Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

Thank you health care workers for shining a light in the darkness!     ----more---- Shine A Light In The Darkness - The NEW Single From Rick Lee James  Get The Single:  https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/shine-a-light-in-the-darkness Official Music Video:  https://youtu.be/d1l7jWRcbP4  

Nikki Lerner: Culture Coach, Speaker, Singer, Teacher, Author, Human Too   http://www.nikkilerner.com/   Nikki Lerner is a talented singer and songwriter. She’s a truly gifted worship leader. She an author who has a transformative way with words, she’s a culture coach who is a pioneer in the field of Multicultural worship leading. She’s also been a friend and mentor to me and I’m so glad to have a...

Old Bear Records Recording Artist Weston Skaggs With lyrics like "Woe to you rich man.." and "be sure your sin will find you out,"  Weston Skaggs  wastes no time in diving deep into themes that are taken directly from the Bible on his new single, "Rich Man" set to release through  Old Bear Records  on July 16th.  Much like Keith Green, or Larry Norman before him, Weston Skaggs's style of a mix of...

You Are My Salvation Find out More at: https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/you-are-my-salvation     Thank you for listening to Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

The Constitution of Knowledge by Jonathan Rauch The Constitution of Knowledge  has been called “a book that anyone who cares about truth and democracy needs to read” (Anne Applebaum), “a magnificent integration of psychology, epistemology, and history” (Jonathan Haidt), and “an illuminating exploration of the flight from fact” (Jon Meacham).  The book’s author Jonathan Rauch is an IHS distinguishe...

Hello Friends, The Podcast is taking a brief hiatus due to a death in the family. I explain more in this short episode today. I’m grateful to all of you who listen week after week, both nationally and internationally.   In the meantime, one of the best ways to support me and my family in the hiatus is by listening to my music, sharing it with friends and pre-saving my upcoming singles on Spotify....

Sherry Cothran Rev. Sherry Cothran , M.Div., has served as senior pastor in United Methodist congregations in Nashville and Chattanooga, TN, for a decade. Formerly a recording artist on Mercury Records, she is an award-winning singer/songwriter and author of two books. Sherry has released four solo CD’s, her music has been featured in t.v. and film. She’s shared stages with hit rock acts such as G...

Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono join Rick Lee James for A 10th Anniversary Celebration of the SCi-Fi Christian Podcast I am so glad to welcome my friends Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono back on the show to celebrate 10 years of their amazing podcast community, The Sci-Fi Christian, which has been a huge help and inspiration to me over the years. --Rick Lee James  The Sci-Fi Christian, in all its itera...

Dr. Claire Annelise Smith Author - Help! I Want Out: What To Do When You Are Stressed Out From Keeping It All Together   Our topic this week on Voices in My Head is STRESS! Dr. Claire Annelise Smith is a recovering stressaholic. She knows what it is to push herself to the limit and then crash – repeatedly. Now, as an author, speaker, spiritual mentor and coach she works with busy professional lead...

Jack Huber - Becoming Catholic Our topic this week on Voices in My Head is becoming Catholic. My guest this week is my new friend, Jack Huber. Jack lives in Seattle, Washington. He’s a father and a husband. By trade he’s a social scientist who has worked in the public education and now healthcare industries helping people use data to make better decisions. Jack loves movies, cooking, wine, whiskey...

Michael T. Jahosky - The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle Earth   Although many people today reject Christianity for intellectual reasons, greater numbers of people are rejecting Christianity because it does not engage their imagination. Christians must not only demonstrate that the Christian worldview is true, but that it is also good, beautiful, and relevant. The Good Ne...

Shawn Congleton - Never Settled: a memoir of a boy on the road to manhood Shawn D. Congleton has lived a life on the move; moving nearly 80 times before he graduated and living in almost 20 states. Since that time, he has spent most of it in Ohio with his wife, Heidi and three girls, Morgan, Jordan, and Brooklyn. He has been an admin clerk for the United States Marine Corps, secretary for Wright S...

Christy Staats - Midwest Mobilizer for the National Immigration Forum Since April 2020, the number of people apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) near the Southwest border has been rising steadily. In early 2021, these increases have become a touchpoint in the public debate, with growing concerns voiced about the public health and humanitarian ramifications of increasing migrant...

Parafonic Recordings - Brandon Shattuck https://www.instagram.com/parafonicrecordings/   Brandon Shattuck is a recording/mixing engineer living in Orlando, FL with his wife Elissa and their two kids. Brandon graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University in 2009 with a degree in music business. From 2009 - 2013 Brandon worked as a freelance recording engineer in Nashville, TN, working in many differe...

The Erwins There is something captivating about the blending and swelling of sibling harmony. When that is combined with pure talent and a servant’s heart for people, you have the incomparable ministry of THE ERWINS. The Erwins started singing as soon as they were each able to talk. Appearing over 270 dates a year with their mother and father, who have been in full-time evangelism for 44 years, th...

Dr. Brannon Hancock Brannon Hancock, aside from being one of my oldest friends, was one of the first guests that we I had on Voices In My Head way back on Episode 9. By some weird accident I lost the audio file of that episode in our show archives and it wasn't available anywhere online for years.   Well, I am happy to say that after a lot of searching I was finally able to recover this long sough...

Episode 415: Holy Week Special - Selected Reading from Thank God It's Friday by William Willimon  It's Holy Week 2021 and I can think of no better way to spend it than by reflecting on the words of Jesus from the cross. Dr. William Willimon has been a friend of this show over the years and I thought it would be fitting to read a selection from his book, Thank God It's Friday: Encountering The Seve...

My guest today on Voices In My Head is Erskin Anavitarte. Erskin is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter who has garnered loyal fans around the world with his unique blend of pop, jazz, R&B and hip-hop styles. Following his 2014 EP, Let’s Ride, Erskin released Look Up in 2015, which featured the watershed single “Black & White,” a thought-provoking, action-inspiring narrative on race and religion i...

This week is all about the real life Saint Patrick, who quite possibly saved Western civilization.  Books Used On This Week's Podcast: Out of the Depths: A Songwriter's Journey Through The Psalms by Rick Lee James How The Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill Music used this week: Christ Is Lord (Christ Before Me ) by Rick Lee James  From the album Hymns, Prayers, and Invitations   Thanks for...

What is the true source of wisdom? Today’s world has more and more information readily available, but less and less wisdom. Many people seek to acquire wisdom from easily accessible sources such as social media and popular culture but are often misled. How should Christians acquire wisdom in today’s media-saturated culture? Inspired by the concept of the food pyramid, Brett McCracken presents a bi...

Business Leader, Athlete, & Best Selling Author Jack O’Donnell Jack O’ Donnell is a successful businessman, a best-selling author, and an athlete. He has been the CEO, President or Chief operating officer for some of America’s most recognizable entrepreneurs, including Steve Wynn, Steve Case, Merv Griffin and Donald Trump. (Yes, the former President, Donald Trump).  To say that he has worked with...

With the battle against a worldwide pandemic, divisions over race and equality, and a country that teeters on the political edge, the current culture can feel overwhelming. How do we let go of fear, rediscover hope, and find the courage to believe in better things? Throughout her life as an intrepid world traveler, Kristina Hurrell has been exploring the globe on a quest to discover extraordinary...

Fighting Human Trafficking with Remedy Drive's David Zach - Episode 409 Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) For nearly a decade, David Zach has worked undercover alongside operatives from The Exodus Road to identify perpetrators and fight slavery in Southeast Asia and Latin America. His 13 deployments with the international anti-trafficking organization have inspired the music and missi...

Chuck Masek At War With The Big Dogs- Episode 408 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Chuck Masek is a perennial entrepreneur who has grown and sold several businesses. Chuck has extensive experience in the health care industry and holds a Master of Science in clinical microbiology. He is the founder and former President / CEO of Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. At Vanguard, he innovat...

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson - Episode 407 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)   I recently finished reading this extraordinary book by Isabel Wilkerson and I really hope that as many people will read it as possible. So, even though I would love to have Miss Wilkerson on my show, I haven't been able to work that out yet, so I though the next best thing might be to my listeners a taste of...