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Softness and Desire: Guest, Robert J. Monson
Jun 3, 2026
29m 37s
Letting Event-based Forms of Church Die
May 7, 2026
4m 49s
Vainglory, Envy, Pride and Creating a Rule of Life
May 1, 2026
1h 01m 26s
Temptations of the Body – 4/12/26
Apr 13, 2026
1h 00m 23s
The finale
Mar 18, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/3/26 |  Softness and Desire: Guest, Robert J. Monson✨ | softnessdesire+4 | Robert J. Monson | Spark My Muse | — | softnessdesire+5 | — | 29m 37s | |
| 5/7/26 | Letting Event-based Forms of Church Die✨ | event-based churchdesert elders+3 | Cindy S Lee | — | — | churchspirituality+3 | — | 4m 49s | |
| 5/1/26 | Vainglory, Envy, Pride and Creating a Rule of Life✨ | vaingloryenvy+4 | — | — | — | vaingloryenvy+4 | — | 1h 01m 26s | |
| 4/13/26 | Temptations of the Body – 4/12/26✨ | temptationspirituality+3 | — | Bethesda EC Church | Reedsville, PA | temptationsbody+3 | — | 1h 00m 23s | |
| 3/18/26 | The finale✨ | consciousnessfinale+3 | — | — | — | consciousnessfinale+3 | — | — | |
| 2/25/26 | Lent Week 1 – (clips)✨ | LentDesert Elders+3 | Phoebe Farag Mikhail | — | — | LentCoptic Christian+3 | — | 5m 48s | |
| 2/18/26 | Who is the God we speak of?✨ | Godspirituality+3 | — | — | — | Godspirituality+5 | — | 7m 59s | |
| 2/11/26 | The Flaws of Original Sin (doctrine)✨ | Original Sindoctrine+3 | — | Spark My MuseThe Flaws of Original Sin | — | Original Sindoctrine+3 | — | 20m 12s | |
| 1/31/26 | Big News of Launch Week✨ | launch weekbig news+1 | — | — | — | launchnews+3 | — | 7m 37s | |
| 1/21/26 | Eps 240: Guest, Mark Longhurst, The Holy Ordinary✨ | spiritualitymystery of God+2 | Mark Longhurst | — | — | ordinary momentsspirituality+3 | — | 36m 00s | |
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| 1/14/26 | Insights from the Launch Team✨ | book releaseauthor insights+3 | — | — | — | bookrelease+3 | — | 25m 51s | |
| 1/7/26 | How Life on Screens leaves out the Right Brain Chemicals We Need | Research and Tactics for more meaning | — | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | 2025 Review and Connection in 2026 | How I defeated the threats of loneliness | — | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | Eps 239: Lee and Simon from a Presby Podcast | Lee Coate and Simon Doong from A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast conversed with me on the themes of the Sermon on the Mount and on Christianity in the time of Empire (and conservative Christians cult mentalities) To watch the (unedited) conversation go here: YouTube.com/@Sparkmymuse Here's the book getting into the wild! Some launch team readers got their copy and my do they seem excited. • Get your copy here: tiny.cc/elders | — | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | Eps 238 Jenn Layte, Follower and hearing the voice of God | Today I feature a friend of the pod, Rev Jenn Layte to converse about her newest book Follower: How Getting Close to Jesus Brings You to Yourself Please check out my YouTube Channel and subscribe. I'm pivoting beyond audio to video which also includes my Substack page | — | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | Eps. 237: Hedgehogs, Basilisks, Unicorns, and learning from Medieval teachings | Today is a conversation with Grace Hamman, PhD about her wonderful new book "Ask of Old Paths: Medieval Virtues and Vices for a Whole and Holy Life" Find photos, video, book link, and more at the substack Get my new book pairs well with Grace's (The Way of the Desert Elders) here | — | ||||||
| 9/10/25 | ARRIVED: Advanced Reader Copies [SSL 344] | A special reading from Way of the Desert Elders | — | ||||||
| 8/20/25 | Finding a Buried (emotional) Corpse [SSL 343] | Nearly healed from nasal surgery, I'm back to talk about emotions I didn't know I had buried and how they pop up (in all of us). Don't forget to get your copy of The Way of the Desert Elders VIDEO of this podcast can be found on the YouTube Channel here | — | ||||||
| 7/23/25 | 411 on gluttony and lust | I'm starting a series on the main chapters of my book. We begin with gluttony and lust and learn how the desert elders dealt with these two issues that reared their heads in the desert setting. By understanding their perspective, we can fortify ourselves against the very same obstacles that sometimes foiled them. You can watch a video version of this at the YouTube Channel | — | ||||||
| 7/9/25 | The Comfort of Endorsement | Today is a bit different, I'm bringing you word from others. Kind folks who've come alongside me to help others understand the new work. You hear from them today. It is a great comfort to me to have this outpouring of care. Thank you, dear ones! Please make sure to check out the new desert elders devotional I just created and other offering here: https://patreon.com/sparkmymuse/shop | — | ||||||
| 7/2/25 | Journey to Joy – An enchanting (midlife) tale | conversation about a fairy tale literary work with Christine Valters Paintner | — | ||||||
| 6/18/25 | Book Announcement | My newest book "The Way of the Desert Elders" is now listed on Amazon here tiny.cc/elders PLEASE PRE-ORDER! Today, I give you a brief into to the book details and read and explain the table of contents. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/25 | Eps 236 : Community Witnessing and Care; Cindy S. Lee | My conversation with author, Cindy S. Lee involves topics of great importance and interest to me. Cindy is thoughtful and spacious and one of just a few contemporary authors I cite in my new book on topics of spiritual formation.We discuss themes of her book: Contemplative Witnessing: BIPOC Centered Spiritual Direction Find it here (amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4kyFPqb Some of what we cover:Avoiding the loss of the sacred self.Embodied spiritual practicesSpaciousness as a presence we carryThe power of silence in community and what comes after that. Watch the unedited conversation on Youtube here | — | ||||||
| 5/21/25 | Eps. 235 | Saving Face: Guest, Aimee Byrd | Aimee Byrd on identity, belonging, healing, church abuse, and seeing ourselves in each other. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/25 | The Inner Terrain of Love [SSL 342] | 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. | — | ||||||
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