Category: Books

Related to featured books of interest and wisdom.

Limited Series – part 3 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit [Wisdom and Stature]


Today the reading comes from the Wisdom and Stature chapter.

• To read along with me and share thoughts and comments along the way, feel invited to purchase your own copy (from the Amazon affiliate link here or anywhere you’d like) and follow along. 

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STILL Event Announcement

I look forward to being with you online for this annual event called a reading of a segment from the Commitment chapter.
Still, is the theme. Check out the link ⬇️

https://the-pilgrimage.org/home-2/get-connected/winter-solace-2025/

Limited Series – part 1 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit


I open this series focused on the work of Howard Thurman with a reading of the Foreword and the start of the Commitment section.

• To read along with me and share thoughts and comments along the way, feel invited to purchase your own copy (from the Amazon affiliate link here or anywhere you’d like) and follow along. 

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I invite you to share your reflections or comment here: https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/153040191


STILL Announcement

I hope you will all be there soon, online with me and others for this annual event that makes welcoming a new year lovely and bright.

Try this link: https://the-pilgrimage.org/home-2/get-connected/winter-solace-2025/

An Altar in the World: Feeling Pain [SSL 326]

A powerful reading and short reflection on the incarnational aspects of pain from the fantastic book An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor.

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More on Barbara Brown Taylor and additional reflections await subscribers here ⬇️
https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/150461240

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What a Spiritual Challenge this month with some accountability and soul care?
It’s not strenuous, it’s free, it’s a way to get us thinking, dialoguing, and moving toward better ways of being. Come on board!

❇️ The October Challenge Patreon post ⬇️
https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-4-quarterly-113008968

Expectation as Patience: Henri Nouwen [SSL325]

Today is about expectation as a gateway to patience AND to joy. A reading from “Out of Solitude” a 1974 work by Henri Nouwen (1932-1996)

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A special surprise awaits subscribers here ⬇️
https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/150258212

Find me also on YouTube and subscribe ⭐️ at the main channel HERE,
especially if you already enjoy YouTube.

What a Spiritual Challenge this month with some accountability and soul care?
It’s not strenuous, it’s free, it’s a way to get us thinking, dialoguing, and moving toward better ways of being. Come on board!

❇️ The October Challenge Patreon post ⬇️
https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-4-quarterly-113008968

Don’t Fear the Desert [SSL 322]

I’m featuring the work of Sr. Laura Swan and some wisdom from “The Forgotten Desert Mothers” which is one of her intriguing books. Be sure to go here to find out more after you click play to listen to the episode.

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