SPECIAL EPISODE FOR LENT & GOOD FRIDAY: St. Therese of Lisieux + A HOLY FACE DEVOTION

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https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2319470.rss https://youtu.be/K_KaS_d-kU4 Transcript: Welcome to Loving the Imperfect. This is a special episode for Lent or Good Friday. We will begin by talking a little bit about St. Therese of Lisieux the 19th century mystic, from the Lisieux convent in France. Afterward I will talk a little bit about what mysticism is because there's a … Continue reading SPECIAL EPISODE FOR LENT & GOOD FRIDAY: St. Therese of Lisieux + A HOLY FACE DEVOTION

Resounding Praise: Season One Finale with Psalm 150

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https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2319470.rss To listen on my website click HERE. To listen on the Buzzsprout website click HERE. Welcome to Loving the Imperfect Podcast, a show for seekers of deeper contemplation. I'm Brianne Turczynski. For 10 years, I've been studying offerings from holy teachers and holy texts. I'm a journalist who has listened to the stories of … Continue reading Resounding Praise: Season One Finale with Psalm 150

Finding Solace in the Garden with Vita Sackville-West

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In this tenth episode, I introduce you to Vita Sackville-West, owner and creator of Sissinghurst Castle Gardens in Kent, England. She was my muse and the voice in my head for many years when I was doing a lot of gardening. I'm happy to tell you a little about her in this episode and share … Continue reading Finding Solace in the Garden with Vita Sackville-West

The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila

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Just started this!! I love St. Teresa of Avila, no one messed with her. If you need human strength, her words can help. I’ve heard this is her book about prayer but as I’m reading it, it seems that it is more about the intentional spiritual journey, the drawing closer to union with God, and … Continue reading The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila

The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

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Another book I bought during quarantine after attending a zoom class offered by the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan about reconciliation after apartheid. I am very inspired by the work of @desmondtutu and his message of peace and forgiveness. I know this won’t be the last book I’ll read featuring him. 💕

The book of Nahum

January 11, 2021 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ 2 Comments

“You have increased the number of your merchants till they are more than the stars of the sky, but like locusts, they strip the land and then fly away.” (Nahum 3:16) Warning: according to Grammarly, my post today sounds worried and sad. 😬 Here, like in my Bible post on Joel, we have mention of … Continue reading The book of Nahum

The book of Jonah

January 8, 2021 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

“You have been concerned about this plant [providing you shade], though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. And should I not have concern for the great city Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right … Continue reading The book of Jonah

The book of James

January 7, 2021 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

“With the tongue, we praise our Lord and Father and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters this should not be. Can freshwater and saltwater flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a … Continue reading The book of James

The book of Amos

January 5, 2021 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

“Seek good, not evil, that you may live.” (Amos 5:14) What if we changed this a bit? Instead of God always pointing at us with these statements, God instead points back at God. What if we changed it to, “Seek good, not evil, that GOD may live."? Now we seek good not for ourselves, but … Continue reading The book of Amos

The Book of Joel

January 4, 2021 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

“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