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Scheduling note: There will be no podcast the two weeks after Easter, April 21 to May 2, 2025.It's Good Friday in the Church Calendar, April 18, 2025.Our general order and lectionary come from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office.Today's song: Were You There? (African-American spiritual)Psalm 22:1-11John 19:16-24Playlist of songs from Morning Prayer.If you have a prayer request please ⁠submit it here⁠. Sign up ⁠here⁠ for the email list.Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for your support. ⁠You can go here to find out more⁠.Get an ad-free feed of the podcast with a monthly contribution of any amount!⁠Join our Facebook group here!⁠Photo by Patricia McCarty.Collect of the DayGood Friday, Rite TwoAlmighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

SCRIPTURE- Matthew 21:12-13 “Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who were selling doves.  He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you make it a den of thieves.'”REFLECTION-PeggyMUSIC-"Were You There" Instrumental-"Crown Him with Many Crowns" InstrumentalNOTES- thegodminute.org/lent

FPC Knoxville's 4/13/25 Palm Sunday Meditation - Rev. Dr. Meredith Loftis (Psalm 118:19-29) The Passion Narrative (Luke 22: 66, 23: 44-46)Hymn Of Response: "Were You There?"

It's The Second Monday After the Epiphany, Year I in the Church Calendar, January 20, 2025. Our general order and lectionary come from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. Today's song: Were You There? (Taylor Leonhardt) Psalms 16, 17 Mark 2:13-22 Playlist of songs from Morning Prayer. If you have a prayer request please ⁠submit it here⁠. Sign up ⁠here⁠ for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for your support. ⁠You can go here to find out more⁠. Get an ad-free feed of the podcast with a monthly contribution of any amount! ⁠Join our Facebook group here!⁠ Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash Collect of the Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader, 1968, Rite Two Almighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you led your people out of slavery, and made them free at last: Grant that your Church, following the example of your prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in the name of your love, and may secure for all your children the blessed liberty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Were You There on That Christmas Night? GUMC Chancel Choir December 15, 2024 Worship Servicer

How should we respond to the anxiety, fear, and catastrophizing of Election Day? Is there an alternative to fight, flight, or freeze? Can people of Christian conviction stand firm, grounded in faith, leaning into the storm? In this special Election Day episode of Conversing, Mark Labberton welcomes Peter Wehner (columnist, the New York Times, The Atlantic) and David Goatley (president, Fuller Seminary) to make sense of the moral, emotional, and spiritual factors operating in the 2024 US general election. Together they discuss the emotional response to political media; faithful alternatives to the overabundance of fear, anxiety, and catastrophizing; how the threat of affective polarization divides families and friendships; biblical attitudes toward troubling or frightening political and cultural events; how to respond to vitriol, anger, cynicism, hate, and manipulative language; and how the church can help restore trust and be a faithful witness, standing firm through the political storm. About Peter Wehner Peter Wehner, an American essayist, is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, and senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. He writes on politics and political ideas, on faith and culture, on foreign policy, sports, and friendships. Wehner served in three presidential administrations, including as deputy director of presidential speechwriting for President George W. Bush. Later, he served as the director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives. Wehner, a graduate of the University of Washington, is editor or author of six books, including The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump, which the New York Times called “a model of conscientious political engagements.” Married and the father of three, he lives in McLean, Virginia. About David Goatley David Emmanuel Goatley is president of Fuller Seminary. Prior to his appointment in January 2023, he served as the associate dean for academic and vocational formation, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Research Professor of Theology and Christian Ministry, and director of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School. Ordained in the National Baptist Convention, USA, he served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Campbellsville, Kentucky, for nine years (1986–1995). In addition to his articles, essays, and book chapters, Goatley is the author of Were You There? Godforsakenness in Slave Religion and A Divine Assignment: The Missiology of Wendell Clay Somerville, as well as the editor of Black Religion, Black Theology: Collected Essays of J. Deotis Roberts. His current research focuses on flourishing in ministry and thriving congregations, most recently working on projects funded by the Lilly Endowment and the Duke Endowment. Show Notes Anxiety, Uncertainty, and Worst-Case Scenarios The regular appeal to “the most important election of our lifetimes” Assuming the worst about others “We are at a fork in the road for a certain kind of vision of who we want to be.” “As an African American, many of us always live in the crosswinds.” Living with fragility, vulnerability, and uncertainty Hymn: “On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand” Anger, Antipathy, and Fear Passions and beliefs—and an electoral system built to amplify those “They're more amplified than in the past.” Families and friendships that divide over politics. Feeling like we “share a continent but not a country” Affective polarization—”There's a sense of the other side being an enemy.” Catastrophizing Recalibrate, reset, and rethink Hoping that calmer heads prevail Church splintering and aligning with partisan politics “God will use all things—not that God intends all things.” The political balance wheel “Fear is not a Christian state of mind.” “Hope is based on something real.” “The long game for believers is to hearken back to the early church and remember that Jesus is Lord, and the emperor is not.” Political toxicity that infects the household of faith “We have to do all that we can to live with peacefully with each other.” Vitriol, hubris “It's important to name things. … If you don't name them—if you try to hide them—then you can't begin the process of healing.” “Faith is subordinate to other factors that they're not aware of.” The Era of Fear: What informs our fears? What can we do about our fears? Fear of the Lord that sets us free Firmness as an alternative to fighting or fleeing “Valuing the vibrant diversity of God” “Expand your reading.” Breaking out of conformity and homogeneity “Meeting the moment”: Inflection points in a human life or a society's life—a moment for leaders to rise up, speak, and shape Example: Winston Churchill and Great Britain pre–World War II (from pariah to prime minister) Example: Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation and the agenda to make schools phone-free These aren't the conditions for human flourishing “We've got to be faithful. We may not be successful.” Cultivating a political garden to prepare the soil for shared core values of decency, respect, fairness “… what we have loved, / Others will love, and we will teach them how” (William Wordsworth, “The Prelude”) Loving the right things Voting “Complicating my view of the world.” “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Before voting: “A prayer to submit myself to the will of God.” “Tell me how you came to believe what you believe … over time it can create a feeling of trust” “What don't I see? What about my own blindspots?” Stunned by the profundity and sobering word that “God will not be mocked” Expressing convictions through voting Production Credits Conversing is produced and distributed in partnership with Comment magazine and Fuller Seminary.

