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In 1988, Bobby McFerrin released a song entitled “Don't Worry, Be Happy.” It was inspired by the teachings of an Indian Guru who used to tell his followers “Don't Worry, Be Happy.” McFerrin's song was quickly written and recorded. It was released as an Adult Contemporary song where it made it to #1 for…

En 1988, una canción sin beat, sin instrumentos y grabada en casa alcanzó el #1 en Billboard y ganó tres Grammys: "Don't Worry, Be Happy". ¿Casualidad o estrategia? En este episodio analizamos el “caso McFerrin”, cómo una anomalía rompió las reglas del pop de los 80 y, gracias a la sincronización en “Cocktail”, la conexión emocional y una apuesta de diferenciación (océano azul), terminó conquistando el sistema. Hablamos de propiedad concentrada y royalties, de minimalismo que maximiza margen y de por qué en 2025 —entre TikTok y las playlists por estado de ánimo— lo distinto puede llegar a ser más rentable que competir.

durée : 00:04:04 - Musique matin - par : Max Dozolme - Il y a cent ans, en 1924, disparaissait une gloire nationale : le compositeur Gabriel Fauré. On lui doit des œuvres sublimes, des pièces qui témoignent d'un art de la mélodie et de l'harmonie comme sa Pavane, une petite pièce sans prétention qui inspire Bill Evans ou encore Bobby McFerrin. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Ross McFerrin of Trustly. Reed and Ross dig into the recently announced Trump administration executive order that aims to significantly curtail the use of checks by the federal government, the rapid growth in usage of instant payments in the United States, and the NCAA tournament. FPC Spring Member Meeting is coming up! Join the FPC and register at fasterpaymentscouncil.org

====================================================SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1==================================================== DEVOCIÓN MATUTINA PARA JÓVENES 2025“HOY ES TENDENCIA”Narrado por: Daniel RamosDesde: Connecticut, USAUna cortesía de DR'Ministries y Canaan Seventh-Day Adventist Church===================|| www.drministries.org ||===================12 de FebreroDon't worry, be happy«Todas estas cosas son las que preocupan a los paganos, pero ustedes tienen un Padre celestial que ya sabe que las necesitan». Mateo 6: 32El título de la meditación de hoy lo he tomado de una canción muy popular, Quizás ya estás sonriendo, al recordar el silbido que caracteriza esta famosa tonada. Esta canción ha sido atribuida erróneamente a Bob Marley, pero su compositor fue en realidad Bobby McFerrin y en la primera estrofa escribió que «en la vida todos tenemos problemas, y cuando te preocupas los multiplicas» y luego dice la frase que se repite en toda la canción: -Don't worry, be happy-, o sea: -No te preocupes, sé feliz-.McFerrin acertó al componer esta canción, destacando un aspecto fundamental de la vida: nuestras preocupaciones constantes que, en muchas ocasiones, obstaculizan nuestra capacidad para experimentar la felicidad. Las inquietudes más comunes suelen estar vinculadas con la vivienda, la alimentación, la vestimenta y otras necesidades físicas. Aunque es innegable que estas son esenciales para sentirnos seguros y protegidos, con frecuencia, lo que realmente nos consume no es la satisfacción de estas necesidades básicas, sino el poco saludable deseo de acumular más de lo que realmente necesitamos.Hace más de dos mil años, el Maestro de Galilea dijo en sus propias palabras: -No te preocupes, sé feliz-. En el Sermón del Monte, Jesús comparó nuestras necesidades con algunos elementos de la naturaleza: ¿Te preocupas porque no tienes comida? ¡Mira las aves! No siembran ni almacenan y Dios las alimenta. ¿Te inquietas porque no tienes ropa? ¡Mira las flores! No trabajan y Dios las viste. Jesús concluye diciendo: Si así viste Dios a la hierba que hoy está en el campo y mañana es arrojada al horno, ¿no hará mucho más por ustedes? (Mat. 6: 30).Cristo dijo que Dios sabe que tenemos necesidad de todas estas cosas. ¡Qué alentador es saber que hay un Dios que se interesa en mis necesidades! ¡Qué bueno es saber que Dios no está allá a lo lejos, preocupado solo por mi vida espiritual, sino que también está pendiente de mi bienestar físico!Hoy Dios te dice: No te preocupes, sé feliz, porque yo cuido de ti. Me gusta cómo Pedro lo expresó: Depositen en él toda ansiedad, porque él cuida de ustedes (1 Pedro 5:7, NVI). ¿No crees que ese es un mensaje que vale la pena compartir hoy con alguien? Hagamos de las palabras de Jesucristo una tendencia en este día. 

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Fr. Luke sits down with three of our parishioners to talk about giving. We discuss questions such as, When did you start giving, What makes giving difficult, and What advice do you have to those who want to start giving. To pledge online, visit https://sttimothysws.org/pledge Join us on the Feast of Christ the King, November 24th, for Pledge Sunday. We will offer our physical pledge cards as a sign of our commitment and pray for God's blessings over our parish.  

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the new plan for gender equity at France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There's a recap of this year's Nobel Prizes, “The Listener's Corner”, and plenty of good music - all that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.It's time for you to start thinking about your New Year's resolutions for our annual New Year's Day show. 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Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 21 September, I asked you a question about a gender equality plan at France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  We reported on that plan in our article “France's foreign ministry unveils two-year gender equality strategy”.You were to re-read the article and send in the answer to this question: What is the Foreign Ministry's goal for promoting women to important posts? What is the percentage they are aiming for?The answer is, to quote our article: “According to the ministry, this year more than 45 percent of ambassadors appointed for the first time will be women, while among newly-appointed consuls-general, over 40 percent will also be women.” In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “How would you define a truly happy person?”, which was suggested by Sabah Binte Sumaiya from Bogura, Bangladesh:Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Hans Verner Lollike from Hedehusene, Denmark. Hans is also this week's bonus question winner. Congratulations, Hans, on your double win.Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Samir Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata, India; Mizanur Rahman from Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Faiza Zainab - who's also a member of the International Radio Fan and Youth Club in Khanewal, Pakistan.Last but certainly not least, RFI English listener Tafriha Tahura from Munshiganj, Bangladesh.Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: "Mazurka no. 4" by Frédéric Chopin, arranged by Serge Forté and performed by the Serge Forté Trio; “Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima” by Krzysztof Penderecki, performed by Antoni Wit and the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; “La Grande Galerie de la Zoologie” by Philippe Hersant, performed by the Ensemble Bestiaire Fabuleux; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Don't Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, performed by McFerrin.Do you have a music request? 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This episode of the Conjugate Chats had strength coach Seth McFerrin! If you enjoyed this podcast, please like, follow, subscribe, comment, and even share with a fellow coach!https://liinks.co/conjugatechatsOpening Music / Theme: Music by LiteSaturation">https://pixabay.com/users/litesaturation-17654080/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=160418">LiteSaturation from Pixabay">https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=160418">PixabayJMR Gumroad: https://jmrstrengthscience.gumroad.com

