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Errant Space

Craig Chin

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Ambient Soundscapes by Errant Space A soundtrack suitable for working, sleeping or spacing out. Use as background music; best at a low volume. All music. Set to loop if desired.
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Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

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Turning to the Mystics is a podcast for people searching for something more meaningful, intimate and richly present in the divine gift of their lives. James Finley, clinical psychologist and Living School faculty, offers a modern take on the historical contemplative practices of Christian mystics like Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, John of the Cross among others. Leaning into their experiences can become a gateway to hope, healing and oneness. Together with Kirsten Oates from the Center for ...
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Join a father and son as they explore Christian spiritual practices in the midst of real family life — sometimes meaningful, sometimes messy, always grounded in curiosity and play.
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In this podcast series, Rupert Spira explores the non-dual understanding, expressed in different ways. Please subscribe if you would like to be notified whenever new episodes are available. If you would like to find out more about events, publications, and Rupert's archive of recordings, please visit rupertspira.com. Music written and played by Shena Power and recorded by Simon Power.
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Truth speaks no words Odysee: https://odysee.com/@armunnrigh Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@armunnrigh Repentant Magdalene book: E-book: https://www.lulu.com/shop/armunn-righ/repentant-magdalene/ebook/product-kv92pqg.html Paperback: https://www.lulu.com/shop/armunn-righ/repentant-magadalene/paperback/product-q6n4p9z.html Audiobook: https://ko-fi.com/s/0e6a926e5b Gospel of the Living: https://archive.org/details/gospel-of-the-living https://archive.org/details/gospel-of-the-living-poem-ada ...
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My Friend the Friar

John Lee and Fr. Stephen Sanchez, O.C.D.

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A podcast where we learn about our faith and share what it takes to live a Catholic Christian life through conversations and contemplations with my friend the friar, a Discalced Carmelite Priest.
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Contemplify

Paul Swanson | Contemplative Shoveler

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The Contemplify podcast kindles the examined life for contemplatives in the world. Through artful musings & conversations with scholars, creatives, and master teachers each episode delivers a subtly intoxicating* exchange on the contemplative lifestyle with practical takeaways to emulate in daily life. Host, Paul Swanson, is a husband, father and contemplative educator at the Center for Action and Contemplation and co-host of Another Name for Every Thing with Richard Rohr**. *Contemplify is ...
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Learning How to See with Brian McLaren

Center for Action and Contemplation

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How do we transform and transcend our biases? From judgments made unconsciously to complacency in systemic evil, we must learn how to see if we are to learn how to transform. Center for Action and Contemplation faculty member Brian McLaren hosts the podcast series Learning How to See. Listen and discover how seeing is social, political, and contemplative.
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WolfCast

Woolfinius Jackson Whürl

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Literary performance, essays, and spoken-word confessions from an author known only as Woolfinius Jackson Whürl. A voice from the Dust Meridian, reading the pages he never meant to send.
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For more than 15 years Nomad Podcast has been hosting conversations with theologians, activists and contemplatives from across the Christian spectrum and beyond. Reflecting on our evangelical heritage we explore the possibilities of a more inclusive, generous and hopeful faith.
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The Tao of Christ

Marshall Davis

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The Tao of Christ is a podcast which explores the mystical roots of Christianity, which Jesus called the Kingdom of God, which church historian Evelyn Underhill called the Unitive Life, which Richard Rohr calls the Universal Christ, and which I refer to as Christian nonduality, unitive awareness, or union with God. This is the Tao of Christ.
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River Corner Church

