Podcasts about This Little Light of Mine

A new MP3 sermon from West Park Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: This Little Light Of Mine Speaker: Harold Smith Broadcaster: West Park Baptist Church Event: Midweek Service Date: 7/3/2024 Bible: Matthew 5:14-16; John 1:4-9 Length: 39 min.

A new MP3 sermon from West Park Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: This Little Light Of Mine Speaker: Harold Smith Broadcaster: West Park Baptist Church Event: Midweek Service Date: 7/3/2024 Bible: Matthew 5:14-16; John 1:4-9 Length: 39 min.

A new MP3 sermon from West Park Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: This Little Light Of Mine Speaker: Harold Smith Broadcaster: West Park Baptist Church Event: Midweek Service Date: 7/3/2024 Bible: Matthew 5:14-16; John 1:4-9 Length: 39 min.

Sunday, February 4, 2024 | This Little Light of Mine: Reclaiming the E-Word & De-Busheling Our Light | Pastor Michelle continues in our winter 2024 sermon series This Little Light of Mine, a series about reclaiming and redefining evangelism in the church and living lives of invitation, with "Light on Our Lips," focusing on Mark 1:29-39.

Sunday, January 28, 2024 | This Little Light of Mine: Reclaiming the E-Word & De-Busheling Our Light | Pastor Michelle continues in our winter 2024 sermon series This Little Light of Mine, a series about reclaiming and redefining evangelism in the church and living lives of invitation, with "Light on the Line," focusing on Mark 1:21-28.

Sunday, January 21, 2024 | This Little Light of Mine: Reclaiming the E-Word & De-Busheling Our Light | Pastor Michelle continues in our winter 2024 sermon series This Little Light of Mine, a series about reclaiming and redefining evangelism in the church and living lives of invitation, with Part II of "Light in the Story," revisiting 1 Samuel 3:1-20 and focusing on Mark 1:9-13, 14-20.

Sunday, January 14 | This Little Light of Mine: Reclaiming the E-Word & De-Busheling Our Light | Pastor Michelle continues in our winter 2024 sermon series This Little Light of Mine, a series about reclaiming and defining evangelism in the church and living lives of invitation, with a sermon entitled "Light in the Story," this time focused on 1 Samuel 3:1-20 and Acts 1:4-8.

Sunday, January 7 | Epiphany Sunday | This Little Light of Mine: Reclaiming the E-Word & De-Busheling Our Light | Pastor Michelle kicks of a sermon series called This Little Light of Mine, about reclaiming and defining evangelism in the church and living lives of invitation, beginning in Isaiah 60:1-6 with a sermon entitled "Light on the Edge."

This Little Light Of Mine by FCC Palmer, IA

What does it mean to be a light in the world?  This episode features Go Fish songs Shine and This Little Light Of Mine, along with a Dad Joke of the Day!

This podcast advocates for the newest Modern Western Square Dance program - SSD or Social Square Dancing.  A great way to join in square dancing where classes take 25 hours to learn the complete program. Today's episode features Staff Recording Artists calling singing calls using the SSD program.  This is excellent for home use, when you don't have a caller, or for callers to use as a learning resource. Here are the callers and singing calls in this episode: Nicholas Brendzy calling "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted" on Rawhide Music 1269 Lanny Weakened calling "This Little Light Of Mine" on Rawhide 1252 Jerry Gilbreath calling "Sweet Dreams Of You" on Rawhide 1245 Sue Dellere calling "Tiger By The Tail" on Rawhide 1248 Tim Merino calling "Honky Tonk Attitude" on Rawhide 1214 Dan Sahlstrom calling "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" on Rawhide 1265 Buddy Weaver calling "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" on Rawhide 1249 Please take a moment to make a gift to offset our production costs.  Every contribution helps and is appreciated. MAKE A DONATION  

5.30.23 | "This Little Light Of Mine" | Rev. Xavier White by The Rock Church of Fort Myers

Seven years ago, Santa Fe Opera started a conversation that would reverberate throughout American Opera, shaping this celebrated art form into something more reflective of the world in which it's created. Today, Opera For All Voices (OFAV) commissions have surpassed even our wildest storytelling expectations.  Key Change co-hosts Andrea Fellows Fineberg and Anna Garcia tuck into the time machine for a season-ending trip around the OFAV universe, revisiting the initiative's greatest hits and offering fans a glimpse at what's to come––with Ruth Nott, consultant, Opera for All Voices; Brent Michael Davids, composer; and Mary Kathryn Nagle J.D., playwright, attorney, and member of Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. OFAV began with a simple premise. "We wanted to see what other voices were available and had interesting stories to tell," Ruth explains. So, how'd we do?  In the past 18 months alone, OFAV has produced two world premieres in Santa Fe, This Little Light Of Mine and Hometown To The World, a groundbreaking workshop in San Francisco for The Pigeon Keeper, and OFAV on Broadway featuring Hometown To The World. We've also strengthened our bond with the Pueblo Opera Cultural Council. While reminiscing is fun, the Key Change time machine is actually a forward-focused intergalactic vehicle. Brent and Mary Kathryn have plotted next season's creative journey from pueblo to cosmos. "It'll be one of the very first operas that centers a Native woman protagonist," hints Mary Kathryn. "We're asking questions that go far beyond Indian country or the history of the relationship between the United States and Native people. We're asking questions that pertain to all of humanity, and what is our relationship to the universe." Catch a ride for Season Five coming soon! FEATURING Brent Michael Davids - Composer, Member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Mary Kathryn Nagle J.D. - Attorney at Law/Playwright/Screenwriter and Member Of Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Ruth Nott - Consultant, Opera for All Voices RELATED EPISODES KCP0404 - Story With Purpose: The Origin of the Pueblo Opera Cultural Council with Renee Roybal and Claudene A. Martinez KCP0405 - Spark of Imagination: Generations of the Pueblo Opera Program with Sonja & Seth Martine *** Key Change is a production of The Santa Fe Opera in collaboration with Opera for All Voices. Produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios Hosted by Andrea Fellows Fineberg & Anna Garcia Audio Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe Show Notes by  Lisa Widder Theme music by Rene Orth with Corrie Stallings, mezzo-soprano, and Joe Becktell, cello Cover art by Dylan Crouch This podcast is made possible due to the generous funding from the Hankins Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and an Opera America Innovation Grant supported by the Anne & Gordon Getty Foundation.   To learn more about Opera For All Voices, visit us at SantaFeOpera.org.

This Little Light Of Mine - von Andreas Malessa

Welcome to This Little Light Of Mine! In this short teaser, I (Jayla Megs, your host) am introducing my very first podcast + sharing a short synopsis of what's to come in the near future. I have soooo much gratitude for each of you already and can't wait so see where this takes us! Thanks so much for tuning in & can't wait to see you guys in episode one! xoxo @tllomthepodcast @jaylamegs ttlomthepodcast@gmail.com

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus announces a brave new world, breaking forth even now. We actualize that when we live it out. “You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.” Let salt be salty. Let light shine.

