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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Downright Awestruck [SSL 301]

Today we are probing our sense of mystery and wonder.
Have you encountered AWE lately?
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Feature photo is from NASA. The first is MSH 11-52, a supernova remnant blowing a spectacular cloud of energized particles resembling the shape of a human hand, seen in data from Chandra, NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), and ground-based optical data.

Eps. 224 Carl’s New Big Book

I’m pleased to give you my interview with Carl McColman related to the extended new edition of his popular previous work The Big Book of Christian Mysticism

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Who inspires your dreams? [SSL 242]

Dr Howard Thurman

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Host Lisa Colon DeLay, inspired by Robert J. Monson, shares wisdom from her spiritual mentor Dr Howard Thurman on pursuing our dreams.

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Desert Songs | Yahia Lababidi [SSL 233]

Today I’m sharing work from a former Spark My Muse guest, poet, aphorist, and award-winning writer, Yahia Lababidi. 
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