Jen Pollock Michel is an author, speaker, and mentor in the MFA in creative writing at Whitworth University. She is the author of six books, most recently A Rule for the Rest of Us: An Ancient Practice for Making the Daily Decisions that Shape Faithful Lives, Every Monday she sends out a Substack newsletter, A Habit Called Faith. You can subscribe at jenpollockmichel.substack.com. In this episode, Jen and Jonathan Rogers talk about the Rule of Saint Benedict, and the idea that a “rule for life” has more to do with guideposts or handrails than laws or demands or even catalog of commitments—and certainly not a means of working harder or longer, but a means of simplification and clarification in the midst of of overwhelming choices and the cult of productivity. And we talk about five steps for making your own personal rule.

Jen Pollock Michel is an author, speaker, and mentor in the MFA in creative writing at Whitworth University. She is the author of six books, most recently <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-rule-for-the-rest-of-us-an-ancient-practice-for-clarity-and-courage-commitment-and-the-art-of-care-jen-pollock-michel/253ee3ae8415e462?ean=9798217152285&amp;bkshp-astro=t">A Rule for the Rest of Us: An Ancient Practice for Making the Daily Decisions that Shape Faithful Lives</a>, Every Monday she sends out a Substack newsletter, A Habit Called Faith. You can subscribe at <a href="http://jenpollockmichel.substack.com">jenpollockmichel.substack.com</a>. In this episode, Jen and Jonathan Rogers talk about the Rule of Saint Benedict, and the idea that a &ldquo;rule for life&rdquo; has more to do with guideposts or handrails than laws or demands or even catalog of commitments&mdash;and certainly not a means of working harder or longer, but a means of simplification and clarification in the midst of of overwhelming choices and the cult of productivity. And we talk about five steps for making your own personal rule.

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Jen Pollock Michel Has a Rule for the Rest of Us

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Emma C. Fox is a gifted storyteller and also a founding member of The Habit Membership for Writers. The folktales of Russia and Siberia serve as the basis of her novels, which combine historical fiction, fantasy fiction, and folktale retellings. Her most recent novel is Heart of Stone, Book 2 of the Serpents and Stone Series. In this episode, Emma and Jonathan Rogers talk about the challenges of writing historical fantasy, and how a mid-century ballet, spelunking in the Appalachians, and a copper mine tour in Chile gave birth to this fantasy trilogy.

Emma C. Fox is a gifted storyteller and also a founding member of The Habit Membership for Writers. The folktales of Russia and Siberia serve as the basis of her novels, which combine historical fiction, fantasy fiction, and folktale retellings. Her most recent novel is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heart-of-stone-jack-kingsman/685c0ef3da1ca292?ean=9781957362434">Heart of Stone</a>, Book 2 of the Serpents and Stone Series. In this episode, Emma and Jonathan Rogers talk about the challenges of writing historical fantasy, and how a mid-century ballet, spelunking in the Appalachians, and a copper mine tour in Chile gave birth to this fantasy trilogy.

Emma C. Fox Loves Siberian Folklore

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Sophie Killingley is an artist, cartoonist, and writer. She’s also a mother of two autistic teens, a pastor's wife, and a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. She says that her new book, Blessed Are the Neurodivergent, is the book she was waiting for someone else to write. She finally decided to stop waiting and write it herself. Blessed are the Neurodivergent is a compassionate, honest and often funny exploration of what it means to be autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent in a church culture largely built by and for neurotypical people. In this episode, Sophie and Jonathan Rogers discuss what neurotypical people need to know in order to be better friends, neighbors, and co-congregants to neurodivergent people and their families. They also talk about neurodiversity and creativity, and what neurodivergent congregants add to a church body.

<a href="https://www.sophiekillingley.com/">Sophie Killingley</a> is an artist, cartoonist, and writer. She&rsquo;s also a mother of two autistic teens, a pastor's wife, and a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman. She says that her new book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/blessed-are-the-neurodivergent-embracing-neurodiversity-as-a-reflection-of-god-s-creativity-within-the-church-sophie-killingley/24727a857045618c?ean=9781789746075">Blessed Are the Neurodivergent,</a> is the book she was waiting for someone else to write. She finally decided to stop waiting and write it herself. Blessed are the Neurodivergent is a compassionate, honest and often funny exploration of what it means to be autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent in a church culture largely built by and for neurotypical people. In this episode, Sophie and Jonathan Rogers discuss what neurotypical people need to know in order to be better friends, neighbors, and co-congregants to neurodivergent people and their families. They also talk about neurodiversity and creativity, and what neurodivergent congregants add to a church body.

Sophie Killingley on Neurodiversity, Creativity, and the Church

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At the beginning of Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin asks the narrator, “Could you very sweetly tell Winnie the Pooh [a story]?” When Joe Sutphin and Kevan Chandler sat down to make a graphic novel of Winnie the Pooh, that’s exactly how they decided to tell the story–very sweetly. In this episode, Joe and Kevan speak with Jonathan Rogers about their beautiful new book, Winnie the Pooh: The Graphic Novel.

At the beginning of Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin asks the narrator, &ldquo;Could you very sweetly tell Winnie the Pooh [a story]?&rdquo; When Joe Sutphin and Kevan Chandler sat down to make a graphic novel of Winnie the Pooh, that&rsquo;s exactly how they decided to tell the story&ndash;very sweetly. In this episode, Joe and Kevan speak with Jonathan Rogers about their beautiful new book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/winnie-the-pooh-the-graphic-novel-a-a-milne/60295d005bee5b44?ean=9780593837573">Winnie the Pooh: The Graphic Novel</a>.

Joe Sutphin and Kevan Chandler Tell Winnie the Pooh Very Sweetly

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Jen Pollock Michel Has a Rule for the Rest of Us

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