Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) -Episode 481
Mindblown with Rich Kirkpatrick
MINDBLOWN: Unlock Your Creative Genius by Bridging Science and Magic. 
Simply put, creativity is what makes us human. What if creativity isn’t voodoo but a definable process to learn and follow? The author pulls from researchers, creatives, and experience. The premise is this. Everyone is wired to create. And as we uncover and apply the process, we might actually become better people along the way!You'll be introduced to the author's three-step creative process, The Dream, The Sandbox, and The Story, where you learn to discover, develop, and deliver your creation to the world. There's a magic to science and a science to magic. Bridging these different ways of thinking is the key. MINDBLOWN shares lessons from brain scientists and creative practitioners to give you the key to your innate design as a creator.
 
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ABOUT Rich Kirkpatrick:
Rich Kirkpatrick, a native of San Jose, California, studied music at The Phil Mattson School, and earned his bachelor’s and master’s from William Jessup University. Over the years, he has worked as a church musician and ministry leader. Rich writes, consults, and speaks about the intersection of creativity, faith and leadership. His new book, MINDBLOWN: Unlock Your Creative Genius by Bridging Science and Magic, comes out the summer of 2022. His first book, The Six Hats of the Worship Leader (2014), has helped thousands of church musicians and remains on the reading list at several universities. As a musician, Rich is a songwriter and recording artist, with A Beautiful Liturgy. Rich loves a good espresso and deep conversations with friends, new and old. He lives in the East Bay Area, California, with his wife and family. 
 
Web Site: https://rkblog.com/
A Beautiful Liturgy: https://abeautifulliturgy.com/shop/
RICK LEE JAMES INFO
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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.
 
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Apple Music:
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6E9CCZc8nUZqridnjbTAgR?si=vMi1azddQ7CRRaZ7g9t8eQ
 
RICK LEE JAMES INFO
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Get The Single:
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More from Rick Lee James
Shine A Light In The Darkness
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Music Video:
 
Rick Lee James Playlist on Spotify:
 
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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 while sticking to what Scripture has to say about them, you’ve come to the right place.
Confessions of a Crappy Christian is for you if you:
● have ever thought you’re too messed up for church
● feel exhausted and alone in your struggles
● think you need to complete a checklist before God will love you
● need a friend who cares about you too much to let you stay stuck
With honesty and vulnerability, Blake Guichet, host of the popular podcast Confessions of a Crappy Christian, helps us embrace the truth that we can’t do it all perfectly and gives us the wisdom, guidance, and hope to move from “crappy” Christian into a freer and fuller walk with Christ. In Confessions of a Crappy Christian, Blake Guichet offers an honest and transparent approach to navigating the things we aren’t sure we’re allowed to talk about as Christians and helps us discover why God cares about them and us. Invites anyone raised in the church, on the fringes of the church, or impacted by church culture to explore what the Bible really says, regardless of whether you fit into the “Christian mold.”
Befriends the person who feels alone in their struggles, as she humbly and vulnerably walks
 alongside them.
 Addresses today’s trend of hating on the Church with no plan to do anything about it. What if there
 was someone who could be honest about some of the issues within Christianity, while
 simultaneously offering hope and reminding them that God is still so good?
 “The world doesn’t need more perfectly presentable Christians. It needs people who love Jesus and
 are willing to show up and say, ‘I can’t do anything on my own. There is nothing good in me apart from
 Christ, but with Him, I am unstoppable. With Him, I am more than enough and He empowers my every
 effort,’” says Guichet.
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Blake Guichet is a writer and founder of the Crappy Christian Co., which aims to teach women how to use their God-given gifts for the Kingdom. She is the host of the popular podcast Confessions of a Crappy Christian—a weekly show that specializes in conversations with guests about their passions, struggles, and all the things they aren’t sure they can talk about. Blake is a proud Enneagram 8, American history buff, and playlist enthusiast, and her primary goal in all aspects of her ministry is to tell the truth while always pointing people to Jesus.
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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/
 
