A lucid and easy-to-understand view of how ground-breaking Jesus' message was in his world (and ours). Jesus once said that the greatest display of love is sacrificing oneself for your friends, but by "friends," he meant every single person, regardless of our differences in nationality, race, religion, opinion, age, gender, blindness, or wisdom. Understand how and why we all fit in his comforting embrace.

Credits:
Programme produced and recorded by Gabriel Porras at gabrielvoice.com and radiantwhispers.com

Cover:
Jesus walks on the waters, image generated by artificial intelligence ai-generated-7922881_1280 at pixabay.com 

Music:
"Devotion", from The Pilgrimage Series, Part 1 on artlist.io

Text: 
"What Jesus taught and why" is a chapter from the beautiful book Jesus: a biography from a believer, by Paul Johnson. 
Copyright © Paul Johnson, 2010 ISBN 978-0-670-02159-8

Biblical passages taken from The Message, Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Devotion

What Jesus taught and why, by Paul Johnson

A much funnier version of the children's story we all know...and written in rhyme! Only the fantastic Roald Dahl could twist the end like this. Get ready for a hilarious adventure!

Presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, professional voice actor.

Copyright Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd
Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd, 1982
Puffin Books, Penguin Random House 1984
Illustration: Quentin Blake, 1982
ISBN: 978-0-141-37885-5
(Treat yourself to a copy. It's a beautiful book!) 

Visit the great Roald Dahl's website here: www.roalddahl.com

Music: 
"Gypsy Bill”, by Ofer Koren and The Hill Bullies, at artlist.io

Gypsy Bill

Snow White and the seven dwarves, by Roald Dahl

Jack and the Beanstalk,
 by Roald Dahl


This version of the classic children's story is way funnier... and it rhymes!
Roald Dahl is a genius: his plot twists are mind-blowing, and that ending too! Brace yourself for a laugh-out-loud journey.

Presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, professional voice actor (gabrielvoice.com).

Cover design: Ricardo Gil (ricardo@scrav.com).

Copyright Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd
Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd, 1982
Puffin Books, Penguin Random House 1984
Illustration: Quentin Blake, 1982
ISBN: 978-0-141-37885-5
(Treat yourself to a copy. It's a beautiful book!) 

Visit the great Roald Dahl's website here: www.roalddahl.com

Music: 
"Jay C”, by Synthet from the album Free Synthet! at freemusicarchive.org Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sound effect: bbc.co.uk – © copyright BBC

Free Synthet

Jay C

Jack and the Beanstalk, by Roald Dahl

A mis amigos ateos les encanta citar a Emmanuel Kant, David Hume y Voltaire como pensadores de punta que abrieron nuevos horizontes a la humanidad, liberándola de los prejuicios religiosos que la habían tenido esclavizada durante siglos. Pero las cosas fueron muy distintas, y los escritos de estos tres pensadores crearon un marco de referencia para justificar la esclavitud y la explotación de las razas no europeas. Examinamos las grandes ambigüedades de la Ilustración y los principales mitos del ateísmo, como El Mito del Progreso, el Mito de la Racionalidad Humana y el Mito de la Bondad Humana con una discusión del libro “En Defensa de la Ilustración" de Steven Pinker.

Programa escrito, presentado y producido por Gabriel Porras, actor profesional de voz (gabrielvoice.com).

Diseño de portada: Ricardo Gil (ricardo@scrav.com).

Música: 
“Joking Together”, de Michele Nobler/Memory Tapes @artlist.io
“Alive and Well”, de Campagna/Hello Love @artlist.i0

La inspiración de este programa viene de un debate entre Steven Pinker y Nick Spencer, titulado “Have science, reason and humanism replaced faith?”, disponible en YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ssf5XN5o9q4?feature=shared

Nick Spencer publicó un artículo alusivo titulado “Atheist Fairy Tales: exposing secularism’s major myths” en la página Premier Unbelievable: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/topics/atheist-fairytales-exposing-secularisms-major-myths/12200.article 

Francis Collins, el director del Proyecto del Genoma Humano, publicó un libro titulado ‘The Language of God”, en el cual presenta sólidos argumentos sobre la existencia de Dios.

