Podcast appearances and mentions of Terri Hendrix

The Sundilla Radio Hour for the week of 04/07/2025 featuring: Kat Wright "Comin' Home" Trio Sessions, Vol. 1 (2021 Kat Wright) 5:00 Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane "Time" Double Takes (2025 Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane)  3:48 Crowes Pasture "Edge of America" Edge of America (2017 Crowes Pasture) 3:52 Jerron Paxton "What's Gonna Become of Me" Things Done Changed (2024 Smithsonian Folkways) 3:47 Helene Cronin "Maybe New Mexico" Maybe New Mexico (2025 Helene Cronin) 3:50 Dom Flemons "Slow Dance with You" Traveling Wildfire (2023 Smithsonian Folkways) 2:59 Crys Matthews "Oklahoma Sunset" Reclamation (2025 Crys Matthews) 4:00 Mark Freeman "Stone Cutter" Cold Feet (2008 Mark Freeman) 3:47 Emily White "Red Is Red" Songs You Didn't Know I Wrote About You (2023 Emily K White) 3:01 Terri Hendrix "Long Road Home" The Art of Removing Wallpaper (2004 Terri Hendrix) 3:07 Cliff Eberhardt "When We Were Kings (Bill)" Knew Things (2021 Cliff Eberhardt) 3:09 Heather Maloney "Angelfish" Exploding Star (2025 Signature Sounds) 3:54 Sam Robbins "The Real Thing" Piles of Sand (2025  Sam Robbins) 3:22 Abbie Gardner "Down the Mountain" Dobrosinger (2022 Abbie Gardner) 3:21

Surprise Chef "Over The Moon" - Friendship https://www.facebook.com/aristosthefunkysurprisechef/ The Pink Diamond Revue "The Fuzz Guitar" www.pinkdiamondrevue.com The Kut "Animo" - Grit www.thekut.co.uk Blue Stragglers "Last Call" - s/t https://www.facebook.com/bluestragglersuk/ Cosmo Blue "Sweet Moments" - https://www.facebook.com/CosmoBlueband/ Versus The World "The Lights Of Rome" - The Bastards Will Live Forever https://www.facebook.com/vstheworldmusic Diesel Boy "Internet Girl" - Gets Old www.diesel-boy.com Horizon Theory "December" https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087913909620 *************************** ALBUM FOCUS: A reoccurring series focusing on new and outstanding concept, compilation and tribute albums. The Legends Of Tomorrow: The Weather at World's End: 1997–2022 Northern Island's Colin Harper curates a collection of songs from fellow studio collaborators and friends over a 25-year span "Free! Free At Last" "Underachievement" "Squirrel" "Aztec Energy" ********************** Miss Tess & The Talkbacks "One Last Kiss" - The Moon Is An Ashtray www.misstessmusic.com Sarah Shook & The Disarmers "Good As Gold" - Years www.disarmers.com The Currys "Fault Lines" - This Side Of The Glass www.thecurrysmusic.com Eddie 9V "She Got Some Money" - Little Black Flies www.eddie9volt.com Twisted Pine "Amadeus Party" - Right Now www.twistedpinemusic.com Durham County Poets "Together In The Groove" - Out Of The Woods www.durhamcountypoets.com The Faux Paws "Southport" - s/t www.thefauxpawsmusic.com ***************************** Professor Louie & The Crowmatix "Golden Eagle" - Strike Up The Band www.professorlouie.com Malcolm Holcombe "Conscience Of Man" - Bits and Pieces www.malcolmholcombe.com Aaron Smith & The Coal Biters "The Way To Sam's Throne" - The Legend of Sam Davis And Other Stories of Newton County Arkansas www.aaronsmithsongs.com Terri Hendrix "Get Down River" - Pilgrim's Progress Project 5.5 www.terrihendrix.com Hymn For Her "Elders" www.hymnforher.com Moonfruits "Carousel" - Salt www.moonfruits.ca Carole Wise "Still" - The Long way home www.carolewisemusic.com Vance Gilbert "I Hope He's The One This Time" - The Mother Of Trouble www.vancegilbert.com Claudia Schmidt "Broken Glass" Reimagining www.claudiaschmidt.com Mike Agranoff "Wayfaring Stranger" - Ain't Never Been Plugged www.mikeagranoff.com ************************** Closing music: MFSB "My Mood" - Universal Love --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radiocblue/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radiocblue/support

ALBUM FOCUS: A reoccurring series focusing on new and outstanding concept, compilation and tribute albums. Acoustic World 5 is the latest compilation from Putumayo World Music, a digital-only release, as part of a new trend for the label in issuing digital releases. Putumayo is celebrating 30 years as a world music label. Alejo Garcia (featuring Perrozompopo) "Gracias" Erella "Origami" Karima Nayt "Meliy" Nadine Altounji (featuring Pedro Diaz) "No Lo Olviden" Senny Camara "Talibe" ************************* Jason Ringenberg "Nashville Without Rhinestones" - Rhinestoned www.jasonringenberg.com Angela Saini "It's OK" www.angelasaini.com Jaimee Harris "Like You" - Boomerang Town www.jaimeeharris.com Angela Easterling "Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)" - Witness www.angelaeasterling.com Patty Reese "Lift Us Up" www.pattyreese.com Davisson Brothers "Life On Fire" - Home Is Where The Heart Is www.davissonbrothersband.com Cole Quest & The City Pickers "If I Still Had You" - Self/Entitled www.colequest.com Deann Rene "Take A Chance" - Paint A Dream www.deannrene.com ****************** Greg Greenway "Hello Hello Hello" - Between Hello & Goodbye" www.greggreenway.com Terri Hendrix "You Got Gold" - Pilgrim's Progress: Project 5.5 www.terrihendrix.com Vanessa Lively "Canaries" www.vanessalively.com Ben Bedford "Darkflight" - Valley Of Stars www.benbedford.com Simon Mayor "Princess Royal"- Carolan www.simonmayor.com ******************* Closing music: MFSB "My Mood" - Universal Love Running time: 4 hours, 26 minutes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radiocblue/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radiocblue/support

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jana Pochop"Since I have been a full-on freelancer for over a decade, I think I have reached a point of success in that I get to dictate my days and no two days are alike." says Jana Pochop, a self-proclaimed nerd with a penchant for pop songs, wandering and slow drip coffee. Joining the ranks of fellow do-it-yourself Texan Troubadours such as Susan Gibson, Jeff Plankenhorn and Terri Hendrix, Jana has long since mastered the art of creating your own destiny and teaching other songwriters the importance of the pivot. Case in point, the completion of her newest record, 'The Astronaut', during a worldwide pandemic that sent us all to our knees.