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On July 2, 2024, Caleb Campbell's new book Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor officially drops everywhere. Today, I am posting most of the interview I conducted with Caleb for use in my podcast series Telling Jefferson Lies. In this episode, I do say I want to smash Christian nationalists, but I hope it is clear that I am not serious, but instead I agree with Caleb's approach. There is often a difference between what we might feel like doing and we know we should do, and Caleb points us to our better angels. The opening music is something I lovingly call the Christian Nationalist Dance and the closer is Lo-Fi Hymnal's rendition of Were You There.  

As promised, here is the completion of my examination of David Barton's whitewashing of Thomas Jefferson. In our book Getting Jefferson Right: Fact-Checking Claims About Thomas Jefferson, Michael Coulter and I assume the position held by most scholars and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation when it comes to the paternity of Sally Hemings children, i.e., Thomas Jefferson was their father. In The Jefferson Lies, David Barton deceives readers about what Madison Hemings said about his mother. Here is what Barton said Hemings told a Pike County (OH) newspaper in 1873."The other major oral tradition challenging Jefferson's sexual morality came from Sally Hemings' son Madison (the fourth Hemings child, born in 1805). In an article published in an Ohio newspaper in 1873, Madison Hemings claimed that in France “my mother became Mr. Jefferson's concubine, and when he was called back home she was enceinte [pregnant] by him” with Thomas Woodson."Here is what Madison Hemings actually had published in that newspaper:"But during that time my mother became Mr. Jefferson's concubine, and when he was called home she was enciente by him. He desired to bring my mother back to Virginia with him but she demurred. She was just beginning to understand the French language well, and in France she was free, while if she returned to Virginia she would be re-enslaved. So she refused to return with him. To induce her to do so he promised her extraordinary privileges, and made a solemn pledge that her children should be freed at the age of twenty-one years. In consequence of his promises, on which she implicitly relied, she returned with him to Virginia. Soon after their arrival, she gave birth to a child, of whom Thomas Jefferson was the father. It lived but a short time. She gave birth to four others, and Jefferson was the father of all of them. Their names were Beverly, Harriet, Madison (myself), and Eston—three sons and one daughter. We all became free agreeably to the treaty entered into by our parents before we were born. We all married and have raised families."Hemings did not mention Woodson because he was irrelevant. Sally Hemings first child lived but "a short time." Barton didn't tell his readers that part of the story.The Monticello website on Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson: https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/jefferson-slavery/thomas-jefferson-and-sally-hemings-a-brief-account/Research Report: https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/jefferson-slavery/thomas-jefferson-and-sally-hemings-a-brief-account/research-report-on-jefferson-and-hemings/SHOW NOTES:For more information about Getting Jefferson Right, go to gettingjeffersonright.com.  The closing song is Were You There by LoFi Hymnal. https://open.spotify.com/track/19oJxhr6efnpU7LVBzUQz2?si=c94873948db84fbdBackground music by Jonathan Swaim, Roman Candle, and Warren ThrockmortonThe series will conclude during the final week of April with an episode on the virtues of the separation of church and state.  Watch for additional episodes between now and then.  If you like the pod, leave a positive review. 

Chances are good that a few days ago on Good Friday you may have sung that enduring hymn, “Were You There?” It comes with that familiar refrain, “Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.” On Easter morning, as the women left the empty tomb they found themselves trembling ... with joy! The good news is that Jesus is risen and He is here. He is here with us this very day, and with all the Easter blessings that come with having a living Savior.

Yesterday, we celebrated Easter, one of the most significant and powerful days of the year.  The death and resurrection of Jesus changed everything for everyone in the world. Today we talk about just a few of the reasons we can believe that Jesus rose from the dead and we feature the song, Were You There, to help us remember what He did for us.Here is the YouTube link for today's songhttps://youtu.be/IakJlI4etsc?si=2DSo5fffbwZbzn7u     Support the show

As we gather in solemn reflection this Good Friday, The Bright Forever is here to guide you through the significance of this pivotal moment in the Christian faith. Come along with us, and our host, Andy Peavyhouse, as we uncover the paradoxical understanding of the term 'Good Friday' and the radical teachings of Jesus that exemplify an upside-down kingdom—a Kingdom where the last are made first, and the meek inherit the earth. Embrace the historical and emotional journey encapsulated in the haunting hymn "Were You There," as we invite you to become an active participant in the story of redemption that changes lives and shapes eternities.Feel the tremors of despair and the echoes of hope that have reverberated through history with each verse of this powerful spiritual song. Walk side by side with the disciples in their darkest hour, grappling with the weight of sin and the longing for salvation, only to discover the dawning of a new life marked by the resurrection of Christ. This episode promises not just an exploration of the past but a transformative experience that deepens your connection to the events that altered the course of humanity, culminating in Christ's victory over death and sin, setting the stage for the celebration of Easter. Join us for an episode that transcends mere storytelling, offering a profound reflection on servant leadership, sacrifice, and the unwavering promise of redemption through Christ's love.SHOW LINKS:"Were You There" performed by Nathan Drake of Reawaken Hymns with chord charts and many other church music resources."Were You There" appears on the album Reawaken Hymns: Volume 7  (Live Acoustic EP) available here."Were You There " performed by The Fisk Jubilee Singers (Library of Congress- audio)Male vocal quartet, unaccompaniedName: Fisk University Jubilee Singers -- Vocal GroupGenre: ReligiousMedia Size: 10-in.Recording Label: ColumbiaRecording Catalog Number: A3919Recording Matrix Number: 79606 (Matrix ID)Recording Take Number: 1Recording Date: 1920-12-28Recording Location: New York, New YorkSupport the show www.thebrightforever.comAll songs used by permission.

