Heart Sounds
Heart Sounds
Steve Harper
"Heart Sounds" explores the spiritual life through the lenses of multiple faith traditions and from a variety of vantage points. It is for anyone who desires to live well.
Jesus, the Water of Life
We end Season 2 of Heartsounds by connecting the metaphor of water to Christ, and finding our nourishment as the Risen Christ lives in us
Aug 3, 2022
6 min
The Incarnational Stream
In this episode we look at the final stream of Living Water that Richard Foster identifies in his book, 'Streams of Living Water.' It is the stream that incorporates all the others, giving rise to ordinary holiness--the spiritual life that we live daily through our accustomed routines and activities.
Jul 18, 2022
10 min
The Evangelical Stream
In this episode we explore the "good news" (Evangel) which flows into us through Christ so that grace triumphs and love wins.
Jul 1, 2022
8 min
The Social Justice Stream
The Water of Life flows into and out of us as social holiness. In this episode we show how the social justice stream is at the heart of Scripture and tradition within Christianity, and at the core of every other authentic religion as well.
Jun 3, 2022
8 min
The Charismatic Stream
We live "by the Spirit," inwardly and outwardly. This episode explores the Water of Life in relation to the Holy Spirit.
May 10, 2022
7 min
Interlude Update
In this episode, I step back from the current subject to say thanks to new (and continuing) listeners, and to announce a new plan for uploading new episodes.
Apr 28, 2022
4 min
The Holiness Stream
The Water of Life comes into us to nourish us so that we can nourish others. That's the essence of the Holiness Stream that we explore in this elisode.
Apr 21, 2022
6 min
"The Contemplative Stream"
God's living water nourishes us in love and moves us to love as we become more and more attentive and live from the heart. We explore aspects of the contemplative life in this episode.
Feb 3, 2022
8 min
"Streams of Living Water"
God's life-giving Water comes to us from many streams. Today's episode provides an overview of them, helping us to drink deeply and broadly.
Jan 27, 2022
8 min
"Essence of Life"
In this episode we use the metaphor of water to explore the essence (H2O) of the spiritual life as it's described in the Perennial Tradition
Jan 20, 2022
8 min
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