POSITIVELY JOY

Trisha K. Campbell was called to adopt five special needs children and has experienced the awesome faithfulness of God as she walked this journey. In her book, "Eight was Enough," she talks about what happens when you think you are finished with God's work. For Trisha, there's always something more.

Learn more about Trisha.

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This week Positively Joy is doing a Mic Swap, where I turn over the microphone to Jenna Erlandson of the Bridge of the Faithful podcast. Jenna has a great show and I wanted to share it with you. She discussed "Facing the Red Sea," and I know you'll get a lot out of it. Take it away, Jenna!

Broadcast news anchor Storme Jones saw a vehicle zooming towards him, and before he knew it his truck was rolling. But what Storme later recalled was that he was in praise and worship moments in the car before the accident. He was listening to Christian music on the radio. And he believes that made all the difference.

Dallas Jenkins has created a different kind of series about Jesus. And, Jenkins said, he’s “obsessed” with making the experience authentic and intimate for viewers. I spoke to Dallas at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Texas. We had a great conversation but the audio was noisy, being on the conference floor. Still, his message is important and worth listening.

And, when he talked about JOY he was really speaking my language!

Key takeaways:

• Dallas made "The Chosen" after coming off a failed movie project
• He openly talks about sin
• He intentionally made the series cast diverse, especially in the portrayal of women.
• He said there is a difference between joy and happiness. "Joy is eternal."
• He tries to keep the show Biblically accurate while creating an interesting story.

“I don’t want people to glorify the show to the point where they think this is a replacement for the Bible,” Jenkins said. “I’m saying from the beginning, that the show is not God’s word. Jonathan (Roumie), who plays Jesus is not Jesus. I’m not the creator of the universe. I’m a broken, flawed man ... who’s trying to do my best to capture the character and intentions of Jesus in the Gospels."

Read the Oklahoma and NewsOK.com on Saturday, July 3 for the print edition of this podcast.

This is one of my favorite episodes of 2020. It didn't make the top 20 in downloads and I'd say it's underrated. I hope you enjoy listening to my conversation with Methodist Elder and historian Wendy Meyer unpacking Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical "Hamilton" and looking at the many references to God and the Bible. We look at four songs in particular: "Wait For It," "Say No to This," "One Last Time" and "Hurricane."