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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: https://www.mercycorps.org/blog/human...
A local Ukrainian non profit that has been serving traumatized children for years: https://voices.org.ua/en/
Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus
Tell your Senators you support meaningful bipartisan immigration reform 
Urge President Biden Not to Leave Behind Persecuted Afghans 
Project Alpha 
Afghan Advocacy Resources 
Protecting Ukrainian Refugees 
 
More from Rick Lee James
Shine A Light In The Darkness
Get The Single: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/shine-a-light-in-the-darkness
Music Video:
 
Rick Lee James Playlist on Spotify:
 
https://t.co/S7nCRl0xqa
 
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Going on a Hiatus for the rest of summer. Some closing thoughts for the summer.
 
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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.
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https://postureshift.com/team/
 

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://equipyourcommunity.org/
Pieter’s Story: https://equipyourcommunity.org/blog/im-gay
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: https://www.mercycorps.org/blog/human...
A local Ukrainian non profit that has been serving traumatized children for years: https://voices.org.ua/en/
Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus
Tell your Senators you support meaningful bipartisan immigration reform 
Urge President Biden Not to Leave Behind Persecuted Afghans 
Project Alpha 
Afghan Advocacy Resources 
Protecting Ukrainian Refugees 
 
Rick Lee James Official Web Site
https://www.RickLeeJames.com
Shine A Light In The Darkness - The Latest Single From Rick Lee James 
Get The Single: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/shine-a-light-in-the-darkness
Music Video:
 
Rick Lee James Playlist on Spotify:
https://t.co/S7nCRl0xqa

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://equipyourcommunity.org/
Pieter’s Story: https://equipyourcommunity.org/blog/im-gay
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: https://www.mercycorps.org/blog/human...
A local Ukrainian non profit that has been serving traumatized children for years: https://voices.org.ua/en/
Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus
Tell your Senators you support meaningful bipartisan immigration reform 
Urge President Biden Not to Leave Behind Persecuted Afghans 
Project Alpha 
Afghan Advocacy Resources 
Protecting Ukrainian Refugees 
 
Rick Lee James Official Web Site
https://www.RickLeeJames.com
Shine A Light In The Darkness - The Latest Single From Rick Lee James 
Get The Single: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/shine-a-light-in-the-darkness
Music Video:
 
Rick Lee James Playlist on Spotify:
https://t.co/S7nCRl0xqa

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) - Episode 473 - Brian Zahnd: When Everything's On Fire
https://brianzahnd.com/
About Brian ZahndBrian 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.
 
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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 others deconstruct their faith until there is nothing left at all. But Brian Zahnd offers a third way: what is needed is not a demolition but instead a renovation of faith.Written with personal and pastoral experience, Zahnd extends an invitation to move beyond the crisis of faith toward the journey of reconstruction. As the world rapidly changes in ways that feel incompatible with Christianity, When Everything's on Fire provides much-needed hope. A stronger, more confident faith is possible when it is grounded in the beauty and truth of Christ. Zahnd permits us to risk the journey of deconstruction so that God can forge something more beautiful in its place.
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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: https://www.mercycorps.org/blog/human...
A local Ukrainian non profit that has been serving traumatized children for years: https://voices.org.ua/en/
Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus
Tell your Senators you support meaningful bipartisan immigration reform 
Urge President Biden Not to Leave Behind Persecuted Afghans 
Project Alpha 
Afghan Advocacy Resources 
Protecting Ukrainian Refugees 
https://alinoorani.org/
https://alinoorani.org/
Rick Lee James Official Web Site
https://www.RickLeeJames.com
Shine A Light In The Darkness - The Latest Single From Rick Lee James 
Get The Single: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/shine-a-light-in-the-darkness
Music Video:
 
Rick Lee James Playlist on Spotify:
https://t.co/S7nCRl0xqa
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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 SessionsBirthed 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 spent eight years in Nashville as a songwriter, touring mandolinist and background vocalist. His acclaimed solo worship EP, Always and Forever, released in 2015 and Sauers’ songs have been recorded by bluegrass favorite Lonesome River Band and chart-topping Canadian country artist Jess Moskaluke, among others.  
 
