Journey to Joy – An enchanting (midlife) tale

Enjoy this conversation about a fairy tale literary work with Christine Valters Paintner

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Book Announcement

My newest book “The Way of the Desert Elders” is now listed on Amazon here tiny.cc/elders

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Today, I give you a brief into to the book details and read and explain the table of contents.

Eps 236 : Community Witnessing and Care; Cindy S. Lee

My conversation with author, Cindy S. Lee involves topics of great importance and interest to me. Cindy is thoughtful and spacious and one of just a few contemporary authors I cite in my new book on topics of spiritual formation.

We discuss themes of her book: Contemplative Witnessing: BIPOC Centered Spiritual Direction

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Some of what we cover:
Avoiding the loss of the sacred self.
Embodied spiritual practices
Spaciousness as a presence we carry
The power of silence in community and what comes after that.

Watch the unedited conversation on Youtube here


Desert Pilgrim Quest—Try it NOW

Step back in time and see the landscapes, hear the sounds, and choose your own adventure as you visit the desert communities and learn from the desert elders!

You’ll visit ancient sites, hear wisdom from the elders, try spiritual practices, and learn desert spirituality in way you never have.

TRY IT NOW HERE (not for the phone)


Here’s a trailer of what’s to come. WATCH

Eps. 235 | Saving Face: Guest, Aimee Byrd

My conversation with author, Aimee Byrd covers a bunch of territory and involves how the image of God is reflected to us in each other. We also speak of Aimee’s ordeal as a target of vicious men that assailing and attempt to discredit her and shut her up—eventually inspired her current works, including the book we discuss: Saving Face: Finding Myself, God, and One Another, Outside a Defaced Church.

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