Practice Not Perfect

A Fireside Chat with Roger Wolsey.

I sat down with Roger Wolsey to discuss his book Discovering Fire: Spiritual Practices that Transform Lives. Roger is a spiritual director, pastor, speaker and blogger. He is well known in progressive Christian circles as the author of Kissing Fish: Christianity for People Who Don't Like Christianity. His latest book explores spiritual practices that have nurtured and aided Roger in his own journey from woundedness to wholeness. Some of these practices come to us from the Christian Tradition; some of them are practiced by the Spiritual-but-Not-Religious set and yet are a resource that Christians and other spiritual travelers can all draw on for their own journey to wholeness.    If you would like to check out Roger's work, you can find him on his Facebook Author page [https://www.facebook.com/RogerWolseySoulCoach], his Kissing Fish Book [https://www.facebook.com/KissingFishBook] Facebook page, at RogerWolsey.com [https://www.rogerwolsey.com/] or on his blog at Patheos, Holy Kiss [https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogerwolsey/]:    https://www.facebook.com/RogerWolseySoulCoach [https://www.facebook.com/RogerWolseySoulCoach] https://www.facebook.com/KissingFishBook  [https://www.facebook.com/KissingFishBook] https://www.rogerwolsey.com/ [https://www.rogerwolsey.com/] https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogerwolsey/ [https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogerwolsey/]   If you would like to purchase Discovering Fire, you can find it on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Fire-Spiritual-Practices-Transform/dp/B0BZ9V9V8H] and Audible: https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Fire-Spiritual-Practices-Transform/dp/B0BZ9V9V8H [https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Fire-Spiritual-Practices-Transform/dp/B0BZ9V9V8H] https://www.audible.com/pd/Discovering-Fire-Audiobook/B0CPTHKW8Q?qid=1712382762&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=HYD4Z70JK1CZY7NPC01S&pageLoadId=PHcJynqUsVFdAgx1&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c [https://www.audible.com/pd/Discovering-Fire-Audiobook/B0CPTHKW8Q?qid=1712382762&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=HYD4Z70JK1CZY7NPC01S&pageLoadId=PHcJynqUsVFdAgx1&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c]

Praying with Saint Patrick: a conversation with Aaron Burns and Matt Mikalatos on their new book

I got to talk with Aaron Burns and Matt Mikalatos about their new book, Praying with Saint Patrick: Prayers and Devotions Inspired by the Irish Hero of the Faith. Aaron is a filmmaker (producer, director, screenwriter) and Matt is an author, screenwriter and speaker (and my first repeat guest!).  The two of them previously collaborated in writing the screenplay for Legacy Peak (2022) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21104674/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2]. In this project they explored the life and writings of Saint Patrick, and they have produced this little devotional/prayer book which invites us to pray along with Patrick's Story.    You can order their book from the Publisher here: https://www.tyndale.com/p/praying-with-saint-patrick/9781496446756 [https://www.tyndale.com/p/praying-with-saint-patrick/9781496446756] from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Saint-Patrick-Devotions-Inspired/dp/1496446755/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y25YYFln7wn1tu7K749l71NE-ukJR8EYbt0grGnHSpLWl2sv3NqEpAyftbxjX14V-CYAoIjlX2qwssl0fZR049jHYkR9ahZnkqx5EiZRxEjOo7Fiw860sxRXBtLVj0GVX3uikeWiEB7Kv7MTmUzInzL-bJOADd6URpKbMr7veS2CShopRLuY6ypFIA5q9alg_SMYXlGVu6zXkredVn1ktmP-hT81tVUzh9r1oh-PWAw.YRGUag2E2ihG8CiONXHgQvl8Js5fyXHNBriaKVbV_ns&dib_tag=se&keywords=praying+with+saint+patrick&qid=1710224264&sr=8-1 [https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Saint-Patrick-Devotions-Inspired/dp/1496446755/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y25YYFln7wn1tu7K749l71NE-ukJR8EYbt0grGnHSpLWl2sv3NqEpAyftbxjX14V-CYAoIjlX2qwssl0fZR049jHYkR9ahZnkqx5EiZRxEjOo7Fiw860sxRXBtLVj0GVX3uikeWiEB7Kv7MTmUzInzL-bJOADd6URpKbMr7veS2CShopRLuY6ypFIA5q9alg_SMYXlGVu6zXkredVn1ktmP-hT81tVUzh9r1oh-PWAw.YRGUag2E2ihG8CiONXHgQvl8Js5fyXHNBriaKVbV_ns&dib_tag=se&keywords=praying+with+saint+patrick&qid=1710224264&sr=8-1]  Or from your local bookstore.   You can follow Matt Mikalatos on social media here: https://www.threads.net/@mattmikalatos [https://www.threads.net/@mattmikalatos] https://twitter.com/mattmikalatos [https://twitter.com/mattmikalatos] https://www.instagram.com/mattmikalatos [https://www.instagram.com/mattmikalatos] https://www.facebook.com/matthew.mikalatos [https://www.facebook.com/matthew.mikalatos]   And you can find Aaron Burn's website: Burns & Co at https://burnsco.us/ [https://burnsco.us/] or his company's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/burnscoproductions [https://www.facebook.com/burnscoproductions]

