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Episode 12 – A chat with Sarah Bessey

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Episode 12 -what is ice wine; plus a chat with Sarah Bessey

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Today is something I’m really excited to share with you:

With a provocative title like “Jesus Feminist” Sarah Bessey thought she knew what was coming. Today we will talk about the outcome of the book, the moment she understood about moving mountains in a new way, and her great advice to not save your best work. We welcome her today.

First,

I invite you to just listen, read, enjoy and then contribute something, if you can, to help it survive.

That’s all. :)

Thank you.

With Love,

-Lisa

Today’s recommendation for creators:
For this episode I recommend a companion resource:

Soul Care for Creators and Communicators

This book offers a new way to see yourself and your calling.
If you are someone who creates and communicates in everyday life, this is a great read you will enjoy!

WINE SEGMENT
(Learn something about wine.)

What is ICE WINE?
Ice Wine is unique to northern climates (like Canada where Sarah Bessey is from).

Key takeaway: Grapes or fruit must be ripe and freeze before being picked to be ice wine.

What is ice wine like?
The flavor is very fruity, very sweet, concentrated taste that tastes “icy”, and has a high alcohol content (like 25%). It should be served as a 1oz pour for a dessert or with a dessert.
I recommend trying some!

Do you have questions about viticulture, wine grapes or wine?
Send them to me.

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Sparking your Muse

Today, I am very happy to chat with Sarah Bessey!

She wrote a book called Jesus Feminist (Howard Books) and has a new book coming out soon.

Interview notes:

minute: 5:30

How Sarah “hired herself”.
The love of blogging.
7:30

The publishing industry was surprised by “new voices” (They came from the world of blogging!)

8:05
How the publishing industry got turned on its head.

9:00
Untapped voices

10:30
“Jesus Feminist” the book with the lightening rod title! (how to tick off almost everybody with just two words)

11:20
An invitation to create space for women in the church

12:00
What the title really means.

14:30
“A lot of our theology has its roots in our autobiography”

14:40

“Was often asked “Why do you still go to church?”

16:00
Inspired to write about how we figure out an evolving and developing faith.

17:50
(links) Apophatic prayer (1) and (2)

18:00
Growing up in a Post-Christian context. Organic churches without denominations and an understanding of church history. Never sang a hymn until she was in her 20s.

20:07
Introduction to “church-ianity” (vs. christianity) and not a lot of comfort in her pain of loss and 4 miscarriages.

21:20
Her wilderness season. Draw toward ancient Christian traditions.

22:00
Coming back home again to happy-clappy Christians in a community center environment.

22:30
On being “ecclesiastically promiscuous”.

23:30
God laughs and says “See you can find me anywhere!”

24:00

Influence and Inspiration. Some of Sarah’s favorites.

Brian McClaren

Richard Rohr
 
Anne Lamott 
Kathleen Norris
 
Dallas Willard 
Brennan Manning

NT Wright
(NT Wright page)

Nadia Weber-Bolz
Rachel Held Evans
Shauna Niequist

Barbara Brown Taylor

27:20
The influence of her parents.

27:40
On staying connected with her husband

28:31
On friends who “ruin your life in very holy ways”.

Idelette McVicker
She Loves Magazine

29:20
The ministry of midwives and what they taught her about metaphors about living in the Spirit.

30:30
on Ministry to Women

Mercy Ministry of Canada

32:00
Her work in Haiti.

And in Iraq with Preemptive Love Coalition

32:15
The man who (literally) moved a mountain.

34:10
“Some miracles look alike like showing up with a pickax and moving a mountain piece by piece by piece…”

34:40
Hands and feet of Jesus means doing something. -LD
35:30
On not shutting down our pathos. The 3rd way.

36:25
On learning to not save her work for the best opportunity. (creative hoarding create stagnation).

37:50
The one thing that has matter most for her in the process of creating.

38:15
“Create and give and make space.”

38:30
The full baskets of bread that God gives us.

39:00
How the kingdom of God work. A mighty oak of righteousness from a little seed.

39:50
“There is always abundance; there is always enough.”

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Episode 9 – Wine: moderation vs. medication (The famous HALT method)

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Spark My Muse
Episode 9 – Wine: moderation vs. medication (The famous HALT method)

This is a surprise “mid-week” episode. This show normally goes live each Wednesday. Episode 10 and 11 are longer special interview episodes.

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Wine segment

How much wine is considered “drinking in moderation”?

• Rule of thumb: 2, 5oz glasses per day is moderate drinking, and no more than one drink per hour, or four drinks per occasion (like an all-day event like a picnic or wedding)

But if it’s hard to go a day without drinking wine (or wanting to), rethinking your relationship with wine is needed.

The show details some physical repercussions of over-consuming wine, and a practical way to build mindfulness.

• If you unsure that your consumption is healthy, jot down the feelings behind the desire to consume wine so it doesn’t master you.

• Wine can too-quickly be used to medicate ourselves, and this hurts our Souls. Be mindful. :)
(“Soul” meaning what it does in Hebrew: our whole-self, mental, spiritual, creative, relational, etc)

Sparking your muse

Featuring the book by Brennan Manning called, “The Wisdom of Tenderness”.

Explaining “the HALT method” for decision-making:

Brennan Manning died last year, and he is probably best known for writing the Ragamuffin Gospel. He accumulated a lot of wisdom through life, but it didn’t come cheap. Poor choices, wrong turns, and hard lessons molded him, eventually, into a person of great compassion and grace–a sage for the poor in spirit and those smart enough to listen. Many sought him out for his wisdom.

When Manning came into recovery as an alcoholic he learned a buzzword from AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). AA folks use it as a method and smart tool to create greater awareness in those vulnerable to slipping back into alcohol abuse.

• They stay on the lookout for four qualities that make them susceptible to relapse and are encouraged to seek help when they identify them occurring in their life. Before they take a sip they look for the signs and call for backup.

If H.A.L.T., then halt.

Regular internal check for these:

H – Hungry (not just for food, but a longing in general)

A – Angry (or stressed, or frustrated)

L – Lonely (or rejected, or left out, feeling alone in the world)

T – Tired (often tired from helping others or being otherwise overcommitted)

We all need to cultivate an awareness of our vulnerabilities to avoid a slide into poor choices, creative slumps, or dangerous behavior.

Sometimes we don’t even realize our feelings while we are having them or how we are trying to soothe our selves.

Let’s develop the awareness to halt and take an internal inventory or seek help when we get run down, over-extended, or when we find ourselves feeling in some way hungry, angry, lonely, or tired.

It is awareness which is at the heart of any ingenious creative pursuit, meaningful transformation or spiritual growth.

NEW next week (May 27)…A great interview with my friend, Emily Miller (writer and journalist for the Chicago Sun-Times and regular contributor to Relevant Magazine).

JUNE 3rd, comes an interview with expert creative, Daniel J. Lewis!

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