River Corner Church

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River Corner Church is a growing church community of everyday people who gather to worship God, follow Jesus, and serve through life together. We gather on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM to worship and experience God, study the scriptures, journey through life together, and to partner with the Holy Spirit. It is our hope that you will gather with our simple community of Jesus followers. Come as you are—just be yourself.
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Step into a space where science meets soul. Flourishing with Hypnotherapy explores the art and depth of healing the mind to unlock peace, purpose, and potential. Hosted by Luis Miguel Gallardo, this podcast brings real stories, guided sessions, and reflections on how hypnotherapy helps us reprogram limiting beliefs, release emotional pain, and awaken our inner light. Discover how to live with freedom, consciousness, and happiness—from the subconscious up.
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Enjoy honest, engaging conversations about mindful living. Plus, "Mindfulness on the Fly" techniques, guided relaxations, meditations — and live, original “transcendental kirtan fusion” music. Lamont P. McPheron (MS, LPC), author of "The Mindfulness Handbook," is a psychotherapist whose techniques are revolutionizing the field. Jai Lynn McPheron (LMT, E-RYT) specializes in the mind-body-breath connection, and in creating and holding safe spaces for healing. Check out https://www.imi.earth/
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' - Mining the hearts and minds of unorthodox teachers' The Junkyard Love Podcast is for people who know they’re meant for more - but don’t want to take someone else's route. These are longform, soul-level conversations with thinkers, artists, mystics, scientists, teachers, philosophers, leaders, comedians, authors, musicians, educators, misfits, millionaires, meditators, psychologists, and much more - and they've burned down their old beliefs to build something truer. This is a show for the ...
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This podcast is meant to be a supplement to my blog Reflective Contemplations, which you will find at www.joergtretow.com. Occasionally, I will take the time to discuss pieces I have written and ponder what drives and motivates me.
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Liminal Living