Welcome to GLIDE Memorial Church's “Tiny Celebrations,” the mini-podcast highlighting the inspirational words and music from our Sunday Celebration.In this episode Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White shares the prayer and Assistant Choir Director Zoe Ellis, The Glide Ensemble and The Change Band lead our community song "This Little Light Of Mine."Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/

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Welcome to GLIDE Memorial Church's “Tiny Celebrations,” the mini-podcast highlighting the inspirational words and music from our Sunday Celebration.In this episode Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White offers a "Writer's Church" writing prompt, brings the prayers of the community, then Dennis Hersey and The Glide Ensemble lead our community song "This Little Light Of Mine."Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/

Welcome to GLIDE Memorial Church's “Tiny Celebrations,” the mini-podcast highlighting the inspirational words and music from our Sunday Celebration.In this episode Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White offers a "Writer's Church" writing prompt, brings the prayers of the community, and Associate Musical Director Zoe Ellis and The Glide Ensemble lead our community song "This Little Light Of Mine."Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/

Diana Solomon-Glover answered the call from her friend and musical collaborator Chandler Carter to pursue a commission by the Santa Fe Opera for new works.  They presented the story of Fannie Lou Hamer as an opera, won the commission and  the upcoming debut is sure to be a theatrical experience like no other.Diana is a longtime friend of Before You Go co-host Nicole Franklin. In this interview, Franklin and Bryant Monteilh learn first-hand how classical  music and African American stories are what audiences have been waiting for, and in which Diana brings a lifetime of classical music experience. As the librettist, Diana took a deep dive into Hamer's life, accomplishments and colorful quotes. Hamer did not realize until her 40s that she was even eligible to participate in the electoral process. In rallying fellow Mississippians and a nation, she experienced a violent beating while in police custody and had been the victim of forced sterilization when a surgeon performed an unauthorized hysterectomy. Diana details it all. And, through it all, Fannie Lou Hamer still inspires generations of young activists and those who benefited from her fight.Excerpts from "This Little Light of Mine" rehearsals of Santa Fe opera and Kentucky Opera may be found here. Details about the opera's debut may be found here.This episode premiered on KBLA Talk 1580 in Los Angeles, CA. 

Welcome to GLIDE Memorial Church's “Tiny Celebrations,” the mini-podcast highlighting the inspirational words and music from our Sunday Celebration.In this episode, from Sunday Celebration, Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White offers a congregational prayer and Musical Director Vernon Bush and the Glide Ensemble lead our community song, "This Little Light Of Mine." Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/

Sky Lanterns x This Little Light Of Mine x Matthew 5:15-16 Your daily crossover of faith and fandom! Experience daily Biblical encouragement from nerdy Christian podcasters, bloggers and content creators. Join the Nerd of Godcast community at www.NOGSquad.com

Before You Go co-host Nicole Franklin has the honor of inviting her longtime friend  Juanita Smith who shares memories of her composer husband Hale Smith with Bryant Monteilh and the audience. It's a walk through musical history as Hale Smith's work in the genres of classical, jazz and spirituals brought him, Juanita and their family from Cleveland, Ohio to New York City. Upon arriving in NYC, Juanita quickly found work at the United Nations and Hale was surrounded by a nucleus of talent which included Kathleen Battle, Randy Weston, Melba Liston, Dizzy Gillespie, Ron Carter, Ahmad Jamal and more.  Juanita is now the publisher of her late husband's spiritual arrangements and because of her impeccable memory, her stories are filled with evidentiary facts and fascinating encounters. This episode originally aired on KBLA Talk 1580 in Los Angeles.The music of Hale Smith heard in this episode may be found here: 1) This Little Light Of Mine"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUd7RMPQAxUProvided to YouTube by NAXOS of America This Little Light of Mine (arr. H. Smith) · Icy Rene Simpson I, too ℗ 2012 Longhorn Music Released on: 2012-08-07 Artist: Icy Rene Simpson Artist: Artina McCain Composer: Hale Smith Composer: Traditional  2) "Contours" Hale Smithhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t1YYuz7DV4&t=83s Hale Smith (1925-2009): Contours, for Orchestra (1960) --- The Louisville Orchestra diretta da Robert Whitney  3) Bess, You is My Womanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Panv8OJjgHk "Bess, You Is My Woman" From the Opera, "Porgy and Bess" Music by George Gershwin Lyrics by Du Bose Heyward and Ira Gershwin Featuring Todd Duncan and Anne Brown Accompanied by the Decca Symphony Orchestra Directed by Alexander Smallens Recorded May 15, 1940 Decca 29069A 4) I Love Musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8NQgqYoVQ Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group I Love Music · Ahmad Jamal Trio The Awakening ℗ 1970 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 1997-01-01 Producer: Ed Michel Composer: Emil Boyd Composer: Hale Smith   5) I Want to Die Easyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94EwXQTKrlY Anthony Anderson- Baritone Michael Crabill- Piano 6) I Love Musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFk5lKLHMw8From Hale Smith's tribute concert. T.K. Blue, Saxophone & Flute Carlton Holmes, Piano Corcoran Holt, Bass Alvin Atkinson, Drums Benny Powell, Trombone  

I have one thought for you today, and that is, “Are we spreading it on too thick?” Are we allowing our experiences to dictate the truth for everyone else?  This question applies to racism, virtual signaling, covid, and the pandemic. Are we using a broad brush to spread our experiences over our nation, a certain group of people, a country, a political party, etc… It is best described in the quote, “You are entitled to your own feelings, but not your own facts.”  You are entitled to your own feelings or experiences, but not your own truth; because there is only one truth and the facts are the facts. I refuse to let the darkness of this world dim the light that God had placed in my heart. If you want to talk more, you can join the conversation by calling our 24-hour feedback phone (530) 535-8121 or by visiting hellomisterbrown.com. You can also watch this podcast on my YouTube channel. Sponsor a show through Patreon 

Welcome to GLIDE Memorial Church's “Tiny Celebrations,” the mini-podcast highlighting the inspirational words and music from our Sunday Celebration. In this episode, Musical Director Vernon Bush and The Glide Ensemble sing a live a cappella version of "This Little Light Of Mine."Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/

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Hello and welcome to This Little Light Of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you are able to join me for the second part of my conversation with Dr. Mike Rosebush. If you haven't been introduced to Mike yet, I would encourage you to skip back to S02E03, Honey, I think I'm a homosexual. In today's episode Mike will share what happened when he came out while working as a VP at Focus on the Family, his role as a conversion therapist, outing himself again on a national ex-gay conference stage, going back into the closet, and what helped him to fully love and embrace all of who God made him to be. Connecting with Mike affirmed that we were designed to live and be fully alive. We were not created to be dead humans walking. The number one way that we start living, is when we are faithful to how we are each individually designed from love. Our coming out process is about being faithful, authentic, and loving to ourselves. The more that we do this with ourselves, the more we can share this faithfulness and love with others. This is our challenge today. What is the truth you want to stand up for and share with our world? How will you share that your sexuality, no matter the form, can never be broken, wrong, or sinful? How will you love more and share more of yourself with the world around you? How will you help the next generation know that you are needed, you are important, you are wanted, you are included, and you are loved? We need you now. When you raise your voice, the world will hear your echo for generations to come. Raise your voice, hear IT echo You are loved, James To read more from Dr. Mike Rosebush, check him out on Medium. Episode theme by Emorie: Raise a voice, hear it echo

