Best Songsters Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 43: Insert “Are You My Mother” Joke here – Heart and Seoul 21:59

3M ago21:59

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Heather does a remarkable job holding back all the Korean trivia she knows while going through this contemporary romance, but will it be enough for a happy ending in the Land of the Morning Calm? You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/135804934-heather-songster .If you like the show, please cons…

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Episode 42.5: Behind the Page 7:05

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It's practically a drive by episode today! There's not so much to talk about, but we're gonna try anyway. Darn Heather's need to make everything perfect.You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/135804934-heather-songster .If you like the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon, by visiting …

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Episode 42: I’ll Celebrate Christmas as Long as I Want! – Royal Holiday 22:26

4M ago22:26

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Technically the 12 Days of Christmas start AFTER the 25th of December so Heather feels no remorse posting a holiday novel in January. Was it the romance enough to warm our cold heart? Listen to find out! You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/135804934-heather-songster .If you like the show, ple…

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Episode 41.5: Behind the Page 15:41

4M ago15:41

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It's time for one last look at Ice Planet Barbarians... and maybe some explanation as to where Heather's been. Again. She's back, though! We promise this time. She's even buying new books as we speak! You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/135804934-heather-songster .If you like the show, please…

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Episode 41: I Read It for the Plot, I Swear! – Ice Planet Barbarians 29:35

4M ago29:35

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Heather's still here, and she's coming back with something totally out of this world! (Sorry, couldn't resist) She finally picks up the Book Tok sensation taking spicy readers by storm, and is abducted into an alien romance that she never expected! (Sorry. Again.) Let's see how far she falls, shall we? You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Go…

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Episode 107: "Going to the Army!" - Marc Harry's Podcast - The History of Salvation Army Music P1 (1865-1905) 2:13:10

8M ago2:13:10

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To mark the TENTH anniversary of the very first GttA podcast in July 2013 this is the first of a very special 4-part series of podcasts featuring music from each decade of the Army's existence right up to the present day. The Salvation Army began - as The Christian MIssion - in 1865 when William Booth preached outside The Blind Beggar pub in Whitec…

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Episode 40: I Was Told There Would Be Horses? – The Belle of Belgrave Square 31:09

1y ago31:09

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Heather can't resist a book with a horse on the cover, and why should she? It's another Victorian romance today, with everything we've come to love: Social anxiety, illegitimate children, and secret tower rooms! Wait, what? You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/135804934-heather-songster .If yo…

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Episode 39.5: Behind the Page 18:18

1y ago18:18

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Heather reluctantly takes another look at Captive Prince, examining how it stacks up against The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty. And if she wasn't exasperated enough, well, there's what Heather Read This Week to keep us on our toes! You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/135804934-heather-songster …

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Episode 39: I Think I Took a Wrong Turn Somewhere – Captive Prince 26:22

1y ago26:22

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Once again, Heather wonders what the heck happened when she looks at a novel that isn't romance, but somehow ended up in the romance section. And this is a doozy of a book, so strap in!You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/135804934-heather-songster .If you like the show, please consider suppor…

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Episode 38.5: Behind the Page 15:41

1y ago15:41

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Just some chit chat today, about last weeks novel, this weeks obsession, and current novel writing woes! Join us for some nice vibes today. You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/135804934-heather-songster .If you like the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! It will help us continu…

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Episode 38: I’m a Sucker for Anything with the Word ‘Celestial’: The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics 24:38

1y ago24:38

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Heather's back at last, and she returns with a cozy Sapphic Regency romance that has her just swooning. She really can't ask for much more than this!You can follow Heather’s reading journey on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/135804934-heather-songster .If you like the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon, by visiting our …

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Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E5: Amythyst Kiah with Jack Tottle 50:08

1+ y ago50:08

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Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson talk to Amythyst Kiah, an acclaimed musician and songwriter whose work is redefining genre boundaries and has established her as a distinctive new voice of Appalachia. Reconnecting with Amythyst in this episode is her mentor, Jack Tottle, an accomplished musician with a long career as a singer, songwriter, autho…