This episode originally aired in 2001 and features Delbert McClinton, Buddy Guy, Terri Hendrix featuring Lloyd Maines, Marcia Ball, Jimmy LaFave. Podcast support provided by Digital Relativity. https://bit.ly/3rzFomn

Joni Mitchell and Terri Hendrix...two musical pioneers who have helped to shape my musical journey. Included are two original songs, one written for each. Transcription at divineinsightsandcowrites@blogspot.com

Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines interview and performance. Recorded live for Folkscene on 10-29-04. Engineered by Peter Cutler. ©Folkscene

Refer to www.radiocrystalblue.net for the ways to download/stream/share this podcast, along with listening via anchor.fm and the RSS feed. Pledge financial support at www.anchor.fm/radiocblue/support This show includes music from leading indie/emerging/established songwriters and bands, currently performing, along with news. The show is presented in a segmented, freeform format. Featured segment includes music from Childsplay, who are on their final tour as an ensemble, and new music by Terri Hendrix. dan@radiocrystalblue.net --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/radiocblue/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiocblue/support

Boone talks to his two oldest kids about what kind of music they like. Boone spitballs some commercial ideas and they tell us why Boone has gained the nickname "Peanut Butter Boy". They also talk about Six Flags Fiesta Texas. This episode discusses Curtis McMurtry, Terri Hendrix, Dylan Tanner and Lightning Hopkins

In this episode Courtney and Phil welcome Terri Hendrix and Dr Troy Hall to the show. They recount their trip to Southeast Asia and their World Development Educator experience. Get out your passport and come learn how their experience can help you influence your community. Check out the blog post here http://bit.ly/2AgX9vY! You can find more information about the podcast and CUaware programs at www.CUaware.org. You can also find CUaware on Twitter and Facebook. Music by: David Cutter Music - www.davidcuttermusic.com

What makes Terri's harmonica playing unique? What is OYOU? What’s up with her affinity for goats? Why are women musicians never compared to male musicians---and vice versa? Why is self-esteem important? What has been the financial and physical impact of her epilepsy? What insight has Terri learned from being a DIY artist? All this and more on today’s episode of Studio of the Future with Terri Hendrix!

Brad Sullivan Proper 16, Year B August 26, 2018 Emmanuel, Houston Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69 Choose Whom You Will Serve Eat “Choose whom you will serve,” Joshua said to the Israelites. Will you serve God, or will you serve some foreign false god or idol? Joshua had taken over leadership of Israel from Moses just before they entered the promised land after fleeing from Egypt and spending 40 years in the desert. In today’s passage, Israel had finished settling the promised land, the territory was all divided up, so, Joshua was leading the people in renewing their covenant with God. Choose whom you will serve. In the context of our Gospel reading today, I think it might be more appropriate to say, “Choose whom you will eat.” I know; it sounds bad, but Jesus said that those who eat his flesh and drink his blood abide in him, and he abides in them. Of course, Jesus is not talking about literal eating. Instead of saying, “go eat Jesus,” think instead about, “having a diet” of Jesus. If I were to say, “I have a pretty steady diet of Jimmy Fallon in the evenings,” I think you would all understand that I mean I watch the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon most evenings. I don’t actually do that, but I needed an example that most everyone would get. We don’t say, “I eat people,” but we do talk about having diets of a particular person’s music or writing, teachings or commentary. So, Jesus is telling his disciples to have a pretty steady diet of him. Spiritual food. Soul food. Heart food. Heck, even brain food. I tend to have problems when I choose food other than Jesus. I tend to get frustrated pretty easily; I’ll make comments under my breath, roll my eyes, the kind of general nastiness that is terribly destructive, even if it is sometimes seen as no big deal. Such nastiness, such disdain for another is a big deal. It reduces the beautiful, beloved humans around us to contemptuous things to be conquered. I was reminded of this recently. Such behavior is not the way of Jesus, and such behavior comes from eating any of a thousand things other than Jesus. When we’re calm and at peace with one another, in good times or in bad, it’s a good bet we’ve been feeding ourselves with Jesus. On the other hand, when the little things leave us angry, resentful, contemptuous, it’s a good bet we’ve been eating something else. There’s the old Cherokee proverb which says there are two wolves inside of each of us struggling for control. One of the wolves is darkness and anger, violence and hatred. The other wolf is light and peace, compassion and love. Which one wins depends on which one we choose to feed. So, how do we feed the good wolf? How do we make a diet of Jesus? Well, there are thousands of ways to make Jesus our soul food diet…at least 42 ways to make a diet of Jesus. One way I made a diet of Jesus back in high school was reading scripture every night and praying just before going to sleep. This practice filled my soul and gave me visions of what life can be. Paul’s words from Ephesians from a couple of weeks ago: “Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.” More than good advice, more than a command to try harder and do better, these words from Paul give a vision of what life is like when we make a steady diet of Jesus. Reading or remembering Paul’s words; putting away all anger, and wrangling, and slander; being kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving; I picture myself living those words in daily life. I breathe Paul’s words in and let them feed my soul, feed the good wolf, and for those moments, I am what Paul describes. My anger melts away and in its place, forgiveness, healing, and love fill my body and soul. Scripture of one way to make a diet of Jesus. Prayer is another: sometimes with words, sometimes in the silence of the moment, simply being present to God in creation all around you. Eucharist is a way to make a diet of Jesus. Prayer and bible study with others. Serving people around you. Allowing people to serve you when you are in need. Not responding to someone when angry or upset, but waiting until you are at peace so your response can honor the made in God’s image human being in front of you. Noticing…simply noticing the lives of those around you, choosing not to be indifferent to the lives and the challenges of those around you. All of these and so many more are ways to make a diet of Jesus. See, God desires lives of peace and wholeness for each of us, and, in the realm of , “you are what you eat,” God offers himself as our soul food so that we may have lives of peace and wholeness. Last week in a radio interview on NPR with a young woman whose life was made whole and set on a new path when she chose to make a steady diet of Jesus. Lulu Garcia-Navarro* was interviewing Yvonne Orji, a comedian and actress in the HBO show, Insecure, and she described her character in the show as “a beautiful mess.” She can’t quite get life together, doesn’t have great relationships with guys, though she keeps trying, dislikes her job, and is basically struggling in a life that she doesn’t know how to manage. When Mrs. Orji, first got the script, she said that the character in the show was who she would have been like if she hadn’t gotten saved when she was 17. She’d grown up as a Christian, but not necessarily making a diet of Jesus. In college, she was planning on going kinda nuts with her newfound freedom and likely make a lot of mistakes which could have had some lifelong consequences. Then she went to a Bible study and heard a woman there refer to God as “Daddy.” That seemed odd to her, calling God “daddy, but she said, “there was something so pure and passionate about [this woman’s] relationship with God that caused that to not be weird for her.” Yvonne decided she wanted that, whatever she had to do, and she stared making a diet of Jesus. That changed the course of her life, gave her strength and security to follow where God was directing her, which was different that what her parents wanted for her, and brought her to a place of peace and wholeness, living a life that she never imagined. That’s what happens when we make a diet of Jesus. Rather than the unhealthy chaos that comes from filling our souls with all the junk food out there, making a diet of Jesus brings us peace and wholeness, and even new direction, that we may never have imagined, or maybe have only imagined. So I leave you with an imagining, with an image of what life on a steady diet of Jesus can look like, in the words of Terri Hendrix in her song called, The Last Song. May your peace be an anchor in stormy times. May your hope run like a river that will never run dry. May your burdens grow light; May your worries subside. This is my prayer for you.** * https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=639321123 ** https://terrihendrix.bandcamp.com/album/wilory-farm