Joking Together

Las Ilusiones del Ateísmo

My atheist friends love to cite Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Voltaire as leading thinkers who opened new horizons for humanity, freeing it from the religious prejudices that had enslaved it for centuries. But things were very different, and the writings of these three influential thinkers provided a framework that supported the slavery and exploitation of non-European races more than anyone else. We examine the great ambiguities of the Enlightenment and the main myths of atheism, such as The Myth of Progress, The Myth of Human Rationality and The Myth of Human Goodness, with a discussion of Steven Pinker's  "Enlightenment Now".

Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, professional voice actor (gabrielvoice.com).

Cover design: Ricardo Gil (ricardo@scrav.com).

Music: 
"Joking Together", by Michele Nobler/Memory Tapes @artlist.io
"Alive and Well", by Campagna/Hello Love @artlist.io

The inspiration for this programme comes from a debate between Steven Pinker and Nick Spencer, titled "Have science, reason and humanism replaced faith?", available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ssf5XN5o9q4?feature=shared

Nick Spencer published a well-argued article entitled "Atheist Fairy Tales: exposing secularism's major myths" on Premier Unbelievable: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/topics/atheist-fairytales-exposing-secularisms-major-myths/12200.article 

Francis Collins, the director of the Human Genome Project, published a book entitled "The Language of God", in which he makes a strong case for the existence of God.

The Daydreams of Atheism

Every year, Christmas is the greatest celebration around the globe. No other event makes us get together as families and friends like Christmas. And yet, Christmas is also the worst time of the year for millions of lonely, hurting people. Commandeered by businesses and restaurants, Christmas celebrations often obscure Christ, whose birth is the original and best reason to celebrate Christmas. Find out why the birth of Christ deserves to be celebrated with all your heart.

Programme presented and produced by Gabriel Porras at gabrielvoice.com and musmullosradiantes.com

Text: Nicky Gumbel
Nicky Gumbel is the creator of the Alpha Course, which is a beautiful and warm introduction to Christianity. Over 26 million people have taken the Alpha Course in over 100 countries. Nicky graduated in Law at Cambridge and in Theology at Oxford. He worked as a barrister before becoming a writer and preacher. 
Join an Alpha Course near you here: https://alpha.org.uk/try
You can also do it online.

Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com with AI at www.bing.com by Microsoft

Music: 
"Handpanophone" by David Charrier is from his album Ephemeral on artlist.io.
Sound effect: 
Clean high bell ring, license Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://orangefreesounds.com/

Handpanophone

Why celebrate Christmas?, by Nicky Gumbel

Psalm 27 from the Bible was written over three thousand years ago by King David, "the sweet singer of Israel". It is a profound prayer of praise to God and a plea for protection and comfort in the most troubled and challenging of times. David contemplates the most outrageous and cruel destiny he can imagine: that of a child deliberately abandoned by his parents. "Even if my father and mother abandoned me, you will take care of me"... even if something as unimaginable and unnatural as being deliberately abandoned by his parents were to happen to him, even if the natural and biological order were to be so twisted, God would take care of him. Even if his father and mother conspired to abandon him.

That is why I put his prayer on the lips of every aborted baby boy and girl.

Text:
The Voice (VOICE)The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved.
Adapted and read by Gabriel Porras for radiantwhispers.com and gabrielvoice.com.
Production: Gabriel Porras and Andre Sosa @drorangeacademy
Cover by Ricardo Gil ricardo@scrav.com
Music: "Purify" by Embrace at artlist.com. Used with license.

Purify

Psalm 27, Prayer Of The Aborted Baby

This is a modern, versified version of the original text by St Francis of Assisi, written in medieval Italian 800 years ago, in 1225. As a great mystic, St Francis calls all of nature to praise God: the sun, the moon, the wind, the fire, the water, the stars and the earth are our brothers and sisters, praising God with their natural virtues. I closely followed the English translation published by the Franciscan Fathers on their website (https://franciscanfriarscresson.org/the-canticle-of-the-sun/ ). Still, I have made it more musical and more accessible to memorise, with rhymes and cadences. The Canticle of Brother Sun is a simple and precious prayer that deserves to be memorised and kept in mind because praising God with all his creatures is always timely and appropriate. This modernised version is a passionate rendition that I hope will inspire you. Listen to it with me in prayer, and leave a comment to let me know what you think.

