Jonathan Rogers and Jennifer Trafton discuss the vital role of play in creativity, the tricky business of self-forgetfulness, and how to recover and retain our childhood loves even in the throes of adulthood.

Books mentioned in this episode
Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing.
Susan Wooldridge, Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words.


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Jonathan Rogers and Jennifer Trafton discuss the vital role of play in creativity, the tricky business of self-forgetfulness, and how to recover and retain our childhood loves even in the throes of adulthood.
Books mentioned in this episode Ray Bradbury,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Writing-Essays-Creativity/dp/1877741094/">Zen in the Art of Writing.</a> Susan Wooldridge, Poemcrazy: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poemcrazy-Freeing-Your-Life-Words/dp/0609800981/">Freeing Your Life with Words.</a> 
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This week's guest is Kathleen Norris. Her best known books include Acedia and Me, The Cloister Walk, Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, and Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith. A Benedictine oblate, she practices the Benedictines’ commitment to good order and deep hospitality her writing. Kathleen Norris’s new book she co-authored with Gareth Higgins. It’s called A Whole Life in Twelve Movies: a Cinematic Journey to a Deeper Spirituality.

This week's guest is Kathleen Norris. Her best known books include Acedia and Me, The Cloister Walk, Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, and Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith. A Benedictine oblate, she practices the Benedictines’ commitment to good order and deep hospitality her writing. Kathleen Norris’s new book she co-authored with Gareth Higgins. It’s called <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-whole-life-in-twelve-movies-a-cinematic-journey-to-a-deeper-spirituality-kathleen-norris/21249291?ean=9781587436338">A Whole Life in Twelve Movies: a Cinematic Journey to a Deeper Spirituality</a>.

Kathleen Norris watches movies.

You may know Randall Goodgame as a purveyor of children’s music. His new project is for people of all ages. In the Scripture Hymnal, Randall has written and arranged music for 106 word-for-word Bible passages, for congregational singing. In addition to the hymnal, Randall and friends have recorded all 106 hymns with full instrumentation and rich production, to be released as ten albums over the next year. The first of those albums is available now on all your favorite platforms. In this episode Jonathan Rogers speaks with Randall Goodgame and record producer Kyle Schonewill about congregational singing, and how the Scripture Hymnal and the Scripture Hymnal albums came to life.

You may know Randall Goodgame as a purveyor of <a href="https://slugsandbugs.com/">children’s music</a>. His new project is for people of all ages. In the <a href="https://scripturehymnal.com/">Scripture Hymnal</a>, Randall has written and arranged music for 106 word-for-word Bible passages, for congregational singing. In addition to the hymnal, Randall and friends have recorded all 106 hymns with full instrumentation and rich production, to be released as ten albums over the next year. The first of those albums is available now on all your favorite platforms. In this episode Jonathan Rogers speaks with Randall Goodgame and record producer Kyle Schonewill about congregational singing, and how the Scripture Hymnal and the Scripture Hymnal albums came to life.

Randall Goodgame  and Kyle Schonewill on The Scripture Hymnal

Russ Ramsey is a gifted storyteller and a trusted guide in the world of art. His new book is Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart: What Art Teaches Us About The Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive. In this episode, Russ and Jonathan Rogers talk about sunflowers, the sublime, and the connection between suffering and wonder.

Russ Ramsey is a gifted storyteller and a trusted guide in the world of art. His new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/van-gogh-has-a-broken-heart-what-art-teaches-us-about-the-wonder-and-struggle-of-being-alive-russ-ramsey/21291915?ean=9780310155577">Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart: What Art Teaches Us About The Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive</a>. In this episode, Russ and Jonathan Rogers talk about sunflowers, the sublime, and the connection between suffering and wonder.

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