Brad Sullivan Proper 16, Year B August 26, 2018 Emmanuel, Houston Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69 Choose Whom You Will Serve Eat “Choose whom you will serve,” Joshua said to the Israelites. Will you serve God, or will you serve some foreign false god or idol? Joshua had taken over leadership of Israel from Moses just before they entered the promised land after fleeing from Egypt and spending 40 years in the desert. In today’s passage, Israel had finished settling the promised land, the territory was all divided up, so, Joshua was leading the people in renewing their covenant with God. Choose whom you will serve. In the context of our Gospel reading today, I think it might be more appropriate to say, “Choose whom you will eat.” I know; it sounds bad, but Jesus said that those who eat his flesh and drink his blood abide in him, and he abides in them. Of course, Jesus is not talking about literal eating. Instead of saying, “go eat Jesus,” think instead about, “having a diet” of Jesus. If I were to say, “I have a pretty steady diet of Jimmy Fallon in the evenings,” I think you would all understand that I mean I watch the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon most evenings. I don’t actually do that, but I needed an example that most everyone would get. We don’t say, “I eat people,” but we do talk about having diets of a particular person’s music or writing, teachings or commentary. So, Jesus is telling his disciples to have a pretty steady diet of him. Spiritual food. Soul food. Heart food. Heck, even brain food. I tend to have problems when I choose food other than Jesus. I tend to get frustrated pretty easily; I’ll make comments under my breath, roll my eyes, the kind of general nastiness that is terribly destructive, even if it is sometimes seen as no big deal. Such nastiness, such disdain for another is a big deal. It reduces the beautiful, beloved humans around us to contemptuous things to be conquered. I was reminded of this recently. Such behavior is not the way of Jesus, and such behavior comes from eating any of a thousand things other than Jesus. When we’re calm and at peace with one another, in good times or in bad, it’s a good bet we’ve been feeding ourselves with Jesus. On the other hand, when the little things leave us angry, resentful, contemptuous, it’s a good bet we’ve been eating something else. There’s the old Cherokee proverb which says there are two wolves inside of each of us struggling for control. One of the wolves is darkness and anger, violence and hatred. The other wolf is light and peace, compassion and love. Which one wins depends on which one we choose to feed. So, how do we feed the good wolf? How do we make a diet of Jesus? Well, there are thousands of ways to make Jesus our soul food diet…at least 42 ways to make a diet of Jesus. One way I made a diet of Jesus back in high school was reading scripture every night and praying just before going to sleep. This practice filled my soul and gave me visions of what life can be. Paul’s words from Ephesians from a couple of weeks ago: “Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.” More than good advice, more than a command to try harder and do better, these words from Paul give a vision of what life is like when we make a steady diet of Jesus. Reading or remembering Paul’s words; putting away all anger, and wrangling, and slander; being kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving; I picture myself living those words in daily life. I breathe Paul’s words in and let them feed my soul, feed the good wolf, and for those moments, I am what Paul describes. My anger melts away and in its place, forgiveness, healing, and love fill my body and soul. Scripture of one way to make a diet of Jesus. Prayer is another: sometimes with words, sometimes in the silence of the moment, simply being present to God in creation all around you. Eucharist is a way to make a diet of Jesus. Prayer and bible study with others. Serving people around you. Allowing people to serve you when you are in need. Not responding to someone when angry or upset, but waiting until you are at peace so your response can honor the made in God’s image human being in front of you. Noticing…simply noticing the lives of those around you, choosing not to be indifferent to the lives and the challenges of those around you. All of these and so many more are ways to make a diet of Jesus. See, God desires lives of peace and wholeness for each of us, and, in the realm of , “you are what you eat,” God offers himself as our soul food so that we may have lives of peace and wholeness. Last week in a radio interview on NPR with a young woman whose life was made whole and set on a new path when she chose to make a steady diet of Jesus. Lulu Garcia-Navarro* was interviewing Yvonne Orji, a comedian and actress in the HBO show, Insecure, and she described her character in the show as “a beautiful mess.” She can’t quite get life together, doesn’t have great relationships with guys, though she keeps trying, dislikes her job, and is basically struggling in a life that she doesn’t know how to manage. When Mrs. Orji, first got the script, she said that the character in the show was who she would have been like if she hadn’t gotten saved when she was 17. She’d grown up as a Christian, but not necessarily making a diet of Jesus. In college, she was planning on going kinda nuts with her newfound freedom and likely make a lot of mistakes which could have had some lifelong consequences. Then she went to a Bible study and heard a woman there refer to God as “Daddy.” That seemed odd to her, calling God “daddy, but she said, “there was something so pure and passionate about [this woman’s] relationship with God that caused that to not be weird for her.” Yvonne decided she wanted that, whatever she had to do, and she stared making a diet of Jesus. That changed the course of her life, gave her strength and security to follow where God was directing her, which was different that what her parents wanted for her, and brought her to a place of peace and wholeness, living a life that she never imagined. That’s what happens when we make a diet of Jesus. Rather than the unhealthy chaos that comes from filling our souls with all the junk food out there, making a diet of Jesus brings us peace and wholeness, and even new direction, that we may never have imagined, or maybe have only imagined. So I leave you with an imagining, with an image of what life on a steady diet of Jesus can look like, in the words of Terri Hendrix in her song called, The Last Song. May your peace be an anchor in stormy times. May your hope run like a river that will never run dry. May your burdens grow light; May your worries subside. This is my prayer for you.** * https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=639321123 ** https://terrihendrix.bandcamp.com/album/wilory-farm