Dr. Thomas J Rundel

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Welcome to the Liminal Living Podcast, where we dive deep into the realm of liminal spaces—those transitional phases where uncertainty is our companion. I'm your host and curator of conversations, Dr. Tom Rundel, and it's my pleasure to serve as your guide through these uncharted territories. With a doctoral background in spirituality and leadership from Portland Seminary, my research has centered on the spirituality found in the narratives of liminality in the Bible, but I have expanded my ...
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Inspired by Lectio Divina and the Collatio, this podcast offers the listener sessions of guided, meditative, listening prayer around different passages of scripture. Each episode will take you in to a deep place of listening in the Lord's presence where you will hear a gospel story read very slowly so that you can savour each word, imagine the scene vividly and perhaps even discern what the Holy Spirit is speaking into your own life through the text. This prayer experience is ideal if you wo ...
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In this spoiler-filled Stranger Things rewatch, Robin and friends (writers, cinephiles, and all-around geeks) analyze each episode to explore story, character, technique, the show’s brilliance (and flaws), and how it all applies to our world, far beyond the Upside Down.
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Today we explore the idea of inner and outer enoughness. What defines our sense of enough? What are some practices to help us recalibrate towards a sense of enoughness? Join as we explore the importance of this practice in our daily lives. Mentioned in today’s episode: ADVENT CALENDARS Beauty Advent calendars Gemstone Advent calendars Tea Advent ca…
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Mark Charbonneau and his friends at The Vine church in Austin, Texas are charting a unique way forward in our cultural and religious divisions. Dave Schmelzer talks with him about what their “third way” looks like and how it might help all of us in the middle of such unprecedented divisions. Does it only apply to a small number of people of good wi…
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Send us a text November 20, 2025 Creative Contemplation S4E7 Aaron M. Thompson; Painter of Observation And Imagining Suzanne Lago Arthur, host and creator of The Creative Contemplation Podcast reconnects with Pennsylvania based painter, Aaron M. Thompson to discuss his work, his journey as an artist and the relationships he has forged with his ment…
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"Man's Psyche: the two worlds" by Armunn Righ, full audiobook read by Silas Gauthier. Download this ebook here: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/s/6f1bfcdfba⁠Check out Armunn's channels: ⁠ / @armunnrigh ⁠ / ⁠https://odysee.com/@armunnrigh⁠Check out the "Repentant Magdalene" book: ⁠https://www.lulu.com/search?contribut...⁠and ebook + audiobook bundle: ⁠https://ko…
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The Iranian capital Tehran is suffering from a severe water crisis as the country faces a historic drought. The government has openly discussed an evacuation of the city as its nearly 10 million residents deal with water rationing. Also, at least eight people were killed in a car explosion in a densely populated area of India’s capital. And, Iraq h…
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A 22-minute audio guided meditation with the teaching of St Ignatius. “I want and I choose what better leads to God’s deepening life in me.” Last week we had a meditation on the ‘Principle and Foundation’ of St Ignatius of Loyola, and today I offer you a meditation with a more contemporary translation of the text. You may find this translation easi…
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The Trump administration's airstrikes in the Caribbean are having a chilling effect on small-scale fishermen, who fear being attacked by mistake. Also, Taiwan's president asks lawmakers to approve a new $40 billion spending package in response to recent moves by China. And, Italy’s legislature passes a law that will make femicide an offense punisha…
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Welcome to Walking the Way. My name is Ray, and I really want to say thank you to everyone for listening in as we continue to explore what it means to have a regular rhythm of worship.   Credits Opening Prayer https://www.faithandworship.com/#gsc.tab=0 Bible verse Song of Solomon 2:1 Thought for the day Ray Borrett Bible Passage Song of Solomon 2 T…
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In this episode, Tom Rundel explores the meaning of Christ the King Sunday, the conclusion of the liturgical year, and uses Psalm 46 to challenge the common Western tendency to treat God as a mere idea rather than an embodied reality. Rundel unpacks the Psalmist’s imagery—refuge, river, stillness—to point listeners toward a faith that is lived, pra…
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How do we soften our hearts to those whose values are in stark contrast to our own? Can we safely love those who have even gone so far as to harm us? On this episode of Learning How to See, Dr. Cassidy Hall, author of Queering Contemplation, poses these tough questions to our hosts Brian McLaren and Carmen Acevedo Butcher. Together, they explore ho…
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This month’s podcast is from a Space Out, Outside featuring Bob Lukomski and David Mason. We played outside the Colorant Shop on Main Street in Beacon, NY as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations. This is one of my favorite Space Out, Outside recordings; it has the exact balance of the ambiance and The Ambiance … Continue reading Errant Space…
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Welcome to Wolfcast. I’m Woolfinius Jackson Whürl… but most people just call me Wolf. This is Wolfcast — a place for the pages I never meant to send. The essays, the poems, the confessionals, the strange letters written to ghosts, lovers, and the versions of myself I still haven’t met. Here, I read them aloud. Messy, honest, unguarded. Sometimes ho…
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Taiwan is closely following Washington’s diplomacy with Beijing and Moscow, as it hopes for US support to stay independent from China. Also, Indian authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown in the Kashmir Valley following a bomb blast outside Delhi’s historic Red Fort last week. And, Britain prepares an overhaul of its asylum system as governm…
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Welcome to Walking the Way. My name is Ray, and I really want to say thank you to everyone for listening in as we continue to explore what it means to have a regular rhythm of worship.   Credits Opening Prayer https://www.faithandworship.com/#gsc.tab=0 Bible verse Song of Solomon 1:6 Thought for the day Ray Borrett Bible Passage Song of Solomon 1 T…
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Fires in drought-stricken Iran are threatening ancient forests that are home to endangered species. Also, Ireland considers making a program permanent that would provide a stable income for artists. And, we bring you updates on the outcome of the UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil. Plus, a look at the origins of apples in Central Asia. Listen to to…
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Welcome to Walking the Way. My name is Ray, and I really want to say thank you to everyone for listening in as we continue to explore what it means to have a regular rhythm of worship.   Credits Opening Prayer https://www.prayerscapes.com/prayers/times/friday_prayer.html Bible verse Ecclesiastes 12:6 Thought for the day Ray Borrett Bible Passage Ec…