Easter Songs resonate deeply with millions around the world, with the profound themes of resurrection, redemption, and renewal celebrated during this sacred season. Beyond their melodic beauty and lyrical richness, these songs often carry compelling narratives and stories of faith. They weave together elements of scripture and personal testimony offering us a journey into the heart of the Easter narrative. Today, we explore the inspiration, symbolism, and timeless messages some of these Easter Songs convey. From classic to contemporary hymns, we uncover the stories that have touched hearts and stirred souls for generations, shedding light on the enduring power of music to capture the essence of Easter's renewed hope and glory. Full article here: https://goalsforyourlife.com/easter-songs For videos, sheet music & MP3 downloads of music see: https://DJWorksMusic.com/easter-worship You can get weekly articles at: https://goalsforyourlife.com/newsletter For more about Deborah see: https://DeborahJohnsonSpeaker.com  0:00 - Introduction 1:42 - Easter Historical Context 3:22 - Were You There Hymn 5:54 - In the Garden Song 7:08 - Great Is Thy Faithfulness Hymn 8:24 - Your Truth Stands Worship 9:42 - You Are Faithful Worship Song 11:03 - Amazing Grace / It Is Well Medley 13:20 - Significance of Hope in Faith 14:43 - Hope and Resilience in Christianity 15:04 - Thanks for Joining Us

When you hear the word “Lent,” what is the first thing you think of? Maybe it's purple or giving up social media or chocolate. Or maybe it's trying to build better prayer habits or abstaining from meat on Fridays. Or famous Lenten Scripture passages like the Transfiguration. For Margaret Felice, today's guest, one thing that's always near the top of her mind when it comes to Lent is music. Margaret is a professional singer and liturgical musician with an absolutely stunning voice. She's also a terrific writer and a first-year doctoral student in theology at Boston College's Clough School of Theology and Ministry. She taught religion and directed a liturgical choir at Boston College High School for 18 years. Host Mike Jordan Laskey asked Margaret to pick two of her favorite Lenten hymns that we could discuss. She picked “Again We Keep This Solemn Fast” and “Were You There.” And as a totally surprising gift, Margaret went ahead and recorded herself singing both these hymns along with accompanist Chris Rakovec on piano. We'll include excepts from both hymns in the episode. Margaret and Mike also talked about the role of the Lenten season without our spiritual lives, and what opportunities this yearly observance gives us to grow in faith, hope and love. Margaret Felice: https://margaretfelice.com/ AMDG is a production of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. www.jesuits.org/ www.beajesuit.org/ twitter.com/jesuitnews facebook.com/Jesuits instagram.com/wearethejesuits youtube.com/societyofjesus www.jesuitmedialab.org/

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The Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery is the dean of Duke University Chapel and associate professor of homiletics at Duke Divinity School. A national leader in the theological study of the art of preaching, Powery regularly delivers sermons at Duke Chapel as well as at churches throughout the United States and abroad. He is often a keynote speaker and lecturer at educational institutions, conferences, symposia, and retreats. His teaching and research interests are located at the intersection of preaching, worship, pneumatology, and culture, particularly expressions of the African diaspora. He is the author of Spirit Speech: Lament and Celebration in Preaching; Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death, and Hope; Rise Up, Shepherd! Advent Reflections on the Spirituals; and Were You There? Lenten Reflections on the Spirituals. He has co-authored an introductory textbook on preaching, Ways of the Word: Learning to Preach for Your Time and Place. He is also a general editor of the nine-volume lectionary commentary series for preaching and worship titled Connections: A Lectionary Commentary for Preaching and Worship.

Our Senior Pastor Marc Rader does a first person narrative on the road to Emmaus as "Cleopas" when Jesus interacts with him and his companion. This is from our Easter series Were You There?Welcome to the GBC Sermon podcast from Gymea Baptist Church in Sydney, Australia.  This message from our Sunday church service is part of the resources we provide as we seek to see lives changed by Jesus. You can also listen to our Big 3 Podcast, a conversation that unpacks three big questions raised from sermons like this one.We hope this message has challenged and strengthened you, encouraged you to pray and rely on God, and blessed you today. If you'd like to get to know some of our church community, you can listen to the We Are The Church Podcast - an open conversation with real people who call GBC home as they share stories of God at work in their lives and how their lives are being changed by Jesus. We'd love for you to join us for one of our services this weekend. For more information on upcoming services please visit www.gymeabaptist.org.auAlso, be sure to follow us on Facebook or Instagram to keep up with all we are doing. 

Our Senior Pastor Marc Rader does a first person narrative while Jesus is on the Cross from Nicodemus's point of view. This is from our Easter series Were You There?Welcome to the GBC Sermon podcast from Gymea Baptist Church in Sydney, Australia.  This message from our Sunday church service is part of the resources we provide as we seek to see lives changed by Jesus. You can also listen to our Big 3 Podcast, a conversation that unpacks three big questions raised from sermons like this one.We hope this message has challenged and strengthened you, encouraged you to pray and rely on God, and blessed you today. If you'd like to get to know some of our church community, you can listen to the We Are The Church Podcast - an open conversation with real people who call GBC home as they share stories of God at work in their lives and how their lives are being changed by Jesus. We'd love for you to join us for one of our services this weekend. For more information on upcoming services please visit www.gymeabaptist.org.auAlso, be sure to follow us on Facebook or Instagram to keep up with all we are doing. 

Our Senior Pastor Marc Rader does a first person narrative of the man leading the Donkey on Palm Sunday found in John 12. This is from our Easter series Were You There?Welcome to the GBC Sermon podcast from Gymea Baptist Church in Sydney, Australia.  This message from our Sunday church service is part of the resources we provide as we seek to see lives changed by Jesus. You can also listen to our Big 3 Podcast, a conversation that unpacks three big questions raised from sermons like this one.We hope this message has challenged and strengthened you, encouraged you to pray and rely on God, and blessed you today. If you'd like to get to know some of our church community, you can listen to the We Are The Church Podcast - an open conversation with real people who call GBC home as they share stories of God at work in their lives and how their lives are being changed by Jesus. We'd love for you to join us for one of our services this weekend. For more information on upcoming services please visit www.gymeabaptist.org.auAlso, be sure to follow us on Facebook or Instagram to keep up with all we are doing. 

Today is Easter! We will be reflecting on Mark 16:1-8 Were You There… When He Arose. The women come to prepare Jesus' body properly after his death on the cross. As they journey to the grave, they wondered to each other who will roll the stone in front of the grave away since it was so large and heavy. They are surprised to see the stone rolled away and a young man sitting beside it with a message, “He is risen. He is not here… But, go tell his disciples and Peter.” The grave and death could not hold Jesus because he is the God of life. But Mark ends with quietness and fear; why? 

