Welcome fellow adventurers The topic of the show is all about preparing your heart for Christmas The clips are from The Santa Clause Little House On The Prairie and Handel's Messiah The journey continues so grab your gear and be blessed right here on the Masculine Journey Radio Show [... more]

Astonishingly it took Handel only twenty-four days to write the orchestral music for the Messiah oratorio mdash today perhaps the world rsquo s most famous musical composition one performed thousands of times every year around the world The magnificent work reaches its climax nearly two hours after it begins with the most famous part of the oratorio the ldquo Hallelujah Chorus rdquo As the trumpets and timpani announce the beginning of the chorus voices layer on top of each other as the choir sings the words of Revelation ldquo And he shall reign for ever and ever rdquo It is [... more]

The last words of a godly man are sometimes his most memorable and that is true for David In spite of the spiritual failures that haunted his household and kingdom for the latter years of his reign his prayer to God in Chronicles reveals that underneath the wrinkled skin and tattered crown there was still a heart beating fast for God [... more]

One word in Handel's Oratorio Messiah carries a particularly poignant meaning for all of us as caregivers We discussed this in today's broadcast Plus a special bonus song as a tribute to a friend Gracie and I lost this week There's more at www hopeforthecaregiver com [... more]

James Banks and Robby Dilmore continue to discuss Christmas music for a second addition [... more]

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Abigail Dodds author of A Typical Woman says that despite the culture's depiction of women as warriors women's bodies were made to do something very different To understand a woman's role you have to study how a woman is made Men have more body strength than women Women on the other hand are softer and have the capacity to bear children Dodds explains that just because a woman is created differently than a man doesn't make her inferior A woman's fragility like a crystal chandelier only increases her value Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at https [... more]

As caregivers we regularly shake hands with the abnormal Yet are we able to insert normalcy in that abnormal During one holiday event Gracie's grandmother provided a teachable moment in a hospital cafeteria In addition this episode features two of our favorite poems while also discussing two gifts caregivers can give to themselves during Christmas John and I packed quite a bit into this episode www hopeforthecaregiver com [... more]