A deep-dive on discernment with Lisa Colon DeLay and Adam Shields.

A reflection on Psalm 145 in light of our times from host Lisa Colon DeLay

From host Lisa Colon DeLay, a powerful reading and short reflection on the incarnational aspects of pain from the fantastic book An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor.

A reading about expectation as patience and joy from "Out of Solitude" a 1974 work by Henri Nouwen (1932-1996)

Today a portion of a lesson I presented this past Sunday at my church on Psalm 51 a lamenting and remorseful poem/song and the background and story of King David’s epic treacheries. It might surprise you. FIND related slides, images/art including a schematic of an Iron Age home that Bathsheba would have had and the interior courtyard area where she would have bathed or washed anything, plus other extras you will like at the PART II page: https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/149978108 Find me also on YouTube and subscribe ⭐️go here or subscribe at the main channel HERE,especially if you already find yourself poking around YoutTube. What a Spiritual Challenge this month with some accountability?It’s not very strenuous, it's free, it’s a way to get us thinking, dialoguing, and moving toward better ways of being. Go here for that ❇️ The October Challenge Patreon post ⬇️https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-4-quarterly-113008968

The Challenge of October is Ownership and the Theme for the Quarter is Give and Take. Here's how we begin to explore and learn from each other. It’s the final quarter of 2024 and it’s time we link arms and join forces to enrich each other spiritually in more concrete ways.  I’ve set up a challenge. It’s not very strenuous, but it’s a way to get us thinking, dialoguing, and moving toward better ways of being. Please, be a part of it. I explain that in the audio today. Here’s a preview, in video form,and I hope you will find me on YouTube and subscribe ⭐️go here or subscribe at the main channel HERE,especially if you already find yourself poking around YoutTube. FIND INFO HERE too. https://open.substack.com/pub/sparkmymuse/p/october-ownership ❇️ The October Challenge Patreon post I refer to can be found here ⬇️https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-4-quarterly-113008968

Featuring the work of Sr. Laura Swan and some wisdom from "The Forgotten Desert Mothers" which is one of her intriguing books.

Who was Martin of Tours where we get the word "chapel" from.

Host, Lisa Colon DeLay offers a reading from Howard Thurman and reflection that includes Abba Evagrius's view of agency.

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

Reflecting on the scandalous spiritual practice of giving in secret from host Lisa Colon DeLay