The Listening Porch

I'd like to tell you about the man who saved the Smoky Mountains, Horace Kephart.  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Join me for a little porch chat about prayer and meditation  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

I'd like to tell you about the smartest man from the Hill of Beans, Bogey Duffer.   Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

I'd like to share a poem with you today.   Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Let's talk about creativity and noise.   Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

I've been reading the past couple of days about the greatness of God's love.   Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Let's chat about Charles Spurgeon.  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

The Bible tells us thousands of stories that consist of real people experiencing God in real ways. Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Join me today for some Mountain Talk. Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

I grew up six miles from the hill of beans. Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Of mockingbirds and men. Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

A wonder-filled imagination is a wonder-full thing. Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Quiet is not the absence of sound. It is an invitation to listen and to hear life. The good news is that you get to choose what you listen to. Choose life today. Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check ou...

When you can’t see a horizon in your life you can start to feel disconnected to your own future.  It’s easy to feel that way in these times of turmoil.  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beau...

Well as you may know I have been focused on my health the last couple of years. I've been taking walks and jotting down things that come to me in between the notes of the bird’s songs. These walks have been important to me but I’m back now, sitting on the porch. Let's chat!… Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patr...

A pair of poems inspired by one of my favorite places...    Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Sacred seeds are the words of truth that awaken hope in a longing heart when a soul is broken and only listens to old ghosts...    Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pe...

I want to encourage you today to take up pen and paper and process your life with the written word...  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Sometimes I like to get up in the morning and go on walks fully intending on paying attention to the things that inspire...  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at...

An original poem, "Dublin Morning," and the story behind it...  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Today I'm going to give you a little piece of poetry that kind of speaks to the world that I came from...  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.co...

There's a difference between isolation and solitude...  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

I was digging in the garden today and had a few thoughts about dust and dirt...  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .

Today on the podcast I talk about Thing 1 from my book "107 Things I Forgot To Say the Last Time I Talked About Worship, Creativity, and Music." You can find the book on Amazon  or order it from Bethel Media ...  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of m...

Some people say you can't change the past, but I say its all in how you write it...  Visit The Listening Porch online ! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes . You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com .