In the very first season of Countermelody I presented an episode which featured both Lawrence Winters and Robert McFerrin, two of the most significant baritones of the twentieth century, and both trail-blazing African American singers. Last week I revisited the life, career, and recordings of Lawrence Winters, and this week, as a companion to that episode, I present today his contemporary Robert McFerrin (19 March 1921 – 24 November 2006), the first African American male to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. He made his first appearance with the company as Amonasro in Aida on Thursday January 27, 1955, twenty days after Marian Anderson's legendary debut there. McFerrin sang only ten performances of three roles under the banner of the Met, eight of them in the house, and two on tour. His final performance there, also as Amonasro, took place almost exactly two years after his debut there. Five months later in June 1957, McFerrin went into the studios of Riverside Records, and, accompanied by the pianist Norman Johnson, and over the course of two days, recorded this legendary album of spirituals, his only solo album, which is heard in its entirety in this episode. I am not alone in considering this a classic of the genre. My presentation of all fourteen tracks of this album is supplemented by three recordings that McFerrin made in 1946 for the short-lived Sunbeam Records label, the brainchild of composer and arranger Marl Henderson Young, who provides the accompaniments. At the other end of the spectrum is a guest appearance that McFerrin, Sr. made on a 1990 recording by his son, superstar singer, composer, and arranger Bobby McFerrin. I also feature a recently unearthed live recording of McFerrin singing Amonasro live in Napoli in 1956, as well as a moving recording of McFerrin performing live in Washington DC in 1995, after having suffered a debilitating stroke that left him virtually unable to speak. Nevertheless, the song, however compromised, was still in his heart. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.

Inspired by a quote attributed to the eastern mystic Meyer Baba, Bobby McFerrin created this a cappella masterpiece. And, although Michael Musto of the Village Voice has proclaimed it the “worst song of all time”, and Blender Magazine snarked “it's difficult to think of a song more likely to plunge you into suicidal despondency,” this irrepressible ditty stands as the cornerstone of a singular musical career, festooned with awards and encomiums, including a Grammy for Lifetime achievement in 2022. It's not so much the possibly insipid - (depending on your level of cynicism) - lyrics, it's the purity and perfection of Bobby's voice alone, albeit overdubbed, that communicates its message of joy. The son of an opera singer and a voice teacher, Mr. McFerrin possesses a preternatural perfection of pitch and tone that has enabled him, among many other extraordinary feats, to trade horn parts with the Marsalis brothers, or deliver a flawless William Tell Overture solo.As a philosopher and exponent of music's healing potential for the human brain, Bobby continues to spread his message. Since 2021, he has conducted “Circlesongs” at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA, where audience members are encouraged to improvise alongside the master - a unique fusion of jazz and therapy. Here's an ironic side-note: George H.W. Bush used the song for his presidential campaign, and Bobby protested, saying he would not vote for him. Then, he stopped performing the song in protest. I guess he wasn't too happy. 

Acclaimed international jazz artist Jose James has a composure about him that one might compare to James Bond.   The Minneapolis native claims he was one of the least talented artists in his music circles growing up, yet he ultimately attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. His first album, The Dreamer, debuted in 2008. Since then, he's gone on to play at the Kennedy Center, The Hollywood Bowl, Ancienne Belgique, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Melbourne Symphony and has recorded 11 more records including his latest which dropped April 5—the stunning album 1978, named for the year of his birth.   Along the way, he's picked up honor after honor in establishing himself as an extraordinary jazz singer/songwriter—but one built for the hip-hop generation. Pitchfork called him, “one of the suavest vocal improvisers on the scene,” and it's been said his arrangements and approach are “in deep conversation with funk, R&B, and hip-hop.”   Despite oozing cool, he's not really all about himself. You quickly understand that James lives for the collaboration and building art that he loves with others.   “I really grew up with this idea that you make music with a band, with other people,” he told me recently on The Load Out Music Podcast.  He grew up feeling the diverse vibes of bands ranging from the Ohio Players and Peter, Paul and Mary found in his mother's record collection; the funky global beats of his multi-instrumentalist father's band, Ipso Facto; the western church music of his Catholic school and diverse artists such as Nirvana, 10,000 Maniacs, De la Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin who was the creative chair of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for a time in the early 1990s. When he was 17, James attended a McFerrin concert with the noted jazz pianist Chick Corea. It was then that he was hooked on the idea that a career in music was inevitable—but he still was surprised that others saw it as well. “Wow,” James said. “People see something in me that I might not see. I didn't really go to college. I didn't want to do the traditional route. I was like, I can have a coffee shop job and pay my rent and see what happens. This is where my spirit is taking me.” Despite a love for jazz, early on James understood that jazz could be limiting and wanted to explore the boundaries of the genre. “There is a strong jazz radio, but it's pretty strict about what they play,” he said, noting that listeners essentially find smooth or classic jazz on radio, but the parameters are narrow. Thus, he approaches each record with the understanding that he must keep certain singles within the ditches, producing them to be radio friendly, while stretching boundaries on other tracks with dance, pop and hip-hop beats. “I think it's more frustrating that jazz, in general, is not more popular in America,” he muses, despite his voice not elevating to indicate any semblance of anger. “You go to Tokyo, go to any shopping mall, restaurant, they are playing jazz.” As James' star has risen, he's realized two principal realities about his chosen career: That money and power still drive the industry and that he would be little without the graciousness of other artists.  “It's not just about talent, James said. “It's about who's pushing you and how much money.” This became apparent to him when he released a single independently in 2012 to little fanfare. However, the same single was included on his first album for the vaunted Blue Note label and it became a sensational hit, landing him appearances on David Letterman's and Conan O'Brien's late-night shows.  James credits his success to mentors who have given him their time including legendary jazz pianist McCoy Tyner (who worked with John Coltrane), singer Anita Baker, composer Christian McBride, band leader Chico Hamilton and even former late-night host Jay Leno. “There's so much generosity going around,” he said. “You have to take the wins.” As for 1978, James said that it is, “The first time I've really gotten personal in a concrete way. I'm going to reveal more about myself and where I'm from.”  He points to the racial politics of Minnesota and efforts to bring to bear a range of influences including Prince, Michael Jackson and even Bob Dylan. “I call it party and politics because, to me, that's what the 70s kind of resonates with. People knew how to party. They could throw down. But they were also famous for taking a stand.” Thus, the first half of the album is what he calls “party,” while the second half focuses on “politics,” including pieces written in the memories of George Floyd and Trayvon Martin. “I don't really worry about it,” James said of injecting politics into his art. “I've definitely gotten some of that—the shut up and sing kind of vibe. If it's important to you, I think you've got to talk about it. If people don't like it, that's kind of fine.” It's important to Jose James indeed. Enjoy a tremendous episode of The Load Out Music Podcast with the acclaimed jazz maestro. 