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As far-right movements gain visibility in Britain and beyond, many are drawing on Christian language, symbols and stories to justify exclusion and division. What happens when the gospel of love is co-opted by the politics of fear? In this conversation, theologian and Baptist minister Helen Paynter explores how theology, scripture and nationalism ar…
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In this message, missionary Menuka Tamang shares her life, calling, and work in the field. She speaks about the challenges of cross-cultural ministry, the faithfulness of God, and the ways the gospel is meeting real needs in her community. Recorded at River Corner Church, her story invites us to pray, support, and participate in God’s mission with …
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What if mania isn’t a malfunction — but a message from the psyche trying to heal? Sean Blackwell is an author, teacher, and researcher who has spent nearly two decades exploring the spiritual and somatic dimensions of bipolar disorder. His work challenges the mainstream psychiatric model by suggesting that episodes of mania, depression, and psychos…
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Discover the cosmic purpose behind the church and why Jesus chose the darkest spiritual location to announce his revolutionary plan. At Caesarea Philippi, an ancient pagan worship center, Jesus declared that his church would storm the gates of hell itself. This powerful message explores what it really means to be the church - not just attending ser…
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822 Fear Not There Is A Savior, A Guided Christian Meditation on Luke 2:10-12 with the Recenter With Christ app The purpose of this podcast is to help you find more peace in and connect with the true source of peace, Jesus Christ. Outline: Relaxation, Reading, Meditation, Prayer, Contemplation and Visualization. You can sit comfortably and uninterr…
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Luke 2 NIV 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, …
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Send us a text Today’s meditation is a sneak peak at one of next season’s 21-day meditation challenges. The challenge itself will be a series of scripture-based morning affirmations. And while these meditations are designed to start your day off right, they can be beneficial & edifying at anytime of the day. Today’s meditation specifically is one o…
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This year's COP30 summit in Brazil has highlighted food, forests and land as key topics. One sector that spreads across all of these is agriculture, and it’s responsible for about one-third of global carbon emissions. Also, China is rapidly expanding its nuclear forces just as the only major nuclear agreement, between the US and Russia, is set to e…
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Welcome to Walking the Way. My name is Ray, and I really want to say thank you to everyone for listening in as we continue to explore what it means to have a regular rhythm of worship.   Credits Opening Prayer https://www.prayerscapes.com/prayers/times/friday_prayer.html Bible verse Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 Thought for the day Ray Borrett Bible Passage …
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A look at a 28-point framework to end the war in Ukraine, secretly drafted by the US and Russia in Miami last month without Ukrainian officials at the table. Also, representatives of more than a dozen Caribbean nations are in the UK this week to promote reparations for slavery and the mistreatment of Indigenous people in former colonies. And, the U…
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How can we open ourselves to being hosts in the world? On this episode of Learning How To See, we hear from social entrepreneur Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms, a nonprofit which provides sanctuary, employment, and hope for women survivors of trafficking, exploitation, and addiction. Becca invites us to see holiness in unlikely places — jus…
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The Trump administration is moving to label Venezuela’s “Cartel of the Suns” as a foreign terrorist organization, but some experts say the label doesn’t fit. Also, a new study examines the extent of damage being done by excessive consumption of ultra-processed foods. And, an update on conditions on the ground for Palestinians in Gaza. Plus, rapper …
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Join Tim and his eleven-year-old son Elliot for a month of sacred reading — a journey that begins with a mustard seed and ends on a pebble-strewn beach in North Norfolk. What starts as classic Lectio Divina soon widens into something bigger: meditating on Bible stories, listening for meaning in His Dark Materials, tuning in to birdsong in a pine fo…
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In this episode of Liminal Living, Tom Rundel welcomes theologian and author Bruce Epperly back for his third appearance to discuss his new book, Healing the World: Whitehead, Francis, Clare, and Bonaventure on Spiritual and Planetary Transformation. Their conversation flows through themes of hope, mysticism, process theology, and spiritual imagina…
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Welcome to Walking the Way. My name is Ray, and I really want to say thank you to everyone for listening in as we continue to explore what it means to have a regular rhythm of worship. Credits Opening Prayer https://www.prayerscapes.com/FilmPages/prayer_for_safety_and_protection.html Bible verse Ecclesiastes 10:14 Thought for the day Ray Borrett Bi…
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met with US President Donald Trump today, visiting the White House for the first time in seven years. Also, Peru tries to reduce the toxic use of mercury in small-scale gold mining. And, a research project in the UK hopes to fast track the hunt for new antibiotics by using artificial intelligence. Plus, could …
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Welcome to Walking the Way. My name is Ray, and I really want to say thank you to everyone for listening in as we continue to explore what it means to have a regular rhythm of worship. Credits Opening Prayer https://www.prayerscapes.com/prayers/petitions/prayer_for_hope.html Bible verse Ecclesiastes 9:7 Thought for the day Ray Borrett Bible Passage…
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In this episode, I clarify the meanings of value and worth, and talk more about my struggles with the society's ideas of value and worth. My channels YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@queserasera_cc/ Odysee: https://odysee.com/@queserasera:7 My website (in Japanese) https://queserasera.cc/ My email [email protected] My X account https://x.co…
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China is making huge investments in eco-friendly technology and is quickly becoming the biggest source of renewable exports around the globe. Also, a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentences ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death over deadly crackdowns on a student-led uprising last year. And, Equal Pay Day draws attention to the wage gap bet…
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Welcome to Walking the Way. My name is Ray, and I really want to say thank you to everyone for listening in as we continue to explore what it means to have a regular rhythm of worship.   Credits Opening Prayer https://www.prayerscapes.com/prayers/petitions/prayer_for_safety_and_protection.html Bible verse Ecclesiastes 8:12 Thought for the day Ray B…
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