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Episode 106: 'The Salvation Meeting (66) - Queen Elizabeth II Vigil - 18/09/2022 1:31:53

1+ y ago1:31:53

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'The Salvation Meeting' makes its return this Sunday after my summer break. It returns with something, by necessity, a little different from a 'normal' meeting. The 90 minute 'special' has been specially written and recorded to be broadcast the evening before the funeral of our late Queen Elizabeth II and takes the form of a 'Heavenward-looking Vig…

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Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E4: Dom Flemons, The American Songster 58:25

1+ y ago58:25

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On this episode of our mini-series Sepia Tones, Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson welcome Dom Flemons, a renowned performer of American folk music and a founding member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops. Citing a variety of musical influences—including the legendary Howard Armstrong and the inimitable Elizabeth Cotten—Flemons shares his journey in…

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Episode 105: Salvation Meeting (65) - Jesus - the Way, Truth and Life (What is a Salvation Meeting?) 58:16

2y ago58:16

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For the last meeting prepared before I take my summer break (I'll be back in September!) I found my inspiration after seeing a question asked in a Salvation Army forum online: What is a Salvation Meeting? In these days when most corps only have one service on a Sunday it seems strange to some to imagine we once had at least 3 indoor meetings, Sunda…

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Episode 104: Salvation Meeting (64) - PENTECOST (Sunday 5th June, 2022) 55:34

2y ago55:34

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"Send the Fire!" What must it have been like to have been in that room...that day...on that occasion when the sound of a mighty wind brought tongues of flame to settle on each person's head? And then to have gone out into the streets with the followers of Jesus as each man heard the message in his own language - as the sheer POWER of the Holy Spiri…

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Episode 103: Salvation Meeting (62) - "STOP - I want to get off!" - Sunday 15th May 2022 1:04:14

2y ago1:04:14

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"I've had enough!!" "Stop the world, I wanna get off!" Heard these expressions? Maybe you've said them? Life can sometimes seem like a trial - one thing after another, problems piling up... Peter gives us reassurance in his first epistle: "So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though the going is rough for a while down here." Of cour…

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Episode 102: Salvation Meeting (60) - "Donkey-Mania!" - Palm Sunday 2022 50:50

2y ago50:50

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Never has there been a more maligned animal than the poor old donkey! Forever seen as slow, grumpy and - in the words of GK Chesterton "The devil's walking parody of all four-footed things." But, as the general once wrote "In the service of Jesus there's a place for all" and oh yes, our donkey had his day! There's a lot more to the story than you m…

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Episode 101: Salvation Meeting (59) - featuring the music of General John Larsson (PTG) 1:05:15

2y ago1:05:15

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While in every way this is a 'traditional' Salvation Meeting in every other way I decided to use exclusively the music of General John Larsson, recently Promoted to Glory. While choosing the music for meeting - songs, choruses, band piece, songster and singing company songs - I tried to keep away from the many songs the General wrote for the many m…

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Episode 100: Salvation Meeting (58) - "A Prayer for Peace" 1:01:08

2y ago1:01:08

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The meeting is titled "A Prayer for Peace" and we will be lifting up the situation in Ukraine to God in the very best Salvation Army way. Music from the International Staff Band and Songsters, Sunbury Junior Singers, Canadian Staff Band, Portsmouth Citadel Songsters and much more... Music from composers including Eric Ball, Ray Steadman-Allen, Kenn…

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Episode 99: Salvation Meeting 57 - Ebenezer! 59:18

2y ago59:18

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There can be no doubt about it! God HAS blessed The Salvation Army over the 157 years of its existence. He still blesses our ministry today - in well over 130 countries all around the world. Hallelujah! But, there can be no denying it, the membership/soldiery of the Army has declined to numbers well below those we remember in years gone by. Should …

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Episode 98: Salvation Meeting 56 - St David's Day Special - 06 03 2022 54:06

2y ago54:06

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To mark St David's Day there is a distinctly Welsh flavour to the meeting this evening. Some of the very greatest hymn tunes ever and some beautiful traditional Welsh melodies including 'David of the White Rock', Suo Gan and Gwahoddiad. Musical items from Cardiff Canton Band and Singing Company, Morriston Corps and soprano soloist Joy Naylor. All w…