To appreciate the life and legacy of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer is to speak truth to power and unite in song. In June of 2021, Opera For All Voices did just that, hosting an online workshop of This Little Light Of Mine, the one-act opera commissioned by Santa Fe Opera, composed by Chandler Carter with a libretto by Diana Solomon-Glover, in collaboration with Kentucky Opera led by Barbara Lynne Jamison. No one's better suited to take the mic than for this exploration Ms. Hamer's lasting impact than Diana. She delivers three riveting segments beginning with Ann and Chester Grundy, community activists from Lexington, KY,  who had encounters with Fannie Lou Hamer.  When Ann Grundy offered to escort Ms. Hamer around Berea College campus for a week-long speaking engagement in 1964, little did she know the ripple effect that Ms. Hamer's presence in her life would have.  One year later and 40 miles away, Mrs. Grundy's soon-to-be husband Chester met Ms. Hamer at the University of Kentucky. “She asked us what are we doing?” At 18, he was unable to interpret the profound nature of that question. While he wishes he could go back in time to give a more substantive answer, Mr. Grundy knows one thing for sure. “[Fannie Lou Hamer] was a kind of, I would say, a transitional person, someone you never forget, somebody who did something that changed the kind of orbit of your life.” In the second segment, Diana speaks with Dr. Aldon Morris, the Leon Forrest Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University, and Reverend Dr. James Forbes Jr, Senior Minister Emeritus of Riverside Church in NYC. After reading an article he wrote for Northwestern Magazine, Diana was inspired to engage Dr. Morris in conversation about the power of art, music specifically, to affect long-held mindsets about sociological issues.  “Music has just been a central component of our long struggle to be free,” he says, a galvanizing force for centuries. The act of singing itself gave Ms. Hamer the courage to defy intimidation and brutality, to be the light in times of darkness.   Rev. Forbes agrees. Music has always played a central role to worship in Black churches. Ms. Hamer instinctively understood that perseverance and truth were woven into the lyrics she sang. “You just sing about it,” Rev. Forbes says, “[and] you may be able to get away with a political critique.” The final segment features Diana, Barbara Lynne, and Andrea reflecting on the role of art and artists in a world afraid to confront the truth. Beyond portraying key events in the life of voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, This Little Light Of Mine introduces audiences to truths that may be new to them and, in the process, energize them to transform the future. “The music gave so much power to the movement and, it's very hard to describe in words, but the thing that music does to us is totally experiential,” Diana and her guests remind us. “It kind of defies language.” RELATED EPISODES: Season 2, episode 7: Mother of a Movement - introduction to the commission of This Little Light of Mine with composer Chandler Carter and librettist Diana Solomon-Glover Season 3, bonus episode: Is This America? - interview with voting and civil rights activist, LaToya Ratlieff, Fannie Lou Hamer's grand-niece; and Diana Solomon-Glover Season 3, episode 4: Singing a Call to Action - featuring the interpretative artists and community partners of Is This America? Season 3, episode 6: Building a Better Society - featuring guest host Javier Mendoza and Florida International University students who performed a live stream of Is This America? *** Key Change is a production of The Santa Fe Opera in collaboration with Opera for All Voices. Hosted by Andrea Fellows Fineberg Guest Host Diana Solomon-Glover Featuring: Ann & Chester Grundy - Community activists Diana Solomon-Glover - Librettist, This Little Light Of Mine, and Key Change guest host Reverend Dr. James Forbes, Jr. - Senior Minister Emeritus of The Riverside Church, NYC Dr. Aldon Morris - The Leon Forrest Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University  Barbara Lynne Jamison - General Director, Kentucky Opera Produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios Audio Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe Theme music by Rene Orth with Corrie Stallings, mezzo-soprano, and Joe Becktell, cello. NEW! Cover art by Dylan Crouch Episode Recording Engineer: Andrew Kung Photography Special thanks to Kentucky Opera   MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE This episode contains excerpts from the This Little Light of Mine workshop in collaboration with Kentucky Opera, featuring Nicole Joy Mitchell as Fannie Lou Hamer. Credits:  Composer: Chandler Carter  Librettist: Diana Solomon-Glover  Director: Beth Greenberg  Chorus master: Everett McCorvey  Music Director: Jeri Lynne Johnson  Fannie Lou Hamer: Nicole Joy Mitchell  Dorothy Jean Hamer: Aundi Marie Moore  June Johnson/SNCC Worker: Heather Hill    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Reckoning Is Here - Dr. Aldon Morris, Northwestern Magazine *** This podcast is made possible due to the generous funding from the Melville Hankins Family Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and an OPERA America Innovation Grant, supported by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.   To learn more about Opera For All Voices, visit us at SantaFeOpera.org

 | Artist  | Title  | Album Name  | Album Copyright | Lachy Doley  | Only Cure  | Songs Of Isolation 3  |  | Ale Ponti  | Locomotive Papa (Mama Was A Railroad Line  | Dead Railroad Line Chronicles | Tom Malachowski and Paul Gillings  | If You Need  | Norfolk Boy  |  | Eric Bibb  | Talkin' 'Bout A Train Part 2  | Dear America  |  | Bridget Kelly Band  | Free Me  | Dark Spaces  |  | Ericson Holt  | Empty Without A Secret  | 99 Degrees  | Conch Town Records | Amos Milburn  | What Can I Do-  | Complete Aladdin Recordings 1994 CD2 | Big Creek Slim  | Three Kind Words  | Migration Blues  |  | John Hammond  | Further On Up the Road  | Timeless  |   |  | Mike Zito  | You Don't Have Me  | Resurrection  |  | Walter Parks and the Unlawful Assembly  | Down by the Riverside  | Unlawful Assembly | Mama & Friends  | This Little Light Of Mine  | Mama's Bag  | Bone Union Records | Lightnin' Guy & The Houserockers  | Sadie  | Plays Hound Dog Taylor | Tedeschi Trucks Band  | Anyday  | Tedeschi Trucks Band-Layla Revisited | Will Wilde  | Your Days Are Numbered  | Raw Blues  |  | Dom Martin's Savages  | Laundromat  | Dom Martin's Savages Live At The Harlington | Chuck Berry  | Sweet Little Sixteen  | The Blues Collection (Chuck Berry) | Mike Zito & Friends  | Down Bound Train  | Rock 'N' Roll; A Tribute To Chuck Berry | EG Kight  | Evil  | Trio Sessions  |  | Donna Herula  | Black Ice  | Bang At The Door  |  | TBelly  | Tired Of Listening Bone  | I Never Want To See Me Again | Eddie Martin  | Before We Wake Up  | The Birdcage Sessions | The Lucky Ones  | Since the Farm Got Sold  | The Lucky Ones  |  | Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram  | You're Already Gone  | 662  |   | 

A very special Tiny Celebration from GLIDE honoring our co-founder, our mother, our poet, and our heart, Janice Mirikitani. In this episode Minister of Celebration Marvin K White interviews Rev. Cecil Williams and Janice Mirikitani on the early days of Glide and the LGBTQ+ community. We close the episode with "This Little Light Of Mine" from The Glide Ensemble.Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/ 

 | Artist  | Title  | Album Name  | Album Copyright | R K. Turner  | Only  | Out Here On My Own | Dik Banovich  | How Can A Poor Man  | Run to You  |  | Cedric Burnside  | Love You Forever  | I Be Trying  |  | Half Deaf Clatch  | A Perfect Night To Raise The Dead  | Severine the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans | Blind Willie McTell  | Beedle Um Bum (Remastered 2018)  | Last Session - Remastered  | Prestige/Bluesville Records | Eddie Martin  | Amazing Grace  | The Birdcage Sessions | Big Creek Slim  | Hard Times  | Migration Blues  |  | Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny  | Big City Blues  | Let's Get Happy Together  | Stoney Plain | Ralph Willis  | Income Tax Blues  | Banker's Blues:  A Study In The Effects Of Fiscal Mischief (Vol 1)  | Document Records | Lightnin' Hopkins  | A Man Like Me Is Hard To Find  | Lonesome Life (1969) | Rev Gary Davis  | Lovin' Spoonful  | Live at Newport: July 1965 | Malcolm Holcombe  | Higher Ground  | Tricks of the Trade (Release Date - August 20 2021) | Mama & Friends  | This Little Light Of Mine  | Mama & Friends  | Black and Tan Records | Charley Patton  | Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues  | Total Blues - 100 Essential Songs

This little light of mine I'm going to let it shine Oh, this little light of mine I'm going to let it shine

Welcome to GLIDE Memorial Church’s “Tiny Celebrations,” the mini-podcast highlighting the inspirational words and music from our Sunday Celebration. In this episode The Glide Ensemble and The Change Band present our commuity song for Pride Sunday, "This Little Light Of Mine."Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/

This Little Light Of Mine Reader: Jon Watson Date: 20th June 2021 Time: Passage: Mark 4:21 ------------------- We have by the fireside in our house a little lamp which we bought in Israel many years ago. It is just the kind of lamp Jesus would have referred to in the verses in Mark 4:21-25. Jesus loved using stories and word pictures to get across what he wanted people to hear and think about. He said: "Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand." (Mark 4:23). When we do listen to Jesus and take his word seriously we will realise that what he has to say is truly important for us and for other people as well. As we take Jesus' teaching into our hearts and as we follow him as our Lord and our Saviour then he gives us a great work to do — to let our light shine - that is, to tell others what Jesus wants them to know too. Our little light by the fireside will not give much light when compared with the electric lights we are used to today. However, in the time Jesus lived on earth there were no big lights in most houses and the little lights shone out brilliantly in the darkness. So, no matter how young we may be or how old, Jesus wants us to shine out for him and the truth he wants everyone to know about him. Do you know the children's chorus: "_This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine"_? ## Prayer Dear Lord, please help me to shine out for you by the way I live. Amen.

