{"id":436,"date":"2019-12-02T06:21:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T12:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=436"},"modified":"2025-04-21T00:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:31:51","slug":"step-in-to-the-wondrous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=436","title":{"rendered":"STEP IN TO THE WONDROUS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4021-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4021-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4021-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_4021-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversation at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Featuring Special Guest: &nbsp;Michael Adler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s the best Christmas worship event I have ever experienced!&#8221; &nbsp;That was my assessment when I first attended Christmas At Shades in 2015. &nbsp;I have been back every year since and my appreciation&nbsp;has not wavered. &nbsp;It has deepened. &nbsp;It is that kind of &#8220;O holy night, where in heaven did those angels appear from\u201d wow kind of a worship that enfolds and immerses you in to Advent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 19 years, Michael Adler has served as Worship Arts Ministry Pastor at Shades.\u00a0\u00a0He leads an incredible group of talented musicians, film-makers, actors, 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