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We all get to learn about the Jazz standard "Blue Bossa" together, as neither AJ nor Johnny had any versions of this song in their library, yet it was recommended on good authority to check it out, so we did! We'll listen to versions by Joe Henderson, Art Farmer and Phil Woods, Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, George Benson, and new-to-us artist Mimi Fox.

Ever found yourself tangled in the webs of worry and stress? Well, we have just the antidote for you - a fresh spin on Bobby McFerrin's timeless tune, "Don't Worry, Be Happy," expertly curated by our guest - the dynamic DJ Graffio. This episode is much more than a musical rendezvous; it's an opportunity for you to recalibrate your approach towards life's hurdles and choose joy over anxiety.DJ Graffio's rendition of "Don't Worry, Be Happy," serves as a jovial reminder that happiness is a choice we can make, regardless of the trials life throws at us. So let's embark on this musical journey, shake off our worries, and embrace the bliss of simply being happy. Whether life leaves you cashless, loveless, or just plain stressed, tune in, sing along and let this episode serve as your beacon of positivity. After all, as McFerrin wisely suggests, why double your trouble by worrying?Support the showLa missione di FuffaWebFuffaWeb è da sempre impegnata nella diffusione della verità senza censura, e questo articolo fa parte del nostro impegno nel portare alla luce temi importanti. Vogliamo essere una risorsa affidabile per tutti voi, fornendo informazioni pertinenti e incoraggiando azioni positive.fuffa web online, free podcast : graffio@fuffaweb.com - mordicchio@fuffaweb.com FuffaWeb Italia, il podcast di qualita anti fuffa .news - arte - musica - crescita personale - moda - gaming - cucinaQUESTE LE RUBRICHE CHE SINTEIZZANO GLI ARGOMENTI DA NOI TRATTATI PER TIPOLOGIA D'EPISODIOFuffaWeb è da sempre impegnata nella diffusione della verità senza censura, e questo articolo fa parte del nostro impegno nel portare alla luce temi importanti.Vogliamo essere una risorsa affidabile per tutti voi, fornendo informazioni pertinenti e incoraggiando azioni positive.Un ringraziamento speciale a tutti Voi Se il nostro podcast ti piace, vota qui: I love FuffaWeb Italia Vota il nostro podcast, il tuo punto di vista conta per noi, e per gli altri, clicca il link qui sotto ed esprikmi il tuo paraere, ci contiamo, grazie:#PodcastGratis #AscoltaOra #NuovoEpisodio #PodcastDellSe...

Des trompettes qui font s'effondrer des murs, ça nous vient tout droit du Livre de Josué dans la Bible. Quelle est l'histoire de cette conquête militaire des Hébreux ? Qui est ce bon gros Josué ? Jéricho vous savez placer ça sur une carte ? D'ailleurs, c'est vraiment une bataille militaire ? Réponse avec Michel Sardou, Jean-Jacques Goldman et Hugh Laurie (alias Dr House) Refs Michel Sardou - Je vais t'aimer Palmashow 1917 - Wayfaring Stranger Jean-Jacques Goldman - Au bout de mes rêves Bobby McFerrin - Joshua Hugh Laurie - Battle of Jericho

Order THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business: https://book.aristake.comThis week on the New Music Business podcast, Ari is joined by the completely independent and incomparable neo-soul artist and producer, Madison McFerrin (recorded live at the Labelcoin x Roland House at SXSW last week). McFerrin has earned accolades from the New York Times, NPR, Fader as well as Pitchfork who named her a Rising Artist of 2018. Questlove himself even dubbed her early sound as “soul-appella.” She's been performing and touring for years with appearances from Central Park SummerStage to various jazz festivals and the Late Show with Stephen Colbert's Show Me Music series. Stay tuned for McFerrin's debut album, arriving May 12th!04:47 Welcome05:23 Debut DJ performance06:09 Process of creating her debut album10:32 Production and collaborative approach12:28 Signature a cappella vocals14:58 Production and collaborative approach (continued)18:25 Audience reaction to new musical directions24:02 Dynamics of her fiancée also being her manager26:27 Staying "fiercely independent"34:03 Breaking down the album release process38:50 Navigating TikTok as an artist in their 30s46:55 New single "God Herself"50:56 Q&A: Balancing relationship with manager53:50 Q&A: Hunger for quality over quantity content57:02 Q&A: Positive environment for artist and fan relationship59:44 What it means to "make it" in the New Music BusinessSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari's Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Madison McFerrin:Website: https://madisonmcferrin.comTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@madmcferrinInstagram: https://instagram.com/madmcferrinTwitter: https://twitter.com/madmcferrinYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwg5XVgp0PKI08awh9km6qwEdited and mixed by Maxton HunterMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari's Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bobby McFerrin is the renowned vocalist and Grammy award-winning songwriter behind “Don't Worry Be Happy.” He's not the only notable McFerrin who has made waves in the music industry, though. KEXP's Dusty Henry spoke with two of the McFerrins, Taylor and Madison, to learn more about their family history and how the siblings are continuing the McFerrin musical legacy.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1988, Bobby McFerrin recorded a song a cappella with a simple message: not to worry, and just enjoy life. That song, aptly titled “Don't Worry, Be Happy,” topped the charts and become one of the most well known one-hit wonders of all time.  In doing so, it also propelled McFerrin into the spotlight, winning him three Grammy awards and an eternal place in pop culture. His career, though, is more than just the Big Mouth Billy Bass: a deep dive reveals an incredible career in jazz, folk, and classical music as well as a remarkable command of his own voice. This episode of Switched on Pop, we explore the history behind "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and the ensuing legacy of Bobby McFerrin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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durée : 00:08:22 - Tendez l'oreille du samedi 03 décembre 2022 - par : Christophe Dilys - Jacob Collier est né en 1994 au nord de Londres. Lorsqu'il publie une vidéo de sa reprise d'une chanson de Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones et Herbie Hancock en tombent de leur chaise : son talent et surtout son immense science des accords le placent à 18 ans au panthéon des grands musiciens de jazz.

