Spark My Muse

Part 4 of reading, explanation, and reflection on the ONLY text of the Ancient Near-East that responds to the question, "What is the meaning of life?"

In this episode is the conclusion of the series and shows the parallel of the conclusion of the text to the beginning of the text and draws a few final reflections. Thank you for joining in on this series. If you missed any, please begin at Lesson 50.

This short series unpacks ancient wisdom text in a new way and includes a reading of Ecclesiastes translated by the late biblical scholar, archeologist, and language translator Dr David A. Dorsey. What you hear might surprise you regarding the context and pragmatic nature of this work, but above all you will get a sense for the importance of living the life we have right now.

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Part 4 of reading, explanation, and reflection on the ONLY text of the Ancient Near-East that responds to the question, "What is the meaning of life?"

In this episode is the conclusion of the series and shows the parallel of the conclusion of the text to the beginning of the text and draws a few final reflections. Thank you for joining in on this series. If you missed any, please begin at Lesson 50.

This short series unpacks ancient wisdom text in a new way and includes a reading of Ecclesiastes translated by the late biblical scholar, archeologist, and language translator Dr David A. Dorsey. What you hear might surprise you regarding the context and pragmatic nature of this work, but above all you will get a sense for the importance of living the life we have right now.

Will you connect with me and give me some feedback if you like this series?

TWITTER: @lisadelay

FB: facebook.com/sparkmymmuse

INSTA: @lisacolondelay

Please give this show a rating on iTunes and share episodes with friends! Thank you.

Part 4 of reading, explanation, and reflection on the ONLY text of the Ancient Near-East that responds to the question, "What is the meaning of life?"

In this episode is the conclusion of the series and shows the parallel of the conclusion of the text to the beginning of the text and draws a few final reflections. Thank you for joining in on this series. If you missed any, please begin at Lesson 50.

This short series unpacks ancient wisdom text in a new way and includes a reading of Ecclesiastes translated by the late biblical scholar, archeologist, and language translator Dr David A. Dorsey. What you hear might surprise you regarding the context and pragmatic nature of this work, but above all you will get a sense for the importance of living the life we have right now.

Will you connect with me and give me some feedback if you like this series?

TWITTER: @lisadelay

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When Ryan J Bell, a Seventh Day Adventist Pastor, publicly took a year to live a life without God and blog about it, he got a lot of attention and notoriety. He also had hundreds of people in the midst of doubting their faith or giving up belief in God in unsafe contexts and seeking out his advice because they had no where else to turn. What happen next and what he's up to now is the subject of this fascinating conversation today–with a big tangent and love fest for Jennifer Michael Hecht sandwiched somewhere in the middle. Ryan still has a pastor's heart, a humanitarian vantage point, and generousity of spirit and for any one who is curious about why people stop believing or is at a confusing place of doubt or unbelief, this episode will be an intriguing listen. I've created show notes with lots of extras at http://SparkMyMuse.com

Please help out the show today in THREE WAYS. 1. Rate it on iTunes to help more people find it. 2. Share it with friends on Facebook, Twitter, ETC. 3. Give ANY AMOUNT AT ALL to help defray the costs. (The donate button is in the show notes at SparkMyMuse.com or the link in the TWITTER profile @lisadelay - Connect with me and tell me you've heard the show! Or as a regular helper at PATREON: pattern.com/sparkmymuse)

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Spark My Muse is now heard in 162 COUNTRIES and comes out each Wednesday and Friday! Thank you for listening and letting me hear from you!

-Lisa

When Ryan J Bell, a Seventh Day Adventist Pastor, publicly took a year to live a life without God and blog about it, he got a lot of attention and notoriety. He also had hundreds of people in the midst of doubting their faith or giving up belief in God in unsafe contexts and seeking out his advice because they had no where else to turn. What happen next and what he's up to now is the subject of this fascinating conversation today–with a big tangent and love fest for Jennifer Michael Hecht sandwiched somewhere in the middle. Ryan still has a pastor's heart, a humanitarian vantage point, and generousity of spirit and for any one who is curious about why people stop believing or is at a confusing place of doubt or unbelief, this episode will be an intriguing listen. I've created show notes with lots of extras at http://SparkMyMuse.com

Please help out the show today in THREE WAYS. 1. Rate it on iTunes to help more people find it. 2. Share it with friends on Facebook, Twitter, ETC. 3. Give ANY AMOUNT AT ALL to help defray the costs. (The donate button is in the show notes at SparkMyMuse.com or the link in the TWITTER profile @lisadelay - Connect with me and tell me you've heard the show! Or as a regular helper at PATREON: pattern.com/sparkmymuse)

Also find me the community page on Facebook: Facebook.com/sparkmymuse

Instagram: @lisacolondelay

Spark My Muse is now heard in 162 COUNTRIES and comes out each Wednesday and Friday! Thank you for listening and letting me hear from you!