Brad Sullivan Trinity Sunday, Year B May 27, 2018 Emmanuel, Houston Isaiah 6:1-8 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 Trinityish Type Stuff: a.k.a. Restoring God's Shalom Without doubt and without fear, May you find some comfort here, May there be hope to help you cope When what you need Is nowhere near Make your mark unto these years, Shape your world with salt and tears, Carry on when your will has gone, Be it joy or sorrow Given time, given faith, Given courage to embrace Changes as they each take place, Be it joy or sorrow - Terri Hendrix, Joy or Sorrow That’s from a song called Joy or Sorrow by Texas singer/songwriter, Terri Hendrix. That song made me think of the life of Jesus, following the wind of the Holy Spirit. In good times and in bad, in joy or sorrow, Jesus had a profoundly beautiful life, being led by the wind, the Spirit of God. Jesus was fully connected to God and to creation around him with hope, with faith, embracing life as it came, be it joy or sorrow Now because of Jesus and because of the church’s dawning realization that he was God, living as an actual human being among us, the church, began over the centuries to develop an understanding of God as being one God who was also three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We developed this understanding of God because Jesus spoke to God, his father, who spoke back to him, and Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit of God. The three worked and moved together as one, even though they were each distinct. How’s that work and fit together, three persons who are one God and yet still three distinct persons while still being one God? I don’t know. After years of pondering and wondering, I simply think of I think of the Trinity in terms of relationship. Three persons bound together so perfectly in love for each other that they are one. From that image of God, we gain an understanding of the image of God in which we were made. We were intended to love others and be loved by others, to join with others so that we are one with them. That was Jesus’ prayer for his disciples, if you’ll remember from John 17:11, that they would be one as he and the Father are one. In good times and bad, in joy or sorrow, we were made to be like God, bound to one another in love, our loving unity creating shalom, the peace and wholeness of God. I’ve been reading Learning Change by Jim Herrington & Trisha Taylor, and they begin the book with idea of God’s dreams for us, that we would each bring about the peace and wholeness of God. “We were designed,” they write, “to dream of the epic life God created us for - the abundant, fully human, and fully alive life that Jesus lived. Along the way, we exchange that dream for a seriously compromised version, characterized by the pursuit of comfort and convenience...” “God [has chosen] us to partner with him in recreating and restoring shalom in our own families, our communities, and ultimately in the world.” Reading this book has reminded me of the dream I had as a youth of following the wind of God and having a purpose in my life to restore shalom. I lost some of that along the way, coming into adulthood and seeking comfort and security for my life. I lost that dream of partnering with God in restoring shalom, and since reading this book, Jesus has been calling me to make some changes, even if only in attitude and outlook, so that I can reclaim that dream of a life of partnering with God in restoring peace and wholeness. Restoring Shalom, the peace and wholeness of God, was Jesus’ life through and through, and partnering with God in restoring Shalom is the life Jesus was talking about when he told Nicodeums about being born from above. When we’re born from above, we follow the epic dream God has for us, partnering with him in restoring shalom in the world and following the wind of God. “Wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes,” Jesus said. Thinking of the wind blowing where it chooses in terms of the Trinity, I have this great image of the Father and the Son talking together and suddenly a mighty wind starts blowing, and the Son says, “Hey Dad, where do you think she’s going now?” “Are you kidding, Son, I never have any idea where she’s going, but it’s always on the grandest adventure.” …and together they follow the Spirit, the three bound perfectly together in love, their loving unity creating shalom, the peace and wholeness of God. Being born of the Spirit of God, following the wind, which blows where it chooses, we don’t know where it comes from or where it goes, and yet we find something beautiful in the life of that wind, and so we follow where the wind blows. Jesus calls us to surrender ourselves to follow God’s epic dream for us of abundant, fully human life. In that surrender, we let go some of some false security, comfort, and convenience, and we follow the wind of God, partnering with him in restoring shalom. Be it joy or sorrow, our lives were made for so much more than for securing our own comfort and security. We were made to be fully alive which does not mean that we’ll be perfectly happy with no tears ever. Both Joy and sorrow will still happen as they did for Jesus. We know that risking joy and sorrow is part of what it means to be fully alive, fully human. So is following the wind of God on whatever grand adventure she has in mind for us. We had two examples in our scripture readings today of people following the wind of God on a new grand adventure: Isaiah and Nicodemus. For Isaiah, he had this grand vision of God in his divine court with angels all around him, leaving little doubt that the grand adventure on which he was about to embark was the wind of God, in his case, a gale force wind. He had no idea what he was getting into, but as soon as God asked, “Who will go for us?”, Isaiah piped, “Sounds good, let’s go! What are we doing again?” There was joy and sorrow in his following the wind of God, but come what may, Isaiah was all in. Some folks have such experiences of a strong sense of God calling them to follow the wind on a grand adventure, and they can’t wait to begin. Others are more like Nicodemus. He was a little more subdued in his response. For one thing, the invitation that he received to follow the wind of God was less gale force and more gentle breeze, and he wasn’t at all certain that he wanted to follow. Having seen and heard Jesus, he saw something beautiful, and he felt the wind of God on his face gently beckoning him onward, but he thought, “This seems potentially great, but also very confusing and rather distressing; can I talk about this with you in private, Jesus?”. I love both of these examples of how we can say yes to the wind of God beckoning us to follow in the life of the Trinity. God lets us follow the wind as we can, as we learn to trust him and catch the beauty of the dream of God’s life for us. Where’s the wind of God blowing? I don’t know. Just ask yourself this: Who’s the next person you’re going to talk with or even look at while you’re here? That’s where you get to live the life of the Trinity and help restore the shalom of God in creation. Where’s the next place you’re going from here? That’s the next place the Spirit is inviting you to help restore the shalom of God in creation, and on and on. In your home. With you family and friends. At work. In your neighborhood. That’s where you get to follow the wind of God, to live the life of the Trinity, to help restore the shalom of God in creation. She calls: Without doubt and without fear, May you find some comfort here, May there be hope to help you cope When what you need Is nowhere near Make your mark unto these years, Shape your world with salt and tears, Carry on when your will has gone, Be it joy or sorrow Given time, given faith, Given courage to embrace Changes as they each take place, Be it joy or sorrow - Terri Hendrix, Joy or Sorrow

