{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/647d96a197361c0011e7a8bb/6499accf7185c300119a887c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sara Groves","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/647d96a197361c0011e7a8bb/1686164219694-e7e3f7342435c88c53c43cd856f3088a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This series is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://uk.10ofthose.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">10ofthose</a>. Resources that point people to Jesus change lives.</p><p>The title music is '<a href=\"https://michaeljtinker.bandcamp.com/album/when-there-are-no-words\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">When There Are No Words</a>' by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://michaeljtinker.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael J Tinker</a>.</p><p>Artwork by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://jaminstill.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jamin Still</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>\"I started by asking 'what is the faithful thing to say?' but now I feel the faithful thing is to bear witness to the whole thing...\"</p><p><br></p><p>In the second episode of the series Michael chats with&nbsp;singer-songwriter <a href=\"https://www.saragroves.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sara Groves</a>. We talk depression and shame, honesty and beauty. We discuss the role of the artist as they help others process what they are going through. And soup somehow gets in there too...</p><p>A fascinating and uplifting discussion, rounded off with Sara's song '<a href=\"https://www.saragroves.com/albums/floodplain\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Enough' from her 2015 album 'Floodplains</a>'.</p><p>Other albums mentioned:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.saragroves.com/albums/what-makes-it-through\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Makes It Through</a> (2021)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.saragroves.com/albums/fireflies-and-songs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fireflies and Songs</a> (2009)</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Transcript</u></strong></p><p><a href=\"https://michaeljtinker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Series-1-Episode-1-Sara-Groves.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download the transcript</a>.</p><p>Also find out more about <a href=\"https://www.arthousenorth.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Art House North</a> here.</p><p><br></p><p>To get 30% off Mark Vroegrop's book '<a href=\"https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781433561481/dark-clouds-deep-mercy-paperback\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy</a>' use the code&nbsp;nowordsSG23&nbsp;at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781433561481/dark-clouds-deep-mercy-paperback\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">10ofthose checkout</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Competition!</strong></p><p>All the competitions have now finished, but please keep sharing the podcast so others can hear it... and if there is a second series there will be many more competitions to enter!!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Your Host</strong></p><p>Michael J Tinker is a singer-songwriter based in Somerset, England. He normally is found making music for children but has recently released an album exploring grief and hope, which led him to want to talk to other artists who are doing the same.</p><p>Check out the album at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://michaeljtinker.com/product/nowords/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">michaeljtinker.com</a></p><p>Also, why not have a listen to our&nbsp;<a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/tinker-time\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sister-podcast for all the family - 'Tinker-Time!</a>'</p>","author_name":"Michael J Tinker"}