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Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E3: Sacred and Spiritual Music in the Mountains 59:58

2y ago59:58

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On this episode of our mini-series Sepia Tones, Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson welcome a spirited conversation with special guests Dr. Kathy Bullock and Rev. Dr. Virgil Wood. Our guests discuss the African American traditions of spiritual music, gospel, and the unique revival of shape note singing in 20th-century Appalachia. In many cases, mu…

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Episode 97: Salvation Meeting (54) - 06 02 2022 -To Be Like Jesus 57:59

2y ago57:59

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When David wrote Psalm 51 he seemed to be asking for a New Testament forgiveness - hundreds of years before it became a 'thing'! Ashamed and horrified by his sinful behaviour he opened his heart to God and begged to be given another chance. According to Jewish Law, the only way he could achieve this was through making a sacrifice, a burnt offering …

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Episode 96: Salvation Meeting (53) - 16 01 2022 -TRUST ME! 1:00:28

2+ y ago1:00:28

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This week's meeting is based on a 2 word phrase that God spoke to me a few years ago - so clearly it may as well have been though my hi-fi speakers: TRUST ME Simple? Well, not as simple as it sounds...but great advice all the same! But it's a message not just for us as individuals - I BELIEVE IT'S ALSO A MESSAGE FOR THE CHURCH - as we step out into…

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Episode 95: Salvation Meeting (52) - 09 01 2022 - Faithful God, Wandering People 1:08:03

2+ y ago1:08:03

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This week's Meeting for Fortress Radio - the 52nd in my series - has a very special guest speaker - Capt Nicholas J. Samuel - CO at the London (Ontario) Corps in Canada. You may know his name also as a well-known SA composer of band and songster music. He reads from and speaks about Judges 2 - with insight about a wandering people and their relatio…

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Episode 94: Salvation Meeting (51) - New Year - Resolution or Revolution? 53:26

2+ y ago53:26

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Tired of the same old promises to change? Still biting your nails? Not losing weight...again? The world needs more from Christians than trivial changes like these - it needs us to create a REVOLUTION! If ever this world needed the knowledge of its loving Saviour, Jesus Christ then it needs is right now - it needs the PEACE of Christ, the LOVE of Ch…

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Episode 93: Salvation Meeting (50) - The Light of the World 55:43

2+ y ago55:43

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The theme for the meeting tonight proclaims Jesus as 'The Light of the World'. At this time of Advent I am always made acutely aware of the aptness of Joy Webb';s beautiful song 'Come Into Our World'. Yes, of course it is really HIS world but, as the song alludes 'men have forgotten Him and how to pray'. Certainly, if EVER this dark world needed a …

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Episode 92: GttA Episode 39 (Nov 2021) - The Music of American Salvationists (1).mp3 1:31:40

2+ y ago1:31:40

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"Going to the Army!" is a podcast series featuring Salvation Army music. This 39th Episode is for November 2021 and continues the "Going to the Army!" ministry, which is now in its 8th year of broadcasting. This time we have the first part of a 2 episode 'special' using the music of American composers and recognizing the wonderful contribution they…

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Episode 91: Salvation Meeting 49 - "Are You Weary?" Sunday 7th November 2021 55:26

2+ y ago55:26

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A theme question for the meeting tonight may well be something along the lines of ‘Are You Weary’? It’s that time of year again, isn’t it? Half way between our summer holidays and Christmas, the weather - in the UK, at least, is turning colder and most of us have resorted to putting our heating on - at home and in our Army Halls, the trees have tur…

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Episode 90: Salvation Meeting (48) 3rd October 2021 - The Blood of Jesus 58:48

2+ y ago58:48

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It's been a while, friends. It is only now I am feeling so much better that I can look back and appreciate quite how poorly I had become in the late spring/early summer this year. It is WONDERFUL to feel better and also to be back producing these meetings. This meeting I described as a 'Salvation Army Extravaganza' - and it's theme is the Universal…