This adaptation and rendition of the text Gabriel Porras
Programme voiced, recorded and produced by Gabriel Porras at www.gabrielvoice.com and www.radiantwhispers.com

Music: Pneuma, by Adrian Disch, at musicbed.com. Used with license.
Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com

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Pneuma

Canticle Of Brother Sun, by St Francis of Assisi

🔥 Cómo controlar tu ira antes de que te controle a ti – 10 estrategias que cambian vidas
Si la ira te ha hecho decir o hacer cosas que luego lamentas, este episodio es para ti.
Aquí descubrirás 10 estrategias comprobadas por la psicología moderna para calmarte antes de explotar. Son prácticas, fáciles y han ayudado a miles de personas a mejorar su vida diaria.
Aprende a manejar tu enojo en el trabajo, en casa, con tus seres queridos o incluso contigo mismo.
🌟 No estás solo. Tu calma está a un paso.
💬 Déjame en los comentarios cuál de estas técnicas vas a probar hoy.
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Cómo controlar tu ira antes de que ella te controle a ti – 10 estrategias que cambian vidas

Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207–1273) fue un místico, poeta y erudito persa cuya voz sigue resonando con una fuerza sorprendente, más de ocho siglos después. Nació en lo que hoy es Afganistán y fue criado en la rica tradición del sufismo. Cada uno de sus versos es una danza entre el alma humana y lo divino, un intento de poner en palabras la experiencia del amor espiritual, el anhelo profundo del alma por su origen.

La “Danza de los Átomos” celebra la unidad de toda la creación, expresando que cada átomo del universo está danzando bajo la luz y la presencia de Dios, en constante movimiento hacia lo divino. Todo está vivo, interconectado, de una manera mística que suena muy cercana a cómo entendemos hoy la física cuántica y la energía que une toda la materia.

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Esta versión del poema de Rumi fue creada y leída por Gabriel Porras para gabrielvoice.com y murmullosradiantes.com.

Portada de Ricardo Gil (ricardo@scrav.com). Imagen creada con IA en Freepik.com

Música:
And my heavy heart found its wings once again, by The Laws of Gravity at artlist.io. Used with license. 


Rumi: Danza de los Átomos

Acerca de Desiderata y Max Ehrmann

El nombre Desiderata procede del latín y significa «cosas deseadas» o «esenciales», un título apropiado para un manifiesto poético sobre cómo vivir sabiamente y bien.
Max Ehrmann (1872-1945) fue un poeta y abogado estadounidense que estudió filosofía y derecho en Harvard y trabajó en el mundo editorial y del derecho antes de dedicarse a escribir a tiempo completo a los 40 años.

Ehrmann escribió Desiderata en 1927, durante el periodo de entreguerras, una época en la que el mundo se tambaleaba tras la Primera Guerra Mundial y se dirigía sin saberlo hacia la Gran Depresión de 1929. Sus perennes consejos para la paz interior, la autenticidad y la resiliencia resultan aún más notables en ese contexto de incertidumbre. 

Curiosamente, Desiderata no fue muy conocida en vida de Ehrmann. Se hizo famosa después de su muerte, cuando se anunció erróneamente que había sido encontrada en una iglesia del siglo XVII. Este mito se extendió rápidamente en las décadas de 1960 y 1970, durante el movimiento hippie, cuando muchos encontraron en sus palabras un bálsamo para la vida moderna.

Max Ehrmann describió este poema como: «una palabra para los fatigados, para ayudar a inspirarles fe, esperanza y determinación». ¡Que así sea para ti! 

Créditos: 
Programa grabado y producido por Gabriel Porras, artista de voz y productor para gabrielvoice.com y murmullosradiantes.com.
Traducción del inglés de Gabriel Porras
Portada de Ricardo Gil (ricardo@scrav.com). Imagen creada con IA en Freepik.com

Música:
“Echo of Sadness”, by TURNIQUE
Bensound.com/royalty-free-music
License code: H5CJTKASS3ZKJ148

Desiderata por Max Ehrmann

Soy un artista profesional de voz que te lee grandes textos, y conversa contigo sobre temas dignos de reflexión

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