Ep. 29 | Mark Gersmehl | Little Drummer Boy, WhiteHeart Stories, Soulbreather, Creative Inspiration

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Ep. 29 | Mark Gersmehl | Little Drummer Boy, WhiteHeart Stories, Soulbreather, Creative Inspiration

Episode 29

December 18, 2023

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Mark Gershmehl was a part of one of my favorite Christian bands, WhiteHeart! On this episode we'll discuss my favorite version of Little Drummer Boy from WhiteHeart and how it came about. We will also talk a lot about WhiteHeart, both with stories about the band and lineup changes, and also the inspiration behind some of the songs.

Here's a link to listen to WhiteHeart's version of Little Drummer Boy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO8GCjHKKBc

Fans of WhiteHeart will love this episode. But if you aren't familiar with WhiteHeart let me invite you to appreciate Mark's love for poetry, creativity, and learning. This conversation gets very deep and beautiful at times. It was a great to joy to have Mark on the show. I know this will be one of your favorite episodes of my podcast.

Mark is currently making music with his wife, Brynn (of Rachel Rachel), in their group Soulbreather.

Visit Soulbreather's Website: https://www.soulbreather.com

Ep. 38 | Mark Koch | Hollywood Producer & Christ Follower Shares His Amazing Testimony

February 19, 2024

Mark W.Koch found himself at the top of the entertainment world when Lost In Space (1998), a movie he produced knocked Titanic out of the top spot and became the number 1 movie in the country. Not long after his next movie, Black Dog (starring Patrick Swayze) moved into the Top 5 movies, giving him two movies at the top of the charts in the same week! He had it all. Houses, Cars, Fame, Recognition...and he had the ego to match it all. That's when his family began to fall apart...and the Holy Spirit stepped in. Mark will share his amazing testimony of coming to Christ, and then following the lead of the Holy Spirit to dedicate The First Hour of every day to Jesus through reading the Bible, praying, and going deeper in his relationship with the Lord. Mark is now one a mission to get every man he meets to dedicate The First Hour of their day to Jesus, and he's written a book to give men the road map! Learn more about the mission: http://www.thefirsthour.com

Ep. 37 | Erik Bledsoe | Men, THE TIME IS NOW. Stand Up and TAKE THE HILL

February 12, 2024

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Ep. 36 | Mitch Davis | On Conversion to Christ, Growing Up in Maui, and The Devastating Fires

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Mitch Davis is my guest on this week's podcast. I first met Mitch in my pastors group known as Fishbowl Ministries. He is a preacher at Franklin Church of Christ and has served in that role for 14 years. He has almost 30 years experience in ministry. We discuss his conversion to Christ and his childhood growing up in Maui, Hawaii. Which naturally leads into a discussion of the devastating wildfires that swept through Maui in August 2023. Mitch will give some accounts of what took place and ways that people can still help now that the event is no longer in the news.