Hello and thank you for tuning in! I'm Brianne Turczynsk, a teacher, an author/journalist, a filmmaker, and a student of mysticism in the Christian tradition. Mysticism is the part of all religions and practices that unifies all people and practices breaking down the walls around our beliefs built by religious dogma. In this episode, we … Continue reading Can Ordinary People Be Holy
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Is the Spirit Nudging You?
https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2319470.rss Transcript:Hello and welcome to Loving the Imperfect. I'm Brianne Turczynski, your host. This is a podcast for Christians and others of all beliefs and practices who are sick and tired of dogma and just want peace in the world across all religions and practices. With each episode, I share a brief story and a … Continue reading Is the Spirit Nudging You?
Intro to Sufism with Rumi and Psalm 73
Welcome to Loving the Imperfect! On this week's episode, I will briefly discuss Sufism and Rumi in this episode since Psalm 73 reminded me so much of some of Rumi's poems. For those of you who don't know what Sufism is, this would be a good episode to introduce you to one of the most … Continue reading Intro to Sufism with Rumi and Psalm 73
The Parting of the Red Sea: Myth, Miracles, and Message with Psalm 66
In this episode, we discuss the Red Sea crossing and the scientific evidence that proves it may have occurred. It's an episode that asks us to notice the miracles in our lives and the Spirit of Love's subtle nudges to glean meaning from everyday life. Books mentioned in this episode:Epic of GilgameshAngels in My Hair by … Continue reading The Parting of the Red Sea: Myth, Miracles, and Message with Psalm 66
The Story of a Cure: Anxiety, Depression, and Panic with David and Psalm 59
https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2319470.rss Episode Transcript: Hello and thank you for joining me on Loving the Imperfect. I'm Brianne Turczynski. I am your host. I am a teacher, a writer, an author, I'm a documentarian filmmaker and I started this show to have the classroom I always wanted and to share with you some of my stories, some … Continue reading The Story of a Cure: Anxiety, Depression, and Panic with David and Psalm 59
Finding Your True People
Thank you for joining me today. Please consider sharing or subscribing! In this episode I talk about leaving the crowd, our comfort zones, to seek what the Spirit is calling you to do. It also includes a brief teaching on the art of detachment. I mention several examples from scripture that speak to this. This … Continue reading Finding Your True People
Loving Pontius Pilate
As Easter is approaching I thought we should take a closer look at Pontius Pilate, a man with whom Jesus is forever entwined. This episode offers a different approach to looking at those embedded in the system of unjust decision-making throughout the world and suggests that we muster up compassion in the most unexpected corners, … Continue reading Loving Pontius Pilate
Mementos & Treasures…
You can see I marked Isaiah 55: 9-13. I also placed some leaves from that Fall season two or three years ago that my daughter gave me. But that little pen mark by verse 9: I marked it years ago when I first ventured to read the Bible. I thought these markings would distract me, … Continue reading Mementos & Treasures…
The Book of Joel
“Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand...” (Joel 2:1)Here Joel is the watchman warning the people of the plague of Locusts who will devour all the vegetation and make … Continue reading The Book of Joel
The book of 1 & 2 Thessalonians
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this, is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” –(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) This first letter from Paul to the Thessalonians was misinterpreted. So he wrote a second letter (2 Thessalonians) to urge them to quit their idleness and get to work as some in the … Continue reading The book of 1 & 2 Thessalonians









