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The Discerning Leader PodcastCourage and Hope for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver| Discerning God in Seasons of Suffering (Ep 03)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Cynthia Fantasia “When we choose to trust God, then we find him, and begin to see his fingerprints on everything.” – Cynthia Fantasia Today 6 million have Alzheimer’s disease, with 16.5 million unpaid caregivers coming alongside them, thrown into their role without any lead up or training. None of this has caught God by surprise, but for the care-giver every aspect of the experience is new. In this testing, God is building perseverance and our response may not be joyful, but it can be joy-filled. Today’s episode covers several reflections for coming alongside t...2020-11-2627 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastIn The Lingering Light | Discerning God in Seasons of Suffering (Ep 02)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Cynthia Fantasia “Remember that the present loss doesn’t override the richness of the past. We had 45 years of amazing memories and 3 years of sickness and suffering.” – Cynthia Fantasia In the Lingering Light, written by our guest Cynthia Fantasia, provides courage and hope for the Alzheimer caregiver. After a delightful 45 years of marriage and family life, everything changed with Bob Fantasia’s Alzheimer’s. Were it not for a community of friends and family members coming alongside Cynthia, life would have been dark and foreboding. Ambiguous grief – the loss of someone who is still alive b...2020-11-1925 min
The Discerning Leader PodcastSuffering and Surviving | Discerning God in Seasons of Suffering (Ep 01)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Cynthia Fantasia “I determined to live on the other side of eternity as a caregiver for my beloved husband as he suffered through his terminal Alzheimer’s disease. My goal was to preserve his dignity and my sanity.” – Cynthia Fantasia Discerning God’s presence and power during times of suffering and heartache can be challenging. It’s nearly impossible without having others in your community to help direct you back to the truths that you know, but have gotten muddled in the midst of the suffering. Our guest, Cynthia Fantasia, tells her story of c...2020-11-1226 min
Classical ClassroomRERUN - Todd Reynolds Defines “Classical Music” – SortaToday – that is April 18th 2016 – much of our fair city of Houston is underwater. There was a big scary flood, the power’s out, the roads are lakes, and we, the Classical Classroom team, literally can’t get to the station to access the files we need to post our new episode. We tried to cobble together an ark, but it turns out that’s a whole thing. However! Through sheer grit, determination and the power of the human spirit to use computers, we have unearthed this episode with Todd Reynolds, which we think – nay! – we know you will enjoy. Al...2016-04-1931 min
Classical ClassroomTodd Reynolds Defines “Classical Music” – SortaWhat do we mean when we say “classical music”? Sure, sure: it refers to a period of music, like “Baroque” or “Romantic”. But we largely use the word as a sort of generic brand-name for a specific variety of sound. In this episode of Classical Classroom, genre-ignoring violinist Todd Reynolds attempts to define classical music. Does he succeed? Does he give up and just start talking about Prince instead? Maybe and maybe! Listen to this episode to find out. Audio production by Todd “Timbalander” Hulslander with at least 3 really good suggestions from Dacia Clay. Music in this episode:2014-04-2930 min