{"podcast":{"title":"followHIM","slug":"followhim-3818612","podcast_index_feed_id":3818612,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/followhim/feed.xml","website_url":"http://followhim.co","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/followhim/podcast_cover.jpg","author":"Hank Smith & John Bytheway","episode_count":907,"summary":"Do you ever feel that preparing for your weekly Come, Follow Me lesson falls short? Join hosts Hank Smith and John Bytheway as they interview experts to make your study for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Come, Follow Me course not only enjoyable but original and educational. If you are looking for resources to make your LDS study fresh, faithful, and fun--no matter your age--then join us every Wednesday morning. Show notes: https://followhim.co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Instagram: Instagram.com/followhimpodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/followhimpodcast The followHIM Podcast is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinions expressed on episodes represent the views of the guest and podcasters alone.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T04:19:16.340073+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612"},"episode":{"title":"Psalms 102–150 Part 1 • Dr. Michael Ballam • Aug 31 - Sept 6 • Come, Follow Me","slug":"psalms-102-150-part-1-dr-michael-ballam-aug-31-sept-6-come-follow-me","published_at":"2026-08-26T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612/psalms-102-150-part-1-dr-michael-ballam-aug-31-sept-6-come-follow-me","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/followhim/3120006","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/400881/3120006/followhim/2026_09_03_19_08_44_44a2a063-896e-492d-a5af-d2106d4c3f37.mp3","summary":"Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. What if the Psalms were not only meant to be read but sung aloud? Dr. Michael Ballam explores the Psalms as ancient Israel’s hymnbook, sharing personal stories of music’s healing power, from a memory-care patient’s return to lucidity to a final blessing for a dying father. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT236ES YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/Zd6Y0_FniQM ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast Part 1 - 0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Michael Ballam 1:23 Getting reacquainted with the Psalms 2:48 Israel’s hymnbook 4:00 Elohim and reading the Hebrew text 5:32 Introducing Dr. Michael Ballam 8:43 Come, Follow Me Manual 9:09 Psalm 150 and instruments of praise 11:33 Music in Jesus’s final hours 12:34 Psalm 151 and the Dead Sea Scrolls 15:36 A memory care story: music restoring memory 16:49 Singing for prophets and apostles 20:10 “Sing and pray more, talk less” 23:35 Turning to favorite Psalms 26:37 Psalm 119 and “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet” 30:38 Poetry in Isaiah 33:00 The story behind “How Great Thou Art” 35:02 Elder Cook’s funeral 38:02 Psalm 130 “Out of the depths” 43:08 The story behind “Lead, Kindly Light” 44:38 “Amazing Grace” and a test…","meta_description":"Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. What if the Psalms were not only meant to be read but sung aloud? Dr. Michael Ballam explores the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3861,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/followhim-3818612/episodes/psalms-102-150-part-1-dr-michael-ballam-aug-31-sept-6-come-follow-me/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/followhim-3818612/psalms-102-150-part-1-dr-michael-ballam-aug-31-sept-6-come-follow-me.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}