Willkommen zu Folge 15 mit Madison McFerrin! Das ist Madison McFerrin. Die Singer-Songwriterin aus San Francisco wusste bereits mit fünf, dass sie, wenn sie eimal groß ist, ihr Geld mit Gesang verdienen möchte - ihr, dem ein oder anderem bekannten, Vater Bobby McFerrin war daran sicherlich auch nicht ganz unschuldig. Heute erzählt sie uns, dass Pfannkuchen von ihrem Vater (aber eigentlich doch von ihrer Mutter) an Weihnachten eine Familientradition sind, warum sie nach einer Meerjungfrau benannt wurde und wie man als Künstler*in beim Touren Rücksicht auf die Umwelt nimmt. Wie immer bei Nachts Um Halb 1 gibt es Songs in einer einzigartigen 3D-Audio-Version. Madison McFerrin spielt für uns: No Time to Lose (Live at Nachts Um Halb 1) Try (Live at Nachts Um Halb 1) Stay Away (From Me) (Live at Nachts Um Halb 1) Also Kopfhörer auf und herzlich Willkommen zu Nachts Um Halb 1 – dem Musikpodcast direkt aus St. Pauli. Feedback oder Fragen gerne an nachts@germanwahnsinn.de! Gefördert von der Behörde für Kultur und Medien der Freien & Hansestadt Hamburg. Madison McFerrin Website: https://www.madisonmcferrin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madmcferrin/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@madmcferrin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwg5XVgp0PKI08awh9km6qw Nachts Um Halb 1: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nachts.um.halb1/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nachtsumhalb1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DneT7qmJgZJGRr4UU4Knw German Wahnsinn: Website: https://germanwahnsinn.de Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/germanwahnsinn/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GermanWahnsinn

Jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin is a musical multi-tasker like no other. Not afraid to break tradition, McFerrin has opened up the world of music to embrace all different kinds of sounds. Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

With the Fed jacking up interest rates yet again, the real estate market continues to experiences drastic shifts. We were only recently seeing houses fly off the market within a matter of days, when it used to sit on the market for months on end before it sells. What about now? What happens with a hot market is suddenly cooled down by economic conditions? Today, we've invited Katie McFerrin, owner & partner of McFerrin Real Estate. She operates in the Boise, Idaho area and has amassed over $175 million in luxury home sales. We talk with her about the market in the past, what it is today, and what we might be able to expect in the near future for both home buyers and investors alike. Learn more about Katie here: https://www.mcferrinrealestate.com/ Get more free resources here: https://ajosborne.com/ Get my Amazon best-selling book The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self-Storage for FREE: https://selfstorageincome.com/ Invest with me: https://cedarcreekwealth.com

Angela and Joshua introduce listeners to extraordinary baritone Robert McFerrin Sr. Tracing McFerrin's performance journey from Broadway to The Metropolitan Opera to Hollywood, Joshua and Angela discuss McFerrin's vocal prowess, his ability to take advantage of the evolving entertainment industry, and the influential vocal model he set that generations of successful vocalists have followed.Featured Music:"I Got Plenty of Nothin'" from Porgy and Bess"Pari Siamo" from RigolettoSupport the show

These ladies are a couple of the best volleyball players in the state of Alabama. They're funny, they're smart, & they've got bright futures. They are Seniors from Arab High School. Plus, hear the latest going on with FCA, get filled in on local sports with Greg Glasscock, & have some fun with Seth, Jordan, & Steven in the studio. If you like what you hear, please subscribe & share it with a friend. Oh, and if you want to see all the behind the scenes, check us out on Facebook & Youtube.  Thanks!

Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show for the second time, Paul Chin! In the wake of Beyoncé and fellow Toronto artist Drake releasing their own dance projects, heralding a reclamation of electronic music for Black artists at the highest heights of the industry, Paul Chin begins the rollout of his own complementary offering in his full-length debut And Under Heaven We Are All Made Of Water, which exhibits the forward-thinking sonic ambition of the underground as he explores themes of Afrofuturism, equity, and renewal; reflecting on what it means to be a co-habitant of the planet we all live on. Brand New Moon, the first single from the album sees Chin and Madison McFerrin connect for an otherworldly, and community-minded rebuke of the intergalactic ambitions of billionaires Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Sir Richard Branson, resisting false “prospects of prosperity”. McFerrin – daughter of vocal jazz icon Bobby McFerrin – flexes her birthright as an architect of luscious layered R&B vocals, gliding effortlessly over glassy production that eventually transforms into a bold trunk-rattler for an Earthbound resistance. Brand New Moon will be available on all marketplaces and DSPs October 26th, 2022. Released via The Nautilus Foundation, distributed by Alpha Pup.