Hello and welcome to Episode 29 of This Little Light Of Mine.  My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for the final episode of season one!  I can't believe that it's already been over a year since I first embarked on this soul-searching journey of healing, forgiveness, and recovery! In today's final story episode for season one I walk you through the final years of my life leading up to my eventual breakdown and surrender.  TRIGGER WARNING: In today's episode I will be talking about suicidal ideation.  As always, I encourage all listeners to be gentle with themselves, listen to your own bodies and to proceed with loving intent, knowing that it's okay to stop and/or take breaks.  For some, you may need to skip this episode and that's okay.  It will be here when you are ready. Thank you again for being part of This Little Light Of Mine and for helping me to bring more love into our world.  This Little Light Of Mine will return in late summer 2021 with new episodes that stand up for love and prioritize mental health, emotional health, and spiritual health in your life and the lives of all people. If you've enjoyed season one of This Little Light Of Mine or think some of the episodes may help bring hope, understanding, or love to someone in your life, I'd love your help sharing these episodes.  Would you go to Apple Podcasts to rate and review? Don't forget to subscribe yourself so you don't miss any of season two?  I'd also love to keep in touch over the summer.  You can follow me on IG @the_jamespowell. Thanks you so much listening and remember, you are wanted, you are worth fighting for, you are needed and you are loved. James.

Hello and welcome to Episode 28 of This Little Light Of Mine.  My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for the second part of my interview with my parents. If you haven't already listened to the first part of our conversation, I would encourage you to hop back one episode so that you have the chance to catch our full conversation. The response to Ep27 and the first part of our chat has been overwhelming, affirming, and eye-opening.  Thank you for sharing so much of your raw emotion, personal reflections, and insights with me. Families truly are some of the most complicated relationships that we have.  AND these relationships can be up, down, and all over the place. Trust me, the relationships within our family are constantly in flux and we're all slowly learning that part of being human is to embrace this discomfort. Sitting down with my parents like this I heard some of the words that I've been waiting to hear for my entire life. I am so incredibly proud of the vulnerability, honesty, strength, and love that my parents brought into this conversation.  I'm also proud that I was able to bring the same.  As I listened back and editing these episodes, I was blown away at how we all showed up.   A HUGE thank you to my parents for opening up and joining me for this conversation.  I almost didn't ask you because I assumed your answer would be no.  I'm glad I didn't listen to that fearful voice.  Thank you for your vulnerability, your courage, your support, and your love.  There have been a handful of times where I've felt your love and support for WHO I am as a person and this is one of them.  Thank you for seeing me, for loving me, and for living together with me in our world of gray. Here are some of the references my parents shared during our conversation: Cross in the Closet - Timothy Kurek For the Bible Tells Me So - Daniel Karslake Boy Erased - with Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe Matthew Shepard Story And thank you to all of you who have been listening along, sharing your thoughts, opinions, and challenges with me as each of you learn to navigate, live, grow, and thrive within our many shades of gray.  I'd like to invite each of you back in two weeks' time for the last episode of S01 of This Little Light Of Mine.   In my final story episode of the season, I come full circle and I talk about some of the uncomfortable events in my professional, personal, and spiritual life that helped me to hit bottom and break open so that I could finally start to see and to remember the light inside of me that has always been shining bright. Until then. Wherever you are on this journey, know that you are loved unconditionally by God who made you exactly as you are. You are created for spiritual growth that embraces your full humanity.  You are designed to learn, grow, thrive, and evolve, even if that process causes you some awkward and uncomfortable growing pains. You are loved. James

Excerpt of Shift Orion and Tiana J talking about trying to relax as a fixed sign in Gemini and Saggitarius vibes.  Come jump in the time machine to a month ago and celebrate Tiana's 13 year anniversary and hear the story of how she met Joy. Then she preaches about the old chestnut, This Little Light Of Mine. Shift uplifts Sigour Ros' music video for Vario, expresses unease about technology, and invites you all to go in on a meal for him to celebrate his 4-year celibacy anniversary that happened on February 15th, 2021. Yes, that is the day after Valentine's Day. No, he does not explain how that happened. Please direct Shift's belated, celebrated 4-year celibacy anniversary gifts to: cash app $iamshift  Tip guest host Tiana J on Venmo @TianaJC and CashApp $TianaJC. Follow Tiana on IG @retreatyoselves and @djtjc   Hear the full episode on Patreon!

Hello and welcome to Episode 27 of This Little Light Of Mine.  My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for today's interview episode. Families can be some of the most complicated relationships that we have.  Adding elements of religion and queerness can be like adding fuel to an already roaring fire. On today's episode I'm joined with Christian parenting experts, LGBTQ2S+ advocates, and the earthly creators of me… yup, this is the first part of my interview with my Mom & Dad. As you'll hear, I was pretty nervous and awkward when starting this conversation, but wow, am I ever glad that I pushed through those messy feelings. What I think we all realized after having this conversation is how poorly we've all been at asking many of the questions that we've been holding onto for years. One thing that I've been repeatedly reminded of during my recovery journey is that we are only as sick as our secrets.  As much as I've tried to keep some of these awkward and uncomfortable conversations in, it doesn't do anything for the healing process, in fact, it hurts it.  Keeping silent and not having an authentic conversation was keeping me trapped in my head and living in my past. Uncomfortable conversations are part of the journey, these are signs that you are growing.  That being said, there is a big difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe.  I wasn't ready to have many of these conversations when I was younger because I felt unsafe.    You might be in a similar position in your life right now.  Only you will know your own situation and I encourage you to go inside and to listen to what you know is true for you.  Don't force these situations and make yourself feel wrong if you feel you are not safe in having them. Wherever you are on this journey, know that you are loved unconditionally by God who made you exactly as you are. You are created for spiritual growth that embraces your full humanity.  You are designed to learn, grow, thrive, and evolve, even if that process causes you some awkward and uncomfortable growing pains. You are loved.

