Category: Authors

Featuring authors of interest and insights.

Eps 157 | Guest, Christine Aroney-Sine: The Gift of Wonder

My guest is Christine Aroney-Sine. Christine is a contemplative activist, passionate gardener, author, and liturgist and the founder and facilitator for Godspace. Together with her husband, Tom, she co-founded Mustard Seed Associates but recently retired to dedicate more time to writing and speaking. • Today, on Spark My Muse we discuss her delightful book “The Gift of Wonder: Creative Practices for Delighting in God.”

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Awareness Anxiety | notes on Cynthia Bourgeault [SSL129]

Excerpts for this episode are taken from this fantastic book.

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Hunger of the Heart, Dr Howard Thurman [SSL128]

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Eps 156 | Celtic Practices; and Poetry of Christine Valters Paintner

Today my guest is Christine Valters Painter. Christine is a poet, mystic, author, and retreat host among other things. These are the two books we converse about in the program:

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Kindness is Potent [SSL127]

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