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054 - Eric Peters Jun 04, 2019

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Eric Peters is a singer/songwriter I’ve known and admired for half my life. These days, however, you’re more likely to find him covered in grass clippings or acrylic paints than on a stage singing his songs. There are heartbreaking and beautiful reasons why, and Eric is unflinching in sharing his story with us.
Getting to share this conversation is a deep honor and am so inspired by my friend. We touch on everything from used golf books, lobster boiling, and jewelry store jingles to addiction, depression and how hard it can be to raise kids. This one goes deep fast and also made me laugh about as hard as I have all year.
Check out Eric's music, artwork, used books, and tour dates:
https://ericpeters.net/
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053 - Trillia Newbell May 29, 2019

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Trillia Newbell walked away from law school as an African-American woman because she felt God calling her to ministry. That must have seemed crazy at the time, but it has borne so much good fruit.
Today, Trillia is an accomplished author, speaker and blogger, who I first learned about when I was handed a copy of her INCREDIBLE book "God's Very Good Idea". I tracked her down because I had to learn where this book came from and learned she lived just a few minutes away, here in Nashville.
As well as a mom and fitness guru, Trillia writes a lot about the Bible, fear, race, and parenting. She’s written a series of bible studies and currently serves as the Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention.
Her joy is contagious and this chat was surprising and wonderful. Check our her books and other writings at:
http://www.trillianewbell.com/
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052 - Jody Davis May 21, 2019

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Jody Davis is the guitar player for the Newsboys. He's also one of America's premier pipe-makers. It was super interesting to talk about the history of the band, but also how Jody discovered a love of pipe-making and how that took care of his family through an incredibly hard season. Who would imagine the paths of our lives will take sometimes?
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Check out Jody's pipes and his work with the Newsboys:
https://www.jodydavispipes.com/
https://pipedia.org/wiki/J._Davis_Pipes
https://newsboys.com/
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051 - Amanda Lindsey Cook May 14, 2019

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Amanda Lindsey Cook has been a breakout artist for Bethel Music the past few years. She's also had to face one of the hardest seasons in her life at the same time, which ultimately led to living alone in a house on a hill, where she wrote her newest album.
This was a fantastic chat covering a myriad of subjects, from Canada to piano lessons to the Kingdom of God and why black is the brightest color of the rainbow. Amanda is a joy to talk to and you're going to love this first episode of Season 4!
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Season 4 - PREVIEW May 07, 2019

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Friends! The Pivot is coming back next week for SEASON 4!
We're going to have some amazing guests: More CCM legends, some dear old friends, dear new friends, authors, musicians, and other folks willing to share their stories as they figure out what's next.
We're super excited to announce that we're partnering with Compassion International to bring you this season. We have some incredible stories to tell of some of the greatest pivots of all, as lives are changed around the world, and here at home, through the great work of Compassion.
This is going to be great. Check back every Tuesday morning for new episodes.
Now go do something awesome.

050 - John Delony Feb 12, 2019

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Dr. John Delony told his wife he would never work in higher education again. Then he took a job as the new Dean of Students at Belmont University. This episode is fantastic. One of my favorites. John is super smart, super funny, and super honest. He and his family are new to Nashville and we are definitely catching him mid-Pivot. Though, it may seem, he kind of lives there.
We cover a lot of topics in this one, from child psychology and parenting, to marriage and communication, to kissing your roommate's girlfriend, anxiety and depression, and high school basketball coaching.
Buckle up, this one is a wild ride and you're going to want to come back to listen again.
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049 - Leslie Jordan Feb 05, 2019

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Leslie Jordan was one half of the duo All Sons & Daughters. She's written some of my favorite songs that the Church now sings all around the world. At the top of her artist career, their band took a hiatus that ended up permanent. Why? And what happens after? Well, some hard things, and a lot of wonderful things, too. That's what. As always with Leslie, this conversation was fun, insightful and super encouraging.
We talk about Hawaii, working at a Church, adoption, and learning why and how to lead others to be better writers.
You can find Leslie and her work with The Fold at:
https://www.thefold.us/
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048 - John Tumminello Jan 29, 2019

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John Tumminello was a Manhattan banker who worked two blocks from the World Trade Center the morning of 9/11. What followed was a journey that led to Nashville, a job in radio, free concerts under the shadow of the Parthenon, and a family.
John is a great guy with an amazing story. You're going to enjoy this one.
You can find John and learn more about The Conservancy at:
https://conservancyonline.com/
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047 - Buddy Greene Jan 22, 2019

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Buddy Greene is the best, and probably only, professional harmonica player I know. He wrote the Christmas favorite "Mary, Did You Know?" And more than that, he's a funny, wise, and encouraging friend.
We got to talk about the great names of harmonica players, pot-smoking Christian hippies, and touring with Bill Gaither. Quite a range of subjects! The meat of this conversation really hangs on identity and how we can so easily find it in what we do rather than who we are as God's children.
Buddy is a legend and this was a super fun way to kick off the new year of Pivot podcasts.
You can find Buddy and his music at:
http://buddygreene.com
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REPLAY - Ellie Holcomb Jan 15, 2019

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REPLAY: Ellie Holcomb is a singer/songwriter/author/mom and an all-around delightful person. You'll laugh, you'll cry. At least I did while we recorded this one. Ellie has some beautiful wisdom and encouragement in this chat and a first or second listen is good for the soul.
You can find Ellie and her music at:
https://www.ellieholcomb.com/
Her new Children's book and album at:
https://www.ellieholcomb.com/who-sang-the-first-song/
My favorite thing today:
https://pedaltrain.com/
Andrew's links:
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https://www.everybodypivots.com/

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