-Lisa

When Ryan J Bell, a Seventh Day Adventist Pastor, publicly took a year to live a life without God and blog about it, he got a lot of attention and notoriety. He also had hundreds of people in the midst of doubting their faith or giving up belief in God in unsafe contexts and seeking out his advice because they had no where else to turn. What happen next and what he's up to now is the subject of this fascinating conversation today–with a big tangent and love fest for Jennifer Michael Hecht sandwiched somewhere in the middle. Ryan still has a pastor's heart, a humanitarian vantage point, and generousity of spirit and for any one who is curious about why people stop believing or is at a confusing place of doubt or unbelief, this episode will be an intriguing listen. I've created show notes with lots of extras at http://SparkMyMuse.com

Please help out the show today in THREE WAYS. 1. Rate it on iTunes to help more people find it. 2. Share it with friends on Facebook, Twitter, ETC. 3. Give ANY AMOUNT AT ALL to help defray the costs. (The donate button is in the show notes at SparkMyMuse.com or the link in the TWITTER profile @lisadelay - Connect with me and tell me you've heard the show! Or as a regular helper at PATREON: pattern.com/sparkmymuse)

Also find me the community page on Facebook: Facebook.com/sparkmymuse

Instagram: @lisacolondelay

Spark My Muse is now heard in 162 COUNTRIES and comes out each Wednesday and Friday! Thank you for listening and letting me hear from you!

-Lisa

Part 4 of reading, explanation, and reflection on the ONLY text of the Ancient Near-East that responds to the question, "What is the meaning of life?"

In this episode I draw into focus the absurd nature of suffering and futile nature that life seems to have from our vantage point; and draw some parallels to the Myth of Sisyphus and the work of Albert Camus.

This short series unpacks ancient wisdom text in a new way and includes a reading of Ecclesiastes translated by the late biblical scholar, archeologist, and language translator Dr David A. Dorsey. What you hear might surprise you regarding the context and pragmatic nature of this work, but above all you will get a sense for the importance of living the life we have right now.

Will you connect with me and give me some feedback if you like this series?

TWITTER: @lisadelay

FB: facebook.com/sparkmymmuse

INSTA: @lisacolondelay

Please give this show a rating on iTunes and share episodes with friends! Thank you.

Part 4 of reading, explanation, and reflection on the ONLY text of the Ancient Near-East that responds to the question, "What is the meaning of life?"

In this episode I draw into focus the absurd nature of suffering and futile nature that life seems to have from our vantage point; and draw some parallels to the Myth of Sisyphus and the work of Albert Camus.

This short series unpacks ancient wisdom text in a new way and includes a reading of Ecclesiastes translated by the late biblical scholar, archeologist, and language translator Dr David A. Dorsey. What you hear might surprise you regarding the context and pragmatic nature of this work, but above all you will get a sense for the importance of living the life we have right now.

Will you connect with me and give me some feedback if you like this series?

TWITTER: @lisadelay

FB: facebook.com/sparkmymmuse

INSTA: @lisacolondelay

Please give this show a rating on iTunes and share episodes with friends! Thank you.

Part 4 of reading, explanation, and reflection on the ONLY text of the Ancient Near-East that responds to the question, "What is the meaning of life?"

In this episode I draw into focus the absurd nature of suffering and futile nature that life seems to have from our vantage point; and draw some parallels to the Myth of Sisyphus and the work of Albert Camus.

This short series unpacks ancient wisdom text in a new way and includes a reading of Ecclesiastes translated by the late biblical scholar, archeologist, and language translator Dr David A. Dorsey. What you hear might surprise you regarding the context and pragmatic nature of this work, but above all you will get a sense for the importance of living the life we have right now.

Will you connect with me and give me some feedback if you like this series?

TWITTER: @lisadelay

FB: facebook.com/sparkmymmuse

INSTA: @lisacolondelay

Please give this show a rating on iTunes and share episodes with friends! Thank you.

Krista Tippett's work, through her program ON BEING, was the biggest inspiration for me starting my own podcast, and today it is a great pleasure to have her as a guest on Spark My Muse. Krista is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author. Her radio show and podcast distributed to more than 400 stations across the country, a program which often ranks among the top 50 podcasts on iTunes. Today we cover a fascinating array of topics such such fear, empathy, suffering, creating better common lives together, spiritual influences on our children, her own prayer and spiritual practices, her plans for public life, and other topics related to her book masterful Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living, published in April, 2016.

Thank you for listening.

Spark My Muse comes out twice a week. Each Wednesday is a short episode called Soul School for your inner world and each Friday is a conversation with a guest. You can help my efforts continue by supporting the show at patreon.com/sparkmymuse or by using the Paypal link in the show notes or in the TWITTER profile @lisadelay

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