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.
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.
Gather your family to listen to stories about gift-giving and adventure that will carry listeners into the holiday season.
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.
Jewels Olson, a hospital chaplain, and Dr. Reverend Marian Edmonds Allen tell us about watching good neighbors in action. 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, locally and globally, in ways that will change people's lives. This year's Light the World theme is Be Someone's Angel and so our advent calendar will feature stories from some of our past guests about times when someone was an angel in their life, or when they were an angel for someone else.
Jazz Voices is directed by Hayley Kirkland and includes Alia Ebbert, Alyssa Hightower, Anna Egbert, Ella Stacey, Ethan Renneker, Hanna Eyre, Ian Pratt, Jacob Oman, Jane Singley, Logan Stats, and Russ Cundrick. The group is accompanied by pianist Isaac Calvert.
Meli Solomon, the host of Living Our Beliefs, and Bruce Duffield from Chicago tell us about offering a room and guidance to the traveler.
Bridge Creek Bells performs live in the studio, bringing us an arrangement of the West Indies Carol, also known as the Calypso Carol! Bridge Creek Bells 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.