Season 2–Episode 1
Episode Notes

Welcome to the Soul Cafe Podcast—-Season 2–Episode 1–the Soul Cafe “where life is served-up freshly brewed”.
Yes, it has been awhile since Season 1 ended back in May—-Geez—I have retired since then—moved from Portsmouth, NH to Graham, NC—-even working with my wife on a cool venture named Beans&Sprouts—a mobile business from our 1995 Mazda Scrum Mini-truck named Miss Betty (Betty White)—-selling 1 lb bags of organic fair trade coffee—roasted and sourced from the unbelievable Deans Beans …we have 2 Blends and Sprouts special blends and 1 Soul Cafe blend…and super organically grown local herbs and plants from J&B farms in Roxboro.
www.beanssprouts.com

Remind me to tell you the whole story sometime.

Speaking of stories—we have with us today the superb story teller—story catcher—story listener—Mark Yaconelli—-we will be chatting about his brand new book—BETWEEN THE LISTENING AND THE TELLING—How stories can save us”
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But first we all need an awakening—wake up—-well, yes many today have somewhat polluted the term ‘woke’—but folks we all need an awakening—do we not?—-so let my friends —Americana—bluegrass—beyond label—Della Mae lead us to a RUDE AWAKENING (by permission of Della Mae)

So to help wake us up a little today—we have Mark Yaconelli—-Anne Lamott says about his new book—this is an “owners Manuel for the Soul”——-Okay we are at the Soul Cafe—“where life is served-up freshly brewed”

Mark Yaconelli—speaker, facilator and author of five previous books—founder of the Hearth, a non-profit—Profiles of Yaconelli’s work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, NPR, ABC World News Tonight—-he and his wife have 3 adult children and they live in Ashland, Oregon.

Welcome Mark!!!!
Okay—I am a believer that stories can save us—-and have been for some years—-I understand this book has been in the making for like 10 years—that means to me this is important!!—-so Mark—why this book—why this book at this time in history??

Okay Mark—let’s just cut through it—-in the chapter entitled “Home” (instead of me—which I do sometime) can you please read from your book—page 168–starting with “our world is in crisis” through top of page 171?

Pandemic—-an awakening—-or not??

Chapter 6– The Hearth—-page 84—“in many faith traditions, there is an individual salvation——through page 85—“peace by picnic”.   Comments Mark??

Mark—-my goal with the Soul Cafe Podcast—-pretty much with my life’s—and 40 plus years of ministry—to bring people together around the table—a big ass table—to talk—to listen—-so help me—-tell me how telling/listening/catching stories can contribute to this ‘beloved community’ goal?d

So we have gone deep—a little fun—I will blame you—for books like—practicing the presence of—-etc—for my going to some contemplative time out in Frontac Minnesota—at a monastery in the middle of nowhere—-silence—I mean I had been at Youth Ministry—working with teenagers for some 20 years at that point—Stephen Iverson singing chant like—Peace by still====and then that story you told in one book about Mildred—a senior adult youth worker—stories that changed med
Or your dad—to crazy for his own good…Dangerous Wonder/ MessyMessy Spirituality —world may be going to hell in waste basket but what your family may need is rousing game of Capture the Flag—ping pong championship?
Our journey’s Up here today—-wow—thanks—brother!!!

Thanks Mark for taking the time in your very busy schedule to help me flesh out what the Soul Cafe Podcast is really all ABOUT—telling and listening to stories—-around a big ass table where all——are welcome.  BYE

And so we wrap it up today—humbled by this guy—Mark Yaconelli—that has reminded us in his new book—BETWEEN THE LISTENING AND THE TELLING—How stories can save us” that we need to be at the table—the bar—the picnic—wherever—listening—-telling—our stories

And we need to listen to one more story and that is of mother nature calling us to get outside and be—be with—listen—so we go with a song by The Brother Brothers—Red and Gold. (By permission of the Brother Brothers music)
thanks for joining us at the Soul Cafe