Parker Palmer Archives - Lisa Colón DeLay

Faith & Writing [SSL 319]

Today, includes PJP on Quaker John Woolman and what it means to come to consensus through non violence which should be at the heart of the democratic process and our human relationships.

I’m reading some bits from Politics of the Brokenhearted: On Holding Tensions of Democracy written by a hero of mine Parker J. Palmer.

He’s been a guest on Spark My Muse before and someone I’ve learned from and shared about for years. He even very kindly “highly recommended” and endorsed my first published book The Wild Land Within (2021) and he was the keynote speaker at the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin University in 2018.

It’s the same place I hope to share about the Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers in 2026 when my book comes out. Will you nominate me to speak there?
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Listening to Ourselves SSL 262

Today, you’ll hear an episode recorded ahead of time in January. I knew I’d be releasing it in February or March.

I’m taking a break from the normal pressures of the podcast and life in the States and I’m spending time volunteering in Puerto Rico where I was born. You can get some photo updates on my Instagram @lisacolondelay and special access on as a substack subscriber to information and images others can’t get in on as my way of saying “thank you for your help”

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Inert Ways of Knowing / Parker Palmer [SSL160]

Today, I’m reading some excerpts from Parker Palmer’s classic Courage to Teach. Using his wisdom to give insights for our times, I want to expand how we consider each other, communicate and move forward through the challenges of our times. Objective knowing is inert and leads to objectification and distance—there are better ways.

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Eps. 176 | Unteachable Lessons; Guest, Carl McColman

Carl McColman is a soul friend and a contemplative spiritual teacher and retreat leader who writes about the spiritual life. He is a co-host with Cassidy Hall and Kevin Johnson on the fantastic Encountering Silence podcast. His books published since 2010 relate to contemplative, monastic and mystical Christianity. Today, we converse about his inspiring and quite personal book called “Unteachable Lessons: Why Wisdom Can’t Be Taught (and Why That’s Okay)” Dive in deeper on this episode HERE (Support the program today and unlock extras from many episodes. patreon.com/sparkmymuse)

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FFW-Festival Dispatch; and Where White People Come From [SSL97]

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This is Soul School Lesson 97
[SSL97]

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Welcome to another Wednesday audio delivery of Spark My Muse. This is Soul School Lesson 97 [SSL97]

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