Life with Jerry Williams

Jerry reaches into the archive for an interview with Toby Mac from October 2015. Toby had just released the “This Is Not A Test” project and was touring. They talk about the then recent loss of Toby’s dad, the possibility of a dc Talk reunion and how Toby views music as a river that he wants to keep floating along in.

Jerry shares thoughts generated by a recent trip to visit family, and how the commandment with a promise impacts family relationships.

Jerry provides a quick recap of the past week’s activity at The JOY FM. Find out more on the website. And check Jerry’s blog too. Website: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/index.php Jerry's Blog: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/

Keith Avallone, known to CHR radio listeners in New York City, Minneapolis, Dallas and other cities as Hollywood Henderson, shares how he went from a rising radio star to working in Christian radio, becoming a seminary student and now develops his own sports simulation games. Learn more about Keith’s games on his website, Plaay.com. And read more on his story here. https://plaay.com/ https://plaay.com/info_20_years_of_PLAAY.html

On this episode Jerry shares this week’s good news and some thoughts on what it means to be called by Jesus.

Jerry catches up with singer/songwriter Andrew Peterson. They talk about music, Andrew’s songs and influences and more. Find out more about Andrew, his music, books and concerts on his official website: https://www.andrew-peterson.com/ You can see the videos Jerry and Andrew talked about on Andrew’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6MHK9197A3PcRf8tQtDRjQ

Jerry talks with Christian comedian, singer and songwriter Mark Lowry. They discuss Mark’s role in helping to discover the family act The Martins, Mark’s long history in Christian comedy and more. Learn more about Mark on his official website: https://marklowry.com/

Mike Weaver of Big Daddy Weaver is Jerry’s guest on this episode. Their conversation covers being away from family while on the road, touring with Plum and We Are Messengers, and news on Mike’s brother. Find out more about Big Daddy Weave on their website: https://bigdaddyweave.com/

Singing sisters Morgan Harper Nichols and Jamie Grace are Jerry’s guests on this episode. Plus a special Super Bowl reference from Luke Smallbone of For King & Country. Find out more about Jamie on her official website: https://jamiegrace.com/ Find out more about Morgan on her official website: https://morganharpernichols.com/

Jerry talks with Darren Mulligan of We Are Messengers. Find out more about the band at their official website. https://wearemessengersmusic.com/ On the next episode Jerry’s guest is Luke Smallbone of For King & Country.

Singer, songwriter, actress and storyteller Sara Niemietz is Jerry’s guest on this episode. She talks about her latest project, “twentytwenty,” how the pandemic has affected her touring schedule, her time with Postmodern Jukebox, Nuggets the chicken purse and how her faith has sustained her through it all. You can find out more about Sara, order “twentytwenty” and all of her previous projects plus get Sara Niemietz and Nuggets merchandise on her website: https://www.saraniemietz.com/ You can see all of the videos Sara and Jerry discussed, plus many more, on Sara’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/SaraNiemietz Subscribe to Sara’s podcast, “Saranade,” on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saranade/id1538245786 And here’s the Postmodern Jukebox version of “Don’t Stop Believin’” featuring Sara: https://youtu.be/UngXu2zwF9E

Jerry catches up with old friend Kathy Troccoli. The singer, writer and speaker shares what she’s been up to and details on upcoming projects. Find out more about Kathy and some of the things she talked about with Jerry on her website: https://kathytroccoli.com/ If you’d like to invite Kathy to your church for an event you can call 615-478-0247. Jerry shares some of Kathy’s videos on his blog here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXcruRH6dbzImLlprX-kd1g On the next episode Jerry talks with indie artist, writer and actress Sara Niemietz.

As we begin a new year and say good-bye to one of the most trying years in recent memory, Jerry shares reasons to have hope. On the next episode Jerry shares a conversation with an old friend, artist and author Kathy Troccoli.

Jerry takes a quick look back at this year’s podcast and shares some reflections on reflections.

He had a wonderful life, but didn’t appreciate it until it was taken from him. In this final episode focusing on Christmas, Jerry looks at the character of George Bailey from the classic movie “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Plus Jerry investigates the reasons we say “Merry” Christmas and how the plan for the original Christmas came to be.

Jerry takes a look at the role of Mary, mother of Jesus, in the original Christmas story and her place in the life of the church today. Plus the story behind another Christmas tradition and the symmetry in the Christmas story.

In this second episode of Jerry’s focus on characters associated with Christmas, he shares about the one character in Christmas lore with whom he most readily identifies. And a new Christmas feature, the story behind the Christmas tradition. In this episode, the Christmas tree.

Jerry starts a mini-series of episodes focused on Christmas. In this episode he looks into the story of one of the most pivotal yet often overlooked characters in the Christmas story.

Jerry talks with Russ & Nancy Brooks, the award winning husband and wife team who host the afternoon show on The JOY FM Alabama. They talk about how they met, Russ awkward attempt at a first kiss, and how their faith has sustained them through trials and triumphs. Find out more about Russ & Nancy on their blog on The JOY FM Alabama website here: https://alabama.thejoyfm.com/russ-nancy/blog/

Mark Hall of Casting Crowns talks with Jerry about the band’s Only Jesus album, the visual album and teaching videos that accompany the project, plus a potential title for Zach Williams’ allegedly upcoming cookbook and more. See the videos from the Only Jesus visual album here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPjpsaM8mU489TefX_rKXxRNEUiZttOSK The teaching video for the song The Bridge is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGBbs59rJYc&list=PLPjpsaM8mU4-mouyJXTqIi8fur6GMSmfB&index=2