Spark My Muse

Lisa Colón DeLay
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Spark My Muse

Listen in as your host, Lisa Colón 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. Soul School episodes are short reflections from the host. Check the audio weekly archives (at sparkmymuse.com) going back to April 2015 to enjoy a range of fascinating themes and distinguished guests like Seth Godin, Mark Nepo, Krista Tippett, Parker J. Palmer, Dr Daniel J. Siegel MD, Fr. James Martin, Omid Safi, Dr Ibram Kendi, AJ Levine, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Dr. Steven Porter, Dr Lerita Coleman Brown, Dr Vinod Goel, Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett, and many others to engage your intellect, spark your inner life, and add fuel to feed your relationships and sustain you for the long term. Supporters keep the program going. Pay-what-you-can and find extras and much more at patreon.com/sparkmymuse Visit the official Spark My Muse website [sparkmymuse.com] to access hundreds of episodes, to visit the Spark Store, to find Courses for deeper insights, or contact the host, teacher, creative director, and spiritual companion Lisa Colón DeLay who is also the author of the celebrated spiritual formation book "The Wild Land Within: Cultivating Wholeness Through Spiritual Practice".

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Unanswered Prayer: Insights from Howard Thurman [SSL 338]

    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

    13 min

  2. NOV 13

    Eps 230: Discernment as Formation | Adam Shields, guest

    Today is a guest episode with prolific bibliophile, spiritual director, and non profit consultant, Adam Shields. Links and info about all, or most, of the books and authors mentioned in the episode (and Adam's collection of writing on books that he's read) can be located here https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/151524864 To help with the costs of interviewing online, you can donate here: paypal.me/lisacolondelay You can 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

  3. NOV 6

    The Lord is slow to anger and rich in love [SSL 337]

    This post is part update and part restful reflection that might be the perfect break from election-related mayhem. Sometimes we need a perspective shift and I hope this helps!  To find the chapter to read for yourself go here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20145&version=NIV 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

    11 min

  4. OCT 23

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

    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. More on Barbara Brown Taylor and additional reflections await subscribers here https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/150461240 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 October Challenge Patreon post https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-4-quarterly-113008968

    10 min

  5. OCT 16

    Expectation as Patience: Henri Nouwen [SSL325]

    Today is about expectation as a gateway to patience AND to joy. A reading from "Out of Solitude" a 1974 work by Henri Nouwen (1932-1996) A special surprise awaits subscribers here https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/publish/post/150258212 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 October Challenge Patreon post https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-4-quarterly-113008968

    12 min

  6. OCT 9

    Treachery and Remorse [SSL 324]

    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 related slides, images/art including a schematic of an Iron Age home that Bathsheba would have had and the interior courtyard area where she would have bathed or washed anything, plus other extras you will like 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

    24 min

  7. OCT 2

    Give and Take [ssl 323]

    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

  8. SEP 25

    Don’t Fear the Desert [SSL 322]

    I'm featuring the work of Sr. Laura Swan and some wisdom from "The Forgotten Desert Mothers" which is one of her intriguing books. Be sure to go here to find out more after you click play to listen to the episode. Want to find out the Spiritual Challenge of the month and get some companionship with it? Go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/112693885 You can show your appreciation for this work and make a one-time contribution at PayPal.me/lisacolondelay THANK YOU!

    10 min
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Listen in as your host, Lisa Colón 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. Soul School episodes are short reflections from the host. Check the audio weekly archives (at sparkmymuse.com) going back to April 2015 to enjoy a range of fascinating themes and distinguished guests like Seth Godin, Mark Nepo, Krista Tippett, Parker J. Palmer, Dr Daniel J. Siegel MD, Fr. James Martin, Omid Safi, Dr Ibram Kendi, AJ Levine, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Dr. Steven Porter, Dr Lerita Coleman Brown, Dr Vinod Goel, Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett, and many others to engage your intellect, spark your inner life, and add fuel to feed your relationships and sustain you for the long term. Supporters keep the program going. Pay-what-you-can and find extras and much more at patreon.com/sparkmymuse Visit the official Spark My Muse website [sparkmymuse.com] to access hundreds of episodes, to visit the Spark Store, to find Courses for deeper insights, or contact the host, teacher, creative director, and spiritual companion Lisa Colón DeLay who is also the author of the celebrated spiritual formation book "The Wild Land Within: Cultivating Wholeness Through Spiritual Practice".

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  • Creator
    Lisa Colón DeLay
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2024
  • Episodes
    150
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022
  • Show Website
    Spark My Muse

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