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Jeremy McFerrin - Head Boys Basketball Coach of Plano West High School

Jeremy McFerrin - Head Boys Basketball Coach of Plano West High School

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On this weeks episode we hear originals by:Extempo - https://www.rarb.org/reviews/albums/38-channel-32/Duwende - http://www.duwende.com/Chris Rupp - https://chrisruppofficial.com/*** ALL SONGS USED WITH PERMISSION ***

On this weeks episode we get to laugh along with:Four Shadow - https://www.singers.com/group/Four-Shadow/The Bob's - https://bobsbestofbreed.squarespace.com/DaVinci's Notebook - https://www.singers.com/group/Da-Vincis-Notebook/***ALL SONGS USED WITH PERMISSION***

On this weeks episode we take a ride through harmony with originals by:Richard Steighner - https://www.richardsteighner.com/Eric Chung - https://www.similarjones.com/eric.htmlThe House Jacks - http://housejacks.com/*** ALL SONGS USED WITH PERMISSION ***

For those of you looking to quantify and understand all the benefits of open banking, you've come to the right place! In this Pulse of Payments episode, I speak with Trustly VP of Enterprise Growth Ross McFerrin – a self-proclaimed payments geek admittedly obsessed with the innovation and disruption within our dynamic ecosystem. Open banking, by definition, is the use of open APIs that enable developers to build applications and services around the financial institution. So, what do companies like Trustly provide in the way of innovation and disruption? Simply stated, they make ACH a viable method of payment within the digital commerce space. And this is a big win for merchants because it offers them a payment alternative to card that is less risky and more cost effective. In the ecommerce space, Trustly thrives as an alternative to card because they can guarantee payments with no chargebacks and at a cost that is much lower. When it comes to travel, merchants appreciate the level of security and confidence experienced on both sides of the payments loop and the fintech space also benefits from open banking options to help facilitate various offerings including NACHA compliance, loan underwriting, RTP disbursement and the funding of crypto wallets.  But, truly, Trustly offers benefits on both side of the payments equation. Merchants realize material savings from a payments standpoint, have the capacity to deliver a payments experience that resonates well with the younger generations and can even benefit from future-proofing their business as real-time rails become more ubiquitous. Consumers, on the other hand, unlock value in the form of more benefit-driven incentives offered by the merchants they choose to transact with. In this episode we'll answer - how is open banking shaping our industry and what do we have to look forward to in the very near future.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 371 with Sophina Brown and Jevon McFerrin from Twenties.“Twenties” premiered to critical acclaim with its first-time portrayal of a masculine-presenting Queer woman of color as the lead in a primetime show. The scripted series created and written by Lena Waithe and Hillman Grad Productions stars Jojo T. Gibbs as Hattie, a queer Black girl who is chasing her dreams of being a screenwriter in Los Angeles alongside her two best friends, Marie and Nia, played by Christina Elmore and Gabrielle Graham respectively. While they live separate lives, the girls lean on each other for guidance as they navigate their twenties and test the limits of diversity, love, and inclusion.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 371 with Sophina Brown and Jevon McFerrin from Twenties. “Twenties” premiered to critical acclaim with its first-time portrayal of a masculine-presenting Queer woman of color as the lead in a primetime show. The scripted series created and written by Lena Waithe and Hillman Grad Productions stars Jojo T. Gibbs as Hattie, a queer Black girl who is chasing her dreams of being a screenwriter in Los Angeles alongside her two best friends, Marie and Nia, played by Christina Elmore and Gabrielle Graham respectively. While they live separate lives, the girls lean on each other for guidance as they navigate their twenties and test the limits of diversity, love, and inclusion.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 371 with Sophina Brown and Jevon McFerrin from Twenties. “Twenties” premiered to critical acclaim with its first-time portrayal of a masculine-presenting Queer woman of color as the lead in a primetime show. The scripted series created and written by Lena Waithe and Hillman Grad Productions stars Jojo T. Gibbs as Hattie, a queer Black girl who is chasing her dreams of being a screenwriter in Los Angeles alongside her two best friends, Marie and Nia, played by Christina Elmore and Gabrielle Graham respectively. While they live separate lives, the girls lean on each other for guidance as they navigate their twenties and test the limits of diversity, love, and inclusion.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 371 with Sophina Brown and Jevon McFerrin from Twenties. “Twenties” premiered to critical acclaim with its first-time portrayal of a masculine-presenting Queer woman of color as the lead in a primetime show. The scripted series created and written by Lena Waithe and Hillman Grad Productions stars Jojo T. Gibbs as Hattie, a queer Black girl who is chasing her dreams of being a screenwriter in Los Angeles alongside her two best friends, Marie and Nia, played by Christina Elmore and Gabrielle Graham respectively. While they live separate lives, the girls lean on each other for guidance as they navigate their twenties and test the limits of diversity, love, and inclusion.

