Ruah Space

David Cole (Brother Cassian) returns to the podcast to talk Celtic Christianity, Lent, and practices from the Celtic tradition that can guide us through Lent. We explore his book Celtic Lent: 40 Days of Devotions to Easter, prayer rhythms, the desert tradition, the importance of practices, and more. You can find out more about David […]

Today I am joined by pastor and author Kelly Vander Woude to discuss Lamentations and Kelly’s book The Honesty of Lamentations. Lament is not something we are usually taught to do well, especially as Christians. The Bible, however, has no problem offering lament to God. There’s a whole book about it! In our conversation and […]

Pastor Oscar Banks, senior pastor at Palm Lake Christian Church, joins the podcast to discuss reconciliation in the Church. The Body of Christ is intentionally diverse, but we have not always done very well at loving each other or living in a way that invites everyone to the table. From race and sex to theology […]

Author Amanda Flinn joins the podcast today to discuss her new book “God Made All Your Feelings.” This is a book I wish I had when I was younger and didn’t know how to listen to or trust my feelings. It taps into something that I have discovered to be absolutely true the past few […]

In today’s episode, we are joined by author and professor Dr. Joshua Knabb to discuss his new book Christian Meditation in Clinical Practice. Josh takes us into the amazing connections between our stories, minds, struggles, and Christian spiritual practices. Written for therapists and the rest of us simply trying to work through all of our […]

In today’s episode, I am joined by master yoga instructor Sally McAteer! Also known by here social media username Sally’s Mat, Sally was one of my trainers in YogaFaith and joins the podcast to discuss calling, Christian yoga, yin, and the importance of great story in Scripture where Jesus invites someone he has healed to […]

Today we are joined by author, worship leader, and YogaFaith Director Jody Thomae to discuss her new book Jesus in My Practice: Bringing the Questions of Jesus to My Movement, My Meditation & My Mat. Approaching Jesus as our master teacher, Jody explores the questions Jesus asks in the Gospels and invites us to creatively […]

Sometimes everything can feel like it’s on fire. Like it’s falling apart. When this happens to our faith, it can be alarming. Questions. Doubts. Issues. Sometimes this fire can be destructive and unhelpful. Simply destroying everything in its path. Sometimes fire can be helpful, however. Fire can refine. Reveal. Clarify. Brian Zahnd, pastor and author, joins the podcast to […]

Jeff Campbell, author of the new book Examining the Examen, joins the podcast to take us into the well-known Christian practice known as the Ignatian Examen. A contemplative practice based on the ministry of Ignatius of Loyola, this creative practice helps us reflect on our lives in order to better see the movement of God. […]

Randy Woodley, activist, scholar, author, teacher, wisdom-keeper, and Cherokee descendant, joins Ruah Space to discuss his new book Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth. Randy takes us into a better understanding of our interconnectedness with all things, especially the creation, and what this means for our lives and relationships, including our relationship […]