How do artists lend their talents in support of social change when they’re literally and figuratively stifled by a global pandemic? They do as voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer did in 1964: they find a way to make their voices heard.  In this episode of Key Change, host Andrea Fellows Fineberg takes listeners on a short trip with maximum impact. Travel back to the autumn of 2020, to the final weeks of a contentious presidential campaign, to the deck of a historic oil tanker docked in New York Harbor, to the timely world premiere of Is This America? a one-of-a-kind opera event that addressed this country’s history of voter suppression while at the same time celebrating the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer and those who stood with her. A three-scene workshop of This Little Light Of Mine, a new one-act opera by composer Chandler Carter and librettist Diana Solomon-Glover, Is This America? portrays pivotal moments in the life of Ms. Hamer dovetailed with scenes related to the Black Lives Matter protests that took place last summer. The piece is a catalyst for advancing these crucial conversations. It is the antithesis of the division that voter disenfranchisement seeks to further.  Is This America? swiftly became the imperfectly perfect OFAV storytelling vehicle with which to reinforce artistic and democratic ideals. The Mary A. Whalen - that previously mentioned 613-ton oil tanker  - with its contemplative views of the Statue Of Liberty and Freedom Tower proved the imperfectly perfect outdoor stage. This episode features conversations with the interpretive artists whose Herculean efforts took Is This America? from stoop-front inspiration to online rehearsals to a pandemic-approved performance space. Beth Greenberg, the stage director associated with both works, shares creative insights. Carolina Salguero, founder and director of PortSide NewYork, the community partner and venue provider, offers commentary on the production’s unique locale. Music director Jeri Lynne Johnson provides social context. And the emotional recollections of singers Nicole Joy Mitchell, Briana Elyse Hunter, and Heather Hill speak to an artist’s role in these tumultuous but hopeful times.  VIEW THE FULL WORKSHOP:Is This America? ALSO MENTIONED IN EPISODE: PortSide NewYork - nonprofit organization helmed by Carolina Salguero, home of the Mary A. Whalen, our performance venue for Is This America?  Winston’s Smoke BBQ in Centennial, CO  - Heather Hill’s family’s restaurant RELATED EPISODES: Season 2, episode 7: Mother of a Movement. - introduction to the commission of This Little Light of Mine with composer Chandler Carter and  librettist Diana Solomon-Glover Season 3, Bonus Episode: Is This America? - interview with voting and civil rights activist, LaToya Ratlieff, Fannie Lou Hamer’s grand-niece; and Diana Solomon-Glover *** Key Change is a production of The Santa Fe Opera in collaboration with Opera for All Voices. Hosted by Andrea Fellows Fineberg Featuring: Beth Greenberg - Stage Director Carolina Salguero - Founder & Director, PortSide NewYork (community partner, venue provider) Jeri Lynne Johnson - Music Director Nicole Joy Mitchell - Fannie Lou Hamer Briana Elyse Hunter - Tanya, and other characters Heather Hill - June Johnson/SNCC Worker Produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios Audio Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe Theme music by Rene Orth with Corrie Stallings, mezzo-soprano, and Joe Becktell, cello. Cover art by David Tousley This episode contains excerpts from the Is This America? workshop.  Other artists include: Michelle Cann, Pianist; Carol Szwei, Jacqueline Gregg, Jacob Terrell, Roosevelt Credit. Special thanks to PortSide NewYork and Carolina Salguero. Is This America? was sponsored by Lynn  J. Loacker. This podcast is made possible due to the generous funding from the Melville Hankins Family Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and an OPERA America Innovation Grant, supported by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.   To learn more about Opera for all voices, visit us at SantaFeOpera.org

Hello and welcome to Episode 25 of This Little Light Of Mine.  My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for today's interview episode, ‘Not defining'. On today's episode I'm joined with orientation advocate Mark Smith and his wife Victoria.  Mark runs a support site for anyone struggling with their orientation.  He has an expanded heart and focus on humans who may be questioning, undefined, changing, Bi+, or fluid.   Before we jump into our conversation with Mark and Vic let's pause, for a few minutes to reflect on the topic of orientation.  How exactly do you define a person's orientation?  How do you define your own orientation? Is orientation static?  Does it change over time?  Is it fluid? Is your specific orientation defined and spelled out in the Bible?  Does your orientation automatically indicate who you're having sex with? What about the term bisexuality?  What comes up for you around this term?  What thoughts, stories or preconceived notions do you have around someone who might identify as bisexual? With some of your own perceptions top of mind, you're now ready for today's interview with Mark and Vic called ‘Not defining'.

On today's episode I'm joined with author Marc-Henri Sendoz Paradella. Marc-Henri's new book Toxic Jesus – A Journey from Holy Shit to Spiritual Healing is creating international acclaim in progressive Christian, deconstruction and religious trauma circles. Marc-Henri has a fascinating story of deep faith, questioning, deconstruction and reconstruction. Don't forget, if you want the chance to win your very own copy of Toxic Jesus all you need to do is subscribe, rate and leave a review of This Little Light Of Mine on Apple Podcasts. Next story episode I will choosing one of the reviewers and will send them their own copy of Marc-Henri's newest book so they can devour it themselves. For those of you not yet familiar with Marc-Henri, he grew up in Europe and was the son of a charismatic Pentecostal minister. As a young boy, Marc-Henri was spiritually and psychologically abused, as he forced to undergo multiple public faith healings to cure him of a leg impairment. Despite the insistence of his church and his family that Marc-Henri had been healed by God, Marc-Henri and his medical doctors continually confirmed that no healing and no change had taken place.[/caption] Feeling lost, confused, and angry Marc-Henri internalized these messages at a very young age. He believed there was something wrong with him and that he was broken and unwanted by God but put on a brave face and kept pushing forward. He studied Protestant theology at the University of Geneva and fulfilled what he thought was his life mission when he became a pastor of an evangelical church for over 15 years. But Marc-Henri's internalized messages of shame and unworthiness never went away. By not addressing his toxic shame, the parts of him and his beliefs that he tried to exile had only grown stronger. His deep questioning of his faith led him to resign when he realized that he could no longer run away from who he was truly designed to be. Toxic Jesus shares how Marc-Henri faced his shadows, began long-term therapeutic and integrative work and began his process of deconstruction and reconstruction. In that process he discovered the need to grow into a deeper and renewed spirituality, one that would fully take into account what was happening to him, without sugar-coating or falling into the magical thinking he was taught as a child. He found a spirituality that would truly help him to face reality. And as he calls it, a “no bullshit” spirituality that will always be a work in progress.

It's 2021… we made it!  Hello, and welcome Episode 22 of This Little Light Of Mine.  My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for today's story episode, ‘Validate me'. It feels good to be here and to share more of an upbeat and lighter story episode with you today.  And that's what this episode is all about, validation and feeling good. In today's story episode I'm shedding many of the awkward, scared, small and unwanted masks of my school years.  This period of my life is my coming out and reinvention.   And man, did it ever feel good! As I reflect back on this period of time it's incredible to see how fast I jumped at all of these opportunities.  I look back with awe and wonder at the cockiness, confidence and zest for life that I had.  To be honest, sometimes I wish I could steal some of that and bring that into present day. I was on an ego upswing and after spending most of my life locked away in a closet of shame and self-hatred my new life of freedom was everything that I dreamed of… or so I thought. Back at this time in my life I wasn't even conscious of the new double life that I had created.  I didn't see the all too familiar trap that I was sprinting towards.  I didn't see how my circumstances had changed but that I hadn't changed. External validation was the intoxicating drug that I used as a life support for my flat lining self-esteem.  And damn, that drug works great!  But what I didn't realize was how addictive it was. Once I got a taste of positive external validation I couldn't stop.  I always needed more. So, what about you?  Have you ever got hooked on external validation?  Are you crushed when you don't get the number of likes you NEED on Instagram?  Or what about feedback?  Are you able to accept honest feedback or do you need to surround yourself in an echo chamber of people that look like you, act like you and think like you? Welcome to the journey towards healthy self-esteem! If you haven't joined our community on Instagram or Facebook, I'd invite you to visit @MyLightShinesBright and make sure to check out our Trauma Tuesday posts from December, January and February where we'll be focusing on self-esteem. I'm looking forward to being with you in two-weeks' time with author Marc-Henri Sandoz Paradella to talk about his new book Toxic Jesus and his journey from Holy Shit to Spiritual Healing. I'm really excited to share Marc-Henri's work and I want to give away a free copy of ‘Toxic Jesus' to a listener of This Little Light Of Mine.  For your chance to win all you need to do is subscribe, rate and leave a review of This Little Light Of Mine on Apple Podcasts. Next story episode I will choose one of the reviews and send you your very own copy of Toxic Jesus and the journey from Holy Shit to Spiritual Healing. Until then, be safe and know that you are loved. James

