Spark My Muse

Readings today come from "For the Inward Journey" by Howard Thurman and brought to you by host Lisa Colón DeLay.

The final installment in the January 2022 Series on "Strength to Love" by MLK Jr. - Selected readings and reflection on Chapter 1 - A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart. A collaboration of Lisa Colón DeLay and Robert J Monson.

How to take care of the care-takers during eras of exhaustion. Seven Steps to stillness.

How can we love our enemies? MLK Jr. offers us four ways in his book "Strength to Love" [January 2022 Series with Lisa Colón DeLay and Robert J. Monson]

Guest Hillary McBride on finding Healing, wholeness and connection through embodied living.

Freedom in Christ and the Kingdom of God. A reading and reflection from Beth Allison Barr's book "The Making of Biblical Womanhood".

Host Lisa Colón DeLay welcomes guest Beth Allison Barr to speak about her book The Making of Biblical Womanhood.

Host Lisa Colón DeLay does reading and reflection on deep, honest and vulnerable hope and faith from Danté Stewart's book "Shoutin in the Fire"

A prophetic witness, Danté Stewart ignites us to see things anew.

Reflecting on the peace of Advent and the Prince of Peace.

A conversation and selected readings with the poet laureate of Grace Brethren Church in Southern California, celebrated author, Nikki Grimes.

A look into the unknown instincts that create our desires and rivalries.

Lisa Colon DeLay, host of Spark My Muse converse with Pastor Rich Villodas on the Five Values from his Book The Deeply Formed Life: Contemplative Rhythms, Racial Justice, Interior Examination, Sexual Wholeness, and Missional Presence.

Tips from Thomas Merton on meditation, mental temperament, and how to use the gospel scenes to create intimacy with Jesus during prayer

How sitting still in silence can change your life.

An explanation of "dishonest beautification" in art and literature. (Paul Tillich - Mid 20th Century)

Does the "welcoming prayer" welcome injustice or the status quo? Author Lisa DeLay responses to a reader.

Despair can be experienced as a universal breakdown of meaning, according to Paul Tillich. Today, I return to his work "The Courage to Be" to read and reflect on the courage to confront our anxiety and reality in the midst of the break down of meaning.

From his direct contact with the poor Gutierrez developed the embodied spirituality in action of liberation theology.

Who’s voice counts? The universality of Abuelita theology

Who are we when we are still? We are invited to a spacious life.

Reflecting from Bethany Beach on integrity, humility, and "beach church" with Thomas Merton and his book New Seeds of Contemplation

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Enjoy my conversation with Sophfronia Scott today as we converse about her book "The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton". This is a enriching and down-to-earth interaction with the private journals of the famous author monk of the mid-20th Century in conversation with Sophfronia's own life and spiritual growth. We also talk about the Lenten online retreat Pilgrimage of...

Today, I celebrate a friend, Terence Lester. This audio is an edited version of the conversation that originally aired LIVE on November 4, 2020. Terence is a minister, speaker, community activist, author, and founder of Love Beyond Walls, a not-for-profit organization focused on poverty awareness and community mobilization. He has campaigns on behalf of the poor, including #LoveSinksIn (which prov...