It's Good Friday in the Church Calendar. April 7, 2023. Praying today for Yvonne in the US. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We'll sing the African-American spiritual “Were You There?” We'll read Psalm 22:1-11 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is John 19:16-24 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Art: Paul Bennett, Afer Night. Collect of the Day - Good Friday, Rite Two - Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

It's Good Friday in the Church Calendar. April 7, 2023. Praying today for Yvonne in the US. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We'll sing the African-American spiritual “Were You There?” We'll read Psalm 22:1-11 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is John 19:16-24 . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Art: Paul Bennett, Afer Night. Collect of the Day - Good Friday, Rite Two - Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prayerandworship/message

Preaching for Good Friday, Sr. Melinda Adrienne Pellerin, ssj offers a reflection "Were You There When Love Costs Everything": "The Goodness, the holiness of this particular Friday is the ultimate act of love and we should tremble! The African American Spiritual's lyrics, composed by the enslaved: Were You There, when they crucified my Lord? We place ourselves there. We remember, and we tremble because we have been saved. Transformative love costs everything to save us!" Melinda Adrienne Pellerin was born in Springfield, Mass. She received a BA in secondary education with a minor in history and social sciences. She went on to receive a Master's in Educational Technology from Lesley University, and recently a Certification in Addiction Counseling. Before entering religious life, Sister Melinda was a secondary teacher spending most of her teaching career in the Public School System in Springfield, Mass. In 2019, Sister Melinda made her Final Vows with The Sisters of Saint Joseph. She is a Pastoral Minister at Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Chaplin at a women's jail, and a case manager at a local transitional sober home for men and women. She is the Vice President of the National Black Sisters Conference. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/04072023 to learn more about Sister Melinda, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Have you heard of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ being called "cosmic child abuse"? It's a powerful but false accusation about what actually happened on the cross. If God is a God of love, how could He do such a thing to Jesus when Jesus didn't do anything wrong to deserve it?" We're going to answer that today. So let's get started.Links used in this episode:What is the doctrine of penal substitution? | GotQuestions.orgAlisa Childers I Is Substitutionary Atonement Just a Type of "Cosmic Child Abuse" That Christians Came Up With in the Middle Ages?Were You There feat. Andrea Thomas by The Vigil Project | Series 1 - Music used at the end of this episode.

Featuring Isaiah 53:4-6, the hymn, "Were You There" and Rembrandt. Don't forget to check out our website! https://treasurehuntpodcast.wixsite.com/realtreasure --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/treasurehuntintheword/message

Today we continue our Lenten series “Were You There…” by reflecting on Luke 19:28-40 Were You There… as a Demonstrator? Jesus is now preparing himself, his disciples, and the people for what is going to happen soon: his sacrifice. Jesus now publicly reveals who he is: the son of David, heir of David's throne, King of Israel! Jesus uses the imagery of the Old Testament prophets to show the people that the Messiah has arrived and this triggers the start of what we call Holy Week, or Passion Week which will end with Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. 

St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Farmersville, Ohio April 2, 2023 Palm Sunday Announcements Prelude Opening Hymn - "All Glory, Laud, and Honor" - LBW #108 Blessing of the Palms Prayer of the Day Children's Sermon First Lesson - Isaiah 50:4-9a Second Lesson - Philippians 2:5-11 Senior Choir Anthem - "Antiphonal Hosanna" Dramatic Reading of the Passion Story According to Saint Matthew Hymn - "Were You There?" - LBW #92, vv. 1-3 Apostles' Creed Offering Offertory - "Create in Me" Prayers of the Church and Lord's Prayer Benediction Exodus Hymn - "Lead On, O King Eternal!" - LBW #495 Dismissal Postlude For the video version of today's service, please visit https://youtu.be/o8CH-JYLCwM. May God bless you now and always!

Today we continue our Lenten series “Were You There…” by reflecting on Luke 23:26-31 Were You There… as a Sympathizer. As Jesus walks down the road to the place where he is going to be crucified, he comes across a number of women who are weeping for him and for what's happening. Jesus tells them not to weep for him, but to weep for themselves and what's coming up. Jesus likely has in mind the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in AD 70, as well as pointing ahead to the day of judgement when the king will return to judge the world.

Today we continue our Lenten series “Were You There…” by reflecting on Matthew 27:32-44 Were You There… as a Spectator? As Jesus is crucified, a whole cast of characters shows up, most of them taking the time to mock Jesus, only Jesus' mother Mary, her friends, and John are there for Jesus. God's plan of redemption is being played out in front of everyone, and yet no one sees God at work.

Law and LoveSCRIPTUREMatthew 5: 17 - 18MUSIC"Distraction Days""Were You There"MARY PRAYERWe fly to your protection,O Holy Mother of God;Beneath your compassion,Hear our petitions, and rescue usfrom all temptation.O Glorious and Blessed Virgin Mary.  Amen

Today we continue our Lenten series “Were You There…” by reflecting on Matthew 27:1-32 Were You There… in the Shouting Crowd? On Palm Sunday the crowd was shouting for Jesus to become their king, now just a few days later the crowd is calling out to crucify Jesus. It is easy to get caught up in joining the crowd in the moment, but it's also easy to forget who we are as followers of Jesus and to stop reflecting on who Jesus is calling us to be in those moments. 

Today is the second Sunday of Lent. We begin our Lenten series “Were You There…” by reflecting on Luke 22:7-38 Were You There… at the Supper? It's time for the Passover, the feast where Israel remembers how God saved them from slavery and led them into freedom and the Promised Land. Jesus takes the Passover and fills it with new meaning, pointing us to the freedom we are given through Jesus' sacrifice for us as the Passover lamb, who frees us from our sin. As part of our service today, we will be re-enacting the foot washing with Jesus and his disciples and doing a reading of the whole Lord's Supper.  We are doing this in place of the usual form to help us understand the meanings behind the Passover and the various elements of the Lord's Supper. 