This weekend we are wrapping up our series on contentment and gratitude called Thank Full. In the last few weeks, we've defined Contentment is defined as accepting and finding satisfaction with one's situation and lot in life. I want to have a conversation about Worry. Worry is a contentment killer. Many times when I'm struggling with contentment, it's not that I'm greedy about something- and that I need to have more…. it's just that I'm worried about something. And so it steels my joy and my contentment. And there's been no lack of things to worry about lately with everything hitting the headlines. Each day is a new crisis and something to become worried about. And I think that this is somehow unique and new- but I know that if you talked with people 100 years ago or 150 years ago, they would probably say the same thing. This is a message I feel like God's Spirit has asked me to preach. In part because it's a journey God has been taking me through, and I think it's a Word he wants his church to hear this weekend because it's something we all deal with. And even as I bring up the word “Worry” some of you may think I'm talking directly to you- if so, that's God's Spirit working because I'm promise you I'm not addressing anyone in particular, but to all of us in principle. And so as we begin, I just want to ask you to consider this question: What's your relationship with worry? Is it something that occasionally strikes or is a constant companion for you? Some of you may think; of course who doesn't worry about making it to work on time or if you're gonna pass the test. Those are normal worries. That may be you, but there are also seasons of life for many and you'd say “i really struggle with worry”. Raise your hand if you are a world class worrier. Maybe worry isn't something that's occasional— worry is something that controls more of your life than you really want it to. It controls your life when we get up in the middle the night at 3 AM we come back to bed and because of our bladder in our brains are possessed by the devil we end up thinking about things over and over and over again like a washing machine with a garment tossing in about. I thought enters our head and we play it over from every single aspect in possibility and what if this happens and what if that happens. And then we have a task that enters our brain we can't let it go in so we stay up at night thinking about that project that's due the next morning and we need to wake up in time to take them to the airport and so we worry. •We worry about our health, we worry about the pandemic. •We worry about the future of our kids and our country. •We worry about our finances. How am I gonna make payment on all these bills? What's gonna happen when the prices go up further and we are already stretched to the max? •We worry about our family members that just seem to keep taking a nose dive into addiction and self-destructive behaviors. •We worry about the tasks we have to do tomorrow…. and then the day after that and the day after that. •I worry that what's inside of me is not strong enough to deal with what happens to me. Worry is the spin cycle. It's circular. It's not just we think about the task, challenge or threat once and move on, it sticks with us. It's being concerned about something and playing that concern fear or anxiety over and over again in your head. In many ways it holds our thoughts and our emotions hostage. We are trying to deal with other things in our life, but it's like our brain is split and it's preoccupied with this mental spin cycle. I'm trying to be present with my spouse or my kids, but I can't shake the worry about how unstable work has been lately. It's got a hold on me and splits my attention. In fact, in the greek language the root word that gets translated into worry means to divide and separate. That's meaningful to me, because when I'm in a state of worry- i feel like there is a part of me that's divided. I'm not able to be present, I'm distracted. My body may be present but my heart and my soul is in the spin cycle of worry. There's all sorts of research about the effects of worry and stress. that is can actually kill a person. In fact, stress has been labeled as the silent assassin. Stress and worry along with anxiety can cause damage to a person's heart and create blood clots that keep a person's blood from flowing properly. Stress/worry and anxiety can lead to heart disease and eventually lead to a person having a heart attack. The trio of stress/worry/anxiety can be the one of the leading causes of high blood pressure, heart disease, ulcers, stomach problems, panic disorders, headaches, sleep disorders and chronic depression. There's a group of you, when you hear that, you start thinking: That sounds terrible, I should stop worrying. And the more you think about worry, and the more we talk about worry, the more you worry. You worry about worrying too much. That's why it will never work to simply say “Hey you know… have you ever thought about this— you shouldn't worry so much”. It's not enough to sing with Bobby McFerrin and say “don't' worry be happy”. When someone says that you just want to smack them. The problem is worry is an emotion that is competing for control over our lives. Worry controls our thoughts which control our actions. It becomes the filter through which we engage with the world. And maybe for a moment you can turn it off enough to manage that interview or make that new friend. But it's still in the background silently controlling us. And I know you and I know me- no one wants to be controlled by something other than themselves. So our goal is not to get rid of worry, but it's simply to be able to say to worry; “you're not the boss of me.” Worry, you aren't the boss of me. You're in my life, you are working to protect me from threats upon my life, But you're not gonna be the controlling force in my life. But what we do know is that worry is something that most of us struggle with- me included. I think Jesus was doing life with people who were living with worry as well. When Jesus showed up on the scene, he was surrounded by people whose felt needs were so pronounced that they couldn't get past them. •They were poor. •They were being taxed by an unjust government, and they had no means to protest that and they had no representatives to defend them. •They were being led by hypocritical religious leaders that had sold out to Rome. •They had their wealth stolen from them and there was no justice for them. •Their children were being confused with the infusion of Roman and Greek values. •They felt abandoned by God, no Messiah, no promises kept. And Jesus has the audacity to say to this very needy group and to us. 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, Now just for some passage context: Jesus is describing what it means to be in the kingdom of God and he was encouraging them to approach life from an eternal perspective. Don't just live for these 80 years on this earth but for the 80 million years of eternity. And to do this he focused on their money. He know if he could get them to think eternally about their money, everything else would follow. For this reason; since we are to think eternally and not just temporarily… He says don't worry about your needs. Don't be anxious or fearful about the unknown. Don't' let these things consume your thoughts and emotions. You think you're gaining control of the situation, but the situation is really gaining control of you. Don't let that worry steer your life and rob your joy. Now, Jesus isn't calling for irresponsibility. It's not a “Don't worry be happy” bobby McFerrin song. You don't see Jesus living his life that way. He was a carpenter, he was a hard worker. He cared deeply about the pain and suffering around him and he took action and even had a holy discontent to make right the wrongs around him. When 9/11 happened, Redeemer Presbyterian in Manhattan grew from 2000 to 5000 in one week, because so many people were flocking to that church that Sunday. Tim Keller was preaching from John 11 where Jesus came to the tomb o this friend Lazarus. The text says that when he reached the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus was Deeply moved. Keller explained “the translators are afraid. The greek word here means “to roar or snort with anger alike an animal, line a lion or like a bull. SO the best translation would be “bellowing with anger he came to the tomb' that must as least mean his nostrils were flared with fury, it may even mean he was yelling. Jesus was angry at death. He didn't shrug it off. He was neither indifferent nor irresponsible with life and difficulty. On the contrary- he's active and he's concerned. But what he does is he immediately sets up two categories of need we are not to be anxious about. 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. it's funny because often times my wife says “Hey i wish you'd think a little more about what you eat and put a little more thought into what you wear.” So first he says don't be anxious about your critical needs. These are things that pertain to your survival. Because you gotta eat and you gotta drink. Now maybe you worry about those things, but most of us may not worry about that, because at least we'll be able to get food from someone else. But for us, we are worried about our survival level economically and physically. •Will i be able to make ends meet? •Can we even put food on the table. Can we put good food on the table. •Will I be able to find a job that can actually pay enough to live here? But he also sets up non-critical needs— your body what you will wear (so things that have to do with our appearance or our reputation. •Some of us are worried about our advancement in our company. Will there be any opportunities for me here? Am I gonna hit a glass ceiling? •We may be concerned about our reputation - what are they gonna think about me if I'm still in this same position 5 or 10 years later? •How am I gonna compare with my brother in law who's business just keeps growing? •Will I get recognition for my hard work and faithfulness in this company? •Will I get married… I'm not getting any younger you know? •Will we ever get pregnant…. what if we never get pregnant?? What if the treatment doesn't actually work? •Will I get into my first choice of college? Because if I don't get into this kind of school, I never get this kind of job. •Will I get the deal, can we afford the house, will I ever find a dress for the event? And then Jesus asks us the first question - and it's so penetrating; Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? What is life all about? And whatever it's about, shouldn't that be the focus of your concern? Is life about simply surviving and looking good in the process? Or is there something more? Would having those two things really satisfy you? At the end of your life would you want someone to say “you know they survived— and they kept up appearances” If someone were to follow you around for a week and listen in on all your conversations and have access to your checkbook and Credit Card statement, would she conclude that life for you is simply surviving and trying to look good? Is that where your time and your focus are? Don't stop short by focusing on food and clothing. There is more to life than what you eat, and there is more to your body than what you wear. And then Jesus, probably pausing to point out what's around him. He offers a little perspective on our needs. He gives us two illustrations to put our critical and non-critical needs in proper perspective. 