LSWC11-02: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show 2
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On today’s show, James finds out the the story behind one of the most popular Christmas Carols Joy to the World and he also gives us his take of it on the ukulele!
LSWC11-01: Lifespring! Why Christmas Show 1
Welcome to the 2011 Lifespring! Why Christmas show! This year Steve and James will be finding out about some of the stories behind popular Christmas carols and songs. And James will also play them on his ukulele for your pleasure (we think!).
Today James starts off with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Lifespring!211 “An Interview With Adrina Thorpe, Part 2″
On This Episode
Adrina Thorpe
Singer/songwriter Adrina Thorpe continues her amazing story of her struggle with physical pain, her faith in God, and how He has continued to encourage her in some very personal and intimate ways, ways that were specifically tuned to speak to Adrina so that she would know it was truly Him speaking.
After the interview, you’ll hear a song from Adrina’s newest CD, “Halflight and Shadows“. The song is entitled “Walk”
Mareena Webb
My first daughter-in-law…the wife of my firstborn son…the mother of my first grandchild, is an amazingly gifted photographer.
Mareena has decided to create a presence for her photography business on the internet, and asked me to invite you to see her work. Her foray onto the net is in its infancy at the time of this recording, so her website is on blogspot, but I’ll be helping her build her own site soon. In the meantime, check out her website here.
If you’re in the southern California area and want to have images captured in beautiful and creative ways, Mareena is your photographer!
Bryan Duncan
Someone who has been on the internet for a long time, and who has become almost family to me is Bryan Duncan. A pioneer in Christian music, Dove award winner, platinum and gold albums, you‘ve heard about Bryan here before.
Bryan is in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign right now, as I record this on November 19, 2011. It goes until December 17, 2011. The goal is to raise $40,000 for his next CD. He’s offering some very cool stuff to those who contribute, including the opportunity to be listed as Executive Producer of the new CD!
ITWGC42: Lifespring!s In Touch With God’s Character “God Is My Strength”
Richard Mylander shared the following story:
“On my way to a conference in Colorado I was driving uphill along a major interstate, when I overtook a freight train going the same direction at a slower speed. The train was being pushed uphill by two locomotives that sounded as if they were straining at full power. I’m a flatlander from the Midwest. ‘Is this how trains move in mountainous terrain?’ I wondered.
“A few minutes later, I gradually came alongside the front of the nearly mile-long string of cars. There I found five more locomotives pulling the train. Seven engines in all! Where I come from, I rarely see more than three.
“That train was a lesson for me. I had been under serious strain for some time. I was feeling tired and was wondering whether I could persevere under the pressure.
“’How like God’, I thought. ‘When I am pushing a load uphill with all the strength I have and feel like my energy level is depleted, He wants me to know that He is in the lead, pulling with power far greater than mine.’”
In these difficult times, it is good to be reminded that we are not alone, that we do not have to bear the burden by ourselves.
In Psalms 22:19 David wrote:
“O LORD, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!”
God is our strength! in Hebrew, God is our Eyaluth.
I don’t know about you, but my strength is not up to the task of getting me through this life alone. I NEED God’s eyaluth.
You may be saying, “Steve, you’re just weak. That’s fine for you, but I don’t need anybody or anything to get me by. I’m a self made man. When the going gets tough, the tough get going!”
My friend, I have a response for you. The late journalist Sydney J. Harris wrote, “Knowing your own strength is a fine thing. Recognizing your own weakness is even better. What is really bad, what hurts and finally defeats us, is mistaking a weakness for a strength.”
And the apostle Paul said, “…when I am weak…that’s when I am strong.”
When Jesus is our Savior, when we belong to Him, when we acknowledge that we need His strength, when we call out to Him, then He hears us. He is our Eyaluth, our strength.
Lifespring!210 “An Interview With Adrina Thorpe, Part 1″
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An Interview With Adrina Thorpe
Adrina Thorpe is one of my favorite singer/songwriters. I’ve known her now for about six years. She has a sweet, clear voice and the heart of a poet. Her music first came to my attention in the early days of podcasting, and she was one of the early stars of this medium. I found out she lived not far from me, right here in southern California, so I asked her to come to the Lifespring! studios in December of 2005 and do an interview with me. Since that show aired, we’ve kept in touch over the via email.
Not too long ago, Adrina sent an email newsletter out to her fans in which she told a story that brought tears to my eyes. You see, Adrina has suffered for years with a condition that causes her a great deal of pain. In her letter, she talked about her faith in God, her pleading to Him for healing, and how He has spoken to her in response. It’s a story I thought you should hear.
The drawing given to Adrina
Lifespring!209 “The 5th Quarter” Part 3
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The Final Episode of our interview with Steven and Maryanne Abbate
Steven and Maryanne talk about how their marriage survived the loss of their fifteen year old son, Luke.
In addition they discuss how their family and priorities have changed, and their reasons for opening their lives for public view.
I have so much admiration for them for opening up their lives as they have done, but they truly want others to be helped by their experiences. And it is good to know that, even through the human frailties, God will lift us up and help us to make it through. It can be a long and painful process, and both Steven and Maryanne said that they are still working through some of the aftermath of such a great loss, you heard two people who still love God and trust Him.
Thank you again, Steven and Maryanne, for your generous gift of time to me and the family of Lifespring! listeners.
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Music On Today’s Show
From The 5th Quarter Soundtrack
Trenna Barnes – Reach Out Your Hand
Adrina Thorpe – Fly Fly Fly
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Lifespring!208 “The 5th Quarter” Part 2
Today we’ll hear part 2 of my interview with Steven and Maryanne Abbate, parents of a whole family of great kids, one of whom, Luke, was tragically killed in an automobile accident in February of 2006. A movie has been made about the accident and how the Abbate family has coped with the loss, and how God has used it to bring some amazing blessings into the lives of others. That movie is The 5th Quarter, and may be in a theater near you, or hopefully will be.
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Music On Today’s Show
From The 5th Quarter Soundtrack
Stacy Earl – “Live and Breathe”
Black Mercies – “Less Than Zero”
Lifespring!207 “The 5th Quarter” Part 1
The 5th Quarter
Today, I have part one of another story that will grab your heart and then, I think, ultimately encourage you to praise God. It’s the story of the Abbate family. Husband Steven and his wife, Maryanne, and their children Adam, Rachel, Jon and Luke.
If you are from the Atlanta, Georgia area, or from the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina, you are probably well aware of who these amazing people are. I had not heard of them until receiving a pre-release DVD of the film that tells what happened to them in February of 2005. The name of the film is The 5th Quarter, and when I watched it, I was gripped in a way I never have been gripped by a movie.
So today, I have for you part one of a conversation I had with Steven and Maryanne Abbate.
Watch the Promo
Music On Today’s Show
Bjork Ostrom…”Long Drive Home”
Michelle Gold…”Don’t Miss Me Too Much”