Brad Sullivan Trinity Sunday, Year B May 27, 2018 Emmanuel, Houston Isaiah 6:1-8 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 Trinityish Type Stuff: a.k.a. Restoring God's Shalom Without doubt and without fear, May you find some comfort here, May there be hope to help you cope When what you need Is nowhere near Make your mark unto these years, Shape your world with salt and tears, Carry on when your will has gone, Be it joy or sorrow Given time, given faith, Given courage to embrace Changes as they each take place, Be it joy or sorrow - Terri Hendrix, Joy or Sorrow That’s from a song called Joy or Sorrow by Texas singer/songwriter, Terri Hendrix. That song made me think of the life of Jesus, following the wind of the Holy Spirit. In good times and in bad, in joy or sorrow, Jesus had a profoundly beautiful life, being led by the wind, the Spirit of God. Jesus was fully connected to God and to creation around him with hope, with faith, embracing life as it came, be it joy or sorrow Now because of Jesus and because of the church’s dawning realization that he was God, living as an actual human being among us, the church, began over the centuries to develop an understanding of God as being one God who was also three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We developed this understanding of God because Jesus spoke to God, his father, who spoke back to him, and Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit of God. The three worked and moved together as one, even though they were each distinct. How’s that work and fit together, three persons who are one God and yet still three distinct persons while still being one God? I don’t know. After years of pondering and wondering, I simply think of I think of the Trinity in terms of relationship. Three persons bound together so perfectly in love for each other that they are one. From that image of God, we gain an understanding of the image of God in which we were made. We were intended to love others and be loved by others, to join with others so that we are one with them. That was Jesus’ prayer for his disciples, if you’ll remember from John 17:11, that they would be one as he and the Father are one. In good times and bad, in joy or sorrow, we were made to be like God, bound to one another in love, our loving unity creating shalom, the peace and wholeness of God. I’ve been reading Learning Change by Jim Herrington & Trisha Taylor, and they begin the book with idea of God’s dreams for us, that we would each bring about the peace and wholeness of God. “We were designed,” they write, “to dream of the epic life God created us for - the abundant, fully human, and fully alive life that Jesus lived. Along the way, we exchange that dream for a seriously compromised version, characterized by the pursuit of comfort and convenience...” “God [has chosen] us to partner with him in recreating and restoring shalom in our own families, our communities, and ultimately in the world.” Reading this book has reminded me of the dream I had as a youth of following the wind of God and having a purpose in my life to restore shalom. I lost some of that along the way, coming into adulthood and seeking comfort and security for my life. I lost that dream of partnering with God in restoring shalom, and since reading this book, Jesus has been calling me to make some changes, even if only in attitude and outlook, so that I can reclaim that dream of a life of partnering with God in restoring peace and wholeness. Restoring Shalom, the peace and wholeness of God, was Jesus’ life through and through, and partnering with God in restoring Shalom is the life Jesus was talking about when he told Nicodeums about being born from above. When we’re born from above, we follow the epic dream God has for us, partnering with him in restoring shalom in the world and following the wind of God. “Wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes,” Jesus said. Thinking of the wind blowing where it chooses in terms of the Trinity, I have this great image of the Father and the Son talking together and suddenly a mighty wind starts blowing, and the Son says, “Hey Dad, where do you think she’s going now?” “Are you kidding, Son, I never have any idea where she’s going, but it’s always on the grandest adventure.” …and together they follow the Spirit, the three bound perfectly together in love, their loving unity creating shalom, the peace and wholeness of God. Being born of the Spirit of God, following the wind, which blows where it chooses, we don’t know where it comes from or where it goes, and yet we find something beautiful in the life of that wind, and so we follow where the wind blows. Jesus calls us to surrender ourselves to follow God’s epic dream for us of abundant, fully human life. In that surrender, we let go some of some false security, comfort, and convenience, and we follow the wind of God, partnering with him in restoring shalom. Be it joy or sorrow, our lives were made for so much more than for securing our own comfort and security. We were made to be fully alive which does not mean that we’ll be perfectly happy with no tears ever. Both Joy and sorrow will still happen as they did for Jesus. We know that risking joy and sorrow is part of what it means to be fully alive, fully human. So is following the wind of God on whatever grand adventure she has in mind for us. We had two examples in our scripture readings today of people following the wind of God on a new grand adventure: Isaiah and Nicodemus. For Isaiah, he had this grand vision of God in his divine court with angels all around him, leaving little doubt that the grand adventure on which he was about to embark was the wind of God, in his case, a gale force wind. He had no idea what he was getting into, but as soon as God asked, “Who will go for us?”, Isaiah piped, “Sounds good, let’s go! What are we doing again?” There was joy and sorrow in his following the wind of God, but come what may, Isaiah was all in. Some folks have such experiences of a strong sense of God calling them to follow the wind on a grand adventure, and they can’t wait to begin. Others are more like Nicodemus. He was a little more subdued in his response. For one thing, the invitation that he received to follow the wind of God was less gale force and more gentle breeze, and he wasn’t at all certain that he wanted to follow. Having seen and heard Jesus, he saw something beautiful, and he felt the wind of God on his face gently beckoning him onward, but he thought, “This seems potentially great, but also very confusing and rather distressing; can I talk about this with you in private, Jesus?”. I love both of these examples of how we can say yes to the wind of God beckoning us to follow in the life of the Trinity. God lets us follow the wind as we can, as we learn to trust him and catch the beauty of the dream of God’s life for us. Where’s the wind of God blowing? I don’t know. Just ask yourself this: Who’s the next person you’re going to talk with or even look at while you’re here? That’s where you get to live the life of the Trinity and help restore the shalom of God in creation. Where’s the next place you’re going from here? That’s the next place the Spirit is inviting you to help restore the shalom of God in creation, and on and on. In your home. With you family and friends. At work. In your neighborhood. That’s where you get to follow the wind of God, to live the life of the Trinity, to help restore the shalom of God in creation. She calls: Without doubt and without fear, May you find some comfort here, May there be hope to help you cope When what you need Is nowhere near Make your mark unto these years, Shape your world with salt and tears, Carry on when your will has gone, Be it joy or sorrow Given time, given faith, Given courage to embrace Changes as they each take place, Be it joy or sorrow - Terri Hendrix, Joy or Sorrow

I'm incredibly excited to kick of Season 2 by sharing this conversation with Tamara Saviano. Tamara has worn many hats over the course of her career, and worked in a variety mediums. The common thread throughout her work has been storytelling.  We spend time talking about the process of writing her new book on legendary songwriter Guy Clark. I might have a fan girl moment or two because I want to know what it's like to be in the studio with Mavis Staples, and how it feels when they call your name for a Grammy award.  I can promise you one thing….This episode is full of magical stories.    About Tamara Saviano: During the past two decades Tamara Saviano has established herself as a tireless advocate of American music and its artists. Saviano is a GRAMMY-winning producer, publicist, manager, live concert producer, talent booker, and former music television producer and music journalist. Saviano is an entrepreneur directing a full service artist management, PR and marketing company serving the folk and Americana genres. Saviano has worked with many acclaimed artists including Kris Kristofferson, Guy Clark, Radney Foster, Terri Hendrix, Marcus Hummon, Marty Stuart, Gretchen Peters, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Todd Snider, and Janis Ian. As the creative force behind the company, Saviano writes media and marketing materials, recruits clients, manages budgets, creates and implements PR and marketing campaigns, and hires and manages staff. Learn more and connect with Tamara at tamarasaviano.com

