The Sound and The Splendor Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Hi there! We are the collective voices of The Sound and The Splendor - a global non-profit based out of Seattle, WA that exists to nurture creativity and cultivate a community that celebrates the diversity Christian women through the creation and curation of stories, resources, and events.
We believe every woman is made in the image of our very creative God. As Christians, we believe we are called to express that inherent creativity and nurture its health to better reflect our Creator. We don't intend for this to be a space to primarily discuss our beliefs, but our beliefs shape how we see the world and everything we do during our time in it. We will reference a lot of "world wisdom" and resources that exist outside the Church, because we believe these are graces of God and we can glean from them what is holy and beneficial - and leave the rest.
We intend for this to be a conversation space for women of all tribes. We collect and curate submissions from women all over the world and hope to grow this channel into a robust and diverse community of women who love, support, and sharpen one another. Whether you're a social worker, a pediatrician, a stay-at-home mom, a real estate agent, a scientist, a full time musician, a therapist, an oncologist, a designer, an architect, or a writer - you are welcome here. Whether you come from great wealth or great poverty or anywhere in between - you are welcome here. Whether you're a Catholic or a Protestant, a calvinist or an arminian, attend a four square church or an anglican church, believe in pre- or post-millennialism - our identity in Christ gives us common ground. We love you as our sisters and you are welcome here. Let's work together to sharpen one another, strengthen ourselves, and ultimately reflect more of our beautiful savior Jesus into the world around us.
"Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." - Hebrews 10:19-25
In this podcast we dive into the question of False identity, imposed identity and true identity with Frances Crusoe, Kristel Acevedo, Sarah Boyd, and Melanie Studley with featured music by Costello and pretty broken things.
We believe everyone has a story that benefits the life of someone else in one way or another. Here are snippets of the stories of a group of 5 women we got together to share theirs.
Several months ago, we did something of a social experiment - a two part photo series titled "Naked Faces."
For the first part of the series, Black and White, we invited about a dozen women to strip down to their bare faces - no makeup allowed, hair had to be slicked back or tied up, and no distracting clothing in the way to show any kind of self expression.
The second part of the series, In Full Color, was meant to make the women feel equally vulnerable from the vantage point of self-expression. For this portion of the project, we asked the same group of women to make their own costumes, hair, and makeup - it could be whatever they wanted.
After the photoshoot, we asked the women to share about the experience for our blog. A lot of conversations unfolded about identity, faith, self-esteem, and self expression. If this discussion opens up new thoughts for you, we'd love to hear from you. Write in to us at admin@thesoundandthesplendor.com.
See the photo series here: http://thesoundandthesplendor.com/2016/01/02/naked-faces-a-photo-series/
Or read more about the women's experiences first hand: http://thesoundandthesplendor.com/tag/naked-faces/
In this episode, Melanie and Fancy have a chat about the bizarre sequence of events that led up to The Sound and The Splendor morphing into what it is today. It even includes a song Melanie wrote for Fancy - before they had ever really spoken to each other! See Fancy's self portrait here: thesoundandthesplendor.com/2016/01/07/self-perception
Melanie Studley shares some thoughts about a pivotal moment: the one where you rediscover something you thought you already knew.
Melanie of The Sound and The Splendor sat down with a friend who opened up her experiences with depression. It's honest and raw.
Melanie and Fancy sat down for lunch hour and obnoxiously chewed into the microphone while we talked about what we were eating and the stories of how we ended up with these recipes. Queue: broader conversation about community, family, and patience triggered by food.