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Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E2: Driving (and Fiddling) While Black, Appalachian Music at Home and on the Road 58:59

2+ y ago58:59

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On this episode of our mini-series Sepia Tones, Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson examine music within rural communities with guests Earl White, Larry Kirksey, and Kip Lornell. Each of our guests has been on their own quest, whether seeking the musical kinship of other black performers past and present, finding a life outside of Kentucky coal ca…

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Episode 89: Praise Meeting (47) 30th May 2021 56:19

3y ago56:19

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Welcome to a very special Praise and Testimony meeting prepared for Fortress Radio. This is the 47th meeting prepared and presented by Marc Harry since the Covid pandemic began over a year ago. Some great hymns and songs, Salvation Army choruses, band, songster and singing company items and even more - including words of personal witness, bible rea…

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Episode 88: Salvation Meeting (46) - 16th May, 2021 52:27

3y ago52:27

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Ascension! For the 46th in my series of Salvation Meetings for Fortress Radio. I am delighted to welcome my old friend Lt Col. Ced Hills who speaks on the subject of the Ascension. The meeting is a bit of a 'Portsmouth Citadel Reunion'. Ced sat next to me on the euphonium section at Portsmouth when he was our CO a decade or so ago and we became goo…

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Episode 87: Salvation Meeting (45) - 2nd May, 2021 56:28

3y ago56:28

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The 45th in the series of Salvation Meetings I have prepared for Fortress Radio sees a rare (for me) departure into the Old Testament and one of the great prophets - Ezekiel and his vision of the Mega-Temple. I was led to quote earlier in my preparations: "Discussing Ezekiel's everso vivid prophecies with burning chariots and spinning wheels and dr…

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Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music—E1: Bagpipes, banjos, ngonis, and gourds 51:13

3y ago51:13

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On this special episode of Smoky Mountain Air, guest hosts Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson kick off an exciting new mini-series called Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music. Guests Loyal Jones, Sparky Rucker, and James Leva contribute to this lively conversation about the roots of Appalachian music and their own roles in preserving th…

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Episode 86: Salvation Meeting (44) - 18th April, 2021 55:34

3y ago55:34

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Dare To Be a........Thomas? The disciple Thomas sometimes gets a bit of a rough ride, I think. His reputation and legacy seems to be based on nothing but his 'doubting' - and hence his name has been used for millennia as the epitome of scepticism! Join me for the Salvation Meeting on Fortress Radio where we look at so much more that we can learn fr…

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Episode 85: Easter Sunday Salvation Meeting (42) - 4th April, 2021 1:07:06

3y ago1:07:06

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This Easter Day Salvation Meeting is very much a celebration of the Risen Christ - and it's great to be able to welcome Colonel Phil Maxwell (who delivers the sermon), his wife Deslea who also speaks and my friend Matt Woods as well. When Col Maxwell sent a vocal solo to accompany his message he got Matt's name slightly wrong (Mark instead of Matt)…

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Episode 84: Going to the Army - Episode 38 (April 2021) - Good Friday 2:20:16

3y ago2:20:16

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'Meditative Music and Readings for a Holy Day' There is, for today, a BRAND NEW episode of the "Going to the Army!" podcast - especially for Good Friday. This is not a 'normal' GttA episode but a complete 'act of worship' - subtitled a: 'Meditative Music and Readings for a Holy Day' the 2 hour programme I have prepared with the help of the wonderfu…

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Episode 83: Salvation Meeting (42) - 21st March, 2021 1:02:34

3y ago1:02:34

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STRESS...WORRY...CARES....ANXIETIES... Symptoms of life that we just have to live with in 2021? Or is there a solution? Peter gives us the answer in the last Chapter of his First Epistle - and comes up with 'one of the best verses in the whole bible'! This week's Salvation Meeting - the 42nd meeting I have produced since the start of the pandemic a…

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Episode 82: Salvation Meeting (41) - 14th March, 2021 15:00

3y ago15:00

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'Suffering for being a Christian' This week's meeting is the the 41st Salvation Meeting in the current series on Fortress Radio We continue our look at the first epistle of Peter, reaching chapter 4 and the portion headed 'Suffering for being a Christian'. Our guest speaker for the meeting is Major Estelle Blake - who has worked extensively for The…

