most recognizable stars, including Amy Grant, TobyMac, Kirk Franklin, Michael W. Smith, Michael Tait, Lauren Daigle and more. The film retells a nostalgic history of “Jesus music” — which would later be called contemporary Christian music.  “The Jesus Music” offers an insight to the lives and careers of some of Christian music’s most talented creators while legitimately criticizing churches for their lack of support and discussing the proble

Episode 466 - Historian Julian Zelizer About the author: Julian E. Zelizer is a history and public-affairs professor at Princeton University. He is the editor of the new book The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment. The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment Amazon affiliate book link: https://amzn.to/3jBOkTc Links for Dr. Julian Zelizer Books by Dr. Zelizer: https://amzn.to/3xxXGYF Princeton Web Site: https://history.princeton.edu/people/julian-e-zelizer Ukraine Relief Below are some trusted organizations that you can partner with to meet needs of refugees from Ukraine and around the world. Fred Heumann's Article in Christianity Today: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/february-web-only/ukrainian-christians-church-worship-songs-war-and-peace.html Serve Ukraine Web Link: https://actintl.givingfuel.com/serveukraine Nazarene Compassion FB: https://www.facebook.com/nazcompassion Caritas does great work in Crisis: https://www.caritas.org/2022/02/ca

Episode 465 George Ross - President of CCLI As President of Christian Copyright Licensing International, Inc. (CCLI), George Ross strives to innovate and improve experiences for CCLI’s customers and rights holders and continues to ensure CCLI is a market leader by simplifying the complexities of copyright. George has over twenty years of leadership experience and a strong track record of creating and deploying multilingual solutions that serve a global audience. Prior to his role as President, George served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer for 3 years and Chief Technology Officer for 9 years. During that time, he was focused on building strong teams that deeply integrate into the business by pulling on his own depth of experience as a strategic technical consultant to numerous Fortune 500 companies and leading universities and a good old-fashioned willingness to roll up his sleeves. George is a recognized expert in web technologies with national speaking credits and publications to his name. CCLI Web

Episode 464 Oletha Barnett, author of Diversity of a Different Kind Oletha Barnett is a theologian, a lawyer, and a conflict resolution specialist who has directed the conflict resolution ministry at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, TX for decades. She was commissioned by the Elder Board for conflict resolution work. She is also an adjunct professor at Southern Bible Institute & College, and founder of Conciliation Services LLC, which provides services to churches, other organizations, and individuals She serves on the Board of Peacemaker Ministries, is a Certified Christian ConciliatorTM, Certified Management Specialist, Certified in Christian Prevention Relationship Enhancement, and Certified Human Behavior Consultant. She holds a BS in Mathematics, Juris Doctor, and Master of Arts in Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary. In her new book Diversity of a Different Kind, Oletha Barnett offers a unique viewpoint to resolve conflict, heal wounds, restore relationships, address and corre

Bonus Episode: Solving Guns - Polilogue Special   Almost every Monday on my morning run, you will find me listening to some of my favorite podcasts. One of the first podcasts I always listen to during my Monday routine is Polilogue, a show about the substance and style of the Sunday morning news shows. The show is hosted by Brendan Steidle and Naomi Soto, and they really know their stuff. This past Monday, April 4th, Polilogue premiered an incredibly important new series which asks the question, “how do you solve gun violence when legislation fails?” Polilogue’s new series on Solving Guns began out of frustration. Why couldn’t the United States meaningfully reduce gun violence? If passing laws kept failing—couldn’t we try something else? Aren’t there other ideas? Solving Guns is an effort to understand and present new ideas to solve gun violence—without legislation. I reached out to Brendan Steidle after I heard the first episode of this new series and asked if I could have permission to share it with my li

Episode 463 Unraveling The Lie-Knot with Sheryl Giesbrecht Turner All of us are products of our upbringing and experiences and whether we realize it or not, have come to believe things about ourselves that aren't true. Those false beliefs hold us back. They are like recordings that constantly play in our minds, condemning us, accusing us, shaming us and blaming us. Is it possible to silence these thoughts that have tied us in knots for so long? Can we ever find peace?   In her newest book, Unraveling The Lie-Knot Sheryl Giesbrecht (geese-breck) Turner dives into these false beliefs that hold us back. Sheryl served as Focus on the Family's pastors' wives columnist for four years. Hundreds of her columns, magazine and devotional articles have appeared in Focus on the Family Magazine, Just Between Us, Discipleship Journal, CCM, Walk Thru the Bible’s InDeed and Tapestry publications.  Sheryl's Official Web Site: https://sherylgt.com/ ----more---- Ukraine Relief Below are some trusted organizations that you can

Episode 462 The CCLI Conversation with The Evangelicals Jonathan Burkey and Jeremy Thompson stop by for a visit. Each episode of The Evangelicals Podcast features Jonathan and Jeremy, two young Evangelical pastors who discuss identity and cultural topics. This week they join Rick Lee James on Voices In My Head to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of CCLI.   Find THE EVANGELICALS PODCAST here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-evangelicals/id1427013335 Ukraine Relief Below are some trusted organizations that you can partner with to meet needs of refugees from Ukraine and around the world. Fred Heumann's Article in Christianity Today: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/february-web-only/ukrainian-christians-church-worship-songs-war-and-peace.html Serve Ukraine Web Link: https://actintl.givingfuel.com/serveukraine Nazarene Compassion FB: https://www.facebook.com/nazcompassion Caritas does great work in Crisis: https://www.caritas.org/2022/02/carit... Mercy Corps is fantastic: