I love that the Christmas season is a season of hope.

Christmas slows us down anyway, even though it's hustled and most so it slows us

down to be thankful for what we have, but this year it's even more so.

And that's what my encouragement is,

is that you'd find the peace and hope of the season.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast.

During this Christmas season

we have the privilege of hearing from guests who make it their mission to bring gifts of joy and service to people all year long, one on a national platform, and another a couple who make a difference in their own community.

We welcome Platinum Selling Worship Artist Chris Tomlin and Mission-minded Retired Couple,

Tom and Pan Banwort to the show this week.

Chris Tomlin is a platinum selling multiple Grammy and

double award winning worship artist whose music has been sung in churches all over the world.

Playing to sold out venues filled with people who are hungry to know God through worship.

Chris felt the calling to be used by God at a very early age, writing his first

worship song at the age of 14. In addition to his passion for worship music, Chris has a special place

in his heart for the Christmas season and for many years has done a highly popular Christmas worship tour.

With 2020 bringing a halt to live performances, Chris decided to bring his program to people right in their homes with a special virtual Christmas concert.

Chris reflects on why Christmas hymns are so meaningful to him and why this time of year

holds so many wonderful memories for he and his family.

Chris also has a new reason to love Christmas. many and it was a songwriter for many many years and for me it's just been about

writing songs to help give people a voice to worship God in church and it's been

amazing to see how these songs have taken me all over the world and never would have dreamed it.

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