Episodes
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
A Simple Reflection Piece
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
A reflective piece which just by chance happens to touch on several themes from previous podcasts. Just something soothing for distressed souls.
We have all had some kind of week - be blessed.
Music - all instrumentals
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Floating, a Metaphor for Trust
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Inspiration for this podcast:
Music!
Modest Mouse, Float On
Edwin Hawkins, Trust Him
Mahalia Jackson, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
These are not in the podcast, but are other versions of Everlasting Arms that you may enjoy!
Iris Dement, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
David Crowder Band, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms/Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Rest!
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Rest, from Music to Meetings, with a capital M!
Resources will be posted soon.
Right now, I need some rest!
- The Bee Gees, Rest your love on me awhile
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Naturally 7, Be Still My Soul
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Elizabeth Cotton, Sweet by and by...
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Redemption and Transformation
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
This week's podcast is on processes that bring about redemption and transformation.
Resources:
- Luke 18:9-15 Story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector in the Temple
- Matthew 9:9-11 Mathew leaves his tax collection booth to follow Jesus.
- Luke 19:1-7 The Story of Zaccheus
- From a Faith Perspective: What is the 'best' religion? Norval Reece, Bucks County Courier Times, September 27, 2020.
Music!
- Neva Reece, Can I speak (to your condition)
- Bob Marley, Redemption Song
- Hank Williiams, I Saw the Light
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Grief and Loss: How we cope
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
This week's episode is dedicated to the memory of Glen Hall, a southern Indiana farmer, storyteller, armchair historian, and folk artist; friend and brother, cousin and uncle, husband and father, grandfather and great grandfather. A worthy representative of all those who have gone before, and a light to those who follow. (Though this episode references the current epidemic, the epidemic is not related to his passing)
The youtube version of the National Cathedral chiming of the bell for those lost from Covid used in this podcast lasts for almost 20 minutes. It features a water fountain and song birds - a sweet and tranquil background for meditation, prayer, or contemplation. Touching and beautiful.
References:
- John Hopkins University Press, Before and After Loss: A Neurologist’s Perspective on Loss, Grief and the Brain, by Dr. Lisa M. Shulman.
- Harvard Business Review, That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief, by Scott Berinato
- Psychology Today, Why the Five Stages of Grief are Wrong, by David Feldman
- Misconceptions about the Five Stages of Grief (From David Kessler’s website on Grief. Kessler coauthored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross and is author of Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief.)
- National Geographic, Science, September 22, 2020, Why our minds can’t make sense of Covid-19’s enormous death toll by Sarah Elizabeth Richards,
Music Sources:
- Lee Brice, I drive your truck
- National Cathedral of Washington, D.C., 200 Chimes for the 200,000 lost in the United States to the Covid 19 pandemic. 9/20/2020
- Atlanta, GA concert, I'll Fly Away, with Kelly Daniels, Student Director, August 14, 2010
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Jarena Lee, a voice from the early 1800's
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Jarena Lee was a minister and traveling preacher in the early days of the African Methodist Episcopalian church. One of the free African Americans living in times of slavery, she preached to the free, and the enslaved; to Native communities, to white sympathizers, and slaveholders in mixed congregations and in the company of many denominations. She traveled thousands of miles whether on foot, by carriage, boat, or stage coach to reach her audiences. This week's podcast tells some of her story.
Please subscribe!
Sources:
- Jarena Lee, brief biography "In addition to her work in ministry, Lee was also heavily involved in the abolitionist movement and joined the American Antislavery Society in 1839."
- Nine Black Women: An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Writers from the United States, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean by Moira Ferguson
- Hidden Figures: The History of Black Women Preachers, Kenyatta R. Gilbert, Howard University
“She (Sojourner Truth) professed: “Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, because Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.”
Music
- Morris, Lulu, Herbert Halpert, and McCreasy McKissick. TheUnited States Needs Prayer, Everywhere. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200196312/.
- Keep Your Lamps, traditional, recorded by Neva Reece, available on most platforms
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Church and State - "Father of the Constitution" James Madison speaks!
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
When Patrick Henry wanted a tax to support Christian ministers, James Madison had a few things to say!
- James Madison, “Father of the Constitution”
- Bill of Rights
- Pledge of allegiance, authored by Francis Bellamy in 1892
- Pledge of Allegiance, "Under God" added in 1956 during Eisenhower presidency.
- James Madison, Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments, 1785
Music!
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Prayer: Standing in the Need
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Embrace the divisions, pray anyway.
- Oak Ridge Boys, Standing in the Need of Prayer
- Jeremie, Haiti orphanage children, Standing in the Need of Prayer
- Sweet Hour of Prayer, Library of Congress Digital Collection
- Drum Prayer Song with the Deline First Nations Community
- John P. Kee, Standing in the Need of Prayer
- Bon Jovi, Living on a Prayer
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Midrash and Rewriting Psalms
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Psalm 27 for Our Times
by Neva Reece
The Righteousness of Divinity is my strength,
Will I fear anyone?
Only the Lord can guard my life,
Who will intimidate me?
When the forces of iniquity, the voices of inequality, seek to diminish me for my flesh,
They will fall, they will bear their own judgment
I see the soldiers, lined up against me and mine, and my heart beats with life.
Voices of violence may speak, but I will stand my ground.
Only one thing I claim,
To be equally regarded with the power of life,
To be equal in God’s house, and all houses
To see the beauty that God has for me and me alone.
I seek the shelter only of God, the One who understands this time of trouble.
Cover me with the protection of your divine time, time beyond history,
Honor me for the heights I have achieved,
Unveil the eyes of others to see how tall I stand.
My eyes see beyond those who would hold me back,
My voice echoes through the ages,
Loudly,
My song cannot be stopped.
God hear us, as you always have,
Respond for all to see!
You brought us through,
This far by faith.
Though our families are broken by someone else’s history,
We are taken up
Teach us how to walk the path that is ours alone,
The path we have prepared through the generations,
This path is beyond the view of those who would stop us,
In their ignorance, they tell lies, they think all paths are theirs,
And they will fight to own them - like a dog in the manger,
Who claims that which is of no benefit to him.
but what is ours, is ours alone.
I believe, while I live,
These things will come to pass.
I will wait only for the Lord, and for the Lord only.
My heart is full of courage and is strength itself.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Exploring Forgiveness
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Exploring Forgiveness
Romans 12:17-21
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay, ”says the Lord. 20 On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Resources:
- Mayo Clinic, Forgiveness: letting go of grudges and bitterness
- Psychology Today What is forgiveness and how do you do it?
- Buddha's Beautiful Lesson on Forgiveness
- Huffington Post, Why Forgiveness Is At The Core Of Peace And Spiritual Growth
- Sandra Terry quote from the article, Film highlights forgiveness in African Cultures
- Sandra Terry Website on the film, Fambul Tok
- LNP, Lancaster Online, Amish ask forgiveness from Native Americans, The Scribbler, columnist Robert Brubaker
Music Sources
- Veggie Tales The Forgiveness Song
- Lize Hadassah Wiid, Forgiveness Song from the album, Born For Such a Time
- The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Psalm 23