If you're like me, you are blown away when you take a good long look up at a starry night sky! How many stars are out there? How many worlds? Is there life anywhere else in the universe? These questions and many more show just how much wonder there is deep within us when it comes to our place in this universe. Check out this episode for more!

Hey! Remember me? I host this podcast… Considering I haven't gotten to the microphone since April, you may be wondering what I've been up to. You'll just have to listen to this episode!

Have you ever played the game where you have to pick out what you'd desperately want to have with you on a desert island? What song would you take if you could only take one? Tune in today to find out what mine is! Here's the link to the song on YouTube (but make sure to listen to the show first!). Click here for Mike's favorite song.

Join me today as I share with you ten of the particular life experiences that seem to most often catapult me into the world of the wonderful. Hint: They may not all be what you'd expect!

Today's show begins with a kind of "sneak attack" review of the late Stratford Caldecott's remarkable book The Power of the Ring: The Spiritual Vision Behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (click here for Amazon.com link). There is a lot more to this episode than a mere review, though! Have you ever had an experience of "enchantment" at some point? Remember when you were a kid and you had a moment where you really believed anything was possible? Check out this show for a little stroll down that mysterious and marvelous road!