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Listen in as your host, Lisa DeLay, engages in meaningful conversation with a diverse selection of best-selling authors, influencers, luminaries, leaders, unique thinkers, spiritual teachers, and ordinary people who lead interesting lives and do good in their part of the world. Check the audio…

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    • May 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 591 EPISODES

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    The Spark My Muse podcast is truly a gem in the world of podcasts. Hosted by Lisa DeLay, this show offers something for everyone, from discussions with authors to poetry readings and contemplative practices. Every episode is time well spent as you dive into rich conversations and gain fresh perspectives on various topics. Lisa's warm and inviting hosting style makes you feel like you've known her for years, creating a comfortable atmosphere for listeners. Overall, this podcast is a great source of inspiration that will leave you thinking more deeply and desiring to live a richer life.

    One of the best aspects of The Spark My Muse podcast is the quality of the interviews. Lisa knows how to ask good questions that help the conversation flow while keeping the audience in mind. She takes listeners along on the journey with her guests, making it an engaging experience from start to finish. The range of topics covered is also impressive, touching on everything from anxiety and spirituality to ableism and dark nights of the soul. Each episode offers unique insights and perspectives that leave you feeling enriched.

    In terms of drawbacks, there really aren't many when it comes to The Spark My Muse podcast. Some may prefer a more focused or specific theme throughout each episode or season, but what sets this podcast apart is its diverse range of topics and guests. It's refreshing to have such variety within one show, and listeners can cherry-pick episodes based on their interests if they wish.

    In conclusion, The Spark My Muse podcast is a must-listen for anyone seeking thought-provoking conversations and fresh perspectives on life's big questions. Lisa DeLay's skillful interviewing style combined with her genuine interest in her guests creates an authentic and enriching listening experience. Whether you're looking for creative inspiration or spiritual insights, this podcast has something for everyone. Subscribe now and prepare to be ignited by the sparks that fly in each episode!



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    Eps. 235 | Saving Face: Guest, Aimee Byrd

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 31:20


    Aimee Byrd on identity, belonging, healing, church abuse, and seeing ourselves in each other.

    The Inner Terrain of Love [SSL 342]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 26:22


    I was delighted to be a return guest to Jasmine Bellamy's monthly occasion called "The Call to Love Experience"—a live online gathering that provides spiritual grounding, learning, deep listening and where we discussed themes in my first book (The Wild Land Within) and my upcoming book (The Way of the Desert Elders). The audio episode this week is a slightly edited and curtailed edited of the experience offered to you in hopes you connect with Jasmine, her work, and the recording of the full event.I give you the embed of it here below. Dig deeper into Jasmine's work here: https://love101ministries.com Bio:Jasmine is the Founder and Spiritual Director of Love 101 Ministries, and dedicated to helping individuals foster more loving relationships with themselves, God, and others. Through examining the theology and cultivating the daily practice of love, she serves as a spiritual companion, guiding you on a path to a life filled with deep and abiding love, peace, and joy. She views life through this lens, believing that the spiritual journey shapes us to become more like Love and to discover our truest selves.

    Eps: 234 Purposeful Pruning in Evangelicalism; Michelle Van Loon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 38:13


    A return guest Michelle Van Loon speaks to me about her 50 years involved in many versions of Christian Evangelism and getting rid of what is non essential from her book Downsizing. Get over to the YouTube Channel here to see some videos and PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Get her book here (Amazon affiliate link)

    Celebrating 10 years

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025


    Hello! Today I celebrating ten years of bringing you Spark My Muse podcast episodes. 606 releases! To see my video message about that go here

    The highest compliment: Sarah “the female man of God” [SSL341]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025


    Today is an introduction to wise Amma Sarah of the Christian Desert Era.

    Why Religion began with Blood Sacrifices? [SSL 340]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025


    the three momentous conceptions from Réne Girard and his keen insights on human behavior, violence, and...

    Eps 233: Beth Allison Barr; Women in Church Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 40:48


    Beth is back and we have a great conversation about her newest book Becoming The Pastor's Wife: How Marriage replaced Ordination as a Path to Ministry. Don't miss the extras and links here: https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/159866213 To hear the bonus material go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/125168475

    The Three Woes [SSL 340]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 15:00


    Host, Lisa Colon DeLay instructs on the three core wounds we all experience and how her new product creates a unique visual representation of these places for each person.

    Guest Esp. 232: Storyteller, Max Stossel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 30:20


    A conversation with storyteller and performer Max Stossel.

    Eps 231: Mark S. Burrows on Rilke and the invitation to joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 59:30


    Host, Lisa Colon DeLay and Mark S. Burrows discuss his new books and translation projects of poet Rainer Maria Rilke in a fascinating conversation.

    [Howard Thurman] Limited Series: Part 11 – FINAL episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 25:30


    Limited Series: Part 11 (Howard Thurman) final episode on Imagination as the Angelos of God

    Limited Series – part 10 : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit | Retaliation and Reconciliation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 30:10


    This and one more installment will bring an end to this series that offers Howard Thurman's wisdom from 1963 to our time. It's a time when violence, hate, and othering are quite apparent and hope for human reconciliation in our nation and world seem scant. Thurman's thoughts on what is needed ring ever true. To see more images related to this episode and support what I do, go here after you listen. https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/153658116

    Limited Series – part 9 : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit | The story of the axe-wielding barber

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 10:50


    Limited Series – part 9 : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit | How Ma Walker reconciled the axe-wielding barber

    Limited Series – part 8 : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit, PRAYER [2 of 2]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 11:10


    From host Lisa Colon DeLay and Spark My Muse podcast as Limited Series – part 8 : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit on PRAYER [2 of 2]

    Limited Series – part 7 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit PRAYER 1 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 14:00


    Hello friends, I'm glad to be bringing you more from Howard Thurman and this time on prayer. Check out what is happening where I post my articles and other goodies:https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/p/limited-series-part-7-prayer-1-of

    Limited Series – part 6 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit [Why the Innocent Suffer] section 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 22:00


    Thurman speaking about the suffering of the innocent and the intertwining of death, life, and suffering (from the Disciples of the Spirit)

    Limited Series – part 5 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit [What is there Suffering]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 30:06


    PART 2 of the chapter on Suffering in the 1963 work of Dr Howard Thurman called The Disciplines of the Spirit (host Lisa Colon DeLay)

    Limited Series – part 4 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit [Pain and Suffering]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 22:40


    A reading and reflection from the Suffering chapter from Disciples of the Spirit by Dr Howard Thurman (1962)

    Limited Series – part 3 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit [Wisdom and Stature]

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 16:50


    A reading and reflection from the Wisdom and Stature chapter from Disciples of the Spirit by Dr Howard Thurman (1962)

    Limited Series, part 2 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit [Commitment]

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 21:30


    A reading and reflection today from host Lisa Colon DeLay of a segment from the Commitment chapter in the work called Discipline of the Spirit by Dr Howard Thurman.

    Limited Series – part 1 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 20:00


    Limited Series (part 1) Deep dive into commitment, growth, suffering, prayer, and reconciliation (from Dr Howard Thurman 1962 - Disciplines of the Spirit) brought to you from host Lisa Colon DeLay.

    December Pause [SSL 339]

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 7:30


    A time for a pause for our high resolve.

    Unanswered Prayer: Insights from Howard Thurman [SSL 338]

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 13:20


    Today is a reading and reflection on three short essays of Howard Thurman that I hope find you encouraging. If you want to connect with my blog on substack you can go here: https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/151848975 Find me also on YouTube and subscribe ⭐️ at the main channel HERE,especially if you already enjoy YouTube. What a Spiritual Challenge this month with some accountability and soul care?It's not strenuous, it's free, it's a way to get us thinking, dialoguing, and moving toward better ways of being. Come on board! ❇️ The November Challenge Patreon post ⬇️https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-4-quarterly-113008968

    Eps 230: Discernment as Formation | Adam Shields, guest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024


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

    The Lord is slow to anger and rich in love [SSL 237]

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 10:30


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

    An Altar in the World: Feeling Pain [SSL 326]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 10:22


    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.

    Expectation as Patience: Henri Nouwen [SSL325]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 11:30


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

    Treachery and Remorse [SSL 324]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 23:44


    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 a lot of related slides, images/art, and extras 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

    Give and Take [ssl 323]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024


    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

    Don’t Fear the Desert [SSL 322]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 10:10


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

    The Soldier who cut his Cape in Half: Martin of Tours [SSL 321]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 9:10


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

    What is to Blame? [SSL 320]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 12:37


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

    Faith & Writing [SSL 319]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 13:20


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

    The Scandal of Secret Giving [SSL 318]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 9:30


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

    A restful musing: Robert the contemplative [SSL 317]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 11:00


    Robert the contemplative's work is the feature today. "I do not Dream of Labor"

    Gravity and Grace: Insights from Simone Weil [SSL 316]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 7:00


    Host Lisa Colon DeLay shares some of the writings of French mystic, social philosopher, and activist in the French Resistance during World War II, Simone Weil (1909-1943) whose posthumously published works had particular influence on French and English social thought.

    Already and Not Yet (Gardens) [SSL 315]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 11:00


    Valuable insights of visual artist Emmanuel Osahor and images from his Garden Series.

    Eps 229: Guest interview with Chuck DeGroat; “Healing What’s Within””

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 43:10


    Host, Lisa Colon DeLay bring you a guest interview conversation with Chuck DeGroat on Trauma, Connection, Desire, Possessiveness, Healing, and more.

    Do you know Abba Macarius? [SSL 314]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 10:30 Transcription Available


    Desert Wisdom of Abba Macarius on the strengthening of free will, among other things.

    The Temptation to Despair [SSL 313]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 12:00 Transcription Available


    Host Lisa Colon DeLay explores the Desert Wisdom on Acedia which leads toward Nihilism

    Home Somewhere: Howard Thurman on Human Dignity [SSL 312]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 16:05


    Dr Howard Thurman spoke of prayer as the hunger of the heart and the way we lay claim to our identity (circa 1980)

    Eps. 228: Guest, Tiffany Dawn; on Leaving Her Tiny Christian Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 47:10


    A fascinating chat with YouTuber sensation Tiffany Dawn who's in the middle of a deconstruction journey

    Unlearning the Business Model [SSL 311]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 14:15


    The corporate American model won't grow us into a healthy spiritual community. We must unlearn the business model.

    Eps. 227 | Guest, Micha Boyett: Blessed are the Rest of Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024


    Host Lisa Cólon DeLay converses with author Micha Boyett on dignity, justice, and love in the dream of God—themes in her book Blessed are the Rest of Us

    The Lazarus Effect [SSL 310]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 20:50


    Why the rich cannot be a part of what God is up to.

    Has Life Ever Felt NOT Real? [SSL 309]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 22:36


    Let's start understanding how Dissociative experiences happen and understanding the Spectrum of Dissociative Identity Disorder which can be experience at least once by up to 75% of the population.

    Unlearning the 5 Love Languages and Other Fables [SSL 308]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 12:05


    The failure of pop psychology (5 Love Languages) and the what the empirical studies actually tell us about lasting relationships

    Measuring Infinity through Embodiment [SSL 307]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 17:00


    Lisa Colon DeLay features an insightful work from Image Journal's editor-in-chief James K.A. Smith on, among other things, the impact of the life's work of Gego (Gertrude Goldschmidt) on display at the Guggenheim in 2023.

    Eps 226 – Guest, Cassidy Hall: Queering Contemplation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024


    Returning guest, Cassidy Hallconverses with host Lisa Colon DeLay on a variety of topics from Cassidy's new book entitled Queering Contemplation.

    Reason as a Venture of Trust [SSL 306]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 20:40


    An explanation of how first principles precede reason in determining reality (article by David Bentley Hart). Reason begin with a venture in trust. Read and reflected on by host Lisa Colon DeLay.

    Who Were You Before? [SSL 305]

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 16:00


    An exploration of how certain temptations and misguided desires start early on in us when we are vulnerable and young and become wounded.

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