Embodied Presence: a conversation about embodiment with Ashe Van Steenwyk

I got to sit down with Maki Ash Van Steenwyk (She/They) to discuss the role that embodiment plays in spirituality, activism, in our mutual belonging, and in the ways, we navigate the world. If you want to connect with Ashe in her work, head on over to Center for Prophetic Imagination website: https://propheticimagination.org/ [https://propheticimagination.org/]   Or you can also follow the Center for Prophetic Imagination on  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propheticimagination [https://www.facebook.com/propheticimagination] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propheticimagination/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/propheticimagination/?hl=en] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@propheticimagination?hl=en [https://www.threads.net/@propheticimagination?hl=en]     If you are interested in checking out books that Ashe has written here isa linked to some of the books she has written or contributed t(pay no attention that this is Amazon, and find these books elsewhere): https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mark-Van-Steenwyk/author/B002BMN6IS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1709538273&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mark-Van-Steenwyk/author/B002BMN6IS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1709538273&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true]

“Voices of Resurrection: Exploring Romero’s Easter Letter” a conversation with Julio Hernandez

Julio Hernandez is a pastor and activist here in the US, but his family heritage is Salvadorian. We got together to discuss the legacy and witness of Archbishop Óscar Romero and the first of his Pastoral Letters, The Easter Church, written on Easter Sunday, April 10, 1977.   If you are interested in learning more about Saint Óscar Romero, you can find links to his writings (including the pastoral letters) at the Archbishop Romero Trust: http://www.romerotrust.org.uk/ [http://www.romerotrust.org.uk/]

How to Practice Lent: a conversation with Christine Sine

I got to chat with Christine Sine—author, activist, gardener, contemplative, spiritual director and "liturgical rebel—about what Lent is and how we can practice it. What I loved about this conversation was how passionate and insightful Christine is. And I learned a lot. Did you know that Lent was in the hunger time in the Northern Hemisphere, so the practice of giving stuff up, was away for more well-off Christians to identify with the suffering poor who struggled through these winter months?    I know you are going to find this conversation enlightening and encouraging as you seek to practice your way through the Lenten season.    If you want to catch up with what Christine Sine's work you can follow her on her website: https://godspacelight.com/ [https://godspacelight.com/]. Purchase her books @ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Christine-Sine/author/B00BL4EC3A?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1707821520&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Christine-Sine/author/B00BL4EC3A?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1707821520&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true] or follow her on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/christine.sine]or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/christine.sine/]   Look for her podcast: Liturgical Rebels (Coming Soon!)