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  1. 420: C.S. Lewis - Christmas is unfortunately everyone's business

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    12/13/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I’m Wasted, and I Can’t Find My Way Home. In this episode, we again invite C.S. Lewis to teach us about Christmas. We also discuss the early church fathers, worship, symbolism, mystery, Freud and Jung’s influence on modern Christians, consumerism and gift-giving, and, of course, Christmas: all this and much, much more on this episode of the podcast.
    420: C.S. Lewis - Christmas is unfortunately everyone's business

  2. 419: C.S. Lewis - All that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure

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    12/05/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Pagan Neart, Christian Soul. In this episode, we read C.S. Lewis’ “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans.” Why does the post-Christian person need to become pagan again to be prepared to hear the gospel? How has a mechanistic view of nature led us to kill each other? Why do we reject the good news that Jesus ended the need for guilt-offerings, sin-sacrifices, and fear about the afterlife? What happened as a consequence of moderns pushing heavenly truth out of the material world? What is the message of Christmas that offers a cure for all that ails us?
    419: C.S. Lewis - All that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure

  3. Jeremiah 20:7-18 When Emotions Collide. Chris Lizotte sings "Open the Skies"

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    09/26/25
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In this passage Jeremiah is enthusiastically praising God, then cursing the day he was born, then speaking as a warrior, then speaking fearfully.
    Jeremiah 20:7-18 When Emotions Collide. Chris Lizotte sings

  4. Lamentations 3:1-33 Jeff Anderson sings "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"

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    09/19/25
    4 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Chad tells us the story behind this timeless hymn, and we also look into the struggles of the great prophet Jeremiah.
    Lamentations 3:1-33 Jeff Anderson sings

  5. Psalm 31 (our very first episode of Hidden Streams featuring Kris Winrich singing "Waiting for My Deliverance"

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    09/12/25
    4 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Waiting on God, Who alone is our only hope in this life and will safely guide us to be with Him for eternity.
    Psalm 31 (our very first episode of Hidden Streams featuring Kris Winrich singing

  6. Jeremiah 18:18-23 Colin Heinrich sings "Hear Me, Lord"

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    09/05/25
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    This episode deals with the all too familiar situation known as "No good deed goes unpunished".
    Jeremiah 18:18-23 Colin Heinrich sings

  7. Jeremiah 17:14-17 Mikaela Adams sings "Christ Have Mercy"

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    08/28/25
    8 mins
    By Chad Bird
    We've all been wronged, sometimes by those closest to us, or those who we trust the most. So, how do we respond, especially when we know that we can't truthfully claim our own righteousness and demand God's wrath against those who have hurt us. Oftentimes we hold our feelings inside, keeping our thoughts to ourselves, which only makes things worse.
    Jeremiah 17:14-17 Mikaela Adams sings

  8. Lamentations 1:1-11 JOHN ANDREW SCHREINER sings "How Lonely Lies the City"

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    08/21/25
    4 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Broken lives, broken spirits, broken hearts; the ravaging results of sin in our lives and the world we were born into.
    Lamentations 1:1-11 JOHN ANDREW SCHREINER sings

  9. Izzi Ray sings "I Lift Up My Eyes" Psalm 123

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    08/14/25
    4 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The great prayer of the church- "Have mercy upon us, O Lord". A beautiful reflection from Chad, a beautiful song from Izzi Ray.
    Izzi Ray sings

  10. Jeremiah 15: verses 10-21 Markita Knight sings "Always For Me"

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    08/07/25
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    For the next few weeks we will be exploring the rich laments of the prophet Jeremiah. Rich, because we can relate to the prophet's complaints, and also be encouraged that God gives us a script in His holy Word to speak to Him about the things that vex us.
    Jeremiah 15: verses 10-21 Markita Knight sings

  11. Jeremiah 12: 1-6 Mikaela Adams sings "I Want To Run With The Horses"

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    07/31/25
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Jeremiah's laments have so much in common with the laments found in the Psalms.
    Jeremiah 12: 1-6 Mikaela Adams sings

  12. Thursday, July 24, 2025

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    07/24/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Medieval female saint whose life has long shocked contemporary readers.
    Thursday, July 24, 2025