Everyday Spirituality

Chapter 4 from the Book Everyday Spirituality focuses on Smell as an act of spirituality.  We also celebrate fall with Pumpkin Pancakes and announce the winners of our AudioBook Giveaway. www.everydayspiritualitybook.com www.jameshazelwood.net  

We listen to Chapter 3 "Taste" from the AudioBook Everyday Spirituality: Discover a Life of Hope, Peace and Meaning. In this episode we explore the delight of chocolate chip mint ice cream and a thousand other delights, only to realize that every time we eat we are practicing a holy and sacred engagement. You can find the full AudioBook at www.everydayspiritualitybook.com   I'm giving away 10 Audi...

We continue our progress through the chapters of the AudioBook version of Everyday Spirituality: Discover a Life of Hope, Peace and Meaning. This is Chapter 2 "Thank." The full Audiobook version is now available at www.everydayspiritualitybook.com   You can also purchase the eBook or Print version on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and other places where fine books are sold. www.jameshazelwood.net  

Everyday Spirituality Episode 40. We continue our read through the Audiobook version of the book.  This is chapter 1 "Breathe". The full Audiobook will be released later this month in October 2019. www.everydayspiritualitybook.com  

Everyday Spirituality Episode 39. This show features the start of a series in which I release the audiobook version of my newly released book Everyday Spirituality. This episode features the introduction to the book, which in many ways sets the tone for the whole work. We'll be working our way through the book every week going forward. However, from time to time we will interrupt the series for a...

Earlier this Fall, Dwight Zscheile, a professor at Luther Seminary authored an article/blog post titled " Will the ELCA be around in 30 years? "  That article features some research the reveals the dramatic decline of the ELCA projected from 2017 to 2050.   In this episode of the Everyday Spirituality Show we sit down, via a telephone, with Dwight and ask him to unpack this article in greater dept...

Jim reads an excerpt from his new book Everyday Spirituality: Discover a Life of Hope, Peace and Meaning. As we begin a new focus of the podcast formerly known as the Bishop on a Bike Podcast. Chapter 12 from the upcoming book focuses on Questions. www.everydayspirituality.org www.jameshazelwood.net  

Episode 36 In this episode we announce changes to the Bishop on a Bike Podcast.  The focus will shift toward Everyday Spirituality.  As a way to continue the conversations and stories that shape the book Everyday Spirituality: Discover a Life of Hope, Peace and Meaning, which will be released in August 2019. The interview portion is a recording of the 2 Bald Pastors Podcast. Geoff and Joe intervie...

Episode 35 we talk with Emily Swanson of Holy Cow Consulting about their work using the Congregational Assessment Tool aka the C.A.T. https://holycowconsulting.com You can also learn more about the Forward Leadership Community of the New England Synod here https://www.nelutherans.org/resources/forwardleadership Bishop Hazelwood's website https://www.bishoponabike.com  

Ep 34 Storytelling with Margot Leitman.  Moth Grand Slam Storytelling champion, and author of Long Story Short and the soon to be released What's Your Story is our guest this month.   https://www.margotleitman.com www.bishoponabike.com    

Episode 33 Dr Christine Helmer of Northwestern University discusses her new book, How Luther Became the Reformer .  She argues that the picture we have of Luther today is based on a construct of 19th and early 20th Century German identity. https://helmer.northwestern.edu https://www.jameshazelwood.net https://www.bishoponabike.com  

Episode 32 Pastor Tim Keyl discusses his work as a Parish Pastor, Global Mission Partner and neighbor to Yale Divinity School at Bethesda Lutheran Church in New Haven, Connecticut https://bethesdanewhaven.org www.bishoponabike.com  

Episode 31 Comedian Poppy Champlin discusses her life and work as a comedian, producer, and writer including tips on the use of humor in public speaking.  www.poppycockprod.com  www.jameshazelwood.net www.bishoponabike.com  

Ep. 30 features a sermon I delivered to the Episcopal and Lutheran Clergy & Deacons for the Renewal of Ordination Vows during Holy Week.  Bishop Nick Knisely invited me to preach for our joint worship service, which was sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island.  Worship was held at St Luke's Episcopal Church in Pawtucket, RI.   www.bishoponabike.com https://www.episcopalri.org https://ww...

Episode 29  Forward Leadership Community is the renewal strategy for congregations in the New England Synod.  Kim Bergstrand and Sara Anderson provide insight into this opportunity for congregational renewal. www.nelutherans.org  

Episode 28 with Mike Girlinghouse who serves as the Bishop of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod. We talk about his new book Embracing God's Future without Forgetting the Past which will be released this summer by Fortress Press.  

An episode that features a description of a new project I'm working on, Everyday Spirituality, and a sermon preached at St Matthew Lutheran Church in Avon, CT

Storytelling and Comedy in the role of Christian Ministry with Rev. Rebecca Anderson.  Rebecca is a storyteller and pastor of Gilead Church in Chicago.  She is also a teacher of storytelling and you can find out more about her at  http://www.earshotstories.com  http://www.gileadchicago.org   www.bishoponabike.com  

Episode 25  We talk with Grace Pomroy of portico benefit Services about Stewardship, Financial Planning and FIRE.  SPECIAL NOTE  -  I apologize for the audio quality of this recording, we add technical difficulties in the Skype connection.   https://gracepomroy.com  

Episode 24  We talk with Pat Speer who is a Community Organizer with the Christian Activities Council in Hartford, CT.  In this episode, we discuss Pat's early life and the events that shaped him and then beginning around the 18-minute mark we dive into the core principles of organizing.  You can learn more about the work of the CAC at www.christianactivities.org www.bishoponabike.com  

Episode 23.  We talk with Pastor Kirsten Nelson Roenfeldt about her 2018 Sabbatical, her travels and why congregations benefit from sabbaticals, as much as the pastor does. www.bishoponabike.com www.nelutherans.org  

Episode 22: Richard Blackburn and I discuss the work of conflict mediation as he works with congregations experiencing conflict.  We discuss the background and history of the center, as well as it's tools for helping people learn to talk and listen to one another. Lombard Mennonite Peace Center www.lmpeacecenter.org Bishoponabike.com    

Episode 21 is our conversation with Rev Jim Antal who recently authored the book Climate Church Climate World with an introduction from Bill McKibben.  Jim has a long history of work in this area, and his new book is a wonderful resource for congregations wanting to engage on the topic.   www.bishoponabike.com  

Episode 20.  We talk with Phoebe Morad of Lutherans Restoring Creation.  How is the church involved in addressing the vital issue of Climate Change.  http://www.lutheransrestoringcreation.org http://www.nelutherans.org  

Matt Wilhelm worked for a year of City Year Service, that led he and some friends to an idea of traveling the country with Rock Bands as they performed concerts and acts of service in those communities.  Now he lives in Manchester, NH where he recently announced his candidacy for State elected office.  https://twitter.com/mbdubayou www.bishoponabike.com