The following is a short piece of audio that was edited out of the original podcast interview with Don Lewis back in November 2020, where he discusses his time programming the Yamaha DX7's factory sounds. In the wake of Don's passing we decided to publish this excerpt, along with a tribute on the website.Chapters00:00 - Introduction02:29 - Yamaha DX7 and DX9 Demo03:02 - The Beginnings Of FM Synthesis09:26 - Working For The Competition12:26 - Yamaha DX7 and DX9 DemoDon Lewis BiogDon Lewis was a gifted musician and educator whose mission was to inspire and empower audiences to achieve their dreams. Whether presenting a solo concert or collaborating with other musicians and artists, Don's music brought a message of hope, respect and community. Don began playing piano as a Dayton, Ohio high school student. Later, at Tuskegee Institute, he accompanied and sang with the Tuskegee Chorus and played for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Freedom Rallies.Uniting his interest in engineering with his musical talent, Don became one of the pioneers in synthesizer use and technology. In 1977, he designed and built a synthesizer system, Live Electronic Orchestra (LEO) that was an inspiration for Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), now on display at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, CA.Don performed at concerts worldwide and appeared as a soloist with many symphony orchestras. As a studio artist, he worked with such greats as Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendez and Michael Jackson. Don also created scores for film and television productions including the award winning Rainbow's End and Were You There series featured on PBS. In addition he scored commercials for such clients as Nissan, Pacific Telephone, and Digital Equipment Corp.Also an enthusiastic teacher, Don taught courses in the history of Gospel Music, multimedia, and synthesizer technology at University of California at Berkeley Extension, San Jose State University and Stanford University. In 1987, Don combined his love of children, education and music to create Say “Yes” to Music! He delighted thousands of students, teachers and school administrators across the United States and Canada with his inspiring musical assemblies.Throughout the years Don had been a concert artist and consultant with various musical instrument manufacturers including Hammond, Arp, Yamaha, Roland Corporation, and Rodgers Instruments. He continued to delight and touch the hearts of his fans in his concerts at home and throughout the world until his untimely passing on November 6th, 2022.Links / Credits Music from Yamaha's DX7 and DX9 demonstration cassette.https://donlewismusic.com/https://www.donlewisleo.comhttps://www.augustenborgproductions.com/ Rob Puricelli BiogRob Puricelli is a Music Technologist and Instructional Designer who has a healthy obsession with classic synthesizers and their history. In conjunction with former Fairlight Studio Manager, Peter Wielk, he fixes and restores Fairlight CMI's so that they can enjoy prolonged and productive lives with new owners. He also writes reviews and articles for Sound On Sound, his website Failed Muso, and other music-related publications, as well as hosting a weekly livestream on YouTube for the Pro Synth Network and guesting on numerous music technology podcasts and shows. He also works alongside a number of manufacturers, demonstrating their products and lecturing at various educational and vocational establishments about music technology.www.failedmuso.comTwitter: @failedmusoInstagram: @failedmusoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/failedmuso/ 

It's the Second Monday After the Epiphany in the Church Calendar. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Praying today for Felix in Mobile, Alabama. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We'll sing “Were You There?” by Frederick Work and John Work. We'll read Psalm 25 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is Mark 3:7-19a . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Art: Google Doodle Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2020, Dr. Fahamu Pecou. Collect of the Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader, 1968, Rite Two Almighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you led your people out of slavery, and made them free at last: Grant that your Church, following the example of your prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in the name of your love, and may secure for all your children the blessed liberty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prayerandworship/message

