Eps 225: Guest, Carmen Acevedo Butcher on Brother Lawrence

Today is an unveiling of Carmen’s scintillating new translation of the classic: “Practice of the Presence” about Brother Lawrence (Nicholas Herman).

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End of 2023—SSL 290: There is no future without this main thing

Closing out 2023, I’m thinking about how we make a better future and I’m featuring insights on forgiveness from Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) and the African concept of ubuntu that can make the future possible.

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15 fantastic teachers! Very insightful and enjoyable.

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Killing My Childhood God [SSL 286]

Today, a reading from Eugene Peterson’s potent book entitled Answering God

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I’m exciting to be speaking December 10th at 1pm!

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Accompanying Ourselves [SSL 285]

May this post find you well.

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Sit. Feast on Your Life [SSL 284]

Today is an invitation to feast on your life. There are reflections from host Lisa Colon DeLay and a reading of a poem by Nobel Prize winner Caribbean luminary, Derek Walcott

You are invited to comment on what it means to you to “feast on your life”. Some responses will be included in a future episode. Learn about Derek Walcott, see photos of St Lucia, and join in at the companion page: https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/138867392


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