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#86-Of Thanks and Thanksgiving

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As we move into Thanksgiving week-end, I have some thoughts to share with you about the holiday.  You’ll hear some history.  I’ll share some ideas about being thankful as well as some scripture.  And you’ll hear some “thanksgiving” music.  I pray this podcast helps you think about being grateful and to whom to be grateful.

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#58-ReCast: An Interview with Ebeneezer Scrooge

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ACC 1-Scrooge DescriptionsThis week features the last of the recasts.  We look back to a very early podcast with a lot of imagination.  How about an interview with Ebeneezer Scrooge?  You remember Scrooge!  He’s the curmudgeon whose greed and avarice hardened his heard against all mankind.  But, he’s visited by three spirits who change his heart and, thus, his actions.  What if you could hear from him now?  I take a stab at this possibility by imagining an interview with the reformed Scrooge!

Yes, this podcast was originally a “Christmas season” episode. However, this story is really not about Christmas; it is about redemption.  And redemption is a universal theme good at any time of the year.  So, my production of A Christmas Carol is available for sale year ’round.  Go to my page for the book and listen to some samples.

Here are the links for this podcast!

#53-The Passion, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

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0411091740_0001Since this is Holy Week in the Christian calendar, I have produced a narrative of the events of Holy Week – from the arrest of Jesus through the resurrection – based totally on the Scriptures.  Rather than rely on just one of the Gospel narratives, I have meshed the four narratives together in one cogent story.  I pray that you are blessed by this telling of these important events – the most important events in all of history!

Here are some links to the Gospel records of this story:

#43-Looking Back, Looking Forward

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2015 and 2016 year written on sandy beach sea. Wave washes away 2015. The concept of 2015 is gone, come the new year 2016.

CoverFor the opening of any new year, looking back and looking forward in assessment is always interesting.  Looking back, we see the accomplishments and failures of the year.  And we look forward in wonderful expectation of what the new year will hold.  So, it is with Narration by George.  I look back at the titles that are available.  I look forward to new distribution channels and new authors.  And I start with an interview with author Donna Patton.  Take a listen!

#42-The Story of Christmas

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birth-of-jesusIt’s two days before Christmas as I write this.  The season of giving, receiving, family, friends, fellowship, and food is upon us.  But, will we take time to remember the reason for this season?  Will we take time – individually and corporately – to celebrate, to contemplate, to remember the One who gave us the most important gift of all?  “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son.  And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.  God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was.  He came to help, to put the world right again.” (John 3:16, The Message)  This podcast celebrates this gift in words and music.  Enjoy!

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#39-Giveaways, Books, & Carols -1

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Holiday Give-Away 2015

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DOI #4-Cover smallIn this episode, we take a look at the Cyber-December that is being celebrated at Narration by George.  Not only am I making available a great short-story, a true-story-a-day-give-away, but I’m giving a book away every day in December.  Today I look at three possible books that might be of interest to you. Knighthawke and Knighthawke: Vanishing Shadows combine romance, action-adventure, and science fiction to tell the compelling story of Michael Weber.  Then, we look at some historical fiction with The Declaration of Independence Series: John Hancock. Finally, in the spirit of Christmas, the story of one of the most famous of all Christmas carols: Joy to the World.

Music credits:

Canon and Variation by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/
Joy To The World by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100189 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Links referred to in this episode are:

Narration by George on Facebook

Narration by George on Twitter

A Christmas Miracle by Donna Patton

Miracles: 32 True Stories by Joanie Hileman

Knighthawke by Jerry Minchew

Knighthawke: Vanishing Shadows by Jerry Minchew

The Declaration of Independence Series: John Hancock by Joseph Max Lewis

#38-Thanksgiving & Christmas Blessings

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A Christmas Carol CoverHoliday Give-Away 2015It’s the day before Thanksgiving.  Time for fun and food with family and friends.  I pray you have a great holiday this year.

But, it’s also time to think about those Christmas gifts.  Take a listen to a new production of A Christmas Carol, the iconic tale of Scrooge and Ghosts and Scrooge’s restoration to society.  You’ll hear samples that are sure to whet your appetite for more.

What about Christmas giving?  Narration by George is doing giving on a whole new level for the year.

  • Everyone gets to download a copy of a great short story.
  • Everyone will also get a copy of a true story a day in my Story-A-Day GiveAway.
  • And Everyone was register to win an audio book from my regular collection.  I’m giving away 31 books from that collection this year.

Listen for all the details and all the fun!

Links mentioned in this podcast:

Narration by George Holiday Giveaway

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Miracle

Miracles: 32 True Stories

#37-Giveaways & Christmas Stories

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Holiday Give-Away 2015

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The Holiday Season is upon us.  Thanksgiving arrives next week.  Christmas comes in about 5 weeks.  Are you ready?  Do you have your audiobooks downloaded for your holiday traveling? If not, check out a couple of suggestions and learn about my audio book Holiday Give-Away for December.  You’ll also hear more from an interview I did with Anne Baxter Campbell!

Narration by George on Facebook

Narration by George on Twitter

Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Anne Baxter Campbell

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

#9: The Merger of Audiobooks & Spiritual Ideas: #2 Novels

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Swaddling Clothes coverOnce Upon a Christmas Eve coverThis is the second week exploring the merger of audiobooks with spiritual ideas. While we may usually think of Bibles, books about the Bible, or devotionals containing spiritual ideas, there are other forms of writing which can be rich in spiritual ideas. In this episode, I take a look at two novels which explore spiritual ideas using the story of the birth of Jesus as their platform.  Amber Shamel’s The Swaddling Clothes is a historical novel inspired by a Veggie Tales episode.  Anne Baxter-Campbells Once Upon a Christmas Eve tells the story of a teenage who needs to learn a lesson or two.  You’ll hear excerpts from both of these books.