Brad Sullivan 2 Lent, Year C February 21, 2016 Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Bay City, TX Luke 13:31-35 We’ll Live It Best We Can Anyway I think we could classify today’s reading as an epic faith by the Pharisees, and a pretty darn good win by Jesus. The Pharisees were trying to get rid of Jesus, trying to make it look like they were on his side. “Herod’s trying to kill you, Jesus, you’ve got to get out of here. We’ve got your best interests at heart, and we need you to go so you don’t die.” Of course they were lying. We know from Chapter Nine, that Herod was not trying to kill Jesus. He was actually pretty interested in who Jesus was. People were saying he was John the Baptist, and Herod was thinking, “I’m pretty darn sure I had John the Baptist beheaded not too long ago,” and he was curious about who Jesus was. Herod wasn’t a good guy, but he wasn’t trying to kill Jesus. Even when Jesus was going to be crucified, Herod didn’t have any burning desire to have Jesus killed. He said, “send him back to Pilate.” Again, Herod wasn’t a good guy, but he wasn’t trying to kill Jesus. The Pharisees were lying because they wanted to get rid of Jesus. They were trying to frighten him away. Like the Devil before him, they were trying to deter Jesus from his mission. And Jesus had to have been thinking, “guys, I’m going to be crucified before too much longer, and your little death threat is supposed to frighten me? I’m going to be killed; it’s supposed to happen, just wait a little longer.” So Jesus turns their failure into a chance for teaching once again. Jerusalem was supposed to be center stage for God’s glory in the world, not the place known for killing the prophets. The Temple was in Jerusalem. When Solomon dedicated the Temple, he said it was to be a place where all of Israel could look to and remember God’s glory, his love, his forgiveness and mercy. Nations were supposed to flock to Jerusalem, drawn there by the light of God lived out in Israel, and yet, Jesus told the Pharisees that Jerusalem was the place where the prophets were killed; he told his disciples that the Temple would not stand and all would be thrown down because of the ways it had been misused. Despite the Pharisees scare tactics, Jesus remained undeterred from his mission. He named the truth, the darkness and said, “I will overcome it.” We also have lots of opportunities to be overcome by darkness, to give in to fear or discouragement. I was giving into discouragement not long ago, and Bill Bullard sent me a text with words he had seen earlier which read: We profess a faith in God through whom all things are possible. When we apathetically accept the status quo, we implicitly demonstrate a lack of faith that tomorrow might be better than today. God should not be mocked in this way. Our faith should be much more steadfast. Those words cut me to the heart, and they also gave me hope, reminding me to trust in God through whom all things are possible. We had our vestry meeting yesterday, and we were talking about challenges facing the church and challenges in our lives, and we prayed together about these things, and then Debra said, “You know what, we also need to give thanks for all of the wonderful things in our lives and in our church. There is so much negativity out there that we need to remember and give thanks for our blessings. We need to be filled with that light and see that light, that we can be light bearers for others.” So we prayed together thanks for all of the light and the blessings in our lives and church as well. It is easy to be overcome by the craziness of the world, to be deterred from God’s mission of reconciliation, from living as the light in our lives and in the life of the church. Bishop Doyle points out in his book, A Generous Community, that we live in a VUCA world. VUCA means “Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, & Ambiguous. That pretty well sums up much of today’s world. There is so much change happening so quickly, that many places where we used to find sure footing are no longer places of certainty, or those places are no longer even here. We live in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and uncertain world, and it is easy for us to be discouraged by such a world. It is easy to listen to the lies of the Pharisees that all is going badly. The lies of the Pharisees saying things like “the church is dying,” or “things aren’t going to get any better.” For the record, the church is not dying, and while there certainly is darkness in the world, there is also an immense amount of light. There are difficult times. There is uncertainty, and sometimes, things do go badly, but we are not to be discouraged by those difficulties. We are to trust in God, continue living his mission, and have faith that through him all things are possible. That’s how Jesus lived when he taught his disciples when he told them not to worry, not to fear. When the Devil tried to get him to quit, when the Pharisees tried to frighten Jesus, he lived and taught that there are times of discouragement, and when they come, “we’ll live it best we can anyway.” In teaching his disciples not to worry, he told them that for one thing, worrying isn’t going to do you any darn good. For another thing, worrying demonstrates a lack of faith in God. So, “do not be afraid little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” In a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world, “do not be afraid little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” That’s what we’re striving for in our lives and in the church. We’re striving for God’s Kingdom, to fulfill God’s mission of reconciliation, and when we’re discouraged, we trust that God will fulfill our needs as we live out his mission. At St. Mark’s right now, we’ve got a group that is gathering called, “New Wineskins.” We’re seeking to discover new ways that we will live out God’s mission both within the community of St. Mark’s and beyond. I again offer an open invitation to come on Sundays at noon. Come dream with us, pray with us, study God’s Word with us, and discern together the ways God would have us live out his mission in our lives and in our live together as Jesus’ Body at St. Mark’s. Some of these new ways are already happening with our Friday morning breakfasts at church. There are many people who won’t come to church, feeling sometimes like they can’t because of their sinfulness, feeling at other times like they won’t because of negative associations with the “institution” of the church. Folks will come, however, to breakfast here on Friday. While not part of the worshipping community, they are part of the community of people who meet weekly for a shared meal and fellowship in our parish hall. New relationships and connections are being formed as we gather together, and divisions are ending. I have been invited to attend a Roman Catholic baptism next weekend at Our Lady of Guadalupe. There is no assumption that the Episcopal priest is going to become a Roman Catholic, nor is the family of the young man being baptized going to become Episcopalians. We’ve simply gotten to know each other, and we’ve prayed together, so that they’d like me to be there, to be a part of this young man’s baptism. You bet I’m going to be there. There are plenty of ways to be discouraged in our volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world, but there is plenty of light out there and in here too. As a modern day prophet and singer/songwriter, Terri Hendrix, wrote in the song, Hey Now: Kiss the evening sky and say bye, bye, bye. Tomorrow knows no sorrow like today. And should it come to pass today’s no better than the last, We’ll live it best we can anyway. We’ve all had highs, we’ve all had lows. It’s a fact of life that everybody knows. And should it come to pass today’s no better than the last, We’ll live it best we can anyway. Despite all of the fear mongering of the Pharisees, the light of Jesus is thriving. The church is thriving. Despite times of discouragement, we’re going to continue on believing in Jesus. We’re going to continue on living out his mission. We’re going to continue on trusting in Jesus’ words, “Do not be afraid little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom,” “and should it come to pass today’s no better than the last, we’ll live it best we can anyway.” Amen.