It's the Second Monday After the Epiphany in the Church Calendar. This week we are following the Daily Office lectionary with an episode Monday through Friday. Praying today for Felix in Mobile, Alabama. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We'll sing “Were You There?” by Frederick Work and John Work. We'll read Psalm 25 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Gospel reading is Mark 3:7-19a . We'll say the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We'll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Visit Patreon to give and support Morning Prayer monthly. Go to PayPal to give a one-time gift. Art: Google Doodle Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2020, Dr. Fahamu Pecou. Collect of the Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader, 1968, Rite Two Almighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you led your people out of slavery, and made them free at last: Grant that your Church, following the example of your prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in the name of your love, and may secure for all your children the blessed liberty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Heralded as "[one] of the most powerful voices of our time" by the Los Angeles Times, bass-baritone Davóne Tines has come to international attention as a path-breaking artist whose work not only encompasses a diverse repertoire but also explores the social issues of today. As a Black, gay, classically trained performer at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, Tines is engaged in work that blends opera, art song, contemporary classical music, spirituals, gospel, and songs of protest, as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance that connects to all of humanity. Davóne Tines is Musical America's 2022 Vocalist of the Year. During the 2022-23 season, he continues his role as the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale's first-ever Creative Partner and, beginning in January 2023, he will serve as Brooklyn Academy of Music's first Artist in Residence in more than a decade. In addition to strategic planning, programming, and working within the community, this season Tines curates the “Artist as Human” program, exploring how each artist's subjectivity—be it their race, gender, sexuality, etc.—informs performance, and how these perspectives develop throughout their repertoire. In the fall of 2022, Tines makes a number of important debuts at prominent New York institutions, including the Park Avenue Armory, New York Philharmonic, BAM, and Carnegie Hall, continuing to establish a strong presence in the city's classical scene. He opens his season with the New York premiere of Tyshawn Sorey's Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) at the Park Avenue Armory, also doubling as Tines' Armory debut. Inspired by one of Sorey's most important influences, Morton Feldman and his work Rothko Chapel, Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) takes after Feldman's focus on expansive textures and enveloping sounds, aiming to create an all-immersive experience. Tine's solo part was written specifically for him by Sorey, marking a third collaboration between the pair; Sorey previously created arrangements for Tines' Recital No. 1: MASS and Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM. Peter Sellars directs, with whom Davóne collaborated in John Adam's opera Girls of the Golden West and Kaija Saariaho's Only the Sound Remains. Tines' engagements continue with Everything Rises, an original, evening length staged musical work he created with violinist Jennifer Koh, premiering in New York as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival. Everything Rises tells the story of Tines' and Koh's artistic journeys and family histories through music, projections, and recorded interviews. As a platform, it also centers the need for artists of color to be seen and heard. Everything Rises premiered in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in April 2022, with the LA Times commenting, “Koh and Tines' stories have made them what they are, but their art needs to be—and is—great enough to tell us who they are.” This season also has Tines making his New York Philharmonic debut performing in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, led by Jaap van Zweden. Tines returns to the New York Philharmonic in the spring to sing the Vox Christi in Bach's St. Matthew Passion, also under van Zweden. Tines is a musician who takes full agency of his work, devising performances from conception to performance. His Recital No. 1: MASS program reflects this ethos, combining traditional music with pieces by J.S. Bach, Margaret Bonds, Moses Hogan, Julius Eastman, Caroline Shaw, Tyshawn Sorey, and Tines. This season, he makes his Carnegie Hall recital debut performing MASS at Weill Hall, and later brings the program to the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, Baltimore's Shriver Hall, for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and as part of Boston's Celebrity Series. Concerto No. 1: SERMON is a similar artistic endeavor, combining pieces including John Adams' El Niño; Vigil, written by Tines and Igée Dieudonné with orchestration by Matthew Aucoin; “You Want the Truth, but You Don't Want to Know,” from Anthony Davis' X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X; and poems from Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, and Maya Angelou into a concert performance. In May 2021, Tines performed Concerto No. 1: SERMON with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He recently premiered Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM—created by Tines with music by Michael Schachter, Caroline Shaw, Tyshawn Sorey, and text by Mahogany L. Browne—with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. Also this season, Tines performs in El Niño with the Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by composer John Adams; a concert performance of Adams' Girls of the Golden West with the Los Angeles Philharmonic also led by Adams; and a chamber music recital with the New World Symphony.Going beyond the concert hall, Davóne Tines also creates short music films that use powerful visuals to accentuate the social and poetic dimensions of the music. In September 2020, Lincoln Center presented his music film VIGIL, which pays tribute to Breonna Taylor, the EMT and aspiring nurse who was shot and killed by police in her Louisville home, and whose tragic death has fueled an international outcry. Created in collaboration with Igée Dieudonné, and Conor Hanick, the work was subsequently arranged for orchestra by Matthew Aucoin and premiered in a live-stream by Tines and the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Teddy Abrams. Aucoin's orchestration is also currently part of Tines' Concerto No. 1: SERMON. He also co-created Strange Fruit with Jennifer Koh, a film juxtaposing violence against Asian Americans with Ken Ueno's arrangement of “Strange Fruit” — which the duo perform in Everything Rises — directed by dramaturg Kee-Yoon Nahm. The work premiered virtually as part of Carnegie Hall's “Voices of Hope Series.” Additional music films include FREUDE, an acapella “mashup” of Beethoven with African-American hymns that was shot, produced, and edited by Davóne Tines at his hometown church in Warrenton, Virginia and presented virtually by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale; EASTMAN, a micro-biographical film highlighting the life and work of composer Julius Eastman; and NATIVE SON, in which Tines sings the Black national anthem, “Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing,” and pays homage to the '60s Civil Rights-era motto “I am a man.” The latter film was created for the fourth annual Native Son Awards, which celebrate Black, gay excellence. Further online highlights include appearances as part of Boston Lyric Opera's new miniseries, desert in, marking his company debut; LA Opera at Home's Living Room Recitals; and the 2020 NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards.Notable performances on the opera stage the world premiere performances of Kaija Saariaho's Only the Sound Remains directed by Peter Sellars at Dutch National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Opéra national de Paris, and Teatro Real (Madrid); the world and European premieres of John Adams and Peter Sellars' Girls of the Golden West at San Francisco Opera and Dutch National Opera, respectively; the title role in a new production of Anthony Davis' X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X with the Detroit Opera (where he was Artist in Residence during the 2021-22 season) and the Boston Modern Opera Project with Odyssey Opera in Boston where it was recorded for future release; the world premiere of Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons' Fire Shut Up In My Bones at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; the world premiere of Matthew Aucoin's Crossing, directed by Diane Paulus at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; a new production of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex at Lisbon's Teatro Nacional de São Carlos led by Leo Hussain; and Handel's rarely staged Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo at National Sawdust, presented in a new production by Christopher Alden. As a member of the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), Tines served as a co-music director of the 2022 Ojai Music Festival, and has performed in Hans Werner Henze's El Cimarrón, John Adams' Nativity Reconsidered, and Were You There in collaboration with composers Matthew Aucoin and Michael Schachter.Davóne Tines is co-creator and co-librettist of The Black Clown, a music theater experience inspired by Langston Hughes' poem of the same name. The work, which was created in collaboration with director Zack Winokur and composer Michael Schachter, expresses a Black man's resilience against America's legacy of oppression—fusing vaudeville, opera, jazz, and spirituals to bring Hughes' verse to life onstage. The world premiere was given by the American Repertory Theater in 2018, and The Black Clown was presented by Lincoln Center in summer 2019.Concert appearances have included John Adams' El Niño with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Vladimir Jurowski, Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri with Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony, Kaija Saariaho's True Fire with the Orchestre national de France conducted by Olari Elts, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas leading the San Francisco Symphony, Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Royal Swedish Orchestra, and a program spotlighting music of resistance by George Crumb, Julius Eastman, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Caroline Shaw with conductor Christian Reif and members of the San Francisco Symphony at SoundBox. He also sang works by Caroline Shaw and Kaija Saariaho alongside the Calder Quartet and International Contemporary Ensemble at the Ojai Music Festival. In May 2021, Tines sang in Tulsa Opera's concert Greenwood Overcomes, which honored the resilience of Black Tulsans and Black America one hundred years after the Tulsa Race Massacre. That event featured Tines premiering “There are Many Trails of Tears,” an aria from Anthony Davis' opera-in-progress Fire Across the Tracks: Tulsa 1921.Davóne Tines is a winner of the 2020 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, recognizing extraordinary classical musicians of color who, early in their career, demonstrate artistic excellence, outstanding work ethic, a spirit of determination, and an ongoing commitment to leadership and their communities. In 2019 he was named as one of Time Magazine's Next Generation Leaders. He is also the recipient of the 2018 Emerging Artists Award given by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Harvard University, where he teaches a semester-length course “How to be a Tool: Storytelling Across Disciplines” in collaboration with director Zack Winokur.The Truth In This ArtThe Truth In This Art is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture. To find more amazing stories from the artist and entrepreneurial scenes in & around Baltimore, check out my episode directory. Stay in TouchNewsletter sign-upSupport my podcastShareable link to episode ★ Support this podcast ★

435. My Redeemer  441. I Am Resolved  458. Were You There?

Peter Fitch shares from his own life and experience about the meaning of the resurrection. He sees it in the courage we receive from God in a thousand daily decisions to care for others and to face our own difficulties head-on. Before the talk, Jessica Williams reads one of her poems and Renate Gritter sings "Were You There?" Peter fills in with some worship songs at the beginning and the end of the service.  The post Rising Daily appeared first on St. Croix Church.

