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>.

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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.

Russ Ramsey on Van Gogh and Friends

Stephanie Duncan Smith is a senior editor for HarperOne. She has spent her career developing award-winning and bestselling authors. She is the creator of Slant Letter, a Substack email newsletter for writers who want to deepen their craft and do it in style. She is also the author of Even After Everything: The Spiritual Practice of Knowing the Risks and Loving Anyway.

In this episode, Stephanie Duncan Smith and Jonathan Rogers talk about creative risk as a way of "going first" for the reader—and giving the reader a little more courage.

Stephanie Duncan Smith is a senior editor for HarperOne. She has spent her career developing award-winning and bestselling authors. She is the creator of <a href="https://stephanieduncansmith.substack.com/?utm_source=global-search">Slant Letter</a>, a Substack email newsletter for writers who want to deepen their craft and do it in style. She is also the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/even-after-everything-the-spiritual-practice-of-knowing-the-risks-and-loving-anyway-stephanie-duncan-smith/21144574?ean=9780593727751">Even After Everything: The Spiritual Practice of Knowing the Risks and Loving Anyway</a>.
In this episode, Stephanie Duncan Smith and Jonathan Rogers talk about creative risk as a way of "going first" for the reader—and giving the reader a little more courage.

Kathleen Norris watches movies.

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