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. They aren't worrying a bit, and yet their critical needs are being met. Our heavenly father feeds them. It's not just their natural instincts kicking in- it's God establishing the food cycle and weather patterns, he's setup the migration patterns and natural events that cares for their critical needs. Are you not much more valuable than they? He's your heavenly father. He is merely their creator. But you are made in his image. He is particularly fond of you. So you don't need to worry. Jesus asks a question that is so profound, that it really needs to make us all pause a moment when we are tempted to let the spin cycle of worry continue. Even if you're unsure about following Jesus- you should listen to this question he asks because when you start to ask it- it will help you say “worry, you're not the boss of me” - the question he asked that was so powerful 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Has worry ever contributed to anyone's survival? What is this worry adding to my life? Is it helping me live longer? Nope? Science tells us how negative it is. Is it helping me cope better, probably not. Is it helping my relationships? Not if i your worry is causing you to micromanage your kids decisions. When we start getting pushed around by anxiety, fear and worry, ask this question: can I add one hour to my life by worrying? Is it keeping you from getting sick?…. maybe…. for a while at least. But eventually, something you couldn't see coming or couldn't control from coming is going to make you sick. Even in the lockdown my family still caught bugs. It's interesting that in the original language, it also means how many of you by worrying can add a single cubit to your height. In other words, it's obvious that no amount of trying harder is gonna help you grow taller. In the same way, worry is not gonna make your life longer. Its not gonna make you happier, its not going to enrich your relationships, its not gonna make life better for you or you better at life- but there's one thing it will do- it will kill your contentment. Worry only makes your life worse. It doesn't bring any certainty in uncertain times. It only continues the spin cycle. Again, he's not advocating irresponsible living. He's not asking us to be foolish. Wisdom is always the right policy because it's God's policy. He's just telling us to do what we know to do and trust God to fill-in the gaps. 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you— The emphasis here is not on survival, it's appearance. With no effort at all, these lilies look great. Have you ever seen flowers with colors that didn't work together? Of course not, they are stunningly made and stunningly presented. ILLUSTRATION God is an expert in fashion design. He's an expert in making things look good. He doesn't need any help or suggestions. The lily did nothing - when it was what it was made to be it was at it's best. Some of us are so concerned with looking good in front of other people that we fail to be who God made us to to be. We don't serve a vanilla God. He didn't hold back when he made you anymore than he held back when he created the lilly or the butterfly. To fear that God is going to make your life boring is to demonstrate limited knowledge of God. You need a good dose of the discovery channel. you need to visit the national botanical gardens- then cruise to your favorite clothing store- and tell me who is into color and variety. My point is; if God gave this much attention to detail on a plan that is going to die in a few days, what business do we have being worried about something; the dress for prom, the right tie, the killer car, the haircut. This is just image stuff. Then Jesus really boils it down: Oh you of little faith Here's the problem. We don't trust him. We don't' think he's interested in us. We think he has overlooked us. In times of worry and uncertainty, we think he has lost power. This is the message that God has been giving me. That my worry about things with the church's facility was really an issue of my disbelief in him. I didn't trust him. So I had to worry about it. You may not want to hear your pastor struggling with faith— but in my worry i wanted to get it all figured out because I feel like so much of the future is uncertain and I wanted to control it. But what God spoke to me is “scott, do you really trust that I'm going to provide for the church, and for you and your family?” The fundamental question I have to wrestle with is: Do I trust God? Then he repeats his command just in case we missed it… 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?' or ‘What shall we drink?' or ‘What shall we wear?' If we serve God who can be trusted and has proven it over and over again, we have no business worrying about all of that, it doesn't even make sense. 32 For the pagans run after all these things, This is what it looks like for a pagan. Now a pagan is not someone who doesn't believe in the supernatural. A pagan was someone who believed in the gods.... plural. And their relationship with the gods was at the whim of nature and circumstance at worse or it was contingent on their performance at best. If they did something that made their gods angry, they wouldn't have enough cabbages for the year. Their sheep wouldn't multiply. So they were always worrying that what they did was enough. They were always toiling, always spinning , always sowing, always storing up because while their god was pleased with them now, who knows how long that's gonna last? But Jesus would say “not so with you… because you're not a pagan…. you have a heavenly father- and he loves you”. So don't spend time seeking after those things; because that's what people who don't' trust God do. They run after those things- they are frantic about them. they worry about them. For them this is all that life is about— and who can blame them. But for a christian, when everyone else around us worries, when they run after those things frantically- we have a different provider. We have a heavenly Father who loves us. Its been interesting to watch my three children contending for resources in my home. The thing is I'm a third child as well. I have two older siblings and one younger brother. So I can remember those days of fighting over how many peanut butter wafer bars were left in the pantry or who is gonna get the last bowl of cereal. My siblings and I would have all out fights over who gets how much of what. I remember my brother and i would even fight in church over who would get the biggest piece of the unleavened bread in communion. (Tell story) Now as I watch my kids, I see it in them too. I see them hide food from the others, take it up to their room, I know because I find their dishes later when they haven't cleaned them up either. And every couple months when we have done a deep cleaning of their rooms, we'll move their beds away from the walls and find piles of wrappers. What they don't know is that they are really making a statement about what they believe about me. That I won't provide for them. That I won't care for them. What I feel like telling my kids is - You don't have to act like we never have food. We have plenty of food, and I recognize that you may not have the capability of replenishing food, I do. I'm not gonna let you go hungry - at least for long. I may press you into wise dietary decisions, but you're not gonna starve. So You don't have to worry. You don't have to hoard. You don't' have to manipulate or deceive. You don't' have to spin or toil about it. Because i'm your father and I love you. Your heavenly father knows that you need these things, and he has the power to provide for you. How would you live if you heard God say, "I know you need that; trust me”? Now Jesus answers the questions he posed in vs 25: what is life about? What are we to concern ourselves with? 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. What is the thing we are to spin and toil and labor for? God's Kingdom and his righteousness. That's what we are to be preoccupied and “worried” about. It's interesting that it's actually the same greek root word for running after/seek in verse 32- it's just there it has a sense of panic. Here it means to concern yourself with and to focus on that. So rather than getting spun up about impressing people at school by what I wear, we should be focused on building God's kingdom in our school. helping more people become kingdom minded people. Rather than isolating and running away from people who may make us sick, we should find wise and reasonable ways to engage people for God's Kingdom and trust in God's protection and provision. Rather than worrying about our rights being taken away, a kingdom minded person lays down their rights and preferences to build God's Kingdom. Instead of saying “well one day we'll have a church building, then we can advance God's kingdom here” We say “God how can we be faithful to build your kingdom in whatever the circumstances.” Being Kingdom minded rather than worry-minded shows tremendous faith and trust in God. And faith was the one thing Jesus was ever impressed by. Jesus says when you make God's Kingdom your center of focus, all these things will be given to you as well. Jesus says, "You look after my deal and I'll look after yours." Don't go through life stressed over stuff that I have taken responsibility for anyway. Besides, where do you think it all came from in the first place? The talent, opportunities, breaks, education, chance encounters. Did you think that was you? That all came from me anyhow. So Don't worry about your ability to sustain my blessings. Seek my kingdom. I'll look after yours. And the whole time God is asking, "Is there anybody down there concerned about my kingdom and my righteousness?" 1. Is anybody worried about disconnected people? 2. Is anybody worried about the next generation of teenagers? 3. Is anybody worried about the children who have never heard? 4. Is anybody worried about the people in other nations who still haven't heard? 5. Is anybody going to talk to your boss? Neighbor? Friend? Here's the promise: concern yourself with what concerns me and "all these things shall be added to you. You take care of my deal, and I'll take care of yours.” So what do you do? Memorize vs. 27. Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Get up tomorrow morning and make the trade-just for the day. Say, "Today, when I begin worrying about me, I'm going to offload that on you and look for ways to further your kingdom. I'm not going to allow uncertainty to take a toll on my character. Worry, you're not the boss of me. PRAYER