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Hello and welcome to Episode 18 of This Little Light Of Mine.  My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for today's episode, ‘Scapegoat'. Over the past few weeks on IG and Facebook @MyLightShinesBright our trauma topic of conversation has been around the concept of ‘The Scapegoat'.  This is a relatively new term for me, and it seems like it's a term that resonates with many that are on similar journeys of trauma recovery, addiction recovery, those deconstructing their religious beliefs, people experiencing homelessness and many in the BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ communities. A scapegoat is a truth teller in a family, company or community.  They are the ones that will verbalize or act out “the problem” that others are attempting to cover up or deny. Scapegoats are also called many other names… negative, shit disturber, trouble-maker, problem child, killer of dreams and get labelled with words like hostile, angry, crazy or defiant. What I'm learning is that insecure leaders or people with insecure positions of power need to marginalize or try to sideline the scapegoat.  The truth-telling of the scapegoat brings issues to the surface, questions the status quo and calls for actual transparency and radical change in our world. On today's episode I'm in conversation with another radical truth-teller and scapegoat, Junia "June" Joplin. Junia “June” Joplin began serving in church ministry over twenty years ago, at nineteen years old. She has served congregations in the U.S. and Canada, most recently serving as a pastor in suburban Toronto. She holds degrees from Appalachian State University and the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond.  A long-time advocate for greater LGBTQ+ acceptance in faith communities, June made international headlines last summer when she came out as a trans woman and was subsequently fired by her congregation. June has been acclaimed as a stirring preacher and graceful leader. Her sermons and other content can be found on her website, pastorjune.com. June is feisty, funny and incredibly vulnerable as she shares part of her story and message of hope and love for fellow truth-tellers. I hope you grow as much from this conversation as I did. James www.ThisLittleLightOfMine.CA

Loving God...Loving the Church...Loving Our Community and the World

Loving God...Loving the Church...Loving Our Community and the World

Hello and welcome to Episode 17 of This Little Light Of Mine. My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for today's episode, ‘In the shadows'. Before we get started with today's episode, I want to be very transparent that this is my first ‘explicit' episode as this part of my story contains content that may trigger some survivors. In today's episode I will be talking about sexual assault, rape, trauma and dissociation. I encourage all listeners to be gentle with themselves and to proceed with loving intent as they listen, knowing that it's okay to stop and/or take breaks.  If you are a survivor of religious trauma, sexual abuse or assault or are a person facing mental health issues related to today's conversation I strongly encourage you to be extremely gentle with yourself and to reach out to a mental health professional that specializes in trauma. I am terrified about sharing these next few story episodes with you. Ever since starting TLLOM I've been pushing these episodes to the back of my mind by telling myself… they are months away… just focus on the episode in front of you. And now we're here.  I'm not sharing these stories to be salacious, to call anyone out, or to shame anyone, in fact, that's why I've never shared much of today's content with anyone. I'm sharing this part of my story because I want to reduce shame. Shame reduction starts when you welcome light into the shadow parts of your life. I'm also sharing because I want allies and those who continue to inflict spiritual abuse on our LGBTQ2S+ children to understand what happens when you teach a child that they're not allowed to love.  Authentic sharing is the antidote to toxic shame. Fear, disconnection and hiding in the shadows is what fuels the cancer of shame. I know this fear all too well. In fact, I've only been showing you the parts of me that I think are socially acceptable.  This is how I've operated for most of my life, I've been hiding behind a mask… but there are other parts of me too… it's only been through decades of extensive therapy and intensive trauma therapy over the past year that I'm starting to see some of my protective parts. Parts of me… not the whole me.  Growing up in a fundamentalist background I was never taught about ‘parts'… I was simply taught that I was either good or evil, a saint or a sinner, of God or of Satan. It was this type of harmful thinking that taught me that I was completely broken, a forgotten sinner and an abomination in the eyes of God. It was this type of toxic theology that drove me out in search of nourishment... but the nourishment I found nearly starved me to death. It's time for more of me to step out of the shadows. James www.ThisLittleLightOfMine.CA @MyLightShinesBright

Hello and welcome to Episode 14 of This Little Light Of Mine.  My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for today's episode, ‘The shift'. In today's episode I'm joined by best-selling author, podcaster, and PROGRESSIVE pastor Colby Martin.  Colby is passionate about carving out a space within Christianity that includes: a whole-heartedly affirming posture toward LGBTQ individuals, a broader acceptance of other spiritual practices and religious perspectives, an agreeableness toward science, and a commitment to always growing, transforming, and trusting that the best days are yet to come. Colby is one of leading voices of the Progressive Christian movement, he made me cry with his vision for the church in his first book UnClobber – Rethinking our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality and introduce me to the incredible voices of Brian McLaren and Glennon Doyle.  Colby will be talking about his newly released book The Shift: Surviving and Thriving after Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity For those moving from a conservative to progressive sense of Christianity, Colby talks of our need to welcome doubt, welcome questioning, welcome vulnerability. This journey is not about pretending that any human has all the answers or that any of the answers can fit neatly into one of two boxes. I also really appreciate Colby, his story and his approach because he acknowledges (and has experienced) some of the pain, loss, anger and loneliness that the journey forward has… these feelings and all of our feelings are valid and are part of our healing process so that we can grow forward into the full expression of who we were created to be.  As much as we might want to (and as much as I have tried), we can't skip over this part. What came up for you as you listened to this conversation with Colby?  What questions did it stir inside of you?  What anger might have come up?  What new hope or insight might have been born? I'd love to hear from you. A huge thank again to Colby Martin for joining us today and for helping set a new course of bringing more love into our world with his new book ‘The Shift'.   Thank you so much for joining us today and I look forward to connecting with you in two-weeks' time for our next story episode called ‘PUREity shame' where I share what it was like growing up in the 90's evangelical church culture and share about one of my worst nightmares coming to life.  Thank you again for being with us today and before I go I want to remind you. Your story is important.  You were designed with a powerful voice.  We need to hear what you have to say.  Your feelings and your experiences are valid.  You have the right to feel safe and be safe. You matter, you are needed, you are wanted, and you are loved. James

In today's episode ‘Gospel gaslighting' I share where some of my emotional arrested development started.  Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their own memory, perception, or judgment, often evoking in them cognitive dissonance and other changes, including low self-esteem. In short, gaslighting is another's attempt to question your ‘Knowing' or to question your ‘Truth'. The antidote to gaslighting is vulnerability and intimacy.  It's taking off the armor.  It's going off script and having a heart-to-heart conversation.  It's radical transparency, it's mucky, it's messy and it's emotional… because… guess what… we are emotional beings! Instead of teaching ourselves how to reign in our emotions, suppress our feelings, labeling our feelings as good vs. bad we have the opportunity to honour ourselves and each other by bringing our full and wonderfully messy selves into each and every situation.  And just to be clear, I'm not saying “bring ALL of your emotions ALL of the time into EVERY situation”, we need to balance this with emotional intelligence and gauge how can I appropriately show my emotions and be human right now. Being told that my inner knowing, my being, my sexuality, my orientation, whatever you want to call it was wrong or it was a choice or something I could get rid of; I always knew that it wasn't.  But I was taught to doubt myself, and so many people are taught to doubt who they are, who God created them to be. Our emotions, our feelings, our conscience, our intuition these are our gifts from God.  They are what make us unique and they are what we need to fully bring forward, each and every one of us, if we are going to heal forward together. Next episode I will be joined by best-selling author, podcaster, and PROGRESSIVE pastor Colby Martin. Colby is passionate about carving out a space within Christianity that includes: a whole-heartedly affirming posture toward LGBTQ individuals, a broader acceptance of other spiritual practices and religious perspectives, an agreeableness toward science, and a commitment to always growing, transforming, and trusting that the best days are yet to come. Join us next episode as I sit down with Colby Martin! Colby is one of leading voices of the Progressive Christian movement, he made me cry with his vision for the church in his first book UnClobber – Rethinking our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality” and introduce me to the incredible voices of Brian McLaren and Glennon Doyle. Colby will be talking about his newly released book ‘The Shift: Surviving and Thriving after Moving from Conversative to Progressive Christianity' I want to give away a free copy of his book ‘The Shift' to a listener of This Little Light Of Mine. For your chance to win all you need to do is subscribe, rate and leave a review of This Little Light Of Mine on Apple Podcasts or on IGTV. Next episode I will choose one of the reviews and send you your very own copy of ‘The Shift'.    I have one more surprise. I want to introduce you to Nancy Shadlock, CEO and founder of Centered life coaching and host of The Coming Out Chronicles. Nancy's work as a ‘coming out coach' caught my attention along with her upcoming retreat, appropriately call ‘The Shift' and don't forget to contact Nancy for her superpowers session (I know I'll be reaching out!) Thank you again for being with us today and before I go I want to remind you. Your story is important. Your thoughts are important. Your intuition is important. Your knowing is important. Your questions are important. Your doubting is important. And what if, what if you're not wrong? You are designed with a powerful voice that we need to hear.  You are loved. James