As we honour Jesus Christ, Yeshua Hahamshiach, Our Lord and Saviour, this Good Friday ~ May this lullaby, “Were You There?” bring you 2 your knees while contemplating what God did for us at The Cross, took our place in hell and then resurrected from the dead on the 3rd day, bringing us a choice to choose whether or not we want 2 be reconciled 2 The Father. as you're soothed 2 sleep by this rendition, sung by yours truly, with the Lute. Do you choose 2 receive Jesus Christ, as Your Lord and Saviour? Make 2day #GoodFriday2022 this day 2 believe in Jesus' saving Blood He shed, just for you. How? Repent of your sins and confess Jesus is Lord. Ask Father God 2 forgive you of your sins and 2 come in2 your heart. ❤️(Romans 10:9-10) Blessings.

This program is a Good Friday Tenebrae of music and readings. Music selections include:When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Concordia Seminary Chorus, 1996 Agnus Dei CD;O Sacred Head Now Wounded, Concordia Publishing, 1996 Classical Hymns Long Play CD;Ah, Holy Jesus, 2021, The Redeemer Choir, Austin, TX recording;Go to Dark Gethsemane, The Celebration Choir, 2013 100 Hymns - Anchors of Faith CD;Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow, Concordia Seminary Lutheran Hour Chorus, 2000 Jubilee CD;Were You There? The amen Choir & London National Philharmonic, 1980 Hymns Triumphant - Vol 1 CD;Glory Be to Jesus, Warriors for Christ, 2012 Grove City College Ministry recording;Deep Were His Wounds, Bitburg Air Base Choir, Bitburg Air Base, Germany, 1966 recording;O Sacred Head, The amen Choir & London National Philharmonic, 1980 Hymns Triumphant - Vol 1 CD;Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted, Concordia Seminary Lutheran Hour Chorus, 2000 Jubilee CD;O Sacred Head, 2006 Lutheran Musical Heritage - Thrivent for Lutherans, The 1800s CD.

Joni shares the power of African-American spirituals to explore the topic of suffering. The song “Were You There?” reminds us all that, yes, we were there when they crucified our Lord, because he died for us.

In a special Easter episode, we're digging deep in our interview archives to a 2006 conversation Charles Morris had with Metropolitan Opera singer Jubilant Sykes. A classically trained baritone singer, he's also a follower of Christ. In this episode, Sykes talks about some of the challenges he's faced singing spirituals and hymns in secular spaces. He also talks about his upbringing, his faith in Christ, and the power that sacred music has—even in a room full of unbelievers. As Easter approaches, you'll also hear Sykes talk about the significance of Christ's sacrifice and resurrection, along with samples of him singing "Were You There" and "Deep River."

Words of WelcomeRev. Lisa Lefkow  Call to WorshipRev. Lisa LefkowScripture: Matthew 26:6-13  (NSRV)Rev. Lisa LefkowrMeditation: Extravagant GenerosityRev. Lisa LefkowMoments For MusicAve Maria, Astor PiazzollaGlenn Basham, Violin; Dr. Becky Weese-Rumpf, piano  O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded, Evelyn R. LarterGlenn Basham, Violin; Dr. Becky Weese-Rumpf, organ Were You There for the Pain?, Doug DenisenGlenn Basham, Violin; Dr. Becky Weese-Rumpf, piano  The Lord's Prayer, Albert MalotteGlenn Basham, Violin; Dr. Becky Weese-Rumpf, organWords of BlessingRev. Lisa LefkowSupport the show (https://www.naplesucc.org/donate)Support the show (https://www.naplesucc.org/donate)

Johnjay, Rich, Payton, and Noah were all LIVIN' IT UP in LAS VEGAS this weekend. WERE YOU THERE? BTS FEVER has taken over, and Paula Abdul buddied up with Johnjay and Rich at a TikTok Convention?!?!? ALSO ON THE SHOW TODAY, Suzette tells us the BEST day of the week based on your horoscope, Grant wishes for justice on National Pet Day, we find out where you were banned from and why in light of Will Smith's Oscar Ban AND SO MUCH MORE!

The message for this Easter Sunday morning was a very challenging message on an incident in the life of King David. Dr. McIntyre also led the congregation in the reading of Romans 13. For the past several weeks a chapter in the Book of Romans had been read toward the beginning of the service. Today's passage was Romans 13. The special music for this Easter Sunday was provided by the choir and soloist with the Harry Hampsher selection of "Were You There" immediately preceding the message. The service concluded with a Handbell Choir rendition of "The Hallelujah Chorus." It was announced that the evening service would include John Peterson's "The Last Week" performed by the Brainerd Baptist Church Choir. The upcomig Bible Conference Revival was announced including special speaker Manley Beasley. Wesley Jones was recognized during the service for his outstanding student service with the Royal Ambassadors.

This was a very special Easter Sunday morning for Brainerd Baptist Church. Dr. and Mrs. Ralph McIntyre were honored on the 15th anniversary of his pastorate at Brainerd. Both Ralph and his wife Sue expressed their appreciation and love to the church family. The parents of Dr. McIntyre were present for the special occasion. The service included the much loved hymns of Easter including "He Lives", "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" and "Up from the Grave He Arose". In addition to three choir selections and a Bell Choir selection, Harry Hampsher sang "Were You There?".