Brad Sullivan 2 Lent, Year C February 21, 2016 Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Bay City, TX Luke 13:31-35 We’ll Live It Best We Can Anyway I think we could classify today’s reading as an epic faith by the Pharisees, and a pretty darn good win by Jesus. The Pharisees were trying to get rid of Jesus, trying to make it look like they were on his side. “Herod’s trying to kill you, Jesus, you’ve got to get out of here. We’ve got your best interests at heart, and we need you to go so you don’t die.” Of course they were lying. We know from Chapter Nine, that Herod was not trying to kill Jesus. He was actually pretty interested in who Jesus was. People were saying he was John the Baptist, and Herod was thinking, “I’m pretty darn sure I had John the Baptist beheaded not too long ago,” and he was curious about who Jesus was. Herod wasn’t a good guy, but he wasn’t trying to kill Jesus. Even when Jesus was going to be crucified, Herod didn’t have any burning desire to have Jesus killed. He said, “send him back to Pilate.” Again, Herod wasn’t a good guy, but he wasn’t trying to kill Jesus. The Pharisees were lying because they wanted to get rid of Jesus. They were trying to frighten him away. Like the Devil before him, they were trying to deter Jesus from his mission. And Jesus had to have been thinking, “guys, I’m going to be crucified before too much longer, and your little death threat is supposed to frighten me? I’m going to be killed; it’s supposed to happen, just wait a little longer.” So Jesus turns their failure into a chance for teaching once again. Jerusalem was supposed to be center stage for God’s glory in the world, not the place known for killing the prophets. The Temple was in Jerusalem. When Solomon dedicated the Temple, he said it was to be a place where all of Israel could look to and remember God’s glory, his love, his forgiveness and mercy. Nations were supposed to flock to Jerusalem, drawn there by the light of God lived out in Israel, and yet, Jesus told the Pharisees that Jerusalem was the place where the prophets were killed; he told his disciples that the Temple would not stand and all would be thrown down because of the ways it had been misused. Despite the Pharisees scare tactics, Jesus remained undeterred from his mission. He named the truth, the darkness and said, “I will overcome it.” We also have lots of opportunities to be overcome by darkness, to give in to fear or discouragement. I was giving into discouragement not long ago, and Bill Bullard sent me a text with words he had seen earlier which read: We profess a faith in God through whom all things are possible. When we apathetically accept the status quo, we implicitly demonstrate a lack of faith that tomorrow might be better than today. God should not be mocked in this way. Our faith should be much more steadfast. Those words cut me to the heart, and they also gave me hope, reminding me to trust in God through whom all things are possible. We had our vestry meeting yesterday, and we were talking about challenges facing the church and challenges in our lives, and we prayed together about these things, and then Debra said, “You know what, we also need to give thanks for all of the wonderful things in our lives and in our church. There is so much negativity out there that we need to remember and give thanks for our blessings. We need to be filled with that light and see that light, that we can be light bearers for others.” So we prayed together thanks for all of the light and the blessings in our lives and church as well. It is easy to be overcome by the craziness of the world, to be deterred from God’s mission of reconciliation, from living as the light in our lives and in the life of the church. Bishop Doyle points out in his book, A Generous Community, that we live in a VUCA world. VUCA means “Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, & Ambiguous. That pretty well sums up much of today’s world. There is so much change happening so quickly, that many places where we used to find sure footing are no longer places of certainty, or those places are no longer even here. We live in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and uncertain world, and it is easy for us to be discouraged by such a world. It is easy to listen to the lies of the Pharisees that all is going badly. The lies of the Pharisees saying things like “the church is dying,” or “things aren’t going to get any better.” For the record, the church is not dying, and while there certainly is darkness in the world, there is also an immense amount of light. There are difficult times. There is uncertainty, and sometimes, things do go badly, but we are not to be discouraged by those difficulties. We are to trust in God, continue living his mission, and have faith that through him all things are possible. That’s how Jesus lived when he taught his disciples when he told them not to worry, not to fear. When the Devil tried to get him to quit, when the Pharisees tried to frighten Jesus, he lived and taught that there are times of discouragement, and when they come, “we’ll live it best we can anyway.” In teaching his disciples not to worry, he told them that for one thing, worrying isn’t going to do you any darn good. For another thing, worrying demonstrates a lack of faith in God. So, “do not be afraid little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” In a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world, “do not be afraid little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” That’s what we’re striving for in our lives and in the church. We’re striving for God’s Kingdom, to fulfill God’s mission of reconciliation, and when we’re discouraged, we trust that God will fulfill our needs as we live out his mission. At St. Mark’s right now, we’ve got a group that is gathering called, “New Wineskins.” We’re seeking to discover new ways that we will live out God’s mission both within the community of St. Mark’s and beyond. I again offer an open invitation to come on Sundays at noon. Come dream with us, pray with us, study God’s Word with us, and discern together the ways God would have us live out his mission in our lives and in our live together as Jesus’ Body at St. Mark’s. Some of these new ways are already happening with our Friday morning breakfasts at church. There are many people who won’t come to church, feeling sometimes like they can’t because of their sinfulness, feeling at other times like they won’t because of negative associations with the “institution” of the church. Folks will come, however, to breakfast here on Friday. While not part of the worshipping community, they are part of the community of people who meet weekly for a shared meal and fellowship in our parish hall. New relationships and connections are being formed as we gather together, and divisions are ending. I have been invited to attend a Roman Catholic baptism next weekend at Our Lady of Guadalupe. There is no assumption that the Episcopal priest is going to become a Roman Catholic, nor is the family of the young man being baptized going to become Episcopalians. We’ve simply gotten to know each other, and we’ve prayed together, so that they’d like me to be there, to be a part of this young man’s baptism. You bet I’m going to be there. There are plenty of ways to be discouraged in our volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world, but there is plenty of light out there and in here too. As a modern day prophet and singer/songwriter, Terri Hendrix, wrote in the song, Hey Now: Kiss the evening sky and say bye, bye, bye. Tomorrow knows no sorrow like today. And should it come to pass today’s no better than the last, We’ll live it best we can anyway. We’ve all had highs, we’ve all had lows. It’s a fact of life that everybody knows. And should it come to pass today’s no better than the last, We’ll live it best we can anyway. Despite all of the fear mongering of the Pharisees, the light of Jesus is thriving. The church is thriving. Despite times of discouragement, we’re going to continue on believing in Jesus. We’re going to continue on living out his mission. We’re going to continue on trusting in Jesus’ words, “Do not be afraid little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom,” “and should it come to pass today’s no better than the last, we’ll live it best we can anyway.” Amen.

I received an article about resilience written by Terri Hendrix. Thinking about her friends who had gone through difficult times, she thought the dictionary definitions of resilience we lacking. They didn't simply bounce back. She wrote: “No matter how much faith we might carry in our hearts, I think it's unlikely for most of us to be pliable enough to return to our original form 'after being bent, compressed, and stretched to the breaking point.' When you walk through the bowels of hell and make it out the other side, I doubt you're unscathed from the journey...Perhaps resilience is simply mastering the art of living. Whatever it is, I think the interim between the dark and daylight is pure hell. And that's a pit you don't just "bounce" out of - you have to climb. You stick your hands into the sides of the unknown and claw until your nail beds peel back. Then you claw some more." As disciples of Jesus, we are a people of resilience. Not because tragedy bounces off of us, not because we get over it so quickly. We are resilient because we are willing climb out of the pit, to stick our hands into the sides of the unknown and claw. We are also resilient because we do not climb and claw alone. I don’t know at what point Jesus realized he was going to face a violent, bloody, and painful death. He was faithful in accepting this fate, and in believing that he would rise again after three days. We also see from his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, however, that he was not entirely overjoyed at the prospect of being mocked, beaten, and crucified. Going on with his daily life of teaching, preaching, healing, and caring for others required resilience. Jesus had to claw his way out of the pit of fear and despair to go on with daily living, with the knowledge of his impending violent and bloody death. It took resilience for Jesus to do this, and it took his friends being there with him in that knowledge. Jesus told his disciples about his death and resurrection so they would remember and believe, and I’d guess he also told them because he needed them for their support. He needed their help to be resilient. I’d guess that’s why his rebuke of Peter was so strong. Peter thought he was helping by saying Jesus should never have to go through suffering, but he was actually making it even more difficult for Jesus. Denying someone’s pain or the hell someone is facing does not help them through it. Being there with them in the pain…that is what is needed for resilience, folks who’ll let you climb out of the pit and offer you a hand, not deny that you’re in the pit. Peter had to be resilient too after his rebuke. He needed his friends there with him too. Resilience requires friends. Some parts are alone, then when we need friends to help pull us out, we really need them. As Christians, we are people of resilience. We are dragged down into pits of fear and despair just like everyone else, but we are not alone. We have Jesus with us to be in there with us. Jesus supports us when we start clawing our way out of the pit. We have our friends to help pull us out of the pit. We don’t go through life unscathed, but we do go through with resilience, trusting in Jesus who faced hatred, scorn, torture, and death with resilience. Teaching us, his disciples to walk in that same way in which he led.

