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One of the most impactful phrases in Denise's life was what her youth pastor, Jeff Mugford said to her and thousands of other students. Listen to the story behind the phrase and consider how we can experience it ourselves and replicate it in our lives!

This is part two of today's podcast of talking with Jeff Porter and Cortez Johnson from our band at The Well. Here is our conversation with Cortez, with a hopeful perspective on life with all it's challenges. Make sure you listen all the way to the end for an original song by Cortez and Arthur Thompson called, "Missing My Father".

If you'd like to know more about where Cortez is playing in the Tulsa area, check out his website: Cortezjohnsonbass.com



Missing My Father, by Arthur Thompson, Cortez Johnson and Fred Smith

used with permission, copyright 2020 Arthur Thompson

This is part one of today's podcast of talking with Jeff Porter and Cortez Johnson from our band at The Well. Jeff has some incredible thoughts about what he's learned in his life and what it means to live intentionally. Listen for some memorable phrases like "accidentally used by goodness", "the issues are in the tissues" and my favorite: "wake up, grow up, clean up and show up..."!



Here's his playlist of everything he's recorded!: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7bVnBirBLGVGVzn5GFReUr?si=l1E1W0LERWWYRtDH39hddQ&app_destination=sms

For our 2023 New Years episode of Stories from The Well Podcast, Denise talks with college student Titus Wright about his journey of starting over and how he had to work through grief, self-understanding and changing directions during the past 2 years.

Today Denise mixes it up with some personal stories and music about hope and living into the promise of God being with us. The song "These Dreams" performed by Parker Ferrell and Briana Wright of Nightingale. You can find more of their music on nightingaleband.com. Denise sings a cover of  "All Belong Here" by The Many, themanyarehere.com and an original song she wrote, "Christmas Blessing".

In this conversation, Denise chats with 2 of The Well's musicians, Alexandria Nicole and Angelo Hurling about life, their work as artists and the intersection of their music with a world still needing us to do the hard work of making things right. Connect with us at thewelltulsa.org.