As Lutherans everywhere traverse the valley of Lent and prepare once again to remember Christ's death and resurrection, Sarah looks forward to Passiontide with a Hymn Sing episode on Holy Week hymns. Hymns featured in this episode include those for Palm Sunday (“Ride On, Ride on in Majesty,” “All Glory, Laud, and Honor,” “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna,” and “No Tramp of Soldiers' Marching Feet”); Maundy Thursday (”When You Woke That Thursday Morning” and “Jesus, Greatest at the Table”); and Good Friday (“Jesus, In Your Dying Woes,” “O Darkest Woe,” “O Perfect Life of Love,” “Sing, My Tongue the Glorious Battle,” “The Royal Banners Forward Go,” and “Were You There?”). Listening for a hymn you don't hear covered here? Check out previous Hymn Sing with Sarah episodes on Lenten hymns, Easter hymns, and Communion hymns (parts one and two). To learn more about these and other hymns in Lutheran Service Book, check out CPH's two-volume set Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns. Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), Erin (@erinaltered), and Bri (@grrrzevske) on Instagram! Sign up for the Lutheran Ladies' Lounge monthly e-newsletter here, and email the Ladies at lutheranladies@kfuo.org.

This episode starts our six-week Easter series. We will be highlighting Easter hymns that focus on Lent, Palm Sunday, the cross, and Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. This is such an important part of our history - really, the most important part - and we are thrilled to be taking a look at some much-loved hymns.Of course, Were You There? isn't really a hymn. We will be taking a close look at this spiritual and even exploring a few others in this episode.Please visit the Ultimate Faith Store to see more of their products. This link will take you to the special site for our discount. You can find them on Instagram and they are FANTASTIC with messaging. If you have a question about the discount, they'll get back to you right away. Use the discount code 30LOFF for 30% off your total purchase. Tell them that you heard about them on our show!Listen to more of Karl Kohlhase's music by visiting his Youtube channel.Listen to more of Anthony Leon's music by visiting his Youtube channel.Please spread the word of Hymn Talk Twin Talk. We want everyone to hear this music and learn about these songs. Find us on social media! We are everywhere!May God bless you and your family throughout this Easter season.#hymntalktwintalkPsalm 104:33Facebook: Hymn Talk Twin TalkTwitter: @hymntalkInstagram: @hymntalktwintalkEmail: hymntalktwintalk@gmail.comPodcast Hosting Site: www.redcircle.com/shows/hymn-twin-talk

Chapters00:39 - Introduction01:18 - How does it feel to have a movie made about you?04:16 - Why make a film about Don?05:45 - Why create LEO, the Live Electronic Orchestra?09:18 - Is it about taking control?11:25 - The documentary process15:22 - A whole lotta love and struggles20:26 - The technology of LEO26:29 - Have you ever been tempted to move LEO from hardware to software?29:52 - Gathering testimonies32:12 - The documentary production36:21 - How have you found pitching this movie to distributors?40:31 - How LEO inspired MIDI48:21 - Where can we watch the movie?49:28 - EndingDon Lewis BiogDon Lewis is a gifted musician and educator whose mission is to inspire and empower audiences to achieve their dreams. Whether presenting a solo concert or collaborating with other musicians and artists, Don's music brings a message of hope, respect, and community. Don began playing piano as a Dayton, Ohio high school student. Later, at Tuskegee Institute, he accompanied and sang with the Tuskegee Chorus and played for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Freedom Rallies.Uniting his interest in engineering with his musical talent, Don became one of the pioneers in synthesizer use and technology. In 1977, he designed and built a synthesizer system, Live Electronic Orchestra (LEO) that was an inspiration for Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), now on display at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, CA.Don has performed at concerts worldwide and has appeared as a soloist with many symphony orchestras. As a studio artist, he has worked with such greats as Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendez and Michael Jackson. Don has also created scores for film and television productions including the award winning Rainbow's End and Were You There series featured on PBS. In addition he has scored commercials for such clients as Nissan, Pacific Telephone, and Digital Equipment Corp.Also an enthusiastic teacher, Don has taught courses in the history of Gospel Music, multimedia, and synthesizer technology at University of California at Berkeley Extension, San Jose State University and Stanford University. In 1987, Don combined his love of children, education and music to create Say “Yes” to Music! Since then, he has delighted thousands of students, teachers and school administrators across the United States and Canada with his inspiring musical assemblies.Throughout the years Don has been a concert artist and consultant with various musical instrument manufacturers including Hammond, Arp, Yamaha, Roland Corporation, and Rodgers Instruments. He continues to delight and touch the hearts of his fans in his concerts at home and throughout the world.Ned Augustenborg BiogNed Augustenborg has produced a wide range of content in the television industry, having produced or directed for ESPN, MSNBC, CNN, The Mountain Sports Network, Canadian Sports Network, Prime Ticket, CNBC and Sports Net.Following his formal education at the University of Southern California and the University of Arizona, Augustenborg began his career in computer animation while collaborating on experimental video projects at the Long Beach Museum of Art Video Annex, followed by producing documentaries on such diverse subjects as the California Department of Corrections, a struggling Los Angeles Latino rock band and the early life of Nobel Prize winner Glenn T. Seaborg.In addition to his freelance production career, Augustenborg also managed several studios for a variety of Cable TV operators throughout Southern California. A recipient of multiple Emmy and Cable ACE Awards in the categories of Entertainment, Documentary, Experimental Video, News; Augustenborg most recently produced and directed for Time Warner Cable's newly developed sports channels in Southern California for which he received two Emmy nominations for "Best Live Sports Coverage" in 2014.Links / Credits All music clips produced, arranged, composed and performed by Don Lewis and taken from the soundtrack to the film, “The Ballad of Don Lewis” © Don Lewis Music 2020.“Fall in Pleasanton”“Hold On”“Be-Noun-Chi”Original Don Lewis LEO performances are available on the Album “Twelve Gates to the City” Available from Apple Music and Amazon.Film website: https://www.theballadofdonlewis.com/Trailer: https://vimeo.com/442861162Available from: https://4bri.net/newReleasesx5.asphttps://donlewismusic.com/https://www.augustenborgproductions.com/Rob Puricelli BiogRob Puricelli is a Music Technologist and Instructional Designer who has a healthy obsession with classic synthesizers and their history. In conjunction with former Fairlight Studio Manager, Peter Wielk, he fixes and restores Fairlight CMI's so that they can enjoy prolonged and productive lives with new owners.He also writes reviews and articles for his website, failedmuso.com, and other music-related publications, and has guested on a number of music technology podcasts and shows. He can often be found at various synthesizer shows demonstrating his own collection of vintage music technology.www.failedmuso.comTwitter: @failedmusoInstagram: @failedmusoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/failedmuso/