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Introducing Sepia Tones: Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson explore Black Appalachian music 33:03

3y ago33:03

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Our guests Dr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson talk about an exciting new podcast mini-series they'll be co-hosting as part of Smoky Mountain Air called Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music. This mini-series can be found right here through this podcast, with new episodes every other month. Dr. William Turner is a long-time African Americ…

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Episode 81: Salvation Meeting (40) - 7th March, 2021 55:38

3y ago55:38

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This week's SALVATION MEETING for Fortress Radio is the 40th in the series I have prepared since the first lockdown almost a year ago. This time we take a look at part of 1 Peter ch 3 and try to apply the advice there to our lives at this specific time. Major Estelle Blake opens in prayer, there is a fine testimony from SL Paul Dale (one of my olde…

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Episode 80: Salvation Meeting (39) - "Guardian of our Way" - 21st February 2021 52:09

3y ago52:09

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"My time, matey, not yours!" - is what God told me very clearly earlier this week as I was growing impatient for inspiration! This is the 39th meeting I have prepared for FORTRESS RADIO since the Covid lockdowns began in March 2020 This meeting is the third in the series based on the 1st Epistle of Peter - this time -chapter 2. How can we best be '…

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Episode 79: Salvation Meeting (37) - "Be Holy" - 7th February 2021 1:03:15

3y ago1:03:15

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BE HOLY (but you don't have to be a hero) Welcome to another hour of Salvation Army worship - featuring the International Staff Band and Songsters, Santa Ana Singing Company, Barbara Allen, and even my old friend Roger Marsh! This is the 2nd meeting in the series in which we examine the 1st Epistle of Peter... We are told to 'BE HOLY'. God doesn't …

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Episode 78: Praise Meeting (36) - "Doom and Gloom" - 31st January 2021 1:01:04

3y ago1:01:04

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Doom and Gloom If a month has five Sundays then the 5th will always be a good old Salvation Army praise meeting - yes the kind you might remember from your childhood and younger days - often accompanied, if you recall, with indigestion caused by rushing down a full roast dinner in the hour you might have managed to get at home between morning and a…

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Episode 77: Salvation Meeting (35) - "Which Way are YOU Going?" - 17th January 2021 1:03:58

3+ y ago1:03:58

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"Which Way are YOU Going?" This Salvation Meeting - the 35th in the series I have produced for Fortress Radio since the Covid-19 Pandemic struck in March 2020 - is all about walking our life's pathways with Jesus. Do you walk with Him? Talk with Him? There are many times when it is difficult for all of us - and many of us have been directly affecte…

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Episode 76: Salvation Meeting (34) - "Jesus - our foundation" - 10th January 2021 53:00

3+ y ago53:00

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Salvation Meeting (34) for Fortress Radio "Jesus - our Foundation" This meeting, the 34th in the series I have prepared for Fortress Radio since March 2020, the start of the Covid pandemic, is centred around i Corinthians ch 3 - in which the Apostle Paul exhorts the younf church in Corinth to stop bickering about trivialities and ensure they build …

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Episode 75: Salvation Meeting (3) - "Epiphany" - 3rd January 2021 1:08:40

3+ y ago1:08:40

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"Epiphany" One of my friends posted this week that he likes to 'linger a little longer at the manger' at Christmas each year. Well, today is only '10 Lords a Leaping' day, I think - so our first Salvation Meeting of 2021 this evening has a distinctly 'Epiphany' theme - and the terms 'Worship and Adoration' would make a suitable title for the meetin…

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Episode 74: Fortress Radio Carol Service 2020 (32) - 20th December 2020 53:05

3+ y ago53:05

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Welcome to the Fortress Radio/Going to the Army Carol Service 2020 I am delighted to invite you to join with the listeners from Fortress Radio to tonight's 'meeting' - the 32nd Sunday Evening Service I have been privileged to record and share with you since March 2020. The world this year has changed so very much - but God's Love for the world He m…

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