{"id":21504,"date":"2021-10-07T15:34:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T19:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destinationimagination.org\/?p=21504"},"modified":"2023-04-14T08:46:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T12:46:40","slug":"episode-11-rachel-hale-class-recital-to-american-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destinationimagination.org\/blog\/episode-11-rachel-hale-class-recital-to-american-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"S1 Episode 11: Class Recital to American Idol with Rachel Hale"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21504\" class=\"elementor elementor-21504\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35f221b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35f221b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ea799b4\" data-id=\"1ea799b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cb3a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33cb3a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>\u201cI would love to touch on this from a perspective of, like, if you might believe differently from me, I still want this to apply to you if you\u2019re listening to this. So, for me, I think all of us can resonate with the idea that we want to make a difference in the world&#8230;I was able to learn from so many different beliefs &#8211; around my own faith, even!&#8230;and so I think I was able to become a better songwriter because I was able to understand different cultures and different ways of thinking.\u201d <\/strong><\/em><strong>&#8211; Rachel Hale\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, host Michele Tuck-Ponder fangirls over Rachel Hale &#8211; singer, songwriter, American Idol contestant, and DI alum. Rachel walks us through her journey in the music industry, how a class recital launched her path to American Idol, and what it means for her to combine her music and her ministry. 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