Join us as Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council, goes Off the Rails with Ross McFerrin of Trustly, an FPC Accelerating Sponsor. Listen as this payments expert talks about the advantages of faster and instant payments, open banking, fraud prevention, and the right time of day to go fishing. Also, don't forget to head over to fasterpaymentscouncil.org to register for the upcoming Fall Member Meeting September 13-15th.

In this episode, host Thompson Howell chats with Honorary Lifetime AGO Member and former LA Chapter Dean Dr. James Vail. A native of Los Angeles with a long and distinguished career as a teacher and church musician spanning many decades, Jim shares his memories of his first exposure to the organ as a boy at First Baptist Church in Los Angeles and how he'd "practice" in the family car. He'll also talk about his desire early on to be a Minister; his time in Philadelphia attending the Curtis Institute of Music; his experience as a Chaplain's Assistant in the Army and accompanying the Brahms Requiem on a Hammond organ while stationed in Germany; his fondness for his tenure at St. John's Episcopal Church (now the Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles) and his connection to the McFerrin family; his years teaching at USC together with his thoughts on what makes a good conductor; and memories of his 40 year tenure as Organist & Choirmaster at St. Alban's Episcopal Church. And more!Click here to view the LA Times video we mention.Listen at LAAGO.org...or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Taylor McFerrin's music walks the line between jazz, electronic, and soul with a beautiful, aqueous flow that invites minds and feet alike to his songs. Joining John Gilbreath on Jazz Theatre, McFerrin plays an untitled, improvised set that twists and turns. Recorded 11/11/2017.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of my 100th episode (whaaaat?!), I threw a #HamiltonHouseParty with some of my friends from the cast and crew of Hamilton on Broadway: Lexi Lawson, Jevon McFerrin, Eddy Lee, Lauren Boyd, Anna-Lee Craig, and Emily Roney. My right hand man, Michael Paul Smith, joins me as we host this fun, scrappy, and rowdy recording. From the ghosts that haunt the Richard Rodgers Theatre, to reflecting on this past year, we have a great time and Hamilton is so layered that even my guests are learning new things from each other. This is also easily the episode with the most cursing in it; it's not super vulgar but be aware of that if you listen with your little ones. Enjoy and thank you so much for taking this journey with me for my first 100 episodes - I'm just getting started! Stick around to the end to hear from some past alums of The Hamilcast who wanted to send some love for this milestone. Jevon McFerrin's Episodes: https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-52-pride-is-not-the-word-im-looking-for-part-one/ https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-53-pride-is-not-the-word-im-looking-for-part-two/   Lexi Lawson's Episodes: https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-54-you-walked-in-and-my-heart-went-boom-part-one/ https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-55-you-walked-in-and-my-heart-went-boom-part-two/   Lauren Boyd's Episode: https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-86/ Anna-Lee Craig's Episodes: https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-93-we-move-under-cover-and-we-move-as-one-part-one/ https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-94-we-move-under-cover-and-we-move-as-one-part-two/ Eddy Lee's and Emily Roney's episodes are coming in January! Stay tuned!  The end audio montage of past guests, in order of appearance in the montage: Lin-Manuel Miranda with Kurt Crowley Scott Wasserman Michael Luwoye Nik Walker Eliza Ohman Javier Munoz Kimmie Mark Gregory Treco Anthony Lee Medina Bryan Terrell Clark James Monroe Iglehart Thayne Jasperson Carvens Lissaint Chris Jackson Tyler McKenzie Ian Weinberger  

Jevon McFerrin is back for round two! In the second half of our chat with him he talks about his strong bond with the cast and the nuances of his takes on Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, while also getting into the mindset of Alexander Hamilton during the final duel. Oh, and most importantly, Jevon gives us a crash course on how to master Lafayette's rap in "Guns and Ships."

Jevon McFerrin joins us three days after he went on as Hamilton for the first time and helps us celebrate our one year anniversary! In Part One of our interview with him, Jevon walks us through his tumultuous audition process, why he ran into Central Park in celebrate booking multiple roles in Hamilton, and what it was like to sing "Dear Theodosia" to his dad.