Hello and welcome to Episode 12 of This Little Light Of Mine.  My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for today's episode, ‘I was wrong'. In today's episode I'm joined with best-selling author, columnist, Anglican cleric and former nightly television and radio host, Michael Coren.  Michael and I will be talking about his book Epiphany and “what went wrong” on his journey from being the posterboy of Catholic conservatism towards his profound spiritual and personal change of heart towards the queer community. Michael is a Christian author and broadcaster who hosted the night show ‘The Arena' for four years on Sun News, the Canadian version Fox News in the United States (let that sink in for a minute). Michael was well known for opposing same - sex marriage and was, in Canada, arguably the institution's most high - profile opponent, came to be not only a passionate defender of marriage equality but also a champion of gay rights and an outspoken campaigner for full acceptance of gay people into the Christian church .  I would highly encourage you to follow Michael on Twitter @MichaelCoren to experience Michael's social commentary, intellect and homour. A huge thank again to Michael Coren for joining us today and for helping set a new course forward with three simple words “I was wrong”. What about you?  As you listen to Michael's words today, as you look around our world, our political landscape or the relationships in your life; could you be wrong about any of your beliefs?  Or are you 100% certain?  I'm starting to wonder if it's that ‘certainty' that might actually be the sin we should all really be afraid of.  Thank you so much for joining us today and I look forward to connecting with you in two-weeks' time for our next story episode called ‘Gospel Gaslighting' where I dive into lessons of hyper-vigilant love I was taught while growing up in an evangelical church.  Thank you again for being with us today and before I go I want to remind you. Your story is important.  You were designed with a powerful voice, no matter who you are.  We need to hear what you have to say.  You matter, you are needed, you are wanted, and you are loved. James

This is Back To The Old Paths, for the weekend of Sunday, September 13, 2020. This week, our songs are from The Raynes Family and we have part two of a recently-preached-for-radio message, from Matthew 5:14-16.

Hello and welcome to Episode 9 of This Little Light Of Mine.  My name is James Powell and I'm glad that you're able to join me for today's episode, Seeds of Shame. Before I get started I want to give a big shout out to a few community members who are blowing me away with their sharing, encouragement and insights as we discover, heal and grow forward in love together. Poulami from Lit.Wings in IndiaMark aka NotDefining in the UKSway from Polite but Savage podcast coming out of DubaiHarvey from New ZealandMichael from New York In today's episode I'm taking you WAY back to some of my earliest memories from a pre-school Jimmy (yup… I was Jimmy back then).  As I do my own inner child work and travel back to ages 3/4/5/6 I can clearly see the imprint of early trauma and can almost pinpoint where toxic shame entered my life as a young boy. What I've learned in recovery is that trauma comes from the inhibition of emotion AND the earlier in life that you start to block or supress your emotions the deeper the damage can be.   As you'll hear in today's episode, when it came to learning about shame, my visceral brain was so quick to learn and remember.  In an instant I locked in shame and created an imprint that dominated my future.   Once this type of shame-based imprint has been set, ongoing painful experiences that reinforce the original imprint, continue to lay down new pathways in your brain and you become more and more sensitive to painful stimuli as you progress through life… as I look back at my life experience I can see how true this is.  In the most basic terms, here's what I'm talking about; once shame sets in it grows and grows until you GO BACK and address things from where they began…. This is the premise of inner child work.  This is also why, when it comes to trauma, it is important that we take the time to go back to the source of pain and to lovingly ask powerful questions like “what happened to me?” and you process your trauma.  We need to stop running from our trauma, we need to stop having our experiences silenced and we need to stop numbing our painful feelings. We need to process our trauma, feel our feelings and move through them. I hope you enjoy today's episode; Seeds of Shame. James IG: @MyLightShinesBright

In Western cultures we have been trained to label addictions as BAD.  They are something that are undesirable, they hurt, they destroy and they kill.  Our first trained instinct when the topic of addiction comes up is ‘HOW DO WE STOP IT', ‘how do we get ride of it', ‘how do we help the person just say no drugs/alcohol/sex/food or whatever'. But what if we took another approach?  What if we looked at our addictions as gifts?  What if instead of immediately jumping into controlling our stopping an addiction we paused and got curious. What if we asked questions like… What is this addiction adding to my life?  What pain is this addiction covering up?  What larger more overwhelming societal ills does this addiction provide some momentary reprieve.   We live in a world where it's easy to say ‘JUST SAY NO' or to prattle off any of other hundreds of celebrity endorsed ANTI-whatever campaigns… but I know we need to do more…. We need to do the really hard work… because WE CAN DO HARD THINGS (right Glennon Doyle… and another shout out for Untamed) In order for us to really heal we need to take a look at the roots.  We need to understand ‘what happened to us?', ‘what is it that we are trying to avoid', ‘what is really going on underneath all of our pain?' Is it perceived unworthiness because of our sexual orientation, toxic shame taken on because of our gender expression or is it because you have been told that you are somehow less than because of your gender, your race, your body type or differing physical or mental abilities? These are just some of the root causes of trauma that invite addictions into our lives in an attempt to numb some of the pain that we THINK that we just can't possibly face on our own. Today's guest, Cathy Webber is no stranger to pain.  Cathy and I met last year and have shared a number of connection points on our recovery journey together.  In today's interview Cathy will share some of her journey and about how she has been able to start seeing the gift in some of her pain. Our conversation today contains topics relating to trauma and addiction and contains personal sharing that includes stories of personal self-harm, drug use and suicidal ideation.  If this content triggers you or if you are currently having a mental health crisis I urge you to go to your nearest hospital or call 911. Before we begin today's interview I want to remind all of our listeners of the importance of advocating for yourself, asking for help and reaching out to create your own network of professional mental health support.   Do you know anyone who would benefit from today's message?  Are there any people in your network who may be struggling with self-worth, addiction or mental health?  We would love for you to share This Little Light Of Mine with your network so that you might share a message of strength, encouragement and mental wellness with someone who may be in need right now. Thank you to each and every one of you who have subscribed to This Little Light Of Mine, provided comments and ratings.  Your feedback and encouragement really means a lot to me personally AND it helps get our message of unconditional love, hope and healing for ALL out to as many people as possible. Thank you for joining us today, for sharing part of your valuable time with me and I'm looking forward to sharing more of my personal story with you in two weeks-time where I go way back and kick it old school and share one of my first memories of being taught to be ashamed of who I am. Until then… always remember, no matter where you are on your journey, you were created on purpose, you matter, you are wanted, you are needed and you are loved. James

