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Letting Event-based Forms of Church Die

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It was a great time speaking with author, teacher, and spiritual director Cindy S Lee about the desert elders and spiritual formation, but we covered other topics in our surprisingly wide-reaching conversation. We spoke about the deficits in many Western forms of church that focus on the an individual’s needs and thereby neglect the ingredients for creating enriching communities vital to our healthy spiritual formation. The podcast has only an excerpt

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Temptations of the Body – 4/12/26

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Hello friends,

I’m back to share something from the lesson I did at Bethesda EC Church in Reedsville, PA on 4/12/26 and it is the 2nd of four.

Some of you may enjoy WATCHING this, and you can try this link: https://youtu.be/YzQE-rGNNpo?si=BsjvHxs1-HoaTjYl
At that channel you will also find the 1st lesson from March 29.
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UPDATE:
Here is the 3rd one from April 19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlIKZUWSAC8

[Howard Thurman] Limited Series: Part 11 – FINAL episode!

Imagination, the Angelos of God is how we finish off our wisdom series with Dr Howard Thurman.

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Eps. 228: Guest, Tiffany Dawn; on Leaving Her Tiny Christian Bubble

Tiffany invited me to share about Devotions for her YouTube and podcasting series. It’s for Season Three of her program called Outgrowing the Good Christian Girl podcast. So, I couldn’t pass up the chance to turn the tables and interview her for Spark My Muse.

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Eps 226 – Guest, Cassidy Hall: Queering Contemplation

Today is a returning guest, this time to discuss a myriad of topics from her new book from Broadleaf Books.

“Queer is the way I tilt my head to look at the world,” says Cassidy.

What are ways we can get away from anything that moves us away from interdependence? Today we find out.

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