THE WOOD DRAKE SESSIONS FULL-LENGTH DEBUT WITH SANDRA MCCRACKEN AND LESLIE JORDAN AMONG STANDOUT COLLABORATORS
From the Valley to the Golden Shore Released April 29, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—From the Valley to the Golden Shore, the full-length debut from worship newcomers The Wood Drake Sessions, is set to bow April 29. Showcasing collaborations with such luminaries as bestselling singer/songwriter and worship leader Sandra McCracken; singer/songwriter Leslie Jordan (All Sons & Daughters); modern hymnist Wendell Kimbrough; and NPR-lauded singer/songwriter Liz Vice, among others, the album was written by The Wood Drake Sessions’ co-creators Paul Ranheim and Kirk Sauers.   Produced by Lucas Morton, From the Valley to the Golden Shore features nine roots-based, organic pop tracks conveying the surety of Christ’s sovereignty despite the turmoil of the times. Offering a preview of the album’s overarching message, the April 15 Easter-themed single “All Will Be Well” is a Sauers-led track joyfully proclaiming Jesus’ victory over death, “I’m alive/I have won/See the grave I’ve overcome.”   Additional highlights include album opener “Oh How Good To Be Together,” an engaging corporate worship anthem led by McCracken; “I See A King,” with Vice’s signature vocals atop an R&B-infused groove celebrating the Savior who will right all wrongs; the Kimbrough-featured “Grace Will Prevail,” articulating God’s unfailing promises; and Jordan’s poignant closer, “Bountifully With Me,” a gentle song of praise for Christ’s provision.  “Our great desire is to see the Church flourish today, and we believe new songs that capture God’s faithfulness and great deeds in the midst of our cultural moment are important for her flourishing,” Sauers shares. “We hope our music can inspire and stir the affections of our hearts to continue to love, trust and enjoy God. We also envision these songs helping shape the faith of God’s people as they sing them together in worshiping communities, serving not just to help us know Truth and inform our heads, but to feel Truth and shepherd our hearts.”  “All too often we feel like we’re drowning in the noise of this world,” Ranheim adds. “We need to be reminded that we have a King who is coming, and believers of all cultures, races, and times—along with all creation itself—will rejoice at the restoration and shalom that Jesus will bring. We need songs that shape us to hope deeply in Him.”    “We wanted the album to be brought to life by a variety of people, to have greater representation than just our own voices,” Ranheim continues. “I still remember the moment I heard Sandra in my head singing ‘Oh How Good To Be Together,’ and I knew she could make that song come to life unlike anyone else. Pretty soon we found ourselves reaching out to a handful of artists who all generously agreed to join in our mission.” “The Wood Drake Sessions name was inspired by a Wendell Berry poem, ‘The Peace of Wild Things,’” explains Sauers of both the duo’s moniker and mission. “When despair grows within, the poet writes of lying down ‘where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water.’ The imagery of a still and worriless creation extending its welcome of peace profoundly touched the ache of our hearts. Paul and I knew this was how we wanted our songs to exist—as works of art inviting us into the stillness of God’s presence, the grace of His goodness, and the rest of perfect peace.” 
For further information:
visit thewooddrakesessions.com or turningpointpr.com.
Follow The Wood Drake Sessions on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. 
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: https://www.mercycorps.org/blog/human...
A local Ukrainian non profit that has been serving traumatized children for years: https://voices.org.ua/en/
Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus
Tell your Senators you support meaningful bipartisan immigration reform 
Urge President Biden Not to Leave Behind Persecuted Afghans 
Project Alpha 
Afghan Advocacy Resources 
Protecting Ukrainian Refugees 
https://alinoorani.org/
 
Rick Lee James Official Web Site
https://www.RickLeeJames.com
Shine A Light In The Darkness - The Latest Single From Rick Lee James 
Get The Single: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/shine-a-light-in-the-darkness
Music Video:
Rick Lee James Playlist on Spotify:
https://t.co/S7nCRl0xqa
Just for fun
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