Soul School – Lisa Colón DeLay | Spiritual Formation and the Way of the Desert Elders

How Life on Screens leaves out the Right Brain Chemicals We Need

Picking up where I left off from the last episode, I have some really helpful things to share that have reoriented how I thinking about “the screen mitigated life” and how I’ll be reworking my life.

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ARRIVED: Advanced Reader Copies [SSL 344]

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Hello friends,

Today’s audio includes a reading from the NEW BOOK – I got five Advanced Readers Copies sent to me by Broadleaf Books and I’m excited to share a bit with you.

To watch the video version go to youtube.com/@sparkmymuse
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Finding a Buried (emotional) Corpse [SSL 343]

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Nearly healed from nasal surgery, I’m back to talk about emotions I didn’t know I had buried and how they pop up (in all of us).

Don’t forget to get your copy of The Way of the Desert Elders

VIDEO of this podcast can be found on the YouTube Channel here

The Inner Terrain of Love [SSL 342]

I was delighted to be a return guest to Jasmine Bellamy’s monthly occasion called “The Call to Love Experience”—a live online gathering that provides spiritual grounding, learning, deep listening and where we discussed themes in my first book (The Wild Land Within) and my upcoming book (The Way of the Desert Elders).

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The audio episode this week is a slightly edited and curtailed edited of the experience offered to you in hopes you connect with Jasmine, her work, and the recording of the full event.

I give you the embed of it here below. Dig deeper into Jasmine’s work here:
https://love101ministries.com

Bio:
Jasmine is the Founder and Spiritual Director of Love 101 Ministries, and dedicated to helping individuals foster more loving relationships with themselves, God, and others. Through examining the theology and cultivating the daily practice of love, she serves as a spiritual companion, guiding you on a path to a life filled with deep and abiding love, peace, and joy. She views life through this lens, believing that the spiritual journey shapes us to become more like Love and to discover our truest selves.

Why Religion began with Blood Sacrifices? [SSL 340]

Hi friends,

In preparation for an adult-level Sunday School class, I came across an article that I wanted to share with you. It features the three momentous conceptions from Réne Girard and his keen insights on human behavior, violence, and how the work of Jesus the Christ deals a final blow to human violence and retribution.

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(Find the article I read here: http://www.imitatio.org/ren-girards-legacy)