In today's episode of This Little Light Of Mine I share the part of my story where this project first began.  In today's episode I take you into my disclosure session with my parents during my stay at a long-term complex trauma and rehabilitation centre in the US. This is where I really started living. I'm thankful that we didn't really have a Pride Weekend in Toronto this year.  I'm thankful for chaos, anguish and trauma that we are all living through right now.  I'm thankful because I hope this signals the start of our collective awakening. As our world is seemingly falling apart, I know deep within that it has too.  We need to break open so that something new can be born. I have to admit that my heart is racing and my breathing is quite shallow after sharing this episode with you.   All of my protector parts inside are telling me to reign it in, play it safe and to hit delete.  But the deeper I get into recovery, the more I heal, the more I know that I have been giving everything that I need to move forward and use my voice with love. I'm also learning that using my authentic voice doesn't always feel spectacular.  In fact, sometimes it's downright scary.  In my personal life I'm being presented with a number of opportunities to speak up, share my truth and break some of the social codes of silence that I  passively learned to accept over the years.  I can see how my privilege gets in the way and how I use that as an excuse not to do what I know is right for me.   Using my authentic voice can be hard, it's can be scary and to be honest, sometimes it's easier just to look the other way and hope someone else will speak up.  AND that's not the person I was created to be.  This path forward may not always be easy but this is the work I believe we all need to do so that something even better can be born. We are better and WE are strong together when we come together. I want to extend a massive thank you to Amanda, Coach Carey and all of the powerful women in my life who continue to teach me, stretch me and longingly help me see my privilege.  Amanda, Coach Carey, Erin, Angelique, Muqu, Meghan, Suz, Lynn, Leah & Ashley… I am better for knowing you. I also want to thank each of you for joining us today and a huge thank you to all of you who have subscribed to This Little Light Of Mine, shared your ratings and reviews and provided feedback.  Thank you for helping me share a message of unconditional love for ALL people. We will be back in two weeks with a brand new episode with my personal friend Cathy W where she will share her incredible story recovery and talks with us about the ‘Gift of Pain'. So what about you?  As you reflect back on today's episode, what comes up for you?  Do your insides match your outside?  Is there a part inside of you that is yearning to come to the surface? Know that there is greatness in you… let that light shine.  The world needs you. You are loved.    James. @MyLightShinesBright

This Little Light Of Mine Reader: Jon Watson Date: 20th June 2020 Time: ------------------- We have by the fireside in our house a little lamp which we bought in Israel many years ago. It is just the kind of lamp Jesus would have referred to in the verses in Mark 4:21-25. Jesus loved using stories and word pictures to get across what he wanted people to hear and think about. He said: "Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand." (Mark 4:23). When we do listen to Jesus and take his word seriously we will realise that what he has to say is truly important for us and for other people as well. As we take Jesus' teaching into our hearts and as we follow him as our Lord and our Saviour then he gives us a great work to do — to let our light shine - that is, to tell others what Jesus wants them to know too. Our little light by the fireside will not give much light when compared with the electric lights we are used to today. However, in the time Jesus lived on earth there were no big lights in most houses and the little lights shone out brilliantly in the darkness. So, no matter how young we may be or how old, Jesus wants us to shine out for him and the truth he wants everyone to know about him. Do you know the children's chorus: "_This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine"_? ## Prayer Dear Lord, please help me to shine out for you by the way I live. Amen.

How do we get hooked into believing we need something when we don’t need it? Are we in the clutches of commercials? God’s unchangeable rules are for our blessings.Songs:1. “This Little Light Of Mine”, this arrangement by: Shirone & True Life MusicFind out more at shironetruelife.comIf you want to help support the show click here.

Welcome to episode two of This Little Light Of Mine.   My name is James Powell and I'm thrilled to have you join me on this personal journey of healing, discovery and possibility.   (3:02) LISTENER ADVISORY: this episode may contain triggers for some. Topics in this episode include: sexual abuse, trauma, suicide, exorcism, addiction & conversion therapy  For full show notes visit www.ThisLittleLightOfMine.CA   Here's a rundown of S01E02: I've been struggling to use my voice for decades. This has been an ongoing internal battle that, only recently, have I been able to face my fears and trust that I'm being led forward. In the second part of my story I start to talk about deeply personal events from last year that nearly broke me and had me call out for surrender. Thank you so much for listening to part of my personal story today.  If you're willing I want to hear part of yours. Has God/Your Inner Knowing/Or A Higher Power ever whispered a message to you, urged you to create something or help someone?  What fears get in the way of you doing what you know you were created to do?If you could change your life by changing one belief you have about yourself (or that others have about you) what would that belief be? I love hearing from you and would love to journey this path forward together.   Reach out on IG @MyLightShinesBright or visit me at thislittlelightofmine.ca and check out our get involved section where you can find space to actually add your voice and share part of your story. You are loved James.

This Little Light Of Mine by New Direction Bible Fellowship

6. August 2017 - "This Little Light Of Mine" (Jesaja 2,1-5) by Pfarrer Alexander Felchle

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[Part 2] This Little Light Of Mine by Health, Fitness and Nutrition

This Little Light Of Mine... * Here is the link to the article I mention about the song with this title: https://www.npr.org/2018/08/06/630051651/american-anthem-this-little-light-of-mine-resistance * Welcome to Gaia’s Love, a podcast of brief messages to help Humanity bridge the gap to the New Earth. My name is Vivienne Gerard and it is my delight to be A Scribe for Consciousness today, sharing the wisdom that flows through from Source. Here we go! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for spending time with me today! My intention for any content is to be as all-inclusive as possible, allowing space for everyone who listens to bring their own interpretation and integration. I have no religious or other affiliations and continue to evolve on my path as I learn right along with you. I am in no way providing any medical or other health care advice as part of this recording. Please contact your health care provider directly for the appropriate information and any health care related advice. I welcome your comments, feedback & suggestions in the communities below. Ways to connect and learn more about My Soul Journey resources are: Website: www.mysouljourney.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/MySoulJourneywithVivienneGerard Facebook: www.facebook.com/vivgerard Instagram: www.instagram.com/viv_gerard Twitter: twitter.com/viv_gerard Sound Cloud: @vivienne-gerard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “And so I sit here at the edge of consciousness, holding space with the Elders, for and with our Gaia Tribe. Knowing that all is well and exactly as it meant to be – the most perfect of ever-flowing co-creations unfolding, moment by moment in this beautiful Now. My heart is full… steady… eager for all that is yet to come. I chose this experience of incarnation with the greatest of care, trusting that all Souls on Earth also arrived with me in the seeking of our highest potential, and knowing that I would create this very moment of birthing new into existence. … And now we play! And co-create More Upon More Upon More” ~ One Day: My Soul Journey in the Gaia Tribe by Vivienne Gerard, 2017

What's an anthem? It's a stirring call to arms or an expression of collective emotion. Sometimes it's a recognition of injustice, a representation of an oppressed group, or an inspirational message of hope. But it always captures something much larger than itself — the spirit of a community, unified in its common feeling or cause, like the time a gay men's choir sang "Make Them Hear You" at a rally in Tennessee. Or the time counter protestors sang "This Little Light Of Mine" in Charlottesville, Va. to a group of white nationalists. On July 4, NPR kicks off its American Anthem series. It'll eventually feature 50 different anthems picked by NPR staffers, music scholars, artists and listeners. In anticipation of the series, we dedicate this week's episode of All Songs Considered to anthems. We're joined by NPR's Elizabeth Blair, producer of the American Anthem series, as we reflect on the soundtracks to our collective experiences.

04-02-17 No Limits - This Little Light of Mine

04-02-17 No Limits - This Little Light of Mine

04-02-17 No Limits - This Little Light of Mine

04-02-17 No Limits - This Little Light of Mine

Part one of the series " This Little Light Of Mine." We are called to be the salt and light of this world!

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