I received an article about resilience written by Terri Hendrix. Thinking about her friends who had gone through difficult times, she thought the dictionary definitions of resilience we lacking. They didn't simply bounce back. She wrote: “No matter how much faith we might carry in our hearts, I think it's unlikely for most of us to be pliable enough to return to our original form 'after being bent, compressed, and stretched to the breaking point.' When you walk through the bowels of hell and make it out the other side, I doubt you're unscathed from the journey...Perhaps resilience is simply mastering the art of living. Whatever it is, I think the interim between the dark and daylight is pure hell. And that's a pit you don't just "bounce" out of - you have to climb. You stick your hands into the sides of the unknown and claw until your nail beds peel back. Then you claw some more." As disciples of Jesus, we are a people of resilience. Not because tragedy bounces off of us, not because we get over it so quickly. We are resilient because we are willing climb out of the pit, to stick our hands into the sides of the unknown and claw. We are also resilient because we do not climb and claw alone. I don’t know at what point Jesus realized he was going to face a violent, bloody, and painful death. He was faithful in accepting this fate, and in believing that he would rise again after three days. We also see from his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, however, that he was not entirely overjoyed at the prospect of being mocked, beaten, and crucified. Going on with his daily life of teaching, preaching, healing, and caring for others required resilience. Jesus had to claw his way out of the pit of fear and despair to go on with daily living, with the knowledge of his impending violent and bloody death. It took resilience for Jesus to do this, and it took his friends being there with him in that knowledge. Jesus told his disciples about his death and resurrection so they would remember and believe, and I’d guess he also told them because he needed them for their support. He needed their help to be resilient. I’d guess that’s why his rebuke of Peter was so strong. Peter thought he was helping by saying Jesus should never have to go through suffering, but he was actually making it even more difficult for Jesus. Denying someone’s pain or the hell someone is facing does not help them through it. Being there with them in the pain…that is what is needed for resilience, folks who’ll let you climb out of the pit and offer you a hand, not deny that you’re in the pit. Peter had to be resilient too after his rebuke. He needed his friends there with him too. Resilience requires friends. Some parts are alone, then when we need friends to help pull us out, we really need them. As Christians, we are people of resilience. We are dragged down into pits of fear and despair just like everyone else, but we are not alone. We have Jesus with us to be in there with us. Jesus supports us when we start clawing our way out of the pit. We have our friends to help pull us out of the pit. We don’t go through life unscathed, but we do go through with resilience, trusting in Jesus who faced hatred, scorn, torture, and death with resilience. Teaching us, his disciples to walk in that same way in which he led.

Inasmuch as calm has been restored to Gaelic Park and the Irish American Heritage Center since their summer festivals, controlled chaos marches on in the Windy City Irish Radio studios. Mike Shevlin and Tim Taylor feature music from Carbon Leaf, The Gothard Sisters, Seven Nations, upcoming studio guests, Teada, Terri Hendrix, Makem and Spain, Finbar Furey & Mary Black, I Draw Slow, Damaris Woods, B.B. King featuring Van Morrison, and The Saw Doctors. Join Mike and Tim live each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm CDT on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470 AM Chicago Heights for a night of Irish music, Irish musicians, theater, books and all things Irish. You can find out more about Windy City Irish Radio at www.windycityirishradio.com or contact us at tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com or mike.shevlin@windycityirishradio.com.

TERRI HENDRIX says Cry Till You Laugh and that's also the title of her new CD, featured on show #77.   Also new music from JOHN COWAN, CALEB KLAUDER and THE JOHN HENRYS. The full playlist is posted below.  Check the artist's websites and order their CD's or downloads and tell 'em you heard the songs on the FTB podcast.  Please email me with any questions or suggestions for the podcasts. Here's the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts.  Here's the direct link to listen now! Show #77 TERRI HENDRIX - Roll On Cry Till You Laugh JOE WHYTE -  Please Believe Me When The Day Breaks (EP) THE GOLDEN CADILLACS - Heavy Road The Golden Cadillacs THE JOHN HENRYS - Little One White Linen (mic break) PETER RUDY - Mud Shack Mud Shack PETE BERNHARD - Straight Line Straight Line TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON - Accidentally Homemade Haircut TERRI HENDRIX - You Belong in New Orleans Cry Till You Laugh (mic break) JOHN COWAN - My Time In The Desert The Massenberg Sessions CALEB KLAUDER - Can I Go Home with You Dangerous MEs & Poisonous YOUs BETH WOOD - Clean Up (Before I Change My Mind) Beachcomber's Daughter OPIE HENDRIX - Hayes For Horses Camino Alto (mic break) TERRI HENDRIX - Come Tomorrow Cry Till You Laugh Bill Frater Freight Train Boogie

With nine self-released CDs to her credit - her latest is 2007's "The Spiritual Kind" - Texas singer-songwriter Terri Hendrix is the gold standard when it comes to the independent artist. That also makes her the perfect interview for this mini-milestone, episode #50 of "Songs and Stories". In this chat recorded backstage at Don Quixote's Music Hall, Terri talks about what she's still learning after her ninth CD, her annual "Life's A Song" workshops, touring with producer Lloyd Maines, and gives some great tips to artists who might not have that first CD quite done yet.

New The Wooks, Dirty Knobs, North Mississippi Allstars, Bob Weir, Sugaray Rayford + Etta James, The Motet, Brigitte Purdy, Dion, Wayne Fontana, Beach Boys, Joss Jaffe, Terri Hendrix, Joe South... Birthdays for Mark Stein, Rick Rothwell

New Keller Williams, Punch Brothers, John Mellencamp, The Lumineers + Jon Batiste, Gangstagrass, Suzanne Vega, Son H. Vo, Four Tops, Mahalia Barnes, Shel Silverstein, Grace Potter, Amythyst Kiah, Terri Hendrix... Birthdays for Jimmy Ibbotson, Edwin Starr, Richie Havens

New Black Keys, Bonnie Raitt, Cristina Vane, Miranda Lambert, Shanna In A Dress, San Gabriel 7, Present Peasant + Pidgie, Jon Batiste, Hot Tuna, Amy Helm, Terri Hendrix, Phish, The Dirty Knobs, Ozomatli... Birthdays for Robert Fripp, Krist Novoselic, Roger Earl.