Welcome back to My Seminary Life. In today's episode we are wrapping up Hymns of Christmas as we complete our journey through the birth of Jesus guided by our favorite Christmas hymns. Today's guides are Silent Night & Oh Holy Night. After recapping and taking a brief look at Isaiah 9:6, I talk about this important aspect to the good news of Christmas that Jesus is the Prince of Peace, the peace to whom God has given to those He has given His grace, the peace that Micah prophesized about. What does it look like to live at peace because Jesus is peace? How does the imagry of Silent Night and the social justice message of Oh Holy Night play a part in us understanding what it means to be at peace? Also, I look at the war and poverty surrounding one of these hymns, and the Unitarians are at it again with our second Christmas hymn today. Bonus, I wrap this whole series up in a nice little bow by quoting part of Dr. Maya Angelou's poem Amazing Peace.

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Ending the year with what means most to him, Joshua Noel discusses the songs of Kingdom Hearts and how the community of the Kingdom Hearts fandom has morphed the meaning of these songs into something as beautiful as the songs themselves!

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Who sings the Kingdom Hearts song? What is the song in Kingdom Hearts 3 dubstep? Who makes the music for Kingdom Hearts? Is Simple and Clean about Sora and Kairi? Who does Sora have a crush on? Was Sanctuary made for Kingdom Hearts? Which Kingdom Hearts game has Sanctuary? What is the opening song in Kingdom Hearts 3? What is the point of no return in Kingdom Hearts 3?

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In this episode, you will:

• Learn about Hikaru Utada
• Discuss the various songs and music of the Kingdom Hearts franchise
• Deconstruct the western need to explain everything
• Explore feelings of transcendentalism

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Welcome back to My Seminary Life. In today's episode, we continue our journey through the birth of Jesus guided by our favorite Christmas hymns. Hymns of Christmas continues with our guides Joy to the World & Oh Come All Ye Faithful as we look at Luke 2:16-20 and discuss how we are given a testimony to declare of God's faithfulness. I also talk about how brilliant Isaac Watts was and how we should all thank the Catholics for one of these hymns today.

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Everybody was Kung Fu fighting...

Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. in today's episode, I sit down to go over the history of Carl Douglas's iconic song "Kung Fu Fighting" which turned 50 this year. As I explore the history of the composition of the song, I also explore the history of the term "chopsocky" which contributed to the popularity of the song. After looking over the song's status as a one-hit wonder and the various groups who have covered the song, I breakdown the lyrics to help us better understand the story of this song. And of course, I over use the word "cats" and "funky" just to annoy you.

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Welcome back to My Seminary Life. Our journey through the birth of Jesus guided by our favorite Christmas hymns continues on with the most well known section on the birth of Jesus, when the angels appear to the shepherds. Our guides for this edition of Hymns of Christmas include a folk song that no ones where it came from, a song that the author's best friend changed the lyrics to without his approval, and one written by a pretty surprising source.

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What's Christmas without the music?! Joe Dea and Evan Garcia host a special Christmas Music episode today!

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Why do they call it Trans-Siberian Orchestra? Is TSO a good concert? What is Trans-Siberian Orchestra's biggest hit? Are there any heavy metal Christmas albums? What is the heaviest Christmas song? What is the Christmas song that is rock? What is the most rerecorded Christmas song? What is the name of the famous instrumental Christmas song? Should we have more rock or punk covers of Christmas songs?

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In this episode, you will:

• Explore why Joe loves TSO so much!
• Deconstruct the merits of Christmas carols
• Discuss which Christmas covers we enjoy the most

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Check out these other shows that Joe hosts:

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https://www.youtube.com/@ShellShockTMNT

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Welcome back to My Seminary Life. Today in our journey through the birth of Jesus, our guide is Oh Little Town of Bethlehem & Once, in Royal David's City as we reflect on hymns of arrival. Last week on Hymns of Christmas, we looked at Micah 5:2-6, this week we jump some 800 years later to Luke 2:1-7 to see the fulfillment of Micah's prophecy that the eternal ruler would be born in Bethlehem. The arrival of the Messiah shows us that God is not restricted by our limited understand of our circumstances. When life gets chaotic and stressful, we are reminded that God can bring His purposes together.

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Let's talk Hymns of Longing.

Welcome back to My Seminary Life. In today's episode, I introduce our new series Hymns of Christmas; we will be journeying through the birth of Jesus guided by our favorite Christmas hymns. Today, we start with Israel's longing for the Messiah, which began all the way back in the Garden. I walk through Micah 5:2-6 to show a prophecy that Israel could hold on to during God's silence during Greece and Rome's occupation. Israel longed for a Serpent Crusher Messiah who would save them from captivity, and the hymns Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel and Come Thou Long Expected Jesus capture that longing that Israel had.

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Christian Ashley hosts this episode of Some Joyful Noises to discuss the opening song to RWBY Vol 3 - "When it Falls"!

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What genre is Casey Lee Williams? Who wrote the RWBY music? Are Jeff Williams and Casey Lee Williams related? Is Rwby still being made? Is RWBY popular in Japan? What fairytale is Blake from RWBY based on? How many episodes are in RWBY Vol. 3? Is the new RWBY anime a reboot?

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In this episode, you will:

• Deconstruct the lyrics behind "When it Falls" by Jeff Williams
• Explore the meaning behind RWBY anime
• Discuss the power of a good opening music track

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Check out Christian's other podcasts,"Firday Night Frights", "Why I don't like..." and "Let Nothing Move You":

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https://friday-night-frights.captivate.fm/listen

https://why-i-dont-like.captivate.fm/listen

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Don't miss Christian on Systematic Geekology:

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Hear more anime related episodes of Systematic Geekology:

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How long, to sing this song?

Welcome back to My Seminary Life. This week on the show we have another addition of Rabbit Trail. This week I kick things off by recapping my latest sermon on Psalm 40:1-3 as the first part of my series on Processing Grief. Then I launch into the story of the composition and recording of one of U2's more religious songs, 40. I also discuss the significance of the War album, and how I have grown as a preacher over the past ten years.

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