Under the direction of Hayley Kirkland, this BYU ensemble is comprised of Asher Robinson, Ashley Palizzi, Clara Henriod, Elizabeth Reynoso, Jacob Heath, Jane Wilson, Kathryn Williams, Loren Yancey, Mari Magalei, Riley Anderson, Seth Fleshman, and Wyat Moody.
How do we show up messy and complicated and allow others to do the same? The Bennetts share how letting go of shame can help us connect more fully with our loved ones. Chris and Julie Bennett run the production company Welcome Home Entertainment and recently published "Fighting For Family: The Relentless Pursuit of Building Belonging." Chris is also the lead Pastor of Vintage Church in Malibu, California.
Antonia Tomao, CEO of Antonia's Promise, and life-coach Pritha Lal tell us about times when small gestures made a big impact. Light the World is a campaign from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that runs every Christmas season, inviting people to contribute to their communities, in ways that will change people's lives.
Bridge Creek Bells, directed by Scott Hixson, has a dozen members, including: Ferris Derbidge, Scott Rawley, Steven Stromberg, Erika Kennard, Brittany Erickson, Janeen Scott, Elizabeth Richey, MaryAnne Uribe, Emily Whitchurch, Daniel Gibby, and Julie Dacus.
Mathew Schmalz, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, and SB Rodriguez-Plate, author of "A History of Religion in 5½ Objects: Bringing the Spiritual to Its Senses," share stories about learning humility from someone who offered them grace.
Elizabeth Schrader Polczer and James Early share experiences when they felt friends offered them advice that changed the course of their lives.
Our episode today is about being someone's angel in order to Light the World.
Irish band An Rogaine Dubh joins Steve in studio for a performance of Angels We Have Heard on High, as part of our Light the World Counting to Christmas. An Rogaine Dubh is led by Joe Perry and includes Matt Maughan, Caroline Kemper Reynoso, Catherine Jungheim, Collin Jensen, Ed Riding, Corry Jensen, Sharon Nielsen, and Ross Fayson.
Scott Warren, host of Preach Where You Reach, and Alejandra Oliva, author of Rivermouth, tell about someone from outside our normal orbit who generously engages in a way that we might not expect.
1AChord visited BYUradio studios for a performance of Hark the Herald Angels Sing. 1AChord’s members are Abby Wagner, Daniel Manning, Lincoln Rasmussen, Libby McBride, McKay Hancock, Cadye Ristine, Brianne Walker, Coleman Rowberry, and Grace Mabey. The directors are Tavita Ferrell and Capri Runyan.