Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)

  My guest today on Voices In My Head is R&B Singer BRIAN OWENS. With his music being compared to legendary artists like Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding and the Reverend Al Green, Brian has been featured on the Ellen Degeneres Show, Entertainment Tonight and Fox and Friends among others.    Aside from making incredible music with Grammy award winning artists like Michael McDonald, Brian is also an Air Force veteran, a husband, a father, and a man of faith who provides leadership development for urban youth in his hometown of Ferguson, Missouri through Life Arts Incorporated. Brian’s original music is full of messages that are encouraging, thought-provoking, and touching with subjects that range from social awareness to family life. His latest album, Soul of Cash, is a cover album of songs made famous by Johnny Cash. But unlike most cover albums, Soul of Cash reimagines the Man In Black’s hit song giving an R & B feel that makes them feel fresh and original.     Filled with guest appearance by artists like ROBERT RANDOLPH, THE DEACONS OF SOUL, RISSI PALMER, and DYLAN MCDONALD just to name a few, Soul of Cash breathes new life and emotion into the songs of Johnny Cash for a new generation.   Brian Owens, it is my great pleasure to welcome you today as my featured guest on Voices In My Head.   NOTE: Stay tuned until the end of the podcast for special surprise, a speech delivered by Johnny Cash himself. The speech was recorded at the Academy of Achievement Summit at the Glacier Park Lodge at majestic Glacier Park in Montana. This audio clip was discovered on Player FM and their community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM or Voices In My Head Productions LLC, and the audio streamed directly from their servers.    

Shane Claiborne is a follower of Jesus and following Jesus has led him on many adventures. Following Jesus has taken him from the streets of Calcutta where he worked with Mother Teresa to the wealthy suburbs of Chicago where he served at the influential mega-church Willow Creek. Following Jesus has taken him From Rwanda to the West Bank, from Afghanistan to Iraq, and from Tennessee to Philly where he leads "The Simple Way", a faith community in inner city Philadelphia that has helped birth and connect radical faith communities around the world.   What many people don't know about Shane is that he was also friends with the late Rich Mullins. On this episode I talk with Shane about Rich, following the peaceful path of JEsus, gun violence, the death penalty and more. Make sure you listen to the very end of the podcast so you can find out how to get one of Shane Claiborne's audiobooks for free.

Our featured guest this week is Derek Ellis, Owner of Brave Life Pastoral Counseling Service operating in Springfield, Ohio. After the tragedy of the Las Vegas mass shooting in October 2017, I felt like we could all use some good, godly counseling, and Derek is on of the best counselors around. Join us for a Podcast counseling session. Brave Life Pastoral Counseling is accepting new clients now! Call 937-202-4577 today for an intake appointment! Follow Rick Lee James music on Spotify:    

Voices In My Head Podcast Episode #232: World Communion Sunday with Reverend Robert Swanson A few months ago we filmed a music video at First Lutheran Church in Dayton Ohio. The music video was for the song, "The Invitation", a communion song inviting all who are willing to come and know Jesus as the table of sacrament.  Since feeding the hungry and serving communion go hand in hand for Pastor Robert Swanson of First Lutheran Church, I thought it would be a great idea to have him as our guest on a special World Communion Sunday episode. “The Invitation” A Song for World Communion Sunday - October 1st, 2017. Sheet Music & more at these links: 🎼YouTube: https://youtu.be/N0L1u-9GSLc 🎼Lifeway Worship: http://www.lifewayworship.com/findAndBuy/songPage/TheInvitation?versionId=93906&searchString=the%20invitation#song-Parts 🎼CCLI SongSelect: https://songselect.ccli.com/Songs/7016054/the-invitation 🎼CCLI Worship Fuel: https://worshipfuel.ccli.com/invitation-rick-lee-james/

This episode of Voices In My Head is a special radio show I recorded at a great Christian radio station, Shine FM Ohio. This was recorded live on September 25th, 2017. THis is the first time for me to share the lost Rich Mullins song, Thunder, over the airwaves.

Voices In My Head Podcast #230: Andrew Greer, Randy Cox, David Mullins - Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth  Recorded live at Parnassus Bookstore in Nashville Tennessee for the release of the new book about Rich Mullins, "Winds of Heathen, Stuff of Earth".

Our guest, David Browning, is the Chief Creative Officer of Crowd Music, a new music platform that plans to disrupt the music industry in the best possibly way, by paying artists what they are worth. Crowd Music hand picks the artists they work with to ensure only the best of the best get featured every month. Think of Crowd like the Rolls Royce of the music business. They pay artists better, they now pay consumers to share music, and hear better music. Everyone is happy. There is a future for the music business and it’s super exciting. Where there is hardship there is always opportunity, now is your opportunity to join our Crowd and help save music, and get paid to do it!   For more information visit www.CrowdMusic.com and when you sign up use promoter #337 to let them know Rick Lee James sent you.

Lance Allen is an award winning fingerstyle guitarist, composer, and teacher. Native of Kentucky, Lance learned the ropes of playing guitar. Many of his early influences were Metallica, Nirvana, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, and Dave Matthews. Lance began teaching guitar in high school, and then continuing with some private students in college as well. Not long after graduating Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in recording music and small business, Lance took on a full time job at a local music store where he got a full schedule of students. There he also managed the small business and also started a successful eBay store. In 2008, Lance was inducted in the Thumbpickers Hall of Fame, located in Powderly KY. His induction was considered for his continuing the art of thumb style guitar by performing and teaching. Not long after his induction, Lance competed in his first international guitar contest in Winfield, KS where he place a very difficult 4th place. Companies such Takamine Guitars, Bose, and Gretsch guitars, have used Lance to endorse there products and promote them. Lance is also a contributing music writer to TN Crossroads, a famous PBS program. Continuing to teach in his office and using Skype, Lance offers a unique personality and a friendly business atmosphere where people can learn the guitar, bass, ukulele, and mandolin.

    To my listeners who have so faithfully been with me through thick and thin, this is a special podcast just for you. There is a big announcement being made in CCM Magazine on Friday September 15th, but as promised I am sharing the news with my podcast listeners one day early. This ended up being a much more emotional episode of the show that I expected. I'm not going to spoil this short 20 minute episode for you but I will tell you it was a wonderful way for me to express the depth of emotion that I am feeling. Make sure and read the full story starting Friday, March 15th on CCMMagazine.com.

Our guest this week on Voices In My Head is Rick Incorvati, a Deacon at Christ Episcopal Church in Springfield Ohio, a professor at Wittenberg University, and the director of Equality Springfield. Rick shares some of the story of his life; coming to terms with being gay, walking away from the church for a time, his journey back to the church through a renewed relationship with God, and his call into ministry.