Episodes

June 21, 2023

How Dreams Wither SSL270

Today is on how living in keeping with our authentic self helps our dreams to not wither (also information on The Spacious Path book, let It Matter podcast and more)
June 14, 2023

Howard Thurman on Prayer and Suffering SSL269

Returning to Dr Barbara Peacock and her work. This time it's on wisdom from Howard Thurman on Prayer and Suffering
May 10, 2023

The Inner Instructor; Thomas R. Kelly SSL268

Today, is a selected excerpt from a devotional classic from Quaker Thomas R. Kelly from the section entitled the Inner Light.
May 3, 2023

Coretta Scott King, Prayer and Civil Rights SSL 267

Today I'm featuring the work of Dr Barbara L. Peacock and her essay and insights on Coretta Scott King with relationship to prayer and the struggle for civil rights.
April 26, 2023

Eps 221 Seasons of restlessness; Casey Tygrett

Casey Tygrett sends wisdom into the center of our funk (help for our restless seasons)
April 19, 2023

On Dignity; Dallas Willard SSL 266

Exploring the dignity conferred on humans for which there is no substitution with a reading from Dallas Willard.
April 12, 2023

Radiance; Darkness and Light: Meister Eckhart SSL 265

Meister Eckhart on our Spark of Radiance and other poems inspired by Eckhart's sermons re-voiced and translated via mark S. Burrows
April 5, 2023

Eps 220 Mark S. Burrows on Hilde Domin and Meister Eckhart

host Lisa Colon DeLay has a conversation with Mark S. Burrows on Hilde Domin and Meister Eckhart
March 29, 2023

The Wayless Way; One Eye SSL 264

A short bit on Meister Eckhart today as part of a series on the topic of "The Wayless Way"
March 22, 2023

Eps 219: Guest, Aundi Kolber: Strong Like Water

Trauma therapist Aundi Kolber is a guest on Spark My Muse with host Lisa Colon DeLay. With her book Strong Like Water, Kolber builds on her critically-acclaimed and much-beloved first book called Try Softer.
March 15, 2023

Internal Nonviolence – SSL 263

Lisa Colón DeLay reads from her book on the topic of spiritual formation related to how we resource mature and effective social action.
March 7, 2023

Listening to Ourselves SSL 262

A reading from The Wild Land Within by Lisa Colon DeLay ln Listening (and more on the sabbatical)
Feb. 28, 2023

Eps 218: Steven Garnaas Holmes, Unfolding Light

Steve Garnaas-Holmes is featured today. Originally this was recorded in 2020 for a session online called Soul School Lunch Break hosted by Lisa Colon DeLay that ran as an experiment for a few weeks.
Feb. 21, 2023

Inner Authority and Presence – SSL 261

A reading and reflection on Howard Thurman (via Lerita Coleman Brown's book) on Inner Authority and Presence byhost Lisa Colón DeLay
Feb. 14, 2023

Eps 217: Touch the Earth; guest, Drew Jackson

A conversation with Drew Jackson who writes poetry at the intersection of justice, peace, and contemplation, with a passion to contribute toward a more just and whole world.
Feb. 7, 2023

Eps 216: What Makes You Come Alive (Howard Thurman); guest, Lerita Coleman Brown

With the help of Lerita Coleman Brown we are apprenticing with spiritual teacher Howard Thurman on topics of the religion of Jesus, inner authority, centering down, religious experience, social change, and sacred synchronicity.
Jan. 31, 2023

Eps 215: A Vision for Rest, Peace, and Love; Guest Robert J. Monson

On living with an ethic of softness in a cruel world. Guest, Robert J. Monson in conversation with host Lisa Colón DeLay.
Jan. 24, 2023

Eps. 214 Collisions of Earth & Sky; guest, Heidi Barr

Poet, nature-lover, and author Heidi Barr brings us Collisions of Earth and Sky and invites us to journey deeper. Enjoy our conversation.
Jan. 17, 2023

Make it Fun – SSL 260

Reflection on the purpose of life which is to learn to love and to make it fun. Host Lisa Colon DeLay
Jan. 10, 2023

The Truthful Negative – SSL 259

The vitality of contradiction and the homecoming of self-retrieval. Featuring work of John O'Donohue (Anam Cara)
Jan. 3, 2023

New Beginnings [SSL 258]

Starting the new year with a reading from Thomas Merton and sharing 2 of my own poems (Lisa Colon DeLay, host).
Dec. 27, 2022

Year’s End [SSL 257]

Reflections on beginning a New Year from Howard Thurman and an invitation to do a personal accounting of the year past from host Lisa Colon DeLay.
Dec. 13, 2022

The Singing of Angels [SSL 255]

Featuring readings from Howard Thurman and Campbell McGrath for reflection and solace.