115: Christmas Insights from Catholicism
Enjoy learning about and finding new insights from the way the Roman Catholic Church understands and celebrates this holy season of Christmas.
114: (Encore): Christmas Conversation: Birthing the Christ Within
Deepen your Christmas experience this year by listening to this episode about insights into the Nativity and those involved that are found in various mystical traditions.
Reading Scripture as a Spiritual Practice
So often we read scripture through lenses that don’t allow them to affect us all that much. We read for the stories depicted, perhaps the history. We will notice teachings and perhaps other things about the writers. But none of these ways place the emphasis on us and our transformation, or on insights that these …
112: A Journey From Perfectionism to Peace
Listen in as Terri Peterson shares about her perfectionism and how, when mixed with certain gospel emphases, she was missing out on greater love, joy, and peace.
110: Finding our Home
In this episode, the wonderful mentor, coach, and educator, Melanee Evans, joins LDF host Dan Wotherspoon for a deep dive into our spiritual core (our “home”), the creative nature of thought, “living from inside-out,” and other profound concepts and their connections to our real, lived-lives, and especially how they offer us a way to finding true joy …
109: Why We Should Attend Church Even If We Might Not Like It
An interesting argument for why religion might be key to saving the future, and why we should be an active part of it.
108: Authority
What does it mean when someone or some text is described as “authoritative”? What is the obligation of a member of a group that sees certain people or scriptures in that way? What is the difference between “authority” and “power”?
107: Living, Loving, and Growing Strong Amid the Challenges of Mental Illness
This inspiring episode dives into the challenges as well as the gifts that come through wrestles with certain types of mental illness. But mostly it is about a remarkable person and her incredible spiritual journey.
106: Gender Equality through Partnership Families
We don’t talk often enough about family dynamics, simply assuming the the structures of our particular family are there for a good reason. In so doing, we often neglect the gender inequality at play in family dynamics through gendered roles, individualistic language, and only a few examples and stories that can teach